View Full Version : Coping with the wait...
Squidders
27-08-2004, 23:20
Ok, I finally bit the bullet and based on the wealth of information presented to me I have just ordered a slightly modified Gene Ingram #6 drop point.
My question is... Other than wearing a large hole in the floor through pacing up and down, what's the best way to cope with the waiting?
30 seconds after sending the e-mail confirming my address and specification I can't wait to get it nd I get the feeling it's only going to get worse :yikes:
Joe - The pacing up and down king
tenbears10
27-08-2004, 23:37
Tell us about your avatar to while away the time. Are they your cats and does someone have a finger up the bum of the front one or is it just supprised?
Bill
tenbears10
27-08-2004, 23:38
Oh and good choice by the way, but then that probably doesn't take your mind off it does it.
Bill
Squidders
27-08-2004, 23:43
Bill, I haven't mentioned this before but you have an uncanny knack of making the wait somehow... worse :nana:
I can't explain the cats, I just saw the pic online and it looks like the one in front is having a good laugh, i'm sure the photo has been edited but it made me chuckle :-)
I change my pic fairly often anyway... Thought I'd pick a very bushcraft looking wolf this time.
do you know how long you are going to have to wait Squidders?
Squidders
28-08-2004, 00:21
From Gene: "My current delivery is at January 28, but I always ship on or before my quote". which is really quite good but I just know it's going to mess with my head :yikes:
tenbears10
28-08-2004, 00:43
Bill, I haven't mentioned this before but you have an uncanny knack of making the wait somehow... worse :nana:
I can't explain the cats, I just saw the pic online and it looks like the one in front is having a good laugh, i'm sure the photo has been edited but it made me chuckle :-)
I change my pic fairly often anyway... Thought I'd pick a very bushcraft looking wolf this time.
Just a way of diverting your attention from the wait. I've been dead lucky and not had to wait for my gene ingrams but there I go again making it worse :wink:
Have you seen this by the way
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5204
I'm very tempted, Randy inspired me to start braiding and I would love to have one of these very unique knives.
I liked the old avatar but the wolf is very bushcrafty.
Bill
I ordered a #30 with desert ironwood handles and a Mikulecky Custom Drop Point with single and combo sheath.
My delivery date is 21 Jan :nana: :nana:
Tantalus
28-08-2004, 00:55
sorry squidders
the only way you will get any relief now is to order other knives to keep you distracted
there is no other cure
but it is sooooooooooooo fun :wave:
Tant
tenbears10
28-08-2004, 00:56
I ordered a #30 with desert ironwood handles and a Mikulecky Custom Drop Point with single and combo sheath.
My delivery date is 21 Jan :nana: :nana:
More info Wayne. What is a Mikulecky custom drop point and what kind of combo sheath? Please tell us more. I approve of the handles by the way!
Bill
Squidders, .. come over to British Blades and look at all the other knives you could have to take your mind off your Ingram :naughty:
Get on over to Axminster power tool center on the net and get yourself some bits of wood, a crook knife, some waterstones, starkie sharp + paste, some slip stones, a Spyderco ceramic stone and a little sloyd knife and start whittling. Spoons, bowls, mugs, noggins, salad forks and More Spoons :o):
Beware going over to BB, if you listen to any of the crazed ones (Mushi, Danzo or The General) you will be at risk of being impaled by large sharp pointy things every time you open your front door due to the amount of iron mongery / cutlery in your home and won't have room to fit the Ingram in by the time it arrives :shock:
But they really know thier stuff :biggthump
More info Wayne. What is a Mikulecky custom drop point and what kind of combo sheath? Please tell us more. I approve of the handles by the way!
Bill
A small drop point (2 3/4 X 6 1/2)
They are both in S30V. I don't have a pic of the double sheath.
TheViking
28-08-2004, 10:12
From Gene: "My current delivery is at January 28, but I always ship on or before my quote". which is really quite good but I just know it's going to mess with my head :yikes:
No no no no... don't waste time by waiting and "doing nothing" until the 28. january.... :roll: :roll: :wink: It's almost a half year. :shock: :shock:
IMO. :D
Get on over to Axminster power tool center on the net and get yourself some bits of wood, a crook knife, some waterstones, starkie sharp + paste, some slip stones, a Spyderco ceramic stone and a little sloyd knife and start whittling. Spoons, bowls, mugs, noggins, salad forks and More Spoons :o):
Beware going over to BB, if you listen to any of the crazed ones (Mushi, Danzo or The General)
I resemble that remark! :nana:
as to the ceramic stones .. last I knew Joe had them for £17-50 . axminster for £31-34p :shock:
simon have you ever tried grease on a norton stone. I find it works but I'd like to know I'm not messing about for an edge that could still be better
Adny
I will never use oil or grease on any stone, it clogs them up and reduces their performance
when using W'n'D sheets I will use some WD40 occasionally
I was told that once oil had been used on it once you always had to use it. since the stone is old and has had oil used on it. I thought I must. Is this wrong?
yep ... once it's on. you're more or less stuck with it .. but you can cook it out with parrafin ... I wouldn't recommend it though .. easier to buy a replacement ... or one of the ceramic stones ..... as they are a doddle to work with and give a nice polish to the edge
I may replace with a ceramic stone when I go to Uni then. I may as well carry on using the stone as it gives good results
Squidders
11-01-2005, 23:37
Ok, little update on an old topic...
I got an e-mail from Gene and the knife should be shipped on the 25th of this month.
YAY!!!!
I hope you can post a picture of it when it arrives. My #6 is a grand knife and I asked Gene to make me a slightly longer one....which should be done fairly soon....too bad I spent the money for it on an ax....
Only a 6 month wait, I've got a Randall on order and I have to wait another 3 years!
Squidders
16-01-2005, 15:09
I don't think I'd want to wait 3+ years... I want a knife I will use and that involves 2 factors:
1. I have to actually have the knife on me to use it.
2. If I knacker the knife, I don't want to wait years and years to replace it.
Seems a little daft.
The arrival should be getting close to imminent isn't it :wink:
arctic hobo
16-01-2005, 21:32
I think it'd be nice to have a 3 year wait, you could forget about it and it'd be a very nice and unexpected present. Assuming you still lived at the same address :shock:
Squidders
19-01-2005, 08:00
I got an e-mail from Gene today saying the knife had been shipped and he attached a photo of the knife he took.
Oh man, I think this is one pretty knife!
http://www.bushcraftuk.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=721&cat=502
I got an e-mail from Gene today saying the knife had been shipped and he attached a photo of the knife he took.
Oh man, I think this is one pretty knife!
http://www.bushcraftuk.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=721&cat=502
Congratulations Joe, nice knife, like the firesteel loop :wink: all the worrying is now over and you know it is on it's way, just sit back, relax and look forward to its arrival :-)
tenbears10
19-01-2005, 09:55
You might have in time for ashdown Joe. Look forward to seeing it.
Bill
Squidders
19-01-2005, 10:18
I'm hoping so... Gene quoted 4 to 7 days delivery and it's 9 before the ashdown meet so i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I'm going to have to buy some sharpening kit now... I've been using the set in plastic ones thus far because it's only been on folding knives and I have to be honest, it's worked a treat. Anyhoo... I'm really pleased with the way it looks, especially the handle and I can't wait to have it in my grubby little hands.
tenbears10
19-01-2005, 11:04
Gene sends them sharp as a razor so stroping will do fine for a while in terms of sharpening (I won't mention a certain brand of strop currently championed by Jake, but I've used only that on mine for nearly a year now) Except for a little mishap the other day which required my waterstones.
Bill
I agree with Bill, The knife will arrive sharp :shock:
I've been using my #30 since November for all sorts of things from cutting cardboard to splitting kindling with nothing more than a quick strop on leather afterwards and it is still as sharp as when it arrived.
Not long now... (and you think you had it bad, my #30 arrived but I had to wait over a month before I got it for my Birthday :shock: )
Hellz
Squidders
19-01-2005, 13:06
hellz, a month without being able to play... that must have been hell!
Good to hear about the edge that comes with the blade being so good... I had read lots of reviews but all were short term tests and didn't really go into the knife's ability to keep a good edge.
Cheers
Joe
Well, I can appreciate both the #30 and the #6, I have both, the thirty is sharp enough that you really can shave with it and has had very little work done on it and as both Bill and Hellz have said they do maintain an edge very well. :o):
Hellz you'll have to let us know how you get on with the #4 :wink:
Hellz you'll have to let us know how you get on with the #4 :wink:
Oh yeah... sorry 'bout that :wink:
It arrived today, and is already being referred to as "Ruth's knife" How the hell did that happen?? :shock:
s'lovely though :nana:
Hellz
Squidders
24-01-2005, 11:04
The wait is over!!! and let me say "Oh my god!"
It's niiiiice!
Yay! Congratulations.
Keep us informed, and don't forget the pictures :wink:
Knew you'd like it :biggthump
Hellz
I have decided the worst part of waiting comes from when the knife could have been here by now. This is made worse by the fear that it's gone in the post
If it isn't here in the next few days I will spend the weekend crying
:red::red: I GOT IT, I GOT IT :red::red:
:nana: IT'S MINE :nana: :nana: IT'S MINE :nana:
ps :red::red:
Squidders
24-01-2005, 15:27
Are we going to see yours at the ashdown meet?
I :approve: Bills comment ;)
Andy, what you got?
Just thought Joe, you can try the starkie this weekend to see if it suits you...seems to work very well on shallow bevels like full flats :?:
Celtic Dragon
24-01-2005, 18:49
Can anyone suggest how I do survive 4 months, I have to wait that long for my new knife. I have to add, I did know the lead time when I ordered it, soooooooo looking forward to April!!!
Squidders
24-01-2005, 18:58
Jake it's razor sharp (I have a bald left arm) at the moment and if it dulls at the ashdown meet, I'll have a go but i'm not going to starkie it for the hell of it :wink:
Celtic what did you order?
What helped me through the wait was buying small knives and other kit, I found lots of small waits soon get rid of a load of time :-)
Celtic Dragon
24-01-2005, 19:04
I've ordered 1 of Shings field knives, due for delivery April
Is that going to be the same as the one I reviewed?
Celtic Dragon
24-01-2005, 21:06
Yes Andy, it will be, with a few modifications he wants to make. I can't wait to get my hands on it!!!!
Well Joe, you'll see, you'll see ;) :approve: