Well, i've given up- i can understand when somebody is busy; but, we're talking about 6 e-mails sent, since July 11 (i got an answer to a few of them, but nothing at all lately). i checked out his website again recently; noticed that he had posted about his boot knife. So i know that he's at least checking on his site, if not his own e-mail. i'm not sure about signing up for that account set-up just to try to contact him on his website...so is anybody else actually getting through to him on his own e-mail? like i said, i can understand Newt being busy- but aren't we all?