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Great story.

the kind of stuff Eric would do when he was a young'un.

"Designed by Abby Buzzbait". The "cuttin stuff folder".

sal

Thanx for the suggestion. I see a few difficulties. Few can really take a knife apart and put it together as well as the knifemaker that origially assembled it. We get many back from customers with complaints on the model. Inspection reveals that it had been taken apart and not propertly re-assemble...

Hi Fred, Good question. I have to agree with what Yab and Ken said (thanx for the kind words Ken). Carbs worked fine, why do we need fuel injection? A what? Turbocharger you say? As technology learns more, products improve. Sometimes it's slow. Lab testing is a good foundation, but there is no subst...

The knife was designed to use the finger choil as a safety feature.

sal

We have the tooling for the original model. We thought about a remake once.

sal

Hi Paul, Thanx for the call. Actually, what we've tried to use as a standard is a change in the pattern of a knife. This change in pattern usually requires new tooling. In the case of the Stretch2, the change was made to the pattern when we made the CF version. The question we always face is "h...

Is that to help create more jobs here, by expanding the Golden facility? Or do buyers enjoy the USA stamped on the blade? I'll confess that personally when I see Golden Colorado stamped I get all fuzzy inside Sorry for all the questions, I'm just really interested in the industry :) We have better ...

Our handle is a wider. We cut off the tips of the finger grooves and made several models until we got the shape of the "belly" of the handle to work ergonomically. There has to be room for a lock and this knife needs a strong lock. I'm going with the 4mm blade. Liner as I mentioned (full, ...

Hi Secspyral, It is a simple question, but I must confess a very complicated answer. I'm sure that every knife company that is using subcontractors to make knives goes through the same question for every model and they all have their particular reasons for their selection. Most of the reasons have b...

We have nothing planned, but anything is possible.

sal

A "generational" change usually requires new tooling.

sal

I would like to keep the basic 3" MBC platform. The 4mm thick blade is not a problem for me, I kinda preferred it. Clip: The original clip presented many problems and complaints and I would prefer to avoid it. We can use an E4/D4 clip as a four way. We can also use a wire, but it would have to ...

"flex" is a product of the amount of pressure applied. We can "flex" anything with enough force. The question is, "is flex a problem and if so, how much is acceptable?". Airplane wings like some flex. Trees do well with flex. A bow wouldn't work if it didn't flex. ;) Ho...

The problem that we encounter with these "unique" blade shapes is that we have to make a large number to justify tooling. Sales after the initial small group demand slow down and then we holding inventory on a slow moving item. The Ladybug II seemed like a good idea at the time, but it too...

Hi Chaos, It's a good question. For this model, we have chosen to nest the liners (inside the FRN) like the Endura4 and Delica4. Advantages being: The liner still provides a secure base for threads and pins. The nested liner is stronger in that liner motion is limited by the "wall" of FRN ...

I would like to discuss the handle of the Lil' Temperance. I have a design for a "2" version, but I've softened the finger grooves to a curved underside more like the Stretch2. Some have indicated, like Ken, that the original shape should be maintained. Since we value the opinions of our c...

Thanx for bringing it up. I'm going to start a new thread on this subject.

sal

I don't see the value here. I've never been a fan of slip joints, I just can't see having a knife that doesn't lock. The fact that there's no liners doesn't help either. Just two slabs of G10 and no lock. It looks amazing, but I don't think this knife is a good value. Just look at the Tenacious, th...

I think Paul's explanation is about as good as any. The wide variety of models does offer confusion in model number designation.

It is our goal to be consistent and logical. :o

sal

Actually, I'm taken that you would care. I would guess that few in today's world think about the health of the companies they buy products from. These are tough times and we are also feeling the situation. Fortunately, we are small by design so changes and adaptations can be managed more easily than...