Sambar Stag carvers and scales from the NYC Show

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Senor Garsson is in the land of the rising sun, should be back in a few days.
 
RogerP said:
That is one point upon which all of us fractious forumnites can likely agree. Group hug!

Speaking of warm and fuzzy, anybody heard from Garsson lately?

Roger
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I believe Mr. Garsson is on a much deserved vacation and should be back very soon.
You must have been wondering :confused: how he has remained so silent through the collector association discussions?

The only problem is that Peter's stag looks so good that a maker may not want to grind/file/sand it to fit-up a handle. :eek: ;) :D
 
i'm not sold on dyed stag, especially if the end product appears artificially colored. i've seen too much highly polished also. the true beauty, in my opinion, is the most natural form possible. i guess if a lot of it is found sun bleached, it presents the case for dyes, but how did the old makers such as Morseth, Webster Marbles process the stag? however they did it, the results speak for themselves. and, unless i've been fooled, without coloring agents..
 
Kevin Jones said:
I believe Mr. Garsson is on a much deserved vacation and should be back very soon.
You must have been wondering :confused: how he has remained so silent through the collector association discussions?

The only problem is that Peter's stag looks so good that a maker may not want to grind/file/sand it to fit-up a handle. :eek: ;) :D
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If the stuff is nice and straight and round like Peter says, then the maker can "bring the mountain to Mohammed" so to speak.:D As for Mr. G, I was in fact wondering how he had been able to resist chiming in:p
 
2knife said:
i'm not sold on dyed stag, especially if the end product appears artificially colored. i've seen too much highly polished also. the true beauty, in my opinion, is the most natural form possible. i guess if a lot of it is found sun bleached, it presents the case for dyes, but how did the old makers such as Morseth, Webster Marbles process the stag? however they did it, the results speak for themselves. and, unless i've been fooled, without coloring agents..
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Many natural materials will darken over the years if left out of the sunlight. Take wood furniture and cabinetry for example. Ivory. Old natural amber stag? A thing of beauty.
 
jdm61 said:
If the stuff is nice and straight and round like Peter says, then the maker can "bring the mountain to Mohammed" so to speak.:D As for Mr. G, I was in fact wondering how he had been able to resist chiming in:p
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Yep, I guess you could make a knife for the handle. :eek: ;) :)

Mr Garsson and I had been discussing the potential for an association quite a bit in the weeks before he left.
 
Kevin Jones said:
Yep, I guess you could make a knife for the handle. :eek: ;) :)
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Or sometimes you can just get a serendipitous synergy of parts. That is why I entreated Peter to sell me the carver on the right. It looks like it would be a perfect fit for the big W2 bowie that I have on the bench;)
 
jdm61 said:
Or sometimes you can just get a serendipitous synergy of parts. That is why I entreated Peter to sell me the carver on the right. It looks like it would be a perfect fit for the big W2 bowie that I have on the bench;)
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Very true. You notice my Fisk example (above), where the raw scales were very straight and symmetrical, yet still transformed quite a bit (for the better, I might add) when compared to the finished handle.

I agree. All Peter's are very nicely shaped and barked.
 
Kevin Jones said:
Yep, I guess you could make a knife for the handle. :eek: ;) :)
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Absolutely, Burt Foster did exactly that for my 888 Bowie.


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ptgdvc said:
Absolutely, Burt Foster did exactly that for my 888 Bowie.


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I saw that knife on your website, but didn't see the closeup. I was just about to ask what would prevent makers from filing the ferrule to fit the stag like they file buttcaps. The answer is obviously "nothing" Gorgeous knife, Peter:thumbup:
I feel that I now have permission to try to screw up BOTH ends of a stag carver:D
 
Kevin Jones said:
I believe Mr. Garsson is on a much deserved vacation and should be back very soon.
You must have been wondering :confused: how he has remained so silent through the collector association discussions?
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Got back from Japan about 4 hours ago. We went to Tokyo, Kyoto, Hida Takayama, Gifu, Fukuoka, and back to Tokyo in two weeks. My mind will probably be a little "funnier" than usual until I re-acclimate to the time zone.

Had internet access for about 20 minutes.

Peter, that is HELLA fine looking stag....any idea when the scales were cut? Have been told that 18 months is the minumum to "cure" before shrinkage is reduced.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
i still find myself disagreeing that dying the material improves it on an artistic level. not trying to be contrary, just see a lot of highly polished dyed stag that does not look natural. How did Remington process the stag in the old bullet knives?

in theory, i guess if a dyed stag knife were carried for 20 yrs. the surface dye might wear away to show lighter natural highlights?
David
 
Here are some images that hopefully show flatness (neither bowed nor saddle backed) of the scales, their depth and minimal pith and the relative straightness of the carvers.

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