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Below is information for a good cause raffle running on Facebook for the next few days.  Peyton Barron is a sweet little girl who has been fighting against brain cancer for the last two years. She is now starting a clinical trial in hopes of eradicating the disease that threatens her body. All proceeds will be going toward the medical expenses and associated costs. If not on FB, entries can be sent straight to PayPal at: adam.r.romero@gmail.com Cross posted from the Paying Forward To Peyton page for exposure. Our next Good Cause Raffle will be for the ultimate Rogers Fan Boy Starter Pack. It will include the following. • Arizona Custom Knives Swag Pack (Shirt, Patch, Stickers) • Richard Rogers Knives Sticker Pack • Richard Rogers Patch x 2 (Both Designs) • Richard Rogers Hank • Richard Rogers Zirconium Bead • Richard Rogers PDQ A little about the knife, Richard debuted this knife at Blade 2016 as an unnamed prototype. Two were made. After Blade a contest was held on the Rogers page to pick a name, but Sally called an audible and decided to name the model “PDQ” in honor of Peyton and her courageous resolve in the face of a fight that would the rest of us exhausted and unable to continue. This is the third of this model made and the first one to be made under its newly chosen name. It consists of a bead blasted CTS-XHP blade with flipper. The handle is comprised of black G10 with blue anodized inlaid titanium lockbar, backspacer/lanyard bail, pocket clip and hardware. The inside of the frame has been milled out with “Peyton” “PDQ” “Rogers” and the Rogers Logo and then filled with glow in the dark epoxy. Entries are $10 per and can be sent to adam.r.romero@gmail.com. You can enter as many times as you would like. Entries can be done in one lump sum or spaced out. I will be using the =RAND() function in excel once I compile the list to break up lump sum entries. Random Number Generator will be used to pick a winner. This will close at 1600 EST on Monday, at which time I will begin processing entries. Once again I would like to thank Richard and Sally for being some of the most thoughtful and caring people in the EDC world and donating this knife and other goodies and Brandon Morton for the bead. Link to the Paying It Forward page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/305225779684542/

Well, it's that time of year again...time to see some green in Atlanta. (Yes, I am talking about green, green grass, green trees and hopefully cash!) We will be at Table 2D and hope you all come visit with us. Blade Show hours are Friday, June 3 from 12:00 - 7:00, Saturday, June 4,  9:00-6:00, and Sunday, June 5, 9:00-2:00. We will be doing things a little differently this time around. We will have a lottery of 5 knives on Friday, with 3 or 4 FCFS knives,  the drawing will be at 3:00 EST. We will have a Saturday lottery with the same number of knives and FCFS; the drawing will be at 1:00 EST. There will only be 50 tickets available per day, so be sure to pick yours up early. We will also have two Open Bid knives, the bidding will close Saturday at 4:30 EST (Axiom) and 5:00 EST (Reflex). A Rangers Only lotto will be drawn Saturday at 1:00 EST. Open Bids and Rangers Only lottery will be open to non-attendees as well. Open Bids will be updated on FB, IG, Messenger, and texts to my number. (575-838-7237). [caption id="attachment_1108" align="alignnone" width="1824"] Friday Lottery Knives - top to bottom: Reflex, Axiom, Vector V2, Vector V2 with Damasteel, Shorty[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1110" align="alignnone" width="3264"] Saturday Lottery Knives - top to bottom: Axiom, Reflex, 4F, Axiom, Vector V2[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1112" align="alignnone" width="3264"] Open Bid - Reflex with blue anodized frames, inlaid lock, Zircuti inlay, Damasteel blade.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1114" align="alignnone" width="3264"] Open Bid - Axiom with Marble Carbon Fiber, Mokuti Bolsters, and Damasteel blade. (sorry for the dark picture, it is hard to get a true color rendering with my phone.)[/caption] There will also be beads in Zirc, Ti, Bronze, and Copper. And a few pairs of earrings,too. Looking forward to seeing everyone! Safe travels!

UPDATE: The following #s are available now: 4, 6, 9,11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, & 33. If there is an interest I can take a polished bronze and distress it so it is more like those at the bottom (#41-45). Just let me know. And thanks everyone. Richard has been enjoying his foray into the CNC lathe rabbit hole. He started out by making beads. He felt he needed to tweak something after each bead fell off the column.So I ended up having a lot of beads to finish. Which is good news for you as they are now all for sale! In the photo below #1-7 are multi-colored anodized Ti; #8 is Stainless Steel; #9-12 are Polished Copper; #13-15 are Bead-blasted Copper; #16 is Blackened Ti; #17 and 18 are Pink anodized Ti; #19-29 are Polished Bronze; #30-33 are Bead-blasted Bronze; #34-40 are solid color anodized Ti; and #41-45 are Distressed Bronze. The copper beads are $30 each and all others are $25, shipped. Payment by PayPal or check. If interested please choose a number{s)and then EMAIL ME at r.s.rogersknives@gmail.com only. FCFS. No limit on quantity. Sorry but it is too difficult to keep up with comments here, FB, IG, and emails so I will only respond to emails at our business address. I will update as needed. Thank you for your continued support and we hope you really like these. And to save someone from asking, yes, we have plans for damascus and Zirc later (most likely after Blade).

We are going to try selling a knife in a different manner than usual. We have a Reflex available that is being offered by Closed Bid. Anyone interested may place a bid by email to availableknife@yahoo.com . I will choose the highest bidder tomorrow night, March 31, at 6:00pm MST (8:00 EST, 7:00 CST, 5:00 PST). The Reflex is the newest model and this will be the first non-proto on in the wild. This knife has an OAL of 8 1/4 inches, closed it is 5 3/4 inches, and the blade length is 3 1/2 inches. The weight is 3.6 ounces. This knife features a blue anodized stepped frame, an inlaid lock bar, Zirc checkered inlays and backspacer, blackened TI hardware and clip. The blade steel is CTS-XHP. Reserve price is $950. Only bids made to availableknife@yahoo.com will be considered. Thank you.

UPDATE: Winner has been drawn and notified. Thank you to everyone who showed such enthusiasm for this new model. Truly appreciate all your support. First, thank you for the amazing contributions to our Library campaign. Your generosity helped raise a little over $4,600 for our Friends of the Library. This amount both overwhelmed and amazed our community. Thank you all!  And the winner is very happy with his Axiom so all is good. Now up is the introduction of Richard's new design -- the Reflex. [caption id="attachment_968" align="alignnone" width="1959"] Reflex[/caption] It features a Titanium frame with an inlaid lock bar, textured G10 inlays, blade steel is CTS-XHP, stepped frames, and anodized blue pivot, clip, lock bar, and back-spacer/lanyard slot. The blade is 3.5 inches long, closed length is 5.75 inches, and overall length is 8.25 inches. The weight is 3.6 oz (101 gms).

The above Axiom will be raffled off with the monies to benefit the Magdalena Friends of the Library. As a board member on the F.O.L. I am very partial to this worthy cause! Donations and details are on the Crowdrise site, https://www.crowdrise.com/magdalenafriendsofth/fundraiser/sallyrogers1 . The tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. All credit cards are accepted, but PayPal is not. Drawing will be at the annual meeting on Saturday, January 30. I will notify winner by 5:00 that evening. Fingers crossed it will be one of you! Thank you for your continued support and best of luck!

The winning number is 225! He has been notified so check your gmail messages. We don't feel comfortable announcing the name unless given permission to do so. Thank you to everyone for helping make this such an incredibly successful GCR.  We raised close to $5000 (final figure after fees is $4624) !!  You all are the best. Our gratitude and respect always. Merry Christmas! (and now I am off to go toy shopping!!)

Santa Claus is coming to town, and he has an Axiom in his hot little mittened hand. This Axiom is being offered as a GCR to raise funds for The Magdalena Giving Tree and the Storehouse, which is an area food bank.  Our area is extremely economically depressed and for our little village of less than 900 we have 90 kids in need of a present under the tree this year. This is where you can help and get the warm fuzzies all at the same time. Oh, and maybe win a knaf!  All you have to do is hit the Donate Button. Each $5 donation gives you an in. The PayPal address is r.s.rogersknives@gmail.com.  We will run this from now until Wednesday evening (December 16) ending at 8:00 pm (MST) (that's 7 pm PST, 9 pm CST, or 10 pm EST & you international peeps gotta figure it out on your own!) This Axiom is serial number 19, features Stonewashed Ti Bolsters and Liners; Carbon Fiber Scales, Blue Anodized Ti Pivot, screws, stand-offs, and clip; and has a CTS-XHP blade. Donate here: We will also have another Axiom available early next month as a GCR for our Friends of the Library fundraiser. So if you don't get this one, another is just around the corner!  And thanks to you all. Have a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas!        

Hard to believe it is already time for the New York Custom Knife Show. Starting Friday, Nov.20 and running 'til Sunday, Nov. 22 we will be at the Westin - Jersey City Newport . Show hours are 11-6 on Friday, 10-6 on Saturday, and 9-3 on Sunday.  Information can be viewed at www.FiftyFiftyProductions.net. We will have 5 knives for lottery, one as Open Bid, and one Sealed/Closed Bid. We will also have a few kiRRis and Slim Utility(s) available First Come First Served, must be present to purchase these. Only 100 lottery tickets are available, 50 Friday, 50 Saturday. Drawing for lotteries is at 1:00 Saturday. [caption id="attachment_812" align="alignnone" width="3264"] OPEN BID Axiom[/caption] The Open Bid is an Axiom featuring Bronze bolsters and stand-offs, Bronze LSCF, Bronze anodized pivot, liners, and clip,  Chad Nichols Tuxedo Damascus, and beveled and polished liners.  Opening bid starts at $1000.  Bidding is open to everyone, need not be in attendance to participate. If interested, please text me at 575-838-7237, email me at r.s.rogersknives@gmail.com, or pm on FB (Sally Rogers) with your bid. Bidding will close at 3:00 on Saturday. [caption id="attachment_819" align="alignnone" width="1824"] SEALED/CLOSED BID Mid-size 4F[/caption] The Sealed/Closed Bid is a Mid-size 4F Slim featuring blackened Zirc bolsters and stand-offs, black Carbon Fiber, Blackened Ti clip, pivot and screws, Chad Nichols Starfire Damascus, and beveled and polished liners. Reserve is $1140. Bidding is open to everyone, need not be in attendance to participate. If interested, please text me at 575-838-7237, email me at r.s.rogersknives@gmail.com, or pm on FB (Sally Rogers) with your bid. Being that this is a sealed bid I will not know what high bid is until the end so if notifying me with your bid please tell me your top bid. Bidding will close at 3:00 on Saturday. [caption id="attachment_836" align="alignnone" width="1836"] Lottery Axioms[/caption] [caption id="attachment_840" align="alignnone" width="3264"] Lottery Mid-size 4Fs[/caption] [caption id="attachment_843" align="alignnone" width="3264"] First Come, First Served - kiRRis and Slim Utility[/caption] We will not have a Rangers only lottery knife at this show. Sorry, guys and gals. We will make it up to you all after we get home from the show. Those traveling to the show have a safe trip and stop by our table ! (sorry for the poor photos, and Wordpress changed their posting set-up and now I can not find where they put the rotate icon and I am NOT happy.)

***Update: CLOSED - winners have been chosen. Thank you all. This is the first of a couple of online lotteries we will be doing before the NYCK show. A little something for those unable to attend. Up for sale are two Mid-size 4F knives. They are both in the frag pattern, feature G-10 scales, CPM-154, and are stonewashed.[caption id="attachment_798" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Jade G-10 Mid-size 4F[/caption] They are $658 each ($650 + $8 ship.). Paypal or check. Open to all. International will add a bit more for shipping. One request per person, please. If interested post an email to availableknife@yahoo.com. Tell me in subject line or body which knife you'd prefer. Random number generator will choose the winners tonight at 9:00 pm MST. As always, we truly appreciate all the support we get from you all. Thanks. And good luck.

[caption id="attachment_793" align="aligncenter" width="572"] And the winner is....[/caption] That would be: [caption id="attachment_794" align="aligncenter" width="572"] Oh, yes, it's YOU Pedro![/caption] Congrats, Pedro! I will be emailing you just a second. Thanks to everyone that entered & good luck next time.

[caption id="attachment_788" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Slim Utility with Blackened Ti Bead[/caption] The new model tentatively dubbed the 'Slim Utility', or if you are like Richard and shorten it in your mind it is the Sl.ut.. [yeah, really]. This is a very slim small all-around usable utility knife. It weighs in at 1.6 ounces and is very nicely balanced. The closed length is 3.75 inches and the blade length is almost 3 inches. And it is clip-less. The blade is stonewashed CPM-154 and the handle is Jade G-10. It features an inlaid lock bar. The screws have been darkened as has the spacer. The price is $450 which includes a lanyard and Blackened Ti Bead. We will be making this Prototype knife available for sale by lotto. Entries are to be sent ONLY to availableknife@yahoo.com. One entry per person. Payment by check or PayPal. Drawing by random number generator will occur on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:00 PM MST.