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ALLHSS said:
Hmmm... how were they shields if they didn't have a pin and there was no milling to glue or pin them in? This is confusing to me. Were they shaped like traditional shields?
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They could sell the pins separately. It's not something that's particularly interesting to me but I'm sure some folks would buy them. And it wouldn't add to the cost of the knives if they were sold separately. There could be acorn and Tidioute versions as well.

A lot of other knife companies have given pins away as gifts at shows. I have a few from Buck and Leatherman.
 
I confess to being a pin and button dork.

If I was being totally honest with myself, I would gladly forgo either one to keep the price lower.

Like most folks, I would prefer to get something for nothing, haha. :p
 
Cory Hess said:
There was no cutting done to the stag. They were the shieldless stag just like you'll be seeing going forward. I think they threw the shield in the tube as a token, like they do with the buttons. Kind of a "Hey, we didn't put the shield on because we didn't want to ruin the stag, so here it is."

As to whether or not the shields had pins attached to them, I don't believe they did but don't quote me on that. I don't have any in my possession to check. Maybe somebody that has a better memory can chime in.
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I haven't weighed in on this, as I don't have a dog in this fight, but I think not putting the shield on those early genuine stag knives supports the premise that this decision was influenced by aesthetics and not cost cutting.
 
Discussion is good. But some guidelines appear to be in order.
"You said that because you think..."
You are not psychic. You don't know what anyone else is thinking.

"Obviously he is doing this because..."
Unless that person tells you, you don't know why someone did something. If you think the person is lying about his actions, well that's a pretty serious charge around here.

"I think the knife will look better that way because..."
Yes, we want your opinion of what you think about the knife. That's why we are here: to discuss knives.
 
wlfryjr said:
...but the quality of the stag now does not afford the cutler today the options in bygone years.
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Good point. From what I have heard and read from various sources, true high end stag is not as easy to come by as it once was.
 
PWork said:
Good point. From what I have heard and read from various sources, true high end stag is not as easy to come by as it once was.
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I would be very interested to read more on this subject.

It seems that as long as I've been collecting knives, (80s) I've heard that stag (Sambar stag in particular) is "hard to get" , "banned from export" etc.

GEC seems to have a great source, their stag usually looks fantastic.
 
GEC has excellent stag, for TODAY. If you have seen some of the stag on older knives, with even thickness and color and texture all the way from bolster to bolster, then you will understand the differences. It most definitely IS getting harder to find the best stuff.
 
I agree with Jeff but have a slightly different view point. All stag varies when bought in quantity and some pieces will be better than others BUT they are consistently doing the best job working with the material.

I don't know if the good stuff is harder to get now. I do know that it is EXPENSIVE if you want cherry picked pieces.
 
You folks need to drop this.
That was yesterday and it is done.
 
How about that Harvester?! It's the ugly duckling I guess, but I sure do like that pruning blade. Sorry for the crummy pictures.... it's dark here.


 
I was getting ready to ignore the Harvester, then I had to cut a bunch of twine off some big bales. Now I'm kinda reconsidering...
 
Just a bit too big for my tastes. I don't think I'd get much use for the blade either. Love the jigging though :)
 
I think I jumped the gun with those horrible pictures I posted of the Harvester last night. Here's some better ones. That orange jig bone is tops in my book.

I used to be wary of hawkbill style blades, but this last year I realized how good they are at a lot of cutting tasks. Plus, a breeze to sharpen with a ceramic rod.

Even though these are the dog of the 47 run, here's some more knife porn for y'all!






 
Great pics and that jigged bone is really, really nice.

I passed on these over concerns that I wouldn't have good use / be able to properly sharpen the blade. Used them lots as a kid on the farm but nowadays don't open a lot of bales or prune.

Seeing pictures like yours might make me reconsider and get one just for nostalgia sake!

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