Recommend a minimo-futurist folder

[kobold]

Timeless designs can be futuristic?

 

[jimcon11]

Timeless designs can be futuristic?

Nice array. Any ID on the bottom left?



Few others I've stumbled on recently


Another Grigorev custom, absolutely love the finishes and contrast.



Quietcarry IQ, very Higonokami -esque



WE knives Gava... might be a lost prop from the Bladerunner set...



Better pic of the JK Integra. Really like this one except the tail end seems just a bit off.



Shirogorov Quantum Ursus, I think the wood works well here, although none of the Shiro's seem quite restrained enough for me.



Very big, very pricey Shiro, can't recall the model (edit: 110ks). A beauty but a few too many speed holes perhaps..

 

[badmatt]

That 110ks from Shiro is amaaaazzzzing

 

[DMG]

Farid K2 (I don’t have a picture of mine handy so I stole one off the net.

 

[kobold]

Nice array. Any ID on the bottom left?




Ruike Hussar Ti.

 

[jimcon11]

Few more



Shirogorov Neon Zero.. recommend earlier, the clean lines are really growing on me.



Arno Bernard Imamba , nice but I wish the flipper weren't so big



Emerson A100.. I like the simplicity but no titanium



Another unobtanium MBK

 

[badmatt]

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Arno Bernard Imamba , nice but I wish the flipper weren't so big

Arno Bernard is available on washers and as a flipper delete if you ask them

 

[Riz!]

Ide say a full Ti spyderco military is the perfect blend of this style and a top performer without an overly thick blade.

 

[jimcon11]

Arno Bernard is available on washers and as a flipper delete if you ask them

Thanks, that's very good to know. I feel like they're the perfect carry size at a bit over 4" closed and a bit less than 8" open.

Ide say a full Ti spyderco military is the perfect blend of this style and a top performer without an overly thick blade.

Thanks for the idea but I just can't warm up to any spyderco designs; the hole in the blade and the overall C-shape of the knife just aren't for me.

 

[Arathol]

 

[luethge]

Sebenza 21 PJ and Laconico CJ are clean as it gets. The Monterey bay Sea otter is excellent.. the Sea Lion is too ( full sized version of the otter ).

 

[tony281sc2]

Have you checked out any of the Les George VECP knives? They are pretty rare, but they’ve made a few different blade shapes (tanto and drop point), & handle designs. I think they look beautiful. Priced like a Hinderer and about 5x as rare, the closest I’ll get is probly my 0909 or my old 0900, but if you look hard enough you can find one.

 

[luethge]

Les George is

 

[badmatt]

WE Esprit could also be a shoe in...

(stolen photo)

 

[The Grendels]

Futuristic?

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This was the first knife and designer that came to mind at the mention of futuristic blades too.

KnifeCenter had a good video a couple of weeks ago in their "Beat the Icon" series, featuring the Sebenza, which is more of a if you like this you might like these video:

 

[gooeytek]

A larger, framelock version of the Spyderco GB Air

 

[gooeytek]

Gareth Bull Shamwari

 

[gooeytek]

Ti framelock TRM Atom

 

[jjg6319]

OP, If you collect traditional folders then you owe it to yourself to get a Sebenza 21.

 

[Burke]

Spartan Harsey Folder in one of the vanilla variants jumped out to me as being a good example of this kind of design.

I see you've looked at some Shiros, good call. I wonder if a plain Koenig Arius would also be in the right vicinity, design-wise. Strider PT with the plain full ti handles would also be worth looking at.

I think you'd also appreciate integrals. It's way out of budget but a Scott Cook Lochsa is a beautiful knife and it doesn't get much simpler.