Mr. Sastre, where is my knife?

silenthunterstudios said:
how far away is he? If he is within several hours travel, just go to his house, with your original receipt for the knife. If he chases you off, just go to your lawyer. If he shoots you, well then, you shouldn't take everyones advice :D
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I don't get to leave post. I get one pass a semester, and I ain't going to spend it hunting down my knife.

I'm going to spend it at the DMV, apparently. :(

Update on the situation: I got in touch with Mike by pm. Mike says the order got buried under some other stuff and he forgot about it. About a month ago he promised to finish it up within a week... I'll find out whether the knife and sheath have arrive when I get home tonight. Yes, I'm going on pass this weekend. :cool:
 
unacceptable needles to say....sorry to hear sir. Mike is "usually" good to his word....BUT usu :confused: ally DOSENT cut it!
Loandr.
 
i have been waiting for a Spyderhawk neck sheath. Because it didn't came thru after a few months, i asked him if there was a problem by email. He replied after a few days and promissed to send me another sheath free of charge. Still waiting, but i guess as he runs a one person shop the whole sheath bussiness kinda grew over his head. I also heard he had some non professional problems in the past. Although i don't like waiting like anyone else inhere, i don't have any other option. I still give him the benefit of the doubt. IMHO untill proven malicious he still needs to be treated as someone with a clean slate.
 
FWIW i wouldnt want to wait 6 months for a kydex sheath no matter how good it looks/etc, thats just so far over the time allowed its not even worth discussion. ridiculous.
 
oh well, i tried - 4 emails - to have several sheaths (the ones he has in-house. so no need to send my knives there) from mr. Sastre but i got no answer at all.
so i simply look around and find survivalsheath.com , Bob made me a great sheath for a Dragonfly , and he bought the knife to do it , so i didnt need to send mine overseas.
in 20 days i got my wonderful sheath, and got prompt answers to my questions.

that's it.
 
Unless he is dead or in a coma, like stated above, your sheath should be done by now. We all get busy and occasionally forget, but something like that IMHO is inexcusable. A sheath AND REFUND should be delivered. He needs to start saying NO. I don't feel his personality is questioned here, only his business practices.


Not that it helps this matter, but on future kydex sheaths: I would HIGHLY recommend David Brown aka BuyBrown. I have been very pleased with his work.

Sorry to hear you're dealing with this crap and hopefully it will be resolved soon. Just say no if you can't handle it. It doesn't make you less of a man, it makes you more. :cool:

Edit: Regarding BuyBrown... do a search... Also, he is listed on Busse Combats site, so you should feel better about doing business if you choose him in the future. I have heard good things about Okuden too.
 
This has been covered before in reference to some other custom makers that never deliver on their promises.

IMO, if they have the knife to make the sheath or have taken the money or deposit and haven't delivered, then it makes them a thief. Seems quite clear to me.
 
Makes me wonder just how Mike amassed the collection of "in stock" knives he has from which to make sheaths.

Whose orders are delayed for so long they give up allowing Mike to claim another "in stock" knife!!

Looks like he now has another Greco..........................
 
Did someone say 8 months/ 1 year/ 1.5 yrs for a piece of plastic to sheath your knife which this guy has :confused: Holy crapppppp, it's a friggin' piece of plastic :eek: Slowwwwww work and I'd wrap my blade in treebark before sending off to this guy :yawn:
 
I feel compelled to say something about Mike here.....I will start by saying that he is a personal friend....so you can qualify or disregard my remarks...however you like it.

Mike is a sheath making artist. Unfortunately in the knife world we tend to look at sheaths as merely and accessory to the knife. Not so with Mike's approach. To send a knife to him for a sheath, he will approach it with all the care that the most dedicated of bladesmiths do in every aspect of their craft.

I have been to his shop and watched him make sheaths. His process for a sheath actually will extend over a minimum of 2 days...that is if everything goes well. No 15 minute slap together here. If there is one thing that he doesnt like about a particular sheath....he goes right back to square one.

He approaches the fit of the blade and retention with meticulous care. He does this by feel and experience and if not satisfied with it...he starts again. What you will receive in the end is a perfect product.

I was also shocked to see the sheer amount of work that he has at any given time. The first impression is that he should hire an assistant......but then you really wont get a Sastre sheath....much like buying a custom knife....you pretty much want it sole authorship.

I won't make judgement as to how Mike decides to prioritize his orders......but he makes these sheaths one at a time and it gets mighty frustrating trying to get it right everytime. Agree with this or not....I am sure that he finds it tough to go in an do his best work for someone who is hounding him. I know a top holstermaker that has this same mentality. Again, agree with it or not, then decide if you want to do business with him.

But in the end you will receive a perfect sheath....the best I have ever seen.
 
So, now it's been 9 months, and still no sheath, no knife returned, and no communication?...Damn, am I missing something here???

A woman can get pregnant and give birth to a Human Being in 9 months, but Mike can't produce this one "plastic" sheath in the same amount of time???.:rolleyes:.
 
If he never takes a day off (works the entire 30 days a month) while making a sheath over 2 days, he can make 15 sheaths a month. Lets say he could get 50 dollars for each one, thats 750 a month. Hope he has a second job.
 
I own 2 of Mikes sheaths and they are Great, his philoshophy towards his craft is one to be admired...with that said ...STILL an UNACCEPTABLE timeframe for one to expect IMHO. especially with someone elses property in hand :-(.
Loandr.
 
Greg Covington said:
I feel compelled to say something about Mike here.....I will start by saying that he is a personal friend....so you can qualify or disregard my remarks...however you like it.

Mike is a sheath making artist. Unfortunately in the knife world we tend to look at sheaths as merely and accessory to the knife. Not so with Mike's approach. To send a knife to him for a sheath, he will approach it with all the care that the most dedicated of bladesmiths do in every aspect of their craft.

I have been to his shop and watched him make sheaths. His process for a sheath actually will extend over a minimum of 2 days...that is if everything goes well. No 15 minute slap together here. If there is one thing that he doesnt like about a particular sheath....he goes right back to square one.

He approaches the fit of the blade and retention with meticulous care. He does this by feel and experience and if not satisfied with it...he starts again. What you will receive in the end is a perfect product.

I was also shocked to see the sheer amount of work that he has at any given time. The first impression is that he should hire an assistant......but then you really wont get a Sastre sheath....much like buying a custom knife....you pretty much want it sole authorship.

I won't make judgement as to how Mike decides to prioritize his orders......but he makes these sheaths one at a time and it gets mighty frustrating trying to get it right everytime. Agree with this or not....I am sure that he finds it tough to go in an do his best work for someone who is hounding him. I know a top holstermaker that has this same mentality. Again, agree with it or not, then decide if you want to do business with him.

But in the end you will receive a perfect sheath....the best I have ever seen.
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I don't believe that anyone is or has chimed in to refute Mr. Sastre's sheath-making skills, abilities or craftsmanship. In fact, I think that most would agree that they would or do tip their hat to him, in that regard.

While it sounds as if he's a perfectionist. . . .there is no excuse for anyone to make promises. . .to one's customers. . . .that aren't being met.

What adds insult to injury. . . .the lack of communication.

Not only is it sad. . . . .it's inexcusable.



Maybe what he, Mr. Sastre, doesn't understand is that repeat sales and green frog skins are what makes the world go in circles, at least in the business world. It's nice to have repeat customers. . . .but the vast majority of people in business will tell you that you have to harvest "new" customers. They too. . . provide repeat sales.

GOLDEN RULE OF BUSINESS: One pisssed off customer has the ability of telling 10 other perspective customers. . . .who in turn. . . . has the ability to tell 10 other perspective customers. :eek:
 
Well, it's a 50$ dollar knife, so I've only lost $100. No tears. I think that it's a given that getting my knife back, with or without a sheath, will be more of a hassle than it is worth. Way back when, he told me that it would take two months at the latest.
I guess he ripped me off. Not necessarily because he's a scoundrel, but simply being awful at the business aspect of his job.
 
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