Attention 2019 Forum knife question thread.

[knifeswapper]

Aside from the classic complaint that all the knives look identical, it has come to my attention that there are 28 little triangles in the match striker pull, and I was hoping for 29 little triangles, due to my deep love of prime numbers.........

I've seen two so far that had 29; I can swap you....

 

[mfunnell]

Mine just arrived - all the way down here!! (Some good, fast, work done there by all concerned)

..and with enough others to make a whole sheep:

(if you count all my sheepsfoot blades, including stockman patterns, you could probably assemble a flock)

This is a very nice knife (and I do like a sheepsfoot blade). I'm very glad I was able to get this one, that's for sure

...Mike

 

[BuckShack]

It feels very balanced in my hand. A perfect length too. I can really see this being a Sailor's Rope knife in every way.

 

[CelloDan]

No SPAM yet ?
Please, someone do something about it

 

[Stumpy72]

This forum knife is my first traditional knife with wood scales in decades and I never before had a knife with scales made of anything as exotic as African Blackwood. Should I wax or polish the forum knife scales? If so, with what?

 

[blademan 13]

I have always just rubbed a little mineral oil on it every now and then, let it soak in a bit and then buff with a cloth. Ren Wax works well too.

 

[jsdistin]

This forum knife is my first traditional knife with wood scales in decades and I never before had a knife with scales made of anything as exotic as African Blackwood. Should I wax or polish the forum knife scales? If so, with what?

It’s very solid and not very porous, not too much is necessary for these.

 

[Prester John]

I have always just rubbed a little mineral oil on it every now and then, let it soak in a bit and then buff with a cloth. Ren Wax works well too.

Or a little olive oil.

 

[Buzzbait]

Both of mine arrived today. Absolutely fantastic workmanship. I’m having trouble finding any flaw whatsoever in either of them. Truly wonderful knives. Fantastic back label too, by Meako.

There’s always a chance of such a knife, crowd sourced and voted upon, turning out to be a real Frankenstein. But this year’s knife came together beautifully. Every aspect works together to create something quite lovely.

 

[ddavis]

No SPAM yet ?
Please, someone do something about it

 

[Prester John]

Need more sodium!

 

[tmd_87]

Gotta get those sodium numbers up!

 

[ddavis]

I was so proud of being the first one to post the knife IN spam...
And now I feel like I've failed you all because I got the low sodium variety.




But seriously - awesome knife.

 

[tmd_87]

Excited for this knife wish it woulda came a bit earlier for my camping/fishing trip to the coast. But that's just me being selfish. Post up more pics of this chunky slicer!!!

 

[tmd_87]

I was so proud of being the first one to post the knife IN spam...
And now I feel like I've failed you all because I got the low sodium variety.




But seriously - awesome knife.

How's walk and talk?! How's pull strength?!

 

[jsdistin]

I was so proud of being the first one to post the knife IN spam...
And now I feel like I've failed you all because I got the low sodium variety.




But seriously - awesome knife.

A 25% fail is still a 75% win. Good job, can’t wait to get mine.

 

[Prester John]

I was so proud of being the first one to post the knife IN spam...
And now I feel like I've failed you all because I got the low sodium variety.




But seriously - awesome knife.

Hey, I was just kidding! Great job! Is there a patina started?

 

[Ironbut]

How's walk and talk?! How's pull strength?!

I'm no expert, but I'll give a dummys review. I'd rate the pull at a 7 maybe. It has a good solid snap to the half stop, then on to full open. The spring sits flush with the liners when closed, at half stop & at full open. There are no gaps between the spring/liners, or between the wood and the liners or bolsters. The blade grind is even & it's sharp right out of the tube. Pretty darn nice!

 

[ddavis]

Hey, I was just kidding! Great job! Is there a patina started?

Full disclosure - after the pic was taken it was promptly removed, washed with soap and water, oiled with Japanese Tsubaki oil, and gently placed back into it's protective wax wrapper and tube.
No patina... yet...

 

[ddavis]

How's walk and talk?! How's pull strength?!

Great on both accounts - pull is maybe a 4-5, it's snappy enough that I'm pleased but light enough that I can easily pinch it open. Truthfully, given the beefy blade and size I expected a firmer pull. But I'm happy it's on the medium/light side of pull weight. This knife WILL be used while sailing so the lighter pull and "pinchability" are appreciated.