Jerry Fisk " Boo Daddy"

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Chuck Ward

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Here is an interesting knife from Jerry.........He calls it " Boo Daddy".......As you would expect from Jerry, Five gold stars................:thumbup:

Chuck
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that knife is a disappointment, unless it was comissioned as some sort of purpose knife....cake slicer, meat slicer.....:eek:

There really is not a lot there, and WTF with the point?:confused:

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I disagree, the knife is a Sam Bell style that is both new and old. Great knife and picture!:thumbup: Congrats Jim T nice grab!
 
ckerwin said:
I disagree, the knife is a Sam Bell style that is both new and old. Great knife and picture!:thumbup: Congrats Jim T nice grab!
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Ck,

You can disagree all you want. The Antique Bowie Book is FILLED with monstrosities that should have never seen the light of day to begin with, let alone be reproduced by masters who can do so much better.

If this is what floats your boat, you would not dig my collection of sexay fighters very much, I'm afraid.:o

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
STeven, you made me laugh out right. As always I appreciate your honesty.

Showing is the private side of the knife. On the reverse or public side of the blade is a chisel ground clip. Any time I put a chisel grind clip on the blade then put the convex edge on the blade it always does that to the tip. The tip is acutally quite sharp. I loved making the little bugger, the blade is a max of 3/4 inch wide and about 8 1/2 inch long. The only thing I could figure out he made them for was for sticking kidneys on the end of them. He made some even more dainty than this one. I agree that some of the old blades are junk just as knives made today can be. I did and still do think it is interesting because it is different. Bell did not make this as a big slasher type piece but as a dainty poke the kidney type of piece. I have always wanted to and have made different styles on occasions because the knowledge helps me to make a better standard model. This is why also you will find that I make ethnic type pieces on occasions, simply to futher my limited knowledge.
Hope you are having a good day bubba, I sure appreciated the bright spot there.
 
STeven, Be Nice. ;) :D

In my opinion, it's is a very sleek, elegant and unique work of art.

How many times do I see knives referred to here as same old Fisk or ABS style Southwest Bowie, Southern Bowie or Sendero style hunters?

Now here's a world famous ABS master stepping outside the box to make a fresh and artsy rendition of a classic antique design just to be trashed for it. :eek:

This piece stands out from the rest and has an interesting name with a story behind it........

Bravo Jerry, and great pickup Jim. :thumbup: :thumbup: Great Photo Chuck as usual.
 
What I could do with that knife in my kitchen!!! :D :D

:horrorface: someone would actually use a Fisk!?! :horrorface:

...Please do not let the though of someone actually using one of these knifes interrupt the regularly scheduled program...

:D

-Michael
 
I love Sam Bell-inspired knives, this one included. Thanks for the look Chuck.

Roger
 
Chefget said:
What I could do with that knife in my kitchen!!! :D :D

:horrorface: someone would actually use a Fisk!?! :horrorface:

...Please do not let the though of someone actually using one of these knifes interrupt the regularly scheduled program...

:D

-Michael
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That would make one fine gentlemen's letter opener setting on a fine mahogany desk and make an equally fine weapon for running someone out of your office. :eek: ;) Corporate America can be a tough place these days..:D
 
Steven, I was lucky enough to get this knife from Jerry. I don't know what you have in your "sexay" collection of fighters, but I have fighters from Bill Moran, Bob Loveless, JD Smith, Hugh Bartrug, Wayne Valachovic, Mike Connor, Ernest Emerson, and many from Jerry Fisk. I believe that they would compare favorably with your collection. This knife fits fine in my collection. It is different and that's one reason that I like it. It is a sticker not a slasher, but I am sure that it could cut cake or even steak. On my next birthday I will cut the cake with it and let you know how it cuts. Here is a scan from Jerry's posting on the Anvil Forum. Jim Treacy

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To me it says - elegance. Insert just under the xiphoid or into the groin and aim north... it'll work. I, for one, get tired of seeing the same old designs over and over again ad nauseum. It's nice to see something different once in a while. Bravo Jerry!
 
I like long pointy knives and this one is very nice.

Steven's right, some of those old knives should not be reproduced but this ain't one of them :D
 
I'll just echo what Don Hanson said. I think I'd prefer it without the engraving on the pommel... even though I know that was a lot of time/work for Jerry.

I really like the gentle flow of this piece.
 
I expect that Jerry's knives are going to be top shelf, so when they are it is no big surprise.

If Jerry gets his rocks of making stuff like this, well whoopee, there are a whole bunch of enthusiasts for the antique blade out there that will happily buy them......I'm not one of them.

This is by no means intended as insult to those that DO dig antique stuff, it's just me spouting off again.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Someone brought a couple of real live Bell dirks to Batsons and Jerry's compares very favorably to them with one notable exception. His has a handle that you can actually hold onto. The originals had the cool blades but the handles literally looked like "gentlemen's letter openers." Well done, attractive and historically significant, but not very comfy looking:D I saw this one up close at Blade, as did most of you, and I was duly impressed, but that's no surprise considering the source:thumbup:
 
RogerP said:
I love Sam Bell-inspired knives, this one included. Thanks for the look Chuck.

Roger
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Same here. As we all know, the best fighting knife is the knife you have with you when you're in a fight. This is a knife a gentleman could proudly carry with him in the most high brow circles.
 
the rounded point is a little bit of a surprise. I generally like integrals but this one....
 
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