>ultimate weapon editionThe Sharpest General On /k/
>>61422784Here’s an original 552 with the Hogue RSK. I’m 6’3” and about 220lbs
>>61424087I'd like the rsk if the handle wasn't so lame
Give me a manual LUDT
>>61424087Reminds me of the SOG Terminus
>>61424331My SOG terminus spring broke and i couldn't fix it because the screws were glued. Shitty knife
>>61424341that's disappointing
>>61424341And SOG support doesn’t carry screws anymore. At ALL. That’s a non-start for me. >>61424304Define your terms, what don’t you like about it?
>>61424087Dick size? IQ score? Greatest fear?
>>61424353The handle is also too short and the flipper gimping digs into your index finger when you try to actually use it>>61424380>what don’t you like about it?Shape and milling. Just a personal preference
>>614244047.5”, 140, and seeing the people I care about suffer, but I’m not sure it’s gonna help with the sense of scale of the knife.
>>61423983here is my knife, its a mora robust pro II or something. i scraped tiles with it covered in phosphoric and citric acid then used it to open salt bags, i sometimes hammered into concrete but it did also do well with forcibly removing screwed/nailed wood in a pinch. i also used it to cut things like: tile fillings, sheet metal ventilation covers, steel wire nets, debur edges off metals and cut through bitumen roof covers whilst heating it up with a blowtorch.
>>6142440420 inches85Stepping on my dick
>>61424522now that's a knife !
>>61424522>Tang isn't the full width of the handleI'm sure it's fine for what you need it for but it would instantly turn to vapor if used for my purposes like batoning the firewood I make my mom buy me at the gas station.
I've asked this before, but are there any smaller utility knives that use carpet blades? I prefer them over the normal utility blades, but I can't really carry a big ass carpet knife
>>61424676There's a few companies that make folding carpet knives like the Personna 63-0222, Husky HKY00048, Kobalt 54357There's even some that are more pocket knife style rather than utility knife, i.e. Kobalt 12118, Estwing 42464
Just finna ordered an extrema ratio MF0
>>61424742That estwing is pretty much what I've been looking for, thanks man
Posting cucked folders is like posting pictures of your neutered dog. "Look at this! No balls!"Can we start having a fixed blade general on /k/ for the men?
>>61425216That sounded more clever in your head
>>61425216ok dogfucker
What’s a good course to learn how to knife fight? How do I practice fighting with a knife?
>>61425298EWO, KCC and EOR
>>61424745Why would you use this to yourself?
>>61426451Please rephrase the question
>>61423983Been thinking about checking out a karambit. Am I an idiot? If not whats a good manfacturer for a reasonable price?
>>61424087>>61424321beauts
>>61427146I buy knives i don't need because i think they are cool. I won't hold that against youhere are some i likehttps://www.bladehq.com/item--Fox-Knives-Karambit-Folder-Knife--47623https://www.bladehq.com/item--CIVIVI-Incisor-II-Karambit-Button--184145https://www.bladehq.com/item--LionSteel-Emerson-LEOne-Karambit--146927https://www.bladehq.com/item--Boker-Hel-Karambit-Liner-Lock-Knife--179590These are all available in different colors and from different distributors
>>61427468Serious question. Are karmbits usually small because I like big knives. I enjoy feeling powerful as I hold it
>>61427616The blades are usually not very long, but the overall size of karambits is usally big enough for a full grip
>>61427616Here's an affordable one wit a massive bladehttps://www.bladehq.com/item--Cold-Steel-Karambit-Steel--6868
>>61427616And here is the biggest onehttps://www.bladehq.com/item--TOPS-TAC-TOPS-Karambit-Fixed-Blade--36265Here is the karambit if it was actually designed for fightinghttps://www.bladehq.com/item--Fox-Knives-Fox-Pikal-Liner-Lock--179812
I'm going to ramble a bit. Join me, won't you!
I first saw a Gerber at scout camp, one of these bad boys. The kid who had it was very proud of it, eyes of the sons are on the idols of the fathers sort of thing. I thought it was strange to have the name of baby food, but very cool looking.
>>61427805I first saw a gerber when i looked in the toilet after taking a shit and i ain't talking about the diapers
>>61427805So I had to get myself a Gerber, having heard of their legendary reputation at camp. My friends got some of these before I could get a Gerber, we thought they were the coolest, but the screws would tend to come loose. I eventually got a flipper with probably zytel handles, and that thing was rock solid. I even used it as a wedge jacking up a car as a dumb teenager. Can't find a pic. Carried it all through high school. (Not at school.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF8HmY_Xb58Later on, I would buy the ultralight LST (light, slim, and tough). It was small enough not to scare the women at work, but only really good for cutting tape and plastic, so I got the regular LST, which could process cardboard and heavier tasks and still didn't scare people.
>>61427903My lst had a weird grind that took forever to sharpen away to get it sharp.Before that I had a few of these but the screws required frequent adjusting. The clip broke off my last one so I just kept it in my pocket and lost it that way.
>>61427937picWhat was neat about these is that it has more exposed blade than your normal box cutter.
LMGs are always weaker than rifles in FPS games. Even if they shoot the same caliber as the rifle they always do less damage. Usually to counterbalance more ammo and rate of fire.explosives are always a mixed bag in FPS games. Rocket launchers do a ton of damage against armor but you need a direct hit to kill infantry with almost no splash damage.
The CRKT knife (called the cricket knife) started to get some buzz. Very popular with the military because they were sold in the PX. I got myself a modest M16-03Z. The M16 line was designed by Kit Carson, who is claimed to have invented the flipper. The thumb studs would always come loose, so I got some loctite for that. AUS-8, gets a little rusty for stainless steel, but for some reason gets a wicked sticky edge on a cheap sharpener. Also featured in many M16 knives is the auto-lawks, an automatic safety switch that keeps the knife from folding up on you during use.
I use the back saw-thing of my glock 81 to scratch my back and butt. Is this what it was designed for?
Which brings me to James Williams CRKT knives. James is a great salesman and that is either because he is a White Samurai master or a great salesman. He designed the Hissatsu knife for soldiers soldiering it up over in the Middle East. CQB type stuff. No guard because it can catch on clothes and gear and it doesn't match up with his philosophy of use. It was created to filet the enemies of freedom worldwide.
>>61428084https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsJf0OTwwzIThe Hissatsu Folder was inspired by the Hissatsu. No guard, autolawks, spring assisted, osuraku style tanto blade.
>>61428116https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBT1nGEBNy8Then SOCOM came to James Williams and said, "We like the Hissatsu folder, but could you make it bigger, slimmer, with a deep carry clip and able to be opened silently?" And so now we have the Otanashi Noh Ken, the "silent sword" that doesn't come into contact with the opponent's sword in battle. It has plain LAWKS instead of autolawks and is completely manual.
And last but not least, the Spyderco Military. Designed by Sal Glesser as a cutting tool for the military (not specifically as a weapon.) This one comes in M4 steel which was originally developed as a high speed steel for drill bits (it won't deform due to heat while drilling.) The Military is very ergonomic and fills the hand and is great for work.
>>61428209One great innovation by Spyderco is the opening hole. It serves the same function as a thumb stud without getting in the way so you can use the whole blade.
>>61424087>I’m 6’3” and about 220lbsImportant info, thanks. Imagine your surprise when all the youtube reviewers were manlets and the knife you like is WAYY smaller than you thought when it comes in the mail. I want a 9400, but I think it may be too small. That might not keep me from getting it though. It's just too cool.
>>61424087I'm skeptical of axis locks failing from videos I've seen. Also skeptical of ZT knives in general. Lots of fail videos for such overbuilt knives.
>>61425216>>61425242I couldn't find the Joe X usmc destruction video, so here's AKB for you.
>>61428458https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n84mugkSO1Asorry, browser forgot to read my mind
I would end you all where you stand.
>>61428349The Axis lock and its derivatives is the best thing on the market, all things considered. I’ve got enough experience, samples, manufacturers, and user feedback on them that it’s no longer anecdotal. Them failing? I’ve literally never seen it, ever. The Spyderco lightweights like the Manix LW and the BM Bugout, which hardly fucking counts, can have HANDLE failures where the lock essentially breaks free, but that’s not the same thing.Two thinks can happen with axis locks that are bad. If you have a heavy blade and you flick it REALLY forcefully, you can have the rebounding blade outrun the omega springs and fail to lock open. Skill issue. I’ve never had this happen and I carry the largest axis lock ever made as my EDC, and have for many years. The other thing is that in some grip styles where ones thumb is on the side of the grip, the user can unlock it themself. This is a bigger problem on lockbacks, which should tell you it’s not a very big problem. Apparently the designer of the BM AFCK was REALLY unhappy that they switched from liner to axis without telling him because he advocated that kind of flat bladed “fighting” grip. Also a skill issue. Don’t be a larger and you’ll be fine. The Axis is taking over the market for a reason, and ERs aren’t filling up with 9 fingered men. It’s faster than an otf auto and to fail the blade or the handle has to actually BREAK. I literally won’t carry anything else for my edc. Also, there aren’t any ZTs I’d currently advocate, I don’t think. The knife I posted above was a Hogue. >>61428335Exactly. The Hogue Deka was really cool…. Until I saw one. I have a problem finding knives I find large enough, so I included the reference for scale.
What's a modern replacement for a Benchmade 707 type knife? Like on the small side by a broader, flatter blade than the 940. Bugout?
>>61428566im drunk
>>61428516>Them failing? I’ve literally never seen it, ever.Happened to my terminus. I've heard other major knife guys says the same so i guess i just got unlucky
>>61428679>I've heard other major knife guys says the sameAbout the crossbar lock omega spring never failing on them, i mean
>>61428160>otanashi no kenIt’s actually otonashi, I guess he couldn’t be bothered to use Google.
>>61428756yeah some say he got the translations wrongbut it's a phonetic renderingread early American founding documents, they are full of what we would call spelling errors today
>>61428494The only weapon on which both gun and knife guys can agree
>>61427952I have 2 of those. Would be a 10/10 except for that FUCKING screw holding the blade in place. Just awful goddamn design when a low profile thumbscrew would have been beautiful
>>61428874yeah it can get lost easilyplus side you can tighten it with a dime
>>61427146>>61427468>>61427616These are all garbo. Real karambits are box cutters and dock knives, the idea that you'd want one for fighting is absolutely risible and the ring is not for your little finger, that's retarded
>>61428908It's a shitty fighting knife but it looks cool when it's all tacticalThat thing you just posted is ugly as fuck and should stay in the rice fields
>>61428874Sounds like an easy fix. Just buy a thumb screw
>>61428945It's collectible Iain finna fuck with the vintage and make it worthless
>>61429031Just take the thumb screw out and out in the original screw to restore the value
>>61428160then CRKT wanted to launch their deadbolt thing that nobody cared about. so they combined ikoma's lock and ball-bearing system with onion's spring assist, and a Williams knife design. what you get is basically a hissatsu 2.0
>>61429126>what you get is basically a hissatsu 2.0yarpfrankenstein's monster but there's something to it
>>61428698Omega springs do fail. That seems to be on a weirdly knife to knife basis. In 25 years of using axis locks I’ve broken one, once. My father has a 943 he broke almost a dozen omega springs. It’s so weird. That being said, you have to lose BOTH springs at the same time for the lock to not work, and they’re available on eBay and Etsy for pretty cheap. Word in the BM forums is the Etsy ones are actually a bit stronger and stiffer than the BM ones. The springs are a consumable, so that’s not really what I was thinking. Easy swap.
Sneed
>>61429385>That being said, you have to lose BOTH springs at the same time for the lock to not workIt was enough for just 1 to break on my terminus to make it unusable>and they’re available on eBay and Etsy for pretty cheap.Not with the shipping and toll i have to pay as an icelander
>>61431498Which screws were glued on your terminus? I have one as well for use at work and I haven’t had any spring problems yet.
>>61431581Every screw seemed to be glued. It was impossible to turn any of them without destroying the screw drives
>>61431656Strange, none of mine are glued.
>>61431738I don't even know for a fact of mine were glued at all. I just know that none of them would turn
So what's a good diving knife? Some idiots enjoy putting fishing line all over the local swimming hole and I want a knife I can carry on my thigh under my swimming trunks so I can cut all of the shit down
>>61431774Check some of the spyderco salt knives. The big diving company knives are mostly shit. I have an extrema ratio dicok diving knife which i would recommend, although it's not cheap
>>61429385It's a major flaw in the design that should be corrected and an Axis lock is not a plus for me. It works well but at base it's four separate parts to make a lock instead of two which means 2x the chance of failure
>>61427952>>61428874i fuckin love these i have been wanting to order a second one for years. it's so concealable and sturdy enough to use karabmbit style reverse grip that would utterly devestate someone who didn't see what they were about to grapple withi have debated trying to find a thumb stud that fits the screw for years, if anyone knows the size of screw or where to order one that fits i would appreciate ithere's a different style cheapo worth picking up a couple of as well:https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/utility-and-hobby-knives/2835106I bought 5 of these to give as gifts but kept 2 these don't ride int he pocket well at all but they're really heavy duty and would awesome for defense.i prefer the boxcutter you guys posted though because it's way more concealable and metal construction despite being a lockback would be sufficient for the blows yu'd expect to deliver with a knife like that. also you can clip the small box cutter to the cusp of your sleeve cuffs and look like you're not holding anything or just be hanging out in your little coin pocket as an auxillary blade
>>61432139You sound more excited over a box cutter than i am over a $300+ super steel and titanium knife
>>61423983thoughts on the TOPS silent hero 4?
>>61432198TOPS is legit. If you really like it then just buy it
for me, it's white river knives
>>61432215You don't say
>>61432033Cars have more parts than unicycles, too. Linerlocks and frame locks wear out, and are frequently built in a way that force on the back of the blade causes them to close. Back locks and mid locks rely on unlock pressure that can be applied during hard use. Have your personal preferences all you want, but the chance of failure in an axis lock is the lowest of any of the lock varieties currently popular on the market. (Barring maybe the compression lock, which I don’t have enough data on)
how it feels looking down upon folderfags arguing in the dirt over their favorite locking mechanism
>>61432339Heh... the triad lock is the only lock that's worth it's salt.You can baton through a car engine if you need it toIt doesn't wear out, it wears IN and you can close it with one hand if you ain't a pussy
>>61432361>slices your fixed blade knife in half with my folder>folds it neatly and smuggles it into a bank>prys open the bank vault with my folder>stabs dozens of security guards and special forces officers to deathFixed or folded, you get what you pay for
>>61432573>batons through your folder effortlessly whoopsy daisy. I was just trying to split some wood, your folder must have fallen in the way
>>61432590>you baton on my folder thinking you're going through it>suddenly your folder splits in half>you realize my folder was going through your f*xed blade this whole time
>>61432631>>suddenly your folder splits in halfObviously i meant "your f*xed blade"You WISH you had a folder
>bugout is expensive because it's a popular, high quality knife from a popular, high quality brand and it uses an excellent steel>gerber thinks it can charge the same with a cheaper steel, uglier, lower quality knife that hasn't had the years of high demand that the bugout has hadDumbasses
>>61432808Damn. Joe x broke harder than any of the knives he tested because of a few mean comments? What a little pussy
>>61432858Send a man i to nature with these 3 things and he will survive a full lifespan
>>61432590sweet, now it's even more foldable. real compact edc-pilled dropshuttyness. fits perfectly with my hard use office carry vibe. folderchads win again
Meme magic engaged. I actually don't care about Kill Bill at at but '90s dagger aesthetics are important to me. Grew up reading US Cavalry catalogs. Can't tell from the photos but it's kinda well worn.Question: Is there a cheap cordura sheath that would snugly fit a 6.75" narrow-bladed knife like this? Don't have a real sheath for it yet and I need something to stick it in.
Whatever happened to the sebenza guy
>>61433289Sebenza?Probably busy slaying poon and street racing his lamborghini
>>61433289Which one? The original was some dude who was mad that people made fun of his tacticool S&W folder then other people adopted his forced meme.
This is the patented Buck ASAP Technology.It's not... elegant
So Bishop Mari Emmanuel wasn't stabbed because the shitskin's automatic knife failed to open, i hear
>>61432210Had a lot of TOPS knives over the years, a lot I tend to sell or trade on but the Longhorn and War Bowie have been personal faves. My only gripe with them is a lot of the smaller fixed blades being needlessly thick slabs and some of the cringe worthy names. SILENT BAGHDAD CIVI STABBER 3000. ATF DOG DANGER DAGGER OPERATOR. The BOB is a solid innawoods knife though, regret selling that one on.
>>61432361I buy knife, use knife, don't give a fuck about steel or lock so long as it's well put together or I intend to buy it as pocket jewelry to compare with other online fags showing off their lack of kids and disposable income like me. The only lock I've ever had fail on me in years of knife use was a StatGear Ausus that wouldn't engage properly if you lightly flicked it out.
>>61432765I hate what Gerber has become. The last knives I've bought from them Strongarm and LMF 2 and neither was particularly stunning.
Let me guess, you need more?
>>61434041To kill me? Yeah, you do
>>61434048"Pathetic."
>>61434048>it ain't gonna suck itself
>>61433987God protected him
>>61434107Miracles are just perfectly normal eventsIt's the timing that's miraculous
>>61427468I have the fox and carry it often. Beaten the shit out of it and even pulled it on a crackhead who was following me around and harassing me. Don’t care if it's dumb and gay, I like karambits.
>>61432765Gerber loyalists who actually buy their folders are the most normiecore boomerific people you could possibly find, so it doesn't affect their bottom line at all. This type of customer would choose the Assert simply because they like a sword+shield emblem than a gay butterfly.
>>61427765How do you even hold that second one? I’m very confused.
>>61434161Reverse icepick or 'reverse edge in'. Pikals are, imo, better than karambits because they take better advantage of your natural mechanics. Think a cat claw you stab, rake and rip back with and think how much easier it is to pull up back with strength with an arm than forward in the case of the karambit.
>>61434183Interesting, thank you. Would it be deployed by inserting your index into the ring then pulling backwards?
>>61434161>>61434202Blade down, edge facing towards you, index finger in the ringYou open it like pic related. All of the knives i posted are opened that way
>>61434202Looks that way, I only have fixed pikals but from the looks of the Fox one, it's got an Emerson type catch on it but it looks like you need to hook the back and not the front which is more common with the Emerson Wave. I'm not a fan of finger rings either, I like nice and simple with the least amount of points of failure.
>>61434226That’s not ice pick though.
>>61434240Emerson do a pikal but like all their knives the asking price is kinda retarded for what you get and I think they're discontinued or just really rare these days.
>>61432139are you homeless anon? a box cutter can function as a weapon, but an actual knife is better in literally every dimension. you're basically trusting your life on an improvised weapon that is way more likely to break or fall apart on you in some way if subjected to the kind of force you might expect it to experience in a fight. at least get a prybrid so you can hit them with the little crowbar end faggot
>>61434240Do you struggle to visualize things in your head?
>>61432139>karabmbit style reverse gripWhat makes a reverse grip specifically karambit style?
>>61434202>>61434240You open it the same way, the grip is just different
>>61433987should have bought a microtech, accept no substitutes inshallah
>>61423983In CS2:>Actually best gun because it's the only one with a usable sight >Cheap but nearly useless due to poor accuracy>Doesn't exist lmao (also grenades are literally useless) >Used to indicate when opposing player is AFK
>>61434367OK.
I actually used to cut the brass rods that came with the Spyderco sharp maker against the countertop with my Strider, so explain the whole “why is that knife $400” thing. Did it with a S&W folder blade one too. The guys at Strider used to do it with KaBars back when they were in Oceanside too.
Scales are a solved game and the solution is unironically GRN. GRN is cheap, strong, light, impact resistant, weather resistant. It is the future today. I only buy folders with partial liners and GRN scales. If you need more than that, you're probably gay and lying, but if you're not then you should be using a fixed blade anyway.
>>61434304Because that's how the suoercool mystical martial arts masters with mysterious pasts from Indonesia use them while demonstrating how a 2 inch carpet cutter is le superior self defense weapon.>nothing personnel kid
>>61434949Yawn
>>61428566>What's a modern replacement for a Benchmade 707 type knife? Like on the small side by a broader, flatter blade than the 940. Bugout?Help I haven't looked at Benchmade models since 2012.
>>61433195Motherfucker, this always happens to me when I compromise:>Be looking for something for a long time>Find one in worse condition than I want, but whatever it's cheap>Few days later find one much better/much cheaperLast week bought the cheapest Desert Dagger on eBay in the last year because bubba'd sharpening and no sheath. Tonight buy the second-cheapest Desert Dagger in the last year in exc condition with sheath. Least I won't lose money flipping the loser.
>>61435381GriptillianMini presidio
>>61435396What do you want for the loser?
>>61435465They seem to normally hit almost three bills in user shape. I'll have to see what the second one looks like when it gets here. First one is in the DVD pic.Within the normal Seki production run are you aware of any manufacturing differences to the knives themselves? I see slightly different grind errors and changes in how the markings were stamped but nothing major. I can't tell from photos if older ones were slightly more leaf-shaped.
>>61435494I don’t recall seeing any variations in blade shape. Slight differences in the width of the serrations and some surface finish differences on the pommels, but nothing so severe as to warrant differentiating them.Primary difference in adds is sheaths.
>>61435536DDs *
Anyone know who actually made the Surefire Echo knife 15 years ago? I'm assuming they didn't do it in house (did they?) Trying to learn about it before I unload mine.
>>61435592Steve Ryan
>>61435718Shit, he actually made it? Not one of those collabs that's made by some blade warehouse?
>>61435730We shared a flight back from Blade Show one year, his words to me were “I made those”, I took him at his word. The Echo in particular struck me as looking like something he MADE. the Delta and the Charlie and the LEO a little less so. I KNOW all the Alphas and Bravos were his, made in his actual shop, and there aren’t a lot of those.
>>61435741>Tfw I'll never have stories of having a convention goon sesh with Lynn Thompson in a room full of cut up pig carcasses
>>61435811I actually do have a Lynn Thompson story from a couple blade shows BEFORE that, but it doesn’t make him look good.
>>61435823I wasn't aware Lynn Thompson looked good. Always thought he was kind of proto mall ninja who accidentally made some good knives.And is Mick Strider as much of a dick as he appears online?
>>61433195What is that knoif
>>61435906SOG Desert Dagger
>>61435929Thx
I like my launch 15. Had it for about 5 months. Damn this is always sharp. Could go without the micarta.
>>61435823Well let’s hear it.
>>61437874I don't think so. 17 was legal in that state at the time, and say what you will about the guy, he doesn't deserve to be metoo'd.
>>61438206So the sweaty heffer fucked a teen and gets to chop up pigs. The lucky fucker. Was she foreign?
>>61438206How much bpd jailbait snatch have you caught at blade shows then? Are they there to test the knives on their arms and legs? You nasty ass nigga I bet you did.
>>61438206Damn... just when i thought he couldn't get more based
this piece of shit went to the pawn shop today. $60fuck bitch made, fuck the crunchy shitty axis lock and fuck folders
>>61439505>this piece of shit went to the pawn shop today. $60If that's a real BM how fucking stupid are you?
>>61439741it's a real piece of shit is what it was
>>61439741also the s30v was dogshit I had to constantly clean rust off of it
>>61439794>>61439833That's either a fake or this is bait.
>>61439505show the inside of the box
>>61437825I feel like Kershaw has moved on from their "modified sheepsfoot" phase to some kind of "spearpoint w/ giant swedge" phase
>take a pic of empty box>autist manchildren seethe uncontrollably
This might be more of an /out/ question but I'm sure my /k/niggas are able to respondHow are Fiskars outdoor tools? I'm looking to get a bunch of new tools for brush clearing/firewood chopping etc and while at The Home Depot™ I saw a Fiskars hatchet that seemed to be rather nicely balanced and super lightweight, but more importantly, I noticed it's made in Finlan :DDDD(previously I just assumed it was just more chinkshit because I thought it looked like shitty plastic handles, but it's apparently pretty decent fiberglass)
>>61441242I'm a fan of their x27 for splitting firewood. I have their 6 pound maul as well but the x27 gets more use, it's almost half the weight. Ive missed and smacked the handle on logs plenty of times and the fiberglass handle is great. lifetime warranty too. I can't really speak about their other products though.
Has anyone owned a Benchmade 9400? I'm curious about how likely the safety is to fail, and if the pivot screw needs constant adjusting.
>>61442024derp
>>61440764Facts.>>61435834Yyyyyyyyes? I don’t know how big of a dick he appears online, but I have the Strider knives logo tattooed on my arm so obviously I find him to be an honorable and decent person. Both he and Duane are very much the take-no-shit type, for all its pros and cons. And yea, Lynn never looked good, but after he tried to come for Strider in a Special Projects Op Ed, well, they called him on it and he looked worse.>>61437825I’m enjoying mine. I’m surprised that some surface rust has developed but I do carry it against my skin during workouts so I guess it’s doing fine.
>>61439505 lmao literal wish.com fake right from the jump go check out a real Benchmade box and label ahahaha
>>61441242>Fiskars outdoor tools?Mid. Designed to impress suburban dads, the saw is just OK and the hatchet is a joke for anything other than splitting already split cord wood, and the loppers are simply part time tools, do not attempt a full days work with them or even a heavy job, you'll fold those handles like cardboard straws
Today was a new knife day twofer, I finally scored my wife an 8600 Auto Bedlam, and I got this EOS knives Sand Shark, actually my first blade in AEB-L
>>61431774LUDT
>>61444097You didn't get any knife for your mistress?
>>61442907Got a recommendation for proper tools? I have an Estwing axe that seems to be holding up to abuse quite well.
>>61444097> actually my first blade in AEB-LThat’s surprising, I’ve found it pretty prevalent in a lot of small fixed blades these days along with Nitro V.
>>61439505>fuck bitch made, fuck the crunchy shitty axis lock and fuck foldersToday a man was born.
>>61444674And it was the guy who bought anon's benchmade
Bunch of 2nd hand emersons available for those outside of the UShttps://www.northernknives.com/online-store/Emerson-c28963238
>>61441242I have a fiskars hatchet and like the other anon said, they’re really just good for chopping already processed wood in your back yard. I’ve a snow and nealley for years and it’s taken way more abuse than I’d give something set in thermosplastic or fibre glass.
>>61438206lol. Blade show knife autist fags also groom the young and impressionable who’d have thunk it?
>>61441242I also have a Fiskars hatchet, it's performed admirably for taking down small trees. Mine's old though, I've heard they've gone downhill since then and the decline of Gerber's knives makes me inclined to believe that. I often recommend Ontario's machetes but the aerospace nerd consortium that owned Ontario ran it into the ground so their stuff is hard to find now. Supposedly Ontario will be coming back under the ownership of Blue Ridge knives but IDK what to expect.Tramontina and Imacasa are good options for machetes, especially if you want something other than the standard Latin pattern although the Latin pattern works just fine and can be found at Home Depot for like $20 these days. Condor makes a lot of cool stuff, they're a bit expensive these days but you get a quality sheath. Condor is currently making ESEE's kukri and I think that thing's great for $100, seems like a copy of Ontario's but apparently they were designed by the same person so I guess he just jumped ship with his design. I also have an ESEE Junglas and that thing's effective and just plain fun to swing around. Rinaldi makes a lot of good Yuro stuff in patterns that are kind of hard to find in the US, AFAIK byxco is the only place that sells them in any real capacity over here and unfortunately they've just downsized but they still have a good selection.You may also want to look into a brush axe.
>>61446354OKC’s machetes were the best. Well made and well priced. There’s too many hundreds of dollar tacticool slab machetes for what should be a light, agile tool.
>>61442024No issues with mine. I barely touch the pivot. You can definitely accidentally open up the safety if you rub it against a surface the wrong way.
>>61446535thanks for the responsethat's a little scary about the safety
>>61442024The plain 940 is such a great knife you don't need to crap it up being an auto. You can flick one open just as fast.
>>61446390No kidding, their budget machetes were arguably the best on the market for standard machete purposes. Their regular machetes are a little beefy but they still handle well and they were a great base for a poorfag falchion project.
>>61439833Shoulda got the 45 :^)
>>61446880I have magnacut now :^)
*ahem*I present you all with the following:https://youtu.be/dg4qcdDba9w?si=sE7GYD-Jjpum5IJ8How rich is he going to get from creating magnacut? Also it's kind of insane to think how essentially all he did is create a new recipe and it created a revolutionary steel. Granted he does have a degree in metallurgy, but still all he basically did was change the ingredients of already existing steels to create a superior product. That being said, why don't you own a magnacut blade yet?
>>61447473>but still all he basically did was change the ingredients of already existing steels to create a superior product.No. That is incorrect. He didn't change the mix, he changed the process of creating a stainless steel. That's why it's very corrosion resistant despite being under 13% chromium
>>61447473KINO!
>>61447473is it safe to have a house on a hillside like this?
>>61447473The steel belongs to crucible. He developed it with their resources while they were paying him
>>61447892
>>61447915He never would have developed it without crucible. This is the contract to which they both agreed
>>61448057jewish claws typed this post
>>61448190Brown, commie paws typed the response to my post
Why did Kershaw discontinue what is quite possibly the best budget folder ever made? Even named it after a good band, The Clash. Had this one going on 6 years, and it's held up incredibly well. Only complaint is it's a bit of a bitch to reassemble after deep cleaning it.
>>61423983>noguns thread
>>61448268That's okay. I'm sure you'll bring a gun to the fight that we can use against you
>>61448268What an asinine comment. It's a knife thread. Liking knives does not preclude gun ownership. Nobody posts gun images, or discusses them in this thread because it would be off topic. I will post a gun this once in the hopes that it convinces you to reconsider your life choices, and fuck off.
>>61444146The most recent thing I got her was a SOG ….. Totem? Something with a T. Her weird ass son stole it already though. >>61444610Actually me too. That’s why I made a comment on it, lots of makers I follow closely use it but it’s sort of never worked out that it came across my path.i know a lot of the bushcraft community really likes it. We shall see. >>61447473He probably won’t see any real financial gains. The steel industry doesn’t really work that way. Bohler was like “yea! M390!” And Crucible was like “yea…..CPM 20CV…”Ditto ATS34 and 154CM.>>61448255Because they are garbage. The Clash and the Volt and that whole era of Chinese plastic handled things was really the end of Kershaw validity in the space. That’s when ZT turned from their military wing to their unobtainable art knife wing too.
>>61448255Isn't that the zoomer stabber?
>>61448844>Because they are garbage.Explain. Plastic handles isn't a valid argument. The liners are steel, and the only damage to the handles on mine are from when I used it as a bottle opener, and the metal cap scraped it a little. Still opened the bottle. The spring assist still works good as new, and the blade lock-up is rock solid. The Blade has virtually zero play when locked, either sided to side, or front to back.>>61448859No, it just looks very similar. The Zoomer Exsanguinator has a thumb stud instead of a flipper, and is yet to be positively identified as far as I know.
>>61447473>why don't you own a magnacut blade yet?I will as soon as I actually get around to finishing my HT oven.
>>61448859I’m absolutely convinced the Zoomer Doomer 5000 is an mid-aughts Boker Magnum, but that doesn’t preclude it being sold as a Remington or MTech or Master piece at a truck stop or Sam Club. I’m legitimately looking, just to answer the question once and for all. The Clashis from that same era, so you’re on the right track, noticing the similarity.>>61448987Well, I mean, it’s not intrinsic TO the plastic handles that it’s a garbage knife, it’s more like garbage knives are frequently given plastic handles. That’s the era when Kershaw dropped the pretense that they were making products that competed with Benchmade and really leaned into competing with Gerber. Sub-100, very keen edges of very modest steel, tending towards the smaller side, cheapest beadblasted blade possible, no color options, usually no size options. This is also what Spyderco did to better effect with the Tenacious line, and let’s be fair, Kershaw and Spyderco and to a lesser degree Buck and Gerber really did drive Benchmade back out of the cheap knife space, and directly led to the termination of the Red Class BM line…… but your anecdotal experience is better than many. The way they were using a spring instead of a thumb stud for instance was as much a cost saving measure as a functional one. LOTS of those came back in short order with missing tips (certainly partially user error) or no longer deploying to the fully open position, and the lock on them exhibited some rocking, and didn’t engage consistently. I will also say I sold a TON of Clashes, they were good AT THE PRICE.
>>61449051To be fair I have taken good care of my Clash despite using it heavily, and abusing it to a certain extent. Using it to dig in rocky dirt/cutting tree roots etc. I tear it apart, wipe everything down with alcohol, polish the brass washers, and put a thin layer of grease on the high friction parts every 6 months or so. Again, my only complaint is that it's very finicky to reassemble when doing all that. Do you have any thoughts on the Kershaw Blur? I was thinking about getting the S30V version since thats the closest thing visually to the Clash that they currently sell.
i like balisongs
>>61448844>He probably won’t see any real financial gains.cash payouts per inch of steel? not so much.knock-on, satellite, opportunity revenues?Dude hit the knife grifter payout of a lifetime. he will make cake for years on this with even a tiny bit of hustle. sponsorships, collabs, consulting, design work, promotions, content marketing, its the big kahuna. We'll know its either drying up or he's getting antsy for the next level in personal finance when he starts hinting about "the *new* MagnaCut+ Pro" he's designing to push the limits of the ultimate pocketknife steel
>>61449051>I’m legitimately looking, just to answer the question once and for allGlad you're on the case
>>61449502With the exception of S35VN and Spy127 I don’t know who made a single other knife steel. I just don’t think it’s that kind of game. Knife nerds aren’t gonna follow Dr Thomas work, we’re gonna look at the stats.
>>61449973>With the exception of S35VN and Spy127 I don’t know who made a single other knife steelMaybe M390MK?
>>61448255its a big sloppy hunk o junk and was only good next to the gas station knives it replaced
>>61449973he's got a blog, a website, videos, a branded product, and obviously networked at high levels in the industry. he's an InfluencerTM, and even if you never know his name its a lock you're reading, watching, or using something he has a hand in. That's worth bank to someone that can use it properly, and the current stampede in putting out MagnaCut knives wasn't an accident, he was in probably every one of those deals even if just for a quick call.
>>61450219Sloppy? Mine has literally no play in the blade when locked. It's possibly the most solid liner-lock folder I've ever used. However, as I've said, I actually take the time to maintain mine. Polishing the washers, and tuning the pivot screw so it's just right makes it buttery smooth.
>>61450417>Sloppy?sloppy design, it looks like a kid made it by asking his 19yo tactical uncle to make a knife out of playdoh then sat on it in his dungarees
>>61450348I REALLY wish the money you THINK was in the knife industry was.
>>61450650Thoughts on the Kershaw Blur S30V? It doesn't have plastic handles so at least you guys can't pick on me for that.
>>61451083I wish it wasn't spring assisted
>>61448298I have tons of knives, I got bored in the pandemic and it grew from there when all I had pre-pandemic was an Ontario Rat-7, SP-10 and ka-bar for my occasional camping jaunts. I don't even use close to half but I like knives and often post what I have in giant spreads because it seems a lot of anons like to see comparisons between different brands and styles for their own interests and potential purchases. I also have close to 30 guns, not as numerous as my knives but they're of varying manufacturer, style, action, caliber etc. Knife use, ownership and carry goes hand in hand with the gun and I don't know a single dude I work with who carries that doesn't have some kind of blade on them too, especially the ones who like to hunt.
>>61451083It’s boring. Which isn’t bad. I don’t like the long term performance profile of the Speedsafe mechanism. A year or two of use and they start stopping a hair shy of open and locked. Grip inserts tend to come out. Kershaw will fix either of those problems via warranty.
>>61451964Oh, and I will say Kershaw gets lock geometry right. Liner locks and frame locks take a really nuanced touch and they get it.
Knives will evolve to pierce ballistic body armor
>>61452198Ballistic body armor will evolve to resist knives
>>61452198>>61453057They have already done both.We've been doing both for a couple thousand years, actually.
>>61453107We need to go back
>>61453107Classic Sir Dave.
Someone on Amazon was listing Coldsteel swords at like 80-90% discounts like 4ish hours ago. I wasn't awake to take advantage, but a couple internet friends of mine put in orders for some really cheap swords. I'll be curious to see if the orders actually get fulfilled.>>61446666Checking those Satan quads
>>61453520Some forgotten warehouse connected to Virginia knife dealers was cracked open recently. I wasn't following the knives, but they were listing all kinds of other random stuff. Wonder if your swords were part of that.Lot of Cold Steel fakes out there however. They're gonna want to authenticate those things if they get them.
>>61427869I won a lot of these on ebay and just gave them out to family and friends for BS. Alot of the people i gave them out to were totally into it because they are complete knife noobs.
>>61427146It’s only useful in video games, real life, not so much.
>>61423983>ultimate weaponxcuse me
Well I'm happy. Got these guys in exchange for $200-250 in flashlights. Wish the 810 were small enough to EDC. It's fucking beautiful.
>>61435536So this is interesting. Got the second DD in the mail. The knife I'd assume to be newer (kydex sheath period) is 1/4" shorter than the well-used one (don't have a sheath for that.) 6.5" vs 6.75". They're otherwise identical and definitely not fakes.Looking at old SOG catalogs the spec changed from 6.5" to 6.25" in the early '90s.
fixedchads, did i do good? I wanted a 3V blade and they had picrel for 120.
>>61456406>Leuku>Secondary bevel visible from the thumbnail
>>61456406>no finger guardhard pass, might as will just have a pocket knife. At least that can fold.
>>61456511>needs a finger guardskill issue
>>61454283someone took 200$ in flashlights and gave you THAT in exchange? better check that guys trash can, chances are he likes to throw dollar bills in there
>>61456511>finger guard
>>61456463I hate that bullshit so fucking much.
>>61456584Yeah, maybe $250 tops in Surefires. Even asked if he wanted more from me.
>>61454283….. what were the flashlights?! (Side note, that limited Contego is the second most faked Benchmade I see, after the 615-1401)You made out like a fucking bandit. I have about 100 surefires, from Laser Products marked 3Ps, a stack of M4s, and the usual pile of various E2 variants, I wonder if dude has any more goodies to part with…..>>61456406Great knife, great price, great steel. If you don’t like it, I’ll give you your money back, plus five bucks. >>61456463Leuku is the shape, don’t try to be a pedant. >>61454956You know what, I’d NEVER noticed that! That’s fucking neat!
>>61449051https://www.yumpu.com/user/BokerKnives/5they have some of their old catalogs on here, its in none of them.though I feel ive also seen it before somewhere
>>61453520It was all kinds of brands. Kabar Becker BK7's were going for 11 bucks and I missed out on all of it because I wasn't aware it was happening until too late.
>>61454283Nice haul, the Sure Fire Echo is about 140 on its own.
>>61456905C3-BK and a 6P LED Defender. Any you need? I collect flashlights but not Surefires so I gotta trim down.So this 810 looks genuine from everything I've looked at, and the guy said he got both of them from Knifeworks. Only thing that I thought was odd is there's no (R) symbol on either Benchmade's logo, but I've also seen that in other pics online and the fakes usually try very hard to include the trademark. Any thoughts?
>>61457446Some people stack silver. This nigga's stacking 200+ dollar flashlights for that SHTF lights out scenario, happily sitting on 20k lumens combined while the result of us are slashing wildly in the dark. Absolute flashmaxxing chad.
>>61457477Oh lawd, if you only knew. I'm flipping most of these these Surefires since they don't fit into my _actual_ flashlight collection.
>>61456905>Leuku is the shapeAnd the shape should lack a secondary bevel.
>>61457446I’m in the same boat as your sitting on a triple digit collection of lights and only ever using my Cloud Defensive stuff (and one Elzetta nightstand light) I’m always tempted by M6’s because they’re so sexy, but, sadly, no. The only Surefire handhelds i still feel a need for is a Strider Knives marked M2
>EDC>Not joking
>>61458007Because it's always 1950 somewhere.
>>61457965Do I know you from CPF?
>>61458013>implying anyone from CPF would be caught dead with a Surefire or Cloud Defensive light
>>61458009It's whatever year you want it to be in Florida motherfucker
>>61456905>be a pedant>whoring for bitches>blatant error on basic knife shitlooks like the game is up, tripfag, you're a fucking tryhard lolol
>>61458013What this guy said:>>61458038
>>61458038>>61458304CPF is loaded with Surefires. I feel like Cloud Defense is more Arfcom or reddit.
>>61458435I go to literally NONE of those places. :D When PK was still with SF I was on CPF, but I left…. Oh, 05, 06?
>>61458473>When PK was still with SF I was on CPF, but I left…. Oh, 05, 06?Shit that's far enough back my police flashlight collection wasn't the world's largest yet.
>>61458039>>61458007Outfuckingstanding.t. lives here too
>>61461205Formerly Buck
>>61456680>>61456463>>61456406scandi grind is bullshit anyway, shit only got popular because of Youtube-retard """""""""""""""""""""bushcrafters""""""""""""""""""""""" that don't know how to use knives and don't understand its done to save money/cover up incompetence and no other reason
>*unsheathes spear*what are your knife laws /kg/?
>>61461295Scandi grind and convex are the only two grinds that aren't shit.
>>61461626>spears, swords, and throwing starsfor what purpose?
>>61461648Likely just a reaction to states that specifically get weird about that shit.
>>61461626>what are your knife laws /kg/?says here i can do whatever i want
>>61461626>>61461648Throwing stars represent to me the quintessential misunderstanding of physics, anatomy and how it applies to defense
Any non-cucked boot knives out there? Every "dagger" I see is shitty single edged blades. In b4 "just grind your own", I don't want to do that.
throwing stars seem F tier desu. Even with a direct hit on bare skin it's just going to be a shallow stab or small cut until it bounces off them
>>6142434190% of screws that exist can be purchased elsewhere, hardly anyone uses proprietary designs
>>61461809That is not relevant to my post
>>61434041I got the 3V one recently, was $30 off. Wish that had this available in a 5"
>>61424341if screws are glued, heat them up via touching the tip of a soldering iron to the middle of the screw. not until theyre glowing of course, just heat them up a bit to soften the loctite.
>>61461829that's because you are probably a zoomer that can't problem solve. I mean you can order the screws online from most hardware supply entities
>my spring shit the bed and now I can't use my knifedo foldniggers really? just carry a fixed blade
>>61462076You're clearly illiterate. Try reading his post again.
>>61462059I didn't except it to actually be glued. I ruined one low quality torq head by trying to unscrew it, then i brought it to work were an otherwise intelligent mechanic stripped the screw drive so badly that there is no way to get it out now. Fuck it, i've got much nicer knives now and my terminus isn't missed
>>61462141*expect
>>61461791Throwing stars are retarded, but shuriken like picrel appear to have been used extensively because fucking thousands of them were found at historic battlefields. From everything that I’ve read and seen at museums in Japan, they were apparently carried by foot soldiers who would have thrown a handful at them at an enemy if for whatever reason they were forced to fight someone with their sidearm because they lost their spear or something. It makes sense to throw something at someone before you get within stabbing distance.
>>61462297Bro, those are chopsticks
>>61461626Impressive.Let's see the Texas laws on concealed carry
>>61462433>https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gun-laws/carry-of-firearmsThey're actually pretty good, although they only got that way relatively recently. Where Texas really falls short is finding places to shoot, you either have to own land or go to one of the increasingly overpriced and overcrowded ranges near you and a lot of those ranges are disappearing.
>>61462088two springs have to break for a crossbar lock to stop working. obviously you wouldn't know that though, because you're full of shit
>>61461838https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1025877994?pid=470186knock another 20 off if you like orange
>>61456511try not being such a fucking pussy
>>61462141I mentioned to you before that the screws weren’t glued on my Terminus, but they were tight as FUCK. And they use like the second smallest torx I have, so I can see how easily it would fuck up a bit or strip the screw head. But I really enjoy my terminus, I use it every day for work and it’s held up really well for a 40 dollar knife. What did you replace yours with when it shit the bed?
>>61464151>What did you replace yours with when it shit the bed?Hogue deka magnacut and carbon fiber scales
>>61456905>You know what, I’d NEVER noticed that! That’s fucking neat!Longer knife has a little more belly, shorter knife has more taper. Otherwise identical.
>>61461791That's the point. They were never meant to be le sekrit ninja death weapons. They were always meant to be a distraction so you had time to run away or draw a better weapon.
love this version of the Bailout. also cerakote is tougher than I thought. the coating doesn't immediately go to shit when you use the knife. the impact resistance isn't great but the wear resistance is nice.
Just ordered the cold steel spadeEven cold steel haters gotta admit this cheap af spade is alright
>>61464842Shame about the price. YIKES
>>61461626>throwing stars explicitly allowedis that why it's called the lone star state?
I don't understand these knives, if the handle profile is thin you can't hold the knife properly. You can only line it up with your second knuckle in the pinch grip as though it was a straight razor.You need a round handle to orient the blade knuckle forward, I'm sorry but you just can't hold your knife right any other way. Whatever kind of blade you have doesn't mean shit if you've got the wrong handle. The Mora shits on most of the knives itt simply because it's handle is rounder, and it's not even round
>>61465156Bro you're not digging shit with that. >lacks T handle>heavy AF>no scoopIf you want to use a trench shovel as a hatchet, just buy a hatchet
>>61462297Like the plumbata I suspect that many of these spikes were originally weighted with something. You dig up an arrow head, you don't conclude people threw arrow heads at one another. >>61461838That's a knife. >>61458007Also a knife>>61456680KnifeRound handles cunts
>>61466829I know what i bought. I just think it's neat
>>61463264You son of a bitch. I have to get this now.
What did he mean by this
>>61466838>Like the plumbata I suspect that many of these spikes were originally weighted with somethingThat's stupid.>You dig up an arrow head, you don't conclude people threw arrow heads at one another. You're an idiot. Arrow heads and plumbata have obvious attachment points. Those shuriken do not have shanks, sockets, or any other method of attachment to a shaft or weight.
>>61466829I have one for my car and like you say, it's not a particularly good shovel. I picked up a refurbished, practically unused AMES e-tool and that thing is leagues better.
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I've got a bit of a collection
