The BladeForums 2022 Traditional Knife Thread

[Hatchet_Jack]

I found those sharp corners at the transition of the swedge to be...well...sharp, so I softened them a little on each side and for me it doesn't hurt the look, and now, it doesn't hurt when I accidentally brush against it them either
my friend Tim Wright always says, 'the only part on a knife that should be sharp is the edge'

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Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

G2

There's something special about those very black ones!

 

[Rookie82]

How many were there total in the end? I thought I read 500 which obviously isn't the case.

I believe the final total number was 550. Not counting the S models.

 

[btb01]

Will someone with a ruler or a set of calipers, etc. who knows what the heck they're doing (Gary Gary W. Graley comes to mind) measure the closed length of their 2022 BF Bunny Knife and get back to me and let me know what you get. I get 3 3/8" but several people and even the Mock up by GEC say 3 1/2" .

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An old man on meds wants to know.

Here you go:

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and butting the bolster end up against a flat side and the ruler also against the same flat side, you can see the length is just over 3 3/8"

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G2

That’s only 98.4% of the knife that we paid for!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Back when I was in the Navy we ordered 100 feet of striped colored wire. The package arrived with one foot of wire and a tag attached that said 99 feet back ordered!!!
Insane
So, maybe the rest of the knife will be shipped out at a later date?

G2

 

[crufflers]

How many were there total in the end? I thought I read 500 which obviously isn't the case.

I bought from the last 30 or so offered and I got mine today… I am betting 511 is close to the last.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

I believe the final total number was 550. Not counting the S models.

Pardon my ignorance but what are the S models?

 

[stevekolt]

I believe the "S" stands for shop or store. They are basically the same knife, but without the serial #.

 

[Rookie82]

Pardon my ignorance but what are the S models?

I believe the "S" stands for shop or store. They are basically the same knife, but without the serial #.

Yes there was an overrun of knives past the 550. The extras were not serialized, and were sold elsewhere. I'm not sure the quantity, but I don't believe there were very many.

 

[jlauffer]

Anyone in the last sale batch of 30 receive theirs yet?

Received 541 yesterday.

ETA: Just realized I almost ended up with some symmetry. Since 151 was the first in the US, my 159 is 8 away from that end. And with 550 total, 541 is 9 away from that end. Will have to settle for being in the first 10 and the last 10.

 

[pat9198]

I received mine last night. 517 and it's a beaut!

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[r8shell]

Anyone get #512 yet?

I still haven't carried mine yet, but I might start on January 22nd, the beginning of the Year Of The Rabbit.

 

[mrknife]

Anyone get #512 yet?

I still haven't carried mine yet, but I might start on January 22nd, the beginning of the Year Of The Rabbit.

thats not a bad idea!

 

[Sherbert4537]

523 showed up yesterday. This might be my new second favorite pattern. Overall I’m extremely happy with how they turned out, and my opportunity to pick up one of the leftovers.

 

[Cvrobinson]

#521 checking in…………jet black pile
the feared white rabbit has met its match

 

[JoKr]

German Quiz Show 2day:

Q: The latest analyzes show that the approximately 200 million rabbits in australia...

A.... are more short-sighted than their species in europe
B. ...have been aging faster for 5 years
C. ...descend from a small group of 24 animals

Spoiler: Answer

 

[meako]

C...kching...I love trivia quizzes.

 

[Modoc ED]

Gary Gary W. Graley said; "I found those sharp corners at the transition of the swedge to be...well...sharp, so I softened them a little on each side and for me it doesn't hurt the look, and now, it doesn't hurt when I accidentally brush against it them either."

As I said last night, I too found those edges a bit sharp but I haven't gotten around to softening them yet. However, I did discover that the blade tip of the clip blade was a bit proud of the frame and I solved that by removing steel from the spine of the clip blade tip. It only took a few strokes on my diamond stone and the blade tip now rest nicely in the frame.

 

[Alex.Y.]

However, I did discover that the blade tip of the clip blade was a bit proud of the frame and I solved that by removing steel from the spine of the clip blade tip.

Maybe you could file a kick a little bit instead?

 

[Modoc ED]

Maybe you could file a kick a little bit instead?

No!!!! That would lower the whole blade into the well thereby doing away with the flush cover, liner, blade, transition both in the open and closed position of the blade and would further hide the long pull nail nick behind the pen blade even more than it is.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

German Quiz Show 2day:

Q: The latest analyzes show that the approximately 200 million rabbits in australia...

A.... are more short-sighted than their species in europe
B. ...have been aging faster for 5 years
C. ...descend from a small group of 24 animals


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Spoiler: Answer

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It is sad in some way how rabbits have been decimated. I'm young enough but even in my lifetime I've seen them go from plentiful to relatively scarce. You may scoff at that notion when you read 200 million, but Australia is a very big place and id also like to know how they come to that estimate.
They first released a virus called myxomatosis which had a pretty good kill rate, populations hung on though. More recently a couple of variations of calicivirus has really reduced the numbers.
Where I grew up hunting them with ferrets and the 22 for a regular and consistent feed for the family, I now see none. Just empty warrens.
My grandmother used to tell me how important underground mutton was for the meat component of a country person's life, particularly during the depression.

They were first released near Geelong, which is a few hours from me. The British also released foxes which have been a far bigger environmental issue. Both were for sport and to make Australia more England like. I guess they didn't like Galahs, wombats, wallabies, cockatooos, kookaburras, kangaroos and emus!