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Fletcher Knives

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Disclaimer: This is not a commercial. I'm not posting this trying to sell anything. Just wanted to get a pat on the back and maybe even an "attaboy" from my homies in the RAT Pack.

I know, not really ESEE related, but I'm OG Rat Pack and I wanted to brag to all my brothers and sisters. :D My first few knives are going on sale today. That is seriously awesome. It's been a year in the making and it's finally here, my first knives for sale. How cool is that? AWESOME!

I still maintain that ESEE knives are the absolute best production knives out there, but as far as custom knives, mine are pretty spectacular. Andy had to talk me out of keeping all of them. Right now, the wife is putting me on her insurance. Next step is to put in my notice here at work so I can concentrate on making knives full time. I know that might sound kind of drastic, but if you knew how much I got paid here lately, you'd understand that even if I don't make any money at all, I'm still no worse off. lol. Already got my next batch in the works and it's a biggin'. :D

as a side note, I carry a lot of the ESEE philosophy into my knife making. As far as I'm concerned, they are the business model to follow. From how they treat customers to the simplicity and useability of their knife designs, that's what I aim for.

Check these out. BOOYAH!

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gotta say Dylan, i like em, congrats and i hope everything goes well for you. now where is that dylatactiaprotogumbospoon? ;)
 
gundude73 said:
gotta say Dylan, i like em, congrats and i hope everything goes well for you. now where is that dylatactiaprotogumbospoon? ;)
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You've asked that a kajillion times. lol. It was the "fighter thingy" I made. This one. You still have to name it by the way, or is that the name?

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Congratulations, they look great. Hope it all works out well for you, I'm looking forward to seeing the various models you come up with.
 
lol well i have a few names floating around, but seriously the DF's look great man, i like that lifter thing on one of them :thumbup:
 
Keep it up man. I think I’m going to have to try one of these Fletcher knives in the future. I just dig them. They look great and I haven’t seen one yet that I didn’t like. I wish you nothing but the best in the future. I gotta ask….did it feel good giving your notice at work?
 
adaman04 said:
Keep it up man. I think I’m going to have to try one of these Fletcher knives in the future. I just dig them. They look great and I haven’t seen one yet that I didn’t like. I wish you nothing but the best in the future. I gotta ask….did it feel good giving your notice at work?
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I haven't done it yet. I have to get the paperwork back from the insurance people first, but I imagine it's going to feel like a strange mix. On the one hand, I really like all the people I work with and actually hang out with a couple outside work on a regular basis. I go hunting with the owner and a few coworkers a good deal, so they're more friends than people I work with. I swear if this job made money, it would be a great job to have. On the other hand, can you really beat working for yourself and having a great job where you can be creative and have that feeling of accomplishment all the time that you get from making your own product? I doubt it. It's a really good feeling. I have a lot of mixed emotions about it, but I know it's what I really want to do and I have to make money so I'm doin' it. The good part is that I don't really have a ton of expenses, so it doesn't take a ton of money to sustain my lifestyle. A smalltime knifemaker's pay is more than enough.
 
Looking good! I'm really diggin the hatchula! Can't wait for more pics of that monster....
 
The knives look great and your outlook seems to be on the right track..GoodLuck:thumbup:

Maybe I will be a proud owner of a Fletcher Knife some day soon.
 
beautiful work! just beautiful.I hope you really do well.keep the pics comming.
 
By the way, thanks to the big wigs for letting me post this. I know it's not exactly ESEE related, but the ESEE crowd is by far the best around, so these are the people I like to share in my excitement.
 
Good luck in your endeavors. Maybe after I get a few ESEE blades I will try out one of yours :)
 
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