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I was priviledged to meet a smith some years ago at Batsons place near my home. He was doing some seminar stuff with cable the day I met him. Very nice work.
What made me think of this guy was something off of harleys site about pig hunting. This guy did it with a knife....no gun, just a knife. He said he raised a cross between a Russina razorback and a domestic pig and turned it loose about 6 or so months before he planned to hunt it. He said...and I quote "You got to have a really good dawg to huunt a pig with a knife. If the dog is stupid you might get killed." I remember he had a long beard, spoke with a heavy southern accent, and had spent some time in Alaska. I recall his makers mark as being something resembling an owl or a dove...some kind of bird...very small.
I do not remember his name, but woudl like to try to locate him again. His work was great, and his patience with a noobie was well worth the time. He helped get me started, and I am still grateful to this day. i would like to find him just to say thanks.
I also met the late (I think he has passed on anyway) Hugh Bartrug, The Gentleman Smith. He had a triple edged blade that rivaled some of the fantasy stuff you see in the mags, and the work was fabulous. He was super. I would have liked to have trained under him.
I am still trying to find a way to reach Jim Batson as well. I am planning on starting an ABS apprenticeship under someone, and he is close. Woudl be nice to have his sig on my papers....
That was around the 1992 93 timeframe. I think that was one of the last years that Batson held seminars at his home.
Doc
What made me think of this guy was something off of harleys site about pig hunting. This guy did it with a knife....no gun, just a knife. He said he raised a cross between a Russina razorback and a domestic pig and turned it loose about 6 or so months before he planned to hunt it. He said...and I quote "You got to have a really good dawg to huunt a pig with a knife. If the dog is stupid you might get killed." I remember he had a long beard, spoke with a heavy southern accent, and had spent some time in Alaska. I recall his makers mark as being something resembling an owl or a dove...some kind of bird...very small.
I do not remember his name, but woudl like to try to locate him again. His work was great, and his patience with a noobie was well worth the time. He helped get me started, and I am still grateful to this day. i would like to find him just to say thanks.
I also met the late (I think he has passed on anyway) Hugh Bartrug, The Gentleman Smith. He had a triple edged blade that rivaled some of the fantasy stuff you see in the mags, and the work was fabulous. He was super. I would have liked to have trained under him.
I am still trying to find a way to reach Jim Batson as well. I am planning on starting an ABS apprenticeship under someone, and he is close. Woudl be nice to have his sig on my papers....
That was around the 1992 93 timeframe. I think that was one of the last years that Batson held seminars at his home.
Doc
