Hello everyone,
First post here on BF, but I've been trolling in the background for quite a while. I just thought I would tell a little bit about my self and a recent story involving Crusader Forge.
I've been into knives since a young age. I can always remember my family members carrying Case XX knives, specifically, the trapper model. I always liked those knives but always put them in the "old men" category. From there, when I reached my teenage years, I got off into the Spyderco and Benchmade knives. A couple folders, automatics and years later, Ive found myself into the "overbuilt, dumb, brick, sharpened prybar", category. My first "tank" was a Medford 187DP. I personally love this knife and recommend it to anyone looking in that category. I am a fly fishing/hunting guide. I spend up to 300 days outside a year. I frequently go on multiple day excursions in the pursuit of happiness. I use knives for whatever I have come up in day to day operations.
Either way, on to my story about Crusader Forge.
I have been looking at these knives for sometime. I really liked the VIS-T model but could never find one in stock, or I was never comfortable spending that kind of cash on the secondary market when you hear about all the scumbags trying to take something that doesn't belong to them. I ended up holding a FIFP a while back and I really liked the "sharpened pry bar" feel. Fit and finish was perfect. Big, dumb, "over" built knives...I wanted it!
Fast forward to this past Friday. I was ready to buy a FIFP. I saw a couple come up on the secondary market with pretty good prices but again, would rather spend the extra $75 and not get ripped off. I missed a sale on a new FIFP and was a little sad. I thought, what the hell, I'm going to email them and see if he has any left over. Left over knife with a 2 year wait, right.
I emailed Maciej letting him know that I liked his knives and if he could give me the low down on when a batch of FIFP knives would be headed to authorized dealers. He emailed me back within an hour stating that he had just finished a FIFP and if I wanted it, then I needed to tell him what kind of finish and he could get it sent out the next day. I told him what I wanted as far as a finish and the knife shipped yesterday. I cannot thank Maciej, enough. Truly an example of customer service in my opinion. Did I get the exact knife that I would have wanted if I ordered a custom? No. But do I think I got a knife that is going to last me a lifetime, without paying ridiculous secondary market prices? Yes. I thought that this was an awesome experience with Crusader Forge and thought I would share. I will update this post when I receive the knife this week.
Thanks for keeping a great forum on everything knives. This forum, along with others, has helped me tremendously with all things blades. Sorry for the long story, rant, whatever it is.
First post here on BF, but I've been trolling in the background for quite a while. I just thought I would tell a little bit about my self and a recent story involving Crusader Forge.
I've been into knives since a young age. I can always remember my family members carrying Case XX knives, specifically, the trapper model. I always liked those knives but always put them in the "old men" category. From there, when I reached my teenage years, I got off into the Spyderco and Benchmade knives. A couple folders, automatics and years later, Ive found myself into the "overbuilt, dumb, brick, sharpened prybar", category. My first "tank" was a Medford 187DP. I personally love this knife and recommend it to anyone looking in that category. I am a fly fishing/hunting guide. I spend up to 300 days outside a year. I frequently go on multiple day excursions in the pursuit of happiness. I use knives for whatever I have come up in day to day operations.
Either way, on to my story about Crusader Forge.
I have been looking at these knives for sometime. I really liked the VIS-T model but could never find one in stock, or I was never comfortable spending that kind of cash on the secondary market when you hear about all the scumbags trying to take something that doesn't belong to them. I ended up holding a FIFP a while back and I really liked the "sharpened pry bar" feel. Fit and finish was perfect. Big, dumb, "over" built knives...I wanted it!
Fast forward to this past Friday. I was ready to buy a FIFP. I saw a couple come up on the secondary market with pretty good prices but again, would rather spend the extra $75 and not get ripped off. I missed a sale on a new FIFP and was a little sad. I thought, what the hell, I'm going to email them and see if he has any left over. Left over knife with a 2 year wait, right.
I emailed Maciej letting him know that I liked his knives and if he could give me the low down on when a batch of FIFP knives would be headed to authorized dealers. He emailed me back within an hour stating that he had just finished a FIFP and if I wanted it, then I needed to tell him what kind of finish and he could get it sent out the next day. I told him what I wanted as far as a finish and the knife shipped yesterday. I cannot thank Maciej, enough. Truly an example of customer service in my opinion. Did I get the exact knife that I would have wanted if I ordered a custom? No. But do I think I got a knife that is going to last me a lifetime, without paying ridiculous secondary market prices? Yes. I thought that this was an awesome experience with Crusader Forge and thought I would share. I will update this post when I receive the knife this week.
Thanks for keeping a great forum on everything knives. This forum, along with others, has helped me tremendously with all things blades. Sorry for the long story, rant, whatever it is.
