The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
RostaFrei said:Many famous maker now come to Jamaica for their steel. Here is small sample:
Chris Reeve came to our island for vacation last year. I show him one of my knives. He say "This folder is junk." Then he look closely at the blade. He could not believe it, mon. Now he say Rosta-Frei is #1!
Jerry Busse call me last spring. He say "Send me some of this Rosta-Frei Steel so I can compare it to my INFI." I send him some. Two week later he call me back. He cannot believe. This steel is better than INFI. Now he want more to make his new folding knives. Jerry Busse say Rosta-Frei is #1!
Tom Mayo was here last week. He came all the from Hawaii to see our Rosta-Frei Steel. He bring back enough to make a special new folder. He call it the TNTHC! Ja Mon! Believe it when Tom Mayo tell you that Rosta-Frei is #1. Now Tom want to make Rosta-Frei in Hawaii with his own special herbs!
The Seki City makers come to us for all their steel now. They want knife that will cut through tin can and then slice tomato. This knife never need sharpening. They call it the Ganja-su. Japanese now say Rosta-Frei is #1!
Cliff Stamp try to break Rosta-Frei Steel blade in test. Everytime he bend it the Rost-Frei just spring back like tall weed in the wind. He try to cut 1" hemp rope with this blade. He cut and cut and cut until his arm is sore. Finally after 1 million cuts Cliff Stamp give up. "This Rosta-Frei Steel is pretty good stuff," he say, "And it never seems to need sharpening probably due to the transverse grind on the lateral axis blah blah blah." That's pretty big compliment coming from Cliff!