Daniel's Spyderco Hoard

[Doc Pyres]

Ready to strike !

Shabaria twins with praying mantis :) Both coiled and ready to strike.

Outstanding, Daniel!

The Shabarias are gorgeous and praying mantises are my favorite bugs! Nicely done. :) :D :) :D

[bh49]

Great picture Daniel. Thank you.
I hope you didn't hurt the animal, during photo session. :D

[ozspyder]

Here are a couple of new additions to the Kopa Kabana (yes, I know, I have to update that thread seriously !!!)

Here are a new Turquoise and the newly released Giraffe Bone. This example of the GBP is fairly orange in its colouration. Not too much grain either eaxcept for the obverse (clip) side. Might have to request a browner and grainer sibling for this :)

[bh49]

New Kopas look good :p :p :p
I am just jelous. I do not have Giraffe Bone yet. Too much money spent on Natives and flashlights :o :o :o .
Nice pictures Daniel, thank you for sharing. I really like how your Giraffe Bone looks.

[tonydahose]

i like the waves in the GB Dan.

[ozspyder]

More Black Lum:

[ozspyder]

And more Giraffe Bone Kopa :)

[The Deacon]

Very nice Daniel! There certainly seems to be a wide range of color and grain structure in the giraffe bone, but I've yet to see any that isn't really attractive.

[bh49]

These pictures are a great treat and a good way to start the day. Thank you Daniel. Beautiful pictures.

[WhyNot]

Congratulations Daniel!
This is by far the best looking Giraffe Bone Kopa I’ve seen so far. Both sides look very attractive – grain or no grain. And the bone color is very vibrant.
Great pictures might have something to do with it.
Thanks,
Mark.

[ozspyder]

Thanks for the comments guys :)

Here is one which had eluded me thus far... well, not so much eluded but I was spending a lot on Kopas and Persians to get this one. My good friend Simon G of this forums gifted this one to me. It makes a great complement to the rest of my Lums. And since I got it for Chinese New Year I thought I'd post it with the obligatory orange as a sign of prosperity and gratitude :D

Thanks again Simon :p

[ozspyder]

But wait .... there's more :)

I have recently been admiring a lot of knives, but decided to go back to one of the ones I like a lot and also my first customised LBK from our good friend Brad/ Tricod of this forum. He does FANTASTIC work and he's always great to talk to. Full of ideas, suggestions and you can almost hear his brain ticking over with designs :)

This is one stock Lava and the FG linen micarta which he did for me. It's been getting a bit more pocket time and is a bloody awesome alternative to the factory model :p

[cougar337]

love the micarta Lava, the wire clip seals the deal for me! great photos

[bh49]

Great pictures Daniel,
I love the see this beauty first thing in the morning, it is giving me a good start of the day.
And congrats on your new Lum.
Roman

[ozspyder]

Ronin

[ozspyder]

This last grip is probably not recommended as it does not fully utilise the choil (for safety reasons ! :p )

[WhyNot]

Gorgeous group!
Without doubt Ronin is the king! Did you have to fight Dr.S. to get this beauty? :rolleyes:
And BTW, did I mention that pics are great?
I truly enjoyed them.
WhyNot

[bh49]

Nice pictures Daniel. Ronin is gorgeous. I still cannot forgive myself, that I didn't buy them when they were affordable.

Did you have to fight Dr.S. to get this beauty? :rolleyes:
WhyNot

I hope not.

[ozspyder]

Thanks guys :D

I knew I could count on you to be following and nagging me on my "To Be Continued" thread :p

Here are some of the Massad Ayoob. Very unusual blade, and I'd say not to everyone's liking in the hand especially. Fairly thin handles for the profile of the blade. Deceptively long in hand.

Massad Ayoob:















continued on next post :)

[ozspyder]

A few extras :)