Mine mine mine mine mine mine mine.....even from South Africa that will be mine !!!!!

done properly 1095 can be excellent in a knife
there are a couple of companies out there that do it well
I am sure that these will be among the best
however $140 US is $185 canadian
With shipping it will be well over $200 cdn and I cannot justify the expense right now
I spent too much money on toys the last 4 or 5 months
As always timing is everything

It will be yours mate

Well, the $140US is already $200AU...
And not that long ago they were at par...

58-60 RC is a fairly common range for a lot of custom makers to run 1095, I think toughness is the last thing I'll be worrying about. Not that I'd be surprised if they don't end up a little softer. The KaBar BK2 is 56-58 by some sources, 58-60 by others, but a freaking tank by all. I'm looking forward to running this next to some ESEE and Becker blades. And next to the BG ASH-1. And seeing what Andy has to say about the comparison with the INFI ASH-1. And .. touching it. Calling it dirty names then saying I was just kidding. Just because it's TRASHy doesn't mean I can't respect it in the morning.

I kinda want to drink the kool-aid and go for the CG SOB- I'm just not sure I see the benefit to price point. I really want to jump on a Fiddleback production Camp knife if I can find a reasonable price to get it modded for the hidden lanyard. And it would just be weird not to order Battle Horse Knives monthly special. Aaaaaand Survive! needs more of my money for about 4 more preorders (seriously, have you guys seen the specs on the GSO-12?!?!?!?!). That being said I can easily see all of that being passed over for a couple more weeks for a 2nd TRASH-1. I won't need a second, and I won't keep a safe queen, but I'm stoked enough to want to put my money where my mouth is and support this release as much as my meager wallet can.

The price point looks good. The design is obviously solid. I don't even hate that it has a choil, it's right at that weird medium size where I can take or leave one. The only thing I don't care for too much is that the choil is square. I don't understand the thought process. My finger isn't perfectly round, but it darn sure isn't square. The choil on the 411 made me not love what was otherwise perfect, the square choil torpedo'd it for me.

More importantly though...

When things happen around here they happen FAST!

Hehe, not always. Sometimes we're just half fast.

I'm In....Thanks Dan

Speak for yourself Randy!

As much as I'm tempted I think I'm going to pass. No doubt it'll be a great knife and an excellent value, but 1/4" is just too thick for my liking in a 6" knife.

I also wish that it was in 3/16 inch. But with the Warranty they give I can see them wanting to stack the odds in the House's favor. Maybe they've spent to much time in Vegas.