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    Leek alternative/copy?

    If you want to stick with the Leek there's a ZDP-189 sprint run. Dead set on cutting cardboard and other abrasive materials then I'd consider the Shallot in s110v (if you want to stick with Kershaw) or a Spyderco Delica in Aogami Super Blue. If you go larger you open yourself up to a wider...
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    Any runners on the forum? SD tools while running.

    Perhaps a waved Spyderco in a speeddialer kydex sheath? Delica is smaller though the Matriarch 2 and Endura in FRN are pretty solid self-defense options. I've carried my ghetto-waved Tasman salt almost every time I've gone running and it never prints/gets in the way. Most of my running shorts...
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    Another one 4 the wishlist: Boker Kwaiken

    If this was S30V or better I'd bite in a heartbeat. This is definitely on my list, but like M-Cameron, $100 is a little rich for my blood if it's only AUS-8. I think I'd pay $180 if it was ZDP or one of those newer CTS steels.
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    My Third Knife

    Gotta echo HSO's points. Blow out that choil and hit the knife with some higher grit belts and you've got a sick blade on your hands.
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    $100 and under hard use EDC folder help

    Gotta second the Manix. I sniped a Manix 2 on ebay for $55 many months ago, and I've been edcing it every day since. Occasionally I'll rotate in a newer blade, but I consistently find myself returning to the Manix. It's just so comfortable in my hand and it takes anything I throw at it, be it...
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    Non-tactical 4" fixed blade

    Seconding dayhiker on the Fallkniven. Might have to push your budget up by $10-20 if there aren't any good sales. Still worth it for an extremely well built VG-10 blade. And I know it's black, but for what you're looking to do, a Becker Bk2 would really fit the bill. You can find them for...
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    First Impressions: CRKT/Ken Onion Foresight

    CRKT now has two knives at the top of my list, the other being the Eraser (and honestly I wouldn't mind getting the black and the satin finished models) Still need a Spyderco M390 PM2 so I've got a lot of thinking to do. I wish CRKT would use some better steels in these knives, though in S30V I...
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    Nice Graduation Knife

    It's a little large for what you want, but I got my Spyderco Manix 2 for about $50 on ebay. If you don't mind japan, the Delica and Dragonfly would certainly fit the bill.
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    Looking for a decent skinning knife

    The delrin handles kinda look like horn, and the U.S. made ones are still pretty cheap on ebay. This is one of the best sub-$50 skinners I've handled. More recently I've picked up a chinese version and an old hickory skinner for $14 total. Both are great beaters, and the old hickory takes a...
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    How to weaponize office supplies

    The pick ax was definitely my favorite.
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    FYI - Kershaw - Amazon

    Yep, these are their budget Chinese models. They compete in the same price point that the Byrd/Tenacious family resides though I'd rather have the Spydercos (blade geometry and the heat treat seem a hair better, and I prefer the Spyderco G-10, but that's just me nitpicking). Still I think these...
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    FYI - Kershaw - Amazon

    About on par with the woot deal a few weeks ago where the compound and a few others were only $12.99. This has free shipping though so the deal is about equal to what I paid. (Compound and Tremor $12.99 each +$5 shipping). The compound is a great knife for the money, and probably my favorite...
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    Griptilian Goodness

    I'm with you on the thumbhole over the thumbstud. Great color choice though. Grips are awesome. How's the edge now that you polished it up a bit?
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    Long Blade Answer

    Love the machete. Hard to find better bang-for-your-buck in an edged tool.
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    Introducing a new style/line

    They all look great. Especially diggin the wharncliffe. Seems like it'd be great for kitchen prep. The spacers (especially on the drop point) are a nice touch. Also interested in a general ball park for the 1084 and the 52100 models.
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    Pocket Dump...what knife & other "tools" R U carrying today?

    Keys, wallet, OG Droid (pictured is my old one that died on me recently, using a refurbed one until the Droid 4 drops, hopefully at the end of the month), Rolex Submariner (14060), Sanrenmu 704 (8Cr13MoV; not always in current rotation, sometimes I've used it as a money clip since it's so tiny)...
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    Mail armor vs. what weapons - effective and ineffective

    It depends on what was worn with the chain mail. If you're talking some light padding/clothes, then it will only stop blades and most broad head arrows. As said before bodkin arrows were effective against chain mail. They look like stretched out square pyramids and are usually only slightly...
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    100 buck limit

    I got my 154CM Manix 2 from ebay for $50. Para2's for under $100, Gayle Bradleys and Lum Chinese folders too if you're lucky. (The last two are liner locks, but worth a look) IMHO you should buy a Manix2 in 154CM. Get a krein regrind if you really need the FFG. BD30P is a little nicer but...
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    Knife blade metals out of common stuff

    I think the old ones had a somewhat decent steel, but the new stuff is mostly cheap chinese steel with a carbide coating on the tips. Either way you're probably better off with an old file/rasp.
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    Native 5 - Wow.

    Really torn now between this and a Vallaton sub-hilt. Might get a Para2 as well. Too many good choices.
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