Flaming Caramel Fighter...with price reduction

bobbywett

bobbywett

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Hi Folks,

I call her the "Flaming Caramel Fighter" because that's what the stag handle reminds me of, Hot Caramel. Specs are as follows:

The 7 3/4" blade with sharpened clip, is hand forged from 1/4" thick 1075 bar stock. It has been edge quenched and hand sanded to 2500 grit and finished with 400 grit pull strokes.

The handle is genuine Sambar Stag, sanded to 400 grit, boiled in strong black tea and coffee grounds......(5 times)...air dried and then torched to bring out the beautiful yellow, cream, black and brown colors. It was then sealed, hand sanded to 2500 grit and polished.

The fittings are Nickel Silver and Brass. The guard and the pommel nut are in hand carved Nickel Silver. While the throat and the coined butt spacer are Brass. The Brass was recycled from a Mack Engine EUP Lifter Bore...Annealed, Hammered, Fitted and then patina aged with Liver of Sulfur, Ammonia and a propane torch. weighing just 12 oz, the O.A.L. is right at 12 3/4"

As always, The Fighter comes with a hand stitched, vegetable tanned leather sheath buy my father-in-law Paul. This sheath was lightly textured to match the stag texture.

Price is $675.00 $500.00 $470.00 $440.00 $410.00 plus $15.00 Shipping anywhere in the lower 48...will ship elsewhere...with shipping charges commensurate.

Thanks for Your Time,

Bobby:)

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OK. I'll probably get banned.
Photo six and eight, from the top.
You can't see a problem with that ?
The design and knife itself is really, really nice.
Dissemble, re-do it.

If something as simple as file work is screwed up what is with the steel itself ?
Been fun guys.
The truth is frowned upon everywhere these days and I expect no different here.
 
I don't think you'll get banned for pointing out imperfections Tilaran...your simply stating an observation of what your see. We all do it. I.m also not going to redo the guard because of an imperfection. My knives are an accurate reflection of my skills and experience at a given point in my life and or career..if you will. If I have to reduce them to sell them I will, and I will do so without embarrassment and or apologies.

All that being said, the next knife I will try and make a bit better than this one, the following one better than that one, and so on, and so on. With the money that I make, I'll get better equipment and learn a bit more...hopefully, my knives will get better in the process.

I think that as a maker, a lineage of work should be reflective of where that craftsman was in his life (his skill level and frame of mind) and ultimately provide an accurate road map of how he got there.

Hopefully, someone might be interested in this baby....before I lose my shirt....:D

Thanks,

Bobby
 
Honest and well thought our response Bobby. The most accomplished and famous makers will all tell you that every knife they have made could have been better. No one has ever made the perfect knife yet.
 
Very nice. I'd sure be proud to own it, but we can't alway have the things we want. Beautiful knife and a steal at that price.
 
I think its a beautiful piece at an amazing price, the overall design is well executed and ill be damned if that sheath don't match perfectly! The antiquing on the throat really jumps out.

I wish it was something I could afford right now to keep around and admire or even to use :D
Who know maybe well see...
 
I've been back many times to view this gorgeous knife, and if an abundance of bills hadn't recently arrived this one would be in my display case. I'm really taken with the exceptional beauty of this one. Yes, I'd be super proud to own it and I'm frankly very surprised it's still available, especially given the generous price.
 
Personally, there is a reason I gravitate to customs over production fixed blades. The quality of craftsmenship, the quality of materials, etc... Are there the occasional imperfections? Of course, but that comes with the territory.

I also feel any criticism should be leveled via PM and not in an open For Sale thread.

Gorgeous knife IMO, and I would own it if I were able at the moment. Look forward to seeing more of your work Bobby.
 
It doesn't look to me like the jimping is particularly uneven. It looks like a little extra shaping was done on the guard after the jimping was added and for that reason, some of the grooves appear deeper than others. It really wouldn't bother me on a handmade knife like this, and if I wasn't already the happy owner of the last big bowie Bobby posted, then I would probably snag this.

I also don't think it is fair of Tilaran to imply that there are likely to be defects with the steel just because the consistency of the jimping is not up to his taste.
 
Great looking knife and a great response as well! I don't believe that the truth is frowned upon at all.....I believe that commenting on percieved imperfections on a handmade item outside of a PM is what is frowned upon. That is what is known as crapping on someone else's thread. The old adage of if you do not have a dog in the fight, hold your tongue goes well here! So does if you would not like someone else crapping on a for sale thread of yours....perhaps you should not do it to their's. all that said.....again, great looking knife and I wish you the best in your sale and in your future endeavors!
 
brummie said:
it doesn't look to me like the jimping is particularly uneven. It looks like a little extra shaping was done on the guard after the jimping was added and for that reason, some of the grooves appear deeper than others. It really wouldn't bother me on a handmade knife like this, and if i wasn't already the happy owner of the last big bowie bobby posted, then i would probably snag this.

I also don't think it is fair of tilaran to imply that there are likely to be defects with the steel just because the consistency of the jimping is not up to his taste.
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i agree, was there ever a perfect "flawless handmade" knife ?,if it went through 15 hands 10 would find something to complain about,alot of folks are used to the everyday production knives,"machine made" to those folks grab some steel and step up to the grinder,you enter the world of skill,as stated before this ones over the top,great job bobby! Some comments just have to be overlooked,but we cant blame that person for stating there thoughts,or veiws,all we can do is try to sell are craft an go with the flow,maker /buyer relationship is the biggest part of knifemaking,gotta keepum happy
 
Well Mr Wett. I for one think that is a GREAT knife and have posted that on it everytime you have reposted it. Some people just dont understand the amount of work in a piece like that. And for the price you aren't getting rich off of it. I'm with the others that say comments like that should be handled in a private message. Last year at the blade show I seen $5000 knifes that if you looked at them long enough you could see small imperfections, to me thats not imperfections those are called HAND MADE and you will have that in a HAND MADE knifes, and if you cant deal with that maybe you shouldn't be looking at and commenting on HAND MADE knifes. Thats a FINE knife in my eyes and I do know how much work it was.. Good luck with your sale and I look forward to seeing your next one
 
I agree with those that would purchase this piece if practical, and the design really works for me. Both the knife and the sheath are clean and mean, as fighters should be. Beyond that, though, I really appreciate the public critique and discussion. As a very rank amateur, it gives me a look into the reality of knifemaking that is not always easy to come by. While a PM would be more discreet, a public discussion gives me insight into the choices one makes in finishing a knife. I've done enough and seen enough to appreciate the phenominal amount of work that goes into completing a piece, as most people on this site probably do, and I therefore also understand that perfection usually involves a brand name and a computer program. So while I disagree with Tilaran's position that any potentially correctable imperfection should trigger the risk and time expenditure of a tear-down and rebuild, I thank him for his courage in publicly making the statement. He is certainly free to make his own decisions about such issues, and should be free to discuss them openly. It gives us beginners a chance to think about considerations that go into this art and business. Questioning the steel seemed unnecessary, though, since nothing was hidden or even obscured. Quite the opposite, in fact. But again, that gives us insight into Tilaran's burden more than the real issue. At my level, I can use all the help I can get. My last piece was made from three baloons and some wet cardoard, with a lot of Elmer's glue. My tools are limited to an emery board and an old nail. Please don't discourage open discussions.
 
Don't disagree with you Hoerchner, but there is a time and place for that, and in a man's for sale thread, it is neither.
 
I have to be honest. I have looked at photo 6 and 8. I cannot see what Tilaran is talking about. Is it the slight difference in spacing? Is it that one was not cut as deeply as another? Basically what I see is that the shoulders of the ricasso fit tightly to the guard, and the pieces all fit tightly together. All I see is that bobbywett pays close attention to detail. The other things seem to be a result of shaping the guard. I keep looking at those two pictures and all I see is great fit and finish. Let's face it... this knife is great.
 
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