Anyone into "traditional" folders?

[xceptnl]

My custom slipjoint finally arrived and I couldn't be happier with it.

Coffin Jack (Esnyx #5):

6-7/8" OAL
3" Blade (CPM154)
2-5/8" Cutting edge
3mm Blade stock (+/-)
3/8" handle width
4" closed length
Brass liners, bolster and shield
polished Namibian Kudu horn covers

[jackknifeh]

My custom slipjoint finally arrived and I couldn't be happier with it.

Coffin Jack (Esnyx #5):

6-7/8" OAL
3" Blade (CPM154)
2-5/8" Cutting edge
3mm Blade stock (+/-)
3/8" handle width
4" closed length
Brass liners, bolster and shield
polished Namibian Kudu horn covers

Beautiful knife. When you say custom do you mean different covers or something else or do you mean someone made it entirely from your list of specifications. Blade shape or handle shape, blade steel, etc.

Beautiful knife and a great job.

Jack

[xceptnl]

Beautiful knife. When you say custom do you mean different covers or something else or do you mean someone made it entirely from your list of specifications. Blade shape or handle shape, blade steel, etc.

Beautiful knife and a great job.

Jack

I mean full custom. We discussed the design, shape, covers, liners, bolsters, shield, blade shape, steel, etc. He has been modifying GEC and other traditionals for a while and this is his new venture. This is only his 5th full custom. Below is the before and after of his first (Esnyx #1)
Before


After

[Donut]

That looks pretty sweet, Landon. I like the steel.

Any chance I could get a side by side next to your Wharncliffe Northwood?

How does it carry?

[xceptnl]

That looks pretty sweet, Landon. I like the steel.

Any chance I could get a side by side next to your Wharncliffe Northwood?

How does it carry?

I will get you some beauty shots tonight with my Northwoods. I am carrying it in a KSF pocket slip right now, but It is thin enough to just carry it in the folds of my bifold wallet. Its super slim for a traditional IMO. Only slightly thicker (cover to cover) than a G-10 Caly.

[Doc Dan]

My custom slipjoint finally arrived and I couldn't be happier with it.

Coffin Jack (Esnyx #5):

6-7/8" OAL
3" Blade (CPM154)
2-5/8" Cutting edge
3mm Blade stock (+/-)
3/8" handle width
4" closed length
Brass liners, bolster and shield
polished Namibian Kudu horn covers

Whoa! I just got out of the hospital and I see that knife! You are going to give me a coronary. That is very nice. I love the scales and I really like that inlaid budded cross.

[xceptnl]

Any chance I could get a side by side next to your Wharncliffe Northwood?

Here you go Brian. This should give you some perspective. That architectural scale is 6.5" long

[xceptnl]

That is very nice. I love the scales and I really like that inlaid budded cross.

This one is for you.

[xceptnl]

Still carrying this beauty and loving CPM154 as well as the overall design. 2 week update

[MadMaximus]

The quasi-replacement for the Bullnose I lost in the drink. Bull Buster is a bit bigger, I prefer the smaller version. With that being said, still a great blade! 1095 steel and OD micarta (I LOVE OD micarta).

[xceptnl]

My latest.

[spyderg]

[Evil D]

Landon, I won't quote those pics again and further clog up this thread (lol) but that coffin knife is plain old badass. Is the design your idea or the maker's?

I never quite got into traditional folders, despite growing up with them. I have always had a fondness for Case knives, and I've owned more than I can count, but I didn't really get into knives like I am now until they started coming with one handed opening and pocket clip options.

That said, I have been eyeballing this knife for many years now, and one day I'll probably buy one just for the heck of it. I'm a big Johnny Cash fan, and I think the black and gold theme of this knife as well as the design is absolutely beautiful. Honestly, as much as I like Johnny Cash, I'd be just as happy with this knife if it just had more of that gold scroll pattern throughout the handle and no logos on the blade.

[Donut]

Wow, I think I completely missed the comparison photos 7 months ago. Sorry about that.

The custom must have the blade recess into the handle more than the Northwoods. Opened, they are very similar. Closed, the Northwoods looks much larger. When I was carrying my Northwoods wharny more, I would use the exposed saber grind to pinch grip and open it.

I talked to that SAK modder a couple of weeks ago, and he said the purpose of ordering new steel was so that he could make a flipper blade for his SAK mods.

[spyderg]

[Chinook3]

Buck 110, Queen #44, Shrade+ 6-OT

[defenestrate]

I've been wanting to start collecting some of the traditional knives of many different nations. Mr. Schempp's work has made me want to try some different and time-tested designs. http://www.knifeplanet.net/iconic-knives-in-europe/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; many are fixed but there are lots of folders as well.

[xceptnl]

Reviving some of my favorite old threads...

[bearfacedkiller]

It is good to see you back Landon!

I carry this old Camillus Stockman. I think it is the model 69? It is a slim model. I believe it is a late 70's piece.



I also carry this old Old Timer from the 80's. This is what I grew up carrying. I went through many of these as a kid. Mostly losing them but also leaving them in tackle boxes until they rusted up really bad. It may be my favorite knife model ever due to sentiment and nostalgia. My grandfather gave me quite a few of them as a kid. I cut off the very tip of my middle finger at Boy Scout camp as a kid with one of these. :eek:

[xceptnl]

It is good to see you back Landon!

I carry this old Camillus Stockman. I think it is the model 69? It is a slim model. I believe it is a late 70's piece.

I also carry this old Old Timer from the 80's. This is what I grew up carrying. I went through many of these as a kid. Mostly losing them but also leaving them in tackle boxes until they rusted up really bad. It may be my favorite knife model ever due to sentiment and nostalgia. My grandfather gave me quite a few of them as a kid. I cut off the very tip of my middle finger at Boy Scout camp as a kid with one of these. :eek:

Thank you Darby, It feels good to be back. That Camillus is a beauty. They both take me back in a a flash of the eye. Old Timers and Camillus were the brands of choice in my family when I was a child. I carried a Schrade Gunstock Trapper for years as the big brother to my father's favorite, the might mite. Both pictured below. I picked up that Skoal version a few years back and had it signed by Harry Gantt as a gift for his birthday.