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This is the news I've been waiting for! I need to keep closer tabs now 
I have been trying to stay out of the discussion, but have been enjoying some of the proposals that have been put forward!
The history we have created with these Forum knives has taught us a few things. Everyone wants a good quality knife, at a reasonable price.
We need to keep the price under $100, including domestic shipping.
The hard part is getting competitive bids! We used to have three companies who would try to meet our requested specifications, but I am hoping at least two will stay in the game. Other companies have been proposed, but they are either not flexible to our needs, or we didn't feel we'd get the quality we wanted. You folks are a tough crowd!!
Our choice of pattern depends to a large extent on what the factories are willing to make.
Last year, a talented hafter (knife finisher) at Canal street actually made an all-stainless prototype, which became Eric's Jack, but didn't get enough votes to become our first stainless BF knife in a while.
Since GEC was proposing to make a #77 sized jack, they offered to move it up in the schedule, and mark it PPP on our eventual choice of knife.
I doubt we are going to get free Stag this year though - that was an incredible gift from John Lloyd!!
So, it worked rather smoothly last time, asking the cutleries to propose a knife that they could make economically and elegantly, and then we decide if we like them, or at least one of them.
Last year Queen wouldn't bid. They were too busy!
I haven't broached the Forum knife subject with either Canal Street or GEC, or Queen for that matter, for a while. I think it's time I got the ball rolling. Unless someone objects, I will start to talk to them.
I will ask them to look through this thread if they want a hint, but that is a daunting task!! As I well know!!
When I saw that tomato acrylic my eyes about popped outta my head and I had to scrap my jaw off the floor. Hot dang Pert, what a looker!
