A Few Hard Decisions Have Been Made

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Balldboy said:
Love that Pocket Scandi...any more pics?
Green Micarta?
Sheath options?
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There are not too many of those out there, so not many pics. Green micarta is available, and sheath can be pocket, or belt, in kydex or leather.
 
this is a old thread folks. I don't think JK is going anywhere anytime soon. he has 4 months plus on pre orders alone. it may not be perfect but shit isn't that bad :)
 
Looking over your website, which knife is shown on the band saw table with the red liners and red paracord?
 
Yes, this is an older thread, and things have got better. Like any small business, it has it`s ups and downs, just need to take it one day at a time.
 
Hey Buddy! I know it has been awhile since I've gotten on here, so this all comes as a pretty big surprise to me! The last time we talked you were still getting a few orders and keeping busy! Yeah, I know from first hand experience that none of these companies out here want to hire old men like us! Even if I could handle working a few hours a day! I'm having trouble enough standing by the kitchen sink, and stove for an hour to fix a meal! If you need to go out, and get that job where you need to practice saying "Do you want fries with that order?", and "Can I supersize that for you?" Then go out and get it! I know just how it is with one paycheck coming in now days! We are pretty much just getting by, and we probably wouldn't be doing that if it wasn't for the woman putting that twenty-two years in with the Navy! There is no way I can work anymore! Even if I could put up with the BS of how most of these companies want to use and abuse you now days! But, like I told you before, that doesn't mean that you have to give up making knives completely, for good! Just do it part time! When you get enough orders to do a batch, and you have a weekend free, to do the work, or a couple of week nights that you don't have anything else going on, do some knife work! When you get an order in, just tell the person up front that it might be four to eight weeks before you can get around to the order! And make sure you get at least half of whatever you are going to charge for that knife up front, non-refundable once you have ordered the materials for that order, so they can't change their minds, and back out on you, or disappear on you totally! You are way too talented to stop doing this for good, and I think you like it too much to stop doing it too! It can be a nice little side line job, that at times can bring some extra money into the fold, and at the same time, if you need a steady income, take a part-time to full-time job if that is what it takes for you! I hate to see you have to go to a full-time flipping burgers job, after working all your life, and retiring! You need to retire as much as you can! With as many medical problems as I have had as of late, it is kind of showing me that those jobs and money mean less and less, and the more time you can spend with the people that you love, and that love you, means more and more!

I also wanted to comment on the handle on this little pocket scandi that you have the photo of here! That is one beautiful handle, that turned out excellent! What kind of wood do you have there? Speaking of wood handles! My Early Style Hunter is coming right along! I'm not real sure if I told all of you that I did scorch the Tiger Maple handle, and that turned out excellent! I had planned to make up a batch of the linseed oil, mineral spirits, and spar varnish recipe that I had found on the BF or the Internet, I don't remember which now! Anyway, I bought all the stuff that I needed for the recipe but, then I have lost the recipe, so I don't know what it said as far as the right amounts to add together! I got down in the basement, and the woman and I had to move a bunch of stuff around, and put a bunch of stuff away! Our furnace went out on us about five weeks ago now, and the company that we picked to come in and replace it had to have room to disassemble the old furnace and air conditioning units, and install the new! When I got to moving some of my knife storage boxes around, I had some knives that needed to be put away, so I got to opening a few boxes, and found that I had a bottle of Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil and Gun Stock Wax! I think I have probably had these bottles for at least ten years or more, so I changed my mind about making up the other recipe! I just put the third coat of Tru-Oil on the Hunter this morning, and it just keeps looking nicer and nicer! I plan to use, for the first time, the Gun Stock Wax on this knife when it is finished with the tru-Oil! I think I will try to put one more coat of Tru-Oil first! The Gun Stock Wax says that you can use it on wood, metal, and leather, so I'm planning on giving the whole thing a good coat of wax along with the sheath! I've done some scans of it, as I have done the steps, so when it's finished I will post up a few photos of it!

Guess that's about it for now! You think real hard on what I've had to say! I don't think any of us want to see you stop making knives! And what about the "Gatherings", we still need to have those no matter what you decide! I hope we are still going to have the May "Gathering"? Take care Bud! I'll talk to you later!

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Since this is an old post, I`m going to lock it down to avoid further confusion.
 
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