EXOTIC FOLDERS - POST PICTURES

[hurricane]

I've always liked lights, but now a new love is emerging: exotic folders. Since reading a few threads on CPF, I've become captivated by some of the beautiful knives you boys [and girls too] have. SHOW OFF YOUR EXOTIC FOLDERS and production folders too [e.g. Spyderco + Benchmade]. I'm interested in knives that people use ... not $10K, handle made from the femur of a long-since extinct African monkey kind of knife. This is how we continue to learn but also how we determine what we should lust after. This is what I learned [from CPF] over the weekend:

1] Chris Reeve, Hinderer, Strider, ZT, Carrillo, Emerson, Wilkins, and Crawford are the absolute shizzle. 2] Spyderco and Benchmade both offer awesome knives too, but at more reasonable prices. 3] Framelocks are sacred. 4] CM154 and CPM S30V steel are ideal for edge retention. 5] Ti makes sweet frames.

OK educate me ... there are tons of knife makers I'm missing here - keeping in mind I like the 'tactical folders' style and high-quality. Post some pictures of your folders with names and any info [or urls] you want to share. There are some very beautiful folders within the CPF community. Thank you for sharing/photographing.

 

[hurricane]

Don't be camera shy!

I'd get things started but I only have a mid 1990s Spyderco Rescue and Delica.

Let's see those sexy folders!

 

[Paladin]

5] Ti makes sweet frames.

The not very common Buck 110T, titanium handle and decent blade steel. One stays in my get home bag.

Paladin

 

[Archie Cruz]

Just fallen in Love with the massive ER BF-3
http://www.gearninja.com/Images/GN_Final_Cvr.jpg
Then there's the outlandishly beautiful Trident/Crusader ForgeVIS-T ...
http://www.gearninja.com/Images/GearNinjaII.jpg
But my all time favorite is the discontinued and hard to find, Benchmade AFCK 806D2. I haven't uploaded my pics of that yet

 

[1 what]

Hi Hurricane.
A couple of my more "exotic" EDC's.

The top one is a liner lock and the Muelay a frame lock.
Both very well made and a joy to use.
I resist the urge to post prehistoric tooth handle scales with diamonds set in the thumb studs .

 

[hurricane]

Thanks guys for your posts, beautiful knives.

Paladin: love the Ti Buck, I really like drilled-out Ti handles. I also like the U2, great light, I have one myself. Your knife reminds me of this one: http://www.knifeart.com/bkacrtafokn.html ... I fell in love with it, but alas, I'm sure it was a $700+ knife.

Archie: What's the "gear ninja" magazine all about, looked pretty cool. The Extrema Ratio knives are beautiful ... their site has been bookmarked! Check it out if you haven't. http://www.extremaratioknivesdivision.eu/inglese/azienda.htm

1 what: Haven't heard of either of those makes before [not surprisingly as I'm relatively new to this]. The blades are stunning, I love damascus. Roughly, how long are the blades. What no photographs of the diamond-encrusted mastodon tooth handled dagger.:laughing:


Keep them coming everyone, I'm loving the pictures.

 

[1 what]

Thanks Hurricane.
In response to your questions: 3.5" and 4".

It's Mammoth Tooth actually.

 

[hurricane]

Thanks Hurricane.
In response to your questions: 3.5" and 4".

It's Mammoth Tooth actually.

That's stunning 1 what! I thought you were kidding. That's a piece of sculpture ... and history too. Who was the designer/maker?

 

[1 what]

It's from an Thai knife maker:
http://www.u-thaiknifesmith.com/uknife/index.jsp

I own 3 of his knives and they are all beautifully made with Damsteel. His metal decoration is first class.

I suspect he'll sell a few extra knives after this posting!

 

[tensixteen]

Here's some of my more fancy looking ones:

These are some of my dressier blades..

Cheers and Regards,
Nicl

 

[97guns]

heres most of my folder collection - nothing custome or exotic but all production, mostly benchmades

heres a few of my fixed blades too

 

[cyberspyder]

TIMASCUS!!! omg...

 

[powernoodle]

I have nothing too exotic, but since you said Benchmades, Spydies, etc. too:

 

[Scotty007]

heres most of my folder collection - nothing custome or exotic but all production, mostly benchmades

heres a few of my fixed blades too

Hey, nice folders...i have alot of those! including the boker auto and the MOD 875! :twothumbs

 

[RA40]

My creations:

Some from the accumulation, pretty conservative:

Tommy Lee lock back

Mel Pardue liner lock

H. F. Rollins, this is one well executed knife.

 

[soup_monger]

Here are a couple of BM 710's.

The D2 one has a G10 back-spacer and the limited edition is CPM M4 steel.

 

[97guns]

i love the 710, its my current all time favorate. i just picked up another one in ats34 and have pressed the one in my pic into every day carry. its super quick to present, deploy, cut and put away - it can be done in mere seconds.

 

[Archie Cruz]

Archie: What's the "gear ninja" magazine all about, looked pretty cool. The Extrema Ratio knives are beautiful ... their site has been bookmarked! Check it out if you haven't. http://www.extremaratioknivesdivision.eu/inglese/azienda.htm

There's a media kit with long blurb, but basically, GearNinja.com was conceived as a multi-category style guide for gear lovers of ages from 18- 65.
I edit and there's a staff of 4 people so far. No profit yet but we'll see.
The photographer is also the designer and writer.

 

[kaichu dento]

i love the 710, its my current all time favorate. i just picked up another one in ats34 and have pressed the one in my pic into every day carry. its super quick to present, deploy, cut and put away - it can be done in mere seconds.

Hard for me to say which is my favorite, but the 710 would be up there with my 525, 705 and 520. I just picked up a non-serrated 710 in D2 right here and it hasn't been out of my pocket except when it was in my hand! :twothumbs

 

[sledhead]

As close to exotic as I have. DDC SMF CC with a fantastic grind and a SMF DGG.