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Traditional yet custom!
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Two of my favorite knives that fit this category.
First this little beauty from Master smith PJ Tomes. It looks like something that could have been made 100 years ago, but it actually won Most Innovative Folder at Blade Show 2001. If you look close the main blade is a lockback and the little pen blade is a slipjoint. Fascinating knife.
Next, when you look at this knife it looks very traditional, familiar and friendly. What makes it interesting is that it's a bolster release auto. I fell in love with this knife at Blade 2001 and I finally got to order one from Tommy Ware at the 2004 show.
First this little beauty from Master smith PJ Tomes. It looks like something that could have been made 100 years ago, but it actually won Most Innovative Folder at Blade Show 2001. If you look close the main blade is a lockback and the little pen blade is a slipjoint. Fascinating knife.
Next, when you look at this knife it looks very traditional, familiar and friendly. What makes it interesting is that it's a bolster release auto. I fell in love with this knife at Blade 2001 and I finally got to order one from Tommy Ware at the 2004 show.
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Mckgreg, that is a sweet looking sowbelly, and I'm not generally a sowbelly fan. That one sure makes me reconsider. It's fancy wrapped around business.
PhiL, those are, heck, I'm running out of adjectives. Really good looking knives! Both of them do look like they could have been seen being carried in days past. Slick design on both of them and a good marrying of old and new.
The greatest compliment I can think of is that all three look like they are just begging to be picked up and used. No matter how pretty or how custom, or anything else, a knife really makes it when just looking at it you want to take it in hand and start using it. Those stags and that sowbelly certainly do that.
PhiL, those are, heck, I'm running out of adjectives. Really good looking knives! Both of them do look like they could have been seen being carried in days past. Slick design on both of them and a good marrying of old and new.
The greatest compliment I can think of is that all three look like they are just begging to be picked up and used. No matter how pretty or how custom, or anything else, a knife really makes it when just looking at it you want to take it in hand and start using it. Those stags and that sowbelly certainly do that.
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Old time members have seen these but for some new folks (glad you have joined us) ...
Still one my my favorites from Bailey. Just an incredible knife inspired by the book Ed mentioned "Sheffield Exhibition Knives"
A Doctor's pattern by Reese Bose:
Another Richard Rogers Sowbelly:
One more group of Bailiey's Whittler:
Still one my my favorites from Bailey. Just an incredible knife inspired by the book Ed mentioned "Sheffield Exhibition Knives"
A Doctor's pattern by Reese Bose:
Another Richard Rogers Sowbelly:
One more group of Bailiey's Whittler:
several times over now so as to make sure that I do not miss anything..
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There are some real beauties here!
I'm not at home to access my full crop of images but here are a few of my babies...
This would fall under the "hybrid" category... Tommy Hudson Case in CV, fully worked over.
Ray Cover based on my design from several traditional patterns.
Ray Cover jumbo Sowbelly and just happens to be my favorite EDC...
The knife on the right is patterned on a large Sodbuster and made by Sunfish man's brother - Fishing Fool.
The knife from my Avatar and another by Gary Crowder based on my spec's. It's a working mans heavy duty Barlow.
Fianlly, one of my all time favorites... a stag single blade by Veron Hicks who is now deceased. Perfect knife in every sense of the word.
I'm not at home to access my full crop of images but here are a few of my babies...
This would fall under the "hybrid" category... Tommy Hudson Case in CV, fully worked over.
Ray Cover based on my design from several traditional patterns.
Ray Cover jumbo Sowbelly and just happens to be my favorite EDC...
The knife on the right is patterned on a large Sodbuster and made by Sunfish man's brother - Fishing Fool.
The knife from my Avatar and another by Gary Crowder based on my spec's. It's a working mans heavy duty Barlow.
Fianlly, one of my all time favorites... a stag single blade by Veron Hicks who is now deceased. Perfect knife in every sense of the word.
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I feel like I've landed in the middle of a professional cheerleaders convention. Can you say overload! Too many sweet looking works to even focus. I keep having to take breaks and get my breath.