How about an 11" Fishtail Picklock, with a 5" blad
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Is there any way that we can suggest to BOTH SKM and Francesco Beltrame to retool and ressurect these knives? With modern steels, thes could prove to be a less expensive alternative to FAR more expensive domestic manufacturers. (Benchmade, Dalton, et. al.)
Perhaps we could inspire the Maniago crowd to slightly undercut them! All would benefit, manufacturer and consumer alike! Remember: Compertition is the lifeblood of the business world!
Just a thought,
Scott
Perhaps we could inspire the Maniago crowd to slightly undercut them! All would benefit, manufacturer and consumer alike! Remember: Compertition is the lifeblood of the business world!
Just a thought,
Scott
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Scott,
I admire your enthusiasm. Rest assured, however, that over the past several years, while you have been involved in whatever you have been involved in, many of us here have been pushing for the same things that you are championing, such as better quality, more variety etc., etc., etc. We have had some successes. It is not as if you have arrived on this forum to find a gaggle of lobotomized zombies that you can single-handedly lead out of the Valley of Mediocrity. Reading of past posts should relieve you of any such erroneous assumptions.
As I have previously mentioned, if you want to front the tooling cost and otherwise immunize these makers from economic risk, you can get just about anything made you want. Sad to say it is about money...
I admire your enthusiasm. Rest assured, however, that over the past several years, while you have been involved in whatever you have been involved in, many of us here have been pushing for the same things that you are championing, such as better quality, more variety etc., etc., etc. We have had some successes. It is not as if you have arrived on this forum to find a gaggle of lobotomized zombies that you can single-handedly lead out of the Valley of Mediocrity. Reading of past posts should relieve you of any such erroneous assumptions.
As I have previously mentioned, if you want to front the tooling cost and otherwise immunize these makers from economic risk, you can get just about anything made you want. Sad to say it is about money...
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I like my stainless steel Campolin and Francesco Beltrame Fishtail Picklocks, But they won't hold a decent edge. I need to replace the blade on my Beltrame with an identical one manufactured from AUS-8 steel. That will make it work.j.a.c. wrote: contact AGA Campolin
they make fishtail picklocks
I appreciate all that answered this thread. Now to get me to a forger/cutler/steelworker that will do the work that I need. Again, I thank you all!
Scott
Re: How about an 11" Fishtail Picklock, with a 5" blad
I suppose this one is too big???
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Re: How about an 11" Fishtail Picklock, with a 5" blad
Yep, it's just a tad too big for practical purposes!
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Re: How about an 11" Fishtail Picklock, with a 5" blad
I guess I'll have to turn to Paul Panak to have a handmade Fishtail Picklock with some decent metal in it.
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Re: How about an 11" Fishtail Picklock, with a 5" blad
CONGRATULATIONS!Fishtail Picklock wrote: I guess I'll have to turn to Paul Panak to have a handmade Fishtail Picklock with some decent metal in it.
It only took you 5-1/2 years to come to this conclusion...
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