Funk Masta Mudbone!

Fellas, there's never been a better time to get a thread rolling on Mudbone and his incredible work. You've seen some of the other work that just came through, but this one I want you to see is off the hook. The collector doesn't have a KTF account and requested anonymity, but I did get his okay to share this.

5 1/2" Woodcraft forged from 1/4" thick 01. You're looking at fossilized mammoth which turned out unbelievably cool, and James' thin blue accent in the spacers makes the whole thing pop. Our initial idea for Mud was to have a mammoth hunt somehow depicted. On first arrival I was stunned by his detail of the mammoth, though slightly disappoint to not see the hunt aspect.... until I turned it over and realized he used the entire B side for a cave painting style hunt scene. Absolutely AMAZING.

Show me some of your favorite Mud!

Awesome knife and sheath.

Man has some serious artistic talent. That is am amazing package. Congrats to the new owner.

OFF he chart!!!

Grant,

Great ideas and tooling of the Mammoth on the sheath. Pretty amazing knife too!

Tom Flynn

that is "special"...true artistic talent!!

:-)Rocky

Well Grant... this is MY favorite Mudbone...
Just received Mudbone's FIRST ever ram attempt and he nailed it!!! Also came with a GREAT hand written letter from the man himself, it's like a personalized COA! I am very VERY happy with it. Thank you Mudbone.

A Ram for the RamKing. Very fitting tribute. Mud did it again.

James,

Great knife; incredible sheath!

Tom Flynn

thanks Warren and Tom!

I LOVE Mud's work, it's always so original... Like him

Looks GREAT James, good get !!

Thank You Mr. Mason!

Yes, a definite work of art and I love his rivets that look like arrow heads.


Pap

Thought I should add my first, and hopefully not my last from Mr. Mudbone. After a successful Elk hunt in Colorado, I came accross this on the good captains table in Tulsa. Exactly like the 5x5 I harvested. I had to have it!!
Oh, the knife is awesome also. These Behring made knives have caught my attention!

Nice rig Marty.

Thanks Warren.

Here's one that I got about 4 years ago. It came with a stag 4" Alaskan from James. The pair now reside with a good friend who did some fine engraving work for me.

And of course there's "The Bear" recently done on the Behring Mud collaboration project. This sheath and knife combo is off the charts.

Very nice! Both outstanding.. looks like the older sheath didn't have the arrowhead rivets, but a diamond pattern. Cool either way.

Those are all Bad to the MudBone!!!

The "Better" of the 2 knives in the "Behring Mud collaboration project" LOL Had to poke the Bear!

1 more for now.

I just busted out laughing bro.

Nice Ram Ranking
Sharpi

Totally off the top. I never saw the trout sheath before, it's super. I am dizzy from looking at all these.

Pap

A few more.......

Great job Tune thanks for posting those. They do belong and I forgot about them. Really special work.

Warren,

That is one Bad-Ass Bear! Knife is great too.

Tom Flynn

Mitchell & Chief,

Some of Mudbone & BMK at their best!

Tom Flynn

I just fell on the floor!!! Exceptional.

Pap

All fantastic knife and sheath combinations.

Hell of a spread Tuner!

Yes.... I know. I have a problem.

At least it does not involve a trench coat and a park bench.....

More artistry from Mudbone; this one in Narwhal.

Here's a few of my personal favorites from about 3-5 years ago.

Some cool stuff being shown in this thread.
A couple more:

There's Mike's Masterpieces!!!!

More awesome examples guys.

Thanks for posting all these great rigs. I think this thread is appropriately titled!

Some more Mud Magic with an RMK 10-3...

No specific request was made on what I wanted, just asked Mr. Mud to do his thing.

I always like what I receive back from this man, he does awesome work.

Cooler than a Polar Bears toenails!!!!!!!!

Mike,

Similar look to mine earlier in this thread. Very lifelike. Master artwork.

Mudbone was kind enough to make this pouch for my Battle Buddy... He is AMAZING, truly an artist! Each 1 I have gets better and better. Thanks Mud!!!

Amazing art. That is truly an amazing sheath. Make sure you wear that every full moon

I wore it to bed last night actually, but forgot to check the moon...

Awooohooo!!

That sheath is over the top.

Hey guys,

I talked with Mr. Rogers "Mudbone" today for awhile and he is close to completing a special tribute knife in the coming days. I'll post a picture when it arrives -- it's been years in the making. He's one of the best and most authentic artist crafting knives and sheaths in the market today. Great pictures on this thread!

Have a good week,

Jay

This one needs to go here. Spoke with Mud today at length about this sheath. This is premium British tanned leather that is free of blemishes from Mud's private stock. When I asked to do a rendering of this knife, Mud just said "I got this". Bad ass Eagle on back side too, and wife Theresa's lanyard with her own beaded American Flag. Talk about "Keeping up with the Joneses"

Fantastic!!

There is NO keeping up with the Jones's!! None can, none should

As in Roger Mudbone Jones.

Had Mud make me a pocket sheath for this Behring Made pinecone rehandled Triathlete. I asked him to carve out something that would wrap around the back side. Tellin' ya he nailed it. This is one one wicked cool deer; notice the drop tine? Also acorn, feathers deer tracks, his handmade arrowhead rivets, and of course Teresa's latigo braiding.

360 Mudbone.... F$CK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Sexy!!! I got the twin in handle material from Wally.

Super get. The red material is sort of translucent, its got lots of depth. Mud doing the leather?

Not on this one going with a red snakeskin inlay.

Should go well with the red cone. Warlander?

Warren, that Tri and sheath are SICK!!

Thanks Pat. Wanted an off the hip pocket/pack for a small drop point skinner. Bam!
I'll take credit for the sheath idea, but Wally needs the credit for the pinecone tri. We both flipped on a different idea.

Yep be a 1st for me.

Amy will do a great job.

Yours & Grants advice on this one is why it's happening.

Well you won't be disappointed and for ONCE I'll accept a very rare compliment. (I think?)

LOL We have somewhat similar interests in knives, but we almost always agree on leather. So if you like them at Warlander I'm in!

Back from Mudbone leather-works, this rehandled 11 Alaskan crown stag and Dall Sheep spacer is tricked out now.
Pics courtesy of BMK.

Warren,

Great re-handle job; never saw Dall Sheep spacer before. Another Mudbone masterpiece!

Tom Flynn

Thanks Tom, James did the rehandle, and we let Mud do the rest. The Ram King and I have twins.

Another one hit out of the park Warren. Super duper!!

Pap

Thanks Pap. Thought you might approve. I know you like 11's.

A big 100 year old Happy Birthday to Roger Mudbone "Doc" Jones
He had me on the horn today for a special treat; we're talkin' a 5 minute guitar rendition.
He asked me to please post his favorite song and artist Towne Van Zandt "To Live Is To Fly". He wants this on his final resting place.
Rare form was an understatement today. Happy Birthday Doc!
https://youtu.be/6eSggloAtBo

Happy Birthday Hoss didn't realize you were so young!

Great meds, lol and he would agree.
BTW, "Mudbone" is to most, he loves "Doc "

I had the privilege of a phone call with him today as well. He's git a special project working for me. =)
He was in birthday mode for sure!!!!
Happy Birthday Mud !!!

"Where a ya been is good and gone, all ya keeps the gettin there.."
That's pretty REAL right there.

More Behring and Mud Magic on the way from BMK

buffalo horn?

Jim,

Love the fluted buffalo; the sheath is over the top!

Tom Flynn

Thanks Tom. Yes, Rob, buffalo. 8-inch blade. Grant called it a "beast" and it sure looks it. Mudbone picked the snake theme and I think he nailed it.

yeah, I like that fluted buffalo horn look.

Awesome Jim. Couple of questions though. Spacer looks to be ivory or dall sheep? Any artwork from Mud back side of sheath?

Thanks Warren. Musk ox spacer. No artwork on the back -- guess the front part wore him out. ;-) I have to say I was half-expecting to see a couple of stick men on the back battling a serpent but no joy on that one.

Way cool Knife & sheath Really awesome get!

Thanks Chief. Work in' hard to catch up with you! Long way to go.

Musk-Ox spacer for the Win!

Don't kid yourself forum friends, that is Chief's hair petrified BEFORE he became a Marine.

Now that's funny!

Chief.... Those yours???

Can we have???

Nope Dukes .......you had to know lol, has more in now.
He also has a new source on FWI, some of the best I've seen in a while.

AMEN on the FWI from my buddy, Duke! Outstanding stuff!
Best, Capt. Chris

You guys are in for a treat. Mudbone calls this MOAS (Mother Of All Sheathes). Before we get to the sheath a little side story about the knife
This Behring Made S.W. Crown Stag Bowie found me. The previous owner inlaid a sterling silver Hopi Indian art pendant featuring the wolf, Kokopeli Man (flute player), and a feather. That's where Mudbone comes in. Mud just said, "I got this". Once again he just nailed this one. Front side, wolf howling at the moon, back side picks up all the Hopi Indian art off the inlay, beaded fringe and lets not forget Miss Theresa's fine woven indian blanket slide.
I can tell ya the man is jacked over this one and he's very proud of this piece. Hope you enjoy!

360° Mudbone.... F@€K Yeahhh!!!!!

Well done on a really complete package!

Yeah, I'm liking this one bro. Something completely different and uniquely done. Thanks!

The whole package is sweeeeet....and complete, Warren.

That is an awesome combination.

Warren,

The whole thing is special from the inlay at the stag crown end and the sheath is a masterpiece!

Well done!

Tom Flynn

Thanks guys for the positive comments.

Wow, again!! Each of Mudbone's sheaths are so unique and are a real treasure unto themselves.

Pap

You know it Pap. The man definitely ticks to a different beat.

My Squaw wants one
sharpi

Now that's funny.

That entire package is just entirely over the top. Hard to know what to say other than - any chance you're interested in adopting an old fat bald guy? No? Didn't think so but figured it couldn't hurt to ask.

He's already adopting Grant and myself. ..line forms yo the right...

Jim,

Never hurts to ask. You don't ask you don't get

Yeah, I need a few dependants for my tax returns.

Seriously though Warren, even though James and the gang and Mudbone do the actual work you are the one coming up with these ideas and projects. Hats off to you sir, you're really coming up with some great projects.

Thank you Jim but I can't take credit for this knife. I found it pre-owned. The previous owner did the silver inlay work. I just asked Mudbone to follow the theme. Lots of folks had a hand in this project.

As suggested on another thread, adding this to the chronicle of Mudbone Madness.

Love it!

See you fellas next week

From Blade. Here's the Man himself playing Mr Narwhal. He's a hoot

If I ever had a mental picture of Mudbone, that was it. Wow.

Pap

Not that it has not been proven time and time again. .. but the people in this circle are absolutely TOP SHELF. MUD is NO exception to that. If you have not met him try to. It's time very well spent. He is really 1 of a kind. Along with BMK,Amy,Warren, Tom and the Captain it's an unbelievable family to be part of. Becky and I are very blessed in this.

I got lucky and was able to meet and spend a little time talking with him this weekend. Really enjoyed the experience. Also really enjoyed the time spent with forum folks this weekend even though it was not nearly as much time as I would have liked.

This is myself and Mudbone at Blade. With the Mudbone original I picked up from him! Mud is holding the hammer he uses to bang in the copper arrowhead rivets used on his pouch's... VERY cool. I am happy I was able to meet him and spend time talking with him, he is 1 of a kind!

Suitable for framing bro. What you didn't mention is Mudbone made the hammer too. Oh no, just any hammer won't do. Got to be Muddy.

Here's a mini Trapper Spring Knife made from Grandfather's stock. These went quickly.

Warren-

Is that James' that you stole??

That be mine. The one mysteriously put in my bag was mailed back this morning.

One of a few Mudbone knives at Blade this year. Mud rarely does Damascus blades anymore. This skinner has a N/S guard, leather, G10, metal spacers, and a fossil walrus handle. Sheath is classic Mudbone all the way. Miss Theresa added her touch of a latigo braided edge and slide.
Super cool and scary sharp!

You chose wisely WP!

What a thing of beauty, truly. One of these days a museum piece. They keep getting better and better.

Pap

Thanks Pap. It was one of only a few knives left. He did some really great knives for Blade.

Warren? What museum would have the space for such a large display?

A waxed museum. Now picture that.

Haha, too hot for wax.

Pap

Maybe today but they'll never be another like.

That's for sure. Nothing like it from anyone else.

Pap

Here's the completed sheath to my Randall 1-7 re-handle.
I asked Mud to make me a pivoting sheath from a mock-up I sent him. Perfect and functional I can now sit in a car or a truck with a knife on my side. Worked out as I had hoped. Grant"s idea for the elephant inlay, it just compliments the Cooper gunstock handle.

Just a real beauty in every sense. A super combination of a Randall, Behring and Mudbone. Wows.

Pap

Thanks Pap, it really came together. The wait was killing me.

Is this the red crown stag Model 1?

Yes sir!

Had to let the Warren wave die down a bit before posting

I was fortunate enough to pick up my second full Mudbone package at Blade this year. A great little knife, perfect edc size... Nickel hilt, over red, leather, copper and aluminum spacers. Finished off with a great piece of stag. I especially like how it is shaped almost into a single finger grip!

The pouch is Muds first attempt at a Celtic styled dragon. Complimented with the missssus excellent latigo work it makes a great pouch.

I genuinely feel very fortunate to have received this knife and pouch, especially after getting to meet Mudbone this year and talk with him after many hours of phone calls.

Thank you to Grant for making sure this happened for me! Now I just gotta get 1 for Becky.

A real score, James, good on ya!!

Pap

Thank you Pappy 8-)

You get that Friday? It was gone by the time I got there. Super nice rig.

Yes sirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

James
Very nice rig, you aren't trying to compete with Warren are you

Peter

No.... that would be a no contest... It's Warrens world, we are all just livin' in it.

Thank you Peter.

OH BROTHER

Such a beautiful set up James! Proud to have played any part at all in the process. Mudbone is full of gratitude from this last show from all of the new and re-connections. It means the world to him, and much the same to the BMK crew too.

In related news, we sold Mudbone's knives so damn fast this year that he's working what seems to be twice as fast as before. He's finally figured out that he just has to "send them to Grant and they will sell". With that being said we're going to become legitimate dealers for old Mr. Mud and he was telling me this morning that there is a whole other slew of his trap spring knives that are under way. One is a full ulu style that he's raving about, and the other sounds like it's going to be a full size 4 or 5" Hunter among some other who-knows-and-what-nots.

Keep your eyes peeled here, and on our website as things develop!

Great get! Really a awesome set up.

Thank you Chief!

Maybe we'll get an update to the Mudbone knife and sheath with the smoking wheelie.
He told me it sold but was unfinished as of Blade. Customer had choice of butt end finish.

James,

Cannot believe that Warren didn't know about that one; great get. Love the sheath. Mud said he was into Celtic symbols, that dragon is really cool.

Tom Flynn

Thank you very much Tom. I knew if I didn't grab it Mike Mason or WP would have for sure!

Warren that one is the "Huckleberry" and it's headed as of this morning to Julie and crew over at Arizona Custom Knives. They went with the peened copper arrowhead with Mud's stamp. Awesome, and up for grabs! I'd keep your eyes peeled here for that one:
http://www.arizonacustomknives.com/product-filter.aspx?MakersFilter=3708

TUNER- I'm seeing a Mammoth mini listed there that must be from last year and it's right up your alley.

Last night, Mudbone gave me a call after a few rounds of Jose Cuervo and he'd managed to get Teresa to email over some preview shots of what he's working on. Yesterday, a S&W Airweight j-frame in .38+p made it's way into my own collection and it led Mudbone to talking about a j-frame in his, but I'll let him explain.

from his email
"This is Gary Wheeler's Uncle Joe's personal j-frame revolver. Uncle Joe was captain of the fishing vessel Seabear. Uncle Joe was a commercial fisherman, brown bear guide and wilderness trapper in Alaska. Obviously Uncle Joe was one hell of a man. These knives are integrally made of file steel. These knives are my dedication to Uncle Joe. Hope those that end up with them will be very proud. The revolver is mine, the knives will be for whoever wants them, story told - enough said.
Mud"

For those of you that don't know, Gary Wheeler is a very close friend of Mudbone's and another seriously badass knifemaker. [To my knowledge] he shares shop space with fellow 5th group member Kim Breed, and together they're some of Mudbone's closest and revered friends... In our exchanges of stories of our hunts, and dreams of hunts with Mudbone he's mentioned Uncle Joe on more than a few occasions, and it's clear that the man inspired Mudbone to the core.

Alotta soul on the way!

I spoke with Mudbone at Blade about doing a knife and sheath for me and sent him an email a few days ago. Haven't heard from him yet but it looks like he's been pretty busy lately.

Hey Jim-

It might be on his business card, but email and Mudbone are like fire and ice 9 times outta 10.

I would give him a call at 740-835-8243, or I can call him for you and see what I can't stir up.

It looks like someone beat me to it Grant!

Mudbone called yesterday to check on me and of course it went on for a while. Jim, email will not work. Call him. He loves the company!!

Thanks Grant & Mitchell. I was wondering whether email might not be the best way to go. I'm not sure what exactly I want to do but maybe he will have something in mind or can come up with something. I will give him a call.

Make sure you have a minute or to as it won't be a quick call lol!

He had me on one for over an hour. Nearly 25 minutes was him whaling on the guitar. The man CAN play.

Thanks for the warning. I have to do a day trip to Destin tomorrow and that's a 2+ hour drive each way. Might be a good idea to call while I'm on the road and put the phone on speaker. Wouldn't mind listening to some tunes while I drive. ;-)

Been meaning to post A few quick pics.

Chief! !!!! Just WOW!!!!

It's gotten to a point that there's almost no more accolades left. Another over the top combo.

Pap

Like the way he mixed it up a bit by putting the beaded slide on the lanyard this time. As always fantastic artwork. Latigo braided edge by Miss Theresa is the way to go. Great rig Chief, lots of bells and whistles.

Fantastic combination Chief.

Chief, just don't make the same mistake I did on a note to her- it's spelled Teresa with no H

Grant,
Think I'm guilty not Chief on this charge. Duly noted for the future.

Spoke with the man himself last night. He's still absorbing everything from Blade. Lots of good works along with a few projects that look promising and hopefully work out.

They were here, and then they were gone!! In case you missed them, they turned out wonderfully.

Can't wait til we get the next round (whenever that may be....)

Loved the Ulu. Someday, got too much going on right now.

THRILLED that we were there to open these beauties up!! Whoever got them CONGRATS on getting top notch Mudbone masterpiece's! !!

Nobody here I'm told.

Nothing makes a Friday better than getting an unexpected box from Mudbone. Mud had some unfinished mini knives at Blade Show, so I picked one and told him to have his way with it. Here is the latest, copper hardware, walrus handle, the sheath has a cobra inlay. The second picture is a family shot.

Nothing "short" of OUTSTANDING! That's a great collection of mudbone masterpieces. Without the quarter for reference, you'd be hard-pressed to tell those are minis.

Have a safe weekend guys,

Jay

Yeeeep.... Tunes got the market corned on Mud mini's!!!

Fantastic looking knives.

Wow
great collection, we knew you are the king of older RMK model 1, but now Mudbone minis too.

Peter

Super get Tune. You have the whole collection?

I don't know that I have them all, but I was an early adopter. Mud keeps me on the list.

Like the carved portrait of Mud on the neck knife!

Those feather sheath are truly over the top, but all are impressive. Great post.

Pap

Those are great!

Tom Flynn

Thanks guys, they are fun to collect!

Hey Mitchell- I'd love to learn more about corning markets....

Wear protection!!!!!

Posting these pics from the collaboration thread. James did the blade, Mud did the rest. He didn't leave out a thing.

Fantastic combination Warren.

Thanks Steve.

Drool.

Pap

VERY fortunate I have been to make the friends I have in the past year or so. They have helped to fill a rather large void in my world. THANK YOU all.

Love you man!

Fantastic combo really. The knife and sheath are the other story.

Earlier original post on this thread from Blade 2017. Long story short. I passed on this knife at Blade and had first pic on it; second score last week. It was unfinished at Blade waiting for the option for an arrowhead, ButtCap or other and was buyers choice. Might have bought it then cause that arrowhead is killer.
The sheath is the Doc Holliday story and Mud included his thoughts. Yeah no kidding smokin' hot.
So it got here today and interesting to see similarities with Behring/Mudbone #3. Even the Ivory matches. Go figure...

Great Get, glad you got it!

Yeah thanks, killer one of a kind piece. So called Mud and asked if he knew how close these handles are being made so far apart without reason? We just laughed. The Huckleberry will get matching Eagle feathers. Damn spooky how close they match.

Awesome!

Truly an awsome combo. The Behring is off the chart, and combined with that sheath is unreal. Just the stitching alone is enough to make it a monster. Kudos all around.

Pap

Awesome set.

Thanks guys for the kind reply.

WOWZERS and Golly gosh darn Warren! Truly all the superlatives fall kinda short on the entire package.......BUT, Outstanding! I really hope you post some pics. & video later on when you're out batonning, killing hogs & stuff with that user😊

That's funny Duke. No more hogs here. They all left the neighborhood. The cows are another story;lots of cows here.

Amazing they are almost identical! Great get there Warren.

Tom Flynn

Tom,

After speaking with Mud, I'm pretty sure they both came from the same piece of FWI. I'm shipping to Mud today for the feather carving. Thank you for the reply.

Astonishing.

Yes he is; everything about him from blade work, handles, leather art, and downright human friend.
God could never mold another.

More Funk from the Masta. This one is another masterpiece.

Great sheath ....as only he can do!

Indeed, for those of us that know him well. He spent alot of time researching and thinking about this one before he started. This was new subject matter.

Too much man. Breathless.

Pap

That's one hell of a sheath.

It is indeed Steve. Thanks all!

Extremely nice work!!!

Thanks Rob.

Masterpiece, that sheath doesn't need a knife!

Well done! Like we have said before; sometimes you need to let the artist loose with an idea and let them take it from there.

Tom Flynn

Mudbone on the loose, LOL.

Got a call from the man himself today. Said today was his Birthday and he's celebrating his 100th, LOL!

One more

Love Mudbone's version of "Treeman ". Very cool package including the coffin.

Follow up story on the matching feathers and a suprise from the old man himself. He's a 100 now you know LOL (In tequila years). First and one of a kind "Desk Set #1" as he called it.
The little knife on the stand is for those who don't know, one forged from a Trapper Spring. Mud spend much of his early years following his Grandfather and many are from those vintage trappers. He's not only an artist, he's damn smart when it comes to outdoors and trapping.

Here's another from 2017 Blade.

Nothing beats our boy Mudbone!

Great collection Warren! Each piece is one-of-a-kind and not to be replicated.

Jay,

Each Mud knife has at least a one hour story. If he loves ya, it's a two hour story.

Anybody know if the Mud Man is coming to Blade this year?

You betcha! James and I rented an AirBnB with room for him, Gary Wheeler and Kim Breed too. There will be guitars and there will be drums.

Needless to say, it's going to be one very interesting year- can't wait for all the good sleep I'm going to get

Sounds like it's going to be wild one!!! Ahhhyeeee!

I need to find a way to convince him to make a knife for me. What's his favorite adult beverage? ;-)

"Liquid"!!
Best, Capt. Chris

I think I should be able to come up with something that will fit that bill. Thanks.

To funny.....& so true!

Tequila, most definitely.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjsAGNSBLwE/?taken-by=lon_humphrey

The Mud Man, is one of a kind!
Thanks for sharing James!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjsNqNsgUet/?taken-by=kimbreed1911

Just doing as Mud requested, he wanted some of ya'll to see him jam... you KNOW who YOU are....

One day on a bender, he burned the battery on my phone. They definitely broke the mold on Mud. There is no other.

Loving it. Can I get the CD? ;-)

Figured I need to post this here; the thread is most appropriate. Mud and
Miss Teresa did an amazing job on this wraparound pocket sheath. The artwork is a cave bear skull. Check out the fine details like hand hammered arrowhead rivets and latigo braided edge; nobody pays attention to detail like Mudbone.

Another beauty, both the knife and the sheath.

Pap

Thanks Pap.

Attention to detail... A+++ What a neat addition to the collection Warren! A good looking cavebear tooth like that is hard to come by. Enjoy it buddy. Happy thanksgiving!

Thanks Jay, and you're right cave bear teeth in good shape are hard to find. Took me some time to find the right one.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Another Mud masterpiece on the way. The art is northwest costal and Alaskan tribal inspired. The walrus artifact net weight got him going. Even has Mud hands with the holes. Its just him being him.
You may need to zoom in to see the fine details. Take a good look.

Another fantastic sheath. Mud keeps out doing himself.

Pap

You know it Pap, thanks.

This one is a few years old according to Mud. Just a wicked relief carving of an eagle head in walrus ivory.

Warren,

That is an 'Eagle with Attitude'.

Tom Flynn

On a mission for sure Tom, thanks.

A few years back but a nice recent find. Mud didn't make many of these. Great vintage looking hatchet/ knife combo.

Very cool setup. Always loved the hatchet/knife combos. Ruana made a few.

Pap

Thanks Pap. Didn't know Ruana made combo sets.

Great find! like that handle!

Yeah, it caught my eye too. Micarta spacers.
Thanks for the reply.

Not many, very rare.

Pap

Warren,

Lovin' the Mudbone touch on that combo!

Ruana will do them on request.

Tom Flynn

Nicely done Tom. I appreciate the reply and the update. Thank you.

I like the whole combo, really do, but I REALLY like the little clip point knife with it. Looks like it would warm my hand right up!!!

That thing is a scalpel.

Today is Mudbone's Birthday but it feels like I'm the one getting the present. Grant passed along some pics of a rehandled project along with a companion knife in FWI. There's so much art going on it's hard to say where to begin. Mud definitely outdid himself once again.
Start off with a before pic.

Awesome stuff!

Thanks Coach. You need to stretch zoom to see the fine details. I really like his relief carving. Nobody is doing this stuff on leather or ivory. His artistic talent is above reproach.

I DID stretch zoom it. You are correct.

There is a LOT going on.

I don’t see how those guys can do that stuff.

My wife and ALL of my kids can draw and play music. But try as I may, I cannot draw a stick figure or sing a correct note. All I can do is appreciate it.

It is a GIFT to be able to do that stuff.

Coach,

As a kid I never appreciated art,it wasn't my thing.
I never had the artistic talent but now I appreciate those gifted that do have.

Wow!

Happy Birthday Mudbone; you are definitely getting better with age.

Tom Flynn

This Behring Made Appalachian Assassin just back from a little bit of Mudbone magic. This piece of FWI had a rather unsightly line running lengthwise. Mud incorporated it into a relief carved feather. Amazing how he does this stuff.

Absolutely Awesome!!!

Thanks Coach. In my haste and hindsight earlier, I should have taken a closer image.

Just in today more Mud magic. Had him upgrade this rig with some artifact inspired art.
Even Miss Teresa got a hand in this with her hand woven beaded slide.

True art, for sure and definitely one off. Fabulous.

Pap

That is amazing!

Thanks guys. He's got plenty of imagination for sure.

Great looking work.

Indeed, thanks Steve.

Another example of how Mudbone outdoes himself. Here's a no loop pocket sheath with very appropriate artwork for this limited BMK "Grouse and Trout"

Looks good!

Nate,

That's what I was thinking about. Thanks again for a great purchase.

Warren, that is a beauty combination.

Thanks Alan. You're right. Perfect size for a no loop pocket sheath. Thank you for the reply.

This is a surprisingly basic package... the best use of Mud's skillz I've seen in a long time. Well done!

Well thanks for that but we all know there's nothing basic when it comes to Mudbone. He's an adventure man on a mission.

Very nice package for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Walker

Great looking package.

Thanks guys for the kind reply.

Warren

Your Grouse and Trout is one of the nicest looking knives I have seen in a long time. Congratulations!

Hey thanks Rod. These knives were made around 2014. Grant said about 50 of these special forgings were done for a customer.