Spear point slip joint with Spalted Maple Covers

[tknottsknives]

Hello all and thanks for looking. I finished this one and she's off to her new home.

Spear point slip joint in O1 with spalted maple covers (stabilized).
Nickel silver bolsters, pins and coin edged liners.

The pull on this is what I would call a medium, maybe a touch lighter, smooth and easy to pinch open, (see attached video), half stop, spring lays flat in all 3 positions and the tip is well centered.
Blade hand sanded to 600 grit finish.

No shield on this one. Sometimes I think a shield takes away from the natural beauty of the covers. What are your thoughts? Do you think a shield would have added to this knife?

OAL: 6"
Closed 3.45"
Cutting Edge: 2.3"

(Questions, comments and feedback welcome.)

you can view a youtube video of the knife and action here:
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[1967redrider]

Gorgeous! I have one is spalted Maple around here some place . . . could be Cooper, don't think it's a GEC . . .

[Jeepergeo]

@tknottsknives,
That knife looks great! The file work on the liners really sets things off nicely.

[cudgee]

Outstanding craftsmanship as per usual.

[Steve Warden]

D) All of the above
Niiiiiiiice!

[TripleF]

Very, very knice!!!

[tknottsknives]

Gorgeous! I have one is spalted Maple around here some place . . . could be Cooper, don't think it's a GEC . . .

Thank you. This is the first time I've used spalted maple. Ive had this chunk for a while and finally found a knife to use it on. I really liked the way it came out.

@tknottsknives,
That knife looks great! The file work on the liners really sets things off nicely.

Thanks. Im a big fan of that...as you can see on ALL my knives lol. I think it adds something a little special that not a lot of factory knives have.

Outstanding craftsmanship as per usual.

Thank you sir!

D) All of the above
Niiiiiiiice!

Thank you sir! I appreciate your comments.

Very, very knice!!!

Thanks you sir!

[FRJ]

I could love that knife all day long without a shield.

[tknottsknives]

I could love that knife all day long without a shield.

Thanks ..are you normally a shield kinda guy?

[doglegg]

Wonderful as is!

[FRJ]

Thanks ..are you normally a shield kinda guy?

A shield was never a factor in my choosing a knife.
I think most of my knives have shields but that was incidental.
Blade and frame design would certainly be a more critical decision.

You make a very attractive knife.

[tknottsknives]

Wonderful as is!

Thank you!

[tknottsknives]

Thanks ..are you normally a shield kinda guy?

A shield was never a factor in my choosing a knife.
I think most of my knives have shields but that was incidental.
Blade and frame design would certainly be a more critical decision.

You make a very attractive knife.

Thank you. I asked the same question when I posted on Reddit. I was surprised at the amount of people that really do not like shields. I found that interesting. For me it all depends on the knife. Some look perfect with it and others, the handle material itself is more than enough.