Survive! knives

trevitrace said:
Just received mine. Don't remember which color scales or sheath I picked but I know I like what I got...guessing its what I ordered then. :) Just wanted to post a quick comparison photo. Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to beat the hell out of it.

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That lineup makes me salivate.
 
Just got my 3.5 today as well. Here are a couple more shots...

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SURVIVE! Ellie said:
Current orders:
We can usually get orders out in 5-15 business days pretty easily. Right now we are backed up for two major reasons. 1: The machines are tired and needed some tinkering to get them back to optimum performance. 2: The moving sale was way more popular than we ever imagined it would be. Yes, to fill your order all we have to do is sharpen a knife and screw some handles on. But there are hundreds of orders and Guy is still the only one sharpening blades. We are scheduled to be caught up by the end of next week.
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Perfectly reasonable explanation for the delay. Thank you.
I appreciate that information, but in order to get it, I did have to "whine" on an internet forum and have guys tell me I'm just not being patient enough...
I realize you guys are busy, that's why I don't want to bother you by calling or emailing asking "Where's my knife??" Which I think is me being respectful. So to be told by other forum users I'm somehow being a bad customer by asking for this info, to me is ridiculous.

I do follow S!K on Facebook, so a quick FB post or an email with the above info would have gone a long way towards keeping me patient. That's all.
Still super excited to get my 4.1!
 
As far as Survive's "blems" go, I own 2 (GSO 4.1 and a 10). I cannot find the blem in either. Guy says they are tools, I agree, but the come flawless and all my 3 have been razor sharp.

I wonder if Guy and Co. have contemplated a Bush/Camp sword style of large utility chopper?!;)

S/F

Al
 
Al U. 5811 said:
As far as Survive's "blems" go, I own 2 (GSO 4.1 and a 10). I cannot find the blem in either. Guy says they are tools, I agree, but the come flawless and all my 3 have been razor sharp.

I wonder if Guy and Co. have contemplated a Bush/Camp sword style of large utility chopper?!;)

S/F

Al
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Maybe they sent really blems
 
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My gso 10 2nd with graphite dlc coating will be delivered on Monday can't wait to see how it looks! Will post a pic once received.
 
StinkyTool said:
Anyone mind taking a picture of their 3.5 next to their F1 for me? P-p-p-p-puh-lease?
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Fallkniven F1 Survive 3.5

Blade Thickness at Spine Near Handle: 0.174" 0.124"

Sharpened Edge Length: 3.72" 3.25"

Overall Length: 8.40" 7.81"

Handle Thickness at Widest Point: 0.645" 0.745

Handle Length not Including Butt: 4.50" 4.22"

Weight: 5 1/8 oz. 3 5/8 oz.

I tried to make a table out of the dimensions but everything was packed together when I saved it. I'm not sure how to fix it and have to take off - feel free if someone else can. Thanks. Mike

Length measurements taken with calipers using best eyeball method. Hope this helps. Mike
 
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Mike157 said:









Fallkniven F1 Survive 3.5

Blade Thickness at Spine Near Handle: 0.174" 0.124"

Sharpened Edge Length: 3.72" 3.25"

Overall Length: 8.40" 7.81"

Handle Thickness at Widest Point: 0.645" 0.745

Handle Length not Including Butt: 4.50" 4.22"

Weight: 5 1/8 oz. 3 5/8 oz.

I tried to make a table out of the dimensions but everything was packed together when I saved it. I'm not sure how to fix it and have to take off - feel free if someone else can. Thanks. Mike

Length measurements taken with calipers using best eyeball method. Hope this helps. Mike
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That's extremely helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to snap those for me.
 
hank_612 said:
Not yet. I ordered 5-30. It gets old dealing with survive! I have 9 of their knives, my 3.5 will be 10. My gut tells me that number will likely decrease from this point.
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I would think that after buying 9 of their blades you would know what to expect by now and have accepted it. At this point, you've already gone through the thick of it, selling them out of frustration is cutting off you nose to spite your face, but it's a free country.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...urvive!-Knives-GSO-series-losing-their-appeal
 
straitr said:
I would think that after buying 9 of their blades you would know what to expect by now and have accepted it. At this point, you've already gone through the thick of it, selling them out of frustration is cutting off you nose to spite your face, but it's a free country.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...urvive!-Knives-GSO-series-losing-their-appeal
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I have never sold a knife. Didnt mean to imply that, but once in a while i will trade them. My knives and guns tend to find homes within my family. I am done replinishing and buying new designs. I truly thought that since the preorder fiasco was over things were changing and that 3-5 days for assembly meant delivery within a week or two. I would have canceled my order already if I hadnt already made a commitment to buy a sheath from Halestorm and shown my 6 year old a picture of it.
 
I have never sold a knife. Didnt mean to imply that, but once in a while i will trade them. My knives and guns tend to find homes within my family. I am done replinishing and buying new designs. I truly thought that since the preorder fiasco was over things were changing and that 3-5 days for assembly meant delivery within a week or two. I would have canceled my order already if I hadnt already made a commitment to buy a sheath from Halestorm and shown my 6 year old a picture of it.
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hank_612,
I have no issue with you canceling your order. I'm going to get my 3.5 eventually and was going to build a sheath for you and one for myself with my fishing pliers doubled up on it and then throw it in my tackle box. I'm selling off a few of mine since my test shows there is not a large market for custom kydex for the GSO series. Khia does a great job on the stock kydex and I sell 10 times more for brands like Esee and Becker since they have crappy stock sheaths, plus all the custom work I get from other venues.

I made a commitment to you and you are the customer. That's the way I've always done business. If you don't need the sheath, then say the word. No worries on my end. I value you as a customer and a fellow BF member, but it's only one sheath. Our paths will cross again even if it's just here on the forum and you know the quality of my work if you ever need anything else.

I had the same impression you did. The website said in stock. 5-15 days. The last email I sent about my knife didn't even get a reply. Weeks have gone by like many others. I've been trying to support the whole gang at Survive! and be patient, but like a lot of people, it's getting old. I'm not bailing on Guy and he does make some great knives and his folks are all pleasant to deal with. I'm just being honest, and I do look forward to what is coming. Going to be hard to order straight from them though. I think I would just pay a little more in the secondary market and get what I order right away. It's worth the extra money to me. I feel bad even posting this because I truly believe the intentions are pure over at S!K.
 
For the 3 of us still here it has been an uphill battle to get caught up. In the past here, Guy mentioned a partner who he had entrusted with helping to grow SURVIVE! by managing the business. But this person knew sales and marketing, and very little about producing a product. He hired a marketing team and reached out to dealers before we were able to fill that demand. He is no longer working here but because production has been taking so long, we are still catching up. We've even paused all dealer orders until we can get more finishing processes in house, to avoid the high rate of Factory 2nds we've been seeing so we have more available to our customers.

We know that the wait is our biggest downfall and we are doing everything we can to fix it. Guy and I are in here 7 days a week until these orders are current. We should have some GSO-5.1s sharp before ordering opens up for those and then the only big bulk of orders to slow us down will be the Necker II preorders. After that I am hoping to change our policy to one week.

Hale Storm, if you haven't gotten an email back it may be because yesterday was pretty busy around here. Josh works on emails in the mornings and tries to get back to check them later in the day, but sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day.

On the first day of the sale we did have a problem with the system where it listed the premium handled GSO-3.5s as available, even though we did not have them in stock and the page was not setup yet (meaning those upgrades were free). We talked about cancelling and refunding those orders but decided not to because it was our mistake and we thought the premium handles were going to be ready a lot sooner. Those orders will have a little bit of a delay until we get the preordered knives built and shipped. Fortunately, the premium handles are scheduled to start arriving in the next couple of days. Here is some proof of life for you:
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Hale Storm said:
hank_612,
I have no issue with you canceling your order. I'm going to get my 3.5 eventually and was going to build a sheath for you and one for myself with my fishing pliers doubled up on it and then throw it in my tackle box. I'm selling off a few of mine since my test shows there is not a large market for custom kydex for the GSO series. Khia does a great job on the stock kydex and I sell 10 times more for brands like Esee and Becker since they have crappy stock sheaths, plus all the custom work I get from other venues.

I made a commitment to you and you are the customer. That's the way I've always done business. If you don't need the sheath, then say the word. No worries on my end. I value you as a customer and a fellow BF member, but it's only one sheath. Our paths will cross again even if it's just here on the forum and you know the quality of my work if you ever need anything else.

I had the same impression you did. The website said in stock. 5-15 days. The last email I sent about my knife didn't even get a reply. Weeks have gone by like many others. I've been trying to support the whole gang at Survive! and be patient, but like a lot of people, it's getting old. I'm not bailing on Guy and he does make some great knives and his folks are all pleasant to deal with. I'm just being honest, and I do look forward to what is coming. Going to be hard to order straight from them though. I think I would just pay a little more in the secondary market and get what I order right away. It's worth the extra money to me. I feel bad even posting this because I truly believe the intentions are pure over at S!K.
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I wont be canceling but if you need a GSO 10, 7/7 5.1 4.1 edc 4 or necker sometime I would be glad to ship you one to use.
 
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