Fraps, John (J.R.)
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I started making knives in 1997 after seeing a friend in West Yellowstone make them and the enthusiasm he exhibited. I was pleased when I sold my first knife in that year and there was no stopping since then - I had to become a full time maker. I spend the time to make the fit and finish as good as I possibly can. The blades must be centered and the grind lines must be perfect. I'm not satisfied until the action is smooth and the lockup is solid for my linerlocks. Slipjoint knives "walk and talk" well or they don't leave my shop.
I specialize in linerlock folders (as invented by Michael Walker), and slip joint folders, both single and multi-blade. Currently, I'm stock removing and using heat colored, anodized and etched finished. I use blade materials such as ATS-34 stainless steel, Damascus, S30V stainless steel, Talonite and Stellite. I like natural handle materials such as mammoth ivory, pearl, ram's horn, jigged bone and stag.
I feel very lucky to have had some great knifemaking mentors and teachers who have often become friends because of our mutual involvement in knifemaking. In a craft where learning never stops, other makers as well as collectors, have been a great help with their willingness to share information, ideas, and suggestions.
Each year, I attend at least Blade Show in Atlanta, The Knifemakers Guild Show in Orlando, The Koval (Greater Ohio Valley) Show in Cambridge, Ohio, and the Chesapeake Show in Timonium, MD.
Affiliations:
Black Eyed Mammoth -- Model 80S |
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Black Lip with a Deep Etch |
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Blue Eyed Baby |
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Blue Eyed George |
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Blue Eyed Golden -- Model 80S -- Timascus |
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Blue Eyed Ice |
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Blue Eyed Ram |
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Blue Eyed Ti-Di (for Timascus/Damascus/Ivory) |
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Blue Eyed Timascus |
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Blue Eyed Wooly TRI-Mascus |
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D & R Ice |
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Dark Green Clip Point Slip Joint |
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Five Blue Eyes |
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Gent's Mother of Pearl Folder |
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Golden Damascus |
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Golden Eyed Damascus Woolly |
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Golden Eyed Mammoth -- Model 80S |
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Jigged Bone Clip Point Slip Joint |
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Left Handed Creamy Woolly |
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Multi-blade Blacklip & Gold Serpentine Jack |
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Old Wooly Red Eye |
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Pearly White -- Model 80S |
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Red Eyed Caramel Woolly |
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Sambar Stag Clip Point Slip Joint |
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Silver & Blue |
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Tactical Timascus Ice |
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TI and Ice Persian |
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Tiger Eyed Mammoth -- Model 80S |
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Timascus and Ice Folder |
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Timascus and Ivory Folder |
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Wharncliffe Fluted Ice |
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