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Traditional in style—exceptional in workmanship—incredible in handling!
Yup, these are rare ones. I had the opportunity to photograph Richard's knives. First up is a pearl 'Rodger's Whittler' I will gather is a tribute to the great Rodgers Sheffield maker in England. (please fill me in...?)
And the next one defies verbal descriptions with it's complexity and accuracy. You can't imagine how clean and tidy each of the 12 blades fits into the case, as well as the two sliding picks. (also how difficult it was to open them all and NOT cut myself. Whew!)
Richard wished I would show the inner filework and fine engraving on the Whittler, and also bid me good luck on a presentation showing ALL the blades and the closed fitted position. This is how I came up with the compositions. You get a good idea of the workmanship involved.
That is near-perfect filework on each thin liner separating the blades. You can look closer and closer and STILL not see flaws. It's a masterpiece. I didn't show a close up of the corkscrew or the starter drill, but you can imagine how difficult they were to file.
This was fun and challenging, and Richard and his wonderful wife Sally were very pleased with the photos. I promised I would share them with youz guys too...
Coop
Yup, these are rare ones. I had the opportunity to photograph Richard's knives. First up is a pearl 'Rodger's Whittler' I will gather is a tribute to the great Rodgers Sheffield maker in England. (please fill me in...?)
And the next one defies verbal descriptions with it's complexity and accuracy. You can't imagine how clean and tidy each of the 12 blades fits into the case, as well as the two sliding picks. (also how difficult it was to open them all and NOT cut myself. Whew!)
Richard wished I would show the inner filework and fine engraving on the Whittler, and also bid me good luck on a presentation showing ALL the blades and the closed fitted position. This is how I came up with the compositions. You get a good idea of the workmanship involved.
That is near-perfect filework on each thin liner separating the blades. You can look closer and closer and STILL not see flaws. It's a masterpiece. I didn't show a close up of the corkscrew or the starter drill, but you can imagine how difficult they were to file.
This was fun and challenging, and Richard and his wonderful wife Sally were very pleased with the photos. I promised I would share them with youz guys too...
Coop
