Keep it Alive in 2025

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Old Hunter said:
Sorry you got screwed on the quality of your two knives. My two were fine and I am grateful for that. The definitions aren't up to my wishes, they come from dictionary's. OH
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Thanks, OH. It never occurred to me that "egregious" could also have the opposite meaning. It looks like I will have to search my vocabulary next time. Just for fun, it appears Word Hippo didn't pick up on it either.
Good hunting.
 
jmh33 said:
The No.6!! Love the Padouk wood!!🤗
John 😁
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Good choice!

I'm trying to decide between these two.

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08 Gardening knife. pros: I like the blade shape and comfortable handle.
cons: I've had it for years.

06 Carbone. pros: It's an older model, but I bought it this year, so maybe that's more in the spirit of a forum knife. Also, it's more pocket friendly.
cons: It's not the Gardening Knife.

Perhaps we should do a poll? 😂🤣o_O
 
I'm not a member of the "GEC or nothing" club and would be open to other options but I find it hard to wrap my head around how a single-blade GEC with simple, but exclusive to the club for that run, wood or micarta at a price of $125 - $150 seems so difficult to accomplish. Another, smaller, less mighty, and less popular, online knife forum seems to pull it off with boring regularity.

I've never tried my hand at organizing something like this and my ignorance is probably showing, but I can't help but think about the amazing feats of logistics and engineering that have been accomplished on time and under budget by relatively small groups of dedicated people throughout history.

The idea of everyone buying their own knife and having it engraved with whatever they want is an option that has pretty much always been available. The fact that it doesn't really seem to happen in practice says something. I'm not sure what, but something. Along those lines, it seems like nothing would stop anybody from purchasing a whole set of Opinels, no. 1 - 12, and having them engraved with month and year!! January 2025 BF forum knife, February 2025 BF forum knife - see where I'm going? It could be like those underwear that were popular when I was a kid; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - important to keep track of that sort of thing...
 
draggat said:
No ill intent by what I'm about to say, and yes, I know what road is paved with good intentions. I probably missed 5 threads about this but..... Why are there so many left overs? Did the people who signed up decide not to buy one? In years past, I thought they were pre-paid for and then a handful of extras (20 or so) were made for the few members who missed it.

160 knives is a heck of a lot of leftovers! Maybe they could be re-cycled and come with a 2025 stencil, a small bottle of PCB etching fluid and a small bottle of dye.
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For me it was cost. I don't mind paying $120 to $150 for a GEC, but $250 was (and still is) too rich for my taste, so that's why I passed but not sure about other's motives.
 
I too am wondering about the smaller runs and why ours had to be 500? was it 500? Which is more than twice the number required.
The ONLY good thing about the vast number of leftovers is that it kind of defeats the flippers....Spark will likely take a while to sell them but they will move. They are massively good quality knives.
Still its a lot of capital to be tied up indefinitely.
 
meako said:
I too am wondering about the smaller runs and why ours had to be 500? was it 500? Which is more than twice the number required.
The ONLY good thing about the vast number of leftovers is that it kind of defeats the flippers....Spark will likely take a while to sell them but they will move. They are massively good quality knives.
Still its a lot of capital to be tied up indefinitely.
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Do you know how many were made in 2022 and 2023? If those runs were close to 500 as well, maybe sales were better at half the price.
 
meako said:
I too am wondering about the smaller runs and why ours had to be 500? was it 500? Which is more than twice the number required.
The ONLY good thing about the vast number of leftovers is that it kind of defeats the flippers....Spark will likely take a while to sell them but they will move. They are massively good quality knives.
Still its a lot of capital to be tied up indefinitely.
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There were Forum knives a long time ago that took a year or two to sell out. Of course, that's a lot easier to take when the totals were 120 knives at $60 each.
 
birdsbeaks said:
The idea of everyone buying their own knife and having it engraved with whatever they want is an option that has pretty much always been available. The fact that it doesn't really seem to happen in practice says something. I'm not sure what, but something.
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I think it says that there's always been a forum knife before, so nobody ever thought of everybody making their own.
chevyrulez1 said:
For me it was cost. I don't mind paying $120 to $150 for a GEC, but $250 was (and still is) too rich for my taste, so that's why I passed but not sure about other's motives.
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I guess I won't go here.

I made some test messes on a knife out of my farm toolbox, and I don't want to mess up my new Opinel garden knife, so I'll just remember how and why I got it for my '25 forum knife.
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r8shell said:
Also from memory, but I think 2023 was $160.
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dsutton24

Post in thread 'Does anyone have ALL of the forum knives?'

Here's a list of Forum knives by year. Can anyone fill in the blanks, add details, or suggest corrections?

Forum Knives by Year
YearPriceQuantity MadeDescriptionManufacturer -- Date
2003$89.95
300​
SpyderHawk, Blue -- Stamped # of 300Spyderco - Spyderco Forum Knife
2005$xx
~30​
CanoeSchrade - Schrade Forum Knife
2006$78.00
43​
Ring Opener PenCanal Street...
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dsutton24 said:
dsutton24

Post in thread 'Does anyone have ALL of the forum knives?'

Here's a list of Forum knives by year. Can anyone fill in the blanks, add details, or suggest corrections?

Forum Knives by Year
YearPriceQuantity MadeDescriptionManufacturer -- Date
2003$89.95
300​
SpyderHawk, Blue -- Stamped # of 300Spyderco - Spyderco Forum Knife
2005$xx
~30​
CanoeSchrade - Schrade Forum Knife
2006$78.00
43​
Ring Opener PenCanal Street...
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No offense to anyone, but with price jumps like that, I will probably never buy another forum knife. I can see why there are so many leftovers this time.
 
Some might argue that the very last Forum Knife was a large 3 blade 2 spring knife so it will be more expensive.

But a climb from 160 to 250/300 is I think too steep for many, considering there was no choice or input factor. Take or leave, quite a lot left....It's around 56% increase in price.

If there were another FK will it go from 250/300 to 390/460...? Think not.

Still think the CASE route worth checking out.
 
Will Power said:
Some might argue that the very last Forum Knife was a large 3 blade 2 spring knife so it will be more expensive.

But a climb from 160 to 250/300 is I think too steep for many, considering there was no choice or input factor. Take or leave, quite a lot left....It's around 56% increase in price.

If there were another FK will it go from 250/300 to 390/460...? Think not.

Still think the CASE route worth checking out.
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OK, I'll go there. $250 for a very ordinary pattern with a handle that looks unfinished. The jigging looks incomplete, and is the bone dyed or not?
But the $250 was enough to stop me, so the rest might be sour grapes.
 
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r8shell said:
I'm trying to decide between these two.
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Maybe get a new Garden knife? Though it would still be stainless.
This is the only Opinel I've pocketted to any extent, but it's a 7 rather than an 8.
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I was thinking I might etch a Case that I've had for a while but which came from a Forum member. I'm glad I reminded myself of the quality of my fine hand work before I did any real damage.
 
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