What is The most beautiful folder you have ever seen?with pics

[Planterz]

One of the nicest production (maybe a semi-custom) knives I've come across. God I wish I had one.

 

[Jeff Clark]

This Jack Levin automatic just blows me away:
http://www.covecutlery.com/item.cfm?ItemsID=579

 

[SharpByCoop]

It would be almost unfair for me to claim a 'most beautiful' folder. I have a new favorite every week.

But.... that's not to say I don't have a couple of standouts: Tim Herman's 'Sliver' and Wolfe Loerchner's 'Wings' folders. It doesn't get more beautiful than them, to me.

Production is a tie between a William-Henry T-10 'Lancet' and Chris Reeves Knives 'Mnandi'. Schweet.

Coop

 

[Sebenza4ever]

Jeff Clark, WWWoowwwww

 

[Boozoo Chavis]

The fit, finish, and filework on slip joints made by Bill Ruple make them true works of art.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Keith, where have I seen that knife before? Was it in Blade fairly recently?

I'd never carry a knife like that, but it is beautiful. My father's oldest sister makes stain-glass windows, and it looks like something she'd do.

I know I saw it in a magazine reecently, but I'm not sure if it was Blade or not. I go to Ed's website a lot, because he makes some of the nicest knives you are going to see anywhere. Every time I go to his site I take a good look at that knife.

 

[nozh2002]

Barry Galaher

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[Stickbait]

I am so very envious!(but only in a good way)Beauty is as beauty does!!

 

[Kickaha]

Okay, It's not the most beautiful folder I've ever seen, but I think it's pretty attractive.
http://www.andersoncustomknives.com/pic11.htm

 

[Julian Elliot]

This was the BAKCA annual club knife a couple of years ago:

It's a Bailey Bradshaw sowbelly. More info here: BAKCA page

 

[dialex]

Thomas MCGuane's "Nemo Abyss". The best looking folder I ever seen so far. Too bad the pic doesn't do justice to the knife:

Also Arpad Bojitos is a very gifted knifemaker.

OTOH, what do you guys think of Montejano's work? He posts regularily at the Gallery section some mind blowing items.

 

[Megalobyte]

This Kaj Embretson lockback that I picked up recently definitely does it for me.

Notice the forged blade is comprised of 3 seperate, curved bars, with 2 twist patterns to the spine, and the edge bar a firecracker pattern, knife is sole authorship. For me, part of a knife's beauty is not just the way it looks, but the skill neccessary to make it, which is why lately, I seem very drawn to higher end forged knives, so, on a knife like this, I appreciate both its design, and how skillful Kaj is in making it.

 

[PhilL]

Nothing real fancy, just something Art Washburn made to my design and after five years still one of the prettiest knives I've seen.