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I know that all three Companies share equipment and such, and that will contribute to the time required for Dan to get blades out to us. BUT I would also wager that Dan puts A LOT of time into prototyping, trying different grinds, thicknesses and blade profiles and heights along with handle shapes. I suspect THIS is what takes so long, the desire to get it "Just right" for us. Is it possible that Dan is a Perfectionist! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Yes, but he has to start with a vision. No knife is ideal for every function...so Dan has to start with performance parameters in mind. If the 1/4" is true (I'm not certain yet, as mistakes have been made on the website before)....then I think it's safe to speculate that one of Dan's criteria was to build a TANK of a small knife. It's a great idea really. Modern day yardkeeper / howling rat.

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