Does it make you nervous...

Adian

Adian

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To put your blades in the mail to go get pants made?

I just received my 2 grails last week and need to send them off but man, it gives me anxiety!!! Especially the unique one!
 
In a word, yes. That's what keeps me from sending off my custom shop GW (a knife that appears to be a one of a kind)... I carry it in a Patriot Leather pocket slip made for a BK14; it fits just fine, but I would not mind kydex for it. Just can't send it off. Even if I ensure it, etc... I'd be pissed I lost the knife and someone else was enjoying it.
 
When you consider the astronomical amount of mail theft (UPS, USPS, FedEx, et al) by both employees, and criminals that cruise neighborhoods looking for packages sitting on porches (despite "ADULT SIGNATURE REQUESTED" labels), and the way that, literally no one, gives a shit if your stuff is stolen, because "that's what insurance is for", and almost no one is ever prosecuted for theft of mail (unless they accidentally get caught), then, yeah. I would feel nervous in the service, too.

Good luck!
 
Yea. That's the thing with some of them, even David has to have them in hand to make the sheaths
 
Honestly, this is why I learned to make sheaths. 100%.

I've never sent one off!

I'll order if they have a pattern, or sick it up and make a sheath my self out of leather.
 
I had a guy at work who does kydex sheaths and such, but he doesn't have any way to heat it for something as large as the BM is what he told me. He tends to do more folding knife/Leatherman sized ones. Not sure, I've never worked with any of it myself
 
resinguy said:
Absolutely this. It may be slow, but it's far and away the most secure way to ship anything. Perfect for high value, irreplaceable tiems. Like, for example, the Hope Diamond. Or your Grail.
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I had to look that up,, what a story!

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Never personally had a problem in the past but have heard all kinds of horror stories. Registered mail is the way I would go for something that I really cherished.

Garth
 
I always pay to insure the heck out of stuff just in case. Costs more but it makes me feel so much better.
 
clampdaddy said:
I always pay to insure the heck out of stuff just in case. Costs more but it makes me feel so much better.
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Agreed. Just don't insure for more value than you would be able to document in the case of a loss. USPS will require proof of the value you claim.
 
I've put off all week mailing them all week. I know I need to, but I'm already attached!!! It was easier last time, Busse sent them directly to him so it never made it to me so I had less stress involved. This is pretty sad huh
 
Maybe it will help to look at it this way, they both came to you in the mail, and I'm guessing you were not nervous at that time... Mostly because the excitement overrode it but still!
 
Hey Adian,

You waited a long time for these knives. How would you feel if they were gone ,POOF!

Would the insurance money from the mailing agency be enough to replace that lost feeling?

Ask your leather guy if you could send him a tracing to work from, or are you handy enough to make a wooden model that matches your knives?

That way you keep your blades and he can make the pants

Might work for you.

We have lost too many expensive things from all the spaghetti organizations : USPS,UPS,FEDEX,...ETC
 
Sounds like it may be time for a road trip if you can't part with them. ;)
 
Well I did it. It was painful, but I insured the mess out of it and will be stalking it via tracking
 
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