The blond is pretty nice looking, too!




::hauling ass outa the AO::

Photo analysis leads me to believe the human female is a non-native species. She has a tan. I've seen examples of the native population and they never get enough sun to tan effectively. :D Peregrino

I hope to make it to the Blade Show this year. Hopefully I'll be admiring knives on Friday and Saturday.

Good news/Bad news
 

I mailed off my 'request for a memorandum of authorization a month ago today.

I received a call this morning from a gal with the USAJFKSWCS Chief of Staff's office. I'll just refer to her as... L. Went something like this:

L: "Mr Morrison?"
Me: "Yes" ( knowing I had to get that Mr stuff out)
L: "I Have good news and bad news"
Me: "OK L, but please know, that phrase was invented BECAUSE of me.
A couple other things, L. Please just call me Brad. I know what the
'good news' is. I qualify for the Yarborough."
L: " Yes Sir" (LOL, now I have to get rid of the "Sir")

Me: "L"?

L: " Yes Sir"?

Me: Please call me Brad. I was a NCO not an Officer....... Okay?

L: Okay S......... Brad.

She is a sweetheart.
Here's the deal. Seems that the original allotment of serial numbered Yarboroughs
Is/was targeted for 1000. I didn't and still don't see any mention of that on the Yarborough site. Seems I'm 1001. LOL.

I am now at the TOP of the waiting list. :cool: Which, I believe is a first for me.

She told me that they were thinking about extending the current run to Sept. or Oct. OR........ Doing a second run and that she would call every week or two to keep me informed. Thinking back today about the number of SF guys, while I was in, since and now, it's alot more than 1000.
See how it pans out.

Odd...
 

When I ordered mine I was told the following regarding the numbering system:
#1-#12: spoken for / presented to the muckety mucks who are mentioned in some historical papers someplace :rolleyes:
(just kidding)
#13-#1000: SF Qualified folks from prior to the first classes being "issued" their knife on graduation (Aug 2002???)
#1001 and up: to be issued to newest Q graduates from date above forward.

not certain why they wouldn't just issue you one with a higher number. I had to wait for mine as well (#474) because they only received small batches (2-5) at a time.

Best of luck
Love my knife: THANKS Mr. Harsey!!! :lifter

Eagle

This is a matter of choosing blocks of numbers.
If there is any problem, please advise. I got a call yesterday from some guy asking how this was going. He wears four stars and is in charge of some little operation near Tampa.

I don't know Eagle. Based on what you just described, it looks like I'm in the 'gray' area, having graduated SFTG 11/69. I knew they were ordered in small batches and there would be a wait, which was fine. I didn't even care what serial number was on the knife. Thought it would be up in the upper thousands anyway.

Maybe if they sold me one with a number over 1001, folks would think I was the oldest guy to graduate from Q. :D

Damn, Mr Harsey... hob nobbin' with Four Stars. :eek:

L said she'd call in a week or two. See what she says then. I'll ask her about a higher serial number.

Thanks Guys........

12B4S,
Not hob nobbin, just a brief conversation.
Please keep me in the loop on the numbers thing here. There is no problem with CRK doing the work on it's end.

Thanks Bill. Let you know what I learn from L, next time we speak.

green beret knife
 

Hi Mr Harsey, good call on the S30V i have a couple of customs made from this steel and its performence leaves nothing to be desired , when making a hard use knife for hard users you have hit the nail on the head! S30V sebenza is my edc folder and i is a fine product of sound design, all the best ,kitty

hellokitty,
First, welcome aboard Sir. It's good to see you here.
That Sebenza you carry is made by the same guy (Chris Reeve) who suggested to Crucible Specialty Tool Steels the chemical composition of that type of steel and the result is the CPM S-30V.
Much credit due Crucible for the amount of research and fine tuning it took to make this happen, it was not easy or overnight.
Chris and I ran the "caveman knifemaking" tests with it before it was on the market.
If it failed at any one of several key points, we would not be using it.
This steel has served us and our users well.

Bill,

I work with one of your former students (van beever). Can you tell us about the Japanese honor you hold? Aren't you the only American with that recognition?

I believe the honor you speak of is that I am one of the very few Americans who as a custom knifemaker have their work in the Japanese National Knife Museum.

Update
 

Closing in on a year now. Talked to a gal down at USAJFKSWCS last week. To save me typing........ The authorization letter is on it's way..........

Good thing I am a patient guy. :rolleyes: I might have had to resort to be being a name dropper. (Bill) ;)

There were only 987 serial numbered Yarboroughs. Starting at #13, going through #1000. I mean for present and former guys, who didn't have them awarded after graduating Q school.

Good news you got to this point.

I don't think dropping my name would change anything.