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I still made out pretty well I think.
I would have loved to go to Blade this year, mostly just to meet a lot of the people I have "met" in the forums, but it wasn't meant to be. Next year though for sure.
However, one doesn't have to go to Blade to score.
I recently traded into 2 knives that I wanted to share.
First up is what promises (should be here today!) to be a gorgeous bowie by another 2005 Blade Show absentee, Nick Wheeler. I believe that the 2 best non-ranked (yet) smiths right now are Nick, and of course Don Hanson. Each consistantly turns out some of the finest forged work I have ever seen, by anybody, regardless of any initials that follow their name. I have been disappointed several times with knives by well regarded Mastersmiths, I have yet to be disappointed by anything from Nick or Don.
I once had a 9" ironwood fighter/bowie of Nicks, it was amazing, I regretfully say "was" because I foolishy sold it last year, but, I made amends with this new one I think. This new bowie of Nicks is 7" of forged modified "W" and ladder pattern damascus, it's kind of like a "W" pattern that is arranged in a ladder pattern, very neat stuff, the S-guard is vividly, heat blued twist damascus, as is the ferrule, buttcap and finial. The handle is what looks to be killer Sambar stag, and if I know Nick's workmanship, it will be flawless. Nick told me that Jerry Fisk saw this knife and told him, and I'm paraphrasing: "You did good Bubba". Any time Jerry calls you Bubba, you know you did well. I just hope he didn't coon finger it too much...
Here are Blade Gallery's pics of it, I hope to get a chance to take some of my own in the next week or 2, time, and baby, permitting...
I would have loved to go to Blade this year, mostly just to meet a lot of the people I have "met" in the forums, but it wasn't meant to be. Next year though for sure.
However, one doesn't have to go to Blade to score.
I recently traded into 2 knives that I wanted to share.
First up is what promises (should be here today!) to be a gorgeous bowie by another 2005 Blade Show absentee, Nick Wheeler. I believe that the 2 best non-ranked (yet) smiths right now are Nick, and of course Don Hanson.
Each consistantly turns out some of the finest forged work I have ever seen, by anybody, regardless of any initials that follow their name. I have been disappointed several times with knives by well regarded Mastersmiths, I have yet to be disappointed by anything from Nick or Don.I once had a 9" ironwood fighter/bowie of Nicks, it was amazing, I regretfully say "was" because I foolishy sold it last year, but, I made amends with this new one I think. This new bowie of Nicks is 7" of forged modified "W" and ladder pattern damascus, it's kind of like a "W" pattern that is arranged in a ladder pattern, very neat stuff, the S-guard is vividly, heat blued twist damascus, as is the ferrule, buttcap and finial. The handle is what looks to be killer Sambar stag, and if I know Nick's workmanship, it will be flawless. Nick told me that Jerry Fisk saw this knife and told him, and I'm paraphrasing: "You did good Bubba".
Any time Jerry calls you Bubba, you know you did well. I just hope he didn't coon finger it too much... Here are Blade Gallery's pics of it, I hope to get a chance to take some of my own in the next week or 2, time, and baby, permitting...
