I'm finally getting a chance to catch up on this thread! I just didn't take many photos this year at the Rendezvous. I tried to take some photos of my knives but I could never get any that the lighting was acceptable. I also didn't take any of the crowds because it seems that I was always so busy talking with old friends and meeting new ones. This was a great Rendezvous for Pam and I. We really enjoyed the company and the fellowship. We got into town on Tuesday afternoon so we dropped in Great Eastern to say hello and pay for our picnic tickets. While we were there Christine let us into the showroom so I could but a new cap. While we were in there I took a look around in the showcases. They did not have any of the Rendezvous Specials in the display cases. I assumed that everything was just regular stock. I spotted a treasure on the bottom shelf of the cabinet where they keep the "S" knives. These are the ones that have a slight imperfection and are sold without a warranty. This knife I bought was a #43 Oregon Trapper in Sambar Stag and it was the only one in the building!
It was so ugly I guess is why they had it on the bottom shelf! One of my friends told me the stag was so ugly it was Obnoxious!
So this was my first purchase of the 2018 GEC Rendezvous.
My friend Ron and I got to the porch at 10:45 PM on Wednesday night. The Kifer brothers were already there! So, I was number 3 in line and my friend was number 4. There was a continual flow of people coming in all through out the night including some forum friends such as
B
B.F.U
Logan who was number 5 in line! By 6:30 AM there was quite a crowd assembled. Including several more forum friends. I won't mention the names because I'm positive I would miss someone!
So now I will show the rest of my knives from the Rendezvous. This is with the exception of two that I do not have in my possession yet. I have a NIT #73 Scout 735108 in Ruby Red Jig Bone on the way. I got this in a trade with my good friend Ron. I also have a #44 Buffalo Jack in Cocobolo coming. Pam bough me one as a surprise while we were there but on closer examination it had a defect and since it was a 1st quality Christine graciously agreed to send us out a replacement, of course I did have to send our example to her first.
2018 Rendezvous Knife #46 Whaler Serial #03 along with a #46 Whaler in Ironwood
2018 Rendezvous Special #35 Churchill Smooth Emerald Bone 1 of 12
Kifer Classic Cutlery #78 SFO Single Tortoise Shell Acrylic Serial #72
I hope I don't ruin my reputation by posting these next two! I'm not even sure what to call them but I know they are made by Lionsteel in Italy and they come from CK!
I will say that I am a hard core traditionalist when it comes to cutlery. Everyone has their opinion and so do I! That's why they make Fords and Chevys!
I personally have no need for Torx screws in my knives. However having been in the Tooling world for 43 years I can appreciate the level of precision that can be obtained with modern CNC equipment and expert Cad design work. I had looked at these from afar but never had one in hand until I was visiting the table setup of our friend Charlie
@waynorth on Friday afternoon. We were discussing the construction and our opinions which are pretty much the same. Charlie said that he brought the knife to sell because he figured it might be worth $XX. One of the three onlookers that had gathered around by that time chimed in and said "It's worth three times that much!" I had it in my hand at the time looking it over very closely and I decided to buy it from Charlie. Well out of the blue Charlie says "I just going to give you that knife Ron, you have given me knives before!"
I was totally surprised but not really! Charlie is a very gracious person and one of the nicest individuals I have ever meet! Thanks Charlie
@waynorth!
I went up to the porch and was looking over my new gift and showing it to Pam when I suddenly remembered that I had saw another of these modern marvels earlier on Thursday.
Rusty1
had a NIB example with Rams Horn handles. I decided that I would like to add a little variety in my life so I asked Russell if he still wanted to sell his Lionsteel. He did and agreed to sell it for a very reasonable price! Thank you again
Rusty1
and good luck on your upcoming trips!
The Cocobolo is from Charlie and the Rams Horn is from Russell
This next knife is from a trade with my friend
mrknife
. A week or so back I noticed that Jack had posted a WTB in his sig line. I just happened to have two examples in different handle options of the knife he was looking for. I sent Jack a PM and showed him what I had available and that I would bring them to the Rendezvous. To speed up the story Jack and I were able to work out a trade. I sent my #15 Sheepsfoot Ebony long pull and some cash back home with Jack. I was able to bring this beautiful NF Barlow in Red Saw Cut Bone from the last run of double blades home with me to Tennessee! Thanks again for the trade
mrknife
Jack!
I have another post to do but I will get it up later today. It will contain some of my most cherished items from our trip to Rendezvous 2018!
Augie . Thank you very much John.
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