Thanks Dan, I cant wait. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> This takes all the stress out of it. Most of it anyway. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

..... what is not changing:

1. The forum will remain as is and continue to be a family oriented place to talk steel, knives, and associated subjects. The Brotherhood of the Yard continues to grow with many new Dogs joining on a regular basis. The friendly atmosphere of the Yard ensures that they will not be attacked for asking any question or sharing their thoughts.

2. The delivery of the highest quality knife at the lowest possible price will continue.

3. Dumpster Diving is in my blood and I will continue to bring different steels and associated parts to the table.

4. The customer focused approach will continue to be the highest priority.

What will change:

1. The way we offer knives. Instead of posting that knives are available and taking orders until the inventory is depleted, we will now take orders on 1 or 2 models for approx. 4-6 weeks (depending on the model) and will then discontinue that offer. NO additional orders will be accepted until those models come back around in the model rotation. It could be 2 to 3 years before those models are made available again. This approach allows the customer a better chance of getting in on a model offering while allowing us to batch process or group build knives. This, in turn, assists us in keeping a lower cost of production, while ensuring high quality bladeware and the high performance that has become the hallmark of Scrap Yard Knives.

2. Customer satisfaction should increase over the very high ratings we get today and more people will get to share in owning the standard in high performance to price ratio knives.

As always, I continue my thanks to the Yard for the feedback and input that has not only made us very successful in 2 short years, but also for helping us formulate our "go forward" approach

Dan

The way we offer knives. Instead of posting that knives are available and taking orders until the inventory is depleted, we will now take orders on 1 or 2 models for approx. 4-6 weeks (depending on the model) and will then discontinue that offer. NO additional orders will be accepted until those models come back around in the model rotation. It could be 2 to 3 years before those models are made available again. This approach allows the customer a better chance of getting in on a model offering while allowing us to batch process or group build knives. This, in turn, assists us in keeping a lower cost of production, while ensuring high quality bladeware and the high performance that has become the hallmark of Scrap Yard Knives.

I agree, the waiting 4-6 weeks is going to hurt, maybe they can work out some sort of plan where the first group or so who ordered could get their steel earlier.