Kohai999
Second Degree Cutter
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2003
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Interesting year, tough one. In the first quarter, my wife spent a few days in the hospital with some heart issues. Scary stuff!!
Right in the beginning, had the SHOT Show. I spent a lot of time with Matt Diskin and Joseph Paranee. Was a mess for much of January and February, and Matt and Joe helped out a lot with frank observations and quality conversations.
Picked up a Gransfors Bruks Hatchet....which at one point I was concerned that Joseph was going to bury in my skull.
That was about it for the SHOT Show, little odds and ends, but then there was an Ed Wormser auction for some very nice knives, at mostly really good prices.
I picked up this one for my wife, Valentine's Day present, Warren Osborne two blade Duster with Julie Warenski engraving, and another gold lip Swedish Trailing model for me.
The Swedish is at the engraver's.
Had a bit of a lull for a while, a small Burt Foster Blue Collar Hunter in April, laminated blade with G-10 scales:
It is definitely the little bittiest Burt Foster knife that I will own, but it is sooooo nice, and the blade is scary sharp, nice sheath too....which I dyed black, because it did not look right russet colored tan. This is the 9th Annual installment of my Decade of Burt Foster knives. Next year will be the last of the series. Am a little sad, but pretty excited to have them all photographed together.
Lost my good friend J.P. Holmes to Leukemia complications back in May, that still hurts. Say a prayer for his widow Karen, if you care to-
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-knifemaker-J-P-Holmes-passed-away-last-night
and then Blade happened!!
Thursday night, ran into Enrique Pena, who had this Sowbelly he made, and when he showed it to me, I grabbed it.
I picked this one up on Saturday. It was an order Neill Schutte and I had worked out roughly 6 months prior to delivery. This one is a superbly precision fit, no-solder guarded version of the Loveless Dixon fighter with red liners going across the face and African Blackwood scales, maker-provided sheath.
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Had a pretty quiet Summer, not too much happening, which was a good thing. Few cookouts, few lazy weekend road trips....thankful for this.
The knife community lost Phil Boguszewski on July 5, 2013. He is survived by Sue, so if you think to give some kind thoughts in her direction as well, that would be a very nice thing. I knew Phil for over 20 years. We smoked more than a few cigarettes together, and had dinner together once when he was down here in SoCal. He was an extremely good man who made superlative knives.
Went to The USN GV Gathering for work Labor Day weekend. Opening day, walking around, see this Tighe Rade on Neil Ostroff's, from True North Knives, table. The price was very reasonable, the workmanship is top quality. Brian Tighe does NOT get enough love, afaiac. He is quite at the top of his game.
I was so impressed with this knife, I ordered the Tighe Coon in satin titanium with black lip MOP inserts, also amazing. These are button lock flippers that pop like lightning, glide like warm butter, and have nary a hotspot to abrade the skin.
Got this Tom Krein 4 3/4" recurve shortly after the Gathering V, it is D2, OD green G10 w/black liners. It feels great in the hand and Tom sharpens his knives to a scary edge. Maker provided kydex sheath. If it was up to me, the G10 would have been Black and the liners OD....but I left it up to Tom. The knife itself it phenomenal; strong, light, fast, sharp and easily carried. There will be a superior leather sheath fitted to it, probably by Paul Long....I need to send him a Jason Knight Kiridashi with damascus blade and amber stag scales anyway........
On a real personal note.....my Father-In-Law Robert Johnson has been an inspiration, and a danged fine role model. In addition to having a very impressive Engineering career at Northrup Grumman, he managed to churn out some magnificent furniture over the years, for his own use and that of his children. Earlier this year, he said that he wouldn't be using his tools anymore, and he wanted me to have all of his hand tools. This comes with a sense of great honor, and a responsibility....and he knows it.
These two shelves represent a small portion of his tools, I cannot begin to communicate the emotion around this....he has a son, but that son does not use tools to craft things.
Thank you all for being part of the community that I love so much!
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
Right in the beginning, had the SHOT Show. I spent a lot of time with Matt Diskin and Joseph Paranee. Was a mess for much of January and February, and Matt and Joe helped out a lot with frank observations and quality conversations.
Picked up a Gransfors Bruks Hatchet....which at one point I was concerned that Joseph was going to bury in my skull.
That was about it for the SHOT Show, little odds and ends, but then there was an Ed Wormser auction for some very nice knives, at mostly really good prices.
I picked up this one for my wife, Valentine's Day present, Warren Osborne two blade Duster with Julie Warenski engraving, and another gold lip Swedish Trailing model for me.
The Swedish is at the engraver's.
Had a bit of a lull for a while, a small Burt Foster Blue Collar Hunter in April, laminated blade with G-10 scales:
It is definitely the little bittiest Burt Foster knife that I will own, but it is sooooo nice, and the blade is scary sharp, nice sheath too....which I dyed black, because it did not look right russet colored tan. This is the 9th Annual installment of my Decade of Burt Foster knives. Next year will be the last of the series. Am a little sad, but pretty excited to have them all photographed together.
Lost my good friend J.P. Holmes to Leukemia complications back in May, that still hurts. Say a prayer for his widow Karen, if you care to-
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-knifemaker-J-P-Holmes-passed-away-last-night
and then Blade happened!!
Thursday night, ran into Enrique Pena, who had this Sowbelly he made, and when he showed it to me, I grabbed it.
I picked this one up on Saturday. It was an order Neill Schutte and I had worked out roughly 6 months prior to delivery. This one is a superbly precision fit, no-solder guarded version of the Loveless Dixon fighter with red liners going across the face and African Blackwood scales, maker-provided sheath.
.Had a pretty quiet Summer, not too much happening, which was a good thing. Few cookouts, few lazy weekend road trips....thankful for this.
The knife community lost Phil Boguszewski on July 5, 2013. He is survived by Sue, so if you think to give some kind thoughts in her direction as well, that would be a very nice thing. I knew Phil for over 20 years. We smoked more than a few cigarettes together, and had dinner together once when he was down here in SoCal. He was an extremely good man who made superlative knives.
Went to The USN GV Gathering for work Labor Day weekend. Opening day, walking around, see this Tighe Rade on Neil Ostroff's, from True North Knives, table. The price was very reasonable, the workmanship is top quality. Brian Tighe does NOT get enough love, afaiac. He is quite at the top of his game.
I was so impressed with this knife, I ordered the Tighe Coon in satin titanium with black lip MOP inserts, also amazing. These are button lock flippers that pop like lightning, glide like warm butter, and have nary a hotspot to abrade the skin.
Got this Tom Krein 4 3/4" recurve shortly after the Gathering V, it is D2, OD green G10 w/black liners. It feels great in the hand and Tom sharpens his knives to a scary edge. Maker provided kydex sheath. If it was up to me, the G10 would have been Black and the liners OD....but I left it up to Tom. The knife itself it phenomenal; strong, light, fast, sharp and easily carried. There will be a superior leather sheath fitted to it, probably by Paul Long....I need to send him a Jason Knight Kiridashi with damascus blade and amber stag scales anyway........
On a real personal note.....my Father-In-Law Robert Johnson has been an inspiration, and a danged fine role model. In addition to having a very impressive Engineering career at Northrup Grumman, he managed to churn out some magnificent furniture over the years, for his own use and that of his children. Earlier this year, he said that he wouldn't be using his tools anymore, and he wanted me to have all of his hand tools. This comes with a sense of great honor, and a responsibility....and he knows it.
These two shelves represent a small portion of his tools, I cannot begin to communicate the emotion around this....he has a son, but that son does not use tools to craft things.
Thank you all for being part of the community that I love so much!
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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