The Great Wait -- what to do??

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Ah, the "Great Wait" ... you've ordered a blade, ANY blade ... and now, the waiting begins for that big brown truck to deliver your new treasure.

Me, I'm waiting on my first new purchase in ... well ... in a long time. It's my Hanukah present. A pair of Newt Livesay Uji's. Newt says they should be in the mail by today or Friday, so I should get them by the middle of next week. (The sheath I'm discussing with Eric at On/Scene will take a little bit longer, but I've heard good things about the sheath that comes with Newt's Ujis.)

So, what to do during the Great Wait?? Drool over pics online? Search the forums for posts on the blade? Or is that just torturing myself. Someone, please tell me what I should do ... :D :D
 
Oh lordy, I hate the wait! I myself have been waiting a full week for my Strider AR to arrive, but today is surely the day. Today I will have it in hand, and it will be all mine :D
 
You think you guys have a LONG wait. Mine has to be sent overseas from the U.S. half way around the world and then to Sydney probably. Then from there it has to be sent across state to the other side of Australia. I have already been waiting 3weeks for mine. Still waiting. Been wanting to ring and ask my dealer how long to go now but i'm pretty sure they'de get annoyed. LOL. Already rang about 10 times:D :D :D

Good luck with the wait guys. (brown truck???)

DB
 
Sorry, DB ... the "big brown truck" is the UPS truck (United Parcel Service) that delivers many of our packages here.

Three weeks??? sheesh, don't you have distributors/makers down in Oz?? LOL
 
Do what I do. Convince yourself that you actually enjoy the wait. :D
 
No sympathy here. :D
After waits (some over 4 years) patience is the key.
 
Four years??? What in the world have ya waited four years for? Who has a four-year waiting list??

My goodness, I would lose it ... my mind, that is. Heaven forbid anything ever happened to a four-year-wait piece!!!!
 
That's part of the fun of buying knives online: something to look forward to, or ANTICIPATION! :D Actually, I feel for ya.
 
JBoS6. I'm not paying for the postage and handling. Instead of ordering it to be sent to my home i went to my dealer and got him to order it in (possibly ordered a few in for his shop aswell). So it is like i'm buying a knife from the store... no postage+handling what so ever. The only problem is that it takes so LONG!!! I think they send an order form via mail to the United Sataes and then they send the knife to Australia using the most cheapest and slowest way possible:mad:

But Guz Kalanzis. 4years!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: Just speechless:eek: :eek: :eek:

Big Brown Truck... well i wish they would have them here. Instead we have a little man on a scooter(motorcycle) which zooms from house to house. Then if your not home to sign for the package then you have to go to your local post office and pick it up there. The Big Brown Truck sounds much better:D
 
I've been waiting since Feb or so for a Jens Anso blade. Can't wait to get it...

Chris
 
I find it best just to put the knife/knives I am waiting for right out of my mind. just go back to whatever you were doing before you ordered and forget about them until they arrive. YA, RIGHT!

Actually, I tend to do a lot of gazing out the window hoping that every vehicle that goes by is the delivery truck.
 
Dellana is one that I can think of where I had a long wait.
This is a photo from the article at bladesinternational.com of the knife. The photo is by Dino Petrocelli. I knew going in that it would take that long and it was worth it. It may be a little fancy, but it is a very well made knife. The action is incredible. She only makes one at a time from start to finish. I think it took a little over 2 months to complete this one. Her web site

I am in line for a collaboration between Dellana and her husband Van Barnett. They might make 1 of those a year at the most. I am not even concerned as to when that will be started.

Our own Tim Herman and Jerry Fisk have waiting list's that hover around 3 to 4 years. (I am in line with both of these guys).

I think I waited about 2 years for a Doctor's knife from Baily Bradshaw. (worth every min. of the wait :).

That mug shot of me in Blade (couple of issues back) where I am looking at a knife with a loupe (not some thing I ususally do, but John insisted that I bring the loupe to the show) is the dagger (blade only) to John Fitch's Master's dagger. When he feels like he is ready to test and have his knives judged, I will add it to my collection. (We started talking about it in 1999 or 2000). If he tests and is successful next year, I'll be able to pick it up at the Blade Show.

Darrel has a dagger he has been working on that we started talking about when we met (1995 I think). (It will be his ABS Master Smith test dagger.) It will be ready when he is ready to go for his Master's Stamp.

I have started collecting Daggers for ABS Master Judging. Those usualy can run from a 2 to 4 year wait.

Some other guys that might have long waiting periods (not sure about all).

Tim Hancock
Harvy Dean
Kit Carson (last I heard about 2 or so).
Tony Bose (been waiting on a Doctors knife for 3 1/2 years).
There are many more and yes it is more than worth the wait :D.

Melvin mentioned his wife ordered a knife from Ron Lake. That wait will be at least one or two years maybe more. (You and your wife have great tastes Melvin :).

The last thing I would want to do is ask one of these folks to adhere to a time schedule. (as long as it is not too long - say more than 6 or 7 years :)) I want them to have fun doing what they do. The important part is communication with the customer.

The point is that waits are pretty much the norm with custom knives.

As far as the Master's daggers. I just ask shake their hands and wait. When they are ready to put forth the effort that it takes to qualify, I have a 2 reasons to celebrate. (A friend get's a Master's stamp, and I get a knife :).

Personally I am thankful for some of these waits so I can save the money to be able to buy the knives. :D
 

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George Herron's wait time is 13 years "if" he is still around to get to it. He is in his seventies and says he plans to have at least some retirement time. I am on the list for a hunter.
David
 
What do I do while I wait? I order more knives to fill the void :(...it's a vicious cycle :(

~Mitch :)
 
Mitch has the ticket. The trick is to order a few (or one or two)every year and to hang around here living precariously through the enjoyment of others when they get their knives:D.
 
Man, I couldn't tell you what I'll be working on next month -- how do makers guestimate their delivery times 4 years out?

I thought I was being very clever last year by ordering 3 knives with wait times that were 4, 8, and 12 months. I figured I would get a nice new custom with enough time to enjoy it before the next new custom was ready. Also thought this would allow me to save up some money in between.

Maker #1 was 5 months late
Maker #2 was 1 month late
Maker #3 was 2 months early

Basically ended up with 3 expensive customs in 5 weeks. Excited for the knives, bummed about the bill.

I just can't win with waiting lists.
 
JB, I was searching about for a mint Randall Astro (Model 17)for about 3 months. I didn't really want to wait 3 years, which is their current ordering cycle.

Of course, about 2 weeks after placing my order, 2 Astro's came up for sale on the Bladeforums and Knifeforums. But I had already ordered and my new Astro will cost about $100 less.
 
I hate the wait, and tend to get a little anxious. I do what some of the others do, order something else that doesn't have a wait to fill the void! This is an expensive habit and I'm trying to break it.

Currently I'm waiting for the following:

(1) Strider/TAD collaboration TK alpha
(2) Spyderco Temperance Jr. w/ rhino blade (to keep my leaf point company!)

(3) Carson Model 4

I've also found that cooking ellaborate recipes during the morning hours tend to keep me distracted.
 
I hate The Wait. The Wait is Evil!

There are two kinds of The Wait;
1. The wait while a knife is being made.
2. The wait when you know the knife is complete and finally on the way to you. THIS is the most Evil.

I'm waiting for the Big Brown Truck which should bring my Emerson CQC6 either today or tomorrow. And The Wait is killing me.

I'm also waiting for both my Strider AR and GB. The Wait for these will be eased once my CQC6 arrives. But I'm telling you.....The Wait is Evil!
The Wait is NOT part of the fun.
The Wait eats you alive.
BEWARE The Wait!!!
:eek:
 
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