Recent content by merzb

Honeycomb / wasp nest I have a photo of a filled wasp's nest interframe that appeared in the September, 1992 Blade. I don't know how to post a photo but will be glad to email it to you if you would like to post it. I started with a large nest, cleaned it, dyed it black (India ink), placed it in...

If you give me your email address I can send you a private email with copies of the correspondence on the matter. It probably isn't appropriate for an open forum. I will say that the knives were allegedly stolen from a truck at a gun show held in some university town.

Might ask the Museum folks what has been done to recover the donated knives that were stolen in Montana. I know of one Guild member other than myself who lost a knife. I wrote several Guild officers about the issue but never received a response.

I don't mean to be contrary, but I believe you can take Mr. Caffrey's first sentence and exchange "lockback" for "liner lock" and have an equally accurate statement. I make both designs and can defend or condemn either one. It is my observation that liner locks seldom, if ever, fail because the...