Flowers and Knives

**leomitch** · November 9th, 2012, 08:05 AM

Here are a few shots of some of my garden lilies and then pictures from my knife collection.

A couple of lilies.
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A few of my knife collection
A custom made Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife

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My folder collection

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My three French gentleman's folding knives from Chambriard in Thier France.

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Finally some of my fixed blade knives: A Bark River STS-5 combat/survival knife, A Bark River Gunny and a Bark River Bravo 1

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I have more knives to show but this will do for now.

Cheers
Leo

**jar** · November 9th, 2012, 08:32 AM

Knives are nice. Here is a pair of camp knives from Larry Mensch.

**leomitch** · November 9th, 2012, 08:53 AM

Hi Jar
A beautiful pair of knives. Knives can be things of beauty can't they?! Here are
three more knives you might enjoy.

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These are three knives from ESEE with custom made handles. The first is an ESEE-6 with Honduran Rosewood Burl scales. The next is a ESEE-5 with Madagascar Ebony scales...this is essentially a pry-bar with a knife edge...it was developed for helicopter pilots to cut and pry their way out of wreckage and to survive afterward. The third is the super useful ESEE-4 with a handle of Museum grade Bird's Eye Maple.

Best regards mate
Leo

**KrazyIvan** · November 9th, 2012, 09:23 AM

Love those knives. I EDC a small pocket knife but it is a cheap thing. It holds its edge very well so I keep it. Looking to get a nicer folder soon.

**jar** · November 9th, 2012, 09:50 AM

David Brodziak is an Australian knife maker who has been kind enough to make several knives for me. This one is an Ebony and White Lexan handled Camp Knife.

Next a Sheoak and Myal handled Hunter.

Finally a Bowie.

**leomitch** · November 9th, 2012, 10:03 AM

Hi Jar
Beauties! Excellent craftsmanship!

Leo

**leomitch** · November 9th, 2012, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by KrazyIvan

Love those knives. I EDC a small pocket knife but it is a cheap thing. It holds its edge very well so I keep it. Looking to get a nicer folder soon.

Hi mate
If you are looking for a great folder here are two you might want to consider: the Fallkniven PTL

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Sorry for the quality of these shots. This is an expensive knife but it is the smoothest folder I have ever experienced. The blade is 3G powdered super-steel and it holds a razor sharp edge even after heavy use.

Here is the Chambriard Le Trappeur which is an absolute dream. It is beautiful, strong and holds an edge that is frighteningly sharp...good edge retention too.

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The scales are of Juniper wood and smells great. Each knife has fret-work done individually by hand. The blade lock-up is very strong. The sheath is the most buttery leather, thick and luxurious.

My two cents worth. Thanks for dropping by mate.

Cheers
Leo

**bilbobagginz** · November 10th, 2012, 01:56 AM

from Leo to Leo,

nice collection!

**leomitch** · November 10th, 2012, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by bilbobagginz

from Leo to Leo,

nice collection!

Hi there Leo! Thanks mate, I am really happy with my collection so far. It is growing fast.
Good to have another Leo drop by.

Best regards
Leo

**Jacobe** · January 2nd, 2013, 06:46 AM

This is a great post and i really like these flowers and knifes.

**KrazyIvan** · January 2nd, 2013, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by leomitch

Hi mate
If you are looking for a great folder here are two you might want to consider: the Fallkniven PTL

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Sorry for the quality of these shots. This is an expensive knife but it is the smoothest folder I have ever experienced. The blade is 3G powdered super-steel and it holds a razor sharp edge even after heavy use.

Here is the Chambriard Le Trappeur which is an absolute dream. It is beautiful, strong and holds an edge that is frighteningly sharp...good edge retention too.

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The scales are of Juniper wood and smells great. Each knife has fret-work done individually by hand. The blade lock-up is very strong. The sheath is the most buttery leather, thick and luxurious.

My two cents worth. Thanks for dropping by mate.

Cheers
Leo

Forgot about this. I think I like the Fallkniven P with the black scales.

SEBENZA · January 19th, 2013, 06:07 AM

hi leo can i please ask whatt the 2nd from bottom knife is , in your collection picture .
it has framelock .

it would be rude not to put a picture of the CR sebenza .

Barbara · April 7th, 2013, 06:27 AM

I'm partial to the lilies! Beautiful!

**john** · June 21st, 2013, 10:13 PM

Here are my fixed blades

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**dannzeman** · June 25th, 2013, 08:07 AM

This thread is awesome!
Here's my EDC, a Spyderco Vallotton.
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**jar** · June 25th, 2013, 10:04 AM

A Chuck Gedraitis Persian

**drgoretex** · June 27th, 2013, 06:09 PM

Just stumbled onto this thread. Great to see a few people after my own heart!

My wife thinks it's weird that I have a bunch of fountain pens (why would I need more than one??) but thinks it's far weirder that I have a bunch of cool knives (pocket, locking, and fixed) - like one can have too many knives...

Ken

**yipe** · September 6th, 2013, 02:13 PM

And here I sit with my Opinel...

**ilangai** · September 6th, 2013, 02:37 PM

A great thread.. Wonder why did it stopped?!

I myself love the craftsmanship and visual appeal of knives, but never started a collection (and that's the weird part of it, i'm a natural born addict).. Now, and i'm afraid to tell my wife, i think i'll begin something small.

**AndyT** · September 6th, 2013, 03:19 PM

I quite like knives (and I really like razors). Here's three small homemade Scandinavian types with stock blades:

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As for flowers, they're even nicer but I don't often feel the urge to photograph them. This one was really asking for it!