The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Beautiful work!! Great rendition of the BF!! I especially like the long pull!!
Thanks, Charlie. We had discussed doing some scrimshaw - a gnarly looking Grim Reaper. But when I saw the knife done with the especially white whitebone, I thought it looked too good to go that route.Beautiful work!! Great rendition of the BF!! I especially like the long pull!!
Nice going for both of you!!
I sure will. Most of the time I like a long pull, at least with fancier trim bolsters. I like nail nicks, too, but the long pull is always a classy touch in my mind.long——pulls just make everything even better
Enjoy
That long pull looks so much better, as others have mentioned. I don't mind nail nicks, I just really dislike the placement of it on the clip point 86s.Name finally came up on Rhidian's books toward the end of last year, right around the time I was wanting to see the '21 Bladeforums Club Knife rendered in white bone like I had originally voted for. The 86 frame has stolen the place in my heart that the 77 used to hold.
Rhidian's knifemaking is on par with Bret Dowell's. This knife is perfect. His leatherwork is excellent, too, and the slip he made for the knife is top notch.
This just arrived today, and I might have to indulge and just carry them both at the same time.
Cheers to Rhidian and his exceptional slip joint knife making prowess!
The recurve on the blade and the size of the clip both impact the way that nail nick looks, too... but oh well.
The recurve on the blade and the size of the clip both impact the way that nail nick looks, too... but oh well.
I have carried this puppy pretty much every day since it arrived. It's so satisfying.
I did push it forward a little bit. Rhid's hollow grind is pretty skinny... Sharpened the edge and got some heel flare that was headed toward a recurve. Just wanted it forward of the plunge grind to keep the bevel even.
I always like seeing Rhidian's version of that knife!! An inspired choice!!
Gosh those look good. I'd love to have his rendition of a lambsfoot
Those almost have a straight razor vibe to them, such a cool pattern.
Wonderful!! Amazing work for any time, let alone a first effort!! A single spring knife is a tough one to execute!! Beautiful specimen!!
So you're the lucky fella who commissioned that one. When I saw him share it on IG, I was a little taken aback... Not something I'd have expected him to make, but was really impressed with his execution. You picked the right blade combination and I like the straight bar shield on there
hope it serves you well!
Being one of the oldest patterns in folding cutlery it just made sense for him to finally give it a go right?
These equal ends just work from a user perspective. I'm very glad he agreed to try it. I also appreciate how much blade he successfully slotted deep into the blade well.So you're the lucky fella who commissioned that one. When I saw him share it on IG, I was a little taken aback... Not something I'd have expected him to make, but was really impressed with his execution. You picked the right blade combination and I like the straight bar shield on there
That'd be me thanks! I was drawn to his work some time ago and had intended on picking up one of his own rogue wave trappers or barlows. But I really wanted something I know I'd carry more regularly. I almost always go for a 2 blade these days and prefer a single spring equal end or swell center or even a pen pattern. Problem is the ones I have don't have the right blade combo... Until now!! So I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask either way I'd happily own a piece of his work. I'm glad he accepted the challenge and proved he could do it and do it well.
