Anyone into custom folders? Let's see em.

Haven't seen many custom folders around here and didn't knowing anyone here was into that kind of thing. Me personally, I love them. Something about them being completely handmade intrigues me. I have made a few fixed blades in my day but never a folder. I'd love to try it someday though.

My two main EDC's.

Serge Panchenko EDC - my favorite. Very slim, lightweight, and smooth as butter.

3" CPM 154 blade
Ti scale and frame
Micarta backspacer



Jonathan Mcnees Dixon

3.25" 1095 blade with a hamon on captive bearings
Copper pivot collar and backspacer
Ti scale and frame

More pics of the Dixon.

I have a few more at home I'll post up later on. Let's see yours.

Nice pics! I really like that Dixon - style, size, craftsmanship and it looks like it just "feels right" in the hand. I had the custom folder habit and got into it thinking I could persuade myself to just buy a few - that it would help cure me of my firearm fixation. Not so....
My favorite custom folder is a Sniper Bladeworks. I will post a pic later.

Armiger said:

Nice pics! I really like that Dixon - style, size, craftsmanship and it looks like it just "feels right" in the hand. I had the custom folder habit and got into it thinking I could persuade myself to just buy a few - that it would help cure me of my firearm fixation. Not so....
My favorite custom folder is a Sniper Bladeworks. I will post a pic later.

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Yeah I sold almost all my straights and hones when I got into them. They are very addicting because you really don't know if a knife feels good in the hand and is just right unless you buy it. Not like you can go to a knife store and handle them. Makes for a very expensive habit.

I've had a few SBW knives. A DH and a mini LPC both had beautiful hamons. Don't know that I still have pics of them though.

Here is a couple by my buddy Randy Haas:

Jim said:

Here is a couple by my buddy Randy Haas:

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Wow! Jim that's gorgeous. Ebony bolsters? Who's Damascus is it?

Edit: duh never mind. The name didnt ring a bell till I thought about it for a second. HHH. He makes some beautiful Damascus. I love his crazy lace and feather blanks.

I really like DJ's work at American Kami. http://americankami.com/folder.html

Ulricus said:

I really like DJ's work at American Kami. http://americankami.com/folder.html

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That's a wicked looking blade man. Very nice.

Thanks! That's all DJ's photography though.

Jim, I think you won this thread.

Everyone else is scared to post theirs after seeing that beauty.

Great knives everyone...some of them look familiar, any USN members here?

Here is one of my favorites, a Carrilo Tripwire

cw_mi said:

Great knives everyone...some of them look familiar, any USN members here?

Here is one of my favorites, a Carrilo Tripwire

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Yep. Not in there much anymore.

some traditionals: