The Les George Knives Thread

norcalAF said:
From my understanding, D7 is currently ran by themselves with their own production facility, with LG doing some design and consulting as needed. Originally D7 was a collaboration between LG and Chad Nichols that has since grown into its current form.
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That sounds reasonable. The parts sure seem like they're identical or made via the same processes, so I was inclined to believe that they did indeed come from the same shop.
 
mitchnola said:
So D7 is his production company that he has taught some young bucks to build knives. I haven’t owned any so have no experience with them.

It sucks you seem to have gotten a lemon and I hope Les gets back with you as he should. All I can recommend is giving him another shot because it’s well worth it once you have what’s to be expected. Send me a dm with your email, ig or fb account and I’ll send you a video of how great the action is on his button lock.
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I appreciate the response.

If possible, do you think you could message me a link or let me know where you saw the VECP listing that had a defect? I'm really curious to know if someone just omitted the knife's history to sell it to me.
 
marrenmiller said:
Has anyone had any experience with a VECP pivot being installed crooked?

I just bought a VECP Button lock on the secondary market and have been trying to tune the blade play out of it, and what I'm seeing is that the press-fit pivot is installed at a slight angle to the handle scales. Les indicated that this can happen if someone tries to disassemble it and does a poor job, but I'm not sure what to do about it. Is the pivot possible to remove? It feels very firmly embedded in place.
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My 2 cents for what it is……or is not worth

First and foremost sorry to hear your having an issue with your VECP

Les is human and can make mistakes but I don’t think it happens very often due to him being so hands on running a very small shop. He’s super busy and quite frankly I’m surprised he finds the time to respond to messages at all but he does and is usually very supportive.

I can almost guarantee you that he handled your VECP before it left the shop and it didn’t have a problem with the pivot, but again he is human just like you and me so it’s possible.

This is part of the issue with buying on the secondary, you have no idea what that knife has been through unless you’re buying from a good friend/family member that you can 100% trust. People do all kinds of things to knives and then try to resell NIB or LNIB.

Warranty service is another conversation all in itself. While many companies (usually much larger than LG) provide service even when you didn’t purchase directly is it really their responsibility? If the previous owner damaged the pivot and then sold it to you without telling you is it the manufacturers fault? That being said I’m sure Les has fixed many a knives that have been damaged by a buyer after they left his shop but has far better things to do with his time.

Again I’m sorry you’re having an issue with your VECP, hopefully you get it worked out. I currently own a few LG’s and my experience has been good. I look at them as pretty tools that are meant to be used. The design is not meant to be a drop shut fidget toy but often times with a little adjusting they are.

As you mentioned, maybe LG just isn’t for you, no harm in that. We all have stuff we like and dislike.

All I’ll say is there is a very good reason why you can’t ever find one of his knives in stock anywhere.
 
SeriousBRD said:
My 2 cents for what it is……or is not worth

First and foremost sorry to hear your having an issue with your VECP

Les is human and can make mistakes but I don’t think it happens very often due to him being so hands on running a very small shop. He’s super busy and quite frankly I’m surprised he finds the time to respond to messages at all but he does and is usually very supportive.

I can almost guarantee you that he handled your VECP before it left the shop and it didn’t have a problem with the pivot, but again he is human just like you and me so it’s possible.

This is part of the issue with buying on the secondary, you have no idea what that knife has been through unless you’re buying from a good friend/family member that you can 100% trust. People do all kinds of things to knives and then try to resell NIB or LNIB.

Warranty service is another conversation all in itself. While many companies (usually much larger than LG) provide service even when you didn’t purchase directly is it really their responsibility? If the previous owner damaged the pivot and then sold it to you without telling you is it the manufacturers fault? That being said I’m sure Les has fixed many a knives that have been damaged by a buyer after they left his shop but has far better things to do with his time.

Again I’m sorry you’re having an issue with your VECP, hopefully you get it worked out. I currently own a few LG’s and my experience has been good. I look at them as pretty tools that are meant to be used. The design is not meant to be a drop shut fidget toy but often times with a little adjusting they are.

As you mentioned, maybe LG just isn’t for you, no harm in that. We all have stuff we like and dislike.

All I’ll say is there is a very good reason why you can’t ever find one of his knives in stock anywhere.
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Like I said, anything is technically possible, but I don't really believe that someone else damaged the knife, and I think he should have agreed to at least look at my knife so he could confirm if it was his mistake or someone else's. I told him I'd be happy to pay for the privilege.

It's most likely that he doesn't consider this to be a problem, which is disappointing IMO but within his prerogative.

https://imgur.com/a/PzFmHxI
 
Yall, please forgive me if I have failed with my emails. I get a LOT of emails and I miss some and I have ALOT going on right now. If ANYONE wants me to look at their knife I will. I’m sorry if I left anyone with any impression other than that.

Please drop me another email if that’s what you want and we will get it sorted out.

Of all the reasons I’m a full time Knifemaker, none of them are because I’m a super great communicator, just ask my wife.

Thanks for your support!
Les George
 
marrenmiller said:
I appreciate the response.

If possible, do you think you could message me a link or let me know where you saw the VECP listing that had a defect? I'm really curious to know if someone just omitted the knife's history to sell it to me.
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It was initial conditions selling the knife. You should be able to pull up his past listing/posts.
 
GTAsteel said:
Yall, please forgive me if I have failed with my emails. I get a LOT of emails and I miss some and I have ALOT going on right now. If ANYONE wants me to look at their knife I will. I’m sorry if I left anyone with any impression other than that.

Please drop me another email if that’s what you want and we will get it sorted out.

Of all the reasons I’m a full time Knifemaker, none of them are because I’m a super great communicator, just ask my wife.

Thanks for your support!
Les George
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Well I’ll be damn, didn’t know you had a bf account. As always you come through like a champ. Thanks Les!
 
marrenmiller said:
Like I said, anything is technically possible, but I don't really believe that someone else damaged the knife, and I think he should have agreed to at least look at my knife so he could confirm if it was his mistake or someone else's. I told him I'd be happy to pay for the privilege.

It's most likely that he doesn't consider this to be a problem, which is disappointing IMO but within his prerogative.

https://imgur.com/a/PzFmHxI
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That thing looks like it’s been ran over by a pissed off wife in her Tahoe.
 
GTAsteel said:
Yall, please forgive me if I have failed with my emails. I get a LOT of emails and I miss some and I have ALOT going on right now. If ANYONE wants me to look at their knife I will. I’m sorry if I left anyone with any impression other than that.

Please drop me another email if that’s what you want and we will get it sorted out.

Of all the reasons I’m a full time Knifemaker, none of them are because I’m a super great communicator, just ask my wife.

Thanks for your support!
Les George
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Take a look at this one! It's gorgeous! 😁🤣PXL_20250630_221319392.jpg
 
GTAsteel said:
Yall, please forgive me if I have failed with my emails. I get a LOT of emails and I miss some and I have ALOT going on right now. If ANYONE wants me to look at their knife I will. I’m sorry if I left anyone with any impression other than that.

Please drop me another email if that’s what you want and we will get it sorted out.

Of all the reasons I’m a full time Knifemaker, none of them are because I’m a super great communicator, just ask my wife.

Thanks for your support!
Les George
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