Whatcha got on order? (Traditional Knives Only)

I actually enjoy the time between ordering and receiving... usually.;) Lately deliveries seem to be taking 2-3 times longer than they used to in the recent past.:( Posting here is in an effort to try and minimize some of the anticipation that has been building during the last few days.
Once again I was helped by an expert enabler. (who shall remain nameless) His excellent photos, post and taste in cutlery aided me in this decision.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
To me, using stimulus money properly meant funding the knife industry and because I desperately needed more micarta,:eek: I selected an Italian made knife purchased from an American provider. All I have to do now is wait... about twice as long as I have already.:)

Here's a pic of a Fox Livro (that I've been looking at almost hourly for several days) taken by my friend Will Power Will Power ...
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...mine is scheduled to arrive in only 4 more days.:cool:
 
redsparrow redsparrow I hope it meets with your approval (and arrives soonish):D Deliveries inside countries at the moment are slower but international deliveries :eek: French knife took a fortnight to arrive, usually 4 or 5 days and a knife rehandled by jsdistin was last heard of in Chicago airport on 29th March:eek: franky, think I won't be seeing it:rolleyes:.
 
Will, I've looked at the Livri for a couple weeks now and I've been finding only good reviews, pretty sure it's a huge winner. I like the lack of a nail nick, the M390, have a thing for micarta and don't currently have any in green. Weighting just over an ounce sounds good too. I've been carrying a lot of 95-100 mm knives lately so I wouldn't mind if it was a tad longer. It's in my preferred carry size so I think it's going to be great... we'll soon see. :)
I do hope that your jsdistin re-handled shows up real soon. The way things are today it's more than entirely possible. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
redsparrow said:
I actually enjoy the time between ordering and receiving... usually.;) Lately deliveries seem to be taking 2-3 times longer than they used to in the recent past.:( Posting here is in an effort to try and minimize some of the anticipation that has been building during the last few days.
Once again I was helped by an expert enabler. (who shall remain nameless) His excellent photos, post and taste in cutlery aided me in this decision.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
To me, using stimulus money properly meant funding the knife industry and because I desperately needed more micarta,:eek: I selected an Italian made knife purchased from an American provider. All I have to do now is wait... about twice as long as I have already.:)

Here's a pic of a Fox Livro (that I've been looking at almost hourly for several days) taken by my friend Will Power Will Power ...
CMqK5iw.jpg

...mine is scheduled to arrive in only 4 more days.:cool:
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I looking forward to you getting yours and your review. I'm looking for a good summer carry that is not carbon and this looks like it might fit the bill very well.
Rick
 
StubbyThumbnail said:
I looking forward to you getting yours and your review. I'm looking for a good summer carry that is not carbon and this looks like it might fit the bill very well.
Rick
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Thanks Rick. I should have a Livri early next week and will be glad to share my observations. I do want to mention; when ordering mine, the only Forum supporting dealer that had them in stock was KnifeCenter. They may be selling out elsewhere, thought you should know.
 
scrteened porch said:
There's probably a theory involved.
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Indeed, after about a minute on the Sharpmaker, the floral knife was fiendishly sharp!
Assuming a 20° bevel for the (one-sided) chisel grind, this actually is an inclusive edge angle of 20°, since the other side is a 0° flat grind. (Actually it is a hollow grind, but "flat" will get the idea across.) Normally I use Spyderco's recommendation of a 40° inclusive edge angle, so a 20° inclusive edge is about half of that. Normally this would be a very sharp but rather fragile edge. However, it actually is just as strong as a 40° inclusive edge divided equally for each side. Try to visualize it, and this will become obvious.
 
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