About two years ago I had a custom knife maker reach out to me and trade me a Bird and Trout Knife for an MSB Membership.  I have fallen in love with the Bird and Trout Pattern.  The Bird and Trout Pattern has been around for ages, today a lot of people do not stay true to the concept in what they call a Bird and Trout Knife.  Many just market any knife suitable for processing small game as such.

The original version is a classic gentleman’s knife.  A knife the guy who both fly fishes and hunts quail over dogs with a 28 gauge double would carry.  The key is that the handle is a full sized handle with a short blade suited for processing smaller fish, birds and small game like squirrel and rabbits with.  It does all of this wonderfully.  In carrying one on and off for about two years now I have found it to be an exceptional day to day knife for a belt carry EDC knife.

Patrick is my personal knife maker as many of you know so I reached out to him to make a custom Bird and Trout knife for me.  He ended up making 4 and so far they are the only 4 he has made.  Each is totally unique.  They are now up for bid, we started the bidding on a Facebook Group but some people can’t or don’t want to use Facebook.  So we will complete the auction this week here.

The rules are simple, high bidder wins BUT you have to be coming to the TSP Fall Workshop for 2019 or be a TSP Workshop Alum to bid on these knives.   The winning bidders will have to be confirmed by me.  To be clear an alum is any member of the community that has been to a full multi day workshop as either an attendee or a staff member.  The weekend half day stuff and things like that do not count for this.

To bid comment below, as follows…..

Bidding on Knife X
Bid is Y
First Name, last initial.

Bidding will run until Friday 1700 Central Time.

These knives are made with XHP Steel, a steel very few knife makers are using but more are moving to it daily.  It is basically a stainless version of 02 Tool Steel.  It holds and edge like no other steel I have ever used.  Blade Length is 3.25 Inches.  Overall length is 7 and 7/8ths inches.  This is a rare opportunity a truly amazing custom.  Patrick stays extremely busy and even getting a custom from him without an extinsive wait is rare.  To get one of the first four knives he has made of a particular pattern is a true opportunity.  I already have mine, one of the others is spoken for, these two are up for bid.  Let the battle begin!!!!!

Knife One – Handle is Maple Burl – Current Top Bid J.R. H – 500

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Knife – 2 – Handle is Walnut – Current Top Bid – Mark B at 450

To bid comment below, as follows…..

Bidding on Knife X
Bid is Y
First Name, last initial.

Bidding will run until Friday 1700 Central Time.  If you have never commented on this blog with the email address you enter in the comment field before, your comment will go to moderation. Don’t worry I am on it and will be approving comments a few times a day.