What is the most recent knife you bought?
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SteadyD
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Nice. I’ve been really pleased with S45VN.
Zaydok Allen
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I like that model quite a bit.
Madcap_Magician
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New-ish custom maker, Alex Harrison of Night Watch Knives. "La Chingona" in his acid-etched "War Wash" pattern, AEB-L, black linen micarta with blue fiber liners. This was a virtual Blade Show Texas pickup for me, I also have a custom on his books. It is stupid sharp and one of the nicest pocket fixed blades I've ever had.
JeffG
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A recent Marbles purchase. For somebody that doesn't want to spend a lot on a knife, this is a great deal. It's a trapper pattern, the blades are mirror polished, and sharp. It has 4inch blades, 5 inches closed. It's a substantial knife. It comes with a zippered case.
For the grand price of $20.
For the grand price of $20.Shanghai McCoy
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^^^
Nice. Long ago and far away I had a Kabar that looked a lot like that.
Wish I still had it...
Nice. Long ago and far away I had a Kabar that looked a lot like that.
Wish I still had it...
That is a pretty knife. I had a Western and an old Case brown bone in that pattern. Time-honored and very practical.
It seems ironic to me that Smoky Mountain is probably the biggest Case dealer in the land, yet they own the Marbles, Queen and other fine old trademarks that they apply to Chinese knives which compete with Case.
It seems ironic to me that Smoky Mountain is probably the biggest Case dealer in the land, yet they own the Marbles, Queen and other fine old trademarks that they apply to Chinese knives which compete with Case.
JeffG
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Ya, me too.^^^
Nice. Long ago and far away I had a Kabar that looked a lot like that.
Wish I still had it...
I bought my first Benchmade the other day, a Mini-Barrage. It should be here tomorrow so I cannot share my thoughts. The only thing I do have to say I feel like I’ve cheated on my tried and true Case knives and the new one isn’t even here yet. I’ve rotated between 5 different Case knives for close to 40 years. Depending on the day and my attire I always have one. Always liked them and never been disappointed, I just decided it was time for something different, and been wanting a Benchmade for about 10 years.
Besides, I can’t find the rifle I’m looking for so I gotta do something in the meantime
Jeff B
Besides, I can’t find the rifle I’m looking for so I gotta do something in the meantime
Jeff B
I only own one Benchmade, but I really like it. I expect to buy more of them in the future.
I'm still looking for that mini barrage that went missing while mowing the yard a couple of years ago. They're nice knives.
I lost a pair of side cutters in the garden one fall. I found them after a year or so. They did not fare so well
I did get them working again but they are aged well now. Good luck on the knife. -Jeff
Armored farmer
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I just just bought my first kit from Jantz.
Its a Green River drop point.(classic mountain man style)
I splurged on some custom bone scales.
I wanted a Green River belt knife for hunting and BP club events.
Its a Green River drop point.(classic mountain man style)
I splurged on some custom bone scales.
I wanted a Green River belt knife for hunting and BP club events.
Camel bone
danez71
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I'm not usually one for bone but that looks nice.
Are you going to make a thread for the finishing process?
About a month ago I spent the day delivering hay and then helped put a canopy back on a tractor that had to be split and have a hydraulic pump replaced. When I got home, the hand made fixed blade I keep clipped to my carharts was gone. I asked my buddy if he'd seen it in his shop and he said no so I figured somebody at the race track got a nice bonus with a bale of hay. I was kind of pissed, never lost a knife like that before.
So I dug out an old titanium handled frame lock I made about 10 years ago and started carrying it again. Went out on hay deliveries a couple days later, and got home with no knife. That one meant a lot more to me than the fixed blade and I was really mad.
I decided I'd have to buy something to carry for work until I could get time in the shop to make another knife. I have lots of other knives but nothing I wanted to risk losing with the streak I was on.
I went to rivers edge cutlery and they had an ontario rat 1 that I liked pretty well but only in AUS8 and I really wanted D2. Nothing else in the store under $75 really interested me. I got online and looked around a bit and ended up buying a Kershaw Highball XL.
The highball is a nice knife for the money, but a heavy duty frame lock it is not. It is much more a gents folder. The blade flips open super smooth, it came with a decent edge and the handle is a nice shape but it is very slim in all dimensions. I can only get a 3 finger grip on it without really crowding my hand up the handle. The blade is very thin, and where the tang is shaped for the stop pin leaves very little meat left. It is a surprisingly well made knife for the money but not really what I was wanting it to be. I guess I should have done more research.
A week after I got the highball my buddy called and said that he found my fixed blade when he was finishing putting the console back together on the tractor.
Last Sunday my brother in law was delivering grain to one of the farms I had delivered hay to and he sent me a text that he found a knife there with my name carved in the blade. He brought it home for me. If buying the highball was what it took to get my knives back I have no regrets
Pics are of the homemade frame lock and highball together.
AzShooter1
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Isn't that the way it always work? Just when I lose something and order a replacement I find the product. Last week I got into searching for my Torque screwdriver so I an install a new red dot sight on one of my guns.
I've been searching for my old one for a few month and finally gave up on it.
Today I looked under my stash of carry ammo and there it was.
Glad your BIL found your knife. Some things you get attached to and just want them back.
I've been searching for my old one for a few month and finally gave up on it.
Today I looked under my stash of carry ammo and there it was.
Glad your BIL found your knife. Some things you get attached to and just want them back.
Armored farmer
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And it could be that as well.
theotherwaldo
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Needed a good brisket cutter.
Found one.
Found one.
Speedo66
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About a month ago I spent the day delivering hay and then helped put a canopy back on a tractor that had to be split and have a hydraulic pump replaced. When I got home, the hand made fixed blade I keep clipped to my carharts was gone. I asked my buddy if he'd seen it in his shop and he said no so I figured somebody at the race track got a nice bonus with a bale of hay. I was kind of pissed, never lost a knife like that before.
So I dug out an old titanium handled frame lock I made about 10 years ago and started carrying it again. Went out on hay deliveries a couple days later, and got home with no knife. That one meant a lot more to me than the fixed blade and I was really mad.
I decided I'd have to buy something to carry for work until I could get time in the shop to make another knife. I have lots of other knives but nothing I wanted to risk losing with the streak I was on.
I went to rivers edge cutlery and they had an ontario rat 1 that I liked pretty well but only in AUS8 and I really wanted D2. Nothing else in the store under $75 really interested me. I got online and looked around a bit and ended up buying a Kershaw Highball XL.
The highball is a nice knife for the money, but a heavy duty frame lock it is not. It is much more a gents folder. The blade flips open super smooth, it came with a decent edge and the handle is a nice shape but it is very slim in all dimensions. I can only get a 3 finger grip on it without really crowding my hand up the handle. The blade is very thin, and where the tang is shaped for the stop pin leaves very little meat left. It is a surprisingly well made knife for the money but not really what I was wanting it to be. I guess I should have done more research.
A week after I got the highball my buddy called and said that he found my fixed blade when he was finishing putting the console back together on the tractor.
Last Sunday my brother in law was delivering grain to one of the farms I had delivered hay to and he sent me a text that he found a knife there with my name carved in the blade. He brought it home for me. If buying the highball was what it took to get my knives back I have no regrets
Pics are of the homemade frame lock and highball together.
Nice file work on the blade! Any chance of seeing the fixed blade?
Glad you got your knives back, sometimes you have to buy one to find one.
lemaymiami
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Love that old butcher's breaking knife you found.... Is that a Green River (or who's...)? I have had a Forschner model very similar with a 10" blade in stainless that is the first "bigger" knife that I reach for when cutting bigger fish (with heavier bones...) and it's a very good skinner on larger filets as well...
dh1633pm
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Spyderco Manix 2. Just arrived. Like it already. Made in USA.
JFrame
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I've heard so many knife knuts cite the Ontario Knife Company knives as being decent cost-to-value products, I had to give one a try.
This is the Rat II... Only had it a few days and haven't carried it yet, but initial impressions are it's a solid piece with a razor-sharp and centered blade and nice balance...
This is the Rat II... Only had it a few days and haven't carried it yet, but initial impressions are it's a solid piece with a razor-sharp and centered blade and nice balance...
