The sharpest thread on /k/Let's argue about the Fairbairn-Sykes dagger. I believe I have the perfect take on it.
the edges should be sharpened, that is all
>>64378598I want a glock knife so bad. But the model without the saw teeth. But I might just Amazon the cheaper one first.
>>64378607You're a swift fellow. Do you know that?BEWARE: AMAZON SELLS BULLSHIT. IF YOU WANT BULLSHIT, THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL HAVE. Go to bladehq or knifecenter or whatever mate.
>>64378607You don't have $30?
I like daggers. Apparently I have a type.
>>64378659Knice
>>64378620Totally understood if I get the *cheap* one ill do that.Although the non serrated ones I have saved are all ebay listings out of Poland so...>>64378625The glock knife 78 is the one I really want, the cheaper 30 dollar one isnt that one but I might cunt out and get the cheap one first anyways
>>64378598Even Fairbarn admitted the original wasn't perfect. The round handle made it difficult to know the orientation of the blade by feel in the dark.
>>64378598>I believe I have the perfect take on it.No, I do. A well-manufactured one in the hands of an expert like Fairbairn is extremely effective. An improperly manufactured one (like the ones given to US marines in WW1 that had improper heat treating) given to someone who is a novice in both martial arts and taking care of equipment makes it ineffective.
>>64378789>given to someone who is a novice in both martial arts and taking care of equipment makes it ine-ACKACKACKACKACKACK!
>>64378802LOL
>>64378598There were already two knife generals when you made this.
>>64378859Gonna cry?
>>64378864No
>>64378659What, no Solingen daggers?
>>64378607Just pay for the 78. It's not more expensive or built better. It's more expensive since it's only sold in Europe and you are getting raped on shipping an Europe fees. If you were to buy a saw back from Europe it would cost roughly the same.Buying a thing you don't want just to buy what you did want later means you wasted money and are stuck with something you don't want.
>>64378948Truke
>>64378802Is he okay?
>>64378956He never walked again
>>64378789>martial arts and taking care of equipment
>>64378659No Applegate-Fairbairn? I am disappointed anon
>>64378598Hello there.
Obligatory
>>64378598I need a nice dagger. Not a knife for knifing. A dagger for daggering.
>>64378598How are you supposed to disarm an attacker if it doesn't have a hole?
>>64379782Try tod cutler medieval daggers.
stick tang, no lanyard loop, kind of crappy handle, most edges weren't properly aligned, really useless outside its designated role>>64378659What's the 2nd from left and the 3rd from right? also the one with the fancy wood handle?
>>64378802>novice>actual SEAL
>>64378598man i need a dagger for my knife collection
>>64381079Don't waste your money on a Farburn-Sykes dagger like I did. They're genuinely midget spec.Buy something, anything, more substantial. An English bollock-dagger, a medieval roundel, a Viking-style Seax, a Scottish dirk, a full-sized Italian Stiletto, etc.Just don't buy a tiny Fairburn-Sykes dagger, they're genuinely made for <5' rickets-ridden malnourished midgets that grew up eating gruel and choking on on the coal dust of the industrial revolution in Birmingham.They're shit. Don't buy a Fairburn-Sykes dagger.
>>64379774Tai Pan is a strange knife when you see one in person. It's much wider than a normal dagger. Like a baby sword. Is there a historical analogue or is that just CS doing their own thing?
>>64381048>What's the 2nd from left and the 3rd from right? also the one with the fancy wood handle?Gerber Mark II, AG Russel (a version of Seki dagger from the 1990s,) Gerber Mark II presentation.
>>64381154They molded it after Lynn's cock
>>64381079>needNo you don't. Be real.
>>64381207UwU
I really like the 4max. It's a little big but I still carry it in my pocket nearly every day. It's a very nice knife, although I think I'd prefer the blade in 3V, perhaps even 3V liner, lock and pins. Seems kind of silly when a stainless is just a genetally better pick for a pocket knife, but I think 3V really plays to the strengths of the 4Max's design.
>>64381154Field messer, Arkansas Toothpick, Seax
>>64381223>uhm technically you don't NEED a dagger to survive *pushes up glasses*
>>64381669>uhm technically you don't NEED a dagger to surviveIf you're a britbong, yes. Unironically.
Am I doing it right, Anons?Do you like my overpriced pocket dagger? I like that it’s blue. Matches this rosary I have.Type “amen” and share your most expensive knife in your collection and Jesus will give you the big W.
>>64381744I'm an areligious heathen, but amen.Nice, anon.
>>64378598Anons, I'm looking for a dagger with a 5 inch blade, for the meme...and you sometimes carry. Any recommendations?
>>64381848>for the memeI gotchu. (I use BladeHQ to find designs, but if you see a design you like on this site, feel free to search for it in many different stores to see who has it cheaper.)Fixed Blade:1. https://www.bladehq.com/item--Cold-Steel-Counter-TAC-I-Fixed--519702. https://www.bladehq.com/item--SOG-HQ-Nightshade-Fixed-Blade-Boot-Knife-Black--210749Folder:1. https://www.bladehq.com/item--Daggerr-Knives-Vendetta-Olive-FRN-Dagger-Black--208824I kept all my options under $100, but if I had added an extra $50 to the budget, there'd be many more folders available.
>>64381754I used to have one of those guys. Pretty knife.
>>64381966Nice.
>>64381702And then they lock you up for defending yourself
>>64381744AMEN
Mesoamerican (Aztec, Maya etc) knives that have handlesNote: There's one other one I forgot to include here
>>64378598I gave my bro one of those. The pattern 2 shits on it and I have one of those. Need to get the pattern 1 for my other bro and then we'll
>>64382935fuck, they got him
>>64382942Damn horses are a plague eating innocent anons. All of these knives have had an interesting life.
>>64379283Chinkdot and a knockoff streamlight. That knife is the most expensive thing there.
https://i.4cdn.org/gif/1760160979193954.webm
>>64383143Autism before people were getting diagnosed
Finished my 18th century style Roach Belly Scalping knife. Used 1095 steel. Just about all of its components came from a flea-market. The brass viper head hand guard came from a walking cane that had a glass marble in its mouth. The leather washers below that came from a steer hide along with the sheath also purchased at said flea-market And the deer antler shed for the handle also came from the flea-market. Ive been cutting it up a piece here and there for handles.Ive got like $20 investment in parts.
I want a KM2000 and a KM5000 but can't justify buying a knife I don't use for anything
>>64382833Stone age, blood cult heathens.
>>64381744Is that an image of St. Alea of the blade?
>>64383677No, actually it belongs to a guy who likes to stay up all night.
>>64382971That Schrade is pure sex, I'm still dissapointed in myself for losing track of the vintage old timer i had, my working theory is that it's somewhere inside a recliner.
>>64383793Whatbis the purpose of middle right? I have a knock off that I found on a side walk. Homeless tweeker sharp.
>>64379774I have a 3V Tai Pan, but I want the Laredo Bowie since I believe that's Cold Steel's best fixed blade.
>>64378659Based, Senior year of HS I finally saw Aliens and lusted after the mk II. Walking my dog a few weeks later in the rain and I found a trail of wet $20s for some reason. Never figured out why. Anyways, next time I went to Sportsman's Warehouse, a Gerber Mk II was mine.
>>64383930>and I found a trail of wet $20s>Never figured out whyHow odd they didn't led you to a rape dungeon.
>>64378598>be me>my dad is around this age when you and your buddies start buying expensive shit to impress each other>he starts asking about some expensive knives brands, mostly American ones>I remember he gave me a Benchmade knive few years ago as a gift>decide to gift him one for Christmas>Benchmade doesn't ship to my cunt, look up stores near me that have them>find really nice custom for him>Saturday comes, drive to the store to get his shiv>clerk walks to the back to bring my order>two guys, one who works there come to me>we start talking about knives, not everyday someone spends like 1/5 of average salary on a knive>"hey don't you know Benchmade is woke now?">wdym?>"yeah it was a pretty serious story few years back, you should look it up">apparently they helped the police cut up some guns>why should I care exactly?>"cus u know, they betrayed the 2A movement">why do you care about gun rights in another country?>"we copy everything the USA does anyway, just takes us 2-3 years, when they get gun control, we'll get one that's even worse">ok>I take the knive and go back to my placeSo now I bought my dad a woke knive, do you guys really think Benchmade is shit now because they helped police 7 years ago?One thing this guy got right is how trends come here from the US and I fear that some fuckheads will say some similar stupid shit to my dad, spoiling the gift.
>>64378598>I believe I have the perfect take on it.Hard to believe, mines extremely refined and quite to the "point", if you will. It's shit, glorified by idiots.
>>64383959People in the US treat gun/knife brands like sportsball teams, and virtually all the big ones have "betrayed the 2nd Amendment" at one point or another. Case in point, the same fags who never stopped bitching about what Ruger and Smith & Wesson did during the Clinton era were running damage control when Glock officially supported more gun control at the state level last month. Right now CZ and Colt are doing the same thing in Canada that Benchmade did all those years ago by helping police destroy confiscated guns.
>>64383790So it's Leto 2
>>64383492The Mesoamericans smelted Bronze, anon. They also had cities bigger then any Bronze age city in the Near East: The Spanish themselves compared them to the Greeks and Romans in terms of cities, art, architecture, social order and systems of law and government, etcI wouldn't go quite that far, the Greeks and Romans definitely had more developed math, engineering in most areas, and probably formal legal and intellectual institutions then the Mesoamericans did, but the Mesoamericans still had plenty of impressive accomplishments in those areas, and with water management infrastructure (moreso the scale of infrastructure then the complexity of the engineering), botany, sanitation, and medicine in particular, they were pretty cutting edge even by global standards in the 16th centuryAlso in general the stone/bronze/iron ages are a meme, they're just shit 18th century museums came up with in Eurasia to sort their collections before they had proper dating methodology for artifacts. Was never intended to describe stages societies develop through: Mesoamerican civs that existed even before the region had any metallurgy like Teotihuacan rivalled some of the largest Roman cities of the time, while there are African tribes that smelted steel while never developing Bronze and who still lived in simple villages
>>64378598I like most first pattern with S guard and crossed knurling. Second was good too, with straight guard, but on your pic is third pattern, disliked by Fairbairn because different handle finish instead cross knurling.
>>64383930Aliens knife wasn't actually a Mark II. But the Gerber is better than the knockoff.
>>64384264> they were pretty cutting edge even by global standards in the 16th centuryEuropeans had advanced metallurgy,clocks ,eye glasses,the printing press ,domestic horses selectively breed for thousands of years and gun powder >Also in general the stone/bronze/iron ages are a meme, they're just shit 18th century museums came up with in Eurasia to sort their collections before they had proper dating methodology for artifacts. Was never intended to describe stages societies develop through: Mesoamerican civs that existed even before the region had any metallurgy like Teotihuacan rivalled some of the largest Roman cities of the time, while there are African tribes that smelted steel while never developing Bronze and who still lived in simple villagesCope
>>64384550>Europeans had advanced metallurgy,clocks ,eye glasses,the printing press ,domestic horses selectively breed for thousands of years and gun powderYes, and that's why I said throughout the post that Europeans definitely had better mechanical engineering and mathematics, and the specific ways the Mesoamericans were competitive with Classical Antiquity or medieval europe was the scale of water management infrastructure, sanitation, botany, and medicineCorrect me if I'm wrong, but last time I checked, metallurgy, clocks, glasses, printing presses, and horses don't have to do with aqueducts, botanical taxonomy, or medicine. Also you really don't want to start a pissing contest with Mesoamerica when it comes to selective breeding and selection with domesticated stuff, Maize/corn is like the single most impressive example of that happening in human history and the fact that Aztec botanical gardens were used as sites of experimentation and study also supports that the region was (at least as other time of contact), doing actual experimental breeding rather then just selecting for the biggest/tastiest plants: We know that some of the gardens had different sections to emulate different biomes/ecosystems and they worked to get plants to grow in different conditions using those. >CopeHere's some maps comparing Teotihuacan and Rome itself in physical scale, plus the Ciudadela compound vs the Colosseum. Rome was absolutely more populated then Teotihuacan, but Teotihuacan would have been as populated as some of the other largest roman cities: A 18~ sqkm area within Teotihuacan had around 100,000 people, the arguably full 37sqkm area probably had more like 125k, though I haven't seen a paper specifically on that wider area with newer methodology yet unlike the smaller area
>>64383379Very nice, anon.
>>64384012>CZ and Colt are doing the same thing in CanadaReminder that the only "proof" that this is true are random redditors and google ai.
>>64383959I wouldn't worry about it. The REAL reason people hate Benchmade is because they're so expensive. Most large American companies have woke-AIDS. Are the complainers holding Nike and Coca-Cola to the same standard? Still boycotting Bud Light? I'm sure it is a quality knife. King David still respected Goliath's sword as a quality piece of equipment and you should hear how woke the Philistines were.
>>64378605You grind the point off it gets stuck in bones.You want to be able to knife more than one German or Italian soldier in the desert, lad.
>>64385535*grind the point off OR it gets stuck in bones
>>64385476Kek, what the hell is all this?
>>64385535I'm skeptical of this take. There's a myriad of "explanations" as to why the edges should be dull, and now you're coming for the point, too? I wouldn't be surprised if people made that up after finding ones that were broken off or dulled through use. In the famous video of the Commando talking about the knife, he says the main thing with it wasn't the edge, it was the point. And he says disapprovingly of the example he is holding, "This one's a bit blunt. Normally, it's a needle point." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGHKyB3T_UMine came with about 90 degree inclusive edges and the tip came to a tiny little square. I wasn't impressed with its ability to stab through old pairs of jeans or carboard boxes because of how blunt the tip was. Seriously, I don't think it would have even been getting through an attacker's jacket before we worry about it sticking into bones. I did a little sharpening more or less along the factory bevels out to the point to bring the tip to a fine point. The edges are a lost cause, I'd have to grind away the whole knife to put 20 degree edges on it. They would've done better to leave the diamond shape of the blade unfinished at 11 degrees or so per side so the end user could put a 30 or 40 degree inclusive edge on it rather than ruin it with sloppy, rough, right angle edges on both sides. I think the real reason current productions are dull is because of the "knife problem" in the UK which comes from not having guns. My guess is they don't want to release such a formidable weapon of war to possible street thugs, so we get the neutered memorabilia version. One would hope if war were to break out, and millions of 3rd patterns were needed for the troops, these minor machining decisions would be changed.
>>64383854Skinning game.
>>64383959I wouldn't worry about it in your country but I don't buy their knives because of that. There are too many good knives out there to support a company that isn't on my side. >>64385476I don't drink any budweiser products anymore and I used to drink like 100 beers a week.
>>64378956yes, the black guy did not harm himself in the process of the evisceration.
>>64381744Amen.also, I'm a fan of larger blades.
>>64385777>triple 777s>3x 30pks>still need a 12 packYou were rollin'!
>>64378598>Let's argue about the Fairbairn-Sykes dagger.OK. It's not better than other contemporary blades for muh sentry removal and even if you want to play the "a specialized tool has its place" card the Aussies had a better commando dagger. The FS has always had a cult following but normies didn't hear about it until the stabby grandpa video and now it gets brought up all the time by people who have never read anything longer than 2k characters unless forced to do so.
what do you dagger appreciaters think of G10 / other non metallic stabbing devices such as pic related?
>>64386144This seems like one of those niches where Cold Steel ironically beats the shit out of more expensive competition. For instance their FGX version of the counter tac is completely different from the steel version outside of profile, it's got a central rib to reinforce the tip which is literally and figuratively the point of the weapon. Pic also related, both are like $15 each.
>>64386144Spyderco might be able to tempt me in the future with HIC knives. Ceramic is just nifty to me, but I think I'd want a point on it. Kyocera knives have rounded points.
>>64378598>Let's argue about the Fairbairn-Sykes daggerThe Fairbairn Cobra is unironically the peak Fairbairn design.
>>64386141>people who have never read anything longer than 2k characters unless forced to do soaccurate description of your average knife collector.
>>64383959Heard this story in the previous thread and it makes me sad because I put so much work into my custom Bugout. Found the Knafs video about the situation where the former Benchmade marketing slavemaster talks about what happened:https://youtu.be/ch8ieutDIhc?si=me5qTDI8gWf-LuoJThe guy's clearly trying to cop-out with excuses. It doesn't mean the knife itself is "woke," it's still a nice knife and I enjoy using it, but I think I'll be carrying my Spyderco around for a while...
>>64385818I get a fourth one and it rolls over into next week.
A good tool is one that does the job effectively even under adverse conditions and doesn't fail or break under even poor conditions. There is no such thing as knife fighting. The only effective defense against a knife attack is distance. Sufficient distance which changes with the attackers ability to pursue or close with you quickly. Knives don't usually drop people quickly. A stabbed person can easily remain combat effective for over 10 seconds even after multiple fatal stabs. The most effective stabbing weapons are daggers and spikes. The easier they slip in and out of tissues, from muscle and cartilage to your prime soft vascular and organ targets, the better. You're just punching holes in the target, aiming for major arteries and organs. Critical nerves are difficult. That's better done with a tomahawk with a spike. The CNS is protected by bones. Target organs protected by ribcage. Go under and in the ribcage. Stabs mean business, slashing is for bitches.. But really, if it's down to your blade, so many things have gone very wrong for you.
>>64386582>There is no such thing as knife fightingBig meme. While the knife ambush is more common and dangerous, I can pull up a dozen webms of knife fights happening.>slashing is for bitchesAlso a big meme. There's a reason why virtually every fighting blade in existence can both slash and thrust (outside of hyper-specialized designs), even if it favors one over the other.
>>64378598can someone ID this knife? just curious because of the meme factor
>>64386889Those purple ones are pretty good.
>>64386893ikr
>>64386141I have been a fan since I was a kid (that would be for nearly 30 years) and I don't think I have ever read 2k words or more on the F-SIt just looks fucking amazing is what it is
>>64386141>readingIt is a piece of metal you use to put inside fluids outside. the one thing I hate about /k/ is all the armchair operatives and elitists that need the best shit to make up for their own lack of personal ability. arguing over this and that gun when some people would be lucky to have any piece of shit. "normies" are the majority when it comes to warfare
>>64384264Thank god the Spanish showed up.4ywbn
>>64383379cool anon. whats your heat treat process for 1095
>>64386582>slashing is for bitches.Sure, tell that to the Gurkhas. They train to amputate limbs to open for a killing blow. I will always choose the Kuri over a Fairbarn or other small stabby instruments short of a sword if I had to go into combat. You can Google modern news stories as to it's effectiveness in combat is battle tested and known.
>>64387216the one video on gif i have ever seen of someone dying within seconds of getting hit is the one where a dude stabs someone in the neck and bro has no time to even react, instantly stumbling n shit. i'm sorry but slashing is inferior to stabbing, which is shy they make shanks in prison and not razor blades.
>>64387234although I guess you could do the same with a slash, but really then you will get into protective measures
>>64384012Benchmade destroyed guns seized by police from criminals. CZ is helping the government with full on civilian gun confiscation. They are not the same.
>>64387234>which is shy they make shanks in prison and not razor bladesThey make shanks in prison because they're in fucking prison and can't make anything else. It's not like they're master knife fighters and bladesmiths.
>>64387406no, they make shanks in prison because you can defeat a machete by wrapping a fucking blanket around one arm, fat fucking keyboard warrior. how many knife fights have you gotten into? dumb faggot.
>>64385476>Are the complainers holding Nike and Coca-Cola to the same standard? Not Nike because they ostensibly support slavery, which leads me to believe that they may in fact be based.Coca-Cola is full of corn syrup, so I can't support them because they're too fat.>Still boycotting Bud Light?Yes, because the weight of their TRANSgression was too much to bear.
>>64387448>you can defeat a machete by wrapping a fucking blanket around one armYeah because criminals everywhere are EDCing blankets.>fat fucking keyboard warrior. how many knife fights have you gotten into?How many have you gotten into exactly?
>>64387462three, fyi. >posts a 40 second webm and no one even dies in itactual retard, the point is that slashing is weak against layers, and yo can literally just wear layers. stabbing penetrates layers, which is why they made poky stuff for chainmail, larper. tf are you going to do when i get you in a clinch, machetefag?
>>64387469>slashing is weak against layers>which is why they made poky stuff for chainmailNobody is walking around with chainmail larper. Gambesons could be cut through with cutting weapons and are way thicker than any street clothes people wear today.>tf are you going to do when i get you in a clinch, machetefag?teleport behind you of course
>>64387489>mad i called his armchair shitthey are walking around with slash proof shirts tho, uneducated nigger. >people are just walking around with slashing weapons in my scenario but not chainmail lolyou know butchers use chainmail, right? so it isnt even far fetched, but again, the scenario involves two combatants who have some level of preparation (since they are walking around with blades)
>uhhh uhhh you have to play by my double standards bro where i have a machete and you dont have any armour and no equal length piercing weapon because thats the only way i have a chance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq2hkTaeuZs
>>64387505>>64387514>they are walking around with slash proof shirts tho>you know butchers use chainmail, right? so it isnt even far fetchedPost a single knife fight where someone is wearing a slash proof shirt or chainmail in the 21st century. You can't, because you are the real armchair larper.
>>64387523post a low resolution webm from /gif/ where brown people wave machetes around like inexperienced animals? lol irl. if you edc a whole fucking machete, you can edc knife proof clothes like they do in the uk>>64387406>It's not like they're master knife fighters and bladesmiths.yeah because the niggers in your vids are totally that? stfu lol you retard. post a machete fight webm that ends with a death in under 15 seconds.
>>64387523no one is posting shit like that to your little rekt threads because there is no gore involved with KNIFE PROOF CLOTHING, retard.
>why don't you have any 500kb webms of brown people wearing knife proof clothing? guess they don't exist
>I edc my hecking based gurkha (apu blade) everyday, but you can't edc anything that would make things hard for me, ok
>NO NO NO! you CANT choose better stuff than ME! you have to edc what I edc or its not FAIRyou fucking moron, you already admitted that my shit works and defeats your shit, now you are just saying that no one uses it
>>64387569>brownoid getting into hardware store machete fights don't have the foresight to get better equipmentthats a mark against you honestly
>>64387574its the simplest most obvious fucking concept, bro. thrusts are fast and hard to avoid because they travel in a straight line. they reach deeper and do more damage, they also can be very accurate and hit between armour. slashes are easier to dodge and almost always leave less critical damage. pit one of those guys with the 3 ft long machetes against a rapier, i dare you.
>>64386889Maybe an Extrema Ratio
>>64387693thanks bro, will look for more details
>>64387406He's right, you know.>>64387448You are so mad.
>>64387723lol irl at this samefag
>>64387780Wrong.
>>64387788you are saying the same dumb shit, so you are the same type of human as him, a fag.
>>64379218look at the folder
>>64387234Shanks used to be made out of razor blades. Then they stopped giving them out.
>>64387882"shanking" is the act of stabbing, newfrend. no one was making little edgy slice scars with their SHANK
>>64384264>Mesoamericans smelted BronzeMy apologies to the smelter of Mesoamerica, those wheeless faggot, blood cultists.
>>64387462Looks like he walked away and forgot something.
>>64387216You might as well bring up falchions and axes at this point
>>64388068Look man, don't tell me what to do. You're not the boss of me.
>>64387999They had wheels and axels, too: These ceramic cart figures show up in the region's history pretty early, a few thousand years before the Aztec existed for example. They just didn't use them for actual transportation much, if at all, due to lacking draft animals to pull carts, and because the region's terrain was mostly either jungles and wetlands along the coasts and in the lowlands, or mountain and valley ranges in the highlandsThey could have used wheelbarrows, maybe, but even in Eurasia wheelbarrows were invented pretty late, thousands of years after the Sumerians and Ancient Egyptians, likely because you need more complex wheels with spokes and shit to have them not break as often, and also in Eurasia the development of more complex wheels and more complex metal tools was driven by both supporting each others since early wheels benefit a lot from metal support bands to prevent wood splittingThe Mesoamericans DID smelt bronze, but it only shows up a few centuries before Europeans arrive, even tho they had cities that btfo'd anything from the bronze age for millenia already. Wheras in Eurasia, bronze smelting shows up right as cities and complex goverments developed, so they were able to leverage metal tools earlier and have it drive (ha!) wheel development and wheel development also help drove more complex metallurgical processes in a feedback loop
>>64388660>They just didn't use themYeah. This is your brain on mesoamerica.
>>64386311Woh.............. Cool :0
>>64388677Pre-industrial Japan barely used wheeled carts as well and mostly used back mounted racks for carrying supplies just like Mesoamerica due to how mountainous the area is, it's actually not that unusual
>>64388582Looks hideous
>>64388582That's a life sentence in England.
>>64386918>I don't think I have ever read 2k words or more on the F-SYou should.>https://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com/I think it's overrated. I think it's overrepresented in discussion. I don't think it's lame or ineffective. If anything I do consider it a shining moment of leadership ceasing to huff their own farts for 2 seconds and realizing that they should look to what fags are using at home as an inspiration for issued equipment. The USN Mk2 and NR40 are the same story.>>64386931>the one thing I hate about /k/ is all the armchair operatives and elitists that need the best shit to make up for their own lack of personal ability.Like I said, It's not better than other contemporary blades for muh sentry removal .
>>64387284Yep what CZ and Colt Canada are doing is much worse. Idk if it’s worth boycotting Colt USA for what a separate company under the same corporate umbrella is doing in another country, but people need to be raising a stink about this.
>>64389668>what CZ and Colt Canada are doing is much worseWhat exactly is happening? I keep seeing people talk about this but I don't have specifics.
>>64389695https://youtu.be/RMOH1eDlqC8
>>64387284>Benchmade destroyed guns seized by police from criminalsThey did more than that. We go over this every time this is brought up.
>>64390004what did they do? That's all I've heard of them doing.
>>64390013Donations to anti-gun Dems, sending cease & desist to people making aftermarket scales for their knives, fucking over Doug Ritter
>>64390113Oh, that's really shitty.
>>64390113>>64390119That's why the boys in the know call them bitchmade
>>64387284>Benchmade destroyed guns seized by police from criminals.This is not true; the public got upset when Benchmade destroyed guns from a buyback, and most guns sent to a buyback are inheritance guns. The owner dies, and the family does not know what they are worth, so they hold onto them until a buyback comes for easy disposal. No buyback has resulted in decreased violent crime. Also what >>64390113 said.>>64385446>the only "proof" that this is true are random redditors and google ai.Nonsense, the buyback program was telling people to ship their guns to a specific address if they couldn't make it to the event, and that place just happened to be at Colt Canada.
>>64388068Gurkha combat Kukris range from 10"-13". At this point it's still a knife. It's Comparable to the Fairbarn that runs around 11.5"Granted there are giant kukris for sale to be used as a tool.
i carry my knives because theyre useful and not to stab people
>>64391200stabbing people is a use
>>64391200You can also cut people.
>>64381848I dunno if they're still being made or not but I have an Aitor Botero (Which is essentially a clone of the old Gerber Mk1) I picked up three or four years ago that would fit the bill perfectly.
>>64378598Anyone have any suggestions for a Kephart?
>>64391275Condor makes a kephart. They also sell the blade blank if you want to put your own handle on it.
>>64383113>says $300 knife is most expensive thing in pic>conveniently ignores the $700 pistol lolYou’re a fucking moron if all you care about is how much things cost. Also it’s not a knockoff Streamlight, the ugly white lettering is just painted over
I need a cheap, but durable fixed blade to keep on my rig for field training, something that i can break brush with. The glock field knife looked appealing at the really cheap 30$ price point. I'm willing to go up to 60$, are there any other good options, the loss in quality is outweighed for me by the peace of mind of being able to abuse the fuck out of it without thinking of the price tag.
>>64391768stop caring about price. if you are doing any sort of training you should first realise the odds of you literally just dying. buy the best shit you can lmao
>>64390119In addition to what I said here >>64390113their QC has been spotty in the past at least too.I bought this MiniGrip from a brick and mortar store back in 2014, and the blade was so off-center it was rubbing against the inner stainless liners. Tightening the pivot enough to fix that basically turns it into a fixed blade.
>>64391275https://www.chicagoknifeworks.com/brisa-kephart-115-stabilized-walnut/?srsltid=AfmBOop3TbkJcEkzrAdLdj_sjbG-VJUYryYCwqZWpRe1q0rXZtMx68DuJust got one, can confirm it’s a Kephart.
>>64391768Cold Steel SRKPeltonen M95 / M07Esee 4
>>64383793I have the one on top left too. Damn thing cut me multiple times while I was trying to skin chicken
>>64388982>Looks hideous>midcentury modern>collected out of every grab bag in Goodwill I can findStyle and flair are just beyond some people.
is there an imdb equivalent for knives? Or really just any wide range review site for knives that can be trusted to be fairly accurate
>>64392795The bugout is certified rotten
>>64391768Violence for ANTS!
>>64391275Green River DadleyBK62
>>64378598Oh hey I have an original one of those. Any idea what it’s worth? I’m not a knife guy
>>64378598If you're a poorfag these duct knives cost less than $20 and are full tang.
>>64393756I'll trade you pic rel or 32,756 Dinari.
>>64393797No
>>64393814Red handle cuts faster, just sayin'.
>>64393432>the violence has diminished
>>64378659I like my dagger
>>64392038Yeah, the 119 is a tad large for skinning smaller animals, I'd rather something in the 3-4 inch range bladewise or shorter for things like that
>>64394616Nice, what is it?D2 seems like a sort of odd choice for a dagger though.
>>64387216wozzat round hole near the hilt?Some kind of bottle opener or something?
>>64396861>What is a Notch in a Gurkha Khukuri/kukri for?The notch in kukri had many traditional and practical purpose.According to traditional belief, the notch near the handle of the blade is a Hindu fertility symbol. It is also the footprint of a cow. So the notch forbids slaughtering sacred animal such as cow with it. The Gurkhas also kept promises with it that they will never use this weapon on women and children.Nevertheless, the knife being a lethal weapon, the notch on it is for the blood to drip off rather than running onto the handle, and thereby prevent the handle from becoming slippery, so the user can maintain his grip for further demonstration.The other most important thing about this is no other knife has this distinctive character in them and only kukri is the design where we can find notch.
Benchmade mini Adams’s. Feels great, smooth action, sharp. Cherry on top o think the marbled carbon fiber looks amazing with the muted bronze accents and clip. New EDC for sure .
Cold Steel fags, please help me, I am Christmas shopping for a friend that's in the early days of a knife collection, definitely lacking in fixed blades and he wants to fix that. With price being just about even, what's the better buy? The recon tanto or the six inch SRK? Something I like about this fag is that he uses his tools, and especially makes a point to use things gifted to him, and he is really getting into camping this year. Please advise.
>>64398297That one really caught my eye at the store one day. I wish they made it full size.
>>64398540Depends on your budget. I'd say the Cold Steel 3V SRK is the best out of all the options
>>64398563The colorway is really what sold the mini for me. I work in a warehouse and use it a lot, love it enough I’ll probably get the full size if they give more color options.
>>64398540I vote SRK.
>>64398540if you can guess what size knife he has get the one he doesnt have. tantos roughly an inch longer.if you dont know srk. cant go wrong with the srk even if its the cheap steel version.personally i like the srk c cause i have a better srk size knife. and really the c does everything the srk does.
>>64398540I agree with the other anon , the srk-c seems more useful I've got the 3v and the cheap one and both are great
I can't get behind anything with a rat tail tang. If I had to use a Fairbairn dagger, for preference I'd use one with the oval cross section Coke bottle grip, but If I had my druthers, I'd have a Gerber MK 2.
>>64398540If he's a good friend get the recon 1 in Magnacut. The SRK if just a buddy.
>>64399270>rat tail tangstick tang =/= rat tail tangThe vast majority of historical fighting swords and knives were not full tang.
Hi K,I just enlisted in the ADF Reserves and everyone at my unit carries a pocket / folding knife.Need recommendations for a decent, not too expensive knife for everyday use.I want a knife that strikes a good balance between:- good quality build / brand- not too expensive, say around $100-$200 AUD.Anymore expensive and I'd feel hesitant to actually use it.Must be available in Australia, so double edge knives might be out of the question.Thanks K
>>64399796I'd suggest a Spyderco Endura or Tenacious in that price range, but there are thousands of good knives in that range. Kershaw seems to be good to go, Buck is always good to go. You are priced out of Benchmade there. I'd assume you would want something that clips to your pocket, opens with one hand, and is a manual for easy one handed closing. I'd get a good sharpener, too. I'd recommend the Spyderco Sharpmaker, but people say good things about the Worksharp field sharpener too, which is cheaper but less foolproof.
>>64399547Good reason not to fucking use them. Give me a fucking Kreig Messer any day.
Hot take:The rats tail is superior because it allows more weight in the pommel, allows for full stack leather grips.The common argument against them is their fragility, but I can only see that in the context of inexperienced users, who try to use a fighting knife as some kind of prybar or hatchet. the USMC bayonet was designed for crayon eaters too retarded to be trusted with a fighting knife.
>>64399886Thank you Anon, I will have a look at the spyderco.Have you heard of Civivi? The Praxis model specifically. Not too expensive but also the brand seems to have a lot of good / positive reviews.
>>64399957>CiviviThis is my fav edc.
>>64398540SRK is probably a better bet than the tanto if he might actually use it, especially for camping. Go with 3V for sure, if he's a good enough friend.
>>64400474>tanto>campingDo you camp much or at all?
>>64400520NTA but read more carefully, he said the SRK is better for camping, which is true. I own neither so I don't know if they tanto is particularly atrocious, but it looks like more of a LARP toy to me.
>>64398297>other brands>perfect out of the box>Benchmade>the knife is fucking shit>oh you thought you were getting a good knife for $379.99?>that's funny because you AREN'T>you're getting PLASTIC! You're getting fucking PLASTIC! >we call it GRIVORY! >Yeah, that's right, the name sounds like it's describing someone trying to pass a kidney stone>AND THESE SPRINGS BREAK!>so you need to customize your knife like you customize your gender you little fucking knife queeranyway, found someone doing real bronze scales for the Bugout and I wanted to know if this will look/function better than brass or copper. I thought Ultem would be nice, and it is nice. I really like it, but it still feels kind of flimsy and I'd like to try metal scales.
>>64400571>but read more carefullyYeah. Still a pooorly worded sentence.
>>64400576>bronze scales for the Bugout and I wanted to know if this will look/function better than brass or copper.I would get these regardless. Bronze is nicer than copper or brass, there is a reason it is used in statuary.
>>64383959well i read you blog post at least show the fooken knoife
>>64400597How is >The SRK is probably better than the tanto, especially for campingpoorly worded?
>>64383959>a woke kniveWtf woke kni(f)e?
>>64400700Uncommonly verbose. Brevity, always.
>>64400705Sounds like a (you) problem.
>>64400576bronze and copper are both pretty heavy as far as scales go. just go titanium, everyone makes them at this point
>>64379782>>64381079 You can get an american made gerber mk2 knockoff. They’re pretty sturdy and seem deggery enough.
>>64378802I think once the guy's head falls off you can probably stop stabbing. I am not a navy seal or anything but usually decapitations are a 'one and done' sort of thing.
>>64384012>CZ and Colt areEnemies of humanity and need to be boycotted.
>>64390267>the buyback programPeople legally bought guns from other people and retailers, not a single gun was sold to them by the government. The 'buyback program' is mass civilian disarmament with felony charges for refusal to comply. They want to send people to prison for decades, because they legally purchased .22LR rifles from licensed retailers, after already paying to be approved from a firearms license and waiting nearly a year for approvals. Colt Canada and CZ are enemies of all free people and must be boycotted for enabling this tyranny.
>>64384265The point on that 2nd pattern looks far more fragile than the 1st. If anything, and you'd asked me to guess, I'd have said that the LH knife was the 2nd pattern as it just looks better designed and finished - the RH looks like an early prototype
>>64399957>Have you heard of Civivi?I have, I'm just not a fan of Chinese knives. Civivis have more of a rounded look, not really my style.
>>64385694The official use of the knife wasn't to stabe through clothing, but to go in through the side of the neck with the point, then be push forward (if you're behind the enemy) so that the blade cut the windpipe and both (or one minimum) of the main arteries. Swift, silent death, if a bit messy
>>64388971Wheeled transportation was banned in Japan by Tokugawa and remained so during Edo period.
>>64401080Nothing in my comment claimed otherwise. Why didn't you send your reply to the moron I was replying to who insists that there's no evidence this was happening?
>>64400716>Sounds like a (you) problem>reduced to 2 words:>fuck youYou talk more than a woman.
>>64400597>Can't read >Can't spell You sound 'pooorly' educated lol
>>64401183I can't tell if you're shitposting or not, but if so, neat, and i'm curious as to why.In any case though that still shows you can build and maintain complex societies without using carts, and focusing on specific devices or technologies to be a bar to dictate how "advanced" something is is stupid
>>64401479>and i'm curious as to why.Because Tokugawa was nuts and did everything to rug pull power from under society for his own advantage.
>>64401296Cope and seethe, retard.
>>64378659is it cringe i have a fairburn sykes tattooed on my back?
>>64401757Ask your boyfriend.
>>64396222Odenwolf sow catcher.
>>64378598These are where it's atD2 steel so you can open cans and shit with it (rusts a bit without oil) Axis lock never jams up unlike every auto or assisted I've carried
>>64401757>dude gets a tramp stamp>am I gay?Yeah.
>>64401750Change your tampon.
>>64402868And burnt edges so you need to completely remove it and re-sharpen it
how poor do you have to be to be tempted by the walmart reddit chink bugout
>>64403383Some people take great pride in making due with trash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSwrE-I3MHM"The Applegate is not bad, but for both offense and defense, the Randall 14s."
>>64403649I have wanted one of those Joe Kious subhilts ever since I saw a grainy VHS rip of this movie probably 18 years ago.
I'd like to show light on a lesser-known military Survival knife:Wilkinson type D, used by Royal Air Force.Used since 1950's, it has received very little attention in the media. Possibly because of it's simplicity. When they were designing it, they thought "Let's not try to reinvent the wheel" but just made a simple, solid chopper. No bells or whistles. No supermaterials or fancy gimmicks.A sturdy, thick blade with full tang construction, wooden handle, leather scabbard and that's about it. It looks almost like a kitchen knife. Maybe that's why it has received so little attention? it's not "cool"? But it looks like you can do bushcraft/survival stuff with it just fine. I have heard that out of the box, it does have some issues: The handle is often thicker than the tang, meaning it leaves an awkward gap between the wooden handle plates - you may have to sandpaper it a bit to smooth it out. Also, tends to be shipped somewhat dull, and needs to be sharpened by the user to get a decent edge. But once sharpened, it'll do the job. Haven't even heard of this one until this week, so I thought I'd give it a little shout-out. Anyone who has actually used one out on the field? I'd like to hear some experiences you might have with it.
>>64403649Wow.
What steel should I, a newbie to knives, look for in blade materials?Stainless steel, carbon steel, D2 etc etc?I've seen lots of knives with all kinds of steel names, and wonder if they actually mean anything?
>>64404198Depends on the purpose of the knife and your budget
>>64401030Thank God the only ones I have are a CZ 97B and Colt brand Colt SAA so I have no reason to buy any of their other crap.
>>64404198https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/10/19/knife-steels-rated-by-a-metallurgist-toughness-edge-retention-and-corrosion-resistance/knife steel is a optimization problem of three different attributes>toughness>edge retention>corrosion resistancemaxing out any of one category usually means losses in others. each attribute has it's own purposes. if you live on a boat you might sacrifice everything for corrosion resistance (steels like h2, lc200n) and have a knife that dulls and chips easily but will never rust. if you live in arizona, you might not care about corrosion resistance and just want something that could theoretically rust but is hard to dull (k390, 15v), or want a big outdoorsy knife that wont ever chip (3v). if you just want an edc knife and live somewhere moderately rainy you might just want balance between all three (14c28n, s30v, s35vn). you may see people talk about magnacut which is the latest in hype for being the most balanced steel that achieves high water marks in each category. you will also see people talk about "hardness" reported in HRC which says how hard the steel has gotten. this can impact the three attributes (poorly treated steel may not reach the full potential of the steel)this is a deep rabbit hole of pure unadulterated autism and internet screaming matches. if you can tell us what you're looking for in a knife we can help you out more on the steel.
i would probably recommend newbies just grab something balanced like s30v, s35vn, or magnacut. all are pretty easy to sharpen, wont rust, and wont need a ton of attention. its like learning to drive stick shift in a corvette- youre not gonna stall.
>>64404944>learning to drive stick shift in a corvette- youre not gonna stall.Possibly the dumbest analogy on /k/, ever.
>>64405598gonna really derail the thread here but it is much easier to learn to drive stick in something really torque-y
>>64404944I would recommend newbies to grab a mora in 12c27 and learn to sharpen it.
Does anyone make nylon webbing (stiffer scuba webbing preferred) danglers for 4-5” knives? I want a dangler that will be low profile under a real backpack hip belt. Also don’t want to have to buy everything to make this myself.
>>64378605>the edges should be sharpened, that is all>>64385535>You grind the point off it gets stuck in bones.you are both wrong and know nothing about how to use it. More practical than carrying it is a wrll made flat plated screwdriver with a shank six to seven inches long with a non slip grip and the tip shapened. That is all you need if you actually intend to kill and you use it against the spine or atnerantely innsert into the cavity shielded by the rip cage from either above or below and rotate the handle forcefully causing the sharpened tip to move in as wide an arc ans possible internally, same into the base of the spine of into the area between the ears via the rthowt por the side of the neck. That's how it is done. All knife use is ambush and that is where the art is. There are men now so good they can come up on you and know by touching your boots whether you are the enemy or not and you will never know they were there, simple things like working in heavy rain are more important than the tool.This is a man who actually knows about using it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGHKyB3T_UBut it is less practical than the screwdriver I have descibed. If you have not killed an enemy with a knife in a warzone do not bother replying. Killing someone with a kinfe is a nasty dirty and strangely personal experience, as their mother was with them when they were born so you are there with them as they die.
>>64401413NTA you sould like a teenager. A work of advise. Prance around with a kewl looking kifefe thinking it gives you superpowers and there is a good chance the only thing it will wind up stabbing is you whem you pull it out to wave around like a ufcking lucky charm and things go horribly wrong and it is taken off you after you are decked from behind. Happens to a percentage of idiot teens every year all over the world who think having a kinfe on them grants magic powers. See what good spelling will do you then kid.
>>64406171Sharpened edges is less drag, as they cut their way in rather than force material out of the way. Fairbairn wanted sharp edges.
>>64404198Buy some mules to compare - spyderco sells them.They're (relatively) cheap too. The spy27 is available now for a reference, it's a fairly balanced steel.If you want a tougher (somewhat less prone to fracture under force when being hammered), aebl is a good candidate.If you want something that stays sharper for longer, the magnamax should do well.
>>64405972Not that guy but choosing a steel based on how much less you need to worry about how to maintain it isn't close to a high torque car being easier to engage the clutch on without stalling. A better comparison would be a new driver getting a Toyota rather than a Ferrari, never mind that as someone who has driven stick for most of my life the easiest car to engage the clutch on without stalling was a NC Miata compared to the Camaro SS I currently drive which has a bizarre engagement point that forces me to be more precise on the clutch to avoid stalling in certain situations,
>>64403019Sorry about your reading impediment, anon.
>>64401479He's not shitposting, it's real. The guy who created the first Japanese automobile lived before the first horse drawn carriage in Japan.
>>64404923It's simple. Go tough for large choppers, balanced for medium sized knives and super hard for small knives/kitchen knives that will never be used for impact use.
im so weirdly tempted by the crk inyoni
I have a glock dagger somewhere, but this is the one I keep close by.My great great uncle, Hans, from Argentina gave it to me.
>>64403649>>64403649what movie is this ive neveer seen accurate representations of high end knives in a movie before
>>64406653You are a liar.
>>64408066Same, but I just bought my “perfect survival knife” and have my eye on the LT Wright Bandit for a small game knife. On the other hand I think I figured out the best way to turn a Mora sheath into a pocket sheath, and if it works I might just carry Moras forever, leaving all my knives to gather dust.
>>64408389Read the filename.
Any opinions on the Microtech LUDT Gen3 ?
>>64409596i have evidence linking microtech anon to israel
>>64408694I had an lt wright patriot which I liked quite a bit but didnt end up carrying it much because the old school leather belt sheath. would much rather kydex and pocket carry. cool brand though.
>>64409972Sadly most leather pocket sheaths are overpriced, or garbage. I was interested in this Creely, but look at the second picture, the knife tip is through the sheath.
>>64410067Derp https://www.knifecenter.com/item/CREMING10OR/creely-blades-minnow-fixed-blade-knife-cpm-magnacut-satin-clip-point-orange-carbon-fiber-composite-handles-leather-drop-sheath
>>64378939This ain't the 60s and you ain't in a Heinlein novel, so, yeah, no Basedlingen
>>64410070>>64410067keklt wright did a fine sheath, im just not wearing a belt sheath on the daily. and the patriot is definitely small and just a daily knife. im pretty sure i found a kydex option but it was like $80 and the knife was only $100 so I just flipped it in the end.
bradford also does some bullshit with their sheaths. ships with leather, pay extra for kydex. just ship with kydex its what everyone wants. and by the time youve picked a good grind, blade steel, and kydex, you're pretty close to CRK in price... everyday is a reminder that crk is the based brand
>>64410333My problem with Bradfords is that they cut their handle scales short of actually covering the handle.
bump
>>64409944Suss.
>>64410191>a Heinlein novel, so,Titla?
>>64410333>kydex its what everyone wantsUntrue.
>>64378607I have it. Its good. the fixation system, doesn't work that great. Lost it in the fucking jungle during training.Found it again, not sure i want it on my belt now...
>>64383790nice collection
>>64387216Anyone seen that /x/ & /k/ crossover story about Gurkhas being hard to kill because they were serious practitioners of nofap? Apparently they were feared because in combat they would get shot several times but keep coming.
>>64386181>Cold Steel FGXbased
>>64408101>spacemarineknife.jpg
>>64410067>>64410070Oof, KnifeCenter.>>64409972That thing looks sturdy.
>>64399957Got a mini praxis for a friend and he loves it!>>64400877Yeah the more I read into it, the more I'm drifting towards titanium...
Modern seax Campknife i own
>>64411667What’s wrong with knife center?
>>64411667Knife Center is my go to. It's Atlantic Knife that sucketh.
Sam's had this. Wish they had a different options, so I could pick out some more for my nephews
>>64413251>$27.98The American supply chain is fucking unbelivable.
>>64411667>That thing looks sturdy.yeah it was a chonky little guy. theyve updated that model with a lanyard hole (desu its a good addition) and ive seen more popping up on leddit. definitely a quality piece>>64412025>Yeah the more I read into it, the more I'm drifting towards titanium...mine are from rockscale. flytanium is also probably good.aluminum is also fine i had the cerakote ones from AWT and they were pretty cool as well.you'll never get AS light as the stock grivory but unless youre doing ultralight backpacking the slight weight gain from ti or aluminum isnt bad. youre basically just building a slicey 940.
>>64413251the paraframe is based you should get those for the nephews for sure. victorinox good boy gift too
I got my first Spyderco, a Manix 2 with AWT scales. I really like it. The lock is a little stiff, but the ergonomics and weight with the lighter scales are great. I'm thinking about getting a Para 2 next
>>64412181i like that who made it
>>64413608its chinkshit
>>64401015you can stop stabbing if you get him once or twice.
>>64416473A polish knifemaker. Goes by Knifepol in Instagram and tiktok
>>64416476That will cut your eye out. 100x better than American made pocket knives of the '60s and '70s.
Interesting chemical reaction discovered, turns out Loctite 242 makes Ultem PEI snap as it dries! Now I'm definitely getting metal scales...
>>64413608Yeah, thought it was bit much. Especially when you see the price from previous years>>64413791I wanted more variety options, so I could get them each a different pack
>>64417499I want to explain to you the difference in expanding between plastic and metal and what actually happened here, but im more dumbfounded why you are using a product meant for high stress and impact parts on a fucking knife handle scale...
>>64418191>a product meant for high stress and impact parts on a fucking knife handle scaleBecause it looks cool. Also, the "difference in expanding between plastic and metal," or "thermal expansion" if you aren't retarded, has nothing to do with this. The problem is the methacrylate ester monomers in Loctite 242, which I only read about after it happened. I would explain why it snaps polyetherimide, but you're a smart boy, you probably already know.
>>64418378So you got locktite on the scales themselves.
>>64418466not that guy but I'd imagine it squeezed out onto the scales as the screws got tightenedI prefer that guy telling everyone what can happen if you use loctite with ultem scales rather than keeping it out of the public eye out of "shame" for not being well read on specific material chemical reactions
>>64418495The point is its not necessary on knife scales. At all. Not to mention the proper use of said chemical is to apply it then let it sit BEFORE you put the equipment back together. There is no way it would transfer if properly applied. Ive used blue and red more times than I can count building motorcycles and dirt bikes. The question is why would someone think its necessary in the application?Sounds like someone is larping and it cost him. Ive tested quite a few knives for hard use (abuse) and my dislike of non permanently affixed handles in that application is well known. That said in the folder pictured you will get catastrophic failure before you get loose screws in a scale.
>>64418525>the proper use of said chemical is to apply it then let it sit BEFORE you put the equipment back together Then why didn't you mention that before? Sounds like you're just trolling to be honest.>Ive used blue and red more times than I can count building motorcycles and dirt bikesMade of ultem?
thoughts on the higonokami? I just fell in love with it's history
>>64418530If we are being honest...you know that saying that is a marker for a dishonest person right? Disingenuous would be how I would describe your posts. Im not going to read your response. You seem to fit a specific behavior pattern. Try and get some sleep. Just wanted to make sure you know I won't read your response.
>>64418601>Disingenuous would be how I would describe your posts>Im not going to read your responsehello potalso thanks for vindicating me by by not even trying to refute anything
>>64418525>the proper use of said chemical is to apply it then let it sit BEFORE you put the equipment back togetherYou need to thread the screws through the holes in the scale in order to put the knife together. I can't allow the loctite to dry before I set the screws, because that's the whole point of using loctite.>uhm ive werked on mah moturcycleAnd I rebuilt a BMW R1100S for fun.You will never be a certified technician. You don't even know how a fucking screw works.>you dont know how to apply loctiteI dabbed the screw with a drop of loctite on a toothpick and set it with angled tweezers that I used to use doing warranty work on company laptops. I wanted to see if loctite made the knife feel any sturdier. Clearly the experiment failed. The material was under no more stress than it has been for the past four months, the issue is that the drying chemicals in the loctite broke down the ether bonds in the polyetheramide, which is kind of interesting to see in real life. Idk, I guess I spent $30 and a drop of loctite on a science lesson, at least it's cheaper than college.
>>64418951You can wait up to 30 minutes before assembly. Most people who are considered technician level in the mechanical or computer repair world know this. You apply to the threads and wait. Otherwise you get locktite where it doesn't belong. Of course the entire point of locktite is to prevent the bolt loosening. This happens during heating and cooling waves especially with dissimilar materials. Even moreso if you say had a steel bolt, aluminum spacer and plastic grips with a steel body near something like body heat then immediately on a cold counter and the plastic was clamped down and instead of some micro screw thread movement it was locked tight...You should not have skipped college.
>>64419136>the entire point of locktite is to prevent the bolt looseningmake sure to let >>64418525 know this about the screws used to keep knife scales attached to the knife frame
>>64419136>You should not have skipped college.I didn't, which was a big mistake because it taught me nothing. Anyway, who gives a fuck? It's a $30 mistake. I have a ridiculous amount of $300 knives I can carry instead of this one while I figure out which scales I want as a replacement. By the way, what's your suggestion? Go with metal or something else?
If I did my research correctly, a knife is something over 12 inches in georgia, which means I can carry something as big as 12 inches.
>>64418525screws can come loose. knife companies use loctite
>>64417499That's really strange, thanks for the info. The whole knife industry should learn about this.
You amerifats familiar with Ausfailian knife laws?When I worked a checkout I had to ask for photo ID because I couldn't' sell a packet of plastic butter knives to anyone under 16.And I wish I was making this up, in New South Wales, any knife with "zombie" written on it is illegal.You can literally just write "zombie" on a knife and it's illegal.We're as bad as Britain for hoplophobia, without the hysteria over Klingon swords and nunchaku.
