Traditional Knife Photoshop Fun

[waverave]

And Jobillo wood...

 

[tmd_87]

I'm voting for that shield....

 

[waverave]

I'm voting for that shield....

It kinda works right?

 

[tmd_87]

It kinda works right?

Yeah I like it. I think the longer shields will look great on this pattern.

 

[tmd_87]

Slap one of those shields on this bad boy

 

[joeradza]

I was considering passing on this years BF knife but Darren’s waverave beautiful renditions have changed my mind.

 

[cbr1000]

It kinda works right?

Is that the tidioute shield without the print?

 

[JohnDF]

No we're talkin'... Sign me up!!!

 

[JohnDF]

I'd still like to see @r8shell 's suggestion of a swell bar.
I posted a picture of knife early on with that shield and it looked so nice, like it belonged there.

 

[Ramrodmb]

If anything, this process is giving me a lot of ideas for future knives It is interesting to learn some of the design principles that go into these things...like picking a shield. I had a lot of ideas in my head that I thought would look good but they just didn't (bomb shield for example) once I saw it mocked up. The shape of this knife, the size and the blade all play into which shield looks aesthetically pleasing and proper. The star shield with the star stamp works. The bar shield works for this pattern in every material I've put together thus far. It seems that rounded shapes are less appealing than the straight lines and corners. It will be interesting to see what the polls say when we get to that.

What is the star stamp you mention here?

 

[waverave]

What is the star stamp you mention here?

On the tang of the BF knife there is a star stamp...it looks pretty small in the image but its there.

 

[waverave]

Is that the tidioute shield without the print?

That one is called a banner shield. It is a lot bigger, normally, than the other shields and, my guess, has plenty of room for folks that want to actually inscribe something on the banner. I haven't really seen it used on many GEC knives but it seems to work pretty well for this pattern thus far.

 

[Ramrodmb]

On the tang of the BF knife there is a star stamp...it looks pretty small in the image but its there.

Ok gotcha, the BF stamp. Thanks
I think it's just a dot and not a star though, right?
No worries

 

[waverave]

I was considering passing on this years BF knife but Darren’s waverave beautiful renditions have changed my mind.

Thanks Alan I'm glad I could change your mind
If I'm being honest here, most of the forum knives from the past don't really appeal to me that much and this one is no exception. I think it is just the nature of a group-chosen knife design. But I think it is a lot of fun being part of the process to put it all together and I'll cherish it just the same.

 

[waverave]

Ok gotcha, the BF stamp. Thanks
I think it's just a dot and not a star though, right?
No worries

Its a star

 

[Ramrodmb]

Its a star
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Now I see it, thanks!
I like the houndstooth or the crown shield on Ebony (or AB).
The checkering would be cool but I have my doubts about feasibility.

 

[waverave]

Now I see it, thanks!
I like the houndstooth or the crown shield on Ebony (or AB).
The checkering would be cool but I have my doubts about feasibility.

Its a tiny little star...like the Pemberton of stars

 

[Prester John]

I will buy the knife with whatever shield is on it, unless it's a bullet shield.

Wow. I LOVE the bullet shield! Maybe it's a Texas thing.

 

[waverave]

Slap one of those shields on this bad boy

 

[tmd_87]

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Ohhhhh ya