Bhi curamach
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- Jul 12, 2012
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Hello, I recently posted about replacing a decade old spiderco as my daily beat it into the ground knife.
Turns out I actually only hid it from myself temporarily and stumbled across it by accident many days later.
I got several excellent responses here on Benchmade knives so upon finding it I found myself still wanting to purchase a decent knife. I figure I couldn't hide two knives at once and besides, the spyderco needs some factory love. Long over due really.
Well, I'm fooling myself, I could easily lose both knives but that's not anyone ones problem but mine....
So I went out recently and found myself at a local Cabelas, my son enjoys the fish, taxidermy displays and more importantly the elk/buffalo burger's.
I wandered to the knives and ended up with the full size griptillian.
The handle is pure ****e.
I understand there is much snobbery in knives as there is in say mountain bikes, hand tools, hiking gear, guns, etc.
ive found much of that to be general nonsense mostly. Not always, but often.
Ive always abused cheap knives and while they may not last quite as long they do cut stuff and can be sharpened. The Spyderco was my first "good"knife and it was a gift.
I do have a question, I swear, Ill curtail the rambling and ask if its possible to upgrade the handle at all or if nit has anyone ever added a rubberized coating similar to the stuff you dip tool handles in to a plastic handled knife ?
So called griptillian feels cheap, is actually quite slippery when wet(common for me) and overall Sucks.
Turns out I actually only hid it from myself temporarily and stumbled across it by accident many days later.
I got several excellent responses here on Benchmade knives so upon finding it I found myself still wanting to purchase a decent knife. I figure I couldn't hide two knives at once and besides, the spyderco needs some factory love. Long over due really.
Well, I'm fooling myself, I could easily lose both knives but that's not anyone ones problem but mine....
So I went out recently and found myself at a local Cabelas, my son enjoys the fish, taxidermy displays and more importantly the elk/buffalo burger's.
I wandered to the knives and ended up with the full size griptillian.
The handle is pure ****e.
I understand there is much snobbery in knives as there is in say mountain bikes, hand tools, hiking gear, guns, etc.
ive found much of that to be general nonsense mostly. Not always, but often.
Ive always abused cheap knives and while they may not last quite as long they do cut stuff and can be sharpened. The Spyderco was my first "good"knife and it was a gift.
I do have a question, I swear, Ill curtail the rambling and ask if its possible to upgrade the handle at all or if nit has anyone ever added a rubberized coating similar to the stuff you dip tool handles in to a plastic handled knife ?
So called griptillian feels cheap, is actually quite slippery when wet(common for me) and overall Sucks.
