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AveryC
1571
May 25, 2018
Hi everyone, We have an update on the production status of the Massdrop x Schwarz Perpetua EDC Folding Knife. Unfortunately there was a delay in the steel shipment, and we now estimate that the knives will ship to members in late July. The nitro-v stainless steel arrived at the manufacturing facility later than expected, and the team has just completed cutting the blade blanks. The liners have been cut, and the omega springs have been received and inspected. Based on the steel delay we now expect production on the knives to be complete in mid July. After shipment to our warehouse and quality control checks, this puts our estimated ship date to members in late July. We apologize for this delay and we’re working with the team to get these folding knives through production in a timely manner. We know this delay is disappointing, so we do have some good news to share! The signed design sketches just arrived at our office, and we're planning on sending them out next week. Huge thanks to TJ for hand signing 1,000 (!) cards. We also have some production photos to share:
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If you don’t want to wait the additional time for the blade, you can cancel your order via the transactions page: https://www.massdrop.com/transactions. We’ll provide an update on the production status in late June.
JDM_GT
192
May 25, 2018
AveryCAppreciate the update. I know Millit knives are working hard on these. They even gave up blade show to keep on production. And it's great to see some pictures during the build.
Oregonstan
20
May 25, 2018
AveryCThe blanks show cut 2 weeks ago? When was the initial timeframe?
remrats
33
May 25, 2018
OregonstanHah! I was going to say the same thing. Instagram doesn't lie. The blades were done two weeks ago. I'm fine with production delays. But this story doesn't line up with reality.
zevidg
40
May 25, 2018
AveryCHumm ok but ...
AtticusVulpes
124
May 26, 2018
AveryCI have to say, massdrop is good about one thing: informing customers of any hiccups.
Hatuletoh
850
May 26, 2018
remratsI don't know how long it takes to cut that many blanks, but it does say that the steel "arrived at...the facility later than expected", and that the production team "has just COMPLETED cutting the blade blanks" [my emphasis]. The pic shows blanks in stacks of ten; and eyeball estimate based on that, and the number of stacks visible, I'd say there are between 500 and 800 total.
In other words, they may have had a few hundred still to cut when that pic was taken; even if that's the whole stack, I'm sure this email /post was very carefully written, and then very carefully scrutinzed before going out. The worst, worst thing MD could do in a message like this, an update/apology would be to make an typo and (for example) say that the knives will be shipped in June rather than July.
In other words, given that the pic doesn't necessarily show every single blank that had to be cut and might instead have been taken while the cutting was still in progress; and given that there was probably some delay between when this message was written and actually sent...it's probably cool. I dont think theres anything jenky going on. PROBABLY not...
Hatuletoh
850
May 26, 2018
AveryCWhen I joined this drop I knew there was no way on gods green earth you'd be shipping May 29th. For a brand new, never-before built, totally original design to be made that quickly would require everything to go perfectly smoothly--w/o a hitch. And some potential "hitches" can be controlled, others, like vendors of materiel, cannot.
I made up my mind that 8/1 was the date the knife ought to be ready by. So get it to me, or at least on its way by then and Im content.
Can't wait for my signed sketch. And the longer blade on the actual knife looks very good. VERY good.
JDM_GT
192
May 26, 2018
HatuletohI was thinking the same. But this is massdrop, we wait for every drop, what's a few extra weeks. Doesn't bother me at all.
Laserbait
40
May 28, 2018
AveryCI appreciate the update, and I'm fine with the delay. I hope that MD and Millit think about doing an "XL" version as well.
AveryCWhen will the signed cards get sent out?
Hatuletoh
850
May 31, 2018
JDM_GTYou are fortunate. I have no patience with or for "things" Actions of people clearly trying their best and still failing don't illicit that sense of low-grade fury I get when a machine doesn't work, or my new toy hasn't arrived. And thank the good gods for that or I would be the most insufferable prig who ever lived (instead of just ONE of the most insufferable). Indeed, I buy probably half as many products from MD as I might otherwise if I didn't have to wait for them. I have no idea how I'll make it until November waitint for those Spyderco sprint runs. If they weren't very, very cool I wouldn't have bothered with them.
One thing good I will say about the wait: it cuts down on collectors scooping up a bunch of a desirable product so they can resell it immediately, or relatively soon anyway, at a higher price. And from the few examples I've seen, the MD-exlcusive knives resell for 10 to 25% more than the original cost on the secondary market.
Even still...man, I hate waiting for toys.
m0llusk
34
Jun 17, 2018
As.sharp.as.i.can.seeI got mine yesterday. I'm so psyched for this knife! That Millit skipped Blade Show to get this done is a major show of commitment. If they can storm into the hundred to two hundred dollar utility folder market this could be very good for them over time possibly starting with more Perpetua drops and variations.
Maugust09
59
Jun 21, 2018
AveryCStill looking at july delivery?
m0lluskWhat day did your arrive?
JDM_GT
192
Jul 24, 2018
As.sharp.as.i.can.seeHe is talking about the print, not the knife. They haven't shipped yet. And going off the Millit instagram they are still in the final part of production with laser engraving. But it's very close, exciting.
JDM_GTGot it! I keep up on the Millit Instagram. I was being hopeful.
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