Tom Ferry - 007 Folder

cool as Connery is, I think his best role as Bond was in the first two movies. Got a little too glamorous and polished after that. Daniel Craig, in my opinion, apart from Connery in the 1st two movies, embodied the character more completely and accurately than any other Bond since then :)
 
Lorien said:
cool as Connery is, I think his best role as Bond was in the first two movies. Got a little too glamorous and polished after that. Daniel Craig, in my opinion, apart from Connery in the 1st two movies, embodied the character more completely and accurately than any other Bond since then :)
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Well said and I agree

Best Bonds
 
Great work, Tom. Classic visual icons included.

Coop
 
Kohai999 said:
Steve Dunn-masterful knifemaker, used by other makers for his engraving, look him up....
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Very well aware of Steve Dunn. Seen a few of his knives . . . and engraving.

Kohai999 said:
There is plenty of that around too....Todd Rexford, Michael Walker, Ron Lake, Jim Schmidt, Don Fogg, Rick Hinderer, Ernie Emerson.......if you have ever seen a lottery for Bose knives, you know what I am talking about.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Absolutely there is lots of action around certain makers. Some I get. Others . . . well, let's just say that it is a pretty well known psychological phenomenon that folks will be walking along and come upon a long line of people and start to think to themselves that perhaps they should be getting in that line, too.


I do have one other question. I have read in Blade and I believe here, too, where you have said something to the effect that a knife maker making a folder should jam as much knife as possible into the handle, or something to that effect (please forgive me if I butchered it). And I think that there is something to be said for that.

But unless those pictures are very deceiving, this knife has a pretty low blade-to-closed-length ratio - looks to be less than 70% to me, maybe because of the locations of the pivot and the pin at the bottom of the handle.

Is that not an issue for you with this knife?


Lorien said:
cool as Connery is, I think his best role as Bond was in the first two movies. Got a little too glamorous and polished after that. Daniel Craig, in my opinion, apart from Connery in the 1st two movies, embodied the character more completely and accurately than any other Bond since then :)
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I pretty much agree, although I would include "Goldfinger" and extend it to the first three movies. "From Russia With Love" is still my all-time favorite. Actually, "On His Majesty's Secret Service" had a lot to recommend it, too, although perhaps George Lazenby did not. I also liked Brosnan more than most Bond fans, I think. And although I think Craig has been terrific, he has also benefitted in two movies from two exceptionally strong scripts and excellent direction. In the one movie which lacked those elements ("Quantum of Solace") . . . he was not particularly good, IMO. It was almost Moore-esque.

BenR.T. said:
On the green forum. :)
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Nicely played, sir. LOL!
 
The Virginian said:
I do have one other question. I have read in Blade and I believe here, too, where you have said something to the effect that a knife maker making a folder should jam as much knife(blade) as possible into the handle, or something to that effect (please forgive me if I butchered it). And I think that there is something to be said for that.

But unless those pictures are very deceiving, this knife has a pretty low blade-to-closed-length ratio - looks to be less than 70% to me, maybe because of the locations of the pivot and the pin at the bottom of the handle.

Is that not an issue for you with this knife?
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In my opinion, if a maker is not going to maximize the blade length in a folder, they should just make a fixed blade and make life a lot easier for themselves.

It's an issue Ken..I have seen so many more examples with simply gross proportions get a pass that I didn't see that bringing it up would be of benefit to the discussion. Think that there could have and should have been more length to the blade, but that is for the maker (and buyer) to decide.

Still a heck of a knife, though.

Appreciating the discussion.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Ok Virginian, your aggressive and passive aggressive moves to hijack the thread are noted as well as your obvious detachment from the reality that knives such as the one that is the subject of this post are made to be enjoyed. Anybody that looks at this knife that can't respect the absolute skill of the maker displayed in the knife is simply mentally incoherent. You may not like the style, or the knife, but there are certain lines that are quite frankly in poor taste to cross. You have crossed many of them and I'd love to make a LR quote at this time, however I'll refrain. ;)
 
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knWWman1 said:
Ok Virginian, your aggressive and passive aggressive moves to hijack the thread are noted as well as your obvious detachment from the reality that knives such as the one that is the subject of this post are made to be enjoyed. Anybody that looks at this knife that can't respect the absolute skill of the maker displayed in the knife is simply mentally incoherent. You may not like the style, or the knife, but there are certain lines that are quite frankly in poor taste to cross. You have crossed many of them and I'd love to make a LR quote at this time, however I'll refrain. ;)
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Ken is definitely coherent.....I think he is playing Devil's Advocate, and opening up the discussion to a wider audience....and that is not necessarily bad. As well, he has kept the discussion about the knife, and pretty much only the knife.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Tom has been at the forefront, IMHO, of several innovations pertaining to materials, engraving techniques, etc., and is one of a select few that 'does it all'. :)

A couple further examples, if I may....

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knWWman1 said:
Ok Virginian, your aggressive and passive aggressive moves to hijack the thread are noted as well as your obvious detachment from the reality that knives such as the one that is the subject of this post are made to be enjoyed. Anybody that looks at this knife that can't respect the absolute skill of the maker displayed in the knife is simply mentally incoherent. You may not like the style, or the knife, but there are certain lines that are quite frankly in poor taste to cross. You have crossed many of them and I'd love to make a LR quote at this time, however I'll refrain. ;)
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Wow. Where to begin . . .

Hijack the thread!?! How? The thread is about this knife. I gave my opinions on this knife. Others did the same and I responded to them. Thus, a dialogue was created. Is that not something that we shoud be doing here? Indeed, the only thread highjack that I see here is your ad hominem remarks about me, personally.

Exactly what lines did I cross? Did I personally call you out to insult you or anyone else (as you just did to me)?

Also, please excuse my ignorance, but what is an "LR quote?"

I apologize that I apparently somehow offended you or your sensibilities. I hope that you will accept that it was certainly not my intent to insult you or anyone else.

Regarding the maker, I specifically went out of my way to express my respect for Tom Ferry and his accomplishments, which are substantial.

I see Kevin Jones and a few others stating here more than once that when folks post up knives here, they should be open for a full discussion. I tried to do that here. See the result? I pointed out some things that seemed inconsistent to me, and I invited others to respond and perhaps clarify my understanding. As a result, I am personally called out here by knWWman and labeled as "mentally incoherent" and "detached from reality." If I want someone to provide a detailed list of my perceived personal faults, I already have a wife to do that. Sorry, I couldn't resist that one - LOL! (actually, my wife is a patient angel).

Anyway, perhaps some may see why so many folks here might have chosen the path of least resistance of sticking to singing in the chorus of "Hallelujahs." After this episode and the response I'm seeing here, I think you can expect more of the same.

Again, I do not believe that I personally insulted anyone, and such was certainly not my intent, as I would like to think that anyone who knows me would understand. However, if anyone believes that I insulted you, then I hope that you will please accept my sincere apologies.
 
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Ken,

This was a useful conversation for everyone. I think the points you raised and responses were perfectly in line with what we want and need to see here. I wouldn't change a thing. It seems like the offended might not know what to make of what we do.

Just my opinion.

Seth
 
The Virginian said:
Anyway, perhaps some may see why so many folks here might have chosen the path of least resistance of sticking to singing in the chorus of "Hallelujahs." After this episode and the response I'm seeing here, I think you can expect more of the same.

Again, I do not believe that I personally insulted anyone, and such was certainly not my intent, as I would like to think that anyone who knows me would understand. However, if anyone believes that I insulted you, then I hope that you will please accept my sincere apologies.
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It was a singular response from someone with 18 posts in total, Ken, aka "lurker". We don't even know if this person is familiar with the different dynamics of the subforums.

There are many Forumites who avoid C&H for a VARIETY of reasons...some think it is too hard, some think it is too soft.

Everyone is always trying to make it "just right" for them, and there is no common definition of what that is.

As I said, I appreciate the dialogue.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I call BS.

Look, if you wanna cast aspersions on regular posters in this forum, I'd suggest that you have a few more than 18 posts overall before engagement with someone who is obviously committed to the forum.

What I'm saying is, you have no credibility in this forum and trolling members who do have credibility is, well, trolling.

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Ok Virginian, your aggressive and passive aggressive moves to hijack the thread are noted as well as your obvious detachment from the reality that knives such as the one that is the subject of this post are made to be enjoyed. Anybody that looks at this knife that can't respect the absolute skill of the maker displayed in the knife is simply mentally incoherent. You may not like the style, or the knife, but there are certain lines that are quite frankly in poor taste to cross. You have crossed many of them and I'd love to make a LR quote at this time, however I'll refrain. ;)
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ps. I looked at knWWman1's profile and can see that there is no trollishness elsewhere in his posts. I was a little heavy handed in my statement and regret sticking my nose in here.
 
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Bladeplay74 said:
Ken,

This was a useful conversation for everyone. I think the points you raised and responses were perfectly in line with what we want and need to see here. I wouldn't change a thing. It seems like the offended might not know what to make of what we do.

Just my opinion.

Seth
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Well said Seth, and I agree with both you and STeven whose post followed yours. While the gentleman has been a registered user of the forum for quite a while, his post count of 18 indicates little participation. Two aspirin, a grain of salt and call me in the morning. Don't take him too seriously.:D

Paul
 
Thanks, guys. I appreciate the comments. And I appreciated the dialog from everyone on this thread. Personally, I learned quite a bit about how some of the rest of you look at knives, which is always something I look for here. Over time the dialog here has certainly expanded my understanding of knives, and my thinking about what things appeal to me about different types of knives.

This year in particular I have a couple of different projects in the works which are totally different from the kinds of knives that I have collected in the past, and that is as a result of things I have seen here and comments of others here whose opinions I respect. I am pretty excited and looking forward to sharing those pieces here when completed. And as always I will welcome any and all comments.

OK . . . I guess THAT was a thread jack. I probably should have just ignored the post. Sorry.


So enough of the melodrama, and I would like to get this thread back to being about this knife and also I would like to mention a couple of things in particular that I really do like about the knife, which are the pivot (which I think is way cool) and the blade shape / profile. :thumbup:
 
I know who knWWman1 is. He is an advanced collector with many great pieces in his collection. I think he has one of the best collections in the country. He attends many shows including AKI.

I've asked knWWman1 why he doesn't participate more here at BladeForums. He says the elitist attitude is repulsive. Some of the posts in this thread definitely illustrate this point. Calling him a troll because of a low post count is BS.

Chuck
 
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Ken

I am one of the "fans" of this knife, and I didn't have a problem with your post either, FWIW. I think "pro and con" discussions are great as long as they don't become personal.

Having held the "tactical" version of this folder, I can tell you that it has great ergos, and is a super flipper. As you can see from Dudley's post, Tom has made a number of "art knife" type folders with a more "aesthetic" blade to handle ratio...so he has something for everyone :D

Chuck

thanks for the info on that collector...I guess it goes to show that "post count" is not necessarily the ultimate arbiter of the value of one's opinion...

Finally

Bond-wise: I agree that Goldfinger belongs on the list of great Connery/Bond movies, and I DO also think Craig has done a very good job...and BTW, Judi Dench has been excellent as well, even if a "departure" from the mythology of the Bond stories

Bill Flynn
 
Judi Dench best M ever, although I hope to never see her bikini clad likeness engraved on a knife handle :)
 
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Wow, this thread.
Where to begin.
Tom is one of the very FEW makers who strive to innovate the tactical knife world. I feel as if many of the posts on this thread have been in poor taste. If you have seen the original pictures that Tom looked at when engraving these are almost identical. I strongly disagree the comment that his engraving is just "OK" i suggest you look up more of his work and see how over the top it is. Toms physics are some of the best in the world. I have owned a lot of knives by tom and i have a very difficult time carrying a knife from any other maker. Tom is at the forefront of the tactical knife world and one of the very few that is striving to define the word tactical that we all throw around so much. In my opinion Tom Ferry is making knives that are next level in the tactical world, and in my opinion he is in the top 1% when it comes to fit/finish, physics, design, and innovation. I feel he is one of the best makers in the world. Just my 2 cents.
 
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