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Help with a Wood mk.1
A friend just brought be a knife to sharpen. It's marked:
Wood Knives mk.1 Venice, Calif. It opens like a butterfly, but looks like a standard folding knife. It has linen micarta scales. Does anyone have any information on this guy? Steve |
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He is very old, lives in Colo now, and made most of his knives in the 70s and 80s. He was an engineer who lived in Venice, Calif, and made knives as a hobby for many years. Mike Irie married his daughter and started the Wood folders up again for a few years. I collect them on a small scale, they are a bit of Southern California knifemaking history.
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Thanks Tom, I couldn't put my finger on this one exactly. The thing that really bugs me is I remember seeing this kind of knife on a website I just can't remember where I saw it.
__________________ Jerry Oksman ~ Cogito Cogito Ergo Cogito Sum ~ |
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All I can remember is the guy's name is Owen Wood. The Mike Irie connection is what brought it back. Correct me if I;m wrong, Tom, but I think he was the only one making that style of folder. I've seen some older hunting and knife-relaled magazines from the '80's and early 90's and his work looks extremely good. Many of those displayed in the mags were highly embellished too. Jason.
__________________ JASON CUTTER BLADEART Jason Cutter @ Dr Kwong Yeang Knifemaker, Australia (Matthew 10.16) |
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Howdy, all. The maker's name is Barry Wood. As well as selling his own custom-made pieces, his "swing folder" design was used by Pacific Cutlery for an all-metal version and also marketed by Colt in the same style as his original but with Colt markings and a nice leather belt sheath. Lastly, it showed up being made by Frost Cutlery with a "Frostwood" (colored laminate) handle configuration.
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Whoops - I need a brain transplant right about now... Jason.
__________________ JASON CUTTER BLADEART Jason Cutter @ Dr Kwong Yeang Knifemaker, Australia (Matthew 10.16) |
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Owen Wood is a South African maker.
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Steve PS The owner has decided to sell and it trying to make contact with Les right now. |
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Yes, other South Africans .
I had a website for Owen Wood, but it doesn't seem to work anymore. __________________ Jerry Oksman ~ Cogito Cogito Ergo Cogito Sum ~ |
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Coming to Toms defense, at least he knows the difference between Vice and Vise.....
__________________ Lloyd Hale |
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or is it visa versa???
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I saw one of these knives for sale recently, metal handles, I think,
Can't remember if was on another forum or mabe E-bay? B.G. |
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