Sneak Peek from Fiddleback HQ 07/14/2015 - updated

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bonafide

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Edited: Tonight ended up taking a weee bit longer to get these pics posted in full than usual. Epic storms knocked out power for a solid 3 hours.

Visiting the Forge today was a pleasure as usual. Lots of laughs and lots of 'whoa' moments for sure. More Production blades getting custom handmade handles. Really excited about these! SV steel with handles by AR. Great combination. Also get ready to see some wicked & exotic handle materials. REALLY excited to see this happening.

Allen aka W.A Surls Knives working blanks and initial grinds.

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Dylan aka Dylan Fletcher Knives getting his his next batch ready.

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Knife Caddy #1

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Knife Caddy #2 - Glue Up Caddy - the taped blades are production blades getting custom handles.

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Mammoth tooth handles

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Knife Caddy #3 - handle shaping

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Dealer Caddy 1

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Dealer Caddy 2

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Mystery Caddy 1 - Mystery Caddys are stockpiles for when the shop is down for things like vacations or special events like the upcoming move to the new shop.

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W. A. Surls Knives caddy

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Osprey Knife & Tool

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RedHammer Knives

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in progress blades from 40point & Dylan Fletcher Knives found in the shop.

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Wow! So we are going to have custom handled Bushfingers in S35vn? :thumbup::eek:
That Mammoth tooth looks sweeeet!!!
 
Thunderstorms in full effect here. Power out. Dunno when I'll get the thread finished. :(
 
bonafide said:
Thunderstorms in full effect here. Power out. Dunno when I'll get the thread finished. :(
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Yeah we had some powerful cells pass through here today also. Lots of trees down, and some power outages here too. But man, mammoth tooth, that's awesome!
 
Looks like a perfect application for a reusable sheath for in process blades.
Save on all that paper and tape
Improve safety and grip
 
Power still out here. Pics were downloaded to laptop but no wifi and Hotspot not working. Maybe tomorrow some time.
 
Power back on and pics uploaded. Enjoy!
 
Thanks for the extra effort today to get this up despite the weather and power-outage issues.

You weren't kidding when you said that there are some wicked handle combos in the batch. I usually hope to see one or two knives in your Sneak Peeks to look for on Fridays. This batch is loaded with many that I would be proud to own. This would have to happen on a week that I will be on the road on Friday. There will definitely be some very happy sharks this week. The whole team is producing at a very high level.

Great job Bud!

Phil
 
The spalting on that bolstered ruby Bear Paw is insane! :thumbup::eek:
 
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Sweet, there's literally at least 8 different ones I'm interested in. Time to start flooding this thread with questions for Vance ;)
 
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There is a black canvas micarta 5/32" O1 tapered bow legged joe
And one 5/32"tapered O1 in bolstered drunken burlap
 
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