I think that the Busse plan is a very good one. Rotate the blades so that the
new Dawgs can catch up on the line, once in awhile introduce something new to
keep things fresh and you have the best of both worlds. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Regarding waiting periods, I ordered a custom knife from a maker in May, and am
expecting it to show up in the first 2 weeks of January. This makes me very
happy, because the maker originally told me not to expect it for about 10 months.
Now it should be getting here about the same time as my SOD <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />