Traditional Knife Photoshop Fun

Thanks! The sawcut looks great! Also the checkered is amazing so cool that you do this for all us dreamers!
 
I didn't think I'd like the star shield right from the start. But that picture proves it! It just looks all kinds of wrong to me. Sorry :oops:

I think the longer handle on this knife will look better with a longer shield, there are so many in this thread that Darren did that it would be hard to pick a favorite. I'm open to MANY different types, just not that star.
 
JohnDF said:
I didn't think I'd like the star shield right from the start. But that picture proves it! It just looks all kinds of wrong to me. Sorry :oops:
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Not everyone can reach the stars (cuz they are out of this world!). ;)
 
JTB_5 said:
If your opinion holds, I'll just be starry-eyed. All of my star-gazing will have been pointless (unless we get a diamond shield, I guess--it has points!).
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I'm all good with the diamond, not my favorite, but I'm fine with it.
 
JohnDF said:
I didn't think I'd like the star shield right from the start. But that picture proves it! It just looks all kinds of wrong to me. Sorry :oops:

I think the longer handle on this knife will look better with a longer shield, there are so many in this thread that Darren did that it would be hard to pick a favorite. I'm open to MANY different types, just not that star.
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Agree 100%!
 
JTB_5 said:
What are you hoping for? Bar?
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That's a tough question. I'll have to see what's offered as an option. But, off the top of my head, I'd say a bar would be good, or the swell bar, or the orleans, or the hounds tooth, or... Anything traditional looking. Lots of good options, but I'd like to see something on the longer/thinner side. If I'm being honest, all the options look good to me except the star. Don't know what it is that rubs me the wrong way about it, but I've never cared for it. Well, if I'm being totally honest, there are other shields that I don't care for, most of them are on the cute side, like the banana or the guitar or the boot or... I think you get my point.

And I feel much more comfortable talking about the stuff I like rather than the stuff I don't like.
 
JohnDF said:
That's a tough question. I'll have to see what's offered as an option. But, off the top of my head, I'd say a bar would be good, or the swell bar, or the orleans, or the hounds tooth, or... Anything traditional looking. Lots of good options, but I'd like to see something on the longer/thinner side. If I'm being honest, all the options look good to me except the star. Don't know what it is that rubs me the wrong way about it, but I've never cared for it. Well, if I'm being totally honest, there are other shields that I don't care for, most of them are on the cute side, like the banana or the guitar or the boot or... I think you get my point.

And I feel much more comfortable talking about the stuff I like rather than the stuff I don't like.
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That’s fair. I think a lot of options will look good. I just hope it is something a little more unique than what GEC has been doing recently (although the Templar ruins really unique!).
 
JTB_5 said:
That’s fair. I think a lot of options will look good. I just hope it is something a little more unique than what GEC has been doing recently (although the Templar ruins really unique!).
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I will buy the knife with whatever shield is on it, unless it's a bullet shield.
 
JohnDF said:
Lol :thumbsup: :D :thumbsup:
Let's just say the Star is a "No for me", but I'd still buy the knife.
The bullet is however a deal-breaker and I would not purchase the knife.
It's hard enough these days to convince people that a pocket knife is a tool and NOT a weapon. Putting a bullet on the cover kind of ruins the argument.
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I would hope that bullet shield isn't an option for this knife at all. It only makes some sense on a gunstock knife IMO (I think it looks sensational on the 44). You are right though even in artistic taste it doesn't help that argument at all :)
I'll start throwing together some different shields to see what they all look like. I've tried a few of the longer, more traditional shields and it didn't look quite right. If folks can start throwing ideas at me...I can put together a shield that has not been done before (if it is an option for us to do so). In the end, the polls will decide I suppose (majority rules for this process).
I will say though the geometry, length, barehead, nick and blade shape have a lot to do with which shield works...plus the material used ultimately but not quite as much as the parameters given. So we will see :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Ah! No problem further reditions will include double-lined bolsters. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
I can redo any of them we want to see again.
 
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