Fiddleback Friday - New Model!

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Hello and welcome to another Fiddleback Friday. This week I have 16 knives for y’all to look at. Every knife in this batch has a tapered tang! I did some things with handles that I haven’t had in a while. There is a knife with bolsters, and there is Massaccar Ebony! Woot!

There are also three pretty spectacular pieces from last week’s batch left. The three left from last week are the antique canvas Woodsman (regular tang), the Hunter wearing Cocobolo (tapered tang), and the Arizona Desert Ironwood Kephart (tapered tang).

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.

The prices this week are without sheaths. I am lucky enough to work with both Heber Ellsworth and Rick Lowe. Both make fantastic sheaths that are completely different from one another. I appreciate your support for them as well.

All of the steel this week is 3D Spalted 01.

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. We do all our shipping on Thursdays.

I still have the Fletcher Knivres Delta 425 I need to sell. This is a Fletcher Knives offering from his Blade Show batch. This was the belle of the batch IMO, and I bought it at the show for $300. It is new, in unused and unsharpened condition. The knife is $275 shipped with sheath.

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Now onto this week’s batch!:


First up are the Karda’s. You get to see all three Karda models. From left to right in the first pic are the regular Karda, the EDKarda and the Bushcraft Karda:

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2013 0125 001 – Karda, Natural linen, Tapered tang, Convex on 1/8” thick steel - SOLD

2013 0125 002 – EDKarda, Black Canvas on Black G10 with a green pinstripe and ¼” SS tubes for pins, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - $240

2013 0125 03 – Bushcraft Karda, Cocobolo over Black with a lime green pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - sold



Bushboots!!!:

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2013 0125 04 – Bushboot, Bloodwood over black with a white pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - SOLD

2013 0125 05 – Bushboot, Black on black with a lime green pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 1/8” thick steel - SOLD

New Model – Assym Fighter – 4” blade, 4.5” handle

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2013 0125 06 – Assym Fighter, Maroon linen over natural canvas with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 0.150” thick steel - sold

Aretes:

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2013 0125 07 – Arete, Cocobolo on bla k with a lime green pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - sold

2013 0125 08 – Arete, Nat on nat canvas with an orange pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - SOLD
 
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KE Bushies:

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2013 0125 09 – KE Bushie, Honduran Rosewood over black with a blue pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - sold

2013 0125 10 – KE Bushie, Osage Orange over natural canvas with an orange pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - SOLD

Bushfinger:

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2013 0125 11 – Bushfinger, Gem Quality Stabalized Dyed Curly Maple over black with a blue pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 1/8” thick steel - SOLD

Bushcrafters:

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2013 0125 12 – Bushcrafter, OD Green over natural canvas with a white pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - SOLD

2013 0125 13 – Bushcrafter, Bocote over black with a blue pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - sold

Kepharts:

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2013 0125 14 – Kephart Massaccar Ebony over natural canvas with a blue pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 1/8” thick steel - SOLD

2013 0125 15 – Kephart, Kirinite and black micarta bolsters and liners, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - SOLD
 
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Woodsman:

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2013 0125 16 – Woodsman, Honduran Rosewood over black with a blue pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - sold






Folks, we appreciate you checking out our knives. You keep us going here, provide two jobs besides mine, and feed 4 children and two wives. You have turned Fiddleback Forge from a hobby, into an American manufacturer. We never forget that!!! Thanks again.
 
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2013 0125 10 – Arete, Osage Orange over natural canvas with an orange pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - $290


Mine...:)

Edited to add: Andy, I am confused because you have KE Bushies above what I think are two Aretes. If the one I said I would take is indeed a Bushie, then I would prefer to take the canvas micarta Arete please. Let me know how to proceed.
 
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I'll take the bushfinger.
2013 0125 11 – Bushfinger, Gem Quality Stabalized Dyed Curly Maple over black with a blue pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 1/8” thick steel - $290
Andy I have to call you though.
 
Sweet!

Anything you can say about a story behind the new model? Inspiration? Looks nice!

The large bolster Kephart is a looker too. I like its about a 50/50 combo.
 
Andy I'll take this Bushboot

2013 0125 04 – Bushboot, Bloodwood over black with a white pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - $260
 
Great snag @MistWalker... Color combo should meet your writing project needs very well - it is GORGEOUS ----

ANdy - I'll take this Karda -

2013 0125 001 – Karda, Natural linen, Tapered tang, Convex on 1/8” thick steel - $175
 
Andy, if we want a sheath with our knife, is that something we do through you or do we contact the makers directly?
 
Ok, now that I almost hurt myself and beat the crap out of the keyboard staking my claim, and made it :) , I can relax and say the rest of it. I think that Bloodwood is going to be a perfect earthy color to both compliment and contrast the colors I am going to be working with in a LOT of photographs. Man I'm so stoked!
 
Wow. They keep getting better and better. Update for you Andy... My brothers loved their matching Bushfingers. Older brother is excited to have it for his deployment to Afganistan in March. I also got a natural canvas Bushcraft Karda for my girl friend's Christmas present. She opened it just before I proposed to her, she said yes. A few days after the ring excitement wore off she was carrying her knife, in Ricks purty sheath, through the house all excited asking for stuff to cut. She loves the knife! Lol. She is now a part of Fiddleback Fridays with me. Thank you for all your hard work and attention to detail on your knives! My tuxedo EDKarda is with me everyday.

Semper Fi,
Dan
 
Andy I'll take this Bushboot

2013 0125 04 – Bushboot, Bloodwood over black with a white pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” thick steel - $260

Had a feeling you'd take that one, congrats! Andy very nice (and large) batch this week!
 
I'll take the 2013 0125 14 – Kephart Massaccar Ebony over natural canvas with a blue pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 1/8” thick steel - $290

Wow, feel like all my horses just came in!:)

thanks!
 
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Hey Andy, I think you've got those KE Bushies labeled as Aretes??? Maybe I'm wrong.
Anyway, great stuff. The knife I've been waiting for just got snagged.
 
When I saw the Bushboots, I knew one of 'em was headed to Tn. Thought it might be the 1/8", but the bloodwood handle is super.

Great batch Andy! I'm really liking the work on the new model.
 
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