Who finally got their "Grail knife" this year and what was it?

Blown away by Bastid's sword. That thing is absolutely gorgeous. Worth the 7 year wait, indeed. Anyway...

There were quite a few knives that I wanted and eventually got this last year. Blew my knife budget clean out of the water by March. But there were three that were more appropriately labeled grails.

A Ken Onion Mid-Tech Ripple. Only 25 made (naturally, I missed the initial offering). Ti handles, 154CM steel, hand assembled, etc. After a very long time looking for one (at any price), I finally found one selling at the original price.

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Then there was the large, bronze version of Brian Tighe's Nirk Tighe. Blue is easy to find, Bronze, not so much. Pic borrowed from Brian Tighe's site as I do not currently have a pic of mine. But it is identical to the large one below, except in bronze instead of blue.

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And finally I ordered a black and gold Bodega that I will get somewhere in the Feb./March time frame. I had been wanting one of these since the original came out.

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I was also fortunate enough to get a William Henry with Gold and Silver engraved bolsters but that was more of a quick buy than something that I had hunted down.

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Two knives I've been lusting after for quite a while. This year It came to fruition and they were delivered within a week of each other. The more I use and enjoy them the less I want another. I know I'm still in honeymoon stage, but I do love these blades very very much and feel extremely lucky to have the pair.

 
Bastid said:
This was a 7 year wait that was completed in May 2014. It took me that long to save for it. It took around 6 months for Vince to make it. Kinda odd that a person who carries and collects slipjoints for the most part has wanted it for as long as I have.
Other than his wife Grace carving the handle, the forging, inlays, engraving, grinding and build are by Vince Evans. Photos by Jim Cooper

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Im speechless!! Just amazed at the detail in this thing. I mean I really do not know what to say.
 
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This is my grail. Maybe this year I'll find it, or close to it. But in a small. Colorful is a requirement.
 
Pretty excited about picking up a ZT0302 today. See attach a pictures.
 

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CRK's were my grail before I had any, but now my grails are a lochsa, a Michael Raymond folder, a 95 Shirogorov with carbon fiber, and maybe a direware if I could find one cheap enough (yeah, I love Ti framelocks:D)

I'll still be buying CRK's and such for a while because those other knives are currently way out of my price range. Some day, though...
 
My two grails that I was lucky enough to acquire this year, are my
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and this Shirogorov 95t custom division
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My first Sebenza/CRK a Large 21. I managed to hold out to find one born on the same day as my daughter.
 
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Got an Umnumzaan (my first CRK) two days ago, and I'm blown away. Now I get it. Also got a Cruwear Manix earlier this month. 2 checked off my list. Only the Hinderer remains...
 
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Krissig12 said:
Well there go your edges!:eek:
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Actually, they held up just fine:thumbup: I was a little worried about that myself, but I didn't want to miss that opportunity for a great picture. I was actually more concerned about getting sand in my Thorburns IKBS system:eek:
 
I picked up what I never thought would be my favorite, and now grail- a 3rd generation ZT0550. I now have 4 ZTs, and recently added a custom FDE G-10 scale to my 0550. Amazing knife. Sorry to see it discontinued.
 
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