Two new additions: Brion Tomberlin and Matt Roberts

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RogerP

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Greetings gents,

Both of these have been posted previously by the makers, but I thought I'd give you a fresh look since I have now had the time to shoot them myself.

First up is a recurve bowie by Brion Tomberlin.

This one sports a gently re-curved blade of 1065 at just over 10" in length, with a darn-near-sharp clip. The premium ironwood handle is set off against a stainless double guard which is in turn accented by a single silicon-bronze spacer.

The feel is deceptively lively and quick - a good blend of speed and power here:

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Next is Matt Roberts' latest version of his "Sapling Cutter". This beefy beast sports a 9 1/2" blade of 1065 that is about 2" wide for most of it's length. A highly polished and radiused spine contrasts nicely with the satin-finished flats. A pronounced raised clip lends an aggressive countenance to the piece. A subtle, whispy hamon is visible on this piece, though not so in the photos. A gorgeous hunk of quilted maple (for which I owe a note of thanks to David, aka "Grapevine" ) provived the material for the deeply contoured handle.

Though slightly shorter than the Tomberlin piece, the feel is much more massive. This puppy is a whopping .375" at the spine, and while a strong distal taper keeps it from being unwieldly, the dominant feel is one of strength and power. If I had to pick a knife for some heavy chopping chores, this one would be high on the list.

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Thanks for looking.

Roger
 
Roger,

Great knives (as usual) :thumbup:.

I particularly like the Tomberlin. The blade shape is an imaginative and interesting design and the guard and handle flow together quite nicely indeed. It is great to see a newer maker break out with a new look that has the potential to be identified as his from across the room.

P
 
Two at a time,AGAIN!
I hate when you do this! j/k :D

Great blade shapes on both,really like the guard/handle configurations.
The silicon bronze spacer is a nice and cool touch on the Tomberlin piece.
No one can accuse you of collecting strictly "typical abs oval guard,similarly handled" knives.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. :foot::eek::)
Gorgeous ironwood and quilted maple,at .375",the Roberts sounds like it would be a chopping beast,dig the raised clip,too.
Two more nice scores,Roger.
Congrats! :thumbup:

Doug
 
WOW!! WOW!! Those are both incredible knives!! WOW!! Thank you for sharing your fantastic pix of them.
 
Incredible! You sure know how to pick them, Roger!

So which one's the EDC and which one's the weekender?
 
you got good taste buddy.
I've admired Tomberlin's stuff ever since I discovered him in KI a little while ago. The persian design he has is just awesome! This one is nice too, but that persian just gives me a huge:thumbup:.
Great scores Roger.
 
Both great looking knives. I really get an itchy chopping hand looking at the second one.
 
RogerP, I envy you!


Matt's knife is so beautiful! WOW

good scores as usual

Ron LaBella
 
Roger, thank you for posting the great picture, so now you are a photographer and a pretty good one. Especially love the close up of the guard area.I have to say that I cannot take all the credit for the design of the recurve. Someone wanted one made and specified what he wanted and I took it from there, so there was some artistic license. I was pleased with the way it turned out. It has a nice look to it. I am glad you have it Roger, and there will be more of this type in the future.
I also want to thank everyone for the comments. I really appreciate them.

Sincerely,

Brion

Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
 
Thanks for the comments gents! This piece was a serious departure from what I normally make, but I enjoyed it.

Thanks!

Matt
 
Roger - Your images make it clear what fine knives these are! (Such is the value of good photographs - nice job!)
 
Roger, I will be your bestest friend if you remember me in your will. Both knives are stunners. Thanks for the great pics.
 
Charles M said:
Great wood on both knives!
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Thanks. I'm a fan of just about all kinds of wood, but insist that whatever wood is used, it be premium example of its kind. The maple on the Roberts is unreal - light seems to sink in about half-inch into the wood and bounce around all those swirls. Very cool chatoyant effect.

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Buddy - as you know well, some knives are real tough to shoot and seem to resist your every effort. But both of these really liked the camera and cooperated fully. ;)

Roger
 
first piece of advice for having a good time on bladeforums; if you have a question, ask it- don't dredge up 11 year old threads for that
 
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