All About Pocket Knives

ken98k wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:29 am I was in the hospital and just got my copy of the 2024 AAPK knife. I'm very pleased with it.

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:06 pm

knifeaddict1965 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:09 pm

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:58 am I wonder if our own EA, Eric Albers would take on that project?

I like GEC, but my goodness... If Eric could take on a project like this, that would be the best club knife ever. I've always wanted to get one of his beautiful knives, but have never even got close to scoring one.

My only knife made by Eric. It's a beaut!20250102_100318.jpg

knifeaddict1965 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2025 3:10 am

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:06 pm

knifeaddict1965 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:09 pm
I like GEC, but my goodness... If Eric could take on a project like this, that would be the best club knife ever. I've always wanted to get one of his beautiful knives, but have never even got close to scoring one.

My only knife made by Eric. It's a beaut!20250102_100318.jpg

I agree Floyd... Very cool knife!

bestgear wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:54 pm And then there was 1…..made it to Oakland CA and then decided that a Hawaiian vacation was in order so it scooted off to Honolulu. Today it arrived back in Oakland and hopefully on its way to its new home in Berkley CA.

All other situations have been successfully resolved so it looks like we are in the home stretch with last years club knife. I’m starting to document lessons learned so if you have any input, please share them here or via PM if you want to stay private with your feedback.

Thank you again to everyone that purchased a knife, I hope they have added some joy to your life and are getting along with others in your collections!

Peace

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:02 pm…..what are you going to do with all this time on your hands

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:14 pm about how long it took in totality, from conception to completion, to orchestrate this singular symphony?

Rookie wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:01 pm Thanks again Tom, you did a great job.

ken98k wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 5:41 am I'm hoping to see a "Lanny's Clip" style knife one day.

bestgear wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 4:18 pm The pattern choice isn’t as simple as “we’d like x”. In January of this year I analyzed all the GEC patterns offered and subtracted the patterns that we’ve previously ordered and the patterns that GEC has made in the last 3 years as Bill Howard at GEC likes to cycle through their pattern portfolio. From the remaining patterns I proposed our 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice and they were all shot down

The ball is in GEC’s court to propose to me the patterns they are willing to make for us this year and we’ll go from there. I’m hoping to wrap up that exercise this month but also am realistic that I don’t control GEC’s schedule.

RedRaiderRick wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 6:49 pmAre there any options for builders or just GEC?