Sneak Peek from Fiddleback HQ 09/30/14

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bonafide

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Another trip to the Forge today. Lots of cool stuff coming up as always. Andy's mind is obviously never still. He's always thinking 'what can I make next?!' What I've noticed is while the weekly production is similar from week to week .. the knives are always evolving, even when he throws some old skool cool in the mix.

Got a chance to snap a pic of the wood pile. Burly Burly Burly Burly. Love it! Ken is putting together some very cool bolstered combos!

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Speaking of ol Ken aka Bamboo .. here's a super sneaky peek of one of his own knives. It's like finding Hen's teeth!

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Here's a Fletcher Knives sneak peek. This one was freaky amazing! Dylan will have his batch up and available very soon.

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A few WAS Knives that were WIP.

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Blades .. and mo' blades.

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Blanks getting handles profiled to fit - next stop will be Glue Ups.

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Glued Up and waiting for Andy to start the handle shaping.

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Handles getting shaped!

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Close to completion! Getting the Maker's Mark!

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pssst .. there's a Scandi/Shandetree HB in this pic. :)

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Thanks for posting these pics... Truly incredible to see the various stages of completion here.
 
Seriously! That is an unbelievable batch .
Now that's what I call chumming the water. ;)
Thanks for posting the pics Bud.

Mick
 
Thanks Bud for posting these. I think what I'm experiencing is sensory overload.

Preston
 
I know that putting this post together every week is very time consuming Bud. I just want to thank you very much for doing this. I always enjoy seeing what is on the horizon.
 
McVeyMac said:
I know that putting this post together every week is very time consuming Bud. I just want to thank you very much for doing this. I always enjoy seeing what is on the horizon.
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:thumbup: .. my pleasure. I get so excited when I see what's coming up that I want to share it!
 
Thanks Bud! Your sneak peek posts are always my favorite post of the week. This installment is excellent as always. Two unique Shadetree Hiking Buddies in one week, one scandi & one guardless. Very interesting times indeed.

Phil
 
That guard less hiking buddy is the bomb!!!!!
I love evergreen shade tree with a green pinstripe. I prefer black pins but I like the natural.

What a cool knife!!!

There is some psychedelic looking knives in this batch. I am starting to wonder what really went down at trackrock!

Thanks Bud!
 
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Those are impressive indeed. I'm all about that guard less full grind HB. Thanks Bud for the look inside.
 
Another great post. Did you happen to catch what kind of material is on the Fletcher knife? Thanks
 
Ak Stig said:
Another great post. Did you happen to catch what kind of material is on the Fletcher knife? Thanks
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I did not but I assume it's synthetic and they call it badass material. lol. Maybe PM Dylan? :)
 
bonafide said:
I did not but I assume it's synthetic and they call it badass material. lol. Maybe PM Dylan? :)
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It is definately that. All of those knives look amazing but that one really stands out. Tapered tang and file work is a cool combination. Thanks again.
 
Is it just me or is there a fair amount of SS in that batch? Thought I saw a SS blue/burl ASP and a double bolstered HB in SS. Hard to tell but the texturing and grinds look more like SS than O1. Anyone confirm?
 
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