Yeah...super cool of you Jim. It's a huge burden you bear on behalf of others.

I was going to send you a PM, but you look overloaded! I bet you've got spreadsheets going just to keep it all straight! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Maybe they'll bring some more stuff in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/2weeks.gif" alt="" />

Nobody's objected to having their requests posted, and I'm later than I expected getting around to it, so here I go, in more or the less the order I received requests in:

1) myketheknife (has made arrangements for Busse to charge him and to ship), wants 2 knives, not duplicates from:
A) Scrap Muk
B) Wiener Dog
C) Mud Puppy
also wants me to call him about a couple others.

2) fastcamo:
A) Scrap Muk
B) Rat Mastiff (not chopwieller)

3) damon:
A) Wiener Dog

4) Silverback:
A) Scrap Muk

5) darkaether:
A) hand-shaped NMSFNO
B) satin-finish SJTAC -- I assume since you have a CG SJTAC, that's what you want, not to include a BOSS Jack as an alternate
C) SARsquatch
D) Vex (especially green linen)

6) KENKEN (has made arrangements for Busse to charge him and to ship):
A) NMFBM, prefer black Micarta/black blade, but will accept alternate color combos

7) sumoj275:
A) Regulator LE
B) DFLE

8) lazi:
A) Scrap Muk

9) rainwalker (has made arrangements for Busse to charge him and to ship):
A) BOSS Jack (prefer Choiless)

10) Private Klink (has made arrangements for Busse to charge him and to ship):
A) Regulator LE
B) BOSS Jack (prefer Choiless, followed by large, then small choil)
C) Terror Monkey DSF

11) md02geist (has made arrangements for Busse to charge him and to ship):
A) Regulator LE
B) Possibly, Terror Monkey DSF
wants a call before committing on the Terror Monkey.

12) RN:
A) Scrap Muk

13) RAISIN-CAIN:
A) Dog Father

I know that some of these are unlikely to be available, but if they are, I'll do what I can. As I wrote yesterday, it's hard to describe how chaotic these things can be -- last Fall people were gathered around crew members in different parts of the suite, and they were reaching for knives as they were being pulled from the boxes -- several never even got set down. Many knives were set down and made it all the way through the evening, but as for others, if you weren't standing beside the right box when it was being being unpacked, you never even saw them until pictures of were posted by the folks who snatched them. You get first pick the night before, but I'll be far from alone up there when picking. Considering that five people have requested Muks, I hope that they have a lot more than the one I saw on the wall.

Since I'm late posting this, I'll stick around for another hour checking the board -- let me know if I'm wrong about what you asked for. There were a lot of requests and I usually only keep two message slots free, so I had to delete most messages after making notes on paper to clear the way for more incoming.

Thank you so much Jim for your help.

Hi jim black canvas marcata and black coating for sure!! Good luck and thanks!

Fastcamo...a rat mastiff? Know something we don't? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks Jim, I appreciate it and know I was a late request...if only so many muks are scored pleased make sure they go to the folks who first got squared away with you!

Some sweet steel there! I like darkaether's taste in blades!

Rat Mastiff.........? That would be kinda nice......was there one on the wall <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> / Luck be with ya Jim- you are a good man <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I've done some proxying in the past and it is work! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

It's way cool of you Jim to take care of some many of use hungry dogs! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

I wish I could of made it to Knob this time, maybe I could of helped, but it just wasn't meant to be this time... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for trying Jim & thanks for the MP inbound.

Just think - the Blade show is only about 8 weeks away! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Hope you are saving up Tom. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />Are you going to post a proxy thread ? Thanks <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Hi all; first for the disappointing news, there were no Wiener Dogs, and while I was told there was one Scrap Muk, someone else must have gotten there first because I never saw it. They had Chopwielers, but no Mastiffs (hope springs eternal), there were also no DFLEs, although there were Dog Fathers in tanker gray and tan. So, many people got left out in the cold, but I was able to score some things:

1) myketheknife, as Myke noted, I was able to arrange a Mud Puppy -- Busse Combat will bill him and ship the knife to him.

2) fastcamo: Sorry

3) damon: Also sorry.

4) Silverback: Failing to be able to fill a request is one of the more frustrating aspects of attempting to proxy; sorry.

5) darkaether:
I was able to get a hand-shaped Micarta NMSFNO -- they also had a nice black/tan hand-shaped G10 handled NMSFNO, but the difference in appearance wouldn't have been worth the extra $60 to me and I liked the way the canvas Micarta felt better, so that's what I chose. They had multiple satin-finish SJTACs, and I wasn't sure which handles I liked best, so I moved along to the next table (where I found the NMSFNO and a SARsquatch) while I considered it -- by the time I turned around to look again, all the satin SJTACs were gone.

Funny thing about that SARsquatch; last show I specifically remember Garth saying that those were the last of the SARsquatch blanks, so I didn't think there was any chance they'd have one -- it just goes to show you.

They only had one Vex and it was a custom ground blade, similar to one Jeff Forbush landed at the last show, that I wanted for myself -- if they'd had any more Vexes, I'd have been able to get you one. Sorry about that and dropping the ball on a SJTAC, but I think you'll really like the NMSFNO and SARsquatch.

6) KENKEN: I wasn't able to get a NMFBM; I'm told that there were two, both with sandstorm G10 handles and that the same guy grabbed them both, but I never actually saw them. They would have been on the same table with darkaether's NMSFNO and SARsquatch. Sorry that I didn't get there sooner, but I was grabbing other stuff along the way. I called, and (as we discussed) Busse Combat will be processing a Tanker gray Dog Father order for you.

7) sumoj275: I got you a Regulator LE

8) lazi: Sorry, no Muks

9) rainwalker: They filled out paperwork to have a Choiless BOSS Jack sent to you. The deal with BOSS Jacks is that the three prototypes were brought to Knob Creek, but they are not for sale. They are taking orders for them -- if I'd bought one for myself, I'd have needed to pay a $40 down-payment, but they didn't make me do that for yours -- I don't know details of how they'll process the payment, but the paperwork was filled out and they'll get in touch with you.

10) Private Klink: Same deal as Jeff -- your paperwork was filled out by Stewart and the order will be processed by the shop.

11) md02geist: Stewart filled out an order over the phone.

12) RN: One more time, sorry, no Muks

13) RAISIN-CAIN: Dog Father -- I prefer Tanker over Tan, so that's what I got for you.

For those interested, and/or may be having someone else proxy for them, there are some "Show Specials"; they normally do that sort of thing at Blade, but I don't recall ever seeing them at Knob Creek. They are:

Terror Monkey BOSS Street: normally, $227 / KC show price, $197
Terror Monkey Desert Storm Fighter: normally, $257 / KC show price, $237
BOSS Jacks: normally, $317 / KC show price, $277
Competition finish BWM: normally, $387 / KC show price, $347
Regulator LE: normally, $139.95 / KC show price, $129.95

Some of the "Show Special" knife quantities are quite low (for instance, I got their last Competition finish BWM). If/when they run out of those knives, they'll take orders with a down payment, as with the BOSS Jack orders. They'll also be doing another 'ganza soon, although you'll obviously get better prices from Knob Creek if you can swing it.

I've never seen knives sell so quickly -- I honestly think that they may have sold half their stock tonight. Excluding the orders that the Busse Combat is processing per prior arrangements, my bill was just over $3200, and I saw a couple people spend more than twice as much as me. Of that, an NMSFNO, a SARsquatch, a Regulator LE and a Dog Father are for other people, but that still leaves a lot of that on me. I need to review my bill, drink some alka-seltzer, and go to bed. I'll check back in tomorrow.

Thanks for your hard work Jim! Just attempting a shopping list is quite a task...