Off the wall - clipless Kopa ... ?

[bearfacedkiller]

What about the dragonfly as a pattern for a classy gents folder?

[bh49]

Here is the USA Knifemaker page where I got the picture for the Photoshop: http://usaknifemaker.com/handle-materia ... -cell.html" target="_blank

Here is what it looks like when polished; picture taken from the same page:

Thank you for a picture and link. This is much better. Still is hard to beat nice wood, bone or stag in my book.

[bh49]

What about the dragonfly as a pattern for a classy gents folder?

Sorry, not a big fan. I used to own couple. CF and acid etched variants. I liked acid etched until one day I saw it next to my Kopa. Kopa proportions and no swedge blade look so much better for me. If this would be up to me I would rather go with Chaparral than Dragonfly. Also Chaparral has thinner blade.
Both Chaparral and Dragonfly are not my favorite platforms for gents knife. I would rather see Kopa or Caly3, but considering what it sounds for me like a lack of Moki cooperation, these two knives are not the options.

[The Deacon]

What about the dragonfly as a pattern for a classy gents folder?

I prefer the ergos of the Kopa and Chaparral, but we know from the Micro Dyads and the bostered Stretch I love dearly that G Sakai can do a beautiful job with bolsters and scales, so I guess it would be possible.

Sorry, no love for C-Tek

Thanks for the info. But I don't think I like it a lot.

Not my first choice either, not even my tenth, although some colors are more appealing than others. Plus, I've hear reports of the resin breaking out of the outermost, partial, tubes. OTOH, I doubt we'll find any one material everyone who would otherwise buy a bolstered Chaparral can agree on. Heck, out of the 16 Kopas, there are only four with scales I really love, and one of those only because of its "after market" embellishment.

[bh49]

Heck, out of the 16 Kopas, there are only four with scales I really love, and one of those only because of its "after market" embellishment.

I figure out two: Cocobolo and Evrina. What are others, if not a secret?

[The Deacon]

I figure out two: Cocobolo and Evrina. What are others, if not a secret?

You figured correctly, Roman, and the other two are no secret, they're the amber/brown jigged bone and giraffe bone.

[On Edge]

" … I love these and will buy all four (these two and two from previous picture), if they sufficiently spaced in time … "

OK Roman, stand by while I find a space to rent and get my tooling configured and make arrangements with some suppliers and locate the proper artisans … can't seem to find the right "filters" in Photoshop to take care of those things for me!

:cool:

~ edge

[xceptnl]

OK, a few more with wood … (then I'll quit, I promise - having a little too much fun … )





~ edge

These all look great edge. I much prefer something organic for my covers. C-Tek is something I have always felt made knives look cheap. Even the elegant ones shown above don't seem as elegant as they could with some curly Koa or the like. That's just my $.02

[Blue Possum]

Disappointing not a possibility of Clip-less Kopa anytime soon. Looks like I will be trying to get a couple that I want and don't have, and have to battle to pay the high price.

I too tried to contact Steve on a mod. of at least one Kopa to convert to clip less, and like those before me, I don't think there is any amount he is willing to take to take on the project.

The double bolster might peak my interest, but I don't think enough, and will elect to try to chase the Kopa's instead.