Random Thought Thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
The Shiv is going to be an expensive knife.
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I am sure that you attention to the secondary market prices, although you are too much of a gentleman plus being way to cool to even comment out of turn on what happens when things are beyond your control. The only occasions when I've sensed you somewhat irked have been when someone swooped in during dizzying sales only to turn around and attempt a scalp type job here on the WTB/S/T soon as that knife was in hand (not referring to the past couple of guys who made things as right as could be done). I can't even think of whoever it was who you have supposedly banned but all I can remember is this one guy from way past who started being d*ckish after one preorder wanting his money back, etc... Can't think of another person who fell out of total favor with you, maybe other than that one guy who kinda lost his sh*t during K18/Covid delays...

To get back to the subject, I'd be really chuffed if I can buy loaded up Shiv 2.0 for around 1.5 per Shiv, should you decide to offer those fanciful options. I went up to 2Gs recently for an older pattern Shiv with wood scales but still no go. Just FYI...
 
I've been lurking this sub since shortly after I joined BF. At that time it was Choppers and EDCs that were on Friday sales iirc. At any rate those two styles are what defined the brand for me. I wasn't really in the market but I'd always read the threads anyway. Looks like I get a shot at 3 out of 4 of my picks and am excited about that. was a fun couple days watching it unfold
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I went ahead and closed the votes before things got weird.

Based on current numbers (and numbers from yesterday before folks started gaming the vote) it looks like:

The Shiv 2.0 is the clear winner. We will be having an open pre-order for the Shiv. Soon. Carothers Performance Knives has never done a pre-order for the Shiv so this will be a first for this remarkable pattern in its first run in Delta 3V. I'm very pleased to see a return of this pattern, I absolutely adore it.

I need to keep the numbers sane so we can do the other patterns too so this might be a brisk pre-order, we will see.

The EDC1.2 is a clear runner up with a lot of interest in all the polls. I will order material for the EDC1.2 in both CPM 3V and Magnacut. This is a very useful pattern, and we will run enough to achieve inventory for shelf stock, dealers and our website.

3rd is murky and went back and forth a bit but it's the boot daggers. *

Number 4 brings us the return of the 10" Chopper. Which I was going to do regardless because CPK classics needs a chopper. Duh. I'll order enough steel for a small run. It will be the MC (my personal favorite 10") run in a thinner gauge and run at about 17-18 ounces (similar to the SDFK but with way more power). This will be a high performance light weight chopper with a thin edge and narrow grinds that disappears on your belt and cuts like a lightsaber. Not for knuckleheads.



I'm surprised we didn't see a return of the kitchen knives or D2 skinner or HDFK in there but there it is. The HDFK is a fantastic pattern, it is not retired, we will revisit it again in the future.



* I'm going to make a deeply unpopular executive decision here. I'm not going to run the boot daggers. This was a valuable data point for me and for the direction I need to take my business but (hear me out) I need to order steel to replace the steel that I ordered wrong when I got the material to make the Kukri. And I want to run the material that I have here as a semi integral dagger. This is a perversion of the intent of the "year of the classics", but I think a dagger of this nature still aligns with a classic CPK knife, even if it's new. I'm running a business. The material is here. I need to use it. And I don't want to release two different daggers (and a Shiv) next year. Stabbing is good, but that's too much stabbing. So I will substitute a new 8" dagger instead which will go on a different machine (with long program capabilities for all that surface milling) and run it in parallel with the K20 once the 3 DEK patterns are off all the mills. (that damn folder keeps getting pushed back, ugh)

Thank you everyone for voting. I wasn't sure about re-releasing the Shiv and I thought we'd be doing a kitchen knife and perhaps a skinner. Your votes helped me move forward to produce what it is that you folks actually want the most and I thank you for your input.
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must save a lot of money!
I want them all!
Must save a lot of money!
 
I hope you guys are done now.

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