dispatch184
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Very very cool Charlie! The Spey blade just looks right with that bone, great choice 

The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Every once in a while, I have a dream about owning a fish-jigged, Fishbone Barlow!!![]()
Charlie it's so wonderful to hear (and see) that dreams do still come true.Waking up from my nap... and Lo and Behold!!!
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A fine catch!! I guess I am in the minority in appreciating a nice Spey blade, but this knife has much more than a wonderful blade going for it!!
All it needs is a little pocket wear!!
Thanks Mark!! It's absolutely first class!!
Markesharp
So, while I was sleeping off my long drive back from the Oregon Knife Show, my PO Box started to smell like Coelacanth!!
Waking up from my nap, I headed back south over the line, and Lo and Behold!!!
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A fine catch!! I guess I am in the minority in appreciating a nice Spey blade, but this knife has much more than a wonderful blade going for it!!
All it needs is a little pocket wear!!
Thanks Mark!! It's absolutely first class!!
Markesharp
So, while I was sleeping off my long drive back from the Oregon Knife Show, my PO Box started to smell like Coelacanth!!
Waking up from my nap, I headed back south over the line, and Lo and Behold!!!
View attachment 890319 View attachment 890320
A fine catch!! I guess I am in the minority in appreciating a nice Spey blade, but this knife has much more than a wonderful blade going for it!!
All it needs is a little pocket wear!!
Thanks Mark!! It's absolutely first class!!
Markesharp
Uncanny timing in regards to your question. Mark is currently back on the form and back cranking out knives in his shopI was wondering if Mark was still making knives, I couldnt find any post saying he was quiting but I also havent seen many pictures of his work recently and was wondering why??
Wow, that's awsome! I was looking into getting a new barlow when I remembered seeing a picture of one of his fishbone barlows a couple of years ago and describing the stamp on the bolster led me here. Do you know if his books are open?Uncanny timing in regards to your question. Mark is currently back on the form and back cranking out knives in his shopI've even seen some "In Progress" pic's
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Uncanny timing in regards to your question. Mark is currently back on the form and back cranking out knives in his shopI've even seen some "In Progress" pic's
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I'll shoot Mark a text and see if he'll stop in and give us an updateWow, that's awsome! I was looking into getting a new barlow when I remembered seeing a picture of one of his fishbone barlows a couple of years ago and describing the stamp on the bolster led me here. Do you know if his books are open?