Nick
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| | 03/16/10 at 01:28 PM | Reply with quote | #46 |
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White Micarta would be splendid on the EK knife.
Did he not say that ivory was the only suitable material for the knife ?
You might also want to consider the fake ivory made by Bar S Grips (for handguns and knives) also known by the name Tru- Ivory see them at http://www.truivory.com looks great and good people to do buisness with.
Look forward to more information on the project.
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gunsmith
Wildcat
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| | 03/21/10 at 07:25 PM | Reply with quote | #47 |
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I recommended them. They sell the blank material, so the vendor could get it. I hope this gets off the ground.
I am wearing my knife right now. You should see the looks people give me when I have it on. Not a big knife, but you would think I have a machete on or something. I guess Elmer is intimidating no matter where when or what.
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| | 04/26/10 at 09:15 PM | Reply with quote | #48 |
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Is this knife thing ever going to get off the ground? I did all the homework, Calling the manufacturer,getting one to try, and testing it at great length, and then silence.
I guess no one is into Elmer anymore. What a SHAME.
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Nick
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| | 04/27/10 at 10:21 AM | Reply with quote | #49 |
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Unless there is a lot of private communication going on I think people are waiting for more information.
I would certainly support such a venture , I even got the HRT knife you mentioned, a lot of knife for very little money , and forty+ years ago I got the G&A EK knife.
The G&A knife ended up with little resemblance to the EK design. So first thing with this project lets see a picture and specs of the proposal with a price and then I think the orders will come in.
Does anyone have the issue of G&A where EK talked about his knife and I think had a picture, so we can get as close to the original design as possible.
What does the manufacturer need from us ?
Will the Forum front the money and then add say 10% when selling on ?
Or do we first need to amass a minimum number of orders (and cheques) before the order can be placed ?
If numbers are needed will there be a working version as well as a display/members version ?
Is Mr Taffin prepared to give it some space in his columns to get the word out ?
I have seen some of these questions in the thread but have missed the answers.
I agree let's get the show on the road.
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albroswift
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| | 04/27/10 at 10:39 AM | Reply with quote | #50 |
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All it takes is a couple of members such as yourselves to run with it. The forum is paid for by a "out of money private sector building contractor" (me), so fronting the money is probably not an option.
If some of you would be willing to do the legwork, find the answers to all the questions, put a package together, add a percentage for the fund, keep it affordable, we could get the word out and start collecting checks.
I'd really appreciate the help!
Thanks--
AL
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Wildcat
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| | 05/04/10 at 08:17 PM | Reply with quote | #51 |
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I will call United Cutlery as soon as I can. Maybe I can get a firm price from them.
If not, maybe someone else can contact them, and talk better business than I can. I am just a gunsmith in Pa.
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