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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
your purchase list so far 2018
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Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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A Katsu integral locking folder and a Case half whittler, covers about most tasks that I may come up against this year...
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ZT 0562 CF
Spyderco Mantra 3
Actilam T3
A 7" fixed blade, preferably in 5160 or 1095, undecided on the model.
A damascus small locking folder, preferably a flipper, to replace my Leek(don't care for assisted at all, hate them in fact).
Spyderco Mantra 3
Actilam T3
A 7" fixed blade, preferably in 5160 or 1095, undecided on the model.
A damascus small locking folder, preferably a flipper, to replace my Leek(don't care for assisted at all, hate them in fact).
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Sellers pics, should have in hand Monday or Tuesday:
Ha, I saw this posted! Nice grab!
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A pair of TAD Gear black Recon RS pants with 20% off and a klarus G20L with 15% off.
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Ill post up this weekend.... dont judge me....
Ironbut
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So far this year I've really splurged & bought 2 Alox Cadets. Here's the blue one & my wife has the red.
I'm waiting for the reserve to open up on the SFO 77. Other than that, I have no specific plans to buy anything, but I'm always on the lookout for nice Barlows on the Exchange or at flea markets.
I'm waiting for the reserve to open up on the SFO 77. Other than that, I have no specific plans to buy anything, but I'm always on the lookout for nice Barlows on the Exchange or at flea markets.
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This year so far :
- Sebenza 21
- Vallotton Sub-Hilt
- Military S90V/CF/Ti
- Protech TR4 Auto
- Small fuxed blade in the very near future. Like today.
- Sebenza 21
- Vallotton Sub-Hilt
- Military S90V/CF/Ti
- Protech TR4 Auto
- Small fuxed blade in the very near future. Like today.
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I always have a "Short List", but whether or not something actually gets picked up is another matter entirely! It was really weird that at the close of 2017, a bunch of knives I had wanted, or passed on for various reasons came back to me, I'm talking about the exact knife. So pictured here are knives that I've gotten this year - the Swish is a bit of a cheat as that is one of the knives that "came back" but 2 days before the end of the year.
ToddKnifeAndTool was selling a few knives to help buy some machinery and this was one of them. I had wanted it when I first laid eyes on it - Olamic had posted some pics on IG. But it was not inexpensive, and I hesitated. It was gone. But it came back to me, and I helped TKT get equipment to make awesome knives! win/win. He's got first dibs on it should I ever give her up!
First, I've been fortunate enough to have gotten 3 of 3 Gareth Bull drops, the center one doesn't count as it was the November drop, but the 3" Boomerang CF and 3.5" Ti Shamwari's both arrived in 2018.
The Rike Thor 4s was a thank-you gift from YouTube reviewer EDCwithAaron, a fantastic guy. He really shouldn't have, but I'm happy to have it.
Please consider giving him a follow if you do the YT thing at all.
I've started getting back to my roots so to speak with the type of knife I fell in love with as a kid, going through catalogs and saving my quarters.
The LionSteel Roundhead was one I was unfamiliar with until Stassa23 did a review of his on YT, and I was sold. This is the second run, they're doing a third.
I've also got a LionSteel Shuffle Clip Jack in white CF coming tomorrow or Wednesday. They still have some available.
Grabbed this Northwoods at KnivesShipFree on their last drop. What a cool little knife, great workmanship. I really like having these little slipjoints, just so easy
to slip in the pocket and they'll take care of 99% of office business, and 80% of what I run into on a normal day out in the field TBH. This is blue denim micarta
I was trying to get a green giraffe bone and my browser froze on my tablet, so I got on PC and got my second choice - which was my first choice until I saw
that luscious green colored giraffe bone! It was meant to be!
I actually won this Les Voorhies Model 10F on a raffle, I was on fire with raffles for a while! I'm left handed, and the regular Model 10 is useless to me, I had no
idea there was a flipper version! It's a sweet little knife, frill free but smooth and feels great in hand. I love sheepsfoot and Wharncliffe type blades.
I love TK Knives. These guys and Mike Gavac speak the same language, and both are talented makers who eschew most modern knife making tools.
I bought a Juggernaut this fall and was head-over-heels. The Kizer Mjölnir is highly recommended, but really only maintains the TK ergonomics. This is the Kyre,
of which they sent 3 to Blade HQ. 2 sold immediately, a friend purchased one of the Juggernauts. I plan to have them build me one this year if all goes right.
Finally, this is my most recent acquisition, a Shirogorov F3R in orange CF. It's gorgeous, and lives up to the hype. It's a lot for a production knife though.
TBH, there are knives as nice (action wise) that are custom made in the USA for the same or less. Koenig Arius, Holt Bladeworks Specter, Brown Knives Servo all spring to mind. Still, love it!
Ordered and waiting:
ToddKnifeAndTool was selling a few knives to help buy some machinery and this was one of them. I had wanted it when I first laid eyes on it - Olamic had posted some pics on IG. But it was not inexpensive, and I hesitated. It was gone. But it came back to me, and I helped TKT get equipment to make awesome knives! win/win. He's got first dibs on it should I ever give her up!
First, I've been fortunate enough to have gotten 3 of 3 Gareth Bull drops, the center one doesn't count as it was the November drop, but the 3" Boomerang CF and 3.5" Ti Shamwari's both arrived in 2018.
The Rike Thor 4s was a thank-you gift from YouTube reviewer EDCwithAaron, a fantastic guy. He really shouldn't have, but I'm happy to have it.
Please consider giving him a follow if you do the YT thing at all.
I've started getting back to my roots so to speak with the type of knife I fell in love with as a kid, going through catalogs and saving my quarters.
The LionSteel Roundhead was one I was unfamiliar with until Stassa23 did a review of his on YT, and I was sold. This is the second run, they're doing a third.
I've also got a LionSteel Shuffle Clip Jack in white CF coming tomorrow or Wednesday. They still have some available.
Grabbed this Northwoods at KnivesShipFree on their last drop. What a cool little knife, great workmanship. I really like having these little slipjoints, just so easy
to slip in the pocket and they'll take care of 99% of office business, and 80% of what I run into on a normal day out in the field TBH. This is blue denim micarta
I was trying to get a green giraffe bone and my browser froze on my tablet, so I got on PC and got my second choice - which was my first choice until I saw
that luscious green colored giraffe bone! It was meant to be!
I actually won this Les Voorhies Model 10F on a raffle, I was on fire with raffles for a while! I'm left handed, and the regular Model 10 is useless to me, I had no
idea there was a flipper version! It's a sweet little knife, frill free but smooth and feels great in hand. I love sheepsfoot and Wharncliffe type blades.
I love TK Knives. These guys and Mike Gavac speak the same language, and both are talented makers who eschew most modern knife making tools.
I bought a Juggernaut this fall and was head-over-heels. The Kizer Mjölnir is highly recommended, but really only maintains the TK ergonomics. This is the Kyre,
of which they sent 3 to Blade HQ. 2 sold immediately, a friend purchased one of the Juggernauts. I plan to have them build me one this year if all goes right.
Finally, this is my most recent acquisition, a Shirogorov F3R in orange CF. It's gorgeous, and lives up to the hype. It's a lot for a production knife though.
TBH, there are knives as nice (action wise) that are custom made in the USA for the same or less. Koenig Arius, Holt Bladeworks Specter, Brown Knives Servo all spring to mind. Still, love it!
Ordered and waiting:
- Holt Bladeworks Specter
- Effenberk Knives Sigma Elite
- Francois Massyn T27
- Sharp By Design Micro Typhoon
- Gavko (colorful timascus version Tiger or Thrasher)
- TK Knives Kyre Monarch
- Andre Thorburn L36M or?
- J.D. van Deventer Pinstripe and/or Gold
- Brown Knives Servo (another)
- Ochs Worx (anything I can lay my hands on pretty much)
- Grimsmo Rask (right after I win the PowerBall Lotto for the second time in a row!)
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Arrived/Ordered in 2018:
- WE Zeta
- Reate K2 Bronze
- ZT 0392BLUBOWIE
- Fox Knives FS Dagger
- Spydeco Szabo Folder
Definite Buys to come:
- ZT 0393
- ZT 0462
Strong itch:
- Bark River MACV-SOG 3V (Stacked Brown Leather either with or without Spacers)
- Olamic Swish
- WE Zeta
- Reate K2 Bronze
- ZT 0392BLUBOWIE
- Fox Knives FS Dagger
- Spydeco Szabo Folder
Definite Buys to come:
- ZT 0393
- ZT 0462
Strong itch:
- Bark River MACV-SOG 3V (Stacked Brown Leather either with or without Spacers)
- Olamic Swish
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Went all CRK’s last year and going Olamic this year. Watching budget this year so only looking at 3 or 4.
Olamic Wayfarer 247-ordered & on the way
Olamic Busker Semper blade
Grimsmo Rask if I get picked
Grimsmo Norseman if I get picked
Olamic Wayfarer 247-ordered & on the way
Olamic Busker Semper blade
Grimsmo Rask if I get picked
Grimsmo Norseman if I get picked
sharp_edge
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Purchase list does not work for. There always seem to be unexpected items, either from dealers or from the Exchange that I want to and indeed grab. That said, BHQ DLC M4 jade PM2 is on my list now.
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I have no "list" of desired purchases, per se. What I have is a list of what I want in my collection that I don't already have. If I encounter a bayonet, sword, Western or Kabar fixed blade that will fill a gap, and the price is reasonable, I'll try to get it. Every now and then, a folder that catches my eye slips in.
What I have acquired so far this year -- I get them in the small, medium and large categories...
Kabar 598-4
USMC Officer's Mameluke
Italian M1873 Cavalry Saber
Buck 513
Buck 510
Camillus What-a-Knife 2 blade
Ontario SP-14
Prussian Imperial Saxon Faschinenmesser
Chilean Mauser Bayonet
French M1831 Artillery Sword
British P1888 MK 1 Type 2 Bayonet
WKC Prussian M1871 Sword Bayonet
USMA West Point (Cadet) Sword
Gebr Weyersberg Danish Rolling Block Sword Bayonet
Texas Dragoons Sword (replica - real ones are scarcer than a Mint NIB M1913 Patton saber)
What I have acquired so far this year -- I get them in the small, medium and large categories...
Kabar 598-4
USMC Officer's Mameluke
Italian M1873 Cavalry Saber
Buck 513
Buck 510
Camillus What-a-Knife 2 blade
Ontario SP-14
Prussian Imperial Saxon Faschinenmesser
Chilean Mauser Bayonet
French M1831 Artillery Sword
British P1888 MK 1 Type 2 Bayonet
WKC Prussian M1871 Sword Bayonet
USMA West Point (Cadet) Sword
Gebr Weyersberg Danish Rolling Block Sword Bayonet
Texas Dragoons Sword (replica - real ones are scarcer than a Mint NIB M1913 Patton saber)
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Well - a month and a half later, I'm actually following my plan. The only new knife thay has come in was a Spyderco Positron that i happened to see on the exchange...and I traded a knife that hadn't seen my pocket for well over a year.
I do have a potential purchase in mind, now, though - an Olamic Wayfarer. I've sorted through most of the options, and there are just a couple of details I need to work out; but I'll have to talk with Eugene to make sure what I've got so far is doable. I'm still doing a bit of soul searching on this one... it's a lot of money for a piece of pocket jewelry. I'll carry it; but I know I'll baby it due to the combination of expense and aesthetic appeal...so I'm struggling with is it worth it?.
I do have a potential purchase in mind, now, though - an Olamic Wayfarer. I've sorted through most of the options, and there are just a couple of details I need to work out; but I'll have to talk with Eugene to make sure what I've got so far is doable. I'm still doing a bit of soul searching on this one... it's a lot of money for a piece of pocket jewelry. I'll carry it; but I know I'll baby it due to the combination of expense and aesthetic appeal...so I'm struggling with is it worth it?.
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3 Spydercos, Manix 2/Lil Sub Hilt/Sage 5. A Kizer Trifecta with the dragon. A Bark River Bravo 1.
And i have a Spyderco One Eyed Jack on the way. I resisted that one for weeks.
And i have a Spyderco One Eyed Jack on the way. I resisted that one for weeks.