Oooh, looks like Buck has requested another local company to create a horizontal/vertical carry sheath for this knife.
I need to come up with something kinda cool for this knife. Hoping to take it camping this summer if it comes out in time.
Some really cool stuff coming together on this one - excited for it to be available! This is my first following and participation in a build opportunity like this - what typically is the turn-around time, and any estimate or prediction on where the approximate price may land for this one?
Thanks for the input!Turn-around can vary quite a bit, from a few months to the whole process taking the better part of the year from selection by vote to the knife being delivered. It's not a quick process as I don't think most manufacturers are ideally suited for small, custom runs.
GEC runs most of their operation in a small batch format so it's not too much of a change for them to run a small batch of a special option so I think their turn-arounds are a little quicker. It's also a different operation than the one-off custom shops which is one at a time, and a premium price for the direct, hands-on labor for the custom component piece. It's also easier if they just have a bin of parts to choose from whereas this buck compadre is non-standard, right up to the materials used. From an operations perspective, it is tricky. The blade grind would probably be the biggest complication since they can just run it through the standard process/machines with desired specifications. It is creating a completely new product, based on some of the specs of a current model. We do this a lot in the food industry product development using an old formula, change the spices and maybe one or 2 new ingredients and give you a new improved product with new labels and such.
Turn-around can vary quite a bit, from a few months to the whole process taking the better part of the year from selection by vote to the knife being delivered. It's not a quick process as I don't think most manufacturers are ideally suited for small, custom runs.
GEC runs most of their operation in a small batch format so it's not too much of a change for them to run a small batch of a special option so I think their turn-arounds are a little quicker. It's also a different operation than the one-off custom shops which is one at a time, and a premium price for the direct, hands-on labor for the custom component piece. It's also easier if they just have a bin of parts to choose from whereas this buck compadre is non-standard, right up to the materials used. From an operations perspective, it is tricky. The blade grind would probably be the biggest complication since they can just run it through the standard process/machines with desired specifications. It is creating a completely new product, based on some of the specs of a current model. We do this a lot in the food industry product development using an old formula, change the spices and maybe one or 2 new ingredients and give you a new improved product with new labels and such.
Very cool... can't wait to see the final product.
Refresh my memory; what was the final knife? Compadre 104 with burlap Micarta. Blade D2 steel? and with what coating?
Thanks, thinking about a different Compadre purchase and may want to "coordinate"...
Thanks!No coating and I think it was a satin finish.
There was going to be something different about the grind...but I can't remember what.Refresh my memory; what was the final knife? Compadre 104 with burlap Micarta. Blade D2 steel? and with what coating?
Thanks, thinking about a different Compadre purchase and may want to "coordinate"...
ffg, but isnt quite a full......more of a flat ground.There was going to be something different about the grind...but I can't remember what.