New Burt Foster

Joss

Joss

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Come to daddy! :D :D :p

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That one doesn't have the refined polish some others do, but it's still an amazing shape and hamon (plus, a great value).

From Burt's site:
Swashbuckling Camp Knife

Oh save me from the naming of my knives!

This is basically a blue collar camp knife, inspired by one of my son's toy pirate swords. In testing this knife, I began to really appreciate the attributes of a design like this. The knife has a wonderful balance for a camp knife, and the blade shape puts more weight forward, making it a wonderful chopper without being a heavy knife.

The full-tang blade is forged from 1095 and differentially hardened with clay. The blade shows a very nice hardening line or hamon. The scales are South African sheep horn, and with the amount of texture left in the horn, they provide a very secure grip when using the knife, as well as adding a bit of class. Pins are domed-head nickel silver and there is a lined nickel silver thong hole. The blade has a brushed finish, and the exposed tang and spine are mirror polished.

The blade shape makes sheath design a bit tricky. The oiled leather sheath shown allows the blade to be drawn about half way, and then the blade drops out to the spine side. It allows for a secure fit and easy re-sheathing. The sheath permits vertical or crossdraw carry.

Blade is 9-3/8" and overall length is 14-3/8".
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Joss,
Burt Foster makes awesome knives.What a cool blade shape,and the hamon IS pretty amazing.:cool:
Congrats! :thumbup:
South African Sheep horn looks very nice.
Must be a Horn morning.I've seen a Fowler,a couple of Bill Burke's and a Burt Foster already this day. :)That sheath is interesting and looks very nice.

Doug.
 
I like sheep horn a lot. Interestingly though, this is going to be my first piece with it.
 
You know, as soon as Burt told me that you beat me to it (by 1 minute no less), I knew I was gonna have to come in here and see you rub it in everyone's face again, you insufferable bastard! :D

Seriously though, well done, Joss. I'm sure you can see that I heartily approve of your acquisition here, and it's nice to see that it's going to a good home.

You weenie :p
 
Terrific knife and a heckuva good value, IMHO. The blade shape looks wild and wicked and I don't doubt that it performs exceptionally well. Congrats Joss!

Roger
 
yeah, you definitely need a quick trigger finger these days

Do you think you'll use this one at all? It looks like one of those knives that requires great restraint to pick up and not actually whack something
 
Probably not, not because I object to the idea, but because I live in an urban setting and I don't have the need to whack anything.
 
This style must be catching on. Here is a pic of Jason Knight's similar shape from December, 8. I think it made it in the Blade article.

Joss, I love the lok of that temperline..!


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Burt Rocks Most hard!
Love that Blade shape perfect tool for splitting bones for jus
Nice One..
 
nice...i'm slow on the trigger too. by the time i click on the link it's already sold. and i've missed plenty already, especially the nice little integral.

congrats, Joss!
 
Great looking piece. I especially like the hamon and sheep horn. Burt's concept of flow on this piece is perfect; the arch continues through the handle which is a well suited element.

It's nice seeing more blades in this style, the first I remember was a competition bowie by Larry Harely a few years ago. Now Mr. Burch, Knight, and DesRosiers.
 
Keith Montgomery said:
A very interesting shape. I'm sure that over time it will grow on me.
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That's a back-handed compliment if I've ever read one. ;)
 
At this time I find that I am not quite sure what I think of this style. When I saw Jason Knight's knife that is very similar I found myself kind of drawn to it, but not enough to actually be interested in purchasing something like it. However, it does have enough appeal to me that after I see this style a few more times, I will probably want one.
 
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