Dan, what about my knife?

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HI AK Bowie, You were planing to finish it in Jan. 2010. was supposedly half way done?
 
I will do it first thing when I get back from the Blade Show Monday.

Sorry for the delay.

Dan
 
It's been over a month and a half Dan. Any update(s)?
If you haven't started, can I have my knife and money back?
 
Yes - I got the brass guards are soldered and the fronts finished. I now have them here at my shop. I will make more progress on them next week. Next step is glue-up. Handles are already cut out ready to go.
 
Dan, it's been over 2 months. No word from you.
I understand you have other knives to make, but you had my knife for which I paid upfront for more than 5 years. Can you please finish it it refund and give me my knife back?
 
Mods,
I'm assuming it isn't okay for anyone other than Gator and Dan to discuss this situation in this particular thread. Exactly what forum should a dialogue regarding this issue be opened in? I have relevant questions about it that are not simply based in gossip or the desire to throw sticks and stones. Thanks.
 
I will finish it this week, Gator. I had to do some renovating in my shop and have had some downtime.

KarlMaldensNose - shoot me an email.

Thanks!

Dan
 
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I'm assuming it isn't okay for anyone other than Gator and Dan to discuss this situation in this particular thread. Exactly what forum should a dialogue regarding this issue be opened in?
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Dunno where exactly. However, last time when this types issues came up in other forum, Dan said post issues here. And it is hard to reach him on PM.

Dan, I really hope you will finish it THIS week, because we've had this exact conversation 20+ times, literally.
 
Gator97 said:
HI AK Bowie, You were planing to finish it in Jan. 2010. was supposedly half way done?
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Gator97 said:
It's been over a month and a half Dan. Any update(s)?
If you haven't started, can I have my knife and money back?
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Gator97 said:
Dan, it's been over 2 months. No word from you.
I understand you have other knives to make, but you had my knife for which I paid upfront for more than 5 years. Can you please finish it it refund and give me my knife back?
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Gator97 said:
Dunno where exactly. However, last time when this types issues came up in other forum, Dan said post issues here. And it is hard to reach him on PM.

Dan, I really hope you will finish it THIS week, because we've had this exact conversation 20+ times, literally.
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You are an extremely patient man my friend, good luck to you. ;) :thumbup:
 
Gator97 said:
Dan, it's been over 2 months. No word from you.
I understand you have other knives to make, but you had my knife for which I paid upfront for more than 5 years. Can you please finish it it refund and give me my knife back?
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:( 5 years???
 
Daniel Koster said:
6/03/10 I will do it first thing when I get back from the Blade Show Monday.

Sorry for the delay.

Dan
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Oh come on, make this right already! Reading these threads makes me think of substance abusers I deal with at work all day.
 
I am nearly finished. It's the only knife I've worked on since Thursday. I am teaching part-time and am in the shop only half-days now.

I sent an email as well as a PM both on Saturday and today - did you not get them?!?

Putting on the final touches - it ships tomorrow.

Dan
 
This is an old order that I took before I injured my thumb and no longer did forging or hidden tangs knives. I've moved my house once and my shop twice in the meantime and have had to completely rethink the way I do knives along the way.

As such, this one got put on the backburner. At the time, Gator97 was ok with it.

But I agree with him that it has been on the backburner too long. I have a couple others I am doing with his at the same time (old rehandle orders). The rest of them have been very patient. They know that waiting only means my quality/craftsmanship improves. I stopped everything else in the shop on Thursday to put these on the front burner.

Like I said, I agree the time has come. I finally have the guards welded on, the handle pieces ready to go and everything in my shop set up for working hidden tang handles.

Gator97 - yours will be the first out the door tomorrow morning (already glued up/shaped - just needs final hand-sanding/sharpening). I will email you a delivery confirmation number. Please email me your current address so that I can make sure it matches what I have.


Everybody else - please allow me to handle this myself. You have no dog in this and this in no way bears any weight on my current production runs. Aren't there other fires you could spend your time fanning?


Opening this thread and posting to it will be considered trolling. Gator97 - we'll take this to emails if you need further info.

Dan





p.s. knife is finished - awaiting email/PM/phone call from Gator97
 
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