Re-cap of Fisk Micro show for 2015

[fisk]

I would like to thank David Lish, Kyle Royer and JR Cook for their efforts at the recent Micro show. They brought some outstanding work that was gobbled up quickly. Every knife by every maker was sold and orders taken by each maker with the sales portion of the show lasting approx. 2 hours. The show was well attended by folks wanting to add to their collection. This show or even our business could not do so well without people that appreciates the efforts the makers put their hearts and souls in.

You can see on Logan's thread about the show some of the work that was presented. Logan did a good job of trying to catch everything on camera so this years CD should be a doozie. David also did a demo of the making of a shop rat out of some of my Damascus that was drawn for to go to one of the buyers.

Bruce Ripper won the Knife Rodeo cutting and took home a plaque as well as he goes onto my shop wall in the Knife Rodeo wall of Fame. That boy did cut well and is gearing up to making another swing at it for next years show. There was some interesting cuts that no one had seen before walking up to the table. It was a lot of head shaking and questions about "Are you sure this is doable?" It was a lot of fun for both cutters and the audience.

The Sit and Spit portion were we discuss the current trends as well as recent regulations were well discussed so everyone is up to date.

Thank you all, makers and buyers, for making the 2015 show so successful.

Now, onto the 2016 Micro show. Mike Quesenberry from Washington state and Rodrego Sffreddo from Brazil are the invited makers and both have accepted. There is some excitement under foot with questions on what they will bring but we are sure they will bring their A-game and this is good.
2016 will be a show to not miss with these two.

Bob and Holly kept everything flowing well from the kitchen to the show itself without a hitch. Darby's cooking is amazing. The rib that was served cannot be carried with one hand on the plate and I saw some prime rib cuts 3 inches thick for some of the clients. Serious cuts for serious people.

The whole point of this show to is get people together that has similar likes and just have some fun. I think we managed that. Once again, thank you to all.

 

[Mary.H]

Jerry and Bob,

We are so honored to be able to attend the last several years. You both are generous and humble, opening your home and shop to us collectors. A more intimate time spent getting to know other collectors and invited makers. And of course Holly's good cooking and Darby's BBQ. We always look forward to the low key time with friend and fellow collectors at this show.

Thank you both for everything.

Mary H

 

[mwschilling]

Great event, great hosts. Thanks Jerry and Bob for all you do to put on this intimate show. It is much different than your typical knife show. all makers and collectors are together for 2-3 days sharing information about knives and collecting. No question is off limits and all discussions are candid. I love the opportunity to buy knives but for me the real value is in the opportunity to learn from top makers and collectors. The makers this year brought some amazing knives. I managed to get a nice mammoth Hunter from JR.
Can't wait until next year. Congrats to Mike Quesenberry and Rodrego Sffreddo.

 

[jjtjr]

Like all the other Fisk Micro Shows this year's show was a great time.

The knives by Jerry, JR Cook, Kyle Royer and Dave Lisch were spectacular. Most were shown on Logan's earlier thread.

The food from Bob, Holly and Darby was excellent.

This show is the friendliest knife event that I have been to. You get to know the makers in a relaxed atmosphere not like a normal show. Collectors come from all over the Country to meet the makers, see friends, have a good time and possibly get drawn for a super knife from a World class maker. I did not get drawn for a knife, but I was lucky enough to win a Dave Lisch "Shoprat" that will be an excellent Damascus user. Thanks Dave.

It was great to see my buddy, Bruce Ripper win the Knife Rodeo. He really was pleased winning the cutting plaque.

The 2016 Show will have Mike Quesenberry and Rodrego Sffreddo, in addition to Jerry & JR, so again there will be a great opportunity to be drawn for a beautiful, hard to get knife.

There are plenty of nice knife shows, but none as as much fun as Jerry's event.

Thanks again to Jerry, Bob, Holly, Logan, JR, Kyle and Dave for a super show. I look forward to next year's show.

 

[D lisch]

well my feet are finally back on the ground after being as high as one can get on custom knife making. This was a really good time I met lots of new folks and had a chance to see Jerry and Bob do what they do so well, and that is make folks feel like family. I have already been on the phone with Mike Q and he is thrilled to be in the 2016 show. Thanks very much to all of the folks that came to the show. Thank you Jerry and Bob for having me as part of it. And thank you Logan for all of the hard work you do to make this show work. Thank you Chuck and Jim for picking me up at the airport, I still laugh thinking about that ride, and thank you Don for driving me back and forth. what a wonderful way to spend the weekend.

 

[Don Hanson III]

Glad to hear y'all had a good one. I had a ball there last year and in 2010!

BTW, I've now had to resort to mail ordering BBQ from Darby.

 

[billf]

I will echo what the other folks have said - just a great and unique experience, for both makers and collectors.

Seeing Dave and Kyle present their knives was kinda like Penn and Teller....well, Kyle did say a LITTLE more than Teller

Dave, of course, could not be more enthusiastic and animated - both he and Kyle brought their A game for sure:thumbup:

Jerry and JR Hughes ( inside joke) brought some OK stuff as well - haha

Last year I had great luck getting my balls pulled .....this year, no luck at all. Dave took pity on me, though, and gave me a beautiful Damascus money clip :thumbup:

Next year, I want Bruce's number...he cleaned up in everything this year - congrats!

Big thanks to Bob, Jerry, JR, Dave and Kyle, and to Logan and Darby. My second year...and now that I'm a Scoundrel I will be back to see Mike Quesenberry and Rodrigo pull out all the stops next year

Bill Flynn

 

[Kevin Jones]

I'm looking forward to getting back to this show. I attended the first 6-7 and enjoyed each tremendously.
Really a great mix of knives, visiting with friends and enjoying great food.

 

[Bob Ohlemann]

I've been waiting to let my wife post first but, she's so busy, she may not get to it. We were scalawags this year; actually I think she was a scalawag and I fell somewhere below the ranking. Nevertheless, we had a great time at the show. Everyone was very friendly and the atmosphere was really relaxing...at least until it was time to draw for knives. Karen came home with a beautiful David Lisch Dragon Thunder Damascus split ring fighter and a free Kyle Royer hunter and she also took delivery of a commissioned work by J.R.. She had a fantastic time participating in the Knife Rodeo! Thanks go out to Ryan H. for giving her some pointers before the competition. We determined that her loss to Bruce was due to her Lin Rhea Camp Knife being too heavy for her so next year she's hoping to be back with a new secret weapon that will devastate the competition!

Big thanks to Jerry and Bob and all who made this such a great experience. Already looking forward to next year!

Bob