>underrated knives
>pic unrelated

>>64748589
handlet

Boring. Knives are just knives. I have several, no bfd.

>>64748619
What are you autistic about? Guns? It's good to have autistic faggot playtime every once in a while.

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>>64748625
>Guns?
Mainly the new autistic Barbie, which should do well on /k/.

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Buck 120?

Folding knives are toys. No serious knife folds like a bitch in heat.

>>64749055
Operator Barbie and Commando Ken when?

>>64749969
>Commando Ken
nigga thats GI Joe

>>64749977
Yeah, but Barbie needs a partner. Someone has to sit in the passenger seat of her Fashion Humvee.

>>64749055
>>64749969
>>64749977
>tfw all my brother's friends get thier gi joes together and hold down my barbie and gang rape her in front of me
I was so young, is that why I'm so promiscuous?

Could someone with an instagram account let @thepuukko know their web store isn’t working.

>>64750042
What kind of soc eng, phishing, data mining attempt is this? I don't trust this.

>>64750056
I don’t have an instagram account, chill.

>>64750042
i wouldnt buy from a webshop that neither has an address nor a contact email

>>64750167
It’s hot Wordpress garbage, with everything else on fucking instagram. I’m feeling very boomer today.

>>64750187
As a side note, there are a ton of small bladesmiths that only operate from instagram, however that works. A bit of a shame because there are some nice knives out there, but I’ll never get one.

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Chinese knife salesman, and vocal Buck hater Metal Cryplex going to lose it with this one. they are slimming the classic buck 110, adding a deep carry pocket clip and putting MagnaCut in there.

>>64749106
I have a chink knock off one of these by "buckshot"

>>64750488
I kind of liked the silver one.

>>64750488
They're going to call it something else right?

>>64750669
Yes it’s a new model line. Also the 3” options.

I bought a Terava Tiny Knife because I am retarded. Need to find a sheath option that isn’t 6 month waitlist from Germany.

>>64750488
Haha, that's pretty nifty, actually.

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>>64750488
is this the 110 slim elite? I thought it was a limited run. A magnacut 110 might be something I need to buy.

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>>64748219
none of your god damn business what kind of knife im carrying, faggot. shut the fuck up bitch.

Should I get a 3.0" folding knife or a 3.1" filolding knife? I didn't want to be caught short with a knife that is too small.

Should I get a mushroom knife or spoon knife? I don't forage mushrooms or carve spoons, but that is only because I don't have a mushroom knife or spoon carving knife. Do I really need these?

>>64751872
Ah a new fetish pic! Kys.

>>64751921
Have you considered a 3.2?

>>64752048
I really don't want to go overboard with excessive consumption. Socrates guides us
>moderation in all things
He was a great philosopher from history.

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>>64751939
imo mushroom knives are kinda pointless, they're just a small blade with a little brush. when I go picking mushrooms i take my Spyderco Byrd CaraCara2.
they're soft little things, any knife will do. and if you find something like a big Sparassis crispa ("Cauliflower Mushroom", pic related) as I have before, you're gonna need plenty of blade length to even reach under there.
a curved spoon carving knife makes sense if you make use of it, it at least offers a function a normal straight blade doesn't have.

Oh shit niggers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wLVHmqNBTA

>>64755791
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>>64755741
This is a lie, women have little appreciation of man’s oldest tool.

>>64755981
>women have little appreciation of man’s oldest tool.
Your mom has great appreciation for my oldest tool.

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>>64755998

>>64755998
She died recently, and I think the Kershaw Leek I bought her was stolen.

>>64756354
>She died recently
Shame. When I was last pumping her she was coughing pretty bad and literally gagged on m cock, then passed out. She was a very thirsty eager beaver, if you know what I mean. But I won't miss her, you are alone now.

>>64755791
Thanks for this, I was curious for an update.
Larrin Thomas for President; he is very transparent.

>>64745148
Its comf and the only downside is that you cant switch shoulders on your rifle

>>64749193
knives are toys.
>n-no mine is a tool!
No it isn't you are.

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>>64757770
yeah i'm not clowning. shoulder rig chest draw is actually the quickest deployment that's been tested. I've been trying to find one that is concealable under shirt

opinions on yojimbo?

>>64758278
Kirisawa's work is both provocative and enduring.

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https://www.bladehq.com/item--Spyderco-Paramilitary-2-C81PBK2--227839
They're making a lightweight PM2. Only .05 ounces heavier than the original.

>>64759904
>$150 discounted
that's what a regular S30V+G10 PM2 used to cost not long ago. those kikes are outta their minds. and the weight thing too, absurd

>>64760013
I bet it will be lighter and it's just bladehq messing up.

>>64760023
yeah i checked and it's 2.8oz. still ridiculously expensive, its should be 70-80 at most

Anyone have a Unita knife? Last thing I need, but it looks neat.

>>64758512
>Kirisawa's
Kurosawa. Did not splell check.

>>64758278
Hollow ground wharncliffe is pretty specialized. wouldn't want it in a 300$ folder. A fixed blade would be better

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Work knife.

If I am a caveman when it comes to sharpening should I dive right into a microtech or get something cheaper in case I ruin it? Also, how safe are OTF’s in general? I’m I going to puncture my femoral artery if it goes off?

>>64762232
That's an endangered species.

>>64762915
Sharpening by hand is a skill like riding a bike, driving stick or spinning a pizza crust in the air. I have an Arkansas stone, but haven't really gotten the hang of it yet. I gave up and got a Sharpmaker which works great within its capabilities. I believe Microtechs are hand sharpened and usually have an angle wider then the 20 degrees of the sharpmaker though, so that wouldn't work for me. It looks like Microtech is more gracious about sending in knives than Benchmade, where you absolutely have to go through a dealer for automatics unless you are active duty military.
It seems like high end otf makers take great care that it won't go off in your pocket.

>>64763234
Yeah, something I gotta refine because I’m horrified by my moras. I can get them sharp but they aren’t pretty to say the least. I like the concept of the otf. I think I might get the single edge one. Worst case I just get a bunch of replacement blades.

luv me gerber strongarm

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>>64762915
TSA auctions if in the US. Get a bag of knives, preferably with different bevels, grinds shapes etc and go to town.

30 years ago I regret trying to learn sharpening with a classic stag bowie. Still think of that knife today.

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im still considering a shirogorov

>>64764327
Shirogorovs are nice, very clean, simple, attractive designs. More than I think I'd personally pay for a knife though.

>>64764327
What an unimpressive pile of junk.

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this tool can sharpen a knife better than 80% of the people posting in this thread
stop hating on shit dumbass u cant use a stone you know its too hard to use

>>64765314
also i only learned by holding the stone with one hand, knife in another. i will not get a holder. it will still be shit. im more skilled than most of you also.

>>64765314
This is an up and comer that hasn't stood the test of time yet. Probably best for kitchen knives. I get my knives hair-whittling on the standard Sharpmaker set.

>take 15 degree block
>sides of blade are angled
>not actually sharpening at 15 degrees
>have no control over actual sharpening angle

Looks cool tho, curious to try one.

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>>64765314
Why the seething?

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>>64748589
>>64748608
I'm a skinny piece of shit and checking stats online, the MT Amphibian has a larger grip than the Paramilitary 2 but it fits my hand fucking perfectly. If that's too large for you that is sad.

Microtech anon please come back, I really need to disassemble mine for cleaning and try and see if I can get it to deploy more smoothly, something rough on the locking piece or back of blade but I hand sanded both to mirror finish. Does the fluted spacer actually act as a bearing surface at all when it's opening?

If you could make that spacer have a bushing around it and polish the locking piece/back of blade I bet it could deploy super smoothly. Also please tell Ron to make the studs to unlock like 1mm wider on either side, or even doing like the thumb stud on the blade and having them screw through the locking wedge so you could offer a few different sizes would make it a lot easier to unlock and close the knife. Otherwise they are too recessed into the grip to do it very easily.

>>64767662
That's a Military 2 at the top of the thread.
Yes, it's nice to be able to grip a knife like in your pic with the hand kind of splayed out, very secure.

>>64767701
My bad, I'll blame reverse image search. Grip length is about the same then. Only knife where the grip feels a little large w/out gloves is the Bedlam. I love mine but damn I wish Microtech did a more overt Bedlam thing.

>>64748608
im not saying it's overrated but hwo can you call such a popular knife underrated i just don't get it

>>64762915
They're safe once you learn how it actions, but as the other guys have said, go get a bag of cheapo bullshit and start there. I personally started my actual sharpening journey with a King 1000/6000 stone on Amazon, but I would go back and get the two stones separate as it's easier to deal with. Watch a bunch of videos and go from there.


>>64765314
Fuck off, no. That stuff is dogshit.

>>64767662
Do you mean the spacer on the top front of the knife between the scales? It's just a stopper so the blade doesn't open too far. For the wedge, it's a design choice so they don't accidentally open in your pocket and you slice yourself. If you're having issues with it being too rough you can polish the wedge's upper faces so it slides smoother in the scales. Otherwise imma need some arrows n shit haha.

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>>64770268
OK I have 0 engineering knowledge so please tell me if I am retarded. Firstly yeah I just meant the spacer, when it is opening it gets so close I have always been unsure if it acts as a bearing surface at points but I will take your word for it. Will reply to this one with a pic of the locking piece + back of knife, I polished them a lot last year, still some machine marks on the blade in the middle but I took those to mean they were recessed since they didn't go away from sanding/polishing.

ANYWAYS my insane ish idea would be to make the back have a more complex shape. Would require moving the pin and locking piece ~1mm further down. But the new back would have a bit of extra so when it is closed, it is firm against the locking piece. A bit of force unlocks that, and as the blade rotates the locking piece can move forwards but due to the angle of the back of the blade, the blade is primarily pushing against that spacer with a polished bushing spinning free (some oil obviously) which would be the bearing surface until around the 80-90% open point in which the back of the knife would widen again to come into contact with the locking piece. The shape I drew is probably way out of any real one but just spitballing. Mostly trying to think of ways to make it open more smoothly and the crunchiness annoys me for some reason. Hardest part would be transitioning the force from the locking piece to the spacer without a dead zone.

Other dumb locking piece tab idea also shown. I understand due to logistics why the opening part is what it is but for the locking tab part, unless you guys would rather do it all 1 piece CNC I feel like a flush trapezoid with a threaded hole for a screw-through locking tab construction would allow for asymmetrical tabs (IE flush on the right side wider on the left side or wider on both etc) and special designs.

Hell even if this is a one-off like the titanium models or a Marfione custom, I just want to see a more perfected Amphibian

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>>64770765
Please ignore the lint, needs to be cleaned and oiled and I do a lot of sewing with raw fabrics. You can see the machine marks on the inside but otherwise I got the corner of the locking piece and back of the blade mirror bright. Majority of the roughness I feel is towards the last 3rd of opening so I may just go back there and work down from 3k grit to wherever I see an improvement and then work back up again to Autosol and dremel felt polishing but I fully admit this is just me wanting this to deploy as smooth as butter for my own benefit.

Also this chat convinced me to get a Spyderco Military finally. Only the S30v one but honestly I dont think I would ever use it enough to notice a difference and I need to learn sharpening anyways. I really want a Ulize .

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>>64770785
OK I think I figured it out. Disassembled it and was playing with the parts in isolation. Back of knife and locking piece move smooth as butter with pressure. I walked it up to reassembling half the knife with the blade and locking piece installed and felt friction again. I think the central pin holding the blade is rough enough on the outside that it is what is causing the roughness as it rotates. Since it is flat facing outwards it is locked into place but there are enough small rough spots on it that is probably the thing making opening have some crunch.

Need to clean all the screws and re oil them before re-assembly and get all the lint out as well but going to try polishing the pivot pin up and a few drops of LSA since I think a more viscous oil will be beneficial.

>>64770945
Welp, you just saved me a ton of typing. The pivot is the "weak" point that provides the most friction when opening / closing.

The stop pin just stops it from opening too far, it doesn't lock the blade, that's the wedge that does the heavy lifting, but there's not much to be done regarding changing the wedge unless you polish the underneath. You can swap the spring out for something softer or stiffer, depending on what you're looking to do, but good luck finding the right sizes.
It's not a custom, just one of the aluminum handles so don't be afraid to have some fun.
Stock oil from the assembly line is either Lucas or 50/50 Lucas and RemOil. I switched from straight Lucas to 50/50 myself, but I haven't done the polishing you have. Assuming you're not in cold weather, the 50/50 mix will be a good starting point, and then adjust from there. Don't need a ton, just a drop or two.

Every screw but the main pivot uses red loctite, main is blue. From the assembly line, we're instructed to tighten the main pivot and then loosen until the blade freely drops down when the wedge isn't engaged. Be careful with the pivot as it's possible to go too far and introduce side-wiggle.

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>>64770945
>>64771004
It runs MUCH better now. It is still a little rough but I wasnt using dial gauges and calipers or anything. I had thought the majority of it would be the 3-faceted 'flat' part (didnt touch that), but it appears that if the flat side of the pin facing outwards is in the 3 o'clock position, it is when the locking piece is exerting pressure on the blade right against the 7-9 o'clock position that the most friction is felt. Would be an extra step and more machine work but a squared pivot pin with a bushing that was round externally with a square internal might eliminate the need for recessed bearing slots on the blade (would make it smoother if you kept them). Extra part and cost obviously.

Thanks for the advice! I will just have to deal with this as part of owning this model knife but damn I wish I could open it as smooth as the socom bravo (yes I know that one is a frame lock) just because I have whatever autism it is that even if I buy a high end knife, I want to take extra steps to polish and clean it and make it even better lmao.

Real dumb question, I still have that Venomtech I got in college, but the kydex holder thing got sunbaked and split open a bit. If I ever do send it in for servicing, do you guys have the specs to make a replacement or am I better off finding a local kydex pistol guy? Up to me I kinda want a boiled leather or kydex inner around the blade tight but a nice wet molded and tooled belt attachment for it just to have a project to make.

>>64769020
It's underrated because the Para Military 2 stole all its thunder.

>>64769020
and because it's 10 years too late for many

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>>64771492
If I may ask, what did you use to polish, because that looks pretty damn slick; kinda tempted to do it myself on my old MSI now.

> it is when the locking piece is exerting pressure on the blade right against the 7-9 o'clock position that the most friction is felt
Sounds about right, I think the radius on part of the swivel isn't a perfect circle but I only saw the blueprints for the MSI once, Amphibian never.

> I will just have to deal with this as part of owning this model knife but damn I wish I could open it as smooth
Try putting some oil on the wedge's spring, as well as the part of the wedge that contacts the top spine part of the scales. I marked with green lines on pic attached but let me know if you need more pictures and I'll see what I can do.


I do not know if there's spare Venomtech holsters... but I'd be kicking myself until the sun burnt out if I didn't ask if you wanted to sell it. EXieNsearT@protonmail.com is my contact.
Your best bet would be to contact the guys via the webform and see if there's any OGs left; I've seen boxes of various old parts here and there but I couldn't tell you about a Venomtech holster off the top of my head. If I had a venom, I'd go for a local guy and customize the holster *exactly* how I like. Congrats on it.

>>64771840
On the locking piece and blade a year ago I outright used sandpaper up to 3000 grit and then autosol & steel wool (I clean/restore antique sabres primarily so most of what I do is either trying to make something not rusted shit or if its a part of an otherwise minty blade get it nice and shiny). On the screw I used the 2-pack dremel polishing ones heres: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dremel-Max-Life-180-Grit-and-280-Grit-Finishing-Abrasive-Buffs-EZ511HP/321791930

and then the higher 300 grit one. I have a love/hate with dremel stuff because the tool is cheap but all the polishing wheels are stupid expensive and they frequently dont label any of them even on the packaging if you get more than one.

After the 300 grit one I used that 1 black bit thats like a felt polishing pad except its a lot harder, the 520 one thats impregnated with shit: https://www.dremel.com/us/en/p/520-02-26150520aa

and then after that I just hand rubbed some autosol around. I really have to train myself not to slowly open it just to feel the bad spot because I literally cannot fix that lmao but otherwise it's super smooth and slick. Hope that helps! Nothing major was used at all unless you consider the 180 grit polishing wheel severe.

Oh yeah forgot to mention RE your green lines that I did polish the fuck out of those surfaces last year and confirmed again that they all still run smooth. Feeling it out better the issue is in the pivot pin, especially those 3-facets there where it is flat (1 flat facet parallel to the flat of the grip and 1 angled on either side, just briefly tried to clean up the lines with the highest polishing wheel but nothing else even if a part of me wonders if marking out where the blade passes through and then only polishing that part as round as possible would alleviate things but that is for another day)

>text wall
Stfu.

>>64772183
(cot'd)
that probably made it sound like a super long in depth cleaning, whole thing start to finish was like 15-20 minutes desu of just sitting outside, including trying to find a close enough screw to half thread in and hold it for the dremel. Opposite of the flat faceted part on mine was fairly rough for some reason. I also thinking out loud am also realizing putting pressure on the blade/locking piece back and forth to find rough spots probably puts more direct pressure on parts that you normally wouldn't when opening and I'm basically forcing stuff together until I feel something rough, even if accidentally. I know the Socom Bravo isnt you guys but god damn I can breathe on mine and it'll snap open. Multiple times at work people used to think it was an auto for thumb flicking with the barest motion.

>TL;DR just polishing level abrasives or the highest end of shaping grade abrasives and then straight to the polishing stuff.

>>64772183
> I clean/restore antique sabres primarily
That's dope as fuck dude!
> that I just hand rubbed some autosol around
You could put a bolt into the pivot, attach it to a drill, and use autosol to get the pivlot perfect, depending on how adventurous you are!

>>64772187
Silence, sad man.

>>64772214
> Opposite of the flat faceted part on mine was fairly rough for some reason
Manufacturing blemishes. Not the highest priority to finish since the customer 99.99999% of the time won't see it.

Well man, glad you like it and I'm glad I was able to help you out! I try to lurk the knife threads constantly but if you don't see me and have questions, you got my email address.

Just ordered a bunch of Peltonen sheaths. How much pepper on my angus for the resulting tariffs?

>>64772242
Blabber on.

>Meet Knife Guy™ friend at another buddy's house
>He's got a butterfly knife out
>"Oh, you got into balisongs?"
>"Been for a while. Wanna try?"
>"Nope, I guarantee you I'd cut something off."
>"Alright. "
>A single digit number of flips later I'm taking him to urgent care.
They look so cool, but that was all the reminder I need to recall why I don't own any.

I had some lock stick on my knife and I put a little lube in there and it fixed it.

>>64765294
I wasn't trying to impress you anon, I just like knives.

Anyone else hitting ~100% CPU usage when on the Spyderco homepage?

>>64775862
nope, the highest I got to was 11% with 88% memory
now that I've closed that tab, it's at 3% and 84% memory
I have no idea what all that means though.

>>64775892
>have no idea what all that means though
It's a math thing, you wouldn't understand.

>>64775862
please understandu, there's hardly any margin when we're charging a mere $56 for a chinese made knife that's two small flat linerless pieces of G10 with an 8cr13 blade. we gotta mine cryptocoins on your pc to make any profit at all

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The fuck

>>64776583
Thebare scanning our brain.

>>64772242
I have a batshit idea for my own use case on this amphibian, if it works I will post back, if not this is all that will remain publicly lmao. No permanent modification or anything.

Anyways since you seem to enjoy mechanical/machine related discussions here is how a Swiss STGW57 is made. The majority of the video is on the barrel and I find old stock footage videos like this with all the machine operations done by skilled employees borderline porn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsYyfJLFuDI

>>64776933
If you don't want it to be public feel free to email questions and I'll reply as I can.

> yt
Sweet jesus yes. Wish I could find a proper job to learn the old Bridgeports and lathes in the states but everyone's some crusty old curmudgeon who refuses to take an apprentice let alone hire.

midway has coldsteel voyager and the sog seal pup for $30 is this a good deal? i kind of want the seal pup for larping

>>64778532
>is this a good deal?
yes

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>>64748219
What’s the purpose of carrying your knife?

>>64779318
Can you be more...
...
...Specific?

>>64779318
Physical weapon retention > telekinesis.

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>>64779318
Yeah. What are you trying to accomplish with that rubber band?

>>64779318
To have it with you?

>>64771629
They're all the same fucking knife, who cares? Every spyderco is identical.

>>64779723
Spydercos are built for the hand, not the eye. You can really get a full, stretched out grip on a Military or Military 2, whereas your fingers must be scunched together to fit the Para Military 2 handle grip area. Not so much with the Para 3, because with that, you palm the butt of the knife handle.

Another cool update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXk4cCYOYRo

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>>64777182
OK turns out I cant actually even test this out since the scales still have round holes but tl;dr cutting squared holes in the scales of a smaller profile, and inserting a bushing with the inside diameter the same as the pivot pin dimensions, with an external diameter the same as the inside of the blade.

If you've ever seen the way BRS does balisongs or just balisongs in general, using a bushing that slots over the pin and is individually much easier to make, could even do it in bulk and chop them every 6mm or whatever. A squared pivot pin would also prevent wobble and probably be easier again as well since you dont have to turn on a lathe as much, just belt sand the faces flat. If you had washers on either side (not sure due to the square pivot pin) you could probably eliminate the need for the ball bearings, or you could just make the blade flat there and use the pivot pin bushing+ lubrication alone IMO.

Anyways just my own .02 cents, not sure how easier or complex that'd make it but I have a fucked up BRS alpha beast I over belt sanded the blade on I need to get a new blade for a dumb balisong idea, so I've spent a lot of time playing around with polishing bushings vs bearings. Not sure if this would be too expensive machine operation wise but if those pivot pins are a bad QC area IMO i would split them into 2 easier to manufacture components especially for the bushing since putting it through a squared mandrel on a lathe and then rounding the fuck out of them as a long cylinder seems like it wouldnt be too hard. Or even finding a white box source of them so to speak, less proprietary parts. Thanks!

>>64779318
Historically, stuff like the karambit and that one from the Balkans either the Ustase or Chetniks used to mass slit throats were like that for agricultural purposes. Harvesting grain and root plants IIRC. Using it tacticooly like this seems pretty stupid IMO unless you are supremely confident in your ability to not get Saving Private Ryan'd with your own knife. But a lot of stuff with knives and scythes and other tools have their origin in non-martial purposes.

>>64748219
I have a buck 110

Should I get an esee 4?

>>64779745
Facts, spyderco PM2 fits my giganigga hands

>>64762915
>Also, how safe are OTF’s in general?
I've daily carried a Benchmade Phaeton for going on about 5 years now, hasn't gone off yet. It takes quite a bit of pressure on the switch to actuate it.

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>>64762915

this is probably sacriledge to the denizens of this thread, but pic rel works pretty well for a quick and dirty sharpen. i am a sharpenlet historically, but was able to get a good edge on a relatively dull benchmade fixed blade, and a CRKT folder within a few minutes apiece. worked so well that i went ahead and sharpened all the kitchen knoifes as well. 20 buckaroos at shartmart.

>>64780122
I could def. see that concept working if Tony wanted to crank out some balisongs again, but I don't see the benefit to change things this late in the game for current-production knives. It would be a new generation of parts you'd have to keep on hand, and more headache for the spa crew. I looked at BRS balisongs and they seem cool, but I know I'd slice a thumb off if I tried.

>>64780154
You could make worse purchases than a 4. good handle, 1095 steel, fantastic warranty.

>>64780838
For a work truck carry I'd have recommended the WorkSharp or Benchmade versions, but everyone's got their preferences. Whatever you practice with most is king.

>>64780875
>Whatever you practice with most is king.

true. i can feel now when the edge is right on the sharpener. only takes like 4 strokes on either side.

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>>64780838
>pretty well
And still, there are better.

>>64780891
When I was a young tard I would do (bad) angles using literal sidewalk or bricks on my el cheapo 110 clone. Still have her, never getting rid of her. But now I'm maybe too paralyzed because all I own are recurve or high end blades I don't wanna fuck up. I did just get the Military 2 and a ZT0452 because I dont actually own a proper flipper so I can probably practice with those more or maybe a cold steel.

>>64780154
Just use the 110. It's literally the only knife you need foryour lifetie. Fucking consumers.

>>64780875
Fair fair, meant that even for the amphibian or the other one with the ram lok you advise people not to get as well but you are the expert here not me.

If anything tell him for the love of god to make a Halo VII or a Makora III. Maybe a Nemesis but I'll be honest, the manual of arms on that one looks kinda fucked to actually use practically. FUCKSHIT I DIDNT EVEN KNOW THE NEMESIS HAD A NEW MODEL DROP BECAUSE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM DONT FUCKING SHOW ME THE PAGES I FOLLOW ok rant over I probably should find a Nemesis mk iv now I guess. Still, for autism fidget spinners, I really want a Halo series just to play around with it if nothing else. Yes I know Heretic has one but Im weird and don't like OTFs <10cm and I dont like the handles as much. Shit wonder if anyone wants a venomtech for a nemesis lmao

>>64780978

i'm sure there are. i think i wouldn't really be able to spot the difference at my skill level.

>>64780980

it's a fair point. none of my knoifes are special. they all get beat up. if i had a nicer one, i would probably not want to fuck it up too.

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This is a 4-inch Gerber freeman knife. I bought it because it was on sale and my fuckass college says I can only have a 4-inch knife and some pepper spray to defend myself from the rabid nigs that live only a short walk away. God how much I want an actual firearm or even just a bigger knife. Did you know at the university of West Virginia they have gun lockers for each student? Why not here in Virginia? College students deserve the 2nd amendment too, go die in a hole Mrs.Governess.

>>64780838
I used my dads diamond stones when I lived at home, whenever I moved out I got the worksharp version of this. Worked great. I'm back to having my own stones but there's nothing wrong with the pocket sharpeners.

>>64780154
Architect AK 4.5 in 3v

https://architectknives.com/product/architect-ak-4-5-build-your-blade/?srsltid=AfmBOop-HNLk6W90aDJEiYaZWbg2-rWRBgm4l6FqGSPoHyL21dyoJ4ix

Google the discount code.

>>64780980
Buy some Temu clones with recurve blades. Practice on them until you're comfortable with better knives. Remember, you can always fix a blade you messed up.

>>64781008
Sadly don't work there anymore. The Makora probably won't come back because it overlaps with the UT. I bought a Halo clone for the giggles and it's ok but poor internal polishing. Sounds horrible.

>>64781079
Nothing will change until something happens to the governor or their kid. In minecraft. Remember, Democrats do not have the ability to think critically.

>>64779318
I tend to carry mine in case I need to cut something.

>>64781695
>mt anon no longer works at mt
what happened?

>>64782330
ZBPs are fucking retarded to assemble. Takes forever to tune em properly to pass QA. Watch the videos. I was trying to figure out what we could do to make it more reliable to assemble and shadowing an employee in the machine shop after hours and Tony was there and he took offense. I had also been out for Helene, had a few sick days, and got in a car wreck which meant I had no ride for 3 days. Oh and I was promised a 2nd shift position but that never happened because... they lied. And technically I took a pay cut but it was worth it.

The issue is that the way the ZBP locks out is it has a button seated in the blade that locks into the chassis channel, but it also has to have the frame lock on the back leg to hold it in place. Due to simple physics whereby the CNC cutting tool gets worn down as it cuts the chassis, the buttons, the locks, and the screws, as well as the anodizing thickness, you have like four or five different tolerances that interact with each other and can fuck things up one way or another to the point where it takes exponentially longer to get to fire and lock out in the correct position.

On an average day, a single trained assembler can do 120 Cyphers.
On our worst day, myself and my one co-worker did ~37 of the ZBPs.

The problem is that Tony doesn't want to hear it; he just wants numbers. We can crank out at least 80 ZPBs a day per person if we don't care about setting the timing right for the lock-out, but then they get bounced by QC and we got bitched at for it.

1/2

>>64782506

2/2

Here's a story from before I started. Tony loves the SOCOM Elite / Auto (before the ram lock). They're one of the biggest sellers. The issue is they have 6 screws in the chassis plus a spacer button plus two bearings and two racers. Then they also have the bar lock (on the manual, which sometimes needs to get shaved a bit) and the button (on the auto, which sometimes needs to get turned down a bit). Then they also have the grip tape. Oh and don't forget the glassbreaker! Add it all together and they're a pain in the ass to assemble and take ages. Tony doesn't like that, he wants numbers to sell because they're extremely popular. He's mad. An organized thing was set up. A batch of SOCOMs (autos I believe) were arranged on a tray and everything was basically dialed in minus actually putting everything together with screws. Tony worked with one of the assemblers and they quickly finished a tray. But because Tony didn't see how much time was spent beforehand pre-assembling, he didn't get how much of a pain it was.

If we took all the "mainline" assemblers (13 I think?) and moved them to SOCOMS, we could hit the numbers Tony wanted... at the expense of every other non-custom SKU.

All that being said.... I'd go back in a heartbeat.

>>64782509
Honestly for any of those cult of personality knife makers, I'm impressed Tony runs it as well as he does. That's not even really an insult, more like he's absolutely the type of person that'd be the originator of tons of industry horror stories on ego and temper. No major crashouts when so many others have bad reputations. Medford's place is shockingly close to me, like 10 miles, and while most of the bitching about him online is because he dared to be a little bit racist to the Chinese who stole his design and reddit loves to play 'one bad incident and you are permanently marked for life as irredeemably evil,' but I've also heard he outright stole a balisong design as well so I don't know.

You should work for Heretic now just for the jokes you could make.

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Is this coating just marketing or is it worth the extra bit of cash?

>>64782506
>>64782509
bummer and sounds like a sweat shop.
i know a bm machinist and a marketing guy at kershaw if you feel like moving to the pnw

>>64782675
how much extra is the coating versus plain?
spyderco coating is really good. i put my old pm3 through some hardish uses and never managed to scratch the coating much
also unless you just want a black blade, dlc makes no sense on s30v. makes more sense on a less corrosion resistant steel

>>64782675
I just got a knife with that because what if some day I have to rescue the president's daughter from being kidnapped by Russian nationals or Libyan terrorists take over the mall and I have to go commando on them? The naked blades are far too shiny for that. A shiny blade is good for other, more normal situations because a murdered out blade might be a little over-the-top for normal situations.
I saw a video of someone putting scratches on DLC coating with a nail, but they just rubbed off with his finger because the DLC was wearing down the nail and leaving metal behind, not actually getting scratched.
Like the other guy said, it's not really necessary on stainless, but it does give extra rust protection, however redundant. It has a certain look, it's non-reflective.
I won't be buying any pocket knives that aren't stainless anymore after getting rust on one of mine just from having it in my shorts in summertime. Well, maybe I would consider it if it had the DLC coating.

I ground the recurve out of my kershaw s30v blur (fuck that was a chore) and am contemplating cutting the damn thumb studs down to a nub.
I'm finally accepting that it just isn't a good blade design.

I'm also accepting that a cared for 1080 carbon is just as good as the dozens of ultramega steels, and easier to work.

>Random Sharpening Tip #59742:

When using a larger stone on a flat surface it should be at the height of your bellybutton to maximize the full motion of your arms. This is so you can easily push and pull the blade the full length of the stone. Standing makes this far easier than sitting.

>>64783081
>>Random Sharpening Tip #59742:
>Random Sharpening Tip #59743
Sharpen your knife every time you take a shit and you will have a very sharp knife, even when sitting.

>>64783337
If you sit on a toilet for too long you can get a rectal prolapse bro

>>64780142
> stuff like the karambit and that one from the Balkans either the Ustase or Chetniks used to mass slit throats

This is a Filipino Pikal sir.

>>64782624
Tony's main wheelhouse is the high-end customs shop (think $50k for a mini Halo) and the gun division. For everything else, he's got guys under him. A lot of the time it's "Tell Tony 'Yes' and then figure it out later, or give him time to relax and then tell him shit aint working". The head of the shop when I started was pretty great at explaining where things should align and how it should feel for a good knife, which was what clicked for me. But we still had issues with QC for parts and butted heads there.

> most of the bitching about him online is because he dared to be a little bit racist to the Chinese who stole his design
Because retarded ledditors believe "capitalism evil, Chinks good!" and "wow i may be literally Satan but I'm not, GASP, a racist!" and don't do any critical thinking beyond that. If a Chink stole my knives and made clones I'd be more racist than a Jap.

>>64782771
Wouldn't call it a sweatshop, but it wasn't paradise despite me being a fuckhuge knife fan. Plus, I got to meet Ray and shoot the shit with him, including being able to hold one of his custom AR-15s and a DeLisle carbine reproduction.

I'd be tempted to jump ship to Benchmade if I wasn't in the process of buying a house in NC Q_Q. Every so often I consider putting in another application with MT just to see how fast it gets rejected...

>>64784621
Haha, he comes back from making a $50,000 custom mini halo and flips his lid at the guys making $700 halos. They need to have a therapy talk to understand each other's points of view.

>>64782809
>I saw a video of someone putting scratches on DLC coating with a nail, but they just rubbed off with his finger because the DLC was wearing down the nail and leaving metal behind, not actually getting scratched.
I did that with another knife when I first got it, cut open the top of a can to use as an ashtray. Didn't even think of it until right after the "damage" was done. I felt sick because it was my first "nice" knife but then it just wiped off and it's been trucking along ever since. Good stuff.

>>64782809
>>64785530
Same thing happens to real sapphire lens watches. A prized watch from a girlfriend I thought I scratched on steel, was able to simply rub it off and the glass was fine.

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>Knife General
>no one talking about SHOT Show

>>64788075
Duh, I'm waiting for STABBED Show.

>>64788075
I’m waiting for all the KnifeCenter videos because I would rather not watch BladeHQ.

The Condor small fixed blade in 14c28n might have to be bought.

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>>64748219
Are these worth the money as a daily carry?

>>64789132
Sure

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finally got some new stuff

>>64789132
>worth the money
There are soo many better. Kershaw for one. Uniron8cally, Smith and Wesson, for another.

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>>64788075
I prefer the BladeHQ tranny

>>64789395
Oh god it is isn’t it. It’s reddit incarnate and a tranny vs larger than average DCA.

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Just bought my first knife that’s over $150 bones. It’s a solid bastard, that’s for sure.

>>64789926
I've been wanting one of those for years now and I'm not even a knife guy.

>>64789926
Svord?

>>64789395
Man hands. Made for dual wielding Becker bk9's.

>>64749106
Why are Bucks now suddenly 50% more expensive than a few weeks ago. I was thinking about getting a 110 just to own one, but for $90... fuck that shit. Also they were 30$ a couple of years ago. Were they taken over by some Jewish overlords?

>>64789395
that's a woman
t. enjoyer of college athletes and former college athletes who are now super insecure because they are tall and can be mistaken for trannys but have extremely functional vaginas and legs for days, hnng

>>64789938
Yep. The Ned Kelly Toothpick model. Think I’m going to try for their small Von Tempsky Ranger next.

>>64789936
I started saving for it six months ago, putting cash in an envelope and everything. Then in December most of the Ned Kelly Toothpicks got snapped up before I was able to purchase it. Thankfully KnifeCenter had a single one left, so I went for it.

>>64789926
Looks like crap.

>>64790698
>extremely functional vaginas and legs for days, hnng
Based vagoo appriciator.

>>64785392
I think he was just mad that his perfect vision wasn't so perfect and was blaming us for stuff going wrong before trying to understand the root cause. For example, we started having issues with the machined buttons where the distance between the flat bottom and the side runners was too small and was basically non-existent on the later batches. Instead of seeing why the machines were doing that, and instead of melting the batch and starting over, he had us stop polishing the button's bottom.

When a new revision of locks came out, instead of making sure we ran through the old ones or keeping them separate (some needed older springs), they just mixed em all together, which slowed down production because then you needed to hunt down old springs.

>>64789132
Nah, even a cheapo folder from a name brand is better.

>>64789926
Dude I hate to say it but that looks like an apprentice's knife...

>>64790980
Why are you insulting apprentices?

>>64790980
>Dude…
I know. I like my big knives crude but sturdy.

>>64789132
It has very efficient cutting geometry and mogs more expensive knives on that alone, despite having very basic steel. Only thing not to like is that the wood handles can swell if you get it wet or live in a humid climate. It's also like $12 and is made in Europe and not China.

>>64790698
Hand and throat are sus. I’m 6’5” and love 6’+ women.
>>64790826
I have looked at their knives to complete a SAA gun belt, but they don’t quite make what I want.
>>64791118
Like your men.

>>64789153
Elaborate.
>>64789224
>There are soo many better. Kershaw for one. Uniron8cally, Smith and Wesson, for another.
Specific models?
>>64790980
>Nah, even a cheapo folder from a name brand is better.
Like who?
>>64791161
>It's also like $12 and is made in Europe and not China.
The price is genuinely surprising. You'd think, with how cheap these knives are, they'd be made in China.

>>64791307
>Specific models?
A y that beats the price point. That turd and the Duk Duk people rave about were literally shit tier trading fodder to fuck jungle bunny and sea monkey wives.

>>64791332
you need to take your meds.

>>64790676
I got a 110 in 2016 and it was $81 on their site. Then, it went down to about $65 until this year. I think they price it according to their materials cost.

Knives are only useful in the kitchen. These knife threads are the worst on all of the chan. Even lower than /b/ quality. Larpers and incel clowns. Oh I have a hand made knife by a hippie for 400 bucks. Yeah and does it cut like a 2 dollar dollar tree knife? Yeah but... kek. Yeah it cuts. Go touch grass.

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>>64791347
>he doesn't into colonial empire building
Read a book.

>>64791713
>2 dollar dollar tree knife
Stop shilling your purchansing power limit.

>>64791307
It’s thin and cuts well. A lot of people like them. Personally I use more modern designs, but I do have a Mercator Black Cat which is also a classic thin slicer.

>>64791713
I’m sorry, you have to be white to appreciate nice tools.

Mail day boys. My $1300 Knife Center order arrived lol

Not pictured are two shirts that I purchased, ESEE and TOPS.

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>>64792373
F my life. Forgot image. These captchas are crazy

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lansky or worksharp for babbys first knife sharpening system?

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>>64792377
First up, CRKT Minimalist $19.95 +tax

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>>64792421
I've always wanted a Minimalist, but never held one until now. It did NOT disappoint! SO happy I added this to my order last minute since it was on sale. HIGHLY recommend. It came perfectly sharp as well. By far the sharpest knife and cheapest knife in the box.

>>64791307
>>Like who?
What's your budget? Kershaw Iridium and Civivi Elementum are two very popular budget knives. Buck 110 if you prefer older-style stuff. Some CRKT stuff too.

>>64791713
The fox says the grapes are sour

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>>64792377

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>>64792469
Is this milled Ti pocket clip worth $50 ??
I haven't decided yet...

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>>64792473
"Upgraded" pocket clip is yet to be installed and on the left in that picture

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>>64792377
Benchmade Freek (mini) $238

>>64792397
I don't own any Worksharp products but do have Lansky's rod system. It absolutely works, but was such a pain to set up and use my knives were dull more often than not anyway because I was too lazy to set up and use it. Some of Worksharp's stuff looks more convenient if pricier, but it's still hard to beat a diamond stone for low-effort sharpening. Trick is, you have to get through the suck of learning to use it first.

TL;DR: Worksharp is worth considering, but so is a decent stone and some practice.

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>>64792512
Carbon fiber, S90V

>>64792528
This is nice. My CF ceramic Schrade was my dail for years.

>>64792473
>Is this milled Ti pocket clip worth $50
Not to me, but looks nice and is very affordable after 10 rs of use.

>>64792397
Protip, that tile would be fine.

>>64748219
should I buy a large inkosi? I wish it was socially acceptable to EDC a balisong

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>>64792528

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>>64792556
I say get the Umnumzaan.

>>64792377
Benchmade Osbourne (mini)

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>>64792592
Carbon fiber, S90V

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>>64792473
always liked the flag sebenzas.
worth the hunt for a nice guy machine co. clip though. very comfy in hand, looks better than the crk one imo.
>ive wasted money on two and dont regret it one bit

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>>64792377
This is where it gets interesting. Rike Cicada

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>>64792646
The "Forever Flag" is my favorite knife in my collection. Literal perfection in my opinion if you don't want something too flashy

>>64792663
I'm very torn. This knife was $250, but I can't decide if I'll keep it. Everything feels great, but I feel like I stop being comfortable past $150-180 for this knife. Everything about this knife is unique and the action is BUTTER smooth. It reminds me of that CRKT Turtle knife from back in the day in a good way.

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>>64792692
It reminds me of that 90's movie The Mummy

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>>64792717

>>64792692
flag is one of few special sebenzas to tempt me. from my plain knife spam you can probably tell i just like bare metal so the inlays never appealled to me. but a flag sebenza... maybe insingo...

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>>64792377
Here's the finale, and the reason for this purchase

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>>64792793
Crystalized Titanium frame AND nested liner lock
Crystalized Titanium pocket clip
Carbon Fiber scales
S90V blade w/ compound grind

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>>64792825
This SLT flipper or "spring loaded tab" is PHENOMENAL. It's like nothing I've ever fidgeted with. It cured my autism lol

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>>64792845
This will show you the "spring loaded" flipper action, 1:36 mark
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4C7Ui0p63I

The action is incredibly SMOOTH and I like the stylized jimping.

>>64792469
Ok I really like that.

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>>64792377
These are the two shirts that I purchased. The TOPS shirt is very soft and I now want to buy more of their shirts. The ESEE one fits great, but it's a stiff, generic Hanes shirt. Not a deal breaker at all, but I won't purchase another shirt from them going forward.

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>>64792377
So that's it folks. Total order was $1300.96 shipped. What do you think? I'm pretty sure I will be returning the Rike Cicada, Benchmade Freek. Nothing wrong with them though.

I'm choosing the Osborne over the Freek. What do you think ?

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>>64792867
The bronze washers break in beautifully. I can flick it open after a month. It's perfect

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>>64748219
I want a commando dagger. Ill probably go see if the gunshow knife boomer has any but he probably knowns what he got and wants 1000$

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>>64792377
Crystal Ti liner lock...
I'm blown away by the craftsmanship on this knife. WE, GTC, Reate I think all contributed

>>64792377
>>BITCHMADE
The company that cut guns for the police?
No, thanks.

>>64793280
>gun used in crime
>crime actually prosecuted
>gun destroyed
ive never understood bm getting hate for this of all thins. theyre fags for selling $800 s30v nonsense with omega springs that still break. but in the case of destroying guns i dont really see what else is supposed to happen
>bm says yes we'll destroy guns (again, used in prosecuted crimes), everyone says reeeeeeeee gungrabbers
>bm says no we wont help, everyone says reeeeeee bm lefty blm anti cop liberals
and also, what do you think should happen to guns used in crimes? given back to criminals? stored forever in a vault so nobody hurts the poor guns? auctioned, and therefore creating a market for the guns used by renowned psychopaths?

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>>64793280
Yet you purchase chinese knives and support a foreign, counter-culture, communist country ?? Stop being such a nigger FAGGOT

>>64793504
So, I fully admit I’m not a metallurgist or a blacksmith or whatever, but would it have been possible to use the metal from the firearms they destroyed to make new knives?

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>>64793677
Just stop being such a fag and you will feel better about yourself.

>>64789224
Don't ever listen to this girl

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>>64793504
Are there really people in the year MM+XXVI that think cutting up guns is the only reason people hate Bitchmade?
>>64793505
>if you don't buy Bitchmade you support China!
How about no.

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>>64792377
What is the current trifecta of USA knives...
???
I feel Chris Reeve still reigns supreme, but I feel like McKnees has replaced Stryder... who is third??

>>64793677
To some extent, probably.

>>64793927
>Are there really people in the year MM+XXVI that think cutting up guns is the only reason people hate Bitchmade?
>>cool, why?

>>64793677
>would it have been possible
yes
profitable? no.
They buy big sheets of name brand steel from steel companies, they don't make it themselves.

>>64791713
In some cases you are right. This thread becomes essentially man jewelry flexing for the most part. Discussions about the tactical or utility use of knives are largely ignored.

Lots of benchmade, spyderco, microtech shills about. Which is fine. I buy Ka-bar, Esee and Coldsteel and not ashamed, i'd like to see some of those shills about.

>>64791713
In that case, guns aren't useful at all then.

>>64791713
I use knives every day and you do too.

>>64794092
samefag is samefagging

>>64794122
yeah I don't understand you. english motherfucker do you speak it?

>>64794126
You might have an argument, if you were actually White :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utjP8D2SLdM

>>64794129
Declaring white, posting some nigger shit. You are confused.

>>64794135
But YOU are brown LOL

>>64794184
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNE-B6J8pYk&list=RDEMkYnw39zmHax0Q3BKcU1x8g&index=2
<3

>>64794184
Your father is brown. I am not your father.

>>64793927
>that think cutting up guns is the only reason people hate Bitchmade?
i didnt say that at all though. and i responded to a guy specifically mentioning cutting up guns lol

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>>64794092
>This thread becomes essentially man jewelry flexing for the most part
Then post something more interesting than that. Personally I want people to post stuff I've never seen before because that's what's interesting to me.

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Spartan Blades is making a faithful-to-the-original-looking Fairbairn-Sykes dagger. If the edges are sharp, I will throw money at them. Looking forward to reviews where they show the sheath and shave their arm hair or cut paper.

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>>64794500
Props to them making a sickeningly sharp point. Fox made one, but it had more of a robust point and the edges were at such a wide angle that it does not shave.

>>64794507
https://youtu.be/Kb1_V_cpKN4?t=178
IDK why the guy kept calling them "Fairbane." This is supposed to be a professional guy who knows his stuff.

>>64794498
By throw my money at them I mean no more than $199.95.

>>64794498
DLT Trading youtube channel is the only one w/ a crumb of info @ this so far.

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Broskis, I'll let you in on a little life hack. I've got an Opinel No. 8 Carbone I neglect 6 ways 'till Sunday. It's been my only kitchen/steak knife for 10 years. I leave the A1 sauce on it until it's time to eat another steak. You could say I ride it hard and put it away wet. Carbon steel, mind you.
If you use DAMP RID lil' tiny buckets, this is 4U.
Park that surrendering-ass POS right on top of the damp-rid bucket for IDK 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks. It will dry out that sonofabitch like no other. The wood will have white showing through because if how dry it is.
IT WILL DRY IT OUT.

>>64794576
*of

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Just got my Military 2 in the mail. Fk'n nightmare trying to change the clip to tip up carry. Had to go to Harbor Freight where they had a $9.99 dremel and a $6.95 soldering iron, which is pretty cool desu.
I hacked those pocket screws to shreds.
From the beginning of my stripped screws journey, I remember reading to use Saran Wrap, so when all hope was lost, after many iterations of using the dremel and the soldering iron and back and forth I figured "Why not try saran wrap again" and the lil' bolts busted loose.
We'll see how Spyderco assesses the situation and if they give me a new clip
For free or $6, whatever, it doesn't matter.

>>64793071
You'll never use it. Waste of cash.

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>>64793677
Boker makes special edition knives for which they have Chad Nichols forge a piece of something (like in this case an MG42) into a batch of fancy damascus and then make knives from that whose design reflects elements of the original object in some way (note the pommel here)
so far they've done, off the top of my head :
>K98k
>MG42
>AK47
>Luger P08
>M4 Sherman
>Tiger tank
>Me109

>>64793071
Just get the $20 one. You're just larping anway.
https://www.darkknightarmoury.com/product/warrior-dagger/

>>64793504
>gun destroyed
What if it was a stolen gun? If your gun was stolen, wouldn't you want it back? What about auctioning it off to the public? Destruction should be a last-resort.

>>64793986
"Butterfly tax". There are comparable knives for less because you're not paying for the stupid Benchmade logo. They jacked their prices up once people started buying the shit out of their stuff in order to increase their profit margins, and then started dropping their QA/QC so all the people who bought the OG stuff still say it's good value because they bought high quality, inexpensive knifes back when it was good. I'm saying this as someone who bought multiple BMs, including an AFO II which I'd kill for another one.

>>64794092
I think I'm the only MT "shill" here... but I've also told people not to buy MT products when they're debating knives so I dunno how much of a "shill" that is. Esee Azula is still fantastic, Cold Steel SRK is amazing price for what you get, but fuck off with Ka-Bar. They've been riding the "MUH MARINE KA-BAR" into the dirt and churning out shit for a while. Get a Gerber Strongarm instead.

>>64794326
Would be a fantastic office pocket knife if it wasn't Nitro-V and $75.

>>64791718
this is a thread about knives, sperg

>>64792457
Budget is <$100. Willing to go higher if the sub-100 knife breaks or wears out from daily use over the course of years.

>>64796435
>mad, 1 dimentional mind

I want the new ~3” eldris style Mora.

>>64798389
Just get the Mora and stop tring to be special.

>>64791718
Jared Diamond is a literal retard who doesn't understand Mercator projections. Anyone who believes that book is a certified mental midget.

>>64799699
Is that what you ponytail wearing, libtard, white guilt, appologist professors brainwashed you to believe?

>>64799699
you White guilt faggot :D

>>64796508
cope and dilate

>>64799691
I just said I want the Mora, they aren’t listed for sale yet. Are you brown?

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Svord guy here. Tubbo seems to be a fan of the leather.

Might need to feed her dinner.

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>>64798389
This one?

>>64801882
Yeah that one, 3.5” supposedly. The sheath hardware looks to slip off, allowing a DCC or Ulticlip and pocket carry with ease. It’s also a good length, and the finger groove is appreciated. Hopefully it’s not pointlessly expensive like the last few new Moras.

>>64802310
>pointlessly expensive like the last few new Moras.
Mora has lost it's edge. A cheap knife, just riding reputation for a high price.

>>64794619
Why are stupid people always incapable of simply using a bit that fits properly?

>>64802380
It might not be stupidity, it might be cheapness. I recall being unable to get in to my mother’s laptop with a Chinese driver set. A Taiwanese set unscrewed it no problem.

>>64802380
I used a new Craftsman T6 bit I had previously used to swap another Spyderco clip without a problem. I didn't see any loctite on the screws after they came out. They were black screws while the ones I swapped previously were silver. They're really soft screws.
You're stupid to assume I used a bit that didn't fit properly.

>>64802446
>Chinese driver set. A Taiwanese set
There is a STNDARD YOU STUPID CHINKS! AND STOP USING SHIT ALLOYS!

>>64802310
>3.5”
Where are you getting that spec? A normal pocket knife blade is about 3.5". To me, that looks less than 2.5".

>>64802501
I think that is what DCA said in the short. It’s longer than the eldris ~2.1” but I’m not going to look it up because I don’t care.

>>64802483
because if you stripped a torx head it's your fault. That's why.
>you're stupid to assume
No, you're an idiot and I know it, just like every other tard who strips screws due to incompetence.

>>64802523
I just watched it, yes he did say that it's just over 3 inches. An Eldris has a 2.3 inch blade, so I guess that makes sense.

>>64802325
A bunch of the big names have been riding on their reputation for a while. Part of the issue is just... there's only so many ways to put a knife together before you're copying someone else.
Been looking for something to replace my stolen AFO II but everyone's going for slim-type knives and it's bugger annoying.

>>64802483
We use and recommend Wiha bits simply because they're so good. I use them for my current job too. For torquing just right, I used a regular bit driver on the backside and a T-type driver on the face, for control.

>>64801882
Someone left that Mora outside in the cold too long...

>>64802565
You said I used a wrong sized bit. You were wrong. I'm not as dumb as whatever cartoon of me you have in your head. There are numerous people who have had this problem with the soft screws. Combined with the DLC traction and someone having cranked them down like King Kong, it wasn't possible to get them out using a Torx bit at all. For pocket clip screws that are designed to be removed to swap the clip, it's the manufacturer's error here. You are strong in the Dunning-Kreuger effect and like to feel better about yourself, an actual dumb, rude person, by assuming you are smarter in some made up fantasy in your head.

>>64802619
>We use and recommend Wiha bits
I'll be moving on to them since you can apparently buy individual bits for cheap.

>>64802664
Sorry you used the wrong sized bit, good luck on scamming Spyderco to deal with your mistakes

>>64802672
Oh, what size bit should I use for T6 screws?
There's no scam, I already said they can do the right thing and replace the small parts for free where I would have a neutral opinion of them, or they can charge me like $6 which is basically nothing and I'll have a somewhat soured opinion of them for not owning their mistake. I accept your concession about how you lost the argument and you try to fit people into some weird power fantasy in your head where you are the smart guy and everyone else is the dumb guy.

>>64802690
I already drew you as a basedjack in my mind, and I am the chad. It's over for you and your undersized bits.

>>64802664
If you stripped a screw, you're either using the wrong bit or you're dealing with Chinesium screws on a clone knife. Or you're dealing with red Loctite.
When you insert the bit, it should be snug with very little left/right turning wiggle room.

Sounds like they might've used red Loctite instead of blue on the screws, at which point it's damn near impossible to remove.

>>64802712
I think it was just cranked down + the DLC coating + Spyderco themselves using Chinesium screws. It's from bladehq. I used the right bit, and am very careful because I know Spyderco screws are soft. I didn't see any loctite on the screws. But I'll be using wihas and a soldering iron at the beginning in the future.

>>64802738
Yeah, one reason I sincerely enjoyed MT stuff was the fuckin beefy Torx screws. I never stripped one ever. Did see a Stitch come in that they had to drill one of the screws...

>>64801882
I have this knife. A girl laughed at me when I pulled it out.

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OK my ZT and Spyderco arrived. Spyderco in many ways feels like the platonic ideal of a Pocket Knife (tm). Nothing about it is fancy, one of the screws for the pocket clip will not stay in the slot (other 2 are good so it's tight). I think the blade shape is kinda jank. But it is so fucking solid and lightweight and everything is so put together I am absolutely using it for more outdoorsy stuff vs a nicer or more complex one where shit can get stuck inside. It is like the final evolution on the tech tree of Boy Scout Pocket Knife.

The ZT0452 is pretty nice. One of the pocket clip screws is stuck unfortunately, and you can't disassemble it without what appears to be 2x Torx. I want to polish the pivot pin a little bit and the inside excluding the detent ball so it is a little more smooth.
>IF YOU ARE LEFT HANDED YOU HAVE TO AVOID PUTTING ANY PRESSURE ON THE UPPER PART OF THE FRAME ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OR YOU WILL APPLY TOO MUCH PRESSURE FOR THE KNIFE TO OPEN
It took me longer than I want to admit to figure that out but after that you dont even really need to break it in, snaps open pretty nicely. Wouldn't mind SOME other method of opening, even just a thin gouge on the side near the spine for a fingernail. Just so I don't have to PL if I have to open this one around other people. Reminds me of my MT/Rike SOCOM Bravo. In fact maybe too much. The latter is a thumb stud, but with polishing it up deploys faster than the ZT. >>64802780 do you know if there was ever any sort of drama or issues with the SOCOM Bravo looking really similar to the ZT? They look really similar even down to both using bearings. Both are frame locks, both are titanium with carbon fiber scales. Jimping on backs both look similar, even similar screw placements and holes. Full disclosure I have 0 idea how the knife patent/style stuff is treated or if any of this even IS considered patented but they do seem really similar to my eyes.

>>64804063
By "knife" you mean your penis?

>>64805758
>do you know if there was ever any sort of drama or issues with the SOCOM Bravo looking really similar to the ZT?
Oh yeah, shitloads of drama but that happened before I joined. You can still find some of the threadnauts on the old websites about it. I didn't know about it because it wasn't talked about, I only happened upon a thread on reddit that mentioned it in passing.

Yes, there are patents or whatever one can take on the designs. No, IANAL and I don't know enough about that to tell you for certain.

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>>64794500
The Spartan Raider for 100 something is nice as fuck. The George V14 or whatever is way overpriced imo relative to any improvements it could have. I wish they had options for grip scale replacements, even larger ones that were 1 piece you could slide over the tang. I an really impressed with the one I impulse bough black friday 2024.

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>>64805780
Much obliged. While my issue with Spyderco was less my torx (i have that cheap Husky 3-set i keep in my car and in my work room among others) and more the threading itself, do you have any good recommendations for a good set of torx bits or screwdrivers? Need to probably get a good higher end hollow ground set of screwdrivers and files as well, though files are really fucking expensive. Still keep wanting to impulse purchase an Arbiter because Big Knife but so far I just keep buying antiques instead lmao. I mentioned i do a lot of restoration, here is one I bought a few months ago for shockingly cheap. Has not arrived yet, but it appears that the only thing i need to do on the blade is mild steel wool to remove the scratches (god willing some retard didn't sand the etching flat), but the contrast is in absurdly good condition. It's a Flat Solid which means until the spear point at the end, the entire thing is just a big triangle wedge with little to no hollow grinding. https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/products/presentation-1854-pattern-rifles-sword-ref-9271

I would do dirty disgusting things for a Chris Reeve Jeroboam or similar. Something about the knurled grip is pure sex to me. Even if it has 0 benefit I want one that has even more needless machine operations on the grip and crossguard, gimme more fluting, checkering, complex facets, screws and high machined parts, I want the STGW57 of knives lmao. Also that boker MG42 has a cool grip but fuck me that is some awful fucking "damascus"

Axial needs to up their spring game tbdesu. Had this thing since September. Broke a firing spring once, and as of jus 20 minutes ago broke a lockbar spring as well. My Microtechs have never had a spring failure of any kind before. It's a little bit disappointing because I love how solid and durable it seems to be otherwise.

>>64805824
> do you have any good recommendations for a good set of torx bits or screwdrivers
Wiha. German quality but not bank-breaking prices. If you're doing anything more than assembling Ikea furniture, I always recommend Wiha. Get a set that looks good for your hands, not the flag kit. The bits are fucking indestructible.

> Also that boker MG42 has a cool grip but fuck me that is some awful fucking "damascus"
Too many retards think it's just a matter of pounding shit together to get "damascus", but there's a lot more to it than that. I got to see some of the plates that Tony was using for the custom damascus stuff and it was just beautiful.

>>64805791
Will keep in mind.
We'll see what the price on the new one is.

>>64805758
What Spyderco did you get? Are the screw threads messed up or is it the threading inside the handle, maybe?

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>>64807157
Military 2 ironically enough. I tried the naughty screw in a few other holes, it will go /in/ but is simultaneously loose and rattle-y (to be fair this could be because it is relying on the thickness of the clip as a spacer) but also doesn't come out easily unless you insert a sewing pin under the edge of the head and pop it out. I can't see anything grotesquely wrong with the threads on it but I might soak it in some dish soap and then run the tip of a pin through the threading to see if I can find a bad spot.

>>64807428
https://ops.spyderco.com/replacement-clips/?mode=light
I'd go through their little rigamarole and order a few more screws to see if they fit better.
I'm filled out their form on Friday and got an email back today and I'm calling them tomorrow to order my clip and screws. They'll probably charge you a few bucks even though it's their mistake.

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>>64795399
>"MUH MARINE KA-BAR"
Yea no, the USMC Ka-Bar is the worst of their offerings. I'm a fan of the Becker series for innawoods, the Dozier is awesome for the price and all you'll need for EDC, TDI series is highly specialized and useful for specific situations and the Tactical Spork is the greatest thing in the world.

>>64807703
Yeah, I used to be all gung ho for it, the idea that I had the same weapon as the badass marines? Fucking awesome man!

And then I realized how dog shit the quality was and that the USMC would pour out their "brand" for a quick buck with no QA/QC or oversight... And I went for other knives. I've been telling people to just get a SRK/C or Strongarm for an innawoods type knife and leave the Ka-Bar for the larpers.

>>64806217
Late on this, I've said this before but IMO I try to differentiate the terms. Yeah I know Damascus/wootz is the clip/magazine of swords. Which is why when people say "damascus" I just assume a decorative lamination from 19th century Europe at the earliest, and only when people actually use Wootz do I judge it more in the historical context.

Lemme give you and other people some resources while I'm here:
-A Carl Eickhorn Catalog, I dont wanna post the photos individually but towards the end you can see some examples of their Damascus, including the basic stuff (I have 1 example), Binary (my favorite because the tight grain actually comes closest to wootz), Rose (the most prized for mechanical complexity), and others: https://www.deutsches-blankwaffenforum.de/Eickhorn/inhalt.html

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCytAB3FktQ & https://ncc.academia.edu/AnnFeuerbach is a really good American professor on Wootz, if you can get an account you can download tons of her articles

-https://web.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/iss/
An entire fucking college course from the university of Kiel on steel and wootz etc.

-https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home
Another good site on wootz/damascus, IIRC I got this one from another thread on here

Hope this helps someone!

>>64809391
Yeah 99% of the time it's not worth it to try to explain to people the difference; just smile and nod and say "nice". I know Tony has a bunch of actual wootz sheets he keeps for the super high-end stuff and his personal collection, but the ones I saw weren't that fancy. Kinda wondering if I can convince him to sell me a sheet with the blades cut out as a wallhanger.

>>64809901
My grail project is a sword from the Silmarillion but I very specifically want some bars of high grained wootz set aside, a less gaudy main billet stack done enough to still have some faint and nice contrast when finished, but a few final folds with the high grained wootz inserted so you get this sort of geometric/floral weave through with a very high grained wootz. Honestly if you could insert gold or silver sheets I would want that just so it'd be like inlay but consistent, just faint 1mm lines with some intricate design. Black Dragon Forge in South Africa and https://www.instagram.com/forjafontenla/ these guys in South America make good shit too. Julian Antunes has insane patterns but they get so glossy and such high contrast that it looks tacky imo. Rob Miller is probably who I'd commission even just as a project overseer.

>>64809901
Hey MicroTech fag, I have been window shopping MT OTF knives since....well John Wick. I'm basically a poorfag but want to invest in a forever knife that's hella cool and good for self defense, I have many enemies who are also very skilled with the blade(rival ninja school). Would the MT OTF knife line be a good match for me to spend my limited funds on? Will they last a lifetime? How does it do IRL self defense situations?

Which size and configuration would you recommend? I am a normal height man with extremely average hand size. I currently EDC an RAT 2 in D2 steel and love it but it's a bit small. Are MT auto folders better for EDC self protection or should I spend half as much on something else? Not for utility, just emergencies and self defense. I would pocket carry of if need be keep it on my webbing belt horizontal at 6 O'Clock.

>>64810923
>want to invest in a forever knife that's hella cool
Hell yeah!
> good for self defense
A gun. Failing that, a good pair of legs for running the fuck away.

The MSI, if you don't get "HURR TAKTIKILL BLACK ON BLACK", is a decent option, we also made the mini MSI recently which is smaller so less butthurt liberals. The Stitch is too "mean", the Socom is iffy (the auto's good), and the Amphibian's too gas station / Cold Steel.

For OTFs, the Gen2 Ultratech is the generic option. The Mini Hera is the "i want a fidget toy and the novelty of the OTF" but it's got little use. The Hera and Medium Hera are better, the Cypher only comes in sheepsfoot blade, and the Combat is bigger.

Don't be a retard and try to win a knife fight... and don't buy a Microtech because you wanna be John Wick.

>>64811219
Whats the consensus on the Socom Alpha? I want an Auto intermittently but it's right hand only which annoys me. I cant even be mad at comparing the Amphibian to a Cold Steel but please at least reference the goated Benchmade Bedlam that those fuckers discontinued. I just like it mostly because the grip fits perfectly in my hand regardless of how edgy it looks (a slim version with a more scimitar blade or bowie instead of recurve with plain steel + wood would be appreciated). Feels the closest to one of those but frankly I can't even get mad at cold steel too much, they got more COD mall ninjas into better knives than old man Emerson ever did, and for the price the knives ARE pretty fair.

>>64811515
Do you mean the Elite or the Bravo? The Alpha's a fixed blade.
I can't speak about either. Only like three peeps were allowed to assemble the Elite, and the Bravo's the Chinese one that gets imported.
If the Elite wasn't tip-down carry I would like it more; ironically one of the things I like about the SOCOM ram lock... despite not being auto.
> I cant even be mad at comparing the Amphibian to a Cold Steel
Not knocking Cold Steel, for all the memes and shittalk they do make some robust, sturdy knives that you can abuse the FUCK out of without shedding a tear. I'm just saying the Amphibian is too "scary" for the average normie to not pitch a fit about, plus fuck sharpening a recurve blade on a flat stone.

If you're in anything but blue collar work and you pull out something more complicated than a SAK or Buck, you'll get a bunch of Karens screaming their ears off like you just pulled a fucking machete and murdered someone, so I try my best to caution people about it.

Kabar 1217 is perfectly fine if you use if for:
1: Fighting
2: Utility
It's better than the NATO stock number 1095-99-963-2037 Fairbairn-Sykes that comes with dull edges and a dull tip (hopefully only in peacetime when sold to the masses as a collector's item) you have to sharpen yourself. (Just the tip, mind you, to sharpen the edges you would have to destroy the knife.)

>>64807428
>>64807461
If it's the first time you've contacted them, they give you the replacement pocket clip/screws for free.

t. got a free replacement wire clip for a spyderco that I bought off ebay that didn't have one