#78 American Jack

[Squidman24]

Very nice example - I am sorry I missed out on that early reserve. Hopefully one will show up on the exchange.

 

[Luke73]

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Here is the same Appaloosa in indirect light. This knife has a surprising amount of depth to it. Lots of layers and colors. Stronger pull and snap than my Ironwood with a dead centered blade.

That sure is a stunner Leslie!

 

[Leslie Tomville]

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Thanks for the compliments Paul, Squidman24, and Luke 73. I feel fortunate to have gotten two good 78’s, and I think I will stop now with these two. This photo was taken when the Appaloosa was just out of the tube and before I had a chance to wipe it off. My camera phone picks up details that I cannot even see with my own eye in real life!

But it is going to be hard to resist the Stags. I hope I am at work when they hit and that they all sell out before I can be tempted!

 

[Squidman24]

+1 on the stags

 

[paulhilborn]

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Here is the same Appaloosa in indirect light. This knife has a surprising amount of depth to it. Lots of layers and colors. Stronger pull and snap than my Ironwood with a dead centered blade.

Nice Appaloosa covers Leslie, the movie "Appaloosa" is excellent as well

 

[black mamba]

There's a few stag 2-blades showing up on seller's sites.

 

[cbr1000]

No, oh-no, I'm not looking.... is this run ever going to end!

 

[Babalu32]

I am liking this 78 a lot

 

[mas113m]

Ordered my NF tortoise shell today. I am excited about this one as I have wanted to add a tortoise shell acrylic to the collection and the pictures with those covered look great on this knife. Every variant of this run has looked great though, it must be the frame shape and blade shape combined that makes any quality cover material shine on these.

 

[mb>]

Leslie Tomville Those are a couple of fantastic pieces. The light on that ironwood...majestic. I heart ironwood.

 

[mb>]

The stags are available. Only 2 blade models on these? I will pass if so. You have to draw the line...somewhere.

 

[Squidman24]

The stags are available. Only 2 blade models on these? I will pass if so. You have to draw the line...somewhere.

 

[mb>]

Uh oh. I thought I had seen single blades but couldn’t recall. Thx

 

[Leslie Tomville]

Ha ha mb>! Looks like you are not off the hook yet! Those one blade stags should be hitting soon!

 

[afultz075]

Just ordered my Kifer Tortoise Acrylic this morning (got in on the early reserve for that one), and my Ebony Single Blade should be inbound later this week.

Here are my 3 I have thus far. I got really, really lucky with the Natural Linen one. I missed out on the reserve but found someone to swap the extra Desert Ironwood I picked up for it.

 

[lambertiana]

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I've been thoroughly enjoying my cocobolo. These covers feel so warm and inviting it's hard to put down.

Beautiful wood, both grain and color.

 

[TdoubleK]

I love my new 78! The red micarta is awesome!

 

[ArchiveMoto]

I filmed an episode of an antique motorcycle web series yesterday with my buddy Dale at the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, NC. We took his newly acquired 1913 Harley-Davidson, which hadn't run in at least 80 years or so and got the old girl going again. We lubed up all of the joints, heated the old oil out of the cases with a hotplate underneath to drain it, put some NOS Firestone Nonskid tires, cleaned and adjusted the magneto, filled it with gas and oil and fired it up in no time. Never even touched the 105 year old carb or as much as wiped the original plugs! Had to clean some corrosion off of the points so out came my new SMKW 78 which handled the job with ease, in all one of less than 10 tools it took us to get this thing back in shape after such a long time.

 

[Leslie Tomville]

Best knife photos ever ArchiveMoto!

 

[mb>]

Awesome