Sneak Peek from Fiddleback HQ 09/09/14

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Back to the 'Da Forge' today and snapped sneak peek photos of what's coming up. I have to say .. this week's visit revealed some upcoming surprises of some new models or revamp'd models. I think some of us are going to on a serious mission come Friday. If the suspense is too much for you .. scroll down to the 2 last pictures.

My trip today was to see LaAllen and pick up my WAS 'Muk in Box Elder Burl. Needless to say, he knocked it out of the park! I cant stop staring at it. Incredible workmanship.
You dont own a WAS Knife yet? Longer you wait .. the harder it's going to get.

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Allen also showed me a new model he hasnt released yet - the Bison. This is the #1 Bison. I cant say enough positive feedback on this one. I want one. It's a Hunter on steroids. The crowning jewel was the handle ergonomics - it's belly, the pinky lock, palm feel .. it's all there. The overall weight of this blade leans toward to tip of knife or the last 1/3 of the knife. This model is going to make a great camp/field companion. Wonderful knife.

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The WAS Knife Caddy

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Now onto the sneak-peek photos from inside the shop.

Styling and Blade Profiling.

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Knife caddy 1 ..

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At first glance .. I thought this had my name on it. LOL Needless to say, some times they dont all turn out to be family heirlooms. :)

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Machetes awaiting handle shaping.

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New Wasp design

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Old 3 Finger Karda vs the New model 3 Finger Karda

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Blanks and mo' blanks

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Some glue ups in desperate need of handle shaping.

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The 'scales' table.

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The Scandi's are coming!! The Scandi's are coming!!!

Not messing with you. I picked up one of these while Andy was handle shaping and asked him why the blade still had a Scandi grind on it. Straight from Andy, 'I'm making some Scandis for yall'. So .. if you're a Scandi grind Fiddleback fan, then here you go.

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All Scandi's are the new Esquire model and 3/32" blade thickness.

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Bud:

That WAS Muk in BEB will be a nice addition to your collection.....very nice indeed !

As for the rest.....Oh baby, Oh baby, Oh baby.....I won't be able to sleep till the Fotki photos are posted.

Peter
 
Awesome pics. I hate to see the keyhole was on a dud! Would have liked to see that as a finished Fiddleback.
I agree, Allen is certainly getting better and better. That Bison is a good looking knife.

Thanks Bud for sharing.
Preston
 
Awesome sneak peek bud -- great pics as always; thanks for sharing!! :thumbup:

As an aside, that Bison (IMO) actually looks a bit like the design I had submitted for the WAS knives contest a while back -- Allen's final product pretty much looks like my ideal knife, so I guess I'll be adding one of these to my list!!:thumbup::thumbup:
 
Thanks Bud for another sneak peak from the Forge.

The Scandis are Coming!
 
Bison! WOW!

Just great guys, something else to try to save up money for, explain to the wife why I must have it, and keep her from finding three other similar, if different, knives and asking why this one is better than the others (or more importantly - why I still have the other three if this one is soooo much better!)
 
That Bison is sweet! :D

Thanks for sharing pictures with us.
 
The box elder burl on that muk is gorgeous! Allen's work is over the top.

I can't believe that there are some scandi esquires coming!!!! Just when I got cut off from making more purchases..

Hmm... must dip into the secret stash... oh yeh paypal gods, please help. Must get scandi esquire!!!!!
 
Love the return of the Fiddleback scandies, I better start saving up for one asap
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That Bison looks pretty awesome as well. What's the blade-length on that one & does the blade geometry lends itself well for batoning and light chopping?
 
M4Super90 said:
That's the shiznit right there. I need one of those.
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I will second that, and as a proud owner of several WAS knives I can say that muck is 5 stars!
:) the scandis are coming :)
Great update Bud I appreciate all the time you spend and great pics you take to help fed the fiddleback & WAS knife love
 
Thanks for sharing those awesome pics Bud! If my Muk weren't sitting on Rick's bench I would show you your Muk's older sister...
Also a special thank you for the pic of the Bison, I know someone that is going to be thrilled with that one...Oh yea, the pic's of the Fiddles were nice as well...:D
 
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