David Broadwell WIP "Dagger of Light"....

David, once your work hits a certain level and maintains it, you are no longer exceptional.......for you it becomes "normal" and expected. Great job, bud:D:thumbup:

Paul
 
Thanks to all of you who left comments, or sent private emails.. I have a lot of admiration for David's work, and respect for his business practices. Whenever one of his knives is shown on a forum, have you ever noticed that often there will be a comment to the effect of "I can spot his work from across the room" etc.? That is no small feat in any artistic endeavor. Music, Painting, Car Design, whatever, having your own "thing" is something that every artist strives for, but very few manage.. Thanks Murray for your post, your suggestion is something I am working on..To the person who inquired about a sheath, we are currently discussing which way to go on that..

Here is a "tip up" picture where the lighting shows the blade a bit better..
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Lastly, this was David's favorite picture of the ones I sent to him, so I should have used it earlier.. Thanks again David.. Best Regards, Rich Slaughter
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Gentlemen, I really appreciate the compliments! I don't get to make that many daggers, so this one was particularly pleasant to make. Rich is easy to work with. He is the one who commented that most of my work has a "dark and earthy" look, so he wanted to go a different way with the dagger, something brighter. I already had this dagger on paper, and after making a couple of modifications Rich approved it and I got started.

I'm pleased that Rich liked the end result, and that the rest of you do, too. Your comments are very encouraging.

And Rich, thanks for ordering this dagger!

David
 
Great dagger, I love the materials and the way they are blended to get this exciting end result:cool::thumbup:

David, I have a question for you. Do you know the Southafrican knifemaker Peter Mason? When I look at his work he is (to say the least) inspired by your work. Did he train under you? To be clear about this, I don't want to offend anybody, but the resemblance to your work is so striking that I'm curious about it.
For those who don't know what I mean check out this gallery:http://www.petermasonknives.com/Gallery.htm

Marcel
 
Absolutly perfect and impressive work. Unic desing and wonderful execution!!!! Tanks for show.
Congratulations!!!
Eduardo Berardo
 
Marcel54 said:
David, I have a question for you. Do you know the Southafrican knifemaker Peter Mason? When I look at his work he is (to say the least) inspired by your work. Did he train under you? To be clear about this, I don't want to offend anybody, but the resemblance to your work is so striking that I'm curious about it.
For those who don't know what I mean check out this gallery:http://www.petermasonknives.com/Gallery.htm

Marcel
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Thank you Marcel and Eduardo.

Marcel, I have never met, spoken with, or had an email or letter from Peter Mason. I am, however, very familiar with his work. He's a copycat. On his gallery page are daggers that resemble Fuegen's, a few with some Rietvelt elements, and many copied mostly from my Persians and freeform daggers. This one, for instance, is my Persian design with my typical elements but with a double guard: http://www.petermasonknives.com/knife13a.htm It's okay, even good, to be inspired by someone. I was inspired first by Reverdy, then later to a greater extent by Fuegen, when I began carving in an organic Art Nouveau style years ago. However, there comes a time when the person who has been inspired to start doing his own thing and stop copying the maker from whom the inspiration was taken. I also find that it's not cool to go around telling everyone that you were inspired by Fuegen and Broadwell (his web site and Blade Gallery) without so much as a courtesy email. Larry spoke with him at Blade 2 or 3 years ago about this. When I cross his path I will mention it as well.

David
 
dbl-edge said:
Thank you Marcel and Eduardo.

Marcel, I have never met, spoken with, or had an email or letter from Peter Mason. I am, however, very familiar with his work. He's a copycat. On his gallery page are daggers that resemble Fuegen's, a few with some Rietvelt elements, and many copied mostly from my Persians and freeform daggers. This one, for instance, is my Persian design with my typical elements but with a double guard: http://www.petermasonknives.com/knife13a.htm It's okay, even good, to be inspired by someone. I was inspired first by Reverdy, then later to a greater extent by Fuegen, when I began carving in an organic Art Nouveau style years ago. However, there comes a time when the person who has been inspired to start doing his own thing and stop copying the maker from whom the inspiration was taken. I also find that it's not cool to go around telling everyone that you were inspired by Fuegen and Broadwell (his web site and Blade Gallery) without so much as a courtesy email. Larry spoke with him at Blade 2 or 3 years ago about this. When I cross his path I will mention it as well.

David
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David, I thought as much, but was a bit reluctant to be completely outspoken about it, before I got your opinion. I think it is really uncool, downright rude and disrespectfull to do what Mason is doing!!!!!

David, you're the man:cool::thumbup:

Marcel
 
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Dagger of Light is SICK!
Should stand as some testament to all that is good about mankind and his discovery of tools. A pinnacle if I've ever seen one.
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