Flamey Maple Fiddleback Friday. 11/16/12

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Welcome back to Fiddleback Friday! This is exciting for me. The holidays are here! I have some stellar woods in this weeks batch. Also, requested K Estella Bushies, and a beauty of an Arete. Scandi’s with tapered tangs in this one too!

As always, my first priority is to thank all of you from myself and Ron and our families. We depend 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 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. 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.



K Estella Bushies:

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2012 1116 001 – K Estella Bushie, White Linen over nat can with a blue pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Scandi on 1/8” 01 - SOLD
2012 1116 002 – K Estella Bushie, Stabalized Dyed Curly Maple in a flamey gold color over natural canvas with a white pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” 01 - SOLD


Scandi Hiking Buddies with tapered tangs:

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2012 1116 003 – Hiking Buddy, Bocote over black with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Scandi on 1/8” - SOLD
2012 1116 004 – Hiking Buddy, Black and blue g-10 with an elegant blue and white accent stripe, Tapered Tang, Scandi on 1/8” - SOLD

Arete:

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2012 1116 005 – Arete, Natural can over nat can with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” 01 - SOLD


Kephart

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2012 1116 006 – Kephart, Bocote over Black with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 - SOLD


Bushcrafter:

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2012 1116 007 – Bushcrafter, OD Canvas over nat can with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” 01 - SOLD

Also, for your viewing pleasure check out this Shank with a convex Daggergrind. It’s a dud unfortunately. The scratches I put in the tang to facilitate adhesion of the epoxy show up from under the scales. It was an amateur handle cutting mistake. C’est La Vie. At least I can say I can do the daggergrind now. (Typical engineering philosophy says that you can’t do something till you can repeat it.) I’ll be repeating this knife you can be sure. Its dangerous. The tapered tang and daggergrind leave a leaflet of steel thin and fast.

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Thank You!!!
 
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2012 1116 001 – K Estella Bushie, White Linen over nat can with a blue pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Scandi on 1/8” 01 - $290 - I'll take it, thx

Payment sent - using Rick's bar tab on this, thanks!
 
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I feel like you made this one for me:
2012 1116 002 – K Estella Bushie, Stabalized Dyed Curly Maple in a flamey gold color over natural canvas with a white pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” 01 - $290

I'll take it!

I do hope you aren't shipping next Thursday.

Payment sent
 
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2012 1116 001 – K Estella Bushie, White Linen over nat can with a blue pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Scandi on 1/8” 01 - $290 - I'll take it, thx

Payment sent - using Rick's bar tab on this, thanks!

You got it. Thanks!!!

I feel like you made this one for me:
2012 1116 002 – K Estella Bushie, Stabalized Dyed Curly Maple in a flamey gold color over natural canvas with a white pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” 01 - $290

I'll take it!

I do hope you aren't shipping next Thursday.

Payment sent

Its yours Thanks!!! I'll likely ship on Monday of next week.

THANKS!!!
 
Hey Andy, it's hard to tell on this end because I'm viewing the thread on a mobile but, does that Kephart have the spalting treatment on the steel or is the 01 smooth on the flats?
Thanks, Sergio
 
Hey Andy, it's hard to tell on this end because I'm viewing the thread on a mobile but, does that Kephart have the spalting treatment on the steel or is the 01 smooth on the flats?
Thanks, Sergio

On my PC, the spalting looks very mild on that Kephart - more like a hamon line. I wonder if it got ground down in the convexing operation.
 
Its yours Thanks!!! I'll likely ship on Monday of next week.

THANKS!!!

Wow - really?!? I wasn't trying to rush you - it was meant as encouragement you to spend time with your family.
If you get it out - great! However, while I can't speak for the rest of the folks here, if it takes you 'till the following Monday I'll surely understand.
Thanks Andy.
Really looking forward to my Christmas present to myself.
 
Andy,

I'll take this one:
2012 1116 005 – Arete, Natural can over nat can with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” 01 - $265

I sent payment for the OD Kephart in the other thread but it was sold already(not marked), so I already sent $225, I will send a second payment with the extra $40
 
I feel like you made this one for me: K Estella Bushie, Stabalized Dyed Curly Maple in a flamey gold color over natural canvas with a white pinstripe, Tapered tang, Convex on 5/32” 01 - $290

I'll take it!

Nice score tjswarbrick. That is a gorgeous knife.

Cool thanksgiving batch. That dagger is "menace" (as the kids say).
 
I'll take the

2012 1116 006 – Kephart, Bocote over Black with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 - $285

if still available. Thanks.
 
Hey Andy, it's hard to tell on this end because I'm viewing the thread on a mobile but, does that Kephart have the spalting treatment on the steel or is the 01 smooth on the flats?
Thanks, Sergio

It is spalted Sergio. Thanks!

Andy,

I'll take this one:
2012 1116 005 – Arete, Natural can over nat can with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” 01 - $265

I sent payment for the OD Kephart in the other thread but it was sold already(not marked), so I already sent $225, I will send a second payment with the extra $40

You got it. Sorry for the confusion on the other knife. This one Rocks!! Thanks!!!

I'll take the

2012 1116 006 – Kephart, Bocote over Black with a white pinstripe, Tapered Tang, Convex on 5/32” thick 01 - $285

if still available. Thanks.

You got it! Thanks!
 
Great batch Andy! Hated to see my bar tab get spent on that KE Bushie, but I know it will be appreciated in it's new home. Can always revert to home brew for awhile.
 
Andy,
I will take the shank without a sheath if you would be willing. All of the rest are great as always.
Shane
 
Another stunning batch Andy! I almost pulled the trigger on 2012 1116 004 - but I went to the Chantilly gun show and spent my fun money there --- should have looked here first - would have saved me a horrible drive through DC traffic.
 
Looking at this batch yesterday left me stunned, speechless...and a little depressed. All are gorgeous, love the bolster effect on the Hiking Buddy, and though I'm not typically a wood handle person...if I had the money I would have been all about that bacote Kephart, I think that knife would be extremely photogenic and fun to play with all at the same time. I'm loving all the tapered tangs and seeing you tackle the dagger grind. I've been watching your work as closely as possible for the last four years and it is always a pleasure to be around to watch as you step up your game a notch or two.
 
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