Erie Buoy said:Svashtar -- don't forget this baby shark. Two scores today after testing the waters last week (2/08) with a 15" AK by Sher. It arrived only two days later and it only took a few hours to realize what great tools these are -- both as a design but also in the craftsmanship.
Plus, the whole DOTD concept is a hoot.
I will for sure, and I'm glad you said something about the handle. My first HI was a YCS and it is a beautiful knife, but the handle is BIG, I'll let everyone know the particulars as soon as it gets here. Yangdu, thank you for offering these items and at GREAT prices.Svashtar said:Just wanted to point a couple of things out to recap this great thread.
As to new guys not getting a chance, it looks like:
1) Eswartz with only 108 posts got the somewhat scarce antler trisul. There have only been about 4 of them made.
2) Lurker99 with 1! post snagged the first Sher Attitude to come in a couple of months. Great start Lurker!
3) Lefthandblack with 53 posts snagged the villager pen knife. I'm sure after he sees what a little razor it is he'll be back for more.
4) Jmpstock with 3 entire posts to his name snagged the first 14" YCS Karda in a long time, and the first with a scabbard in many months (and in Neem no less and at $20-$25 off the old price of the knife with plain sheath!)
5) And Sogguy with just 26 posts grabbed only the second carved handle YCS made for a bargain price.
So who's not getting a chance to buy stuff here?
Finally, just realized that the handle on that YCS is a bit thinner than some of the others I've seen. I am glad to see that. Maybe it's just the carving. I know Yangdu said the Foxes Folly's were going to be coming with smaller diameter handles, but maybe these are as well. I have a YCS in this exact size but the handle is much fatter. I would have loved to get this but really wanted a chandan Uddha and that was my buy for the week. Also the awl on this one is longer than on any of mine and looks redesigned to me. Sogguy, do us a favor and let us know if it has a sharpened tip on it; Can't tell by the pic. All the ones to date did not.
Congrats to you "new" guys for getting some great deals. :thumbup:
Norm
<bows>Svashtar said:2) Lurker99 with 1! post snagged the first Sher Attitude to come in a couple of months. Great start Lurker!
Svashtar said:Good deal! What did you snag today Erie? The hanshee?
Erie Buoy said:Good deal, indeed. I got the villager BAS and the Sgt. Khadka -- one to keep (the Sgt.) and one to give away, methinks.
SASSAS said:Woo Hoo! I got the Hanshee... It's my first hanshee. What are they like? I don't remember seeing a review besides Norm's for the Sher special Hanshee, which looks a lot different to me...
dragn_flame said:Tom
4 pages of post & I'm the only 1 that remembered
must be the HIKV infecting your brains huh
Congrats, man. That looked really sweet. Hope you post a review.SASSAS said:Woo Hoo! I got the Hanshee... It's my first hanshee. What are they like? I don't remember seeing a review besides Norm's for the Sher special Hanshee, which looks a lot different to me...
shappa said:I've always toyed with the idea of buying the whole lot then cherry picking my fav and offering the rest later on the for sale forums. LOL It would only set me back about 500. Todays whole (quite large) group could have been had for 888.
Wouldn't it be a thrill to be the first to take the whole whale in a bite!
dragn_flame said:Tom
4 pages of post & I'm the only 1 that remembered
must be the HIKV infecting your brains huh