Latest offering from Don Fogg - Chotto matte

[Joss]

http://www.dfoggknives.com/Chotto-matte.htm

Chotto-matte is a name suggest by an old samurai movie. The blade is forged high carbon steel 15.75" to the tsuba and 21.5" overall. The blade has been selectively hardened and polished to display a very active hamon. The habaki is carved copper with gold plated seppa and pierced iron tsuba. The fittings on the handle are textured copper. The handle is wenge wood with an over wrap. The tang is signed DFogg April 2006 and the tsuba displays my 24k gold cherry blossom logo.

This piece is in the fashion of a remounted naginata-naoshi-zukuri and functions as a short sword. It comes with display stand.

Pretty awesome!

 

[Burchtree]

I about cried when I got the e-mail. I wonder who the lucky person will be to score that one.

 

[Doug C]

Definitely a strong piece.

Doug

 

[Bladeandbarrel]

my favorite Fogg in quite a while.

 

[John Frankl]

Jimmy Fikes posted that Don was working on something shaped sort of like a Jungle Honey, and made from some vintage steel. I'm guessing this is it. Awesome.

John

 

[JeremyM]

yeah - broke my heart too when i saw the email. i was at lunch and didn't see until about 45 minutes after he sent it. was long gone by the time i inquired. just when i think i've seen my favorite he does something even more amazing.

 

[Megalobyte]

Oh man, what a time to be broke. Who am I kidding, I'm always broke. This is one of my favorites so far.

 

[xuesheng]

WOW

 

[Don Hanson III]

Super piece, this may be my favorite Fogg yet. He is the man.

PS - The hamon is just crazy.

 

[barrabas74]

That is a fantastic lookin piece Don Fogg is amazing. Its unfortunate news.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

You don't have to be broke to not be able to afford that one. However, it is an exceptional piece.

 

[Joss]

That is a fantastic lookin piece Don Fogg is amazing. Its unfortunate news.

What are you talking about?

 

[jjtjr]

Another great blade by Don Fogg. As usual it was gone by the time I saw the email.

 

[Win Heger]

This one is outstanding. Don gets better and better.

Win

 

[Marcel54]

This is awesome. Hail to the chief

Marcel

 

[RogerP]

I... am.... speachless.

Roger

 

[saint o'killers]

wow. that is one fiery blade!

 

[barrabas74]

What are you talking about?

I misread and thought that this was the LAST offering from Don Fogg not latest..I soon realized my mistake but I am not big on editing

 

[Don Hanson III]

I misread and thought that this was the LAST offering from Don Fogg not latest..I soon realized my mistake but I am not big on editing

That really would be unfortunate but not the case

 

[brandon]

That leaves me speechless.