Fiddleback Forge Question

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whtshdwwz

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Does anyone know the significance of why there are 5 pins in the scales of the Fiddleback Forge knives. *I am just curious if there is anything behind it. *Any help or answer is appreciated.
 
whtshdwwz said:
Does anyone know the significance of why there are 5 pins in the scales of the Fiddleback Forge knives. *I am just curious if there is anything behind it. *Any help or answer is appreciated.
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I think it's purely an aesthetic reason. Not all have 5. Some of the shorter models don't have the 5th one, and other models have 3 where the 5th one usually is, and that's called a trinity pin out.
 
I always thought the answer was something like, "Well, you see, six is too many and four didn't seem to be enough. I never tested it out, but I've never had a knife returned because the handle fell off, so I think phenolic pins are the bomb and I don't understand why more people don't use them!"
 
Thanks for the replies, I was hoping there was something to it....great knife and I like the attention to the details.
 
swonut said:
I always thought the answer was something like, "Well, you see, six is too many and four didn't seem to be enough. I never tested it out, but I've never had a knife returned because the handle fell off, so I think phenolic pins are the bomb and I don't understand why more people don't use them!"
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Sounds about right! :)
 
whtshdwwz said:
Thanks for the replies, I was hoping there was something to it....great knife and I like the attention to the details.
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There very well may be, but the attention to detail is kind of the reason for it. As I get older, I have come to appreciate design more and more. The difference between something that works and something that works well and is timeless, appealing and classic speaks to me. I've been down the coffee road for years, but right now, I've got a Mr Coffee 12 cup basic and a Bialetti three cup espresso on the little stove burner. They just work. They are classic, simple and reliable. The Carafe doesn't spill, the Bialetti makes me smile every time it starts to gurgle signaling that the espresso is done.

I've said it before, but I think it bears repeating. If you want to know what time it is, get a Timex. If you want to smile every time you look at your watch get a Rolex. If you want to cut something get a Mora; but, if you want to smile every time you cut something, get a Fiddleback.
 
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