I just talked to Drew

Arrrrgh!!!!!

I think I have Gleason blade envy now!!!! I want mine!!!!!
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Those are really sweet looking blades guys. You're really lucky to have them.

Ross T.
 
Hey there everyone, just got the knife for Bill Boyd to make a sheath for, and man is it nice and wow is it BIG, bigger than I expected and Drews work is very nice.

G2
 
Hey Ross, if you can, post images of those neck knives.
I think Drew has a good design there - made in ATS it would be a hit.
Take off the cord wrap and add some micarta... I would order one or two!
 
Hi George

I'll try and get to it tonight. If not I'll post them up early tommorrow morning. Have some guests over and can only sporadically log on and off soooo.

Ross T.
 
Copfish, Iguess you have heard from Drew by now, he told me you will be getting yours after this weekend. I hope that means Monday.
Gary told me my sheath should be done by Monday.
Let us know how your knife is.
 
Yes I did. Drew said he had reworked my Carnivore with CF scales and lightened the knife. I know his work is excellent from what I have seen on the forums. I am looking forward to it. I will post some pics when I receive the knife.
 
I hope Drew comes back full-steam ahead...I have lots of ideas for him.
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Any word on his return?

-AR
 
Drew told me that he would like to continue with modifying and making knives, but not until after he moves to Colorado later this summer and gets settled in.
He said that next time he will do things differently and avoid the mistakes he has made in the past.
Give him some time and another chance.
Now I'm just waiting a few more days for G2 to finish the sheath and I'll see mine.
 
Bill asked me to post a pic of the sheath now that it's done and he Actually has the knife in his hands, very happy he is too!

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This is one BIG knife, make no mistake! Drew did a very nice job of it, opens smooth and filed worked the brass liners on the blade side.

G2

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G2 LeatherWorks
 
Nice!
You know... a Gleason customized Sifu in a sheath like that would rock to a shockingly high degree.

Hmmmm... A set up like that is worth a 9 month wait...
 
I had a chat with Drew last night (06/23) and he is busy. Working on knives and getting ready to move to Colorado. He has my Carnivore almost done and I will post some JPEGs when he finishes. Drew does outstanding work and things should settle down for him after the move.
 
Copfish

Could you please email me Drew's phone number so I can get in touch with him to find out the status of my knife?

I'd appreciate it.

Thanks
Ross T.
 
I chatted with him on the AOHell Instant Messenger. I am sure it was posted in this thread though...

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Ross, I posted it at the beginning of this thread at Drew's request. Do a search
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Nah, here it is again...413-665-4150. I guess your are the last one ow. At least I hope you are.

I wish I had the means to post detailed pics of what Drew did to mine. I bought the SERE as new. The blade rubbed the liners when I got it and it was very hard to open. I put White Lightning on the pivot and worked it about 20 times. No help. I made a slurry of aluminum oxide and pot on it to try to polish it some. No help. I put a one armed bandit on it and tried to flip it open about 20 times. It came a part. The scales sprung loose from the butt almost to the pivot. That is when I sent it to Drew.

Drew did a complete rebuild on it.
He told me that the scales and liner were warped, he had never seen warped micarta scales before. There were scratches running lenghtwise on the blade.

Drew straightened th liners, drilled a series of holes in the to lighten the weight a little, screwed the liners to the back spacer, file worked the liners, screwed G-10 scales to the liners,
fabricated an adjustable piot pin,
buffed out the scratches on the blade and polished the bolsters.
Oh yeah, he lightened the backspring somehow.
The knife weighs probably half of what it did, the action is very smooth, about like my Boker Brend.I am very impressed and very pleased. I believe Al Mar would have been also.

Gary's picture of the sheath does not do it justice either. The pic makes the sheath look like it has some sort of black streaks running down it, it doesn't. The fit is perfect, the boning is perfect. It locks the blade in like Kydex. The stitching is perfect. Gary is a craftman of the old school. I highly recommend him to any and all.

The whole package was worth the wait. I hope everyone is as pleased with theirs as I am.

Best of luck to ya'll who are still waiting.
 
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