FS: Burt Foster's Cutter

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It’s one of Burt Foster’s latest work before he went to Nicaragua in August, 2010. Made in July, 2010. Delivered in August, 2010. A cutter with an integral bolster. A one of the kind. Since I received it I did open the box few times fondling and appreciating it and that’s all. Uncarried. Unused, unbelievingly not even to cut a thread of hair or a piece of paper. I like it very much. Sadly enough I have to let go one of my collections that can raise the most money to cover an unexpectedly urgent financial needs. As always, family has to come first! I have four knives made by Burt and after some discussion with family members we came to an agreement that this magnificent piece is the most logical one to be parted with to cover most of our urgent financial needs!

An outstandingly handsome cutter. The blade material is a damascus steel made from O1 and 15N20 with 30/16, 6-bar alternating twisted "W" pattern. The handle material is a beautiful wood with lots of characters which I believe as an Amboyna :thumbup:

.. I'm very pleased with the final knife. The blade is light and fast .. The handle is wide so it's very secure, but it's not as thick as you might expect, so it seems to be comfortable with a wide range of hand sizes ..

.. Blade: 14-1/8", width 2", thickness (at thickest part) .265", overall 19-5/8" .. it has a very "alive" feel to the blade. It is very fast in the hand. In fact, the balance point is only 2" in front of the integral bolster, which gives it great cutting power, but still keeping it very light and fast ..

The leather sheath was made so beautiful with false inlays that looks so much like the real inlays :thumbup:

Well, I ask exactly the same amount I paid to Burt which is USD $2200.00 plus shipping (i.e. USD $50.00). The first to respond by sending me an email or by saying “I’ll take it” get it and by default it means temporarily SPF. Kindly email me right after posting the reply. The payment is via Western Union. The knife will only be confirmed as sold once I successfully picked the whole payment from Western Union agent. By taking it one save at least 18 months waiting time. Shipping of the knife to the taker will be done earliest by the next working day after payment received (i.e. I'm at the other side of the globe and my day time is your night time! So my next working day might mean your next two working days!). Shipping is via EMS Poslaju Malaysia (i.e. equivalence of USPS EMI). This is my first selling and I hope it will go smooth so let’s make this a true nice deal :)

And here are the pictures of the cutter which were sent to me by Burt himself! So sorry for not having photographic talent to come out with my own shots :o

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Disclaimer: The belt in the above picture is not included in the deal.

mohd
 
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extraordinaire knife pm sent
Hi Allain, kindly check your email inbox.

Current status of the knife FS: Available.

Additional info: I/A I can send the knife to Burt first. Only send me the full payment via Western Union once Burt confirmed that he'd received the knife. Burt will help the shipping in US once I confirmed that I've successfully pick the payment from Western Union agent. Still I prefer very much to have a direct deal with the taker without causing any form of unnecessary inconvenience to Burt! And regarding this arrangement, Burt already give his agreement in his reply email.

Yes, that is fine.
Thank you very much Burt :)

mohd
 
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Current status of the knife FS: Available.

Additional info: My preference for the mode of payment is still via Western Union. Anyhow now I accept PayPal as well. PayPal user must cover 3.5% fee.

Kindly PM/email me for any question :)

mohd
 
pm sent again
Hi Allain, again kindly check your email inbox.

Current status of the knife FS: Available.

Update:
  1. USD $2200 shipped.
  2. PayPal without charge.
  3. Normal warranty from Burt.
My "warranty" is nothing more than if there is a problem I will take care of it. So yes, the warranty applies to the owner, whether that is you or the next owner.
Kindly PM/email me for any question :)

mohd
 
Still I've to let go of this one to raise fund for purpose of education of my two sons :o

Current status of the knife FS: Available.

Update:
  1. Price reduction! Now asking for USD $2100 shipped via EMS Poslaju Malaysia (i.e. equivalence to USPS EMI).
  2. Payment via PayPal (i.e. without charge) or preferably via Western Union.
  3. I can send the knife to Burt first. Only send me the full payment via Western Union once Burt confirmed that he'd received the knife. Burt will help the shipping in US once I confirmed that I've successfully pick the payment from PayPal or Western Union agent. Still I prefer very much to have a direct deal with the taker without causing any form of unnecessary inconvenience to Burt!
  4. Normal warranty from Burt.

mohd
 
Hi Jon, PM replied. Kindly check your PM Inbox. And lots of thanks.

mohd
 
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