All About Pocket Knives

Quick Steel wrote:Squatch, I'll certainly keep that one in mind. By the way, you want to stay away from that QuickSilver fellow. I think he has been stealing my identity.] Garry [aka QuickSteel.]

Sorry 'bout that Quicksteel.....I think I'm gettin' old timers disease.

Nice shot Scott!!! Love the elk stag.

I like the Scout theme, JTX. Nice pic.

Messing around with different poses on this S&M I've been carrying for a few days. I like the bones in this light.

That scout knife and handbook pic sure makes me daydream about a time long ago, nice photo jtx.
That is some very attractive elk stag for sure TripleF.
Very nice shots of your knife Ivoryman, the color and texture of that bone really pop in the pic.
Nice combo of the three different woods in your composition superatentorial.

Here is a Coca Cola knife. The only marking is U.S.A. on the tang.

Colonial made a lot of the advertisers and they made a lot of Coke knives. They weren't the only ones who made them, they were made in Germany, China and a few other US manufacturers. My Father in Law worked for Coke and we have some older Coke collectibles but the knives were always my favorite.
The Kutmaster is my favorite along with the German made one with End of Day's scales .

I really like the Scout knife and Scout book, Jtx - very evocative photo!

Scott, a scar is a memory that never fades! Elk on weathered wood is pretty nice.

That Maher and Grosh with the patina and weathered wood is well composed, Supratentorial.

Nice Coke knives and dominoes, MH.

Ivoryman - very fine S&M.

Here is a little 2 1/2" Wharncliffe body knife with no markings at all.

Dinadan wrote:Here is a little 2 1/2" Wharncliffe body knife with no markings at all.

Nice photograph.... and nice knife!

Played around a bit more trying to capture some good pics.
This time I'm using some Edward S. Curtis images for a back drop.

Wow, really nice shots everbody, thanks for sharing! Here are some I took today out in the forest...knife looks big, but it is actually a little 3" watch pocket sunfish.

Dinadan wrote:Here is a little 2 1/2" Wharncliffe body knife with no markings at all.

I don't know why but your pic reminded me of this one of mine, mustard been the loupe.

Very cool pics Mad H. Love that knife Mike, 26 is a fav pattern. Sweet one you have there.

Mike, is it a Sleeveboard or an Equal End Sunfish?

I have a Rough Rider Sunfish somewhere and I was really impressed with the look, fit and finish of the knife. Granted it needs to be touched up more frequently than many of the other steels but overall for the price you can't go wrong. I hate to say it but the offshore manufactures in China and Taiwan are responsible in a large part for the resurgence in the interest in traditional knife patterns. Because of Schrade and RR many long discontinued patterns are being revived and made available to the new collectors.

Here's my RR Sunfish.

I like the way this pic came out.

Some favorites out for oil, wax and good to go for awhile.

Nice pic indeed Tsar Bomba

That bakers dozen is a sweet line up Ivoryman.

I always love a good lineup pic, my problem is always, how do you ;ine them up, by size, length, manufacturer, scales?

This?
or this?
This?
or this?
Or just the straight forward Military/Police line up
If you're feelin' a little risque maybe line them up this way.
I'm just jokin' but you bring up a good point when taking photos of more than one knife, The problem becomes evident with just 2 knives. Which one do you focus on? Do you try to capture both of them equally?

Any of you folks who have tried to take a pic of 2 or more knives know what I mean and I'm willin' to bet that everyone here has tried to pair knives up for a photo op at one time or another. One knife invariably will always photograph better than the other, if you can see the gain in the bokote scales on one, the other will be too dark or too brite. Even within one knife, if you can see the scales clearly the blade looks black. Nowhere like the hobby of photography do Murphy's Laws apply more readily.
Still it's not magic and most people given the time and the curiosity would figure it out on their own. Another thing is always composition, what is your pic gonna look like as the finished product You should be cropping out the extraneous stuff in the pic as you're filling the frame. We all want nice nature shots but nature doesn't always cooperate and if you wait for it you'll miss many opportunities for otherwise great pictures because you didn't manipulate the environment to maximise your pic. Sometime moving a stick, adding a leaf is all it takes. Sometimes you're lucky and sometimes it takes a lot of manipulation to get the shot you want. Hey you should always be ready for that perfect outdoor shot but be ready and know how to exploit your camera's abilities and manipulate the environment some.
Improvise, a pizza box lid make a great selector to get rid of shadow naturally. Direct light is harsh, bounced light is soft and makes great fill lighting too. If you have a decent DSLR the pizza box makes a great makeshift gray card on the inside and the white outside for settin' white balance manually. Nothin' gets you more natural colors than using a white card to set your white balance.

Props are a necessary evil too, properly used they add to the pic and story plus they fill empty space and unless you're doin mug shots or inventory shots for insurance it's always nice to have something along with the knife. Not only does it fill empty space but it also gives perspective, reference for size, there are many other reasons, those were but a few.
Like I mentioned, props can tell a story...
Ok, I've rambled enough for one night, have a good one folk and here's a site to check out with some good basic tips for takin' pics with a smart phone which by it'self will improve the quality of your next pictures. .

I made some improvements to my simple little light box today and I am pleased

Case Rock

I got some pics of my favorites today.

Beautiful color in the Schrade bones there Slinger.

Thank you Iman.

Snapped this 8ot while working in the yard on this rainy day.

Nice shot of that 8OT Paul, beautiful patina, fine looking old knife.....and those peachseed Schrades are outasight!