I hear you on that. I've been very happy with some of ScrapYards recent thinner releases. I've got plenty of bomb proof knives at this point.
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Any Winkler fans?
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I have had many winklers, I love the caswell finish.
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The Crusher is my favorite Winkler.
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CPM-3V Winklers.
TAD Field, TAD Belt-LT, Foundry Belt, Dynamis Blade in 3V
TAD Field, TAD Belt-LT, Foundry Belt, Dynamis Blade in 3V
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Interested in that tad field knife if you want to part with it have a pd1 smf for traid bait.CPM-3V Winklers.
TAD Field, TAD Belt-LT, Foundry Belt, Dynamis Blade in 3V
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Landshark99
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Always use a rubber. For safety.
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For sure! That collab was the driving force for me getting into Winkler.Nice. I really hope we see a new run of those Winkler/Knight collabs at some point.
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Love this knife, Winklers are weird to me and always give me mixed feelings because they’re not made with premium steel nor do they look the prettiest… and this woodsman is also the most expensive knife I own, but there’s something to it when I hold it in my hand it just feels like I’ve got the real deal bombproof, top quality knife.
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Somehow this thread has flew under my radar. I met Mr. Winkler at the BLADE 99 show, and talked to him quite a bit, but all he done (albeit well) then was the forged custom "period knives".
Fast forward-the Winkler Knives II line appeared and I was interested. I picked up a Winkler Operator in rubber (ordering through the factory for LE discount) in 2016ish and it took about 10 or 12 weeks. I chose to pick it up in person at their shop in Boone (about an hour from me) and went through Kaela, a long-time office person. I got to wait in a hallway and look at the "Last of the Mohichans" stuff and several models displayed (although not handling them.) For any LOTM fan, they have a breathtaking shadow box and drawing/painting of Magua (Wes Studi) in their showroom. Daniel was in and out as I waited and while I would immensely enjoy talking with him, I didn't want to be "that guy" and simply gave him a smile, nod, and "Sir..." as he passed by me, respecting that he is a busy man and time is money. I have spoken with him before at BLADE and he is always amiable.
The operator became my primary outdoor knife. I was not crazy about the thick belly profile on most of the bigger knives, so I hadn't picked anything bigger up. A while back I see that they had added a "drop point" option to the Crusher series of knives. Now that caught my attention.
I called back and spoke with Kaela again to start another order. First I found that they have moved from Boone to Foscoe, which is on the other side of the county, but closer to me. Then I found that they have severely curtailed rubber as an option for handles. The Drop Point Crusher was not available in rubber. I held off ordering because of that. A couple weeks later, myself and a best friend (also a Winkler fan and owner of several) visited Duncan's Guns/Ridgerunner Blades in North Wilkesboro and I tried all forms of Drop Point Crusher they had and picked up one at retail (deciding that I didn't want to wait 12-16 weeks even though they would graciously given me the LE discount through the company). My buddy picked up a Contingency the same day, and the guy in line in front of us picked up a Utility (three Winklers rang up in 10 minutes-a good morning for Noah!)
I did have to pick up a Sheath Accessory Kit and while I could have easily ordered online, I decided to drive up and get it from the company. I had spoke to Karen (Daniel's wife) by phone this time and she helped me in the office. The new location is very nice and they do have a "showroom" style common area, with the LOTM stuff visible. Again, Mr. Winkler was passing through with what I believe were potential employees so again I gave him the polite "Sir..." and nod and left it at that. Karen was very helpful.
One clarification regarding sheaths. While I do think I read once that their sheaths were made by an outside vendor, I read constantly about Karen making the sheaths. I mentioned this to her and she clarified that she only does the sheaths to the custom pieces-NOT the WKII line. I was a little embarrassed at my misunderstanding as you can see I am somewhat familiar with the company. The WKII sheaths are made by a "high quality holster maker" (and I feel like I read which one somewhere on this forum or another once) but I don't know which one off hand.
Fast forward-the Winkler Knives II line appeared and I was interested. I picked up a Winkler Operator in rubber (ordering through the factory for LE discount) in 2016ish and it took about 10 or 12 weeks. I chose to pick it up in person at their shop in Boone (about an hour from me) and went through Kaela, a long-time office person. I got to wait in a hallway and look at the "Last of the Mohichans" stuff and several models displayed (although not handling them.) For any LOTM fan, they have a breathtaking shadow box and drawing/painting of Magua (Wes Studi) in their showroom. Daniel was in and out as I waited and while I would immensely enjoy talking with him, I didn't want to be "that guy" and simply gave him a smile, nod, and "Sir..." as he passed by me, respecting that he is a busy man and time is money. I have spoken with him before at BLADE and he is always amiable.
The operator became my primary outdoor knife. I was not crazy about the thick belly profile on most of the bigger knives, so I hadn't picked anything bigger up. A while back I see that they had added a "drop point" option to the Crusher series of knives. Now that caught my attention.
I called back and spoke with Kaela again to start another order. First I found that they have moved from Boone to Foscoe, which is on the other side of the county, but closer to me. Then I found that they have severely curtailed rubber as an option for handles. The Drop Point Crusher was not available in rubber. I held off ordering because of that. A couple weeks later, myself and a best friend (also a Winkler fan and owner of several) visited Duncan's Guns/Ridgerunner Blades in North Wilkesboro and I tried all forms of Drop Point Crusher they had and picked up one at retail (deciding that I didn't want to wait 12-16 weeks even though they would graciously given me the LE discount through the company). My buddy picked up a Contingency the same day, and the guy in line in front of us picked up a Utility (three Winklers rang up in 10 minutes-a good morning for Noah!)
I did have to pick up a Sheath Accessory Kit and while I could have easily ordered online, I decided to drive up and get it from the company. I had spoke to Karen (Daniel's wife) by phone this time and she helped me in the office. The new location is very nice and they do have a "showroom" style common area, with the LOTM stuff visible. Again, Mr. Winkler was passing through with what I believe were potential employees so again I gave him the polite "Sir..." and nod and left it at that. Karen was very helpful.
One clarification regarding sheaths. While I do think I read once that their sheaths were made by an outside vendor, I read constantly about Karen making the sheaths. I mentioned this to her and she clarified that she only does the sheaths to the custom pieces-NOT the WKII line. I was a little embarrassed at my misunderstanding as you can see I am somewhat familiar with the company. The WKII sheaths are made by a "high quality holster maker" (and I feel like I read which one somewhere on this forum or another once) but I don't know which one off hand.