Jimmy Fikes - A New Knife from the Forge

Win Heger

Win Heger

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I know a lot of you are fans of Jimmy's work and several have orders with Jimmy. Well, he's at the forge and this knife is living proof! He and I had discussed a model he calls the Fiddler's Bitch, a step up from the Cabin Boy model. On his recommendation we went with 1/4" instead of 3/16", not as thin for slicing but has a great feel. He browned the steel under the handle, left some texturing on the blade and finished the blade with a belt finish. The knife is chisel ground with a very sharp convex edge, Jimmy said he could go much sharper but it would be too thin for practical use.

Thanks, Jimmy!!

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With a Cabin Boy:

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Jimmy's work is always outstanding, I really like this new one. The hammer work on the chisel ground side is as cool as it gets. Thanks for sharing!
 
He is one heck of a character and really KNOWS sharp too, I'm sure that even as thick as that is, she's pretty dog gone sharp ;)
Nice Win!
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Great news!!! :) It makes your heart feel good to know the talent and influence that is Jimmy Fikes is putting more work out into the world. :cool:

SUPER cool piece! I think Jimmy's knives can cut you just by looking at them. :)
 
Great stuff, Win.....glad to know Jimmy has got the forge fired up and making the sparks fly.....nice addition. :cool:
 
Thanks, folks, for all the nice comments. I just realized I didn't include the size, Blade is 5 7/8", OAL 10 5/8". Jimmy, you know I appreciate your making this.
 
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