John Barker Custom Hawksbill Knife: Thank you John Barker and Ron and everyone else at Jerzeedevil.com that helped with this raffle. All I did was send Ron some cash to cover his costs and to help out with the shipping of raffle prizes, and I got this cool Custom One-off by John Barker. John does some really nice grinding with these, and the Busse-style hole in the guard deal is sweet.
Klotzli Michael Walker MW1 Knife: Ever since I saw Klotzli knives, I wanted one. I loved the colorful carbon fiber and simple designs, but at the same time really wished that they weren't mostly combo edged. This MW1 Klotzli folder is the first of many that I owned, and is a very well made precision cutting instrument.
Microtech Dragonfly Butterfly Knife: This is one of two Microtech Dragonflies I have owned, with the beautifully milled Aluminum handles and smooth stonewashed blade. This one was made during the period when 154CM was unreliable and has the---4CrMo steel blade. This specimen has the combo edged blade, which in my opinion is less desirable, however sometimes you can't be picky when there's a sale!
Microtech Kestrel Manual Knife: This Microtech Kestrel was my first Microtech, and I remember being very excited when I was waiting for it to arrive. This was many years ago when Microtech was not nearly as big as it is now, and the company was still respected by the majority of the people in the knife world. I ordered it online sight unseen like I do most of my knives and when it came I was blown away by the quality!
Zero Tolerance 0500 Mudd Folder: Couldn't help myself with this beautiful folder. Soon as I saw it I had to have it! Its not every day you get find a Grant and Gavin Hawk knife made to this level of quality for the price that Zero Tolerance offers their folders at. There is no doubt in my mind that Zero Tolerance offers the best bang for buck as far as production folders are concerned on the market.
Benchmade 921 Switchback Knife: This 921 Switchback knife from Benchmade is probably one of my favourite Benchmade knives of all time. Designed by Warren Osborne, a famous custom knifemaker from Australia, the Switchback is unique in that it offers 2 knives for the price of one. In addition to the main blade which features an axis-lock, it has a secondary slip joint blade that folds out of the back.
William Henry Westcliff Titanium Knife: This Westcliff model from William Henry Knives was the first of the newer button lock knives that I had ever owned from the Company. They were introduced around five years ago and replaced the Spearpoint/Lancet/Kestrel series of knives. This Westcliff has a wharncliffe shaped knife blade of S30V and a titanium handle.
Paragon X-O Lite Manual Folder Knife: The Paragon X-O Lite folder was probably one of my most disappointing folder purchases ever. I really had high expectations of this knife, but they were let down when I received it. Paragon manufactures mostly automatic knives, and does not seem to have a website. They do seem to still be in business as their knives can still be purchased through a number of online dealers. - 31499
Klotzli Michael Walker MW1 Knife: Ever since I saw Klotzli knives, I wanted one. I loved the colorful carbon fiber and simple designs, but at the same time really wished that they weren't mostly combo edged. This MW1 Klotzli folder is the first of many that I owned, and is a very well made precision cutting instrument.
Microtech Dragonfly Butterfly Knife: This is one of two Microtech Dragonflies I have owned, with the beautifully milled Aluminum handles and smooth stonewashed blade. This one was made during the period when 154CM was unreliable and has the---4CrMo steel blade. This specimen has the combo edged blade, which in my opinion is less desirable, however sometimes you can't be picky when there's a sale!
Microtech Kestrel Manual Knife: This Microtech Kestrel was my first Microtech, and I remember being very excited when I was waiting for it to arrive. This was many years ago when Microtech was not nearly as big as it is now, and the company was still respected by the majority of the people in the knife world. I ordered it online sight unseen like I do most of my knives and when it came I was blown away by the quality!
Zero Tolerance 0500 Mudd Folder: Couldn't help myself with this beautiful folder. Soon as I saw it I had to have it! Its not every day you get find a Grant and Gavin Hawk knife made to this level of quality for the price that Zero Tolerance offers their folders at. There is no doubt in my mind that Zero Tolerance offers the best bang for buck as far as production folders are concerned on the market.
Benchmade 921 Switchback Knife: This 921 Switchback knife from Benchmade is probably one of my favourite Benchmade knives of all time. Designed by Warren Osborne, a famous custom knifemaker from Australia, the Switchback is unique in that it offers 2 knives for the price of one. In addition to the main blade which features an axis-lock, it has a secondary slip joint blade that folds out of the back.
William Henry Westcliff Titanium Knife: This Westcliff model from William Henry Knives was the first of the newer button lock knives that I had ever owned from the Company. They were introduced around five years ago and replaced the Spearpoint/Lancet/Kestrel series of knives. This Westcliff has a wharncliffe shaped knife blade of S30V and a titanium handle.
Paragon X-O Lite Manual Folder Knife: The Paragon X-O Lite folder was probably one of my most disappointing folder purchases ever. I really had high expectations of this knife, but they were let down when I received it. Paragon manufactures mostly automatic knives, and does not seem to have a website. They do seem to still be in business as their knives can still be purchased through a number of online dealers. - 31499
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