Sneak Peek from Fiddleback HQ 11/24/2015 - Happy Thanksgiving@

gusbuster said:
Sounds good! Will these be available in Fiddleback Friday? BTW are they double edged?
Click to expand...

These won't Be ready for another week or two, Emerald Burlap EDU is up for Friday. The Swedge and Clip on the Ranger and Apache EDC come to a 16th of an inch or less, there is the option for the buyer to put a secondary bevel on the top end of those. Im still learning, so will leave them at that for now, but I will do some double edged knives in the future!
 
Last edited:
Nice! I like the look of that mini camp muk.

And the poon tip looks wicked! :thumbup:
 
Bigadam said:
Dealer Caddy ..

sneak_11242015_12.jpg



The fourth one from the left is that a hiking buddy and it would be nice if it was headed to a great dealer in North Carolina![emoji51]
Click to expand...

That one caught my eye too. Those scales are fantastic.
 
So, I'm curious. How long does it take for the knives to get from where they are in the first picture to finished product?
 
It's hard to say. We dont just take one batch of knives from start to finish.
in the first picture there are a couple steps away from heat treating. After heat treating they more than likely will go to "Allen's Wall" where all the heat treated blades are stored along with the non heat treated as well(separated of course). Then they will sit there until Allen pulls a batch for Andy to start grinding on. Once the are ground to 120grit (iirc) they will go into another tray for Chris to match up the scales w/ the knives.And so on and so forth through the glue up process. Then onto handle shaping from Andy, next stop is the table everyone loves...the sanding table. :D. once the hand sanding is completed, Andy will take them back to the grinder for the final grinds. Assuming everything goes as planned there and no "wall art" is created they will be marked "Fiddleback by AR".
The final steps are as follows..
Detailing, Sorting & creating batches of completed knives for Fiddleback Friday,Dealers, & Reserves. Then off to the photo booth where hopefull y the pics make them look soooooo awesome you just have to buy one or three of them :D.
The following Monday, Fridays batch and dealer orders are sharpened and one more detailing session before they are boxed up and shipped to the customer.


i hope that makes sense.
 
Onedog said:
So, I'm curious. How long does it take for the knives to get from where they are in the first picture to finished product?
Click to expand...

VANCE said:
It's hard to say. We dont just take one batch of knives from start to finish.
in the first picture there are a couple steps away from heat treating. After heat treating they more than likely will go to "Allen's Wall" where all the heat treated blades are stored along with the non heat treated as well(separated of course). Then they will sit there until Allen pulls a batch for Andy to start grinding on. Once the are ground to 120grit (iirc) they will go into another tray for Chris to match up the scales w/ the knives.And so on and so forth through the glue up process. Then onto handle shaping from Andy, next stop is the table everyone loves...the sanding table. :D. once the hand sanding is completed, Andy will take them back to the grinder for the final grinds. Assuming everything goes as planned there and no "wall art" is created they will be marked "Fiddleback by AR".
The final steps are as follows..
Detailing, Sorting & creating batches of completed knives for Fiddleback Friday,Dealers, & Reserves. Then off to the photo booth where hopefull y the pics make them look soooooo awesome you just have to buy one or three of them :D.
The following Monday, Fridays batch and dealer orders are sharpened and one more detailing session before they are boxed up and shipped to the customer.


i hope that makes sense.
Click to expand...

TL;DR :D

Here is some pictures of it happening:

-The-Road-To-Fiddleback-Friday-How-The-Knives-Are-Made-
 
Thanks Phillip. I've read Brians thread but I was just curios as to the time frame that all that happens in. I figured it was a bit tough to really say because of the whole process but I figured I'd ask. :D
 
Onedog said:
Thanks Phillip. I've read Brians thread but I was just curios as to the time frame that all that happens in. I figured it was a bit tough to really say because of the whole process but I figured I'd ask. :D
Click to expand...

if we set out to make one knife from start to finish,iirc we decided it would take +/-4hrs
 
VANCE said:
if we set out to make one knife from start to finish,iirc we decided it would take +/-4hrs
Click to expand...

Gotcha. Thanks again Phillip. I seem to gain more and more appreciation for what gets accomplished there on a daily basis.

Jim
 
Onedog .. I've noticed from weekly visits, that it takes about 2-4 weeks for one specific blade to flow through the 'assembly line' process.
 
The 4 hour concept is strictly the time it is being handled. Does'nt include heat treat, glue up, and other time consuming steps.
 
bonafide said:
Onedog .. I've noticed from weekly visits, that it takes about 2-4 weeks for one specific blade to flow through the 'assembly line' process.
Click to expand...

This is more a long the lines of what I was curious about. It's cool to see the knives in all the different stages in these sneak peek threads and I just got to wondering how long one knives journey might be.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top