Contemporary twist on traditionals - where's yours

[Chui]

One of the great things about so many of the old style traditionals is how they keep true to their character and true to materials - this is true of Sheffield slippies particularly.

I utterly adore my old Westinghouse Micarta, Sambar Stag and burlwood slippies..........and so too do I love the developments, ingenuity and skill of many makers, new and old, to take some of these classic designs and give them a refreshing contemporary twist.

Took a handful quick pics today of the carbon-fibre family...

Mods - I couldn't find a similar thread, but if there is one, please heave these over...





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[kamagong]

Traditionals huh? I've got a couple of those. They're not slipjoints, but since you didn't specify I'll share them.

One has American roots, the other Japanese.

The bowie is a classic coffin-handle type, except this one has a black canvas micarta handle. The smaller knife is a modern version of the kwaiken, though with an etched blade and cord-wrapped, epoxy-impregnated handle. Both are contemporary takes on traditional knives.

 

[cbr1000]

Oh, the traditional front flipper with a skull .. can't leave those out.

 

[chuko]

A 3" carbon fiber version of the Schrade Old Timer 930T.

 

[Chui]

- that's a stunner chuko .....and, Jim gets such crisp nail nicks, eh

 

[Lapedog]

Wow that blue carbon fibre is beautiful.

 

[bonzodog]

Hope this is not offensive to purists.

 

[pistonsandgears]

 

[bonzodog]

One of the great things about so many of the old style traditionals is how they keep true to their character and true to materials - this is true of Sheffield slippies particularly.

I utterly adore my old Westinghouse Micarta, Sambar Stag and burlwood slippies..........and so too do I love the developments, ingenuity and skill of many makers, new and old, to take some of these classic designs and give them a refreshing contemporary twist.

Took a handful quick pics today of the carbon-fibre family...

Mods - I couldn't find a similar thread, but if there is one, please heave these over...


Paul,these are all stunners,but that Ruple ,oh my.


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[Skirmish]

Hello chui... you read my mind

Modern materials give so much scope for variety.

 

[Camillus]

Oh, the traditional front flipper with a skull .. can't leave those out.

Lol. This is one feature that would fit nicely with the traditional look though - a flipper is just rudimentary enough to fit well with the traditional aesthetic.

 

[Chui]

Hello chui... you read my mind

Modern materials give so much scope for variety.

- simply gorgeous..........a stonking collection and tweak of the traditional

 

[Onikudaki]

Quite a few Dunlaps in here...

Glad to own one of Jim's knives.

 

[Horsewright]

So the wife makes wool vests for sale on our website:

One time she found just a few yards of red:

Scraps of the red wool makes a pretty cool woolcarta. Whadya think?

 

[Signalprick]

One of the great things about so many of the old style traditionals is how they keep true to their character and true to materials - this is true of Sheffield slippies particularly.

I utterly adore my old Westinghouse Micarta, Sambar Stag and burlwood slippies..........and so too do I love the developments, ingenuity and skill of many makers, new and old, to take some of these classic designs and give them a refreshing contemporary twist.

Took a handful quick pics today of the carbon-fibre family...

Mods - I couldn't find a similar thread, but if there is one, please heave these over...





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Great group! I esp. like that Dowell Dogleg.

 

[knarfeng]

Oh, the traditional front flipper with a skull .. can't leave those out.

Sure we can
Even if it is called the "Suwannee River Sodbuster", it's still a front flipper with a liner lot. So that post is now in a thread in General.

 

[Lapedog]

Sorry, I didn't realize that the no one hand opener or lock rule applied in this thread due to the title.

I meant no harm, but sincere apologies.

 

[Planterz]

One of the great things about so many of the old style traditionals is how they keep true to their character and true to materials - this is true of Sheffield slippies particularly.

I utterly adore my old Westinghouse Micarta, Sambar Stag and burlwood slippies..........and so too do I love the developments, ingenuity and skill of many makers, new and old, to take some of these classic designs and give them a refreshing contemporary twist.

Took a handful quick pics today of the carbon-fibre family...

Mods - I couldn't find a similar thread, but if there is one, please heave these over...





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They're all nice, but that Dowell...WOW!

Hello chui... you read my mind

Modern materials give so much scope for variety.

Who made the blue carbon fiber knife? How about a shot of it with the blade open?

Here's my one knife that I count as a modern traditional. I need to take more pictures of it - this one is getting a bit perfunctory.

 

[Pomsbz]

First Roundhead posted?

 

[Chui]

- that's a beaut Pomsbz think I must me get one of those

How's the walk n talk, the centering and the general f&f....?