And the Winners Are:

Thanks for signing up everyone, a fantastic turnout as usual!

The winning numbers are:

5 supertuscan
10 I'm a Fixer Upper
88 thatcoder
93 knifenut
95 ideadoc
115 Bosley
139 oldskoolboarder
167 RNST
170 Craiconn
175 WildThing
197 Scudod
198 dale
201 billydreamer
205 Schwartzop
232 Stelgard
237 DIRTYB
265 slothuf
274 Hybernaut

I will send out emails to the winners right now. Thanks again folks!

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Fixer Sign Up Sale

So, at long last I have gotten some Fixers done. I have 18 of them sheathed up and sharpened. These compact S30v neck knives are made of 5/32" stock and feature six SAE wrench sizes in the handle (designed to be used with the knife in the sheath), a 1/4" hex opening whose main purpose on this tool is to aid in sheath retention and a small 1 3/8" cutting edge. The Fixers are $145 each plus shipping and this sign up sale will run until 7 PM eastern time tonight, March 7th at which point the winning numbers will be drawn. As always, thank you all for your interest and support!

Sale is over, winners will be announced shortly. Thanks to everyone who signed up!

List of Entrants

Sign Up Sale Rules

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If I look like I've seen a ghost...

...it's probably because I have! :)

I have a limited number of these Raw Bar Ghosts available. It is not at all common but every once in a while I'm able to preserve some pieces with this outstanding textured finish on them. There aren't a whole lot of them so I need to keep it to one per customer. The price is $55 plus shipping.

Sold Out, thank you!

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Last of the WingNuts

OK, I have a couple dozen WingNuts left and then that is the end of the batch. These have a lovely smooth gunmetal looking patina on them, the result of sanding and bead blasting followed by many hours of tumbling.

Sold Out, thank you!

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Ghost Drawings

Wanna see where this design came from? I had originally been thinking of making a larger prytool and then trying to use the inside waste cutout to give me a two for one kind of tool shape. But the more I thought about it I decided to not do the big tool but just try the smaller one. Because after all, I am most interested in the smaller tools myself. The Ghosts are 2.5" long.



Anyway, I liked the outcome but then I started playing with variations of it. I ended up deciding to go with the most complicated of the drawings and trying a new edge treatment. I may make the variation drawings too at some point....you can see my doodlings, eraser marks and my brainstorming for names, none of which ended up being used. :)

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G2 SuperBug Sneak Peek

Here's a quick mockup of the coming G2 SuperBug design. Changes from Gen1 are the O2 wrench as lanyard hole, round bottle opener area, B tank wrench for his eye and overall length is increased to 3.5 inches. Also, the o-ring grooves have been enlarged and I'm using fatter o-rings.

It will be a few weeks before these tools are done. These are only quick mockups, the tools have not been heat treated so no, I am not selling prototypes. ;)



Next to a mockup of the plain Ghost for size comparison:

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March Update

I have the remaining WingNuts ready and will do a sale later today. These had to have extensive refinishing and so will have a smooth gunmetal gray finish rather than the brighter Stone Aged finish. I am just not able to get that high lustre with my home equipment. However, I really like the antique look that I have been getting through my own efforts.

The Fixers are sitting here with sheaths done but I still need to sharpen them.

The titanium Wroach is a long ways off still since they need to be milled, etc...the whole finishing process.

G2 Superbugs are maybe three weeks away from completion with a very small number coming this week with raw bar finish.

My buddy at the machine shop screwed me up with the remaining Mini BrewDrivers because he decided to knock off and do another project rather than finishing mine but he should be back on them this week. As soon as I get them I will be doing a batch in green and probably some other colors as well. Some plain ones will be available for those who ask for them.

The Flea has been renamed the Ghost and I have a small number of them with raw bar finish at heat treat right now, will possibly have them later this week but I don't want to swear to it since the heat treat guys never let me know when my stuff will run through the ovens and tumblers. The remaining LARGE batch is almost done and ready to start tumbling, heat treat etc so will be a few weeks. I'm going to work on these this morning and try to get them out the door by tomorrow to start the finishing journey.

The Raw Bar finished Ghost:



Titanium Prototype Wroach:

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