Photos SharpByCoop's Gallery of Handmade Knives

Ready, set, GO! Here are some images that were posted in separate threads, or not at all.

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Jot Singh Khalsa has found a niche for these ceremonial Kirpans, which are presented as gifts from the Sikh (not Muslim) practitioners.
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This particular one is being presented to a US General for his Afganistan service.
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Cigar anyone?
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You want CLEAN? The next four knives: YOU GOT IT!

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Whew! Thanks for viewing. :D

Coop
 
Marcus did a great job on that little hunter! and I can imagine those pics for Jeffrey were not easy to capture the way you did!
 
I missed a few I'd done. This one was VERY well-made and it's size deceptive. Hence the usage of the coin to show scale.

Peter Carey Mini-Nitro
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Old school to the max... Frank Potter, now deceased, made plenty of eye-grabbing autos. This proud owner added the jungle theme from scales to bolsters. Rich in detail.
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Many people were chatting about the older Bob Loveless knives brought by Jim Merritt and sold at the 2011 AKI. This may have been the cream of that crop: It's a hidden pin Jr. Bear in amber stag.
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Thank you.
 
Terry Renner is the president of the Florida Knifemaker's Association. He's a musician, and craftsman along with being a VERY talented knifemaker.

I got a call from one of his and my clients to shoot a crazy folder, and then we ended up shooting a BUNCH of stuff, direct from the Sunshine State. :thumbup:

It's tough photographing balisongs. There is SO much going on it's hard to know what to show and what you have to leave out. Suffice to say there is more than meets the eye on this model:
Comments: Multi-plane blade grind. Dual-directional dovetailed, long-cut handles and bolsters. Ball-bearing pivots. Split latch encloses the blade tip when closed, serves as skull-point when open. Carved mammoth tooth handle slabs, spine pieces. Form-fit carved bi-directional sheath with viewing cutouts.
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What a great sheath. You can carry it horizontally or vertically. Dual holders. (Those are rollers on those detents!)
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Versatile? You betcha. BIG. Honkin™. Bowie. (This is about 18" OAL!)
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I mentioned he was a musician. Here's a little dual-note whistle out of Bertie Reitveld's dragon-skin damascus.
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Here's the one that got it started. I'll let Terry describe it:
Comments: Blade grind is appleseed point, wharncliff edge. Automatic version of Opinel-type barrel lock. Forged, carved barrel of dragonskin damascus. Carved walrus handles, carved and colored titanium spine. Matching 2-note whistle of dragonskin damascus. Liners of Devon Thomas damascus
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You hold and twist that ring and the blade jumps out at you. Locks firmly. Twist it again and you can close it. Cool engineering.

Great stuff. Thanks!

Jim
 
Jim:

Some fantastic shots here - well done. I particularly liked how you show-cased that large 18" Renner Bowie in the center with other aspects of the knife. Great work on a great knife Jim.
 
We've completed this Annual Fall show, actually held in Jersey City, NJ. It is in view and subway ride from Manhattan, so it almost qualifies as NYC. ;)

I wrote up an extensive thread with my impressions of the show and descriptions of the knives.

Here is what you can find:



^^^ Click on the large thumbs image to open to that thread.
 
OK, I've had some knives that were started or finished around the above show. Let's take a look:

Terry Renner's work has been shown above. Here's (2) more deeelightful folders that deserve scrutiny.
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The single blade is a snappy auto. That tang is the release for the blade, on the TOPSIDE!
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D'Alton Holder is a respected long-time maker. So is Linda Karst Stone in her field.
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Both of these 'Paranee' fighters from Nick Wheeler, JS, have been seen separately. Never too much of a good thing.
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Cliff Parker is a close friend with Don Hanson. They share a taste in CLEAN gent's folders and complex mosaic damascus. Look what Cliff cooked up:
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Lastly, I dare you to NOT look at the engraver's name. scroll to just look at the work. Can you tell who's work this is? I could, from the moment I saw it.

(Hint: In my NYCKS thread I talked about him.)


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That's GOOD engraving, regardless of whether you like the theme or not.

That's it till next time.

Thanks for viewing.
 
One of my responsibilities back to the clients who pay for a portfolio shot, is my submission entries to the editors of various US magazines: Knives Illustrated, Blade, Knives Annual, Knife World, Tactical Knives, and the ABS Journal.

I require a lot of contact information about the maker, and specs/comments about the knife. I print out ALL this info on a sheet of white paper in two columns, and manually glue it to the back of the corresponding printed contact sheet. One glance and a flipover and they have all they need.

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I just mailed out (6) packages with (7) of these sheets, and included a CD with all the hi-res files on it. The editor(s) scans the contact sheet and files it, and is able to retrieve the hi-res file from the CD. I am always a phone call/email away for queries in case there is a need.

The deadline for the Knives Annual 2013 is tomorrow, and all my clients at least have their foot in that door. :)

That's my blog post.

Coop
 
That Don Hanson with the changeable handle really caught my eye.. I would love to see that shot sometime.
 
^^ That one has a BIG backstory, and I'll leave that to the owner to divulge and post. He's a regular contributor.

That said, it's sweeeet.

Coop
 
This thread has left me speechless. Absolutely incredible artistic steel and unreal photography.

Thank you SharpByCoop
 
Thank you statix6. :)

Let's move to page 32 for new photos...
 
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