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JpN

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Great article

The Best of the Best in their field? Or the ones who brought forth a certian style or type?

It’s a funny thing, but when I think of Traditional Multiblade folders I don’t think of Bailey Bradshaw.

Shadley, Bose or Davis comes to mind......or Richard Rodgers.....not Bradshaw
 
Here is a couple.
This is a split backspring whittler with pique that Bailey made for me last year.
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And here is one from Nifrand's collection.
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Bailey is a versitile maker and just gets more so every year and his multiblades are excellent in every aspect.
 
That is a great knife by B Bradshaw. Are the pivot pins gold?

I was very fortunate to see a couple like that knife by some Japanese Makers. Pique is truly an art.

Here are some pics of some maybe more "Traditional" Whittlers


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Those two whittlers are awesome. On a like subject I have to share my excitement with you.

I got the call from Tony this week after being on the list for 5 years for a Dr knife he is about to start. I asked him to put me back on for a whittler.

Actually Bailiey's whittler is abouut as traditional as it can get in the tradition of England. The roots of that style (shell carved bolsters, pique and long narrow coping and pen blades) is directly tied to Sheffield's golden era.
 
I agree with you on Bailey’s whittler, well done and timeless. Its the article, it mentions Loveless, Moran, and other makers that have really impacted the knife industry. To me Bradshaw is a new maker compared to the above mention traditional makers.
 
It can or at least did for me. The other way to get them is to go to the Blade Show and "put your name in the hat". Every once in a while one shows up for sale on the usual sites or ebay.

I am not sure what the pivot pins are, but I will ask him next time we are in touch.

Bailey's whittler is not only beautiful, but it is also quite well made. Great action and the split backspring is executed as well as any as I have seen. The picture does not come close to doing the knife justice.
 
Thanks for sharing the pictures and discussion. As I have mentioned before, my budget has limited me to mostly production slipjoints. The ones pictured here are pretty inspiring.

I have been discussing having a handmade barlow with razor with a maker and he is still playing with the idea. It is a bit outside of his normal craft, but I think he is going to do a great job. I am guessing the since Blade is over, I will hear from him soon. to finalize the price. It will be my first handmade slipjoint.

Seeing these here will make the wait all that much more difficult.

Again, thanks guys.
 
The Pivot pin is the pin that the blade swings on.

In Baileys knife is shows up because it is gold.

On the Bose it doesn't show because the pin is made out of the same kind of stainless steel (410-416) as the bolster. The bolster hole is counter sunk on both sides, and then the pin is peen’d to fill up the cone of the hole, then the head of the pin is removed. This creates a rivot basically.
 
I am not sure that the pivot pen is gold :).
 
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