Mnandi are like potato chips and beer

peterbright

peterbright

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You can't buy just one. Eight days and five Mnandi's later I discovered this truth to be self evident. By next Friday I should have in hand: Boxwood Burl, Snakewood, Gabon Ebony, Cocobolo and a Mammoth Bark with Ladder Damascus in house. Pictures after they all arrive.
 
You can just buy one, but it's nice to be able to buy more. At one point I had two but currently only one old model in African Blackwood. I expect I will own more as money permits.

Congrats on you collection!
 
peterbright said:
You can't buy just one. Eight days and five Mnandi's later I discovered this truth to be self evident. By next Friday I should have in hand: Boxwood Burl, Snakewood, Gabon Ebony, Cocobolo and a Mammoth Bark with Ladder Damascus in house. Pictures after they all arrive.
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I agree. I sold the only one I had because the Mnandi is too small for me to comfortably use, but the siren call of those little gems still rings in my soul. I just wish they were bigger... I would own 4 or 5 by now if they were. :)

Please post them in the Mnandi Monday thread when you get them. Congrats on such fine choices.:thumbup:
 
Well you certainly destroyed my record of 3 new CRKs in a week. 😀

I don't love my Mnandi. It's my least favorite CRK design. I have very large hands, and while I can open the knife one-handed, it doesn't feel natural at all. The small size and lack of thumb studs makes for a bad combination, in my eyes.

I do love the ivory on it, though. It's a nice show piece, and a great dress knife for special occasions. I even had a custom pocket sheath made for it! I'll snap some pics and share them in the Mnandi Monday thread when it gets back from the spa.
 
And this is you by the end of the month, correct? :p :D

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I guess me not liking Potato chips or beer is why I haven't ever been to pull the trigger on one :p

Getting weaker and weaker though, as I almost snagged one here a few days ago, but was a few minutes late. Think I'll try to get one if I can find one with wood I like at a good price.

Sounds like you have some great one's coming. Look forward to the pics:thumbup:
 
The Mnandi with Mammoth Bark Ivory and Ladder Damascus Blade arrived and now I await a plain Mammoth Ivory with Bubble Damascus Blade.
 
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