red trout

dcpritch said:
I ordered right away last week and received a parcel this morning with three knives; two were the wrong ones and are being returned to Rich - he’s working on replacements for the two I was hoping for. In the meantime, here’s a pic of Eric’s wonderful Sarsaparilla Jigged Bone, as nice a small pocketknife as one could hope for:
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Yes... the sarsaparilla is the one I wanted, and asked him about, but he immediately started talking about the kirinite, and other ones, including the basketweave. I assumed he didn't have any sarsaparillas left, so I went with the ones I got. I think it might be the prettiest of the bones, but I haven't seen many of the others. That stag that Elgato got is very nice, as is the gnarly stag bone one...
 
Mine came today and I love it. Thanks to Rich and Eric! It’s hard to capture the color in the poor lighting I have right now but I like it. To be honest I have never even heard of Katalox wood before. I really love the shield on these too. I just oiled it up and it will go with me to work tomorrow.

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They really turned out to be some beautiful knives, with one of the best shields ever. :cool::thumbsup:
I think the Popcorn Stag Bone has been my favorite so far.
 
Wharn said:
Mine came today and I love it. Thanks to Rich and Eric! It’s hard to capture the color in the poor lighting I have right now but I like it. To be honest I have never even heard of Katalox wood before. I really love the shield on these too. I just oiled it up and it will go with me to work tomorrow.

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I had never heard of it, either. A quick goober search shows that it is very similar to ebony, but denser than any of the ebony varieties. It is supposed to darken quite a bit with time and use, so you will likely have a black handled knife before long...:D
 
It's hard for me to pick a favorite so far of the ones I've seen. I think they've all been good. Maybe the Katalox that Wharn Wharn got since I think wood handles look classy on a Boys Knife. I never thought I cared for Abalone, but the one E Elgatodeacero got looks pretty awesome. The stags look nice but I'm just not a stag guy. The two I got are cool but a bit too quirky for many tastes I think - the Snakeskin Micarta is definitely going to be my user, in fact it made it into the pocket again today.
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AnW said:
The two I got are cool but a bit too quirky for many tastes I think
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That's why I backed out of ordering one.
I just couldn't spend that kind of money on a knife I couldn't see an example of first.
 
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AnW said:
The two I got are cool but a bit too quirky for many tastes I think
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That's why I backed out of ordering one.
I just couldn't spend that kind of money on a knife I couldn't see an example of first.
 
AnW said:
It's hard for me to pick a favorite so far of the ones I've seen. I think they've all been good. Maybe the Katalox that Wharn Wharn got since I think wood handles look classy on a Boys Knife. I never thought I cared for Abalone, but the one E Elgatodeacero got looks pretty awesome. The stags look nice but I'm just not a stag guy. The two I got are cool but a bit too quirky for many tastes I think - the Snakeskin Micarta is definitely going to be my user, in fact it made it into the pocket again today.
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I like the looks of that a whole lot better, seeing it close up...
In the pic, it looks like it's a pretty smooth finish.

they should have called it "expanded metal" micarta, though.... :D
 
hornetguy said:
I like the looks of that a whole lot better, seeing it close up...
In the pic, it looks like it's a pretty smooth finish.

they should have called it "expanded metal" micarta, though.... :D
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It was a bit rough looking in spots (and subsequently dull) when I got it, so I rubbed in some mineral oil with a cotton rag and it brightened right up. It feels pretty smooth to the touch, I guess some dust from the shaping operation was caught in micro sized scuff marks.

It's funny, expanded metal was the first thing I thought of as well.
 
It is about to rain and it is too dark for decent pictures, but here is a size comparison with a GEC 14 and 15 on either side. My green bone example has nice round handles and the 15 Barlow pictured has flattened handles so the Red Trout actually feels like a slightly thicker handle.
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Travman said:
It is about to rain and it is too dark for decent pictures, but here is a size comparison with a GEC 14 and 15 on either side. My green bone example has nice round handles and the 15 Barlow pictured has flattened handles so the Red Trout actually feels like a slightly thicker handle.
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That green bone is my favorite, so far. It's a real pickle.
 
I haven't been on much lately, and just saw them posted on Facebook. I gave a call this morning, but they're sold out (other than ones going on eBay and AAPK, he said).

Missed them again!

Sorry if I missed it, but are the shields pinned?
 
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