The unofficial, non binding, carries no weight, 2020 forum knife possibility discussion thread

Its probably buried somewhere in this thread but have we considered a Sheffield knife?

Loving this one from Onebigbill Onebigbill

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Camillus said:
have we considered a Sheffield knife?
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Last year it was deemed too difficult to deal with international orders when the bulk of the knives come to the USA.
They tend to have a lesser fit and finish and the Powers That Be were probably worried about dealing with warranty issues that far away.
 
Camillus said:
Its probably buried somewhere in this thread but have we considered a Sheffield knife?

Loving this one from Onebigbill Onebigbill

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Can't see them being able to produce c.500 knives in special scales with anything like acceptable F&F;)

If the Forum were to go outside the USA I think France or Italy are far better bets but the shipping and organisation could prove its undoing.
 
Camillus said:
Its probably buried somewhere in this thread but have we considered a Sheffield knife?

Loving this one from Onebigbill Onebigbill

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The quality problems that I have had with this knife (F&F, blade grind, etc) would preclude me from recommending this knife. It looks good in photos but as we all know photos can be misleading. In the end, though, the maker refunded my money and I got to keep the knife too. At the present time I am having it reconstructed and the blade grind tended too.


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Work and life is slowly starting to ramp back up in some areas, so figured I'd bump this thread up from a few pages back...
 
Just a random thought, but maybe this year, the "forum knife" will be the one you bought to support a maker during this time if you are able to do so?

Maybe it isn't a standard knife design for all, but a universal knife commitment for all.

I need to save some pennies, but I think a Buck 55 is my next purchase and might well be the only knife I buy the rest of the year.

Maybe the knife we buy specifically because of this turmoil, will be enough to make it special.

Again, just a thought...
 
I still believe we should be pushing for the most incredible, creative, sentimental, and useful knife we can possibly demand. Now is not the time to fold our hand and go home... now is the time to redouble or even quadruple our commitment to the future and the traditions of the past.

I trust that the past 2 months have been spent finalizing concepts and project proposals, since most everyone has been sitting at home eating Cheetos and whittling bikini girls with no arms.

We can do this. We must do this. I do not want to sit by a campfire built in an old hub cap at FEMA camp VII, telling the children that I was the one that dropped the baton of civilization. No sir, not me.
 
Onebigbill said:
The quality problems that I have had with this knife (F&F, blade grind, etc) would preclude me from recommending this knife. It looks good in photos but as we all know photos can be misleading. In the end, though, the maker refunded my money and I got to keep the knife too. At the present time I am having it reconstructed and the blade grind tended too.


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I agree completely. I documented the blade grind woes of my Michael May knife a few months back, when I finally received it. I wouldn't trust him to make two knives in a row of any quality... sad to say. I had very high hopes...
 
Elgatodeacero said:
I still believe we should be pushing for the most incredible, creative, sentimental, and useful knife we can possibly demand. Now is not the time to fold our hand and go home... now is the time to redouble or even quadruple our commitment to the future and the traditions of the past.

I trust that the past 2 months have been spent finalizing concepts and project proposals, since most everyone has been sitting at home eating Cheetos and whittling bikini girls with no arms.

We can do this. We must do this. I do not want to sit by a campfire built in an old hub cap at FEMA camp VII, telling the children that I was the one that dropped the baton of civilization. No sir, not me.
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How do whittle if you don't have arms?
 
I love the CASEXX Trapperlock kickstart knife. My midhunter kickstart , I had problems with it in 2018. I would love to own a 2020 Blade Forums CaseXX Trapperlock Kickstart in natural zebra wood. I own a 150+ folders. The CASEXX Trapper lock kickstart knives are the best fidget toys on Earth. If you pick one up , you can't stop opening and closing it up. I would snag two of those.
 
Onearmbladenut said:
I would love to own a 2020 Blade Forums CaseXX Trapperlock Kickstart in natural zebra wood.
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I am pretty sure that a Porch knife with a thumb stud and a pocket clip is pretty much a non-starter.

Maybe now that GEC is up and running again, we will get some update on that possibility soon.
 
Elgatodeacero said:
sitting at home eating Cheetos and whittling bikini girls
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I obviously lead a much too boring life...

Still, it would be nice to have an annual knife. At this point I think it only fitting that if we do the covers be a toxic green or orange. A Doctors Pattern would be good too. (Not feeling any love for Presidential, Senator, or even (and this hurts) Congress patterns right now.)

I'd really hate this to be the "Year without a Knife".
 
Maybe we can co-opt the lock down protests by strategically placing signs at the protests that say things like “No forum knife no peace” and “Freedom means a forum knife” and “End the bladeforums.com annual knife embargo”, etc.

A tweet from President Trump would also help at this point.

We may have to revisit the nude protesting also, but that should wait until July when it’s warmer.
 
It's pretty obvious to me that GEC needs to apply for a $2 Billion dollar bail out and build a giga factory on an old ICBM Base. Or maybe they could just take over the one in California when Elon moves somewhere else...
 
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