A well used Fikes Honey

[RMLamey]

Here is what ive been clearing the Bamboo from around the house with. REALLY fun to cut with, and seen some action overseas too.... Early Jimmy Fikes "JUNGLE HONEY" One side forged/chisel ground long before it was "cool"

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[RogerP]

Total awesomeness!

Roger

 

[Win Heger]

Totally cool!

Win

 

[Doug C]

Matt,
That is a helluva' blade,just gorgeous. :thumbup:

Doug

 

[Joss]

Very, very cool.

What is that big piece of rusted steel?

 

[RMLamey]

Hi All, i also want to add that Jimmy didnt do the wrap on this handle, It was done by the "operator" that used it overseas. I was going to bug Jimmy to re wrap it, but i kinda like it as is. Heck i was going to polish the bevels and blast/brown the flats, but im lilking the well used look as it is.

Joss, the piece of steel in the background is one of many odd pieces in the yard... you should see some of the other stuff.

 

[Ivan Campos]

Now that´s a knife! Great score, Matt!

 

[ptgdvc]

Hey Matt,

If I am selected for Survivor17, I would like to borrow that Jungle Honey as my personal item!:thumbup:

P

 

[flava]

Very nice. :thumbup:
I really dig the Junge Honey. How's ancient rusted Jimmy doing?

 

[Bladeandbarrel]

Make one for all of us, matt!

 

[clembrewer]

I want one!

 

[saint o'killers]

I want one!

i want TWO!!! hey MAtt, you must show us some pics of your new home...it would be like a virtual house warming party.

 

[Michael Starr]

awesome find
great looking knife

 

[Jimmy Fikes]

Very nice. :thumbup:
I really dig the Junge Honey. How's ancient rusted Jimmy doing?

The ancient rusted Jimmy is due for another visit to the back specialist and a pain management clinic tomorrow morning. He's spending his time either walking / riding an exercise bike or flat on his aching back on the floor with his feet elevated. He's decided that if the two high-priced quacks tomorrow are of no help, he's going to start raising poppies and smoking a long skinny-stemmed pipe. :grumpy:

Knife work of any sort has stopped for now according to the ancient rusting Jimmy, but this doesn't mean that he's forgotten who gets which knife. They'll just be shipped (or made and shipped) later (Doug and Flavius and Hans and John and... and... I forget). Later. That's why his name is Jimmy L. (for Later, of course) Fikes.

I'm going to have to stop referring to myself in the third person or you guys will begin to think I'm as crazy as Lamey. And neither Matt nor I would want that.

The piece of rusted metal referred to above is an abandoned / unfinished piece of sculpture. Once I'm up and about again (and the shop here finally gets finished) I'm planning on devoting most of my time to doing more sculpting and oil painting. Matt can handle all necessary knifemaking. Put your name in now for paintings. Otherwise it'll be the same old story... I'll become famous and my work overpriced. Consider yerselves warned.

Old Rusted Jimmy

 

[Tai Goo]

Hey!

No pain,... no gain! :jerkit:
Grow up for god's sake!

... just kidding One Whack!

Tai's back's all tore up from getting in and out from the non ferrous squat shop,... no pain meds save for the beer!

 

[Doug C]

Matt,Jimmy,
The Maker's mark on the Jungle Honey,was that Jimmy's?
And now it's Don Fogg's?

Jimmy put me down for an Oil.

Doug

 

[Broos]

Wow, what a bamboo cutter! I want one, too!

 

[RMLamey]

That is one of many marks that Jimmy uses. There are at least 3 sizes of this particular mark.

I believe that Dons mark is inletted, and Gold. The above mark was smacked in with a power hammer.

 

[Win Heger]

That guy Fikes is a talented SOB! Here's a sculpture that I've had for years. Put me down for a sculpture.

Win

 

[RMLamey]

rootin around in the basement here at the former Cave of the ole Grump himself, I found a neat piece. I hesitate to post a pic, as Im afraid the Grump will holler at me and make me give it back. Maybe I will take and post a pic later when im not so damn cold (was in the teens last night).