Part of my Blade booty.

[Bastid]

It is not exactly traditional I guess we could call it a fancy wharncliff barlow .
(one of Don Hanson's test knives.)

 

[Bastid]

And a traditional "duded up" pipe hawk by Mark Williams.

 

[RandyW]

SNAZZY!! Is the test knife the same as a proto??

 

[Bastid]

Randy,

In this case, it was a knife Don submitted for judging for qualification as a Master Smith of the ABS.

 

[Mick57]

WOW!

 

[El Lobo]

Gus,

If those two awesome pieces were all I'd gotten.....I'd consider it a wildly successful show. Beautiful!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Bill

 

[Bastid]

Bill,

I agree and can take it a little further. If I had purchased nothing it still would have been a wildly successful show!

(actually I took delivery of the hawk about a month before Blade and since Coop happened to be at the show, I took it in for him to shoot it.)

 

[Blues]

Gus' haul at the Blade Show was a bevy of beauties second to none!

 

[Don Hanson III]

It was very good to see you Gus. Thanks!

That hawk is super cool, the slip is nice also

Blade was a really Great show this year :thumbup:

 

[OldPhysics]

Stunning, Gus. You've definitely got taste.

What a score!

 

[Bastid]

Taste me? LOL.
Na just the makers I am lucky to be able to call friends. .

 

[sunnyd]

Bill,

I agree and can take it a little further. If I had purchased nothing it still would have been a wildly successful show!.

Gus, they are(booty) just absolutely stunning! And, as a Blade show attendee in several past shows, I couldn't agree with you more on the above quote of yours. Their really is no other show quite like it anywhere that even comes close to the Blade Show. I'll see you and the rest of the crew there next year, God willing.

Best,
Anthony

 

[OldPhysics]

Taste me? LOL.
Na just the makers I am lucky to be able to call friends. .

Well, I hope you won't be upset if I still think you're cool!

Da** nice knife!!:thumbup:

 

[Amos Iron Wolf]

Wow, two beautiful pieces of work! Thanks for showing those!

 

[Mike Robuck]

That Hanson is P-U-R-D-Y and so is the hawk.

 

[RAN]

Cant Take my Eyes ofa that Ivory..really rich and deep
really slick how Don lined up the grain from the backspring with the blade spine
elegant knife from a classy Dude
and a test knife!..nice nice score Gus

 

[GigOne]

Coop can take some snazzy pics ! The knife and hawk maker didn't do too bad in their execution.

The slippie damascus is alive ! Some kinda pixie dust, I tell ya.

 

[waynorth]

WOW!

What he said!!!!!

 

[shaldag]

Not much to say here, Gus--except that you did all-reety at Blade, as usual.