Some new "Eye Candy"

Ed Caffrey

Ed Caffrey

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My most recent attempt at a folder. This is #5, and I'm learning with each one. I figure in about 5 more I'll be ready to offer them up for sale. This one has heat colored 15n20 liners (textured), mosaic blade and bolsters, pearl, and heat colored screws. Surprisingly, no knifemaker was injuried during the creation of this folder!
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My Mrs. saw this one the bench, and threatened me with physical violence if I sold it.......so it is now the "Wife Knife!" Stay tuned.......more to come!

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Ed Caffrey "The Montana Bladesmith"
ABS Mastersmith
www.caffreyknives.com
 
I think you better listen to your Mrs. Ed.
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That knife is sure looks fantastic, but I have not seen any of yours that I did not like.

The file work and the spacer are extra-nice touches.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Ed Caffrey:
I figure in about 5 more I'll be ready to offer them up for sale. </font>
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Yeah, really.
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You obviously still need lots of practice.

Seriously though, the knife looks fantastic. I obviously can't tell from the picture how well it locks up or if there's any blade play, but if the mechanics are even half as good as the looks, I'd say you've made one heck of a knife there! Very classy design.


 
Oh man!

Para is speechless Ed. It distresses me to see a good fixed blade maker go over to the other side, but your new folding knives are wonderful. The damascus in this piece is extraordinary. And I really like the pattern in the rear spacer. Your wife has good taste.
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Thanks a real beauty, Ed, but then again we'd all be shocked if it weren't.
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Cheers,
Brian
(formerly bcaffrey)
He who finishes with the most toys wins.
 
Of course Im just looking at pictures ..BUUUTTT

Oh man !!! If thats your .... PRACTICE ... Folder Im a little scared. What is your standard for selling folder. Great !


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Alex

My Knife Page
 
Ed, it's stunning and nobody would expect anything less from you.
This is #5 and I know there is a learning curve here. Since most of us are just going to be able to salivate over this picture and never get to handle it, I'd like to ask you;

What did you do right with this knife?
What do you think you could have done better?
 
Phil......
Most everything came out right on this one. The two things that I consider flaws are...1. There is a very tiny chip in the pearl, at the bottom of one scale. The only other thing I'm not 100% happy with is an ever so slight "rough" spot in the rotation of the blade. About 2/3rds to the closed positon, you can feel a very slight drag in the blade. I know it doesn't sound like much, but to me it makes a lot of difference.

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Ed Caffrey "The Montana Bladesmith"
ABS Mastersmith
www.caffreyknives.com
 
It is a beautiful knife, but I seldom see much in the way of constructive criticism around here. I think a maker needs more than a lot of gushing to produce a knife that will really stand out and not get lost in shuffle. Personally, I find the overall design pragmatic, but somewhat nondescript. There are hundreds (thousands!) of very nice pearl and damascus folders out there. This design doesn’t present a “face” to me. I think the lines could use a little tweaking to make the knife more distinctive.
 
Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Rick......your points are well taken, and as time goes by, and I get more confident with the folders, I suspect you'll see more of "me" in them. Right now it's all I can do to not pull my hair out sometimes!
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Ed Caffrey "The Montana Bladesmith"
ABS Mastersmith
www.caffreyknives.com
 
Ed, thanks for taking my comment in the spirit in which was offered. I wish you luck on your new folder fixation. You’re off to a killer start!
 
so these are going to be priced about the same as the ebk's,right?
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seriously thats a gorgeous knife (you call it practice,i call it sweet)
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Ed Caffrey:
Phil......
Most everything came out right on this one. The two things that I consider flaws are...1. There is a very tiny chip in the pearl, at the bottom of one scale. The only other thing I'm not 100% happy with is an ever so slight "rough" spot in the rotation of the blade. About 2/3rds to the closed positon, you can feel a very slight drag in the blade. I know it doesn't sound like much, but to me it makes a lot of difference.

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Ed, that's a nice, clean design - it would make a great gent's folder. The colored screws are a nice touch and sets off the damascus nicely.

Andrew L


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"Praise not the day until evening has come;a sword until it is tried; ice until it has been crossed; beer until it has been drunk" - Viking proverb

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Awesome work for only #5 - hate to think of what we are in for when #50 comes around!

Ed, what Rick calls nondescript in design I consider to be understated elegance in a functional usable design. I personally will go for simple elegant design over the fancier, more ornate every day - I like to look at the fancier stuff but would buy ones like yours. That's me - the fact that people like different things is what stirs the incredible creativity in knifemaking over the recent years. Wherever this takes you, we are going to be the better for it!

Hopefully a future customer,
Bill

I almost got one of your MS test knives(fighter) and sincerely regret not having done so now!
 
I didn’t intend to imply that the design should receive an extra helping of gingerbread, I just think the overall profile could be more distinctive. As it stands, it will be difficult to make out the signature (so to speak). The knives that work best for me are the ones that clearly state the maker’s name, even 30 feet away. It’s often a matter of the way a few simple angles intersect that can give a design a “face.”
 
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