I’ve been making the 97s since ... ah ... let’s see now .... 19...97!!! Hey ... how’bout that!

I understand that “Collectibles” aren’t all in constant use, but some receive consistent usage. If you have one that you have used regularly; how is it holding up? Are you pleased with the mechanism? How is the “smile factor” holding up?



I lay my 97 Mac Prototype right here every night. And it gives me a smile each time I pass it.

I pulled up a brief selection of 97s I’ve made for you at BPSouth. I wonder how they are doing providing “Smiles and Miles”

Best,
Gary

Nice selection of Mdl 97's ! I have to admit I still use my Swiss Army Knife as my daily carry, but I have used my Mdl 97 enough that it needs sharpened ! Your Mdl 97 A's are very nice and should go with the younger (40 - 50 yr old ) people. I see them with a lot of auto's. Anyway thanks for posting the pics , always good to see your work !

Bob

Hey
I see one or two of mine in there .
My daily carry Md 97 is holding up great . As you know I keep it loose in my pocket ( not recommended) but I still use it every day .
A little stropping keeps in it great shape .

My favorite ever that I carried . It is the bottom picture with the dragon etched into the blade !

Thanks
Kurt

Excellent! You’ve given it a good home Kurt. Glad to hear that “stropping” comment. That’s usually all an edge needs. It’s wasteful of your edge steel, to use more abrasive stones or diamond bricks. If you only need to remove X amount of steel .... don’t take off 10X. Eventually, you MAY need to swipe a few strokes on a stronger stone (just to reestablish the geometry), but do so sparingly.

Sounds like you are doing well. (Except that pocket full of carbide grit ... Haha

Thks for posting
Gary