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I got it down for ONE knife at a time.@ea42 has to work on endcaps, at least you got that down

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I got it down for ONE knife at a time.@ea42 has to work on endcaps, at least you got that down
Oh, I think that time is rapidly approaching. Bill has been checking runs off his bucket list for a couple of years now. Just my observation.Im pretty sure the keys to the kingdom will be handed down to William when the time is right.
The 35 beer and sausage was originally scheduled to be a full run of 35 cattle knives. Coming out of the covid lock down there was a steel shortage preventing them from that. So the comb was fashioned from spring steel as a stop gap. I give them a pass on that one. Everything made after that, that you deem a novelty? Fire at will.![]()
I was just giving the 1 knife a pass, and did not say you thought everything was a novelty just the ones you deemed as such. That's all.I gave another example and I never said their entire collection after the beer & sausage was comprised of novelty knives. If y'all like that sort of thing, have at it. Up until recently, the only thing obscure was the French Kate and somehow I don't think a ton of people are carrying one of those everyday. Once again, I could be wrong....
Gotcha. Honestly, I wish more companies (and people in general) had the ability to adjust and adapt the way Bill did for that run. I applaud them for that most definitely. I reckon my point was, being different just for the sake of being different isn't always a good thing....I was just giving the 1 knife a pass, and did not say you thought everything was a novelty just the ones you deemed as such. That's all.
Exactly. Don't get me wrong, but that's what I thought from the beginning, you don't, hence (mostly) this thread.Im not that I understand the "GEC makes historic patterns" thing here.
Have you seen that list?Bill has been checking runs off his bucket list for a couple of years now. Just my observation.
I am not at liberty to confirm or deny at this moment.Have you seen that list?![]()
I am not at liberty to confirm or deny at this moment.
Eleven (11) years, carried!!! So far!!! It was an early sample that Bill sent me. The mint one below it was the same. I asked Bill to make the sawcut more pronounced on the remaining run of knives, and he did!! View attachment 2142593
Thank Goodness Bill saw the beauty in a simple Barlow knife!! This one was modeled after an old New York Knife Co. Barlow!!View attachment 2142600
I begged for the long pull, so that was my fault, but in real life it works flawlessly; firm pull, but no busted nails!!!
Only my opinion; but The size of Bill's company, plus his love of traditional patterns, made this knife possible, and was a big factor in the revival of Barlows in many companies!!!!! A huge increase in Barlows was suddenly available in many places after the TCs hit the market!!
This one I carry holds an edge forever - Bill actually checks the heat treat on every run!!!
How much better can a simple pocket knife be???
Eleven (11) years, carried!!! So far!!! It was an early sample that Bill sent me. The mint one below it was the same. I asked Bill to make the sawcut more pronounced on the remaining run of knives, and he did!! View attachment 2142593
Thank Goodness Bill saw the beauty in a simple Barlow knife!! This one was modeled after an old New York Knife Co. Barlow!!View attachment 2142600
I begged for the long pull, so that was my fault, but in real life it works flawlessly; firm pull, but no busted nails!!!
Only my opinion; but The size of Bill's company, plus his love of traditional patterns, made this knife possible, and was a big factor in the revival of Barlows in many companies!!!!! A huge increase in Barlows was suddenly available in many places after the TCs hit the market!!
This one I carry holds an edge forever - Bill actually checks the heat treat on every run!!!
How much better can a simple pocket knife be???
What is FOMO?
Fear of missing out. A clinically approved disease that strike many knifeaholics.What is FOMO?