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The Duder has been in the market for a new Fiddleback for a while now. But with such a wide range of variants and flavors, I've been known to put myself to sleep just thinking of which one to go with. 1/8" or 5/32", 01 or CPM-154, scandi or convex, tuxedo or maroon micarta, small, medium or large, Woodsman or Duke, Recluse or Terrassaur? For a Fiddleback junkie with limited funds these options can drive one crazy.
I'm a firm believer in "Haste makes waste". Instead of buying a Fiddleback on a whim, I chose to buy my time. Wait for the right opportunity in the forum shadows and when the right moment comes along, take the leap of faith and don't look back. Sounds dramatic I know, but so is spending this kind of scratch on knives (in my wife's eyes).
Well my fellow Fiddlebacks, the right opportunity came. There was a hell of a offering on the exchange and I just couldn't help myself. I have a system for purchasing knives. This came out of necessity more than a voluntary decision; I sell my luxuries (my knives) to buy luxuries (other knives). This works out great in the whole family scheme of things, because I'm not dipping into the checking or savings. However, the suspense of seeing an offering you absolutely have to have, and then posting your blade on the exchange and hoping it sells before the ones you want sell, is enough to throw some grey hairs on top of old Duder's melon. But, with all the stress and 10,000 refresh button punches, it all worked out and Duder scored!!!
I scored these two matching 1/8" 01 maroon micarta Fiddlebacks! A Terrassaur and a Kephart!
I wanted to post them clean and pretty much brand new. I've never been one for patina, but after seeing the awesome patina you guys drop on these, they're getting stained up! Any suggestions?
Loving the new deep FF by AR etching!
Shot out to Eesublime for making it all possible. Thank you brother.
Thanks for stopping in.
Duder
I'm a firm believer in "Haste makes waste". Instead of buying a Fiddleback on a whim, I chose to buy my time. Wait for the right opportunity in the forum shadows and when the right moment comes along, take the leap of faith and don't look back. Sounds dramatic I know, but so is spending this kind of scratch on knives (in my wife's eyes).
Well my fellow Fiddlebacks, the right opportunity came. There was a hell of a offering on the exchange and I just couldn't help myself. I have a system for purchasing knives. This came out of necessity more than a voluntary decision; I sell my luxuries (my knives) to buy luxuries (other knives). This works out great in the whole family scheme of things, because I'm not dipping into the checking or savings. However, the suspense of seeing an offering you absolutely have to have, and then posting your blade on the exchange and hoping it sells before the ones you want sell, is enough to throw some grey hairs on top of old Duder's melon. But, with all the stress and 10,000 refresh button punches, it all worked out and Duder scored!!!
I scored these two matching 1/8" 01 maroon micarta Fiddlebacks! A Terrassaur and a Kephart!
I wanted to post them clean and pretty much brand new. I've never been one for patina, but after seeing the awesome patina you guys drop on these, they're getting stained up! Any suggestions?
Loving the new deep FF by AR etching!
Shot out to Eesublime for making it all possible. Thank you brother.
Thanks for stopping in.
Duder
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