The sharpest general on /k/ - Muscular edition "I want a knife recommendation."Answer the following:>Folding or larping?>How will you larp with it?>Blade width?>Do you have a loicense to own a knife?>We're in a recession, how are you still buying knives, how much is all this costing our family?Resources>Freehand sharpening guidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWU_qTp3DLM [Embed]>Primer on knife steelshttps://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/10/19/knife-steels-rated-by-a-metallurgist-toughness-edge-retention-and-corrosion-resistance/Previous thread: >>64119013
Cold steel has anything you need
>>64161167why is the non saw back glock knife so hard to find, i only see it on ebay not amazon. why. i don't want the saw.
>>64161181They don't have OTFs and automatics.
>>64161181I don't need any more autism, thanks
Let me guess, you need more?
>>64161167I have a Kershaw Scrambler.>Folding or larping?Folding>How will you larp with it?I most recently larped with it to help connect the couplers on some finicky model train cars in a model train museum I was volunteering at.>Blade width?About 0.10 in.>Do you have a loicense to own a knife?Rocking in the free world over here>We're in a recession, how are you still buying knives, how much is all this costing our family?Somewhere between $30-$40 at a gun show.I want a DPX Gear knife but I like that guy:https://youtu.be/Y06aPfX9DWQ
What would be the best large fixed blade knife for months-long trail hiking? Must be light and preferably have a 7" thin blade and a guard. I'm talking something you could kill attacking bears and mountain lions with. I got inspired by this thread: >>>/out/2832953Those hiking poles people use seem like they could be a good defense, albeit not lethal. I hate the bugout, but for larp scenarios like this where weight is important, at only 1.85 ounces, it is tempting. One could get by doing most things with a bugout and have the larger knife for larger knife things. When going into towns, the larger knife could be stored in the backpack. I don't think "survival knife" capabilities would be necessary, most of these hikers probably don't even have a knife, and they get by. https://www.bladehq.com/item--Ka-Bar-Dust-I-Fixed-Blade-Knife-Green-GFN-Black--211501https://www.bladehq.com/item--CRKT-Hissatsu-Black-Fixed--4859^These are my top contenders. Both around 8 oz, so 3/4 the weight of a Ka-Bar 1217. The Dust I has only a 6 " blade, and has a glass breaker on the pommel, which James Williams does not approve of. The Hissatsu doesn't have a guard, which I don't approve of. Of course, I wouldn't hike these wilderness trails. I've already found myself and know too much thanks to Dave Paulides, just thinking about what would be the very best tool for the job.
>>64161876> I'm talking something you could kill attacking bears and mountain lions with. A Glock in 10mm. Otherwise, for outdoors you're looking at like a Gerber Strongarm or Cold Steel SRK type deal. The CRKT looks too thin for anything more than fileting fish and light outdoors work. Do you have an axe or other blade for chopping wood?
>>64161910>Cold Steel SRKYeah, that seems like another good one although it is Cold Steel.
>>64161921It's a workhorse, not a parade bitch.
>>64161826Yes. Something not Chinese.
>>64161941You could get a Microtech, but then that one anon will come out of the woodwork frothing at the mouth and raging that I'm shilling a Microtech again...
>>64161910>Do you have an axe or other blade for chopping wood?That could be accomplished with a Garberg, but 3 knives is probably too much. Can you beat on an SRK without worry?
>>64161876Gerber Mk2
>>64161994Yes, it was designed to be abused. If you don't want an axe, I would at least recommend carrying one of those portable chainsaws for the thicker logs, if you're doing that sort of camping and cooking in the wilderness.
>>64162029https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiEFGBW_SsI
>>64161941Buck could beat them on price but is convinced d2 is still premium
>>64162094If you're trying to chop thick, live (young) trees like he was doing, you need an axe or portable saw instead and any camper / hiker will tell you the exact same thing.
>>64162139>portable sawThat's good and lightweight. Most of these guys just have camp stoves and don't even build fires though.
>Just watched First Blood again>The one cop who wasn't a dick got knifed in the assI guess it's better than punji stake guy but damn.
>>64162172I'd be saving the camping stove for times when I can't get wood to light rather than crutching it but whatever floats your boat. There's a billion and one lifehacks on youtube for quick-light / easy-light kits with wax and lint and sawdust.
>>64162196>I'd be saving the camping stove for times when I can't get wood to light
It's up!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjOOaZvd-q0
>>64162416> batoning wood with an MSIBlerg. It's not a batoning workhorse... but I can appreciate the fact it lived!
Extrema ratio check them out
>>64161530You know you lie
>>64161167I bought an OTF from these guys that they claim is made in America because this is the image they use to advertise their knives.
Best Self Defense Knife?
>>64163705fox labs pepper spray
>>64162014You pad your bra, too? Fag. Also nice knife.
>>64162416Seeing the lock fail during batoning was not something pleasant to see. Someone sell me on the MSI, who has one and is it any good ?
My fourth Troodon... I like this shape. Super stabby with that semi-sharp false edge and fine tip while also being substantially better for slicing than the dagger shape. Of course the drop point is even better for slicing than both but still, the bowie is a nice middle ground.My current CT blade shapes ranking:Drop point > Bowie ≥ Interceptor > Tanto > Dagger > Hellhound > RazorInterceptor is the only good meme shape ive seen... the hellhound and razor are dog shit and I dont know who is buying them or why. They look cool I guess? If you're stupid?
In my country there is problem
I'm new to knives. Is there like a wiki that just lists every knife ever made so I can get a feel for what's out there?
>>64163705Cold Steel All Terrain Chopper
>>64165024I've got one of those. Well sort of. I was posting some Eickhorn factory seconds last thread, and there's one more I have, which is one of these b2005 bayonets except in the configuration with the highly polished guard and shiny blade they (as far as I know) made as a parade version for a Swedish royal wedding. but on mine it was (faintly) laser marked with the canadian symbols and also has a regular combat knife end to the handle instead of the proper bayonet connector, turning it into a quite strange german-canadian-swedish combat knife - bayonet chimera. and again, no sheath.
>>64161212the glock 78 was discontinued over a decade ago at this point. they dont make them for the american market. the only way you are getting a new one is from europe which adds in extra fees and shipping. https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/glock-fm-78-field-knife/19171
>>64163884thats not a knife...
>>64166011>just lists every knife ever made
>>64166033I think this goes a bit beyond the definition of a knife but I'll accept it
>>64166238It's like a spicy knife.
>>64166074show me
>>64165006I like the Hellhound / Warhound as wallhangers. I'd love to get an interceptor blade on a UT or x85 but I'm not paying the $200 tax for it. You also forgot Spartan on the list, but I'll guess it's behind Dagger. >>64164816I have one. It's not a batoning knife but it's a damn strong pocket knife. The halfplates give it a decent amount of rigidity, but you can go get aluminum scales if you want more. Used to carry it constantly until I started doing more cramped-spaces work and then I switched to an Ultratech. I've taken down cardboard boxes completely with my MSI with no issues. Poly scales, no serrate. >>64163705A Glock 26, 34, 28, or 42 if tiny, a 19 or 26 if not. A Glock 32 or 33 if you like wasting money.
>>64166246i'm better off getting one of those torch lighters with the big ass flames
>>64163705A gun. Outside of that it's any blade that you feel comfortable using and are competent with. What works well for one person won't for another, and the vast majority of people aren't proficient in using knives for combat situations. So picking something familiar that fits well in your hand is important. Also it's important to remember that whatever knife you use to defend yourself with is likely getting confiscated and possibly lost forever, so carrying that family heirloom or an expensive knife that you can't replace isn't the greatest plan. Thanks for reading my blog
>>64161167First time posting in these threads>"I want a knife recommendation.">Answer the following:>Folding or larping?Larpin>How will you larp with it?Picrel / muscular >Blade width?What is best?>Do you have a loicense to own a knife?Yes>We're in a recession, how are you still buying knives, how much is all this costing our family?I saved and deserve a treat
>>64167435I'll suggest a KaBar 1217, you can tell me why you disagree, and go from there to narrow things down.
>>64167452This matches my taste, as I already have one.If I could get one or two sizes bigger that would be perfect.
>>64167556https://www.bladehq.com/item--Ka-Bar-Big-Brother-Fixed-Blade--9733https://www.bladehq.com/item--CRKT-Hisshou-Fixed-Tanto--7369https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEqjIxn69k4Hisshou is discontinued, but he probably makes a $500 fancy custom. I like the part about how baboons recognize weapons. Quiet video.Might as well get a sword.
>>64167435Gil Hibben Rambo 4 machete for roided larpin. was actually able to get a decent edge after 5 hours or so of sharpening
>>64167580That looks like a good video thank you.I do already have a full metal long sword i use for hema.I think I might just get the ka bar big brother look perfect.
>>64167435The hollow grind and heat treat on Buck knives is a beautiful thing.
>>64167598I have never seen something so nice.Amazibg
>>64167604I don't know about buck as long as I can remember my old man hated them.I think it is worth listing to one of the only thing he ever told me.
>>64167609>I think it is worth listing to one of the only thing he ever told me.Fair enough. It might be that they used to use 440c and 425m which old timers found hard to sharpen on Arkansas stones. They use 420 HC for that purpose, now. Easy to sharpen.
Haven't posted on /k/ in forever because I'm unironically a Weeb Troon & /v/tard. Just bought my first two knoifes (pic related was the first. How'd I do?
>>64167746Keeping in line with the reddit theme second purchase was this because I've spent my entire life opening boxes with my bear hands like a retard.When I get my next paycheck I'm gonna get a BW KM2000 knife simply because I've wanted it ever since I was a kid and I have the money to waste on dumb shit for the first time in my lifeI'm trying to keep my purchases while frivilous at least nominally justified so I don't think I'll be a big knife collector but there are some really nice Japanese knives out there that I'd like to get at some point to finish my collection
i have a 60% of f&f code for benchmade, what should i cop>inb4 dont buy benchmade but i have 60% off
>>64168957even with 60% off, some benchmade knives are worse buys than the competition.not all, but some...
>>64169189Pretty wild how Benchmades are the top tier knife, and really the only knife brand of repute, as far as non-knife people / normies are concerned. Like if you walk into an REI or a Turners, it's just Benchmade. And Gerber. What are they doing, just spending a fuckton on marketing and retail partnerships?
>>64169507Weren't both companies pretty good at one point? You can coast on brand recognition and generations old quality association for a long time. It's worth spending ad money to keep that association up but already being everywhere helps a lot.
>>64167746the bokers not a bad knife but the donut finish is pretty cheap, mines been wearing off after only a few years of pocket carrying >the palmeryikes this is a milwaukee fastback general kiddo you might need to move along somewhere else pronto chief
>>64169507For a long time Benchmade was a top tier knife company. They always have (and still do) made good knives. The problem is now their prices are 3x what they should be, and the industry standard has risen to meet Benchmade while Benchmades just stayed stagnant and raised prices. Benchmade has always had one of the best warranties; now other companies warranties have gotten closer. Now everyone can put axis locks on their knives, and s30v is just mid compared to modern steels. Benchmade just hasn't moved at all while everything else has progressed.I'd still say a Grip or Mini Grip is probably a decent enough one-and-done knife for most guys and it's one of the few knives BM makes without crack smoke prices.
>>64169628You forgot the part where they actively support gun control and anti-second amendment politicians.
>>64166300here it is. it's got a really interesting blade finish i've never seen anywhere else, a sort of coarse feeling, relatively fine brushing in the direction of the blade that yet is also quite reflective. maybe it's chrome plated, not sure. the picture can't really show it. on the shown side you can faintly make out the canadian maple leaf and the company logo, the other side doesn't have any markings.as you can see, instead of the proper bayonet adaptor (which on the swedish parade bayonet is also mirror polished) they added a very basic butt end like on the ParaCommando combat knife.
>>64169644Aero Precision and Springfield have done arguable worse and yet for some reason there's no online brigade ready to post their cute little infographics at a moments notice, curious.
>>64169644This sort of shit I could care less about though maybe I'm in the minority. Especially since Oregon is a blue state lol. Who are you gonna lobby, the guys who dont hold office?
>>64169644I'm more concerned that they stopped making the Doug Ritter version of the Griptilian in lieu of making a slightly different version so they could make a few more bucks by not having to support the guy who lobbies against restrictive knife laws and got a lot of them repealed. Though to be fair Hogue took over making them and they're even better now.
>>64169532>Weren't both companies pretty good at one point?Yes. >>64168957Anything, and then resell it and get something cheaper and better. >>64169628This. I had a Grip that I adored until some whore stole it and sold it.
>>64161167You guys are fucking nuts if you don’t own at least one Emerson Knife
>>64169644I never have and will never EVER buy a Stenchmade.
>>64169688>Who are you gonna lobbyI lobby with my wallet.
>>64161876>large fixed blade knife to kill attacking bears and mountain lions withYou're gonna die. Get some bear spray or better yet, a gun.
>>64163705One as big as you can, want or are allowed to carry. Preferably with some kind of guard.>Medieval repro daggerHistory proven and about as big as one can conceal.>Glock field knifeGood and cheap.>Mora with guardIf you want to go small and cheap.
>>64170125thats cause you cant afford em brokie lol
>>64161167Everything you'll ever want and need
>>64161876Demko FreeReign in Magnacut - 200 bucksCold Steel SRK or SRK-C in 3V only at MidwayUSA website - 100 bucks. These are the 2 knives im interested in personally. Gideon did a video the other day on the Cold Steel. looks good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GOUFnK2E94&t=648s
Customized a mini bugout and spent the savings on some rockscale titanium scales
I get Bear and Son's Blackhawk (which is really the Master of Defense Nightwing) for fixed, Flissa Axis lock for disposable folding knife, CobraTech 3.5" OTF cause it's like $50 with great build and D2 steel
>>64170237>wonder how he has an OD green handle SRK-C in 3V since I thought they were only made with orange and black handles>scroll through the video thumbnails and wonder why the SRK blade looks cooler than usual>it's a new Kiku Matsuda SOGdamn how did I miss this
>>64169714This, and also threatening legal action against people for making aftermarket handle scales for their knives.And the fucking QC.
>>64170164I bought this in 2014. Never buying another Bitchmade. Stay mad.
>>64170555>threatening legal action against people for making aftermarket handle scales for their knivesThat seems to be specifically because the scale maker just straight up copied the original design instead of making their ownhttps://www.reddit.com/r/benchmade/comments/waq62p/seems_like_benchmade_is_going_after_aftermarket/I feel like someone like Flytanium would be a much bigger target if it was just about aftermarket scales in general but they make their own designs
>>64162014- Good knife.- Pathetic transfreak.
>>64170104I prefer the emerson wave feature (hook) to the circular knob thing, catches better on clothing for deployment. Can even deploy using your shirt if not deployed out of the pocket
>>64170928I have an Emerson with the wave feature and I like it. I prefer the flipper, personally.
>>64170928shirt?
I was today years old when I learned that Michael Janich designed the Blackhawk Tatang that was the knife in MW2 that you would weild while having a pistol out. the knife design is kino. too bad its garbage steel by todays standards.
>>64171023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0o4cYU4OGkhes talking about it snagging on your clothing like a belt, pocket, or shirt and opening without touching the blade as you draw it.
>>64171759I don't see how it would deploy by snagging it on a shirt.
>>64171774ok
>>64171745I've been watching videos with him on youtube.
>>64171774you rub the knife on your shirt. im not sure why you wouldnt just use your fingers at that point but you could use your shirt to open it.
>>64171774Here's Marcaida demonstrating with a hoodie:https://youtu.be/hVqM29M5-xA?si=vTHVZEeVoy_kOtOv&t=110I realized it kind of was confusing regarding deploying using your shirt with a standard folder (non karambit). With a standard wave folder you probably would want to deploy only from pocket, with the karambit folder your grip is different and you can switch from closed to open in the standard grip with the karambit starting in the closed position in your hand just by snagging it back on your jacket sleeve or belt or whatever. Probably not something you would want to do with a regular folder since the grip would be awkward.
Tried to upgrade from Knafs Lander 1 to Spyderco Delica 4 in CPM-SPY27>don't like the handle material>don't like the handle shape>don't like the deploymentNow I have to learn French in order to refund
just tallied up my collection for the first time... jfc i've wasted nearly $8k on this stupid bullshit... in just under than a year. I have to stop. I need to stop. I will stop.
>>64169660Then you must be fresh off the boat because /k/ has shit on Springfield for years over what they did.
>>64171878Aha, on a hoodie pocket. That makes sense.
These things are so handy and cute i love them.
>>64172369I was bringing it up in threads that were shilling their hi power clone and my words fell upon deaf ears, I guess zoomers just want that drip
Are there any knife companies that make knives with glass-breakers that aren't Microtech? I really want something with a 4-inch serrated blade with the glass-breaker that isn't the Socom elite.>hurr durr glass breakers are a meme.I know and l don't care. Still want one.
>>64173466I like it for more than just glass since if anything is too hard to use your knife on it you can thwack it with a tungsten carbide ball instead and that'll do something.
>>64173466https://www.knifecenter.com/series/hogue-knives/hogue-trauma-first-response-tool?srsltid=AfmBOopxmRdPClts11D14TG8y_-YTdYEV0QAcZ3xocjs_-Txb3BO9hLY
>>64173548the glassbreaker is also a great box opener you dont need to take out your blade to open them
>May thy knife chip and shatter
>>64169660Troy, Springfield, Rock River, even S&W get rightfully hated on for their business practices. Also all turkshit companies and IWI for the obvious reasons.
My Jewish coworker gave me this. It doesn’t matter that he was Jewish but his brother was from New Jersey and looked and talked just like tony soprano. Jews have been nice to me
>>64174556>Jews have been nice to me>that I know of
A true schizo recognizes the elite Jews use the average Jews as human shields. Actually I never really met Jews until I was sent to expensive rehabs. Jews love sending their kids to rehab apparently
>>64174585>Jews love sending their kids to rehab apparentlyIt does sound like a good time.
Even though a knife is usually regarded as a poor choice for self defense, what would /k/ recommend for a gross basement dwelling incel looking to resist cultural enrichment because I'm ugly and girls won't date me? I just don't care for ethnic food.>looking at the Cold Steel SRK and the Ka-bar Becker 7
>>64173466Solingen Eickhorn Recondo IV
Just scored a free Kershaw at the park with my dog How did I do
>>64174599convert to sikhism and carry a kirpan, duh. Use the system against them.
>>64174650Not bad though I'd prefer a good stout Gladius if I'm honest
>>64174556I have that one. Got it secondhand. Solid big folder. Was my work knife, but I just swapped it out for pic related. Needed something serrated and I didnt wanna spend too much >>64174640Good on ya, bud. Cant beat a free kershaw. Is it assisted opening?
>>64174599Is that Gertrude Thundercunt?
>Kukri>M7 Bayonet>Ka-BarI feel like I need a proper big fucking knife, like the one on OP's picAnd maybe one to keep in my pocket
>>64174966svord von tempsky bowieIt is the biggest fucking big knife. It's a monster. It's absurd. If I had to fight with a knife, it's the one I'd want.
>>64174736Big serrations are underrated. Far easier to resharpen with a rod
>>64175103>fight with a knifeThis sounds highly illegal.
what's /kg/s opinion on the Ka-Bar? I'm planning on getting one for my ALICE kit but I've heard mixed opinions on it.
Hello everyone, I just inherited my grandfather's long time hunting knife. Any tips for upkeep or possible restoration? Also is this knife good for day to day uses and camping needs?
>>64174849you have homework (lurking) to do on /pol/
>>64175181Additional info. It's at least from the late 70s early 80s as my mom remembers him having it when she was a kid
>>64175173It's good. It's a fighting / utility knife, not a bushcraft knife. It's heavier than necessary. It's dangerous. There are plenty of other Kabars and similar knives that are worse and better.A cold steel srk will rattle if you throw it at a tree a few times and use it hard, Kabar might bend or break if you abuse it too.
>>64175181That's got a nice tip for an old knife, don't fuck it up with a pull-through.
>>64175173Great to carry, since its light enough not to notice it. Just a bit too big for most cutting task. Kinda easy to bend/break from the thin tang. It's a design based on compromise. Dont pay full price for it, if you can>not my pic
>>64175201>>64175209good to know, thanks.
>>64175181Neat. Maybe oil the leather and steel parts, very lightly
>>64175203It was his prized possession according to my mom. He was in the marines tail end of Vietnam. Hes some native American/Mexican mix so he was always hunting . He gave it to me when I got out of the marines because his health isn't good and wants me to "carry the legacy". Should I relegated it to a shadowbox or continue to use it?
>>64175215Any recommendations on brands? Im really new to knives. Ive mostly just used and abused cheap px knives and multitools, but now that I have this I want to pass it on to my future kids
>>64175209I second this I got one as a Christmas gift when I was a boot. It lasted me 4 years using and abusing as a infantry man in the field
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rExEGWeeYhYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnggsZcHxLg8/26/2025- Global Knifetuber Burnout DayAny other examples of this phenomenon?
>>64175219>"carry the legacy"Sure doesn't sound like he intended for you to keep it as a memento. That's not shadowbox material unless it's all you have from him. If you must retire it, at least skin something with it first.
>>64175219I would take care of it and use it, but not abuse it. It's lasted this long. You can delight your grandfather telling him how you are taking care of it and putting it to good and appropriate use. If you're not an experienced sharpener, I'd get a fixed angle system like a sharpmaker or a worksharp precision adjust, lansky, etc. 20 degrees per side is probably good. I guess kabar doesn't sharpen knives for customers like benchmade and spyderco. Even without sharpening, it will be a good letter opener and package opener forever.
>have a Spyderco Military for years>best knife I own from a practical standpoint, love it>Get a Military 2, switch the pocket clip as Sal curses me from the astral plane>practice opening it throughout the day>last time, end of the day, go to open it and do it upside down because the muscle memory knows that's the way to do it when it feels that G10It's going to take a while.
>>64175170Generally anyone will advise you to avoid self-defense with a knife. It's one of the least effective choices for such and judges really, REALLY hate when you do it.
>>64175181Beeswax for the stacked leather handle Flitz for the blade.
>>64172336Damn is she all right?
>>64175739NoI love this page though, she's the main character in a 150-ish chapter story and just randomly dies with no warning presumably to a sniper and that's it, there's no great sacrifice or struggle. Just there one moment, gone the next. The message? War bad or something.
>>64175786>she's the main character in a 150-ish chapter story and just randomly dies with no warning>there's no great sacrifice or struggle. Just there one moment, gone the next. The message? War bad or somethingMan that sucks and desu im getting a bit sick of that trend in recent media. Like I get it war is hell etc but I mean... really? I don't exactly know how to put it but yeah, just not a fan of characters randomly dying out of nowhere i guess.
>>64175835i like it better than media where important characters virtually never die
>>64175965yea I get that especially in stuff where an important character dies but then gets rezd not long after like wut. cant name any off the top of my head but theyre out there.
>>64175181The other anons have some good advice and definitely do not use a pull through carbide sharpener on it. Practice sharpening on your mom's kitchen knives first. Renaissance wax is great for cleaning and preserving that knife and the sheath. Museums use it everyday with priceless artifacts. It's not cheap but a little goes a long way.
Looking for the following>fixed blade>less than $200>not a larp>made of a thick slab that is only sharp on one side with a pointy end. I don’t want it to be fancy. I want something like the BK2 without the shitty black finish.
Carrying a knife that swings better than some hatchets changes the knife fighting game imo
>>64179029Also, larping by swinging it around in my side yard, blade width is a quarter inch, no license as I am funded by the CIA to hunt chupacabras near the border, and it’s gonna cost you your tendies if you wanna hold it, little bro.
>>64179037>>64179029>Pokes your hand with my superior speed thanks to my ultra thin bladeHehe, nothing personnel, kid
>>64173466obligatory "hurr why don't you like the socom hurr". >>64172336Hit me up if you're thinking of selling anything. EXieNsearT@protonmail.com>>64178953Just... sand it off?
Looking for a >folding or larpingfolding, speypoint>how will you larp?food prep, unboxing>do you have a loicenseNeed to avoid gravity knives?>costup to €99so far considering>CRKT Montosa 7115>Civivi YonderThe CRKT has slightly worse steel (8Cr13MoV vs 14C28N) & is longer, but I guess linerlock won't fall foul of gravity like a crossbar?
>>64179294> speypoint That's just drop point with extra steps.Is this gonna be taken camping and cutting food there, or just opening cans and bags?
>>64179301camping & cutting food (chopping or slicing in hand, as need be)For cans I prefer to use dedicated can openers
>>64179318You could also check out Ganzo, they're a clone company that make cheap knives that are blatant ripoffs of regular stuff. I used to EDC a G704 daily. I abused the FUCK out of that thing and it never failed me. I used it to pry shit, open heavy-duty food cans, scrape stuff, and it still functioned fine. I used the cheapo for my beater / lender at work and carried a better one for the fancy shit. Also just in case you don't know, you'll want to strip and clean the knife of the factory lube and use a food-safe lube or straight mineral oil, to prevent sickness.
>>64178953>>64179145I can just sand it off? How do I do that shit? I already have a BK2
>>64179389Yeah, it's just a coating. You can start with like steel wool or 600 grit sandpaper, and go up or down in strength as needed.
>>64179367Their sheepsfoot looks too short, and clone companies just rub me the wrong way
>>64179389Thanks, nibba
>>64179410>>64179457Replied to myself, fuck me
>>64178953No can do on 86ing the shitty black finish. That Tru-Coat comes installed straight from the factory, you know.
>>64179389That coating is there for a reason, 1095 rusts.
>>64179294What you really want is a 940, huh?
>Attempt to sharpen new knife for the first time>Immediately ruin the tipWhy am I like this?
>>64180008Because it's an easy mistake to make and takes a lot of practice to not do. When sharpening, stop just as the tip touches the plate / stone.
>>64179416At least Ganzo are just clones, not counterfeits that fake the branding.The blade shape of the G745 may fit your interests, from what I remember the design goes back to a long discontinued knife that benchmade had made in china years ago when they still had a chinese made product line.
>>64179735Pity I can't afford a 940>>64180446>G745Can't find that model on their AliExpress store
>>64180458Sorry, seems its g7452/g7453. also try looking for f745
>>64161167>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWU_qTp3DLMthis is a troll video, right?it's gotta be
>>64179735>>64180458Or actually... maybe...
i ordered a gt scout, there's a lot to love about this one.Also i have two $50 bhq gift cards i can redeem, can both be used for the same purchase right? What should i grab for free? Maybe something cute and funny like a victorinox cadet in fat carbon scales.
>>64180008I didn't fuck up the tip when i made on my first real sharpening effort with proper diamond stones, I did all the research on technique before attempting, but what i didn't research was the nature of the specific steel i was sharpening. I was getting so frustrated that I couldn't get a smooth hair-splitting edge on my D2 knife, i was like what the hell, this is just toothy as hell no matter what grit i hit it with, or for how long. Whether i used 600 grit or 1500 grit, it just made my fingernail vibrate violently when i ran it down the edge, and yeah it was a screaming good cutter, but it was no the kind of edge i was trying to give it.Eventually, later i was told D2 just makes toothy edges and there isn't a lot i can do about it. I wasted a lot of time and metal due to stupidity.
>>64181217>Also i have two $50 bhq gift cards i can redeem, can both be used for the same purchase right?I was curious about this when making a purchase there recently. I had enough points to get $25 off, and they only had gift cards in the amount of $5, $10, $20 and $50. I figured in the worst case, I'd just use the $20 one if I could only use one since there was no $25 gift card option. I redeemed both $20 and $5 cards and when I went to checkout, there was an option to automatically apply them both to my purchase, $25 off. So that worked for that specific situation. The confirmation email they sent still had the original total before the $25 discount, but I was charged $25 less on the actual card, which was also the price at checkout. IDK about entering in 2 codes, and I don't think you can use 2 different credit cards (like if you wanted to use up the remainder of an outside gift card,) but there was an option to automatically apply multiple redeemed blade club points gift cards at checkout without even having to enter any codes.They are giving away a free $15 2.5" Gerber fixed blade with orders over $75 with the promo code DIBS at checkout right now. Those giveaways change throughout the week, they had a free cheap set of 2 Gerber utility knives a couple weeks ago.
> Cannot ship to New Jersey State. Is this because of the blade length?
>>64181548I heard something crazy like BHQ and others not shipping to NY or NJ at all.https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/blade-hq-not-shipping-to-ny.1918678/You might have to go to a sporting goods store or something.
>>64181548Nah, NJ's limit on blade length is five inches, and this thing isn't assisted opening, so the cops can't claim it's a "switchblade".I think BHQ's being paranoid.
Anyone have a good food safe grease or wax they like to protect carbon knives that doesn’t cost $30 for an ounce?
>>64183194Food grade mineral oil
>>64183243>grease or wax
>>64183530>i don't like your answer
>>64183559I already use mineral oil, I would just like a protectant that will stick better in hot weather.
>>64183575Mix your mineral oil with beeswax 50-50/
>>64183575Vinegar etch and mineral oil.
>>64180038The guides I saw seemed to say that you should make sure the tip is moving forward instead of in an arc. I guess I'll try this way instead.>>64181240I kneel. I watch the videos and still fuck up, but I'm improving. This blade is allegedly S30V and it is handling a little weird. Doesn't seem to like forming a burr.
anybody have book recommendations/PDF links on large knife fighting/traditional north american bowie knife fighting?
>>64184757>The Mind is the Last Weapon, Some Russian recentlyAnalytic breakdown of Fairburn's theories/system.
>>64184757Didn't Bowie himself have some literature either by him or by a competent person near him?Very cool looking knife anon, what did it run you and do you know the steel?
>>64181240>D2 just makes toothy edgeschromium carbide inclusions in D2 can get pretty big, depending on how much care was taken with the annealing (probably not much)you can get CPM D2 which is gonna be more homogenous and with smaller inclusionshowever, you are amplifying the problem by using diamond, which is harder than even the carbide so it's going to leave big gougeswhat you want is to juuust expose the tips of those carbidesso, use waterstone and start with a smaller grit than you would normally. don't deburr on steel, that will also create rips and tears in the material, just lap till it falls off from fatigue
>>64181240oh and 1500 grit is ridiculously low for a finishing stone
>>64185342>what did it run you and do you know the steel?Dude FFS that's a stock photo of a production knife.
>What's interesting is it's not such a new thing, the knife has been out for about a year now but there are practically no videos about it. There are some reviews but no tests at all. Most potential users/buyers of this knife are not at all interested in how this or any other knife works. The main thing is not even how it looks. The main thing is involvement in something, in some brand, some designer, some materials. And the most important thing is some treasured letters and numbers on the blade that indicate the brand of steel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAwRrkrGfD0Russian's spitting fiery truth at the beginning of this video, turn on auto-generated subtitles.My new Military 2 has a little lock stick, but no big deal. I grew new muscles in my pointer finger after 1 day for that. The lock stick increases the harder you deploy it. If you look at a Military liner lock, where the tang contacts the liner is crescent-shaped for a reason, and I suspect it's an intentional design akin to this. I can get zero lock stick if I press down on the compression lock, roll the blade out with my thumb, and then gently let go of the compression lock. It nestles into place. If you whip it out, it fires the lock bar further down into the lock. You would want that for harder use where great force is being exerted upon the lock.He complains about the finger choil, but the finger choil is a good thing, here's why: even if you don't choke up on your knives while soifacing, if you have your hand in the normal grip, and the blade closes on your hand, that finger choil will close on your index finger instead of the cutting edge.
Do you find me impulsive?I bet I could buy 11 Morakinvs with you right now taxes included, if I wanted to. No, $210.00, I'd like to believe you're aware enough, even now, that there is nothing impulsive in my actions. Well, maybe towards the free stuff they throw in the box. But not you. No, $210.00, this moment, this is me at my most pragmatic. >Anon, it's 2 weeks worth of groceries*CLICK!*
>>64185342it's a bears and sons 7" Bowie, want to read a lil bit about using it for the larp>>64185425wrong
I should say, it was 100 bucks.>>64185015I will check this out thanks
>>64185551Just use Sezzle, it'll be fiiiine.
>>64185563>wrongIt's the 2nd picture on Amazon.>https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Son-Cutlery-CB00-Cocobola/dp/B002V8D8SKThe filename on Amazon is:>716k9c8AamL._AC_SL1348_Which isn't quite identical to yours but this is enough for me to say that this is a stock photo. IDK why people lie about this shit like I can't just look it up on the internet.
>>64185400i use a strop with 1 micron diamond suspension after the 1500 to finish
>>64161167How does a normal steel knife compare to a ceramic knife?
>>64186240Ceramic is more flexible, yet more brittle than steel. It stays sharp for way longer and is "have to send it back to the factory or just throw it away and get another" difficult to sharpen. It gets sharp and also dulls by microchipping. I heard ceramic knives don't have sharp tips because it would be too dangerous, but it's probably more because it would be too fragile. They're really cool, IDK why I haven't gotten one yet for the kitchen.
>>64186240ceramic knives chip easily but are incredibly wear resistant. They also simply do not corrode. For large amounts of delicate cutting, ceramic is great because it will virtually never dull. For any kind of cutting that could chip the edge, never use a ceramic knife because sharpening it is insanely difficult. Steel sharpens easily, still has pretty good wear resistance, can be far more chip resistant, and also pretty resistant to corrosion although never immune like ceramic is.All in all i find ceramic knives useless.
>>64183575I keep a rag soaked in mineral oil in a ziploc. Even in tropical weather on a carbon steel knife it's not like you are going to need to keep it greased up. It's not fucking bacon. Just needs a light coating once in awhile. Long term storage wrap the blade in plastic and smear some of that vaseline on it.
>>64185574oh I thought you were implying that I somehow didn't buy or it or know the steel...ya know like the questions you were replying to. the pic is from google I got it off midway because cheaper. anyway just used the pic for my question>lyingrelax
>>64186781You have to be 18 to post here.
>>64187345quiet down
I bought this on sale a few years ago and it's about the size that people carry in the UK but where do they conceal these? They are just to fucking big.
>>64189943Depends. If they're British, they'll IWB carry so as to not get arrested and jailed for 30 years. If they're Paki, they'll brandish it on the streets and the cops will run away.
can this be IDed please? it was used in a recent police shooting
>>64167604beautiful
>>64172396what's this model named?
>>64162184Does anyone make a knife like this that's worth anything? It'd be fun to have for innadesert new vegas larp
>>64190182Probably just some no-name chinkshit from Amazon.
>>64190411Why not just find the cheapest beat up mk2 combat knife if you're larping? The wear would make it fit the costume better.
>>64190464Realistically this is the most practical option for general larp, but I have an autistic desire to collect every real world counterpart to the new vegas arsenal. It's a weird mashup of the Jimmy Lile Rambo knife with a Ka-Bar handle and I've only seen chinkshit that's similar.
>>64190526>Autism and vidyaEh, fair enough. I'm like that recently with cooking Fallout style foodstuff. Whatcha dressing as, if you don't mind me asking?
>>64190556I've got a shitty old jumpsuit similar to what the lobotomites wear. In game I like to pair that with the goggles helmet/breathing mask combo but I don't have any of that yet. I like to keep my larp relatively functional, don't really wanna run around in a bunch of etsy ranger gear
>>64190608Always liked the jumpsuits, especially the Dead Money one. Just wish they had armored versions like Raul's quest version for the player.I'm trying for something more raider-esque for Halloween, but I only got the wife-beater and some shitty old duck-bib overalls I can cut off at the knees so far.
>>64190665That'd be sick, definately my favorite of the raider gear. I think there's a mod that adds armored versions of the jumpsuits but it may have been bugged or something if I remember right.
>>64161167knife noob here; saw this short the other day.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bXO4187fzxAIs that normal / common ? What is the durability of this knife ? Where can I buy it ? Any downsides ?
>>64191002Glock knife is good to go and can be found for cheap. If you don't have a fixed blade and need/want one it's a good option. Shop around a bit but be careful and check the reputation of sellers. There are fakes out there of pretty much any popular knife.
>>64162184He shouldn't have followed that dishing sheriff into the woods. A good law man practices judicial discretion and doesn't enforce the law like a robot. His fault for acting like secret police instead of a public servant.
>>64163056Is he fishing?
>>64167598Just use a wheel you fag, I hate you knife goons>5 hours on the rock, finally a good edge I'll never use ever, time to write in my diary about how im not a hero for buying a dull knife and the "saving" it
>>64191498Man, even an angle grinder with a flap disk would've made his task infinitely easier...
>survival knife = camp knife = bushcraft knifeAll the same fucking thing.
>>64192080Pretty much, although a survival knife might have a touch of combat knife to it, like the SRK or Peltonen M95.
Camp knife could also prioritize food handling like a kephart.
>>64190741Yeah, it’s my favorite of the vanilla raider armors. When The Pitt DLC is installed, it shares second place with Leather Rebel, and first goes to Iconoclast. Problem with Iconoclast is that I’m not sure where to find a jumpsuit that thick.> I think there's a mod that adds armored versions of the jumpsuitsNo wonder I never saw that mod. I was a console scrub when FO3 came out.
>>64191002Rebar steel is soft as fuck, what's new. The glock knife isn't even very hard by knife standards, and it doesn't cut particularly well. Pretty durable though.
>>64192324Damn it's been way too long since I picked up Fo3 let alone The Pitt, completely forgot about these guys. I'm pretty sure the jumpsuit is purely fictional but maybe look into firefighter jumpsuits or vintage steel mill worker coveralls. I found this, it's the "Ground Pounder (Classic) Jumpsuit" on PGI's site. Not exactly the same but if you dig around you could probably find something a little closer.
>>64192232The new Victorinox looks alright for food prep and camp stuff. It was on sale for around $60 new from Amazon, for me, for the OD one
>>64193670>new Victorinox looks alrightMore like awesome.
>>64188454Make me, FaceBerger.
>>64190182Reverse image search says it's some bullshit you can buy on DHgate and Indiamart.
>>64193670It would do just fine. It would even work as a survival knife if that’s all that you have. As someone who lives in a wet climate, I prioritize a tougher steel so I can retard into some dry wood if need be.
>>64192674Thanks, anon, I'll keep that one in mind. At the very least, searching online has turned up a light grey jumpsuit that'll look great with a spray painted X on the back of it.Anyways, should probably attempt to head back to knives, so here's a prison shank that would fit right in the post-apocalypse.
>>64193670I like that they went with 14c28n instead of their ususal standard 1.4110
what kind of springs are compatible/best with the lighting otf? I broke mine. Don't say send it in, i got it for $25. Would rather just throw it in the garbage first. I can find a lot of ultratech springs online but nothing that explicitly says it's for this.
>>64195239Since it seems only that little hook at the end is broken off, what Id do is measure the length, diameter and wire thickness and figure out the spring constant with a little experiment, and then see what spring manufacturers have for sale that most closely matches those specifications.You coukd also try to bend the end of it into a shape resembling a full spring again (due to the high number of revolutions tak8ng ine out to turn into a new end wouldnt reduce it in length much and thus hopefully still work similarly enough) but take the measurements first before you fuck with it.
>>64174599>>64174849no, this is a new girl out of Scotland. she's 14 and was attempting to protect herself and her 12 year old sister from a pack of immigrants. said immigrants made damn certain to have the entire thing on video as they harassed the two girls until the elder made the mistake of drawing and brandishing a large kitchen knife and a hatchet. SHE has now been arrested and faces the British legal system. her younger sister has likely become shit on the dicks of the trash that was harassing them. (there's actually no reports to that, but rapes don't get reported in Britain). the younger girl definitely knows there's no help coming for her.this is a big part of why the St. Georges flag is suddenly showing up everywhere. when young girls can't even walk home from school without needing weapons, the country has fallen.
>>64195370tried bending it, wasn't gonna happen. i measured the non-broken spring it and it seems to be utx-85 sized, right down to a fraction of a millimeter, on both overall size and the loop. So that's good. Ordered a set, as well as some spare springs for my microtechs, none of those have broken yet but you never know...
>>64195381Yeah, I hadn't seen the story yet when I posted and thought it looked kinda like that annoying autist lol.
r8 my otfs
>>64196884bland
I want to get a Bugout-size knife but I can't stomach the prices Benchmade charges.This Tenable Raven seems to be very similar & around half the price (80-90 eurobucks)Thoughts?
>>64196884unused knives. gay consoomerism. consider using one of those to cut your jugular you sadsack
>>64197149Kek, always a seething faggot whining about >you don't use themin every thread.
>>64196884mehmehmehmehHell YeahmehHell YeahHell YeahHell Yeah
>>64197331>kek! somebody called me out on my mindless consumerism!
>>64197397I'm not even the one that posted that picture you coping nigger.
>>64197414Shut up karen
>>64197434>w-well you're a... karen!Fucking kek. Make me, noknives.
>>64197129Hogue Deka
>>64197524Deka is 155 eurobucks here
>>64197567Kershaw Iridium?https://www.knivesandtools.de/de/pt/-kershaw-iridium-reverse-tanto-2038r-aluminium-d2-stonewashed-taschenmesser.htm
>>64197129What country are you in? You could look at some clones, Ganzo for example.
>>64197599>>64197644Nah, both of those use inferior steels to the Raven (14c28n)
>>64197676Not gonna get in a pissing match about what steel is better than the other, but Ganzo do make D2 steels. What country are you in and what's your budget?
>>64197676I wouldn't really say that.
whats the best fixed blade you can buy for under $100 that would be strong enough for survivalist abuse? i have a glock knife which can be a good prybar and used to baton with but is there anything with a wider blade? basically i want something like a kabar but one with a full thick tang. i was looking at the coldsteel SRK. i already have moras for lighter duty cutting and food prep tasks that require fine dexterity. now i want something bigger that will also double as last ditch defense against animals or people and can be used to chop down small branches and make firewood or open cans in a pinch.
>>64197780SRK is probably a safe bet.
>>64197780Or Condorhttps://www.bladehq.com/cat--All-Condor--1103?sort=price_desc&page=2#/filter:price:50:100
>>64197780If your happy with a Glock knife the srk will exceed your expectations and make you happy even in the cheapest steel version.
>>64196897>>64197149Thanks for the input>>64197388The Guardian Tactical Scout is really nice time will tell how it holds up after the honeymoon phase but I like it more than my microtechs so far. No friction on the blade when fired from any angle, it's like it's floating on magnets...
>>64197820well happy with the glock knife would be an exaggeration. i am satisfied for the $30 but i had to reprofile the blade because it came with a uneven shitty grinds in multiple angles along the blade like the workers was drunk that day or not even looking at the grinder while he was watching netflix or something
>>64197727Ireland. It's either humid or wet, hence I'd like to avoid D2 & looked at SandvikTrying to stay to 85euro
>>64197829can you show us your lineup of dildos next?
>>64174556there's a small chance of that knife having been used to cut a foreskin
>>64197129get a knifestock.de exclusive Boker Plus Kihon, same steel 14c28n and only 44€.there's some other handle colors too.
>>64197938Pity, they don't deliver to Ireland (should've put that in my OP)
>>64197829>The Guardian Tactical ScoutWould love to disassemble one to see the insides. >>64197780Cold Steel SRK. Strong enough to be abused innawoods, cheap enough to not cry over if it gets stolen by a bear, and a good handle. >>64197881> Ireland Oof. You might be heavily limited then just from whatever the fags in the Customs office lets you import.
>>64197938>>64198061Their EU site does deliver... but it costs 30eurSo I'm back to 75
>>64198067The only thing that kind of concerns me about the GT is the force needed to actuate it is super low like i can use my pinky for it. Microtechs fire much harder and still have issues sometimes but if the friction stays this nonexistent I dont believe it will be an issue. If.
>>64198067>>64197797>>64197820which SRK steel should i go for? they have a few flavors and 3 are under $100. the SK5 is only $35 but the CPM 3V is like $80 and the VG10 is like $100 exactly
>>64198067>Oof. You might be heavily limited then just from whatever the fags in the Customs office lets you import.I can import whatever I like (within reason).Already have bought a few, small, folding knives.I'm just not "allowed" to carry them in public.
>>64198086If you don't mind non-stainless, 3V for sure.
I kinda wanna buy a 15v since there are no crucibles left on earth currently capable of making it anymore. Keep it waxed to preserve it as a relic from a more civilized era, like a piece of Atlantis. Wild how human civilization is past its absolute peak for like 50 years and no one cares. So many things will just keep disappearing. Like the Aqueducts.
>>64198262It's not some lost magic, man. The Crucible facilities didn't just disappear, and there are other companies that produce steels with powder metallurgy processes.
>>64198332look into the unique hacks that had to be done to produce high vanadium steels, no one else is doing it, it doesn't exist. We might never see 9.5%+ vanadium steels again.
>>64161167>Folding or larping?Folding, but also larping as a fucking clown. >How will you larp with it?idk carry it around and use it to open boxes. I have to make sure that I do it in front of people, so they can see me using it.>Blade width?In and around 3mm?>Do you have a loicense to own a knife?No, I'm an American.>We're in a recession, how are you still buying knives, how much is all this costing our family?>familyHehHey what do you guys think about my Kizer Banish? Does this qualify as a Wharncliffe?
>>64198252what would be the stainless version to get? vg10?
>>64161167I just want a belt knife like hawkeye from last of the mohicans that isn't 500 bucks... might grab this Hudson bay knife which kinda gas the same feel
>>64198665Unless they offer another type of stainless, yeah. SK5 is basically 1085 or 1080 (I forget which).
How does /kg/ feel about Ultem (PEI)? Is it the wacky, piss-colored material of the future or is it just another fad?
>>64161167Opinions on cold steel outdoorsman lite? I've seen people shit on 4116 but I'm using this for babby tier camping/hunting/diving shit. I'm not trying to pry open safes with it.
>>64198783according to my internet sk5 is the same as 1084 and its not stainless its high carbon. i think they have another stainless version besides the vg10 but its more i dont know i havent researched it enough. anyway wahts the best length to get for my purposes? i think it comes in 5 and 7" will the 7 inch be more prone to breaking from wood batoning? maybe the shorter 5 inch is stiffer?
>>64198997im very tmepted by it too since its only 25 bucks on amazon right now let me know what you find out. the sheath looks like a mora clone so im guessing the knife is meant to compete with the mora. i still cant find out if its ful tang or not
>>64198939it's a very sturdy plastic, that's all there is to say really. the most "fun" PEI knife I know of is the kizer tomb, with the steel liners that resemble a skeleton. either that or otfs where you can see the mechanism.
>>64198074have a look around boker.de, they don't have that particular exclusive (duh), but they ship to Ireland for 7 eur and there's a bunch of stuff on discount.
>>64199054I'm sure they're all fine for batonning; the only one that might be more likely to break or chip would be the VG10.
>>64198997I bought one months ago and it really hasn't left the box much. I'm not sure what I would use it for. It looked cool/affordable at the time but I've got better choices for woods/camping use in an srk-c , jakaripukko/various bushcraft knives , where if I wanted to process game/food something hollow ground and under 4 inches for more precise, slicey cuts. Just my .02
>>64198078It will get easier to fire over time for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, the only real fix is a stronger spring for the lock mechanism. You can check Etsy for Microtech lock springs and install those. >>64198090> I can import whatever I like > (within reason)Two contradictory terms. Bet you a Griptillian that if your house was searched the cops would throw extra charges on you for owning certain blades. >>64198734Same size? Custom or production run? Larping or actual use? >>64198939>>64199479OTFs will crack the ultem over time with use.
