2018 BF Knife Poll 5.301 - Materials Battle Royale

Which handle material for the 2018 BF Knife?

  • Ironwood

    Votes: 137 38.8%

  • Elk

    Votes: 179 50.7%

  • Burlap Micarta

    Votes: 37 10.5%
  • Total voters
    353
  • Poll closed .
Barry, you made a good point and I changed my vote back to the original choice for Ironwood. The votes are close enough that if you liked Ironwood but voted Elk because it was in the lead. Rethink your vote because it's close enough that your changed vote may get you the Ironwood you want. Thanks for the input Barry I was bein' a little complacent but what fun is it if you don't vote what you want and campaign for it. That's the fun, we had some close ones over the years and a few upsets and dark horses when it came to what I thought we were gonna agree on vs what we wound up with.

Don't forget to vote if you're buying, you're vote counts and Ironwood looks so good and is tough as all heck.
 
skblades said:
Is that how this process has gone in the past?
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Stephen, there were very few returns, if any that I recall, on the 2014 forum knife, I suspect due to the resale value, however I did replace at least one that was lost in the mail. Same with the Canal St. double end jack where one was lost by USPS. On the Eric's Jack, I ended up keeping one that was really ugly stag (the same stag as was donated by John for the 2014BF) and I still have it, although I sanded it relatively smooth. BJ
 
I will continue to campaign for elk until the very end, I simply do not share the same concerns as others (not that they aren't legitimate concerns).

That being said, if Ironwood takes the gold, I will happily purchase one. Even if burlap wins, I will likely buy a knife. The process has been very engaging and I would rather come home with a knife than none at all.
 
You have to figure that the knife has appreciated as soon as you buy it. So you are getting a knife sub $100 that will retail higher. I'd like to be so accommodating as to take 250 plus photos for everyone to choose from, though as you said, it's not particularly practical. If I decide to refund knives, then I'm just eating dollar losses, which doesn't make sense.

I have a pretty good feeling that we can plug out some really nice elk, pending what Buck gives me for guidelines and parameters for acceptable knives. Unfortunately we just don't know enough yet on this elk deal. When the sample is done and I hear back there might be a more definitive answer. Keep in mind that this knife is not going to be built by the normal "mass production" cells at Buck, but rather the specialized cells that will pay attention.
 
skblades said:
If I decide to refund knives, then I'm just eating dollar losses, which doesn't make sense.
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Not financial sense, but perhaps good business sense. I continue to replace any knife lost or damaged while in the care of the USPS mail system. Even though the contents may be uninsured and the loss is not my fault; it's not the buyer's fault either.

USPS will not replace losses, period. I insure all international orders through an independent contractor.
 
MCar said:
I like Elk, too. But your point about dying animals is interesting. I always felt quite good about things like bovine and and camel bone. Making knives from their bones is a great example of using every part of an animal whose lives were ended for other reasons (meat production). Seems, if anything, more respectful. Anyway, I've only got one Elk knife and I think the Elk Buck has used in the past looks fantastic. I was considering sitting out this year's forum knife for a couple of reasons, but this process has been so great, I divided in.
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No disagreement at all about using up every part of a dead animal. I just think it's a great bonus to be able to use parts while the animal lives on to make more.
 
gunstockjack said:
Not financial sense, but perhaps good business sense. I continue to replace any knife lost or damaged while in the care of the USPS mail system. Even though the contents may be uninsured and the loss is not my fault; it's not the buyer's fault either.

USPS will not replace losses, period. I insure all international orders through an independent contractor.
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I didn't say anything about lost items in the mail. I meant returns not making sense since that was your original question. I thought it would be obvious that would want to take care of something until it arrived on the final consumers door. :thumbsup:
 
gunstockjack said:
Not financial sense, but perhaps good business sense. I continue to replace any knife lost or damaged while in the care of the USPS mail system. Even though the contents may be uninsured and the loss is not my fault; it's not the buyer's fault either.
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Big difference between lost during delivery and "I got a chalky white one and I don't like it."
 
skblades said:
I didn't say anything about lost items in the mail. I meant returns not making sense since that was your original question. I thought it would be obvious that would want to take care of something until it arrived on the final consumers door. :thumbsup:
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I'm just asking to bring up the point that the end user may not be happy with the covers on a less-than-stellar example of elk stag; it's up to you about your return policy. I simply did not sell stag I considered "butt ugly" and instead kept them or gave them away. Your situation is undoubtedly different.
 
Does the burlap micarta contain ethically sourced, organic,hand spun jute fibres? Or possibly upcycled coffee bags from fair trade certified community development programs designed to reach at risk youth in the mountainous regions of Central America?:p
 
skblades said:
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The more pictures I see, the less I like burlap on smallish knives.

In addition to having more knives than any one person needs, I also have more guitars than any one person needs. Back in the nineties, it was fairly common for cheap guitars to have what was referred to as a “photo finish.” That meant that instead of having a true wood grain finish showing through, they would use cheap plywood with a picture of a nice figured wood grain laminated on top of crap wood.

Every picture I’ve seen posted of burlap Micarta on a small knife, it reminds me of how cheap those guitars used to look.
 
Since when was consistent QC boring? With Burlap you get a tough and attractive scale option that is well suited to this frame, it won't bee too thick or too thin, have dull grain, be bloated , have pores, lose lustre, you won't get overcome with envy for the 5% of knives that WERE stellar because you got one of the 95% of also rans :eek::D

No, you'll get something different, consistent and very worthwhile with Burlap, be part of evolution and change in contrast to nay sayers and barnacles of faux nostalgia;) Let's face it, if you listened to them there would never have been stainless knives, no multi-blades, no lock backs, no Yellow delrin, actually no folding knives:D Because none of this new fangled stuff belongs on a 'real' knife as understood by my stone-age ancestors:rolleyes::D:D

Get behind Burlap, listen to your intelligence not the madding crowd - you know it makes creative sense:cool:
 
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jmarston said:
Does the burlap micarta contain ethically sourced, organic,hand spun jute fibres? Or possibly upcycled coffee bags from fair trade certified community development programs designed to reach at risk youth in the mountainous regions of Central America?:p
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You sold me ... but I want one with a nice attractive part of the logo from one of those coffee bags showing through. On both sides. Matching. None of that boring plain Jane stuff. ;)
 
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