Freedom’s Steel系列刀具介绍译评（三）：2014年，Jerry Fisk制作“不容侵犯”博弈

毒九

原文和图片来自Knife Rights网站链接，侵删。
每段都先上原文（绿字），以供对比批判。

红字是译者扯淡。

背景和与之前重复的知识，比如刀匠Fisk的个人介绍，华盛顿那棵树的详细信息，就不再赘述。有兴趣可翻前两两把刀的贴子。

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SOLD for $33,000!
拍卖所得3万3千美刀！
（前两年的两把一共拍出33500，这一把就扯平。此后更是节节飞升。
就此可以看出，刀权组织搞的这个事儿，影响是越来越大了。
拍卖价和活动影响成正比，并不和刀的水准成正比。
但刀也因此被赋予历史意义，属于文物，必有增值）

Knife Rights has donated Freedom’s Steel™ III – Shall Not Be Infringed, an extraordinary custom knife collaboration,to the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) in appreciation for their support of Knife Rights’ legislative efforts in fighting the Second Front in Defense of the Second Amendment™. Freedom’s Steel™ III was conceived of, and sponsored by, Knife Rights expressly to benefit NRA-ILA. This is the third year in a row that Knife Rights has donated a Freedom’s Steel™ knife, raising $33,500 the first two years.
Knife Rights（刀权组织）捐献Freedom’s Steel™ III（自由之钢三号）——Shall Not Be Infringed（不容侵犯），一把了不得的合作定制刀，感谢NRA-ILA（美国步木·仓协会立法研究所）对刀权组织在保护宪法第二修正案的第二战线上奋斗的支持。自由之钢三号由刀权组织构思策划，所有利益归于NRA-ILA。
这是刀权组织连续第三年捐献自由之钢系列刀，前两年共拍得33500美元。


Freedom’s Steel™ III – Shall Not Be Infringed will be a featured auction item at the NRA-ILA Dinner and Auction to be held at the NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, the evening of April 25, 2014. Proceeds from the sale of Freedom’s Steel™ III will support NRA-ILA efforts to defend the Second Amendment.
步枪协会在2014年4月25日印第安纳波利斯举办年会，届时这把刀将会作为特别竞品在NRA-ILA晚宴暨拍卖会上拍卖。
所得将支持NRA-ILA保护第二修正案的努力。


This one-of-a-kind 16-inch 416-layer Damascus American Bowie was forged by National Living Treasure and American Bladesmith Society Master Bladesmith Jerry Fisk. Fisk forged the Damascus pattern to show the sun’s rays radiating out to the blade’s cutting edge, representing his prayer that with Knife Rights’ and the NRA’s help, “may the sun always rise over a free America.”
这把独一无二的16英寸长（近41厘米）、416层大马美式博弈刀，由国家活宝、ABS协会MS大师Jerry Fisk锻造完成。
Fisk在刀片上锻造出太阳光芒放射状的大马花纹，代表着与刀权组织和步木·仓协会共同的祈愿：“愿太阳永远照临自由美利坚”。
（在他别的刀上，Fisk管这种花纹叫dog star，天狼星。搁在这就不那么好听了——“愿天狼星永远升起在自由美利坚之上”？）



The engraved guard and pommel, as well as the spacer, were forged from the barrel of a Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle used in Iraq and donated by Barrett Firearms. ABS Master Bladesmith and master engraver, Shane Taylor, accurately copied and gold inlaid the handwritten original script from the Second Amendment of the Constitution: “shall not be infringed.” The embellishment engraving was inspired by Paul Revere’s engraving from the time of the Revolution. Almost two feet of 24K gold wire was used in the gold inlay.
带雕刻的护手、尾铁和刀颈垫片由木·仓管钢材打造，来自于在伊拉克战场上用过的巴雷特点五零口径狙击木·仓，由巴雷特木·仓械公司捐献。
ABS的另一位MS大师也是雕刻大师Shane Taylor在上面准确地复制和金镶了第二修正案手稿中的“不容侵犯”字样。
装饰性的雕刻灵感来自Paul Revere在美国独立时期的雕刻作品。黄金镶嵌用了大约2英尺长的纯金线。
（Paul Revere是美国革命著名的莱克星顿枪声事件中，最早骑马向民兵报信的二人之一。他因此成为民族英雄。他是个银匠，有作品传世）





The historic wood handle was hand carved by Fisk. The wood was salvaged from the last of 13 horse chestnut trees planted by George Washington in 1788 to memorialize the 13 colonies and shade the walk between his mother’s cottage and Kenmore, his sister’s home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This historic tree was felled and salvaged by Historical Woods of America in 2005. The beautiful grain of the horse chestnut wood is stabilized to last for generations.
Fisk亲手雕刻了有历史意义的木柄。木头来自华盛顿1788年手植的马栗树最后的遗存。
（不得不说这个开发得真好。废物利用，还给藏品升值增色，又在收藏里强化对历史的感知、对族群、文化的认同。）

Custom Leather Maker Kenny Rowe hand-crafted the tooled leather sheath. The sheath is one of his High Ride Crossdraws with Rowe’s Pin Loc retention device. It is constructed of Herman Oak vegetable tanned leather. The hand tooled floral design matches the gold inlay in the knife. This pattern is filigreed over American alligator. The outline of the sheath and the welt are custom fit and contoured to fit this exact knife for a good snug fit.
定制皮鞘师Kenny Rowe手制压花皮鞘，是Rowe栓固式高位横抽鞘（斜挂在肋侧或侧腰偏高的位置，抽刀方式接近横拉，动作更自如，抽刀速度更快。猜译，如理解有错，抱歉）。
鞘用的是Herman Oak植鞣革。鞘上刻花与刀上刻花搭配。
鞘面刻花衬于美洲鳄皮之上。
鞘的轮廓和沿条都根据刀的形状量身定做，达成最好的插拔舒适性。




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刀匠FISK（略）

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Engraver: Shane Taylor
雕刻师：Shane Taylor



Shane Taylor began making knives at age twelve in order to have a quality working knife for use on the family ranch. He started out using a coal forge, a hammer, and an anvil. At age 23 he started experimenting with making his own forged Damascus, and has been hooked ever since.
Shane Taylor在十二岁开始制作刀子，以便有一把高质量的工作刀在家庭牧场上使用。
他用炭火锻造，使用锤子和铁砧。23岁时，他尝试锻造大马，从此沉迷于此。

Experimenting with several different steel combinations, Taylor has created a variety of knives from bowies to miniatures. While working to master the basic Damascus patterns, he was introduced to the challenges of mosaic Damascus. He began making mosaic Damascus in 1995.
尝试几种不同的钢材组合，Talor锻造出一系列的刀，从博弈到微型刀。
在掌握基本大马花纹的同时，他也在进行马赛克大马的挑战。
他从1995年开始锻造马赛克大马。
Taylor马赛克大马：


Taylor started engraving in 1999. Knifemaker Rick Eaton has just moved to Montana and Taylor taught him to make mosaic Damascus and he taught Taylor how to engrave. In the early 2000’s Taylor taught at a seminar in California for the ABS where knifemaker John Barclaugh was also an instructor. For two years at the event, he received instruction from Barclaugh. Taylor has developed his own engraving style, in part because he engraves only knives and not g·u·ns. He feels that engraving knives should be completely different from engraving g·u·ns.
Taylor从1999年开始雕刻。刀匠Rick Eaton（07年至今AKI成员，雕刻大拿）搬到蒙大拿，Taylor教他锻造马赛克大马，他教Taylor雕刻。
2000年初，Taylor在加州的ABS研讨会上任教，刀匠John Barclaugh也是一名教师。
做这个工作的两年里，Taylor和Barclaugh学了很多。
Taylor发展了自己的雕刻风格，部分原因是他只雕刻刀而不是木·仓。他觉得雕刻刀和雕刻木·仓完全不同。
Rick Eaton作品：



In 2000, Taylor received his Mastersmith rating with the American Bladesmith Society. The following year he was the first recipient of the Jim Schmidt Award at the East Coast Custom Knife Show in New York City. Since then he has been awarded Best Damascus Knife at the International BLADE Show & Cutlery Fair twice, and won three BLADE Show Handmade Awards.
2000年，Taylor获得了ABS的MS称号。
接下来的那年，他在纽约城的东岸定制刀展上成为Jim Schmidt奖的首位获得者。
从那时起，他两次获得International BLADE Show & Cutlery Fair（国际刀和餐具展）最佳大马士革刀奖，并三次获得BLADE Show手工奖。
Taylor狗腿：


Examples of his work have been featured in Blade, Knives Illustrated, Tactical Knives and Knife World magazines, Blade’s Knives Annual, as well as many European and Japanese knife magazines.
他的作品曾经被Blade（刀锋杂志）, Knives Illustrated（刀图杂志）, Tactical Knives（战术刀杂志） and Knife World（刀具世界杂志）, Blade’s Knives Annual（刀锋杂志刀具年鉴）专题刊载，也上过很多欧洲和日本的刀具杂志。

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Guard and Pommel Steel: Barrett Firearms
护手和尾铁提供：巴雷特木·仓械



A never-ending mission. More than thirty years ago, Ronnie Barrett built something no one thought possible – a shoulder-fired .50 caliber rifle so innovative, the Army itself would sing its praises. From sketching his designs at the dining room table to working with a local tool and die maker to create parts that didn’t yet exist, every millimeter of the Model 82 was a direct result of Ronnie’s passion for the ultimate firearm. That obsession still fuels our company today.
永无止境的使命。三十多年前，Ronnie Barrett创造了没人能想到的东西——一把肩射点五零步木·仓。
它是如此创新，陆军也为之称颂。从在餐桌上勾勒它的草图设计，到与当地工具和模具工匠合作制造没有先例的部件，82式的每一毫米都是Ronnie对终极木·仓械的热情凝结。
这种痴迷直到今天仍然激励着我们公司。
（Ronnie Barrett是个奇人，完全专业之外的一个摄影师，一年多就从设计到制造完成了一个划时代的名作。
因为外行，部件很多敲定、制模工作等都是和工匠磋商的。他运气也好，巴雷特大狙海湾战争一战成名）




Headquartered in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Barrett is the world leader in large-caliber rifle design and manufacturing. Our products are used by civilian sport shooters, law enforcement agencies, the United States military and more than 73 State Department approved countries across the world.
总部在田纳西州的Murfreesboro，巴雷特是世界大口径步木·仓设计和制造的引领者。
我们的产品被用于民间射击运动、执法部门、美国军队，还有国务院批准（可出口）的73个国家。

And we continue to grow. In fact, we recently moved into a new state-of-the-art corporate headquarters, allowing us to expand our research and development, manufacturing, quality control and shipping capabilities.
我们还在继续成长。事实上，我们最近搬进了采用最新技术的新公司总部，以助增强我们的创新和研究、制造、品控和货运能力。

No matter how successful we become, however, our story keeps evolving. Because, at Barrett, we don’t believe in resting on our laurels. In fact, we take great pride in thinking outside the box and exploring ways to continue to improve. After all, if there’s one thing our success has taught us, it’s this: You’re only as good as your last accomplishment.
无论我们将会有多成功，我们的故事将一直延续。因为在巴雷特，我们不会躺在我们的荣誉上睡觉。
事实上我们非常自豪于自我突破，不断改进。如果成功教会了我们什么，那就是：你的高度仅能停留在你最后的成就上。


It’s one thing to manufacture g·u·ns, and another to live and breathe them. Whether we’re carefully assembling our latest rifle, engineering scope rings that are stronger than ever or increasing the velocity and precision of the ammunition itself – we’re always working with one goal in mind: absolute perfection.
制造木仓是一回事，赋予它生命是另一回事。无论我们仔细组装最新的步木·仓，还是装配更坚固的瞄准器，或者提高弹·药的速度和精度，我们始终紧盯一个目标：绝对完美。



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Sheath: Kenny Rowe
鞘师：Kenny Rowe



Rowe’s Leather was started in 1955 by James “Doc” Rowe, a Hope, Arkansas police officer, in a small storage shop behind his house with the original intention of building saddles as a hobby, but he quickly saw the benefit of his ability to also build his own police gear and it didn’t take long for the area folks to notice the quality leather goods he was putting out. The business took off and the demand for Doc’s leather goods grew. Before long, he was building saddles and saddle tack, belts, police gear, billfolds, and other odds and ends. After suffering a heart attack and enduring bypass surgery in 1974, Doc’s doctors medically retired him from the police force and also from the leather business. In accordance to doctor’s orders, he sold his sewing machine and burned all of his patterns, rendering it next to impossible to do leather work and lessening the temptation to jeopardize his health by doing so.
Rowe皮具始于1955年，由阿肯色Hope镇的警官James “Doc” Rowe开创。
一开始作为他的业余爱好，在家后面的一个小储藏室制作马鞍。
但他很快发现，自己的能力用在制造警用装备上的优势。没过多久，当地的人就注意到他制作的高质量皮具。
生意起飞了，对他的皮具的需求越来越大。不久以后，他就开始制作马鞍和马鞍钉、皮带、警用装备、皮夹和其他零碎物品。
1974年，他心脏病发作，做了心脏搭桥手术，医生让他从警察局和皮革业退休。
遵照医嘱，他卖掉了缝纫机，烧掉了所有的模具，几乎不可能再做皮具加工。
这样可以减少他重操旧业的诱惑，保护他的健康。

In 1977, Doc’s son Kenny Rowe concocted a brilliant plan to get Doc out of the four walls of his house and back to enjoying the hobby he’d had in the early days. Since Doc’s health was good and his passion for leather work was still there, Kenny decided he would re-open the leather shop and have his dad teach him everything he had taught himself about the leather business. They worked side-by-side for almost 6 years, and then one day Doc came in one and told Kenny he wasn’t working anymore. He felt Kenny knew enough about the leather business without him being there. Kenny continued to work alone at the leather shop part-time for the next 11 years. During this time, he established a name for himself as one of the top-notch makers of leather goods in the area and began reaching a group of clientele beyond the borders of Hempstead County, or Arkansas, and even the United States.
1977年，老Rowe的儿子Kenny Rowe想出了一个好点子，让他老爹走出房间，重新享受他早期的爱好。
由于老头的健康状况很好，而且他对皮革工作的热情还在，Kenny决定重新开一家皮革店，让他老爹教他所有关于皮革生意的知识。
他们并肩工作了差不多6年，然后有一天老头来告诉Kenny，他决定真正退休。他觉得Kenny皮革业了解得已经足够，可以出师了。
Kenny在接下来的11年里继续在这家皮具店兼职。
在这段时间里，他为自己树立了这个地区皮革制品的顶级制造商之一的名声，客户逐步突破县、州，乃至遍布全国。
（商业生态稳定健康才能催生家族企业，几代相传。所谓工匠精神是附生在这个生态之上的。舍本求末，工匠精神只能是割韭菜镰刀上的镀金而已。）

When Kenny decided in 1994 to quit his full-time job and make Rowe’s Leather into his sole livelihood, it was a gamble and a heavy consideration, but he had faith that his skills and abilities would carry him through. Shortly after Rowe’s Leather became a full-time operation, Kenny recruited the help of his young son Cody, who began helping in the shop and learning the art of making leather goods. Cody enjoyed working in the shop when he could and worked weekends and after school to help out. Cody worked with Kenny part-time and all through high school and college, and upon graduating from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Cody made the decision to follow his dad’s career path and become a full-time leather craftsman.
1994年，Kenny决定辞去全职工作，把Rowe皮具当成他唯一的生计。
这是一场赌博，也经过艰难的考虑。但他相信自己的技术和能力会让自己扛过去。
在Rowe皮革全职经营后不久，Kenny征募了他的小儿子Cody来帮忙，Cody开始在店里学习制作皮革制品的艺术。
Cody喜欢在商店工作，他周末和放学后来店里干活。
Cody做兼职一直工作到高中和大学，从Arkadelphia的亨德森州立大学毕业后，Cody决定追随父亲的职业道路，成为一名全职皮革工匠。
（说实话，这活计不轻松，也不是个可能暴发的活。但，还是，有些羡慕。）
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In 2003 Rowe’s Leather was relocated to newly-built shop which is much larger and in a more prominent location, right on Highway 29, just south of Hope. Today, you can find Kenny and Cody working side-by-side to produce not only leather goods of the best quality, but of superior artistry, you can buy nearly anywhere. You can attribute this to several factors, only using the best leathers and hides tanned in the U.S., the care and consideration that are put into your wants and needs when you place your order, and the fact that only one pair of hands construct your product from start to finish. And it doesn’t hurt that these hands are some of the finest in the business.
2003年，Rowe皮具喜迁新址，这家店面要大得多，位置也更好，就在Hope镇的南边，29号公路上。
今天，你能看到Kenny和Cody并肩工作，不仅生产质量最好的皮具，而且生产工艺精湛的皮具，你几乎可以在任何地方买到。
这可以归因于几点：只有使用在美国最好的皮革和鞣制皮革; 在你下订单时对你的要求和需求的关心和考虑（没错，want和need有时候并不重叠，越外行，还离得越远。怎样替客户考虑和沟通非常重要，涉及商德。太尊重客户want，有时反而是对客户的轻视甚或鄙视。客户明白过来，有苦说不出，也不会再当回头客。刀匠这行也是如此，对客户定制要求有无鉴别和坚持，是我对刀匠的评价因素之一。当然最牛逼的刀匠不定制，只做自己想做的。）；以及只有一个人一双手从头到尾完工你的产品。考虑到这些人手是行业里最有水准的，所以也没啥不好的。

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Handle Wood: Historical Woods of America, Inc.
柄木提供：美国历史林木公司(略）


Display Case: Brookfield Case, Inc.
展柜提供：Brookfield Case, Inc.（略）




Photography: Terrill Hoffman
刀具摄影：Terrill Hoffman（略）

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这把刀整体古朴雄浑，大马图案协调，层数细腻，疏密有致，有动感、气势，是Fisk天狼星大马的佳作。
护手尾铁钢蓝色貌似跳脱，但整体却又不过分。结合雕刻金镶，又有庄重典雅之气。
木柄颜色纹理自然苍劲，颇合北美大地风貌。
这把刀，刀片代表天，也代表精神构建里的宗教与命运；
刀柄代表地，北美苍茫辽阔的历史与家园；
枪蓝精钢代表人，年轻美国的政·治与军事已横亘于天地之间，自信，强硬。

刀总会锈蚀，帝国总会衰老。
但我们现在看到的，是壮年的刀与国。
Fisk做这样的刀，总是容易做出极品。
他就是适合做这样的刀，苍凉质朴间却又偶现高士的清雅华贵，暗藏风云天下的雄心。
他做完全实用的低端刀，就容易真的土气；
他做完全浮华的贵族刀，就容易堆砌。
就像美国革命时期的弄潮儿，大都是拿起武器的农夫和工匠。
大概那也是Fisk最神往的时代吧。

lhzeng

再过几期就能到库克和巴瑞李那把了，天价博伊刀

来自苹果APP客户端

养猪老板

最伟大永远是人民

叨叨催人老

“商业生态稳定健康才能催生家族企业，几代相传。所谓工匠精神是附生在这个生态之上的。舍本求末，工匠精神只能是割韭菜镰刀上的镀金而已。”
——九先生道破真理。社团几年前提出“大国工匠”之类的狗屁口号时，我就曾唱反调——靠一次两次运动就能造就“工匠精神”？笑话。要保护物权、保护私有制，辅之以尊重技术、尊重创新，彻底落实专利保护.....把这些做全了做好了而且延续两三代人后，才可能诞生工匠精神。在兲朝，没戏。

毒九

lhzeng 发表于 2020-4-24 02:34
再过几期就能到库克和巴瑞李那把了，天价博伊刀

参加拍卖会的大佬级别越来越高，这些刀也离我们越来越远……

毒九

养猪老板 发表于 2020-4-24 10:16
最伟大永远是人民

前两年有个主旋律大剧《人民的名义》，我很爱看

毒九

叨叨催人老 发表于 2020-4-24 12:09
“商业生态稳定健康才能催生家族企业，几代相传。所谓工匠精神是附生在这个生态之上的。舍本求末，工匠精神 ...

有些事也就只能说到这个度上罢了。不是因为说实话有风险，而是问题盘根错节，牵连太深，可见的年月注定无解，徒增悲怨。如持半杯水，还是在怒海破船之上。能保住手里的半杯已经不错。而且保住保不住，大多不是个人能决定的。
美国人的杯中水也维护得手忙脚乱——这系列刀其实就是印证之一——大家都在这场风暴里，坐的船不同而已。

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毒九 发表于 2020-4-24 12:25
前两年有个主旋律大剧《人民的名义》，我很爱看

知道啊，特别火的。没看出这部剧哪里有人民，退休的陈岩石不知道算不算

knife31

菲斯克大马确实赏心悦目、行云流水！

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毒九

knife31 发表于 2020-04-27 15:50
菲斯克大马确实赏心悦目、行云流水！

他几种经典大马不是浪得虚名。我更欣赏泪桥一些，大泪桥更是绝品

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叨叨催人老

毒九 发表于 2020-4-27 17:22
他几种经典大马不是浪得虚名。我更欣赏泪桥一些，大泪桥更是绝品

请教九先生：下图是大泪桥？小泪桥？谢谢。

毒九

叨叨催人老 发表于 2020-04-27 18:39
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请教九先生：下图是大泪桥？小泪桥？谢谢。

这把肯定是大的啊，泪桥精品。我只有把小猎泪桥，不能完全展现泪桥的韵律和气势。

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新月如刀

奢侈品了。........

drak47

叹为观止的作品，工匠精神传承好文，精彩。