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By no means am I complaining. . .

Isn't this the 3rd or 4th measure taken by the shop in the last couple of years to reduce the wait time? It also seems that the wait time has only increased over the last year or so. Is there any way to know when these measures will begin to have an affect and we see the wait time move in the other direction for a change?

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Keith,

This is my take right or wrong and for whatever it may be worth (maybe nothing): The primary reason for the backlog was the profiteers who placed multiple orders every month such that they could re-sell to other people willing to pay a premium in lieu of a wait. This activity has been going on for a long time. In March of last year the Shop implemented a restriction of one knife per household every three months. That cured the problem moving forward, but there is still a residual backlog from this practice that has to be purged. The backlog today is 4 years / 9 months. If the backlog in March last year was ~ 4 years, then as of today there would be roughly 3 years before the purge was completed. Since the Shop has taken additional measures to mitigate the situation (such as the 5 option limit on dealers), this 3 year period may come down to 2 1/2 or ? (Hard to say). In any event it's not a short term fix, but there is daylight ahead

Best,