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As always, my first priority is to thank all of you. Fiddleback Forge depends on y’all, and we hope you love the tool you buy from us.
Man, what a week. I’ll be driving down to the quarterly GA Knifemakers Guild meeting this afternoon and evening, so I may be a bit slow to respond. I have a few extra special things to show you this week. First, be sure to check out the Fiddle mark on the extra sweet Arete with Paduk handles and forged flats! Nice knife to be sure.
And introducing a new finish on the flats of the SS knives that I am calling Fiddleback Textured Flats. I think it makes them look a lot more my style. I’ve been working on this for a while, and I hope you like it.
Even though we are growing, please be sure that every knife that has my initials has been hand ground by me. Also, the handle shapes are mine alone. Honestly, right now I have my hands in every process. But I wanted y’all to know that I’m not marking knives with my name that aren’t made by me.
We have upgraded our marking ability and the mark is now etched deeply in the steel.
The prices this week are without sheaths. I am lucky enough to work with Rick Lowe and Heber Ellsworth for my sheaths. The make beautiful sheaths that really compliment my work. I appreciate your support for them as well.
The steel this week is 3D Spalted 01 steel and CPM 154CM with Fiddleback Textured Flats.
Payment may be made to Paypal, or by personal check or MO. I hold all personal checks until they have cleared. This usually doesn’t cause a delay because they usually clear before shipping day.
Attention!!! The paypal address is: fiddlebackpayments at att dot net. Please describe your purchase in the payment notes.
Shipping is included within the US. Ken has taken over the shipping department and he got the packages out on Tuesday this week. He is also doing the packing and wrapping, which had been getting done by a part time helper. I think the packages this week were as good as when I used to do them myself or even better maybe. There is going to be a special e-mail address for all questions or concerns regarding shipping. I’ll give that out next week. Please help us help you by describing your purchase in the payment notes section.
Small Knives! I did a BIG batch of small knives this week. Some really spectuacular pieces in the bunch, not the least spectacular is the natural canvas scales. Please be sure to check out the pink g10 pinstripe on the Wenge handled Hiking Buddy!
2013 1101 001 – EDCII, Wenge over black g10 with a white g10 whitewall, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $270
2013 1101 02 – EDCII, Arizona Desert Ironwood over natural canvas with a white g10 pinstripe, Skeletonized Full Thickness Tang (SFT Tang), Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $240 SOLD
2013 1101 03 – EDCII, Emerald Burlap from Shadetree over black g10 with a lime green g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $270 SOLD
2013 1101 04 – Hiking Buddy, Wenge over black g10 with a pink g10 pisntripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $270
2013 1101 05 – Hiking Buddy, Wenge over black g10 with an orange g10 pisntripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $270 SOLD
2013 1101 006 – Hiking Buddy, Stabilized Redwood Burl over natural canvas with an orange g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $250
2013 1101 007 – Hiking Buddy, Red Burlap from Shadetree over black g10 with a white g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $270 SOLD
2013 1101 008 – Bushboot, Arizona Desert Ironwood over black g10 with an orange g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $240SOLD
2013 1101 009 – Bushboot, Black on black with blue, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $240
Arete – This knife is really nice. Adam picked it for the Fiddle this week! It sports hammer textured flats, tapered tang, and Paduk!!!
2013 1101 010 – Arete, Paduk over black g10 with a white g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $295SOLD
Osage Orange Handles – I don’t know whats going on with me and Osage lately, but I’m certainly into it, and y’all have been buying them too, so here they are again.
2013 1101 011 – Guardless Woodchuck, Osage Orange over natural canvas with a black g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $280 SOLD
2013 1101 012 – Bushfinger, Osage over black g10 with white g10 whitewalls, SFT Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $260SOLD
2013 1101 013 – Sneaky Pete, Osage Orange over natural canvas with a blue g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $295
2013 1101 014 – Nessmuk, Osage over black g10 with an orange g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $295
Two SS Beauties with the new Fiddleback Textured Flats. I hope y’all like these. It’s the first SS that I feel really feels like a Fiddleback.
2013 1101 015 – Bushfinger, Stabilized Maple Burl over black g10 with a lime green g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick CPM 154CM steel - $335 SOLD
2013 1101 016 – Kephart, Paduk over black g10 with white g10 whitewalls, SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick CPM 154CM steel - $315SOLD
4 Random Models – These 4 were loney this week. I put them together. They are all outstanding!
2013 1101 017 – Nessmuk, Arizona Desert Ironwood over black g10 with a lime green g10 pinstripe. SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $260SOLD
2013 1101 018 – Sneaky Pete, Cofeebag Burlap from Shadetree over black g10 with a lime green g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $260
2013 1101 019 – KPH, Stabilized California Buckeye Burl over black g10 with a white g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $275SOLD
2013 1101 020 – Bushcrafter, Red Burlap from shadetree over natural canvas with a white g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel – (This one is really outstanding!) – $295 SOLD
Bushfingers – This is a pretty group of knives. I don’t know why I haven’t been using more of this Oak, but it is the prettiest I’ve ever seen.
2013 1101 021 – Bushfinger, Cofeebag Burlap over natural canvas with a blue g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Full Height Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $255SOLD
2013 1101 022 – Bushfinger, Curly Quartersawn Red Oak over natural canvas with a blue g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Full Height Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $255SOLD
2013 1101 023 – Bushfinger, Orange Burst G10, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $295 SOLD
Hunter, and Bushcraft Butcher Knife – These are both in a dark green burlap from Shadetree that I doubted and it sat around forever. But damn, its really pretty stuff when its finished. I should have known better than to doubt. The Bushcraft Butcher knife is made from the Padre pattern. It has a 5” blade and a 4.75” long handle.
2013 1101 024 – Hunter, Hunter Green Burlap from Shadetree over natural canvas with a thick white g10 whitewall, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - $350 SOLD
2013 1101 025 – Bushcraft Butcher Knife, Hunter green burlap from Shadetree, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $350SOLD
Competition Cutter – This is one I got back recently and refurbished. The blade was never used and is now in new condition. This spalting pattern was only done for a short period of time when I first discovered spalted steel. This is a rare knife. I don’t make the Comp Cutter much, and I never make it from 5//32” thick steel anymore. Its too hard to grind it when its that thin!!!
2013 1101 026 – Competition Cutter, Cofeebag Burlap from Shadetree with Natural linen micarta liners and bolsters, Full Thickness Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - $500
Thank you for you interest folks.
Man, what a week. I’ll be driving down to the quarterly GA Knifemakers Guild meeting this afternoon and evening, so I may be a bit slow to respond. I have a few extra special things to show you this week. First, be sure to check out the Fiddle mark on the extra sweet Arete with Paduk handles and forged flats! Nice knife to be sure.
And introducing a new finish on the flats of the SS knives that I am calling Fiddleback Textured Flats. I think it makes them look a lot more my style. I’ve been working on this for a while, and I hope you like it.
Even though we are growing, please be sure that every knife that has my initials has been hand ground by me. Also, the handle shapes are mine alone. Honestly, right now I have my hands in every process. But I wanted y’all to know that I’m not marking knives with my name that aren’t made by me.
We have upgraded our marking ability and the mark is now etched deeply in the steel.
The prices this week are without sheaths. I am lucky enough to work with Rick Lowe and Heber Ellsworth for my sheaths. The make beautiful sheaths that really compliment my work. I appreciate your support for them as well.
The steel this week is 3D Spalted 01 steel and CPM 154CM with Fiddleback Textured Flats.
Payment may be made to Paypal, or by personal check or MO. I hold all personal checks until they have cleared. This usually doesn’t cause a delay because they usually clear before shipping day.
Attention!!! The paypal address is: fiddlebackpayments at att dot net. Please describe your purchase in the payment notes.
Shipping is included within the US. Ken has taken over the shipping department and he got the packages out on Tuesday this week. He is also doing the packing and wrapping, which had been getting done by a part time helper. I think the packages this week were as good as when I used to do them myself or even better maybe. There is going to be a special e-mail address for all questions or concerns regarding shipping. I’ll give that out next week. Please help us help you by describing your purchase in the payment notes section.
Small Knives! I did a BIG batch of small knives this week. Some really spectuacular pieces in the bunch, not the least spectacular is the natural canvas scales. Please be sure to check out the pink g10 pinstripe on the Wenge handled Hiking Buddy!
2013 1101 001 – EDCII, Wenge over black g10 with a white g10 whitewall, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $270
2013 1101 02 – EDCII, Arizona Desert Ironwood over natural canvas with a white g10 pinstripe, Skeletonized Full Thickness Tang (SFT Tang), Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $240 SOLD
2013 1101 03 – EDCII, Emerald Burlap from Shadetree over black g10 with a lime green g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $270 SOLD
2013 1101 04 – Hiking Buddy, Wenge over black g10 with a pink g10 pisntripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $270
2013 1101 05 – Hiking Buddy, Wenge over black g10 with an orange g10 pisntripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $270 SOLD
2013 1101 006 – Hiking Buddy, Stabilized Redwood Burl over natural canvas with an orange g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $250
2013 1101 007 – Hiking Buddy, Red Burlap from Shadetree over black g10 with a white g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $270 SOLD
2013 1101 008 – Bushboot, Arizona Desert Ironwood over black g10 with an orange g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $240SOLD
2013 1101 009 – Bushboot, Black on black with blue, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $240
Arete – This knife is really nice. Adam picked it for the Fiddle this week! It sports hammer textured flats, tapered tang, and Paduk!!!
2013 1101 010 – Arete, Paduk over black g10 with a white g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $295SOLD
Osage Orange Handles – I don’t know whats going on with me and Osage lately, but I’m certainly into it, and y’all have been buying them too, so here they are again.
2013 1101 011 – Guardless Woodchuck, Osage Orange over natural canvas with a black g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $280 SOLD
2013 1101 012 – Bushfinger, Osage over black g10 with white g10 whitewalls, SFT Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $260SOLD
2013 1101 013 – Sneaky Pete, Osage Orange over natural canvas with a blue g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $295
2013 1101 014 – Nessmuk, Osage over black g10 with an orange g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $295
Two SS Beauties with the new Fiddleback Textured Flats. I hope y’all like these. It’s the first SS that I feel really feels like a Fiddleback.
2013 1101 015 – Bushfinger, Stabilized Maple Burl over black g10 with a lime green g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick CPM 154CM steel - $335 SOLD
2013 1101 016 – Kephart, Paduk over black g10 with white g10 whitewalls, SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick CPM 154CM steel - $315SOLD
4 Random Models – These 4 were loney this week. I put them together. They are all outstanding!
2013 1101 017 – Nessmuk, Arizona Desert Ironwood over black g10 with a lime green g10 pinstripe. SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $260SOLD
2013 1101 018 – Sneaky Pete, Cofeebag Burlap from Shadetree over black g10 with a lime green g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $260
2013 1101 019 – KPH, Stabilized California Buckeye Burl over black g10 with a white g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $275SOLD
2013 1101 020 – Bushcrafter, Red Burlap from shadetree over natural canvas with a white g10 pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel – (This one is really outstanding!) – $295 SOLD
Bushfingers – This is a pretty group of knives. I don’t know why I haven’t been using more of this Oak, but it is the prettiest I’ve ever seen.
2013 1101 021 – Bushfinger, Cofeebag Burlap over natural canvas with a blue g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Full Height Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $255SOLD
2013 1101 022 – Bushfinger, Curly Quartersawn Red Oak over natural canvas with a blue g10 pinstripe, SFT Tang, Full Height Convex on 1/8” thick 01 steel - $255SOLD
2013 1101 023 – Bushfinger, Orange Burst G10, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $295 SOLD
Hunter, and Bushcraft Butcher Knife – These are both in a dark green burlap from Shadetree that I doubted and it sat around forever. But damn, its really pretty stuff when its finished. I should have known better than to doubt. The Bushcraft Butcher knife is made from the Padre pattern. It has a 5” blade and a 4.75” long handle.
2013 1101 024 – Hunter, Hunter Green Burlap from Shadetree over natural canvas with a thick white g10 whitewall, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - $350 SOLD
2013 1101 025 – Bushcraft Butcher Knife, Hunter green burlap from Shadetree, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 steel - $350SOLD
Competition Cutter – This is one I got back recently and refurbished. The blade was never used and is now in new condition. This spalting pattern was only done for a short period of time when I first discovered spalted steel. This is a rare knife. I don’t make the Comp Cutter much, and I never make it from 5//32” thick steel anymore. Its too hard to grind it when its that thin!!!
2013 1101 026 – Competition Cutter, Cofeebag Burlap from Shadetree with Natural linen micarta liners and bolsters, Full Thickness Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - $500
Thank you for you interest folks.
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Good thing the SS Bushfingers has lime green pinstripes or it would have been hard to resist 
