A Bruce Bump That I Got To Hold -

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I was immediately humbled and fascinataed at the grind at first sight of this blade, which just now recently turned into a complete and finished knife. There is nothing like it I can compare to even imagination than actually holding and seeing in the real a true master's work. I feel myself very fortunate to have held and seen it before its' finish and shall never forget my fear and my wanting of more of it..

A TYPICAL BRUCE BUMP WORK:
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Roger You are too kind. Actually this is the first one I had Roger heat treat for me. It is ATS-34 and I just never felt confident in my own air hardening procedures. I can stand up straight with the simple high carbon steels and even the 52100 triple quench but when it comes to stainless steel I usually send them to Paul Bos. Im impressed with all the research, data logging and hardness testing Roger has done to become highly proficient so I ask him to do a couple for me. This one has a very very thin edge that will warp just because of its grind but it came to me staight as an arrow. Nice job and thanks Roger.

Specs:
handle.....stabilized muskox slabs
steel.......ATS-34
bolsters...nickel silver
rivets......nickel silver
HT.........Roger Linger
engraving...Tom Moro

This knife is a donation to The Oregon Show as a "Display Award"
 
WOW! Roger wasn't stretching it a bit, and when Roger says it's nice, it really is nice. Yes, Roger has a great HT, being the perfectionist that he certainly is. Hey, you two fellas make a great team. Bruce, I don't know how a person could let that one go! The musk ox slabs are certainly beautiful, too. You did a grand job of the whole knife, Bruce.
 
WOW! That is a fantastic knife! Beautiful work Bruce! ...btw Bruce, I for some reason thought you lived in Mississippi until I was talking to Bruce Evans at Batson's, and then I find out you live all the way out West! :)

Roger, you lucky dog, with doing the heat treating services you get to handle the work that some of the masters produce! Cool! :)

-Darren
 
Watching Bruce make this beautiful knife was fun, but holding the finished product, as well as his double bloster guard bowie, and the other knives he is taking to the oregon Knife show this weekend was a treat. It has been a great pleasure learning from Bruce. The greatest thing I learned from him was his focus, his desire to make the absolute best knife he can, never be satisfied with anything less, but mostly his focus to detail.

Great knife Bruce, I'll miss you when I move, but I'm already planning my first trip back.

You've become something special to me; just wanted to say so in front of this crowd.

Thank you Bruce,


Harry
 
Thankyou John and Darren for the good words.

Harry You have been a good apprentise but more so a good friend. Im going to miss you too but Halfway Oregon is not Halfway around the world. Youll be back. You are leaving the Bader 3 right?
 
Bruce I love looking at your knives! This is what it's all about, and you are indeed the Master. Zowie! :D :cool:
 
First, beautiful work Bruce and Roger.

But I have to know: where do you get muskox and does it always have that 3d swirl effect? Is it bone? fossil? .... please fessup.

Steve
 
I hope I did not create any illusions but if I had; I did nothing except the HT (YES :) ) . All the knife is Bruce's work.
 
Steve, Muskox is 3D and translucent. I had these slabs stabilized by WSSI. They would have warped like crazy but I had them C clamped to 1/4" steel plates and they came back pretty straight. I bought mine from akivory from Alaska. He used to be on this forum but havent seen him for awhile. Maybe sombody has his address?

Oh.. it is slabbed off the horn of the ugliest beast in Alaska
 
Absolutely stunning. I had to walk away and then come back to look at it again before commenting. I can't think of anything more appropriate than just stunning.
 
Not only that either, but Bruce had to grind that blade with a bunch of makers looking over his shoulders. If it had been me I would been slipping all around that grinder because of the sweat dripping off my thingies.

RL
 
It was a grinding demo/competition at the 2003 Oregon Show. There were 10 of us and all the blanks were the same. We could grind them any way we wished. We were asked to take them home and bring them back completed to be donated. It is going to be hard to give it up. BTW I didnt win.
 
Beutiful Bruce, I love the shape and style. I am drooling over the Musk Ox horn, increadable stuff, I have to get some.

Did the stabilizing change the feel of the horn like it does with wood?

Beutiful Bruce, looks like it should grace the belt of a nobel woman.
 
Very SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She looks perfect in every way,But then again what do we expect from a Master :D Hope mine can reach this level someday...
Bruce
 
The ugliest beast in Alaska? I used to date her, but I don't remember her having horns! Watch out for blind dates up there, too. Hey, thanks for the info on the horn. Beautiful knife, Bruce!
 
Man, you guys sure can kiss a$$!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

It turned out real nice Bruce. I didn't make it over there to bug you when you ground yours. I got nervous and screwed mine up pretty good. Unfortunately I didn't have time this year to finish my blank, so I had to send it back. I'm not real keen on the profile...but looks like you made it work nicely.

If you guys want to talk lessons in grinding, you should have seen Scott Cook grind his. Scott ground his right after I did mine, and he is like a machine!!! He ground it perfectly, even with spectators around. He won too!

Bruce, you are too generous!...I could not part with Musk Ox horn for a donation knife.

Somebody with a display at the Oregon show will be a real happy camper over this one.

Nick
 
that is, indeed, a sweetie, Bruce.

And I can vouch for Roger's excellent HT. He's the tops!
 
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