Ivory slipjoint by Bruce Bump, MS

RogerP

RogerP

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It definitely pays to read the forums. I saw an off-hand reference in a past thread to the fact that Bruce Bump had sold his first slipjoint at a recent show. Knowing Bruce's mastery of the complex, I figured he'd get his head around a traditional slipjoint right quick, so I inquired about #002.

As it happened, that particular piece had some infinitessimal flaw visible only to Bruce, and given his high standards for work bearing his name, he flat out refused to sell it to me. :mad:

No worries though - #003 was soon on it's way to me and was more than worth the short wait (and the modest asking price, for that matter).

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This little honey is 3 3/4" closed, 6 9/16" open. Scales are blue / grey mammoth with light flecks of green and gold. The blade and spring are Sandvik 13C26 with Paul Bos heat treating.

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Fit and finish are superb. The spring remains flush in all three positions and the opening pull is somewhere around "medium" - which is precisely where I like it.

I'd say Bruce pretty much nailed it - which will come as a suprise to no-one familiar with his work. It was a pleasure working with him, and I'm already looking forward to the next one.

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Roger

PS - what looks like marks on the shield in some of the pics is just my fingerprint.
 
Looks like Bruce is getting the hang of the slip joint thang. It's showing :thumbup::cool:
 
Going beyond the general look of the piece, which is great - I really like that blade pattern.
 
Roger, you are great at buying awesome knives:thumbup::cool:
 
betzner said:
Going beyond the general look of the piece, which is great - I really like that blade pattern.
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I was just going to say that--you and I are on the same frequency lately. :p

A lot of the clip points I see out there on modern slippies are rather pedestrian or even awkward-looking. This one has style in spades! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
That blade shape and grind are enough to swing voter's opinions. Dang that's clean!

I am SO glad to see I am not the only one to have forgotten to wipe thumbprints off an escutcheon. Ahhhhh...... ;)

Impressive. Good on YOU, Roger!

Coop
 
Going beyond the general look of the piece, which is great - I really like that blade pattern.
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bluejaunte said:
I was just going to say that--you and I are on the same frequency lately. :p

A lot of the clip points I see out there on modern slippies are rather pedestrian or even awkward-looking. This one has style in spades! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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+1:thumbup::thumbup::cool::cool:

Marcel
 
Roger that is a sweet little knife. As good as it looks, it felt even better in the hand. Nice score.. Paul
 
Man o man isn't that a sweet looking knife. Really pretty, and with the closeups, it looks like the workmanship is flawless.

Nice purchase, nice work!

Robert
 
Beautiful knife. Great choice Roger and as is always the case with Bruce's work a great job.
 
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL knife Roger. It is as I would expect from Bruce Bump....impressive.

The blade is CLEAN and has a great profile, the mammoth is awesome and I like the double bolsters.

Congrats to owner and maker.

Peter
 
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