Bushrunner,
Here's the deal. We all understand your point. But, some folks join up BF and get their kicks causing trouble or running scams so some folks like me are necessary to try and keep things 'right'. There is a member of this forum (Wolf-man-12), a Buck knife honorable guy, who is trying to help you make your dad happy. Its likely the only thing any of us can do. BUT, I think you need to contact him and have a conversation or two to show your a honorable guy. Then let him know your contact info and you give him your dad's mailing info. You can contact your dad and tell him the Buck knife believers feel for him and one of them has stepped up to help. We will hold one of our own accountable to do right. Do that and see if some relief of bad feelings will be abated. I wish you were where you could have known about the mailing and gotten to postal people sooner but that is another issue.
Buck culture is spoken on this forum and many here consider people that talk with them here, an they have never met in person , as real friends. We would like you and thru you your dad, to be one of those.
300Bucks, Moderator