Without starting a new thread I wanted people to realize how nice Alan's knives are. They look great, his bearing system is silky smooth, and they hold up to some pretty hard usage. My introduction to his products came when a kind member of BF sold me a very lightly used liner lock in elmax with curly maple scales. Alan has the heat treat on elmax down, I carry this knife a lot and it holds an edge well, really well. Next, he made me a custom to my specs, again in elmax. I use this more sparingly because of its beauty but it does the job and would be a great edc if I had the nutz to put it into rotation.
Anyway, he post folders for sale from time to time here, I would encourage you to give one a try.
To top it all off he is a great guy, easy to talk to and very receptive to your ideas and thoughts. Give him a try, you will be glad you did! Russ