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Just brought a Gene Ingram!
I have a #30 drop point on order (D2 bone scales) but I popped into his site as I regularly do to lust after steel and he had a #1 in D2, with seacow scales and black liners, in his available section. Well it ain't available now as I've nabbed it :) . Gene's making a left handed sheath for it and as soon as I know the international postage (forgot to tell him I'm in the UK in my original email :o ) I'll pay up and it'll be mine :D
Couldn't sleep, huh? :D Happy birthday & Chrismas too!?
Nice toy, sorry tool...nah I was right first time.
Enjoy :rolleyes:
cheers,
Toddy
p.s. Just gone to have a look, *nice* toy :)
Nice catch! :D
I spotted this but after getting my Gene Ingram Pocket Wharncliffe not so long ago I couldn't really justify it...
(to my better half :rolleyes: )
Make sure you post some pics when it arrives... :D
Hellz
Gene's knives are very good and I love the thirty that I have so I am pretty sure that you will like it :)
Toddy, I'm an early riser specially at this time of year, and it was actually my birthday Sunday so I can justify it as a toy...I mean present!
I spotted it Saturday and was waiting for the email from Gene to see if I got it so I was a bit excited when I posted earlier :o
Leon is that a # 30 you have or do you have 30 Gene Ingrams? I'm very jealous if you have that many!
Anyhow, Gene's making me a left handed sheath up and will post it out first of next week.
Leon is that a # 30 you have or do you have 30 Gene Ingrams? I'm very jealous if you have that many!
Anyhow, Gene's making me a left handed sheath up and will post it out first of next week.
No I only have 2 presently and one is a #30, now you've got me thinking 30 Gene Ingrams :D
Just got an email from Gene, he posted off my knife yesterday so I should have it in 4-7 days :). Hope it arrives for the weekend.
Gene makes very nice knives by the look of it, I fancied a #1 drop point and the Shortcut (with spalted maple). At some point Gene figured he could ask a higher price for his knives, after the price increase his knives weren't such a bargain anymore. That put his knives out of my price bracket.
I found a German webshop (toolshop.de) with free shipping in the EU and ordered a very nice Helle Trofé for 95 euro's.
At some point Gene figured he could ask a higher price for his knives, after the price increase his knives weren't such a bargain anymore. That put his knives out of my price bracket.
I've not noticed a significant increase, but for what you get they are still a real bargain in my opinion.
The spalted maple is an excellent choice; I have a spalted maple #30 (bottom) and a spalted maple burl pocket wharncliffe (top).
http://hellzteeth.com/images/Gallery%20Images/gene_ingram_pw_7.JPG
Gene has a long waiting list at the moment, perfect for saving up :D
Hellz
Gene has a long waiting list at the moment, perfect for saving up :D
So I guess you are a victim of Gene's success...
So I guess you are a victim of Gene's success...
Nope, I pay a reasonable amount of money and get a very fine custom knife in return. I don't know where being a victim comes into it... :rolleyes:
Welcome to the forum.
Hellz
Got a ticket through the door saying the postie had a package too big for my letterbox this morning! I'll be at the local office first thing tomorrow :)
So I guess you are a victim of Gene's success...
A knife is worth what you are willing to pay for it, I think Gene's knives are good value for money.
Just picked it up from the post office. It's a beaut, and I have a long weekend to play with it :). I'll post some picks later.
charliefox
28-05-2005, 07:52
Hope you weren't bivvyed outside the Post Office all night? :)
Can't wait to see the pics.
Hope you weren't bivvyed outside the Post Office all night? :)
Can't wait to see the pics.
Not quite, but I was waiting when they opened :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/LJintheUK/blades/ingram4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/LJintheUK/blades/ingram3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/LJintheUK/blades/ingram2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/LJintheUK/blades/ingram1.jpg
First impressions are very good, although it'll take a while to get used to a secondary bevel after using so many scandi's.
That's a beauty :D
Hope it brings you a lot of pleasure.
Hellz