The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**

[Jeremy]

OK guys,
I'll be drawing names either tonight or tomorrow and then send out two emails to each of you.  The first will the master list of who each of you will send your knives to and will be sent via a distribution list.  Depending on your mail browser it may be filed under "junk" or "spam" so check those folders.  
The second will be an email to each of you with the addresses and contact info for the guys you'll be sending your knives to.  I'm not missing any info from anyone, so this shouldn't be a problem.  If you don't have two emails from me by the end of the weekend give me a shout (or give me a break, b/c I should have a new baby by then    )

It's my hope that we'll do this once a year, just like we do the arrow swap and wingbone/turkeycall swap etc.  So if you want to get started on next year's, feel free to and know that I plan on starting after the hunting seasons are over.

OH, and as a reminder if you're posting pictures (and I hope you do) please post them in this thread so we don't end up with 30+ knife threads on a hunting forum!

[Over&Under]

This is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!  I will definatly be in for next year!!!

Way to go everybody!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your work Jeremy!!!

jake

[Bobby Urban]

Jeremy - Congrats on the soon to be baby!!

I will be patient with that as an escuse -

Bob Urban

[robtattoo]

Here's an update from last night's picture.....

 

Two down, one to go....pics tommorrow!

[drewsbow]

Very nice Rob:0)

[Jeremy]

OK, everyone should have the first email!  I'll start sending the individual emails after dinner.

[4runr]

Wow Jeremy! You got the short end of the stick on this deal. You put back Doug and drew me instead? It is a cool knife, but, it is a cheatr none the less. I admire your honesty, Sir.

[MYSTIKBOW]

Yeoowzer.. Rob those are a couple of sweet lookin
blades!!

[robtattoo]

And number 3 FINISHED!!

(MAN! Talk about burning the candle at both ends! This is the7th knife I've started & finished today!)

 
 

[robtattoo]

E-Mail received.

Gee.

Thanks Jeremy!!                

[MYSTIKBOW]

Jeremy, First off let me say congrats on your new baby. Second, thanks for putting this thing together. You've done a first rate job!  
 Third, I sent you a PM.

 JOHN

[Jeremy]

OK, everyone should have all the addresses now... It's amazing what you can get done when your wife goes to take a nap.

Rob, it ain't that bad!  Take it like a man     The knives look great, but pace yourself brother! 7 knives in a day!

Kenny, I just couldn't get that knife - wouldn't have seemed right.  Besides, I've been hinting to my wife and father about Doug's knives for a year now... maybe they'll finally catch on in time for my birthday!

Now it's time to just sit back and watch as the pictures get posted  

Thanks to everyone who put a knife in this time around!  And if for some reason (timing, my fault, etc) someone wasn't included in this who wanted to be, don't worry, we'll be doing this again next year, so you'll have time to make more!  I'll probably start it up again right after the major hunting seasons are over.

[robtattoo]

Originally posted by Jeremy:
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Rob, it ain't that bad!  Take it like a man      The knives look great, but pace yourself brother! 7 knives in a day!

 

Nah, not bothered at all!  :D  Doug's already hd one of mine, made a while back. My QC is far better than it was back then! Thank mate, 7 in a day ain't that unusual, a man's gotta make a living! (Maybe I ought to hike my prices a bit.... :D ) Tim Roberts keeps on selling these armguards of his & somebody's gotta make the knives for 'em!

[drewsbow]

Thanks to all that took part in this great swap.Thanks Jeremy for all your hard work :0) Since I have five knives going out and couldn't decide how to pick for whom they would go I had my wife put names on them at random as she knows none of the people involved :0) I hope ya'll like them thanks Drew

[Linc]

Drew, Looks like you will be getting a knapped knife.I was glad to see that on an earlier post that you were hoping for one.  

[dorris]

posting these picture for bobby urban this is the knife he has built for the swap . its the osage handled one on top nice job sir .


 

[Bobby Urban]

Thank you - It is a Green River style w/ osage.  Flexible Carbon Blade and Coat hanger Pins.

A bit more primative than some of the great knife makers ar producing on here but a very functional blade.  I have filleted fish and butchered deer with it.

I really hope you  enjoy it RobTattoo

Bob Urban

[Caveman IL]

Just mailed knives to sticshooter, robatoo, and drewsbow. Had to fill out a customs thingy for Rob.  Jeremy, thanks for running this swap and for being so honest about Doug's knife.  Good luck w/ your new baby.  I hope he/she sleeps well at night--some do, some don't. My wife breast fed the kids so I didn't have to get up either way-- Thanks again.
Bobby-- I like your kn
ife--functional and a using knife as opposed to a display or too-pretty-to-use knife. Larry

[robtattoo]

Spent all day today, sheathmaking. Here's my last two pics before they're all mailed off to y'all.

 
 

Hope you all enjoy them & they give you many years of use & good service.

Thanks for lettng me take part in this & a big Thank You to Jeremy, for organising this logistical nightmare!

[Over&Under]

Dang!!!!!  Rob - those are just plain sweet as always!!!!!!  Gooollllllllly!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jake