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What is your prettiest knife?

evilgreg said:
No arguments from me--it's even prettier in person. She's not just sexy, either; the elaborate three material handle is very comfy in hand, and the mirror-polished blade is 154cm wrapped around an S90V core. I own more expensive fixed blades, but none that are prettier. They were <$300 when they were around.
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Excellent taste , sir.

Fixed blades are really beginning to catch my eye these days.
 
Won a ZT lotto @ Blade Show when these first came out, sold it a month later on eBay.
Low serial #.

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jimmyd1982 said:
Very cool. I've been thinking about picking up one of those for awhile, they are pretty much the only decent looking knives that came up when I searched for Greek knives.

Have you used it at all? I'd love to hear a review on it.
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I actually got it about 3 days ago so I haven't used it too much, but I was just really impressed with how beautiful the Ram horn handle looked to me along with the mirror polished blade.
I might post a review some time in the future after I use it a little more, as of now it seems to be doing well with light tasks, its decently sharp and CPM 440V, I've heard was a pretty good steel, so I'm sure it should hold up well with use. Crete seems to have a pretty good reputation for producing knives, so I definitely would recommend getting one so far.
 
Ckerler123 said:
What I'm curious about is which knife in your collection would you say is the prettiest, most attractive looking, or just really well made?
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Well most of my knives are pretty :
Pretty sharp
Pretty inexpensive
Pretty common (at least until I start cutting pieces off of them and thinning the blades)

Well . . . OK this one below I only bought because I simply could not live without being able to look at the scales when ever I wanted to, I found that just a photo was not going to do it either, I needed to have these gorgeous scales in my sweaty paws.

After buying three of them and sending two back . . . and fixing this one . . .
. . . well . . . it's in the eye of the beholder but this eye loves to behold this knife.

Well made ? HAH !
But with enough cutting and grinding I think we now have a user; which is a WINNER for me.

Also this is my first large Stockman ( I have many medium stockman's) It really is a very, very useful size. Carries in the pocket yet large enough to do something with. I prefer a full size Trapper (large enough to slice up an apple; the Stockman isn't) but the trapper requires a belt pouch. I still carry Trappers A LOT.

I attempted to photograph the Maroon / Red / Cranberry (?) smooth bone. It has such a nice translucence without being just clear red plastic. The deepness of the color gets darker near the middle without being black or grey or muddy.

Yeah . . . I like gazing at this one. Not expensive enough to even pay the sales tax on some of your knives but I like it.
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What the heck . . . two more :
This first one is pretty because of how well it cuts things in half. I mean it is just a frightening knife to use.
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And this one below is pretty because of how useful the handle is and after thinning out the blade a whole bunch it is pretty because of how much I just love using it . . . handle and blade. Speaking of handles the Japanese great cutter above (which I call my Little Monster) just has a handle that sucks and the ferrule only stops rattling around (temporarily) while the wood is wet and swollen up. and I haven't made a sheath for it YET ! so it stays on the kitchen cutting board.
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Wowbagger said:
Well most of my knives are pretty :
Pretty sharp
Pretty inexpensive
Pretty common (at least until I start cutting pieces off of them and thinning the blades)

Well . . . OK this one below I only bought because I simply could not live without being able to look at the scales when ever I wanted to, I found that just a photo was not going to do it either, I needed to have these gorgeous scales in my sweaty paws.

After buying three of them and sending two back . . . and fixing this one . . .
. . . well . . . it's in the eye of the beholder but this eye loves to behold this knife.

Well made ? HAH !
But with enough cutting and grinding I think we now have a user; which is a WINNER for me.

Also this is my first large Stockman ( I have many medium stockman's) It really is a very, very useful size. Carries in the pocket yet large enough to do something with. I prefer a full size Trapper (large enough to slice up an apple; the Stockman isn't) but the trapper requires a belt pouch. I still carry Trappers A LOT.

I attempted to photograph the Maroon / Red / Cranberry (?) smooth bone. It has such a nice translucence without being just clear red plastic. The deepness of the color gets darker near the middle without being black or grey or muddy.

Yeah . . . I like gazing at this one. Not expensive enough to even pay the sales tax on some of your knives but I like it.
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What the heck . . . two more :
This first one is pretty because of how well it cuts things in half. I mean it is just a frightening knife to use.
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And this one below is pretty because of how useful the handle is and after thinning out the blade a whole bunch it is pretty because of how much I just love using it . . . handle and blade. Speaking of handles the Japanese great cutter above (which I call my Little Monster) just has a handle that sucks and the ferrule only stops rattling around (temporarily) while the wood is wet and swollen up. and I haven't made a sheath for it YET ! so it stays on the kitchen cutting board.
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That boker there definitely makes me feel better about the bolsters on my Case 6208 as you've had it about as long and the bolsters are in a similar condition.
 
Wow, you guys have some gorgeous knives!

In my own collection, it’s really hard to pick out which I consider “prettiest,” as they all appeal to me one way or another...and that varies considerably with mood. Anyway, on the surface, I would have to pick this one:

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If not that, then one of these (I can’t decide between the two).

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Then again, based on environment or use, even a simpler blade might be the most beautiful for a given day. At a certain point, memories and emotions blur with aesthetics.

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