Master Smith Jerry Fisk has generously donated 2 days in his shop* working with you on whatever you want. Never forged a knife; Jerry will teach you the basics. Seeking to up your forging game to get your J.S. or M.S; Jerry will give you two days of invaluable help towards that goal.
* Scheduled at your convenience and his, in his workshop in Nashville, Arkansas. Transportation and lodging is the responsibility of the winner. This prize may not be transferred from the winner without the express permission of Knife Rights and Jerry Fisk. It may not be sold under any circumstances.
About Jerry Fisk
Jerry Fisk has been working full-time as a Master Bladesmith since 1989. In 1999 Fisk was named a National Living Treasure by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s Museum of World Cultures.
The list of awards Fisk has won both in the U.S and abroad is long and varied. He is the only double winner of the William F. Moran Knife of the Year Award. Fisk serves as Field Editor of BLADE magazine and has authored a book on Damascus steel that is used as a textbook at the acclaimed Moran School of Bladesmithing.
Fisk explains his approach to knifemaking and what drives him:
“I make knives and edged tools because of a life-long interest and desire. The only limits to this field are those I put on myself. Lots of times I blend centuries-old techniques with modern methods. I prefer designs drawn from something that simulates nature and prefer to work in natural materials.All of my blades from field grade to ornate pieces are tested to insure they perform in the manner for which they are designed for and made as strong as the design allows.
Because of the way that I was raised, a knife to me is first a tool, and second it is pretty to look at, if done right. This is just the way I was raised. Work hard and use a good tool.
In these modern times you have to search for something that a craftsman/artist makes one-at-a-time. The days of one person working in their shop to create functional works of art are fast going, as it seems we live in a disposable world. This is your time to own something for you and your family that can be passed down. Each generation will have its own stories of the piece and the memories it holds for them. That is something to treasure for the ages.
When I was asked once, why I make knives, I said, ‘…to show that I lived.’ My work will last hundreds of years longer than I will. But now they will know I was here.”
Prize winners in the 2023 Ultimate Steel Knifemaker Donor Drawing must have donated a knife with a “Retail Value” of at least $500 to Knife Rights, Inc. (“KR”) during the eligibility period.
Rules:
Offer void where prohibited. Knife Rights, Inc., is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt corporation. Contributions to KR may be deductible as a business expense, but are not tax deductible as a charitable donation because of its political and legislative advocacy. Contact your tax advisor for guidance.
For EACH donation worth at least $500 you get one entry
For EACH donation worth at least $750 you get two entries
For EACH donation worth at least $1000 you get three entries
For EACH donation worth at least $1500 you get four entries
Engravers also get a chance to win if they have donated their engraving on a knife.
No more than one (1) prize will be awarded to any one person in the 2023 Ultimate Steel Knifemaker Donor Drawing.
Some prizes are subject to additional limitation(s) that is/are included in prize description and by selection of such a prize the winner automatically accepts and is bound by the stated limitation(s) and rules regarding selection and delivery as if the limitation(s) was/were included herein. Claim to prizes is not transferable without the express written permission of KR and the prize donor. No prize may be sold under any circumstances.
The odds of winning vary based on the number of donations and value of the donations. Winners will be drawn on or after July 31, 2023. Winners drawn will have first choice of prizes available after any prior winner(s) have selected, in the order in which such winners were drawn (“Winner’s Choice”). Accordingly, the final posting of winners may take up to 60 days post drawing.
Some prizes my require Winner to pay for the cost of shipping the prize, which will be disclosed on the prize listing. If winner declines signature required delivery, they accept all risk for non-delivery regardless of cause. If delivery is not completed on original shipment, regardless of fault, winner is responsible for any re-delivery charges. Winners are hereby warned not to sign for delivery without the package in hand and undamaged. Winners who do not respond to a delivery notice, regardless of reason, are responsible for any re-delivery charges.
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KR will attempt to notify all Winner’s Choice winners using the contact information supplied when their knife donation is received. It is donor’s responsibility to notify KR of any change in contact information. Any prize not claimed by a Winner’s Choice winner within 48 hours from KR’s first attempt to notify the winner will be forfeited and all other winners drawn will move up one place in priority. If a Winner’s Choice winner that does not respond within the 48 hours later contacts KR, they will be offered the choice of prizes then currently available if within the Winner’s Choice draws, if any, after the current notified winner selects a prize. Otherwise, prize will be forfeit. All entries and donations are non-refundable and will become the sole property of KR once submitted. Acceptance of a prize constitutes winners’ permission for KR to use winner’s name and likeness for KR promotional purposes without additional consideration.
KR is not responsible for delivery of any prize, including any instruction/shop time prizes. There is no cash substitution for any prizes. Winner and Prize Donor are solely responsibly for arrangements for delivery of prize, including of instruction.
Winners Choice winners will be notified using the contact information supplied and informed how to claim prizes. KR shall not be liable for failure of notification arising from incorrect or illegible contact information supplied, or email or voice mail induced failures, or failure of entrants to respond to communications (or failure of KR to actually receive such responses regardless of cause) within 48 hours of KR’s first attempt to notify the winners. KR’s obligation is limited to making good faith efforts to notify winners. Once all winners are drawn and notified, names of winners (given name and surname initial.) will be posted at the Knife Rights Ultimate Steel Knifemaker Donor web site: https://kniferights.org/ultimatesteel/2023-us-knifemaker-donors/
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KR makes no claim regarding the actual value of any prize and is not responsible for the accuracy of any “Retail Value” provided by prize donors. KR does not guarantee the accuracy of the prize descriptions published. Prizes are in as-is condition. KR makes no warranty as to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, suitability or condition of the prizes.
Prizes subject to change without notice. KR is not responsible for the failure of any prize donor to fulfill the obligation to deliver the prize they pledged.
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