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Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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^^^ Kious handle material: I've sent out a query. I believe it's a stone of some form. News once I know.
Here are more that I've done in the past few weeks:
David Crawford's clamshell guard fixed blade is a MONSTER.
David Sharp has spent time with Jim Merritt in the Loveless shop. Think he learned some tips...?
MA machinist maker Dan Dugdale. His work ALWAYS makes you look closely. His folding knives with the finger hole are called 'Chameleon's' and the design was purchased by Gerber. Here's his fixed blade models #1 and #2 called the 'Derringer'. Sweeet.
He made the Kydex sheaths. Great color combo's and clever retention.
This knife was welded together from six pieces after finishing, making it an integral. I have no idea how he did this.
And a closing series of folders from the popular collaboration by Keith Ouye and Bruce Shaw.
Coop
Here are more that I've done in the past few weeks:
David Crawford's clamshell guard fixed blade is a MONSTER.
David Sharp has spent time with Jim Merritt in the Loveless shop. Think he learned some tips...?
MA machinist maker Dan Dugdale. His work ALWAYS makes you look closely. His folding knives with the finger hole are called 'Chameleon's' and the design was purchased by Gerber. Here's his fixed blade models #1 and #2 called the 'Derringer'. Sweeet.
He made the Kydex sheaths. Great color combo's and clever retention.
This knife was welded together from six pieces after finishing, making it an integral. I have no idea how he did this.
And a closing series of folders from the popular collaboration by Keith Ouye and Bruce Shaw.
Coop
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Here's an antidote for mediocrity. Check THESE out:
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Not only does Ron Best specialize in folders now, he's making wonderful autos:
This came to me directly from Ron Appleton. This was a bear to shoot with reflections. Sold price: If you have to ask, it's more than you can afford....
Nice little machined grippers:
An American Classic from Jay Hendrickson, MS heading to.... a prominent Chinese collector.
As American as Texas maker Ron Packard. That's a little 'Clam' on the buttcap.
Does it get any cleaner than Charles Vestal's CKCA boot knives? No way.
Lisa Tomlin and Keith Ouye collaboration:
And a final monster from Keith. This had a 6" blade. Subtle.
A privilege to shoot all of them. A service to show them. A pleasure to behold. :thumbup:
Coop
This came to me directly from Ron Appleton. This was a bear to shoot with reflections. Sold price: If you have to ask, it's more than you can afford....
Nice little machined grippers:
An American Classic from Jay Hendrickson, MS heading to.... a prominent Chinese collector.
As American as Texas maker Ron Packard. That's a little 'Clam' on the buttcap.
Does it get any cleaner than Charles Vestal's CKCA boot knives? No way.
Lisa Tomlin and Keith Ouye collaboration:
And a final monster from Keith. This had a 6" blade. Subtle.
A privilege to shoot all of them. A service to show them. A pleasure to behold. :thumbup:
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...from Coop's post #767 above.
The seven image series in post #767 is really extraordinary. The Appleton and the first Fogg images totally grab and hold my attention. Those highlights in the Fogg image are amazingly effective at getting the viewer's positive attention and drawing them into the larger picture!
Coop demonstrates mastery over a broad range of photographic challenges and makes it all look seamlessly beautiful. To me he is SuperCoop, my hero. I'm confident I could take and show that mini-portfolio of seven images in post #767 to anyone and proudly say, "Look what my friend Jim Cooper has done." I'll put it this way: I'll bet Jim "SharpByCoop" Cooper's viewership world-wide, if the numbers could actually be known, dwarfs, for example, the top three knife magazine readerships combined. Dwarfs is a very big number. Seriously, he has intentionally seeded the world wide web with thousands of top tier professional custom knife images in a smart, appealing style. Many more people see Coop's images on the web than will ever see the inside of a knife magazine. Web-based multipliers (not available to print media) guarantee Coop's viewership numbers will grow significantly, crossing boundaries to reach a much larger audience - all over the world, without limit. Who can count the good that may come in time from Coop's expertise, generosity and phenomenal productivity?
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