Need Some Help With My Fiddleback Forge Please

crazyfingers

crazyfingers

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So I picked this EDCII Tuxedo up last week from knives ship free it look great but when it showed up the pens didn't look right. Shouldn't the 3 pens be in line with each other on both or am i missing something? Or is this a mistake that got over looked? Id be grateful with any feedback or info. Thanks ahead of tie Chuck

EDC II - Tuxedo Micarta
Specifications:
• Profile Name: EDC II
• Handle Material: Tuxedo Micarta
• Overall Length: 189mm
• Blade Length: 79mm
• Weight: 4.9oz
• Stock Thickness: 0.15625in.
• Blade Thickness: 3.96mm
• Steel: O1 Tool Steel



 
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I'd shoot Andy Roy an email or post this over in the Fiddleback Forge area. He's a class act and a man I am honored to count as a friend. He should be able to explain it better than the rest of us.

Fiddlebacks are fantastic knives. Andy's work has done nothing but improve from good to great over the last few years.

See what he has to say:)
 
Chuck:

I have a Bushboot with the pins arranged in similar fashion with the back pin being a mosaic. My guess is that its done intentionally to offer a distinctive look, however, I would imagine that Andy or Ken could give you a more definitive answer. Have you tried sending them a PM ?

Peter
 
longun said:
3 pins??? I see five. Is it just me?
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He's talking about the normal 3 pins along the bottom as seen on the white handled EDC-II.

Chuck, looks like it was set up for a mosaic beauty mark (as mentioned prior), but a regular pin was used instead of the mosaic. From a 'collector's view' .. rare mistakes can be more sought after.
 
Custom knives are often different. Sometimes the pins are placed differently for identification purposes, like to designate a timeframe in which a certain run was made. Usually it is more meaningful to the maker than it is to the customer.
 
Moving this to Andy's forum....good people there and I'm confident you'll get the info you're looking for.
 
Not sure, but all things being equal, I'd rather have it right in the middle where it's at, than down closer to the edge. If I'm not mistaken, all of their knives are made by hand, and there's going to be variances. Take a look at the white scaled model, the center two pins are not exactly stacked in line like the micarta scaled version. Personally, I appreciate subtle nuances like that, it gives character and individuality, which for me is half the reason knives from makers like FF are worth having.
 
I have a couple of Fiddlebacks and all have different pin placement. They are hand made with different personalities. I really like the look of the centered rear pin! That knife is a class act! I'd be proud to carry it! It's funny how a little thing like pin placement changes the look of the knife, a Fiddleback with trinity pinout becomes a different animal! Andy Roy is an artist and in my opinion, you have a beautiful knife! I love the shorter, wide guard! SWEET!
 
Pretty sure every one is different. Even the knives in the OP are different. I would be happy with either of the knives posted.
 
im pretty sure its fake.

better send it to me for authentication


i just gave one back to andy for a good purpose & need to examine it
 
@Vance- LoL

Chuck,
It looks right; as others have mentioned, sometimes Andy takes some creative liberties with pinouts (search soda config if you don't believe me ;)) either way I believe the intention is to make the piece unique .. Like the Trinity or predator pinouts for example. I'd say enjoy it.. Its a one of a kind knife!
 
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willic said:
I have a couple of Fiddlebacks and all have different pin placement. They are hand made with different personalities.
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I've been hanging around Andy's work for 5 years. There are, of course, patterns for the knives. But, pin placement has changed a lot over the years and I don't see any particular patter where they "have to be" so I doubt what you have us a mistake. Just different. :)
 
RevDevil said:
Custom knives are often different. Sometimes the pins are placed differently for identification purposes, like to designate a timeframe in which a certain run was made. Usually it is more meaningful to the maker than it is to the customer.
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I think this kind of sums up whats going on here. When I started doing the random placed pin I called it a birth mark pin. The idea came from Sophia Lauren's mole on her cheek. (My grandads favorite movie star.) I loved doing them, but they weren't popular with the customer until I settled it down at the 5th pin spot. The crew resurrected the idea recently because of how beautiful Judy's random pinouts looked at Blade show. It is not an error or a flaw. Pins that out of place are not because we make knives by hand.

As with every Fiddleback Forge knife, this knife has a satisfaction guarantee. Send me an e-mail and I will send you a shipping label. Then, when I receive the knife in unused condition I will refund your total cost. No questions asked.
 
I'll confirm that it is 100% intentional. It's fun for us to make knives that are a little bit different from the one that came before it. I'd say there are less than a dozen knives out there with the 5th pin in that relative location, so it's certainly in a category unto itself. Also, the process for mating handles to blades is one where something like this could not happen accidentally, so if you see it you'll know it was intentional.

Thanks,
Ken
 
Thanks for the offer Andy but I didn't pick it from you and I really dig it so I think Im going to hold onto it. I just wanted to ask about it as I have not seen one like this before. I also want to thank everyone for all the help and info I would of replied sooner but went to bed after I posted an am just getting in from work. Again thanks for all the help guys.
 
"Custom knives are often different."
And therein lies the beauty of artistic design instead of an assembly line!
And Andy and crew are true craftsmen.
 
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