What big-honkin' custom folders are out there?

Professor

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Greetings :).

I love my Sifu, but the knife snob in me wants a large custom folder within the 300.00 to 500.00 range that has:

A Clip that Facilitates Tip-Up Carry, Right-Hand Draw
A 5.5" or Longer Blade
Ti Bolsters and Liners (Liner-Locking)
Micarta or G10 Scales
A Clip Point, Bowie-Style Blade
ATS35, 154CM, 440V or 420V Blade Steel

If the Carson Large Model 4's blade were 5.5-6", it would be the knife for me! I'm being terribly specific here, but perhaps you can open my mind some to different options in that size range. What's out there?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions. I think this might be a hard find.

Professor.
 
Professor, drop on by and we'll visit Keith Coleman - he'll make any size you want. He's doing a great one for "Easy". You ought to see Keith's EDC. Wow :)
 
Originally posted by Recluse
Professor-

I have seen knives from Pat Crawford that were at least that large, and larger. Website is www.crawfordknives.com Hope this helps.

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I remember seeiing at this year's Blade Show, some purveyor had one of Pat's "Texas Special" Leopards. I can't remember exactly, the blade is either 5" or 5.5" long.

Kit Carson's BAK (Big Ass Knife) folder has a 5" blade

Don't forget about Darrel's Gibbs Madd Maxx which has a 7 1/8" blade, but unfortunately that was a limited edition.
 
Prof,
I got a monster in 440V and titanium from BUD WESTON at Wolfe Loerchnoer's Bayfield show. Sorry, I have no picture of it. The blade is about 5" [I don't have a ruler handy], and it's an integral/frame lock. Gorgeous, smooth. It has a clip. The only change I would suggest is for the thumb stud to be lower on the blade: the blade is so big that a little more leverage is needed for quick opening, but with a little practice this is also a very fast knife.
Bud does custom work so he can do anything you like. I don't know what he has on hand, but he does have a website. If you ask him which one he sold me at the Bayfield Art Knife Show he might have a picture or drawing to use as a frame of reference. And his work is extremely well priced for what you get- but the price is going up.
Way down the scale, the other big folders I like are REKAT [to beat the hell out of: they're very solid and relatively inexpensive] But I'm leery of simple linerlocks for heavy use or extended use and I personally would look for a locking mechanism that's a little more secure, especially for a monster blade where the forces and wear are large.
 
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