Speaking of Bark Rivers...

[Svashtar]

Since Yvsa showed his new BR I thought I'd post a couple here before posting them over on the Bark River forum.

These are a couple that I ordered from Mike about 3 months or so ago and they just came in. I could not be more pleased, as they were _exactly_ how I envisioned them.

I have several sambar pieces but only had one folder in antique stag bone (a Tony Bose saddlehorn.) The Rogue is antique stag bone with a double turquoise spacer, and is the same golden color I wanted to match the pocketknife. (Some has more white in it depending on the dye I guess.) I saw this spacer on an older BR tanto on the BRKCA site and it was just the thing for this knife. Snap fasteners on the sheath.

The second is one of the new Teddy's, and I just asked for a ram's horn roll, or carver style handle. It is one of those knives where you can't tell where the knife ends and your hand begins, if you know what I mean.

This sheath is made in Serbia. Tried to get "Steve Ferfuson" style closeups, but failed miserably. Pics are also a little fuzzy, but was too impatient to use a tripod as Steve suggests.



Norm

 

[Nasty]

Nice...but I'm just waiting for someone to tell me to move all the Bark River stuff someplace else in BF.

If no one does...this stuff can stay. I'd like to see the place more like it used to be, speaking for myself anyway.

I'm glad they measured up to your eye Norm...I know you're a picky old ba...um...hand.

 

[tinmaddog]

Love the first one. The turquoise goes perfectly with the white metal and the blade has an elegance to it. Beautiful.

~tmd

 

[Svashtar]

Nice...but I'm just waiting for someone to tell me to move all the Bark River stuff someplace else in BF.

If no one does...this stuff can stay. I'd like to see the place more like it used to be, speaking for myself anyway.

I'm glad they measured up to your eye Norm...I know you're a picky old ba...um...hand.

Yeah, technically I guess it's Review stuff, but I know folks appreciate seeing stuff here are the cantina. Dave's rifle, other knives, etc. No worries if you have to move it.

"Picky old... hand" yeah, that does it. I knew they would be good, and remember seeing your Rogue I believe it was last year that first got me interested, but was not expecting this level of work. Hardest part was deciding on the handle as he has literally dozens of materials to choose from.

Norm

 

[Leatherface]

Norm,
Those knives are impressive....

The first one is my favorite...stunning piece!!!

 

[Yvsa]

Beautiful Norm!!!! And you're jealous of me?

 

[jefptw]

Tried to get "Steve Ferfuson" style closeups, but failed miserably. Pics are also a little fuzzy, but was too impatient to use a tripod as Steve suggests.

All the pictures are sharp at the top. The lower part on ones taken at an angle is more of a problem of "depth of field." Basically that means that the top and the bottom areas in the photograph were at different distances from the camera. Obviously, this happens more with pictures that are taken at an angle. If the problem had been camera shake, the whole picture would be fuzzy. Try to take the pictures with the camera parallel to the plane of the knives, more like the first pic. If you take them at an angle, two things you can do are: 1) set the camera to "spot" focusing/metering and focus on the middle of the knife. That will center the in focus area on the knife. And 2) turn the ASA on the camera up higher or use a brighter light source to force a smaller apeture when shooting -- that will give you a greater depth of field.

Your pictures aren't failures by any stretch of the imagination. :thumbup:

 

[Sylvrfalcn]

Norm, you and Yvsa done made me plumb ill showing us them dadburn pretty Bark Rivers. Hmmmm, wonder how many old beer and soda cans I gotta pick up off the side of the road to afford one of them rascals? Oh well, it's honest work.

That Rogue is gorgeous! That other one's nice too, but double quillon guards ain't my cup of tea except on dedicated stabbers like daggers. Thing I like about Bark River is they pretty much make something for everybody. I know they didn't make this one for me, but they made this one for me.

Sarge

 

[Ad Astra]

That's the Mountain Man, I think....

Norm, you were asking, I bid on one from ideal-somebody on ebay, they sell a lot of them. The MM like that but it had antique ivory micarta scales.... these ARE production knives, though. I'll see it again.

Not like Sarge's & HI's unique, hand-made creations... Those are truly one-of-a-kinders.


Mike

 

[Svashtar]

Tried to get "Steve Ferfuson" style closeups, but failed miserably. Pics are also a little fuzzy, but was too impatient to use a tripod as Steve suggests.

All the pictures are sharp at the top. The lower part on ones taken at an angle is more of a problem of "depth of field." Basically that means that the top and the bottom areas in the photograph were at different distances from the camera. Obviously, this happens more with pictures that are taken at an angle. If the problem had been camera shake, the whole picture would be fuzzy. Try to take the pictures with the camera parallel to the plane of the knives, more like the first pic. If you take them at an angle, two things you can do are: 1) set the camera to "spot" focusing/metering and focus on the middle of the knife. That will center the in focus area on the knife. And 2) turn the ASA on the camera up higher or use a brighter light source to force a smaller apeture when shooting -- that will give you a greater depth of field.

Your pictures aren't failures by any stretch of the imagination. :thumbup:

Jefptw, I appreciate the advice very much. Just getting outside and with the right background has helped a lot, and Steve has given me several good tips. I would like to be able to get nice clear closeups like Dave Hahn (where are you BTW Dave?) and Steve get, but am guessing I just don't have the camera for it. (?) I am using basically an entry level Minolta digital 3.2 mega pixel. Every closeup I try is blurry, but it is entirely likely there is a setting on the camera I haven't tried yet. Right now it's take pics on the default setting and plug it into the computer.

Thanks again.

Norm

 

[Svashtar]

Norm, you and Yvsa done made me plumb ill showing us them dadburn pretty Bark Rivers. Hmmmm, wonder how many old beer and soda cans I gotta pick up off the side of the road to afford one of them rascals? Oh well, it's honest work.

That Rogue is gorgeous! That other one's nice too, but double quillon guards ain't my cup of tea except on dedicated stabbers like daggers. Thing I like about Bark River is they pretty much make something for everybody. I know they didn't make this one for me, but they made this one for me.

Sarge

That's a beauty Sarge. Looks like amboynia burl on that guy. BR does make a nice teddy hunter with single quillon lower guard. I got this as it is a nice match to an older Blackjack 1-7 with double quillon brass guard and a sambar carver handle.

Norm

 

[Fiddleback]

Man, I love rams horn. It is quickly becoming my favorite handle material. It was a little too rich for my blood at blade show though... I gotta practice up before my knives warrant such elaborate materials.

I gotta get me some of that brand....

 

[tedwca]

Oh Boy, I just got my Bark River Northwind. It's a 24" OAL short sword with 17" blade and is it sexy. It's the best feeling sword I have, even better than the Busse AK-47 or the Falcata!

I'll get pictures up as soon as I can.