My 1st Slip Joint

bbarnettAUS

bbarnettAUS

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Gday folks,

This year, before heading back to Australia after the Blade show, I was fortunate to be able to spend some quality time with 2 of the ABS’s finest in Bill Burke and Bruce Bump.

I spent a week with Bill forging and testing/destructing 52100 and making mosaic damascus and then took a drive up to Bruce’s place for a week to learn slip joint folder construction and how to make the feather pattern in damascus.

Here is my 1st the slip joint constructed with Bruce with the blade from a loaf I did with Bill. It is also the first folder I have pinned & peined with no screws. Bolsters and liners are 416 stainless and scales are mammoth ivory.

Special thanks go out to Bill and Bruce for their guidance and a fun time.
 

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Great looking knife! I like the gently sway on it as well as the blade design. It has an old fashioned look I really like.

Keep up the good work!

Robert
 
I recognize that slippie. Very good mix of the "Three Bs"
Kaye and I enjoyed having you here for a week. The grandkids are still talking about crocodiles. Loved your outback stories.
Have you worked on the feather bowies yet?
 
Bruce Bump said:
I recognize that slippie. Very good mix of the "Three Bs"
Kaye and I enjoyed having you here for a week. The grandkids are still talking about crocodiles. Loved your outback stories.
Have you worked on the feather bowies yet?
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Gday mate,
I think the grandkids outdid me on the story telling!!!!!!!
After much procrastination, the feather bowies ended up becoming a feather fighter, hunter and folder. May do the 3 as a set yet..........You havent done that yet have ya??????

Cheers Bruce
 
Hey Bruce,

That is a great looking folder. I hope that you had as much fun being here as I had having you. As Far as the three B's wouldn't that have to be the three BB's?
 
Really nice, Bruce.
It was a pleasure to meet you in Atlanta.
Looks like you too full advantage of your time here.
That's more than a lot of people who live here can say!
 
You Ausie's sure know how to have fun. Nice work, congrats on the top notch schoolin'. Nice to see you in Atlanta.
 
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