Secret Special Guest @ the Farr Shop

Matthew Gregory

Matthew Gregory

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This weekend Dan Morgan (aka Kaleb), Roger Pinnock, Dan Farr and Yours Truly had great time working, talking, eating and doing 'all things knifemaking'. As we sat and chatted at the Farr cabin Thursday night, we reached a point of quiet contemplation. No one had to say anything, it was apparent that something was missing - some key element to complete the event, a catalyst to cause all of the existing reactive agents to synergize into THE Event.
Nary a moment had passed after this pregnant pause when Lo, and Behold! to our surprise, none other than the larger-than-life, the one-and-only, the Fabulous Burt Foster stopped it to provide the necessary oversight for such a ragtag crew as ours, and offer the inspiration that only he can!

After getting over the excitement of his arrival, we sat back on the sofa in the cabin, and spoke of times gone past:

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Dan and Burt go way back, so their greeting was almost tearful:


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Here's a shot of the gang getting warmed up, with Rog behind the camera:


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Roger and Burt have known one another quite a while, and are very comfortable in one another's presence,so Roger did nothing to hide the fact that Burt's combination of Taco Bell, Brussel's Sprouts, beta-blocker medication and Guinness Stout made Burt's breath the stuff of nightmares. Whoo-weee!

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After a good dose of Listerine (and Preparation H), Burt regaled us with his hunting tales in Africa. Here Pumbaa explains his side of the story:

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Once he gets going on the outdoors stories, Burt leads quickly into his 'FishTales'. Here's the one that got away...

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After a while, we realized that Burt's talent for grinding was second only to his sharp critical tongue. Even Dan wasn't excluded from his scathing remarks if a plunge line wasn't perfect.

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With just a bit of coaching, Burt had me claycoating like the Ninja Wizard he is!

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I couldn't seem to get enough weight to get my ass-press method of leather sheath casing to work until Burt offered his mass to the equation. His weight, combined with mine, made easy work of it! Thank God we'd thought to bring lots of Listerine, though...


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For dessert that night, he whipped up Mike Spangler's favorite - Bananas Foster!

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Later that night Burt got a bit likker'd up, and kept repeating how he could pull bottlecaps off with his teeth.


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Burt's a stickler for safety in the shop, and when Dan reinforced that pork shoulder, chocolate chip cookies and (apparently) raw sewage make for an awful extra-gastrointestinal experience, he had protection ready:


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When I regained consciousness, Burt exhibited his mastery over video games. Kaleb was almost a match for his, but Burt's (mall) Ninja Wizard training was too much for him.


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Then it was time to call it a night, and quiet time by the fireside.


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I guess all that Guinness and barbeque was too much for Burt, as after he passed out in the back of my truck on the ride to Dan's house he had an 'accident'. The smell will never come out of the truck, but Dan's gonna need to run a few loads of bleach to fix the washing machine!

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On the final day, as we were all packing up, Mace Vitale showed up! Explaining that he had rolled out of bed an hour earlier -it was 7PM by now- he figured he'd see in anyone wanted to go to the range (Mace works there part-time picking up brass). Burt and Mace hadn't seen one another since Ashokan, where Burt was quick to point out that Mace was the best french-kisser he'd ever met.


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Everything was going great at the range until Burt broke into an impromptu rendition of the Broadway presentation of 'Julius Caesar', complete with a very short toga (I edited the photo for public decency reasons), then ended with an impressive montage of showtunes he'd obviously been practicing.

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I'd like to thank Mace Vitale, Paul LeTourneau, Mike Spangler, Roger Pinnock, Kaleb Morgan, and Dan Farr for their assistance in helping me lay this photo spread out. If I worked this hard on knifemaking, I'd be a master smith by now!

Thanks also to Burt for not killing me when he finds this thread. Love ya, buddy!
 
Totally hilarious - but the Warthog shot takes the cake. :D

For some reason the caption "Separated at birth?" came to mind. :eek:

Just giving you a hard time Burt:

Roger
 
Glad to help Matt. I have to add that Burt is no slouch in the kissing department either!:D
Good times...good times....
 
I heard that Burt Foster once ate a box of nails and 27 ounces of nickel powder and pooped a damascus billet.

The pictures were hilarious, wife and kids didn't understand why I was laughing but what do they know, they don't make knives. :p
 
Will Leavitt said:
I heard that Burt Foster once ate a box of nails and 27 ounces of nickel powder and pooped a damascus billet.

The pictures were hilarious, wife and kids didn't understand why I was laughing but what do they know, they don't make knives. :p
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i think i saw that billet for sale on ebay the other day.....andrew
 
Matt,

You are in serious need of professional help. On that note, I'm a professional jokester and please let me know if you need any further assistance with Burt and his hijinks. Maybe he'll make the journey with me overseas at the end of the month...there may be some beach time involved :D
 
har har! That's some funny shit!
 
I think I just coughed up a lung while laughing at that crazy assed shit! :D
 
I have never met any of those rascally ne'er-do-wells in person... and now I'm afraid to. :eek:
 
This thread was exactly what I've been missing over the last several months - too much serious stuff, and not enough shenanigans.

Burt hasn't shown up in too many places lately - wonder what he's been up to... (winkwink!)
 
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