Suppose Tony and Reese each made, say, one knife each of three different patterns (six knives in total.) and didn't stamp the blades. Would you "Bose freaks" be able to tell, (WITH CERTAINTY) which maker made each knife?

Jim Taylor.

Yep...despite the similarities in patterns, they each have subtle differences. If you have seen enough of both you can tell. JT

Good question, I don't think I could tell, but then again I haven't seen enough. Between the one of each I've had over my short life both were top notch. My Tony Bose had more snap than my Reese Bose but that may be due to pattern more than anything else or steel (one was ATS-34 the other was D2).

-Troy

I will have Tony and Reese make the same knife and send them to me this week. I will let you know for certain if I can tell the difference...

Yes

Next best thing,

Take two of the same model, give it to one of you guys with a blindfold on and choose !!!!!

OOOOOOO that would be a fun challenge. Let's do it

In response to all but espc. Kerry's first post of, Yes".
I won't say, "Baloney", but "Baloney"......

And to you fellows who might really be able to differentiate between by Mr. Tony and Mr. Reese,
'Good on Ya'.....I'd be drooling too much to be able to differentiate!!!!
And I don't make a bad slipjoint, I am just in awe of the skill and workmanship of Tony and Reese's knives....

Im serious. I think I COULD tell the difference, especially if the knives were the exact same pattern, same handle material, everything the same. If they were different knives it would be very difficult.

Without the benefit of sight, I would rely on comparing how they work first. I'm not sure if you could FEEL a difference in finish between the two. That would be dang near impossible. But, I'm guessing and don't think that I will ever see the planets aligned in such a way as to ever experience this test.

OK Kerry, If that is the case, then I could easily be envious of your having handled that many of their knives

.....he is on that fast pace learning curve

For me the test would be for Tony to use Reese's stamp on a knife Tony made or vice-versa. I wouldn't be confident that I could tell that something was amiss. You would?

Oh that's blasphemy. Knifemakers don't trade stamps . I think that's probably up there with(but for different reasons) wearing somebody elses underwear. That'll never happen.

That said, the stamp wouldn't matter in a blind test for me because I don't think I could feel the name with my rough fingers. I still say I would have to rely on how they work. The differences are really subtle but there nonetheless.

Less Filling!!

SLIPS GREAT!

A lot of the guys I know who have been collecting Boses for many years hesitate to make comparisons between Reese and Tony's work, although they know the differences better than anyone.

Now if you did want to compare them, the best way to do it might be to get the same knife, same serial number, say a #0 prototype of a popular pattern like the 4 inch BP, one from Reese and one from Tony, and put the both out on your desk and play with them for a while. Kind of like what I just did with these...

Hi Eddie,

Great idea. Send them this way would you?? I would like to compare them with my #5 in stag by Tony.. Wonder if there is a difference

Eddie my Friend You just Rocked my world! incredible set