This
Ron Lake standout only LOOKS like the rest. It was HUGE. Almost a five inch blade. That and his *usual* impeccable fit and finish. I love the sunken gold pins. This was SOLD twice: to a dealer, then a client.
A historical Bowie by
Paul Brach, JS, with wonderful carved casting by
Mark J. Hopper.
The International clients came to me with FORCE! Let's begin:
Philippe Jourget from France offered a stratified material folder with VERY clean lines.
The crowd favorite is ALWAYS
Raphael Durand. He makes the 'simple' lockback look like perfection. Note the checkered screws throughout.
That, and you get a nice pouch. Who landed this one? Speak up!
When
Hideke Hayashida and friends came by I was smitten with their work. This one has some historical story involving each of the four sides and the figures. I had NO idea how I was going to show it, but I shot them all and said to myself
"I'll figure it out later.... NEXT!" (He loved it.)
Leading them to me was longtime client
Mamoru Shigeno. His carbon fiber fighter is as tight as a Veyron in precision. I used a bland color so that RED would jump and grab your attention. GOTCHA!
Junpei Makkari: A young maker who spoke very little English presented this MASSIVE INTEGRAL RWL Big Bear tribute. (This took some work to capture and edit properly, but that's how we roll.)
I have more, but I have not heard back from clients. I'll post once I'm approved to move ahead!