The Les George Knives Thread

Thought I'd share this here as well since I know there are quite a few BladeForums members who don't use the Book of Faces.

Here's the vast majority of my early era GKI folders, dating from 2008 through 2011.

Les didn't get his first CNC until the fall of 2012, so nearly everything pictured here was made before he graduated from machine school and began to regularly incorporate CNC milling into his process. Back then, he was building almost exclusively custom knives, so nearly all of these predate the VECP.

His work has certainly continued to evolve and refine over the years, but these early pieces still hold a special place in my collection. They're absolute tanks, and I really enjoy the little design flourishes and artistic touches he incorporated when the project called for them. They really do have their own personality and are distinct from his later work.

I hope you all have a wonderful Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Keep those fingers intact! 🤞🎆

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Clockwise from top left:

  • 2010 Tephra G10 ESR
  • 2010 Full Ti Super FM-1
  • 2009 Superconductor Bolster ESR with a 6K Stellite Blade (Les's first ever ESR)
  • 2009 Mammoth Scale FM-1 with Michael Burch Damascus Bolsters and Damascus Backspacer
  • 2011 Moku-Ti Bolster Harpy with Sculpted Moku-Ti Backspacer (arguably the first Harpy, depending on your interpretation of the Rockeye handle)
  • 2010 Full Ti TAD/LG Collaboration ESR
  • 2009 Blade Show Timascus Bolster Hydra XL
  • 2010 Carbon Fiber Scale Hydra with Mosaic Damascus Bolster
  • 2011 Full Dress ESR (Les's first ever Nichols Moku-Ti piece)
  • 2008 Carbon Fiber Scale/Ti Bolster FM-1
  • 2011 Blade Show Superconductor Rockeye with Damascus Pivot and Sculpted Titanium Backspacer (Les's first ever flipper of any model)
 
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Necroanax said:
Thought I'd share this here as well since I know there are quite a few BladeForums members who don't use the Book of Faces.

Here's the vast majority of my early era GKI folders, dating from 2008 through 2011.

Les didn't get his first CNC until the fall of 2012, so nearly everything pictured here was made before he graduated from machine school and began to incorporate CNC milling into his process. Back then, he was building almost exclusively custom knives, so nearly all of these predate the VECP.

His work has certainly continued to evolve and refine over the years, but these early pieces still hold a special place in my collection. They're absolute tanks, and I really enjoy the little design flourishes and artistic touches he incorporated when the project called for them. They really do have their own personality and are distinct from his later work.

I hope you all have a wonderful Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Keep those fingers intact! 🤞🎆

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From Clockwise:

2010 Tephra G10 ESR
2010 Full Ti Super FM-1
2009 Superconductor bolster ESR with a 6k Stellite blade (Les's first ever ESR)
2009 Mammoth Scale FM-1 with Michael Burch Damascus bolsters and Damascus backspacer
2011 Moku-Ti bolster Harpy with sculpted Moku-Ti backspacer (arguably the first Harpy depending on how you feel about the Rockeye handle)
2010 Full-Ti TAD/LG collab ESR
2009 Blade Show Timascus bolster Hydra XL
2010 Carbon fiber scale Hydra with Mosaic Damascus bolster
2011 Full dress ESR (Les's first ever Nichols Moku-Ti piece)
2008 Carbon Fiber Scale/Ti Bolster FM-1
2011 Blade Show Superconductor Rockeye with Damsacus pivot and sculpted titanium backspacer (Les's first ever flipper of any model)
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great post and beyond awesome collection. thanks for sharing here with us.....incredible...im blown away

and happy 250th 4th for y'all here in the Les thread. have fun and be safe..... dont blow any fingers or body parts off please......
 
blades&wrenches said:
As a big fan of Les George knives and designs, I thought there should be a dedicated thread to share pics and discussions. Fixed blades, folders, tools, customs, mid techs, collaborations...anything Les George is welcome, so let’s see them!

To start things off, I picked this one up off the exchange not long ago. Id been looking for a VECP, but couldn’t pass this guy up! Just a beast of a knife that actually cuts pretty well! I have not used it much yet, but I think I’m going to have it for a long time.
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Holy crap I need this in my life!
 
After carrying for a week now, I am even more impressed. Comfortable in hand, does not feel or cut like a smaller knife, its summer - its solid and easy to carry😎
DLC is a pleasant surprise, no slip, quite grippy. Am not a flipper fan, but this little fella is very satisfying.
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Blues said:
Well, now that you've outed him...I guess we can show his actual image...


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pnclbell said:
You do know that is not Mitch's actual pic in the profile right? He is your imaginary man at best. 🤣 😜😉
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Geez fellas, could I at least get a voice in which gender I am? If yall must know it all depends on how I feel in the morning. So I’m gender fluid and my pronouns are “sharp” and “pointy”!
 
Love seeing some sweet squatch action! I love my example, it's a fantastic knife.
stagatha said:
After carrying for a week now, I am even more impressed. Comfortable in hand, does not feel or cut like a smaller knife, its summer - its solid and easy to carry😎
DLC is a pleasant surprise, no slip, quite grippy. Am not a flipper fan, but this little fella is very satisfying.
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John Phillips said:
My second MK3 arrived and I’m extremely happy! This one has the LG trench dagger on the pocket clip and my other MK3 doesn’t have this logo, just a PJ pocket clip. Does this mean it’s older/newer or neither?

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Wow, beautiful. Congrats!!

The clip is an aftermarket clip made and sold by Les that someone installed.

What is pretty rare is that it has the sw blade. 99% of mk3’s have a satin blade. While I like the satin I’ve always loved the sw blade. I want to say the sw blades were only done for one of the bladeshows but I could be wrong. Either way they’re hard to find and not a bunch out there. Great score!
 
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