Progress Thread - The Redmeadow Bowies

[RayseM]

Sealtest vanilla or Ben & Gerry - Cherry Garcia I will eat them both but I'm glad to have Cherry Garcia in my freezer,
if you get my meanin'. Just somethin' about stacked, er, ice cream ...

Ray

 

[SpyderPhreak]

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John.

Buddy...

You.

Are.

KILLING.

ME!!!



I’ll say it again:

John, anytime you want to start another AI one fer me, mmm yeah, that’d be great.

Really. I want one. BAD.

 

[Redmeadow Knives]

John.

Buddy...

You.

Are.

KILLING.

ME!!!



I’ll say it again:



Really. I want one. BAD.

Lol, if you have the patience of "Job", I'll get it rolling Jared.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Lol, if you have the patience of "Job", I'll get it rolling Jared.

So long as we're talking by the end of 2020 or so, I can wait.

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

Now I'm really gonna have to put some photos up...

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Now I'm really gonna have to put some photos up...

 

[Mack]

Now I'm really gonna have to put some photos up...

I triple dog dare ya!!!

 

[Mack]

I'd love to see it next to a 1-7.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

I sense a feeling of dread coming over me.

 

[Mack]

I sense a feeling of dread coming over me.

You should be afraid. Very afraid.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

You should be afraid. Very afraid.

I should be. But Shel has to bring it...

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

I assure you, the sun will come back out someday. Some day...

 

[SpyderPhreak]

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

We almost had sun; missed it by >***< that much!

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

Hey Jared, I'm a small hands, size-ten-shoe kinda guy, so the handle on my Redmeadow Knives S Guard Bowie fits me well and is esthetically pleasing, but the handle is very smooth and super slippery, like polished glass. If you're going with the same handle material, if John has enough material to work with, for added grip, you may want to ask him to make the handle wider at the butt like he did with Mack's stacked leather version, add a palm swell, or maybe single finger groove. Possibly even a lanyard. Just a thought...

 

[RayseM]

Melvin - Here is my solution for slippery handles - maybe you could do a simple mod

That red neoprene tape (sticks only to itself but does that with tenacity) has excellent grip and can be peeled off without any damage or residual effects to your nice ivory .

I recommend...

(By the way you and Mack have a gorgeous pair )

Ray

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Hey Jared, I'm a small hands, size-ten-shoe kinda guy, so the handle on my Redmeadow Knives S Guard Bowie fits me well and is esthetically pleasing, but the handle is very smooth and super slippery, like polished glass. If you're going with the same handle material, if John has enough material to work with, for added grip, you may want to ask him to make the handle wider at the butt like he did with Mack's stacked leather version, add a palm swell, or maybe single finger groove. Possibly even a lanyard. Just a thought...

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Thanks for the heads-up Shel! I’d never noticed that difference between the two. Redmeadow Knives John, thoughts? I like the wider at the butt idea if it’s possible. Not a huge fan of the finger groove idea though.

Shel, we need to chat about sheaths.

 

[Melvin-Purvis]

Thanks Ray! I was leaning towards duct tape, but your idea is, well, wow.

 

[Redmeadow Knives]

Looks ain't everything ladies. Weight and balance plays a big role. Stacked leather is really lightweight and allows for a larger end plate, and gave that knife a wider base that looked more rugged. Remember these were Beauty and the Beast. The Ivory one was thinner at the end to keep the weight down and to give it less bulky lines, it also allows more of your fingers to wrap around the handles end instead of relying on the large base.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Great point John! Never even considered the weight difference! That’s why you’re the expert!