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PostPosted: Fri 04 Feb, 2005 5:14 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I'll have to see what Lynn makes down the road, I do owe a knife from her to give to my wife...I should do a Dawson Family photo shoot of the knives I own and post it up sometime WTF?! Nothing in line from Vince yet, maybe some shop time with him when I go up for a class from Nicholas Marcelja but Vince said he will not hold my hand Laughing Out Loud

2 more goodies that I picked up from Vegas....

A beauty from Tinker





And the Brescia Spadona from the great folks of Albion



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PostPosted: Sat 05 Feb, 2005 5:19 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

To answer the question posed on the last page: I don't have the foggiest idea where the blade on my Antiqued basket came from. However, it does look like a shortened antique in the photos.

Sigh. I'm going to have to move back to the Western Hemisphere one of these days just so I can get to these shows!

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PostPosted: Sat 05 Feb, 2005 1:02 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Those are some fantastic shots , Ben .... again, Nice job !

Eljay .... thanks , guess it will remain a mystery for now ! Do you recall what year you made that hilt ?
(I've added a picture of it to the baskethilt album I have on you, at my PictureTrail site ! )

Everyone ....
I've started to add a ton of my pictures from the Vegas show to the "Events, Shows, and Gatherings" album section here, at this link: http://www.myArmoury.com/albums/thumbnails.php?album=162
If anyone has photos (yes, that means you Ben Sweet ;-) be sure to add them to the growing collection we have there !

Again thank you to all who made this years show such a wonderful experience ! Mac

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PostPosted: Sat 05 Feb, 2005 2:36 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

A few more for the road ! Mac

* Notice how Ben & I have Vegas at our feet ;-)



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PostPosted: Sat 05 Feb, 2005 4:36 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Here is something rare...a Wooly Rhinoceros, as the ice melts in Antarctic Circle leaving these rare bones out in the open, bone snatchers (as I call them) are there to grab them up and sell them on the market



Here are 2 different types of Mokume, these were taken on the 1st day, on the last day very few were left so my wife picked out a nice one, I paid then yesterday it was given to a ring maker for a matched set of rings for us, pretty hard stuff to photograph!






Mac at work taking the great shots!

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PostPosted: Sat 05 Feb, 2005 5:23 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

It's nice to see photography accepted there... (and good photography taken at that!)

When I went to the RTDA (retail tobacco dealer of america [or association... Confused ]) show, I started taking shots of the whole room, but when I asked if it would be ok to take shots at some of the booths I was told "you think I want everyone stealing my designs?!?" [among other remarks]

wish I could have gone to the blade show though... looks like a great time.

At least I was able to waste a lot of film on the strip though...

I also learned that a trip to Las Vegas is not a good time to break in new shoes... Cry (heat + new shoes= whole foot blisters! Eek! )

Was it mostly knife makers or was there a little bit of everything?

The pen is mightier than the sword, especially since it can get past security and be stabbed it into a jugular.
This site would be better if everytime I clicked submit... I got to hear a whip crack!
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PostPosted: Sat 05 Feb, 2005 7:56 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hi Alex

The majority of tables were knife makers (on the custom knife show side), but there was still a good variety of other arms, supplies, and whatnot ! I got the feeling that the shows being next door to each other really benefited all the sellers & makers (not to mention we patrons ;-), so it was a great take all around !

There is alot of walking involved at these shows .... just to get from one end of these big hotel/casinos starts to log the miles on ones feet ! Than there is the milage logged while looking at everything ! Unlike Mac, who is forever in his steel-toe logging boots, it would probably be wise to wear a good pair of sneekers, or something soft & comfortable !

We always asked permission when photographing any of the tables, or items, and I don't remember a single vendor saying we couldn't .... everyone was very accomodating & helpful ! (at least all the folks I encountered)

Ben
It's funny .... I know the exact photo I took when you took that picture of me photographing Vince's table !
(it's the shot of the two dirks pommel caps posted earlier in this thread ;-)

Yup, it was a good time in Vegas ! Mac

Alex Oster wrote:
It's nice to see photography accepted there... (and good photography taken at that!)
When I went to the RTDA (retail tobacco dealer of america [or association... Confused ]) show, I started taking shots of the whole room, but when I asked if it would be ok to take shots at some of the booths I was told "you think I want everyone stealing my designs?!?" [among other remarks]
wish I could have gone to the blade show though... looks like a great time.
At least I was able to waste a lot of film on the strip though...
I also learned that a trip to Las Vegas is not a good time to break in new shoes... Cry (heat + new shoes= whole foot blisters! Eek! )
Was it mostly knife makers or was there a little bit of everything?

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PostPosted: Sat 05 Feb, 2005 9:01 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Ben & Mac,

Thanks for sharing the show with us. Cool

A few comments.....
*The Albion Next Generations look very very nice. Cool
*Mac, congrats on the Eljay basket-hilt.
*If I'm not in Iraq this summer, I'm going to have to make another trip to Las Vegas. It's a pretty cool place to visit; I went for the 1st time this past July.

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PostPosted: Sat 05 Feb, 2005 10:14 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Nathan Robinson wrote:
I was wondering if that was also Alex's or if it was a newly made one.


The Oxtail was a newly made one. Vince is getting more and more clever in hiding his numbering of his pieces, but I'm figuring this one is in the low 1400s.
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PostPosted: Sun 06 Feb, 2005 12:05 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote





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PostPosted: Sun 06 Feb, 2005 7:22 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks, Stephen ..... and congrats on your beautiful new smallsword ... that is just a gorgeous piece, and such great work from Erik !

A few more Vegas pics .... notice 'ol Ben shopping for goodies (1st pic, down on the left), you can also see Vince in the 2nd photo (straight ahead, right in the middle)

Mac



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PostPosted: Sun 06 Feb, 2005 1:42 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thomas McDonald wrote:
Thanks, Stephen ..... and congrats on your beautiful new smallsword ... that is just a gorgeous piece, and such great work from Erik !

A few more Vegas pics .... notice 'ol Ben shopping for goodies (1st pic, down on the left), you can also see Vince in the 2nd photo (straight ahead, right in the middle)

Mac


That is Nicholas Marcelja of Red Troll Forge who I bought this 4 bar scram from

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PostPosted: Sun 06 Feb, 2005 2:30 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hi Ben

I cropped the big file of that picture and zoomed in on you & Nicholas Marcelja of Red Troll Forge !
So now we can watch your purchase up close & personal ;-)

I also cropped & zoomed in on that shot of the hall with Vince in the distance, so no one is safe from Mac's sniper Canon !

;-) Mac



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PostPosted: Sun 06 Feb, 2005 7:07 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I cropped an Angel sword table pic to try and bring up some of the stuff that was not really the subject of what I was shooting at the time ..... not the best quality, but hey ..... why not !

I also clipped a few other ones, and threw in a few alternate shots & whatevers ..... Mac



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Talk about Confederate gold....It's all in LV! You can see why there are so many Confed. forgeries out there.

Thanks for the fantastic pics and info, Mac and Ben!

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Back at the beginning of this thread I posted a few shots of some nice pieces by Dan Pfanenstiel, of Great Wave Forge !
My flash kinda wiped out the description cards on those blades so I thought I would type in what they said, since I have the original big files & can adjust the lighting, etc! (which I'll edit into the original post) Mac

So ...........

Warthog Tusk and Damascus Knife
1050 & L6 steel
Copper & buffalo spacers
Leather sheath
$600.00

Hira Zakuri Tanto in Shira Saya
11.5" nagasa
Copper habaki
1050 blade steel, clay hardened, hand forged
$500.00

Wakizashi
16" nagasa
Forged 1050 steel, clay hardened
Copper & iron fittings
Sterling silver menuki
$1,800.00

Shinogi Zukuri blade
In-Progress

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PostPosted: Mon 07 Feb, 2005 5:26 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

More cropping & blowin up !

A very nice horseman baskethilt on Lion Gate's table !
(that I really should have paid alot more attention to, as I really like the look of this one!)

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A couple more ! Mac


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PostPosted: Wed 09 Feb, 2005 1:24 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Four of those Scottish pistols, that I photographed at the show, are currently up on auction at antiqueguns.com !
Jeff Millet has provided a good amount of known info as well as some good detailed shots (especially on the Lemon butt).
Links to the 4 auctions below .....
So if you have the $$ bid away .... if you like to window shop, like me, enjoy ;-) Mac

http://www.antiqueguns.com/auction/item.cgi?jmillet/jmillet-6

http://www.antiqueguns.com/auction/item.cgi?jmillet/jmillet-43

http://www.antiqueguns.com/auction/item.cgi?jmillet/jmillet-44

http://www.antiqueguns.com/auction/item.cgi?jmillet/jmillet-47

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Thanks Mac! I've enjoyed checking those out, especially the details on the little all-brass lemon-butt snaphaunce. VERY cool little pistol... but I think I'll just windowshop that one. The $18K is a bit past my present pocket change allowance... Still, very cool pictures, so thanks for the link!

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