MEMBER ITEMS FOR SALE
Custom Knives | Other Knives | General Items
-------------------------------------------
New Posts | New PhotosAll Photos



Go Back   The Knife Network Forums : Knife Making Discussions > Custom Knife Discussion Boards > Ed Caffrey's Workshop

Ed Caffrey's Workshop Talk to Ed Caffrey ... The Montana Bladesmith! Tips, tricks and more from an ABS Mastersmith.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 08-27-2002, 08:12 AM
Dan Graves Dan Graves is offline
Master
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: shreveport, La. 71105
Posts: 991
Terry's pick of the draw

Terry and I went to a hammer in at the ABS about 6 years ago.Terry was excited about entering the knife cutting contests. They pick from a hat who you go up against. Check out this picture.



Thats Bill Moran on the right. Guess who won?

Dan Graves
theknifemaker.com


__________________
Dan Graves
www.theknifemaker.com

Last edited by Dan Graves; 08-27-2002 at 09:27 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 08-27-2002, 10:49 AM
Terry Primos's Avatar
Terry Primos Terry Primos is offline
Founding Member *Sys_Admin*
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Posts: 1,240
I've never seen that picture, but I remember that day quite well. I believe it was the first ABS Cutting Competition ever held.

I had been making knives for a few years, but had been a stock remover and was brand new to forging blades. I was still a starry eyed newbie. I remember going into the steak house in Hope, Arkansas and seeing all these legendary makers I'd read about in the knife magazines. It was like, "Hey, that's Jerry Fisk over there! Look that's Joe Flournoy with him! Oh man, see the guy at the salad bar? That's Jimmy Crowell! Whoa! Here comes Bill Moran -- Bill freaking Moran!". It was like a kid in little league baseball stepping into a place where all the Major League players were hanging out.

On the day of the competition I ended up on the 2x4 chop with Mr. Moran. The method I employed was the machine gun technique. I was hammering away at that board like Ron Bushy of Iron Butterfly playing the drum solo on In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Bill, on the other hand was using a slow , steady rhythmic swing. I could hear the "thunk... thunk... thunk...".

On the sixth "thunk", I heard the bottom half of his board hit the ground, and the croud roar. Me? Oh, I was maybe half way through my board. I don't know what my time was, but because of the pressure and nervousness, I felt sure that Bill and Margaret Moran were half way back to Maryland by the time I got through my board.


__________________

Click the banner above to visit my website
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 08-27-2002, 10:55 AM
mike koller mike koller is offline
Skilled
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 329
Very interesting!!!!! Man I like this kinda stuff.....any more?
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 08-27-2002, 04:38 PM
m williams m williams is offline
Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 80
Terry, were those the good ol days or what? If that was not our first one it was close to it. But that day Bill Moran changed the course of the 2x4 cut forever. We had been getting what we thought were very respectable times of 40 to 60 seconds. Every body was using what jerry and I called the woody woodpecker technique; whaling away in rapid fire. Bill stepped up and very carefully placed his chops. A new time record. Everybody who was there learned a very important lesson. With age comes wisdom. Youth will not overcome technique. That man can make a knife that cuts. You had to have been there, it was too #### cool. I had forgotten terry; til I saw that picture that you were the man who faced of the legend. We were rehashing this very incident at MI over the weekend, those that were there still speak of it. Dan, thanks for sharing that with us. mike


__________________
even a blind hog will find an acorn every once in a while
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 08-27-2002, 05:30 PM
Jerry Oksman's Avatar
Jerry Oksman Jerry Oksman is offline
Skilled
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Bronxville, NY
Posts: 432
I am reminded of an old quote, wish I knew who first said it.

" age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill. "


__________________
Jerry Oksman

~ Cogito Cogito Ergo Cogito Sum ~
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 08-27-2002, 06:40 PM
whv whv is offline
Hall of Famer
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: elgin or
Posts: 2,587
what jerry said
terry - you can't feel badly about having been shown up by the best


__________________
wayne
things get better with age ... i'm approaching magnificent
Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
forging, knife, knives


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:43 AM.




KNIFENETWORK.COM
Copyright © 2000
? CKK Industries, Inc. ? All Rights Reserved
Powered by ...

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
The Knife Network : All Rights Reserved