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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
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Love the Norfolk.
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Great knives Jared! It's cool to see those wood scales!
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Thanks Ken and Bret! It always means a lot coming from you guys after all the help you've given me.
Mike, it's funny you mention those because those three are knives I designed and custom built in a collaborative effort with the customer. They are also some of my favorites because of the extended effort in making them.
Love this shot Jared!
Mike, it's funny you mention those because those three are knives I designed and custom built in a collaborative effort with the customer. They are also some of my favorites because of the extended effort in making them.
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So, in case someone is wondering, I'm the new and happy owner of this one, and even though I have to wait one more week before I put my hands on it, I'm happy to relate a bit about the birth of this knife.
Quite a while ago, I decided I would take the "custom route". I'm aware I'm pretty picky (not just on knives), and I wanted to challenge myself on a new project.
Although I have nothing interesting to post there, I often looked the "old knives" and "ads and catalogs" threads, and an old pattern seemed to catch my eye more and more: the New England Whaler. On the other hand, I'm the happy owner of a Case SBJ (which is somehow its grandchild), and I carry it pretty often. So I emailed Jared to see if he was willing to take the challenge. Surprisingly, Jared told me he was also wondering of experimenting some swayback of some sort, so we started working on the project. I was willing to get a modern take on this pattern, and I like Jared's work alot, so we started from an old catalog image (Spencer & Bartlett, if I recall properly) and then adjusted it a few times. Jared was very patient with me (I assume I have been more specific than the average customer
basically I expressed preferences on every feature of the knife while Jared expressed his personal and professional thoughts) and I like to think of this knife as a shared project, which has been (at least to me) a very pleasant experience. Now, I can't say much about the knife (yet
) aside that I really like how it looks, and that I've really enjoyed "working" with Jared, so I wanted to thank him here.Fausto
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Congrats Fausto, it is a fantastic looking knife, and I am sure its performance is nothing but the best. I love the shadow design and the choice of handle material, but most of all I like the homage it's paying to the older traditional knives.
Great job as always on Jared side.
Mike
Great job as always on Jared side.
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So, in case someone is wondering, I'm the new and happy owner of this one, and even though I have to wait one more week before I put my hands on it, I'm happy to relate a bit about the birth of this knife.
You and Jared had dropped enough hints along the way that I suspected something was afoot, but I had no idea it would a sheepsfoot. Congratulations!
Do tell.
No wait, we've got it.
Better to be picky and know it, and do the legwork yourself, than otherwise. Everyone's happier that way. (I speak from experience, though I prefer "discerning," or "discriminating." Nah, okay, I'm just picky.)I am looking forward to your first-hand impressions. Heh.
Jared, cue up everything else I've said to date, because I don't know how not to repeat myself: you've once again made the old new, a modern-day interpretation that carries forward heritage while making the most of right now.
I love opening this thread, because your "traditional" work is consistently such a delightful surprise.
~ P.
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Congratulations on a fine knife Fausto! I like your style, you don't fool around. When the sheepsfoot #47 wasn't offered in the steel you wanted you bypassed the problem completely and went custom. Bravo!
Beautiful work as usual Jared.
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Thank you Fausto, it was an enjoyable process for me as well. I hope that you are as happy with the end result as I am and I can't wait to hear your assessment when you get it.
And thank you too Sarah. These knives take me back to a time in history when it seemed people took more time to simply enjoy life. Building these constantly reminds me that I need to do the same.
And thank you too Sarah. These knives take me back to a time in history when it seemed people took more time to simply enjoy life. Building these constantly reminds me that I need to do the same.
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Sarah,
yes, no need to hide the way I am
Jared,
I will get the knife tomorrow morning, put it in my pocket right away, then tell you how I like it.
Mike, Peter and Christian,
glad you like the knife. Actually, in the last year or so, many knives passed through my radar screen, and all of them seemed to have a "flaw", meaning a feature that kept me from buying it, be it length, steel, handle, or anything like that. So I decided I would go custom, and see how things could work out.
And now it's time to find out
Fausto
yes, no need to hide the way I am
Jared,
I will get the knife tomorrow morning, put it in my pocket right away, then tell you how I like it.
Mike, Peter and Christian,
glad you like the knife. Actually, in the last year or so, many knives passed through my radar screen, and all of them seemed to have a "flaw", meaning a feature that kept me from buying it, be it length, steel, handle, or anything like that. So I decided I would go custom, and see how things could work out.
And now it's time to find out
Fausto
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Sarah,
yes, no need to hide the way I am
Jared,
I will get the knife tomorrow morning, put it in my pocket right away, then tell you how I like it.
Mike, Peter and Christian,
glad you like the knife. Actually, in the last year or so, many knives passed through my radar screen, and all of them seemed to have a "flaw", meaning a feature that kept me from buying it, be it length, steel, handle, or anything like that. So I decided I would go custom, and see how things could work out.
And now it's time to find out
Fausto
You will love it!
I was supposed to stop by and check this one out before it was shipped out. I was down in Jared's neighborhood visiting family.
Sorry I missed it.
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Bigfattyt,
sorry you missed it. You're still in time for it, if you come to FL this week
Jason,
while Jared was dealing with my ideas and developing this knife, he told me that he guessed that my knife would become a popular choice among his customers...it doesn't surprise me the least to hear that you want one too.
I've carried the knife for 12 hours and I have only used it once, but I can already say that I love it; Jared did a wonderful job with it, and I think it will be hard for any other knife to kick it out of my pocket. Also, having contributed to the birth of this knife adds that special something to it.
More feedback after more use (and thanks again to Jared for his art).
Fausto
sorry you missed it. You're still in time for it, if you come to FL this week
Jason,
while Jared was dealing with my ideas and developing this knife, he told me that he guessed that my knife would become a popular choice among his customers...it doesn't surprise me the least to hear that you want one too.
I've carried the knife for 12 hours and I have only used it once, but I can already say that I love it; Jared did a wonderful job with it, and I think it will be hard for any other knife to kick it out of my pocket. Also, having contributed to the birth of this knife adds that special something to it.
More feedback after more use (and thanks again to Jared for his art).
Fausto
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I have had the opportunity to hold my share of J's knives, both fixed and slipjoint.
I am really sad I did not get my fingers on that ebony handle!
As some one who carries and uses mine, there is just something about them.
I showed mine to a slipjoint collector who has collected and run a knifeshop for 30 years. He was suitably impressed at the large Gunstock I have. He was shocked when I told him how little time Jared has been doing it. His family, including the little grandaughters have T. Bose knives.
I am really sad I did not get my fingers on that ebony handle!
As some one who carries and uses mine, there is just something about them.
I showed mine to a slipjoint collector who has collected and run a knifeshop for 30 years. He was suitably impressed at the large Gunstock I have. He was shocked when I told him how little time Jared has been doing it. His family, including the little grandaughters have T. Bose knives.
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Thanks Jason! Just perfecting the Norfolk for you my friend. Saved some of that African blackwood for you too
Fausto, I'm happy to hear your thoughts so far. I look forward to more feedback in the future.
Fausto, I'm happy to hear your thoughts so far. I look forward to more feedback in the future.
Bigfattyt,
sorry you missed it. You're still in time for it, if you come to FL this week
Jason,
while Jared was dealing with my ideas and developing this knife, he told me that he guessed that my knife would become a popular choice among his customers...it doesn't surprise me the least to hear that you want one too.
I've carried the knife for 12 hours and I have only used it once, but I can already say that I love it; Jared did a wonderful job with it, and I think it will be hard for any other knife to kick it out of my pocket. Also, having contributed to the birth of this knife adds that special something to it.
More feedback after more use (and thanks again to Jared for his art).
Fausto
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Here's something a little different that I thought I'd post. This is a 3 1/2" doctor's knife. The blade and overall profile is so narrow that I had to alter my normal mark to just include my last name.
I realize this may not be a knife for everybody but it was a fun one to build and presented some new challenges that helped me grow.
Thanks!
I realize this may not be a knife for everybody but it was a fun one to build and presented some new challenges that helped me grow.
Thanks!
