Ryan's gallery of knives.....

[sudsy9977]

hey guys....i have some pics....just having some help from a fellow member(comp expert joec to help reduce them) .......most of these are not kitchen knives.....i hope you don't discriminate.....my film is being developed for the kitchen knives....hope they come out ok....ryan

[sudsy9977]

first is an integral slicer from tai goo......it is a silver handle with gold trim and set with moonstones.....lots more pics to come....ryan

[sudsy9977]

ohh....c'mon...i thought i had it this time.......those are so small you can't even see them.....i'll wait and take joe up on his offer to help me out.....see what happens bob....you get somebody like me trying to post these crazy pictures....ryan

[watercrawl]

Them are like teaser pictures or something. :D

[joecil]

Yes send them too me and I'll fix you right up. LOL I don't mean to laugh just can't help myself. It will only take a couple of minutes for me to do them and even post them for you. My email is joecil@alltel.net

[thombrogan]

Tai is one of the craftier blacksmiths in Arizona. Thanks for the wonderful albeit Lilliputian pictures!

[sudsy9977]

let's try this one....

[sudsy9977]

here's two cleavers that butch put handles on for me....

[joecil]

I wonder why it is showing as an attached image forcing one to click on it. Let me try on for you an see what the difference is. I'll wait for an answer before I post it though.

[sudsy9977]

also one of my edc's...

[sudsy9977]

alot of the other pics i had were from tai goo's website....joe said they would look bad if enlarged......you guys are out of luck for now.....i'll post some of the kitchen knives once i get my film....thanks joe

[joecil]

Sure no problem and the thumbnails are just that. If enlarged the picture quality would be gone, kind of like trying to inlarge an avatar.

[Octaveman]

I don't think your name is really Ryan...I think it's Jason.

[joecil]

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This knife is a real work of art, Ryan. I wouldn't have a use for it but it sure would look good on my mantel. :D

[watercrawl]

I don't think your name is really Ryan...I think it's Jason.

......or Michael.

[sudsy9977]

i have some other ones that are bigger than that.....i am gonna have to brek down and get a dig camera....i'd have like 10 pages of pics.....joe...i can't wai tot see that one it is currently in a museum show.... http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=485568 this is the thread on bladeforums about the show so i have to wait for my knife.....it is a cocobollo handle with silver fittings....ryan

[joecil]

Get yourself a cheap graphics program that can recompress a jpg file. I use Paint Shop Pro (pre Corel version). There are several programs out there that will do it for you and even some of the microsoft free stuff will. In most cases you don't need to resize them but 800x600 or 640x480 (pixels) will work. For this group keep it under 39KB and you should be fine and for knife forum they can be a little larger though I shot for the size here as it is the smallest.

[sudsy9977]

joe....im happy you think i have any idea whatsoever what you are talking about.....i can post images from my pictures....i just can't make them smaller....there is no way i could figure out what to do with a program like that.....i didn't have take any comp classes in school.....darn public school system.....thanks for the ip though....ryan

[joecil]

LOL no problem when I get done with you, you will know how believe me. It is easy but then all things are once you know how. If you get a digital camera most come with some software for doing it so that would be a good place to start. In the mean time just send them to me and I can shrink the file size for you.

[sudsy9977]

here are some more pics for everyone to enjoy.....ryan

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11069429@N04/

[thombrogan]

I hope you don't consider these comments to be disrespectful, but those Watanabe, Moritaka, Carter, Kirk, and Takeda knives look great.

How do you find the edge-retention on your Kirk Medicine Knife compared to other blades in 52100?

[Octaveman]

Ryan, gorgeous knives. There's a lot of money on those four pages. When did you get the Carter Damascus blades? Great stuff. Thanks.

[sudsy9977]

thom...i just got the medicine blade so not enough time to compare it....i think it'll be a good comparison to the ebk....just got to use them a little more....thanks fo the good words about the other stuff......bob...i got the carter's while ago......the gyuto is pretty perfect....believe it or not i have been thinking about selling the nakiri....i think you can feel if a knife is right for you....i don't know if that one is or not....it's a hard decision because it is an amazing slicer....ryan

[watercrawl]

I call first dibs on that nakiri. I ain't saying I can afford it when/if you sell it, but I want first dibs. :D

That really is a very nice collection you have Ryan. Thanks for sharing.

[thombrogan]

Can't wait to read how it works out.

[sudsy9977]

so i was sharpening two knives today...the medicine blade 52100 and the ebk 1084 i think.....boy was there a difference....thom do you have experience with either of those blades.....i could not get the ebk sharp until i just gave up and put a convex edge on it....ryan

[sudsy9977]

bob....hopefully this link will buy me some time till i get a camera and take some more pics.....ryan

here are:
2) igorot pinahigs (machetes) from the phillipines
a carter bowie forged from white steel
a damascus carter neck knife
a damascus desk knife with ebony handle
a 270 moritaka gyuto...extra wide

enjoy...ryan

[sudsy9977]

http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s18/sudsy9977/10-29%20Knives/?bulkComplete=1193714564359

forgot the link again....ryan

[Octaveman]

Nice, man. Yeah, you need a real camera. So, what's up with your Carter Nakiri? Still contemplating selling?

[sudsy9977]

i don't know bob.....i am actually getting a new handle put on it....don't even ask for a story.....it's too long and painful....but it'll work out in the end.....ryan