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ABS Reno Expo 2008 review
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I would choose to own that display over the Warenski King Tutankhamen Dagger display.
Perhaps crazy but true.
Perhaps crazy but true.
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Here's a good slide show of Larry making the knife and sheath below.
http://larryfuegen.com/slideshow/NEWknife.html
http://larryfuegen.com/slideshow/NEWknife.html
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Thanks Keith and Kevin. That slideshow is mesmerizing. Watched the spur slideshow on his site, too. :thumbup:
Coop
Coop
I started reading this thread a few days ago, but just spent well over an hour to finally catch up and get to the end (not to mention the time it took me to write this post). You guys have been busy.
Here is a summary of my ABS Reno weekend and then some comments.
It took me longer to drive to Reno than usual due to being too tired the night before to finish packing, snow in the coastal mountains and finally an accident a few hundred feet in front of me going up a snow-covered I-80.
When I finally got there I had a much hoped-for evening as contrast to the lengthy trip there - dinner with Dietmar Kressler. By chance he was at the SCI show at the invitation of Fabbri and we took advantage of being in the same place at the same time to hang out.
Friday morning I decided to take my chances with the weather and headed up to Mount Rose to snowboard for 3.5 hours. Steady light snow fall but few people and great fresh powder made it very worthwhile. It was pretty darn cold and windy at the top though.
I had to at least board once that weekend and since I couldnt do it on Thursday afternoon due to the longer than hoped for trip it meant skipping the seminars. Bummer but oh well; I made sure I was back to enjoy most of the preview though.
Then the show
It was great to see some fellow forumites again (STeven and Jeremy) and meet some for the first time (Joss, Kevin, Buddy).
I also had a real good time spending time with Bailey as I have done a few times in the past. You just cant meet a nicer guy. This must be what they refer to when they speak about Southern Gentlemen.
It was fun getting to know Burt Foster. He really can talk once you get him going. Lots of interesting and fun stories and opinions. Really enjoyable conversation.
Seeing Gary House (the man who introduced me to the ABS show) and Shane Taylor again and chatting for a few minutes with them rounded out a fun show.
The banquet was a good time as well. The food was better than I remembered from two years ago. Extra fun when sitting with a good crowd which for me this time was Bailey, Burt, Kevin and Joss.
Checking out the gun engravers show downstairs was cool, too. Headed out in mid-afternoon to beat the snow-crowd down the western slope.
My opinions on some show-topics already discussed in the previous pages:
I like the new setup
* Great to be able to see all the knives in a calm situation great to take the time to check them out and talk to the makers
* I like organization so the lottery is a better system than the mad-dash in my opinion, even though I usually dont get lucky (here my luck got some help to be sure)
The collectors corner was a neat idea but it wasnt a corner but rather a room. I think it would easily be fixed by actually making it a corner or a couple of tables in the main room instead of segregating it from the action.
I understand Joshs comments about Fri/Sat and preview and sale on the same day makes sense to me, too.
San Antonio likely wont see me though dont care for southern Texas in the summer, been there and its just not my cup of tea. Also, if I travel that far to a show, I want more variety. Before I get killed for that comment what I mean is stock removal and forged, US & International makers unlike some of the other forumites, I am not primarily an ABS collector. I also like the Reno venue in winter as I can combine it with a trip to the snow with my two little kids, I dont get many chances to come up for snow-boarding.
Only bought one knife this time as I have some orders coming in the first few months of this year that leave the knife budget strained at best. Knives that floated my boat (its possible that I will forget some here that I should mention, but its a week later and I just dont have the detailed memory that STeven obviously has):
* Burts laminated integral
* Baileys Japanese theme engraved folder the samurai engraving was AWESOME but I am just not a folder guy
* Tommy Gann had a beautiful bowie with stainless and copper fittings and an ivory handle
* Jon Christensen had a couple of beautiful fighters the leaf Damascus on the bigger one was gorgeous but the guard wasnt my style
* Tom Ferrys Japanese themed folder
* Bruce Bumps push dagger
Thats all at this point. No camera with me this time.
Oh yeah, last but not least THANKS BUDDY
PS: Jeremy, like others said nice Land Cruiser!
Here is a summary of my ABS Reno weekend and then some comments.
It took me longer to drive to Reno than usual due to being too tired the night before to finish packing, snow in the coastal mountains and finally an accident a few hundred feet in front of me going up a snow-covered I-80.
When I finally got there I had a much hoped-for evening as contrast to the lengthy trip there - dinner with Dietmar Kressler. By chance he was at the SCI show at the invitation of Fabbri and we took advantage of being in the same place at the same time to hang out.
Friday morning I decided to take my chances with the weather and headed up to Mount Rose to snowboard for 3.5 hours. Steady light snow fall but few people and great fresh powder made it very worthwhile. It was pretty darn cold and windy at the top though.
I had to at least board once that weekend and since I couldnt do it on Thursday afternoon due to the longer than hoped for trip it meant skipping the seminars. Bummer but oh well; I made sure I was back to enjoy most of the preview though.
Then the show
It was great to see some fellow forumites again (STeven and Jeremy) and meet some for the first time (Joss, Kevin, Buddy).
I also had a real good time spending time with Bailey as I have done a few times in the past. You just cant meet a nicer guy. This must be what they refer to when they speak about Southern Gentlemen.
It was fun getting to know Burt Foster. He really can talk once you get him going. Lots of interesting and fun stories and opinions. Really enjoyable conversation.
Seeing Gary House (the man who introduced me to the ABS show) and Shane Taylor again and chatting for a few minutes with them rounded out a fun show.
The banquet was a good time as well. The food was better than I remembered from two years ago. Extra fun when sitting with a good crowd which for me this time was Bailey, Burt, Kevin and Joss.
Checking out the gun engravers show downstairs was cool, too. Headed out in mid-afternoon to beat the snow-crowd down the western slope.
My opinions on some show-topics already discussed in the previous pages:
I like the new setup
* Great to be able to see all the knives in a calm situation great to take the time to check them out and talk to the makers
* I like organization so the lottery is a better system than the mad-dash in my opinion, even though I usually dont get lucky (here my luck got some help to be sure)
The collectors corner was a neat idea but it wasnt a corner but rather a room. I think it would easily be fixed by actually making it a corner or a couple of tables in the main room instead of segregating it from the action.
I understand Joshs comments about Fri/Sat and preview and sale on the same day makes sense to me, too.
San Antonio likely wont see me though dont care for southern Texas in the summer, been there and its just not my cup of tea. Also, if I travel that far to a show, I want more variety. Before I get killed for that comment what I mean is stock removal and forged, US & International makers unlike some of the other forumites, I am not primarily an ABS collector. I also like the Reno venue in winter as I can combine it with a trip to the snow with my two little kids, I dont get many chances to come up for snow-boarding.
Only bought one knife this time as I have some orders coming in the first few months of this year that leave the knife budget strained at best. Knives that floated my boat (its possible that I will forget some here that I should mention, but its a week later and I just dont have the detailed memory that STeven obviously has):
* Burts laminated integral
* Baileys Japanese theme engraved folder the samurai engraving was AWESOME but I am just not a folder guy
* Tommy Gann had a beautiful bowie with stainless and copper fittings and an ivory handle
* Jon Christensen had a couple of beautiful fighters the leaf Damascus on the bigger one was gorgeous but the guard wasnt my style
* Tom Ferrys Japanese themed folder
* Bruce Bumps push dagger
Thats all at this point. No camera with me this time.
Oh yeah, last but not least THANKS BUDDY
PS: Jeremy, like others said nice Land Cruiser!
I don't know if Larry's ancestry is German, but if it is, then as he pronounces it may be correct now, but not as it was originally (again this only applies if the name is German).
I often see names that are no longer pronounced as they were before the family or ancestors moved to foreign lands. It makes sense - you adapt to the local language to make things easier. My brother is already doing that. I refuse to though; I am stubborn
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Here's a couple more photos of the Larry Fuegen masterpiece that Keith posted eariler.
Doesn't get much better than this.
Doesn't get much better than this.
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Fuegen is a master of the highest order. I am not a huge fan of the "SW Baroque" style of the matching knife/spurs set, but I sure can appreciate the craftsmanship. Maybe if I was a Stetson kind of a guy it would work for me more!
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The VERY first maker STeven mentioned was Mastersmith A.G. Barnes, and his D-guard ST-24. It sure made me curious.
I had the pleasure of shooting this one for one of my clients, Lynn Olson:
(Knife Courtesy of myknifedealer.com)
Yes, I must agree it's worthy. It must have been sold ahead of time and was just there for display. I found it very captivating and fast. Excellent handle.
Coop
I had the pleasure of shooting this one for one of my clients, Lynn Olson:
(Knife Courtesy of myknifedealer.com)
Yes, I must agree it's worthy. It must have been sold ahead of time and was just there for display. I found it very captivating and fast. Excellent handle.
Coop
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The VERY first maker STeven mentioned was Mastersmith A.G. Barnes, and his D-guard ST-24. It sure made me curious.
I had the pleasure of shooting this one for one of my clients, Lynn Olson:
(Knife Courtesy of myknifedealer.com)
Yes, I must agree it's worthy. It must have been sold ahead of time and was just there for display. I found it very captivating and fast. Excellent handle.
Coop
Barney is a super nice guy. At the '05 Blade Show, I bought a strange little slender ST24 variant of his that has a stag handle, sculpted stainless guard and ferrule. and oddly enough, a buttplate with a small concho with a little gold nugget affixed to the center. Definately what you would call a one off model for him.
I really hope that more new maker start making "Maryland' style knives. Not because I own a couple, but because I like them and would like to see more like we did back in the 90's. I have taken a crack at maybe 10 of them over the last 3 years, but not of them made it to the final assembly stage. 3 of them were decent sized attempts at ST 23's, which are a real PITA to do with all of those weird angles. i have a medium sized ST24 wannabe project on my to do list. This one that Barney did is killer, but it is more of the "hybrid" 23/24 type like Bill did later in his career. It has the slanted guard and plunge lines like the 23. but the blade is pure ST24 protoype.