the sharpest thread on /k/t.n.p. edition last thread recap:>shot show happened and nobody cared >>64788075>microtech anon got laid off >>64782506>memenacut is getting even better >>64765314>actually one guy cared about shot show >>64759904>pull through sharpeners litigated yet again, no verdict reachedpost more knives
i might clone this para3 build
>>64814535this is the most millennial bullshit I have ever seen
>>64814527> ooh, random mention!> click> "microtech anon got laid off" god dammit.
>>64814751it was unironically bigger news than shot showlike i said i know a bm guy if you need it
>>64814775Man, if I wasn't currently in the process of buying a house here I'd hop on that real quick. If they had a remote job or like a field rep type job, I'd be sincerely interested. I've had a few Benchmade products that I quite enjoyed, and cleaned/sharpened my buddy's Auto Osborne a few times.
>>64814527If they would make the PM2 with a less sharp spyder hole, it might be my favorite knife ever.
>>64814921Try being less of a soft handed bitch?
>>64815006It has nothing to do with my hands. When I do the spydy flick, it tears up my fingernail.
>>64814527quality bake.that Spartan Blades F/S was also revealed at Shot ShowNo other news on it and I check around every day.
>>64814527I don't like the way the tips are on the delica and endura, the way they come to a wider angle at the tip. I know it probably strengthens them.>>64814535Some Spyderco mods end up looking funny because the blade finish quality really is a G10 / FRN quality-style finish. The rest of the knife ends up looking fancier than the blade.
>>64814921If you get the camo / dlc version and the black G10 / satin version, you now have 4 possible PM2s. Not that I take apart my spydercos, but it's possible.
>>64815135The Blurple S110V one is the best. That steel is just insane all around. I have just about every PM2 steel, and that one is by far the most long lasting edge retention.
Found this knife on a beach the other day smashed into some rocks while I was spreading my mother’s ashesThe handle looks to be in poor shape from ocean turbulence and the blade has almost lost its edge. The tip has been chipped but is still a 4/10 on sharpness.The string looks old and the tie job is poor.I plan to restore this blade and call it the ocean knife
I have removed the diving wire, removed the rust spots, oiled the blade and built a cardboard sheath as well as wrapping the handle. It feels much better now, but still needs to be polished and sharpened.No idea what steel it is. This knife was gifted to me by Poseidon himself, it seems.
who knows what sort of waves this blade has ridden on, or how many fish it has encounteredWho knows what sort of dark nights this blade has slept under the sea during, before finally washing into a coast one day where it would be found by me on a hot summers evening underneath a rockwho knows how old it is, or who made it, where it came from or how many people have used it
>>64814921>>64815079Use a file/stone to make it less sharp.
>>64815356Does it float? I would guess no.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBcJXEHjnw8
>>64815363No float sinks instantly its heavy for how small it isFeels nice in the hand though, very small but full tang
Got the handle off
>>64815356https://divernet.com/scuba-gear/diver-test-lomo-marlin-bc-knife/It's a scuba knife, looks like the design is sold under different brands.
>>64815391Interesting cheersI figured it was for diving since it had the string attached I don’t dive so I’ll probably use this for camping or fishingThe rust underneath the handle was really fucking bad. Just spent a bit scrubbing it off which worked for most of it, but there’s some really caked on black bits most likely from the ocean that have baked themselves into the blade.I hit the dagger with a blowtorch and scrubbed it while it was 800 degrees which took off a good chunk but there’s still some leftover stains. Probably will need to polish it to get all of it out, but still made good gains here
>>64815391Yeah that’s definitely ithttps://youtube.com/watch?v=5zpIEfN4_lg
I took a glance at the Mora Eldris, and a thought took hold:>you could carry that AIWB.
>>64815450They have a light duty one which I assume would be slicier. How would you set that up though? I saw a video of a guy that carried a garberg AIWB. He flipped the belt loop upside down but it was still on his belt and wore the knife backwards down his pants. Personally, I just use a pocket clip and don't wear belt knives in civilization so as to appear less nutty to the cops.
>>64815450It’s so cute
>>64815467every small folder I have is shit and doesn’t lock properly, what’s a cheap sturdy folder that isnt going to fold back on my hand that you can recommendPreferably something with a ring
>>64815476hmm, idk, I'm not too familiar with ring knives except for this. It's just for stabbing, edges are too big an angle to slice. Fixed blade, sheath clips to the pocket like a normal folder, looks like you have a karambit in your pocket. You could go to https://www.bladehq.com/ and enter in your preferences and when you find some things you like, look up reviews on the quality.
>>64815498I want this but with a locking mechanism Half way between knife and kara
>>64815504Cold steel is your only option for a budget tacticool blade that isn't crap.
>>64815504Karambit nerd here. Not many options with straight edges and ring. If you don't mind a curved handle, Fox knives has some options but they aren't cheap. I particular like the dart. As the other anon said, Cold Steel has a Tiger Claw knife where the curve on the blade isn't straight but not exactly a steep curve like most Karambits. Fairly inexpensive.
gentlemen..... i have successfully modified my combat troodon gen 3. Snipped 5 coils off ofeach spring and it finally fires as hard as i want it to now. The "hooks" i tried to bend on the ends are questionable to say the least so i don't know if it will hold up, but for now im lovin' it...i was just fidgeting with it and finally got tired of the occasional misfires from the action being too wimpy and rage-modded it on the spot. THIS is how it should have felt out of the box.https://files.catbox.moe/l18eaw.mp4
>>64815467Honestly, I would consider scout carry, parallel to the belt, but my current job has me working on light machinery / electronics so it's kind of expected for our cutting/prying. >>64815657Hey man, what do you recommend as a starter in something like 440c/d2, with a wave opener? I don't mind a curve on this thing, going to use it to practice my freehand recurve sharpening as well. >>64815669Awesome man, cool mod! Would you compare it to a Gen 2 ultratech in terms of snappiness? The coil hooks should be just fine, I know a couple of employees who have done something similar for customer knives / had to stretch springs on production knives. I would be extremely surprised if it fails on you.
>>64814527The beginning of yet another stupid thread .>>64816178
>>64814584I know, he doesn't even have a keyring fire starter, he will surely die. Stupid millennials.
>>64815467I think a different sheath with a single tuckable belt clip could place something with the OAL of the eldris at an accessible ride height, tip-down, as it's roughly the same length as a G17 magazine. The factory sheath would be difficult to do that with because it covers so much of the grip.I also struggle to justify why this would make sense to do. The tiny plastic puuko is cute, but drawing it would be perceived as a threat rather than retrieving a utility blade in any context outside of bushcraft.
>>64816174>recommend as a starter in something like 440c/d2Spyderco has a nice Karambit, the Karahawk with an emerson wave opener. I removed the clip and keep it in my small jeans pocket with the ring barely showing as you don't really need a clip if you have a ring to deploy.I actually use cylindrical arkansas stones for my curved blades, Karambits and Kukris. I prefer to hold the blade horizontally in an underhand grip and move the stone along the edge, it's alot easier than keeping the stone flat and moving the blade on it.
>>64816206A good budget option is the FoxEdge claw btw. Runs about 40$. It's 8Cr13MoV, comparable to 440c. Easier to sharpen but less edge retention. I find I don't care much about steel quality in a Karambit in any case since it's a specific use tool.
>>64815450>>64815467I haven’t had time to actually do it, but I was going to make a Mora 510 into a pocket sheath. Cut off the belt loop. Drill a small hole just undersized for a trimmed bolt for a DCC clip. Heat up the threads of the bolt and screw it in, melting into the sheath. Heat shrink on the rest of the clip. Was also looking at the Eldris but Mora just announced a slightly larger version with a sheath that looks better for this modification.
>>64816174I dont actually have a gen 2 but it fires harder than any otf ive used except for the lightning I put 2 aliexpress ultratech springs in; that thing took much much more force.
>>64816274Basically this but with a slightly cleaner method of anchoring the clip.https://youtu.be/AqdkGOaR1rw
>>64816206>>64816226I'll check them out. I'm actually in the process of getting a proper sharpening machine with belt and compound wheel, which will make it a lot easier for recurve. >>64816277They might still be on sale, might be worth at least checking out.
>>64816499lol well it may seem like im made out of money cause i took wire cutters to a $450 knife but i was just frustrated and if i couldn't pull it off it would have sat in a drawer broken for an unknown period of time since that's how tired i was of the wimpy action.I can't afford any knives right now...
Lads, I'm trying to decide between Spyderco Manix 2 in cruwear and micarta or S110V and blurple G10. Don't give me the reddit stock answer "Just pick the one u like better!" Which would you take as a connoisseur?inb4 I buy both
>>64817111Choils are gay, buy a fixed blade.
>>64817111those are so different idk what you expect us to say. Cru-wear is a proper hard use steel and s110v will chip if you scowl at it in exchange for being able to open letters for the rest of your life without being sharpened.
>>64815669Wow, that's a special feeling to do a risky mod and not only not ruin the knife, but make it better.
>>64817111I'm not a fan of non-stainless on pocket knives. You will sweat on it and it will rust. I've heard about the chippiness of S110V. Personally, I would get an S30V version.
>>64815504https://www.bladehq.com/cat--Karambit-Knives--2173#/filter:blade_style:Tanto look for karambits but filter for a blade type like tanto. there's some options.alternatively, get a Spyderco Delica, Endura, or Paramilitary (2 or 3) and install a Wise Men Co. Signet Ring backspacer https://wisemencompany.com/signet-rings/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOdo4oZwIIwThe Spartan Fairbairn-Sykes WILL have sharp edges, be hollow ground, and have a Kydex sheath.
Work in progress, almost ready to heat treat. Gonna be a chonker
>>64818116What kind of steel?
>>64814775Actually, the possibility of a US-based Daewoo K2 / K7 has me kinda excited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDQVotaNRuU>>64817865Forgot Spyderco made these... but I dislike Spyderco's so they'd have to basically fondle my balls before I touched them.
>>64818116NiceI'm currently working on some smol stuff myself
>>64817754Yeah, I mean it wouldn't be completely ruined if i had destroyed the springs but it would have been a pain to get it up and running again. I had no intent of going through that rigmarole any time in the near future had I rendered it inoperable. Still kinda worried that the springs wont stay attached because they are barely hooked on, but that worry should fade with time. Or it'll just break, we'll see.
>>64818208If you're worried, just "peel" a tiny bit more of the spring off of the "body" of the spring to make a longer hook. >>64818204>>64818116Either of y'all do filet knives?
>>64818218i can't really, it was tuff just to make enough to get in the holes on the assembly without bending the rest of the spring too much. I don't have good tools for it, i was using swiss army knives. Do you have any recommended tools for bending springs in the future?
>>64818116Looks nice! Finger groove looks a bit tight though.I think my folding Puukkos made it through customs.
Ordered my first small production/midtech, a Knives By Nuge Chickpea.
>>64816290Honestly, I think the way he did it is pretty good. Inexpensive, reproduceable, and minimal modification to the original sheath.
>>64818218>Either of y'all do filet knives?nope, sorry
>>64818248You'd be looking for jewelry pliers probably. Cheap set from your local hobby / craft store will run you like $7 each max. If you find a pawn shop or something you can find good stuff for cheap too. I used to do chainmail and used the smooth-jaw pliers to bend rings. Be careful, go slowly. When bending for 90 degrees, it's better to have a larger curve from the "body" to the "head" as that'll reduce stress on the joint. When putting together, we would take the slider, put one leg on, and put the springs on. Then we'd attach the second leg to the springs, and then put the second leg on the slider. Makes it easier, might help.
>>64819252ill stick this in a notepad thanks
>>64819351We used RemOil for OTFs, anything thicker and you get firing issues. You can use other oils as long as it's thin enough. Extend the blade, a drop on the top and bottom of the base of the blade, a drop in the button track, and you're golden for basic maintenance. Fitz made a video about maintenance, never watched it so I dunno how good it is. You can polish the parts of the slider that interacts with the locks to make it even smoother (laser / water jet cuts leave ridges, you can feel it on a fresh knife) with high-grit sandpaper or something similar. I used a nylon wheel on a bench grinder. White lithium grease on the main springs will stop it from making noise. Apply as desired, a dab about the size of half a pea or so. If you sharpen it yourself, take some blue tape and put it on the handle opening where the knife comes out and it'll stop damage. We do it with the big belt sanders and it's been proven to protect the chassis from accidental bumps. If you got other questions feel free to ask or email. If you need pictures, lemme know and I'll make some amazing MSPaint artistry lol
>>64819388huh i thought you guys used heretic oil in the factory assembly and just recommended rem oil because it's more ubiquitous. but yeah. the spring twang doesn't really bother me and i sure as heck am not sharpening these on my belt sharpener lol, it gets the diamond stone hand treatment just because of the price.
>>64818745ive eyed this brand before. post pics and a review when you get it
>>64818116Looks nice, are you heat treating yourself?>>64818149
>>64818116>>64818204Now THIS is a knife thread.Got a toaster oven for Christmas, so starting my foray into kydex. First one went pretty well, but it's not perfect so I think I'm gonna redo it.
>>64819425We had a few cases worth of Heretic oil that are kept in a closet. I believe it was bought before Tony and his son got in a fight over Heretic stealing patents from Tony.
>>64821098>a fight over Heretic stealing patents from Tony.Lmao. Tony is such a raging faggot with no self-awareness. His son being a thief? Like father like son I suppose.
>>64820966What are you using for a press? I have been trying to find a clamp of the right size so I don’t have a whole press kicking around. Glass/slab clamps are the right size, but they don’t lock.
I think the real reason the combat troodon g3 needs stronger springs to be 100% reliable is because it just takes more force to make it lock out or retract. It's strange. Neutral out the blade and then try to tap it into the handle, it takes way more of an impact to actually make it lock in place than basically every other otf. I don't know why, though, because I feel the lockbar give way before it hits that point of resistance. My ultratech, axial, guardian tactical, the lightest tap with the blade neutral will lock it into place. CT? Takes a harder smack to do the same. And so it's the only one I've had to modify...Before the mod I thought maybe it was the spring assembly creating resistance right before the lock goes into place, but it doesn't seem to have actually taken any MORE force to make it happen after the shortening. Very strange indeed. I should probably take it apart and see what's actually happening there.
>>648181495160, its written twice because im working on multiple knives and dont want to mix them up. Its in sharpie, but when I dunk it in water in between grinding passes, it tends to wash off. So I make a habit of labeling and them >>64818204Looking good, I've been doing quite a few kitchen knives recently too>>64818218I have only done one filet knife, but have been getting into kitchen knives more recently. Im still pretty new at this
>>64820952Thank you! Yes I heat treat myself
>>64814527Thoughts on Livewire? I like mine a lot so far.
>>64822024I didn't like mine very much for a handful of reasons. Axial Shift, GT Scout, even Ultratech were better to me. But if you enjoy the knife that's what counts most.
>>64822024I think it’s fine. Like most Kershaw knives made out of Aluminum, it’s slippery.
>>64821206I mean hell, you've heard about the drama with the ZT being stolen for the Matrix, right? The whole industry does it, for better or worse. I was tempted to get a Manticore because I felt it was an upgrade to a Cypher II, without the stupid wharncliff-only blade option. >>64821501It's also a very hefty blade. The resistance you're talking about is the hold-close lock starting to be engaged. If you disassemble the CT and drop an extremely small dab of oil straight down into the pit where the spring is, and then a dab on the face of the lock that hits the rear of the blade, it'll feel better. Also polish the slider's edges. >>64821776Do you do pins or epoxy/glue? What handle materials? If you're down for a small paring / veggie knife as practice I'll com you. Promise I ain't a snob, I just want something that will stand out on my countertop and sink so I know where it is. EXieNsearT@protonmail.com>>64822024Held one once a while back. It wasn't bad, felt weird to me when actuating because I was used to UT/CTs. I think it suffers a bit from the name brand of "Kershaw" where it's not a premium name like Benchmade, Spyderco, CRK, etc so people will automatically deduct a few points.
>>64815349>Found this knife on a beach the other day smashed into some rocks while I was spreading my mother’s ashesWeird start.
Anyone here own something in Rex 121? Thoughts on it?
>>64815349We just buried my mother, and I think someone stole the rainbow Leek I bought her years ago.
>>64822142>you've heard about the drama with the ZT being stolen for the Matrix, right? The whole industry does it, for better or worseNot that guy but that particular example was egregious because it wasn't just that MT copied a design, they did so with the intent to beat the original design to market with their version. If people just accepted that kind of behavior companies would no longer show off prototypes at shows and there would probably be way more espionage between companies which would result in killing creativity and innovation instead of companies focusing on making the best knife designs they can think of.
>>64822425>companies focusing on making the best knife designs they can think of.To me this clearly describes Heretic, so Tony is just being a massive faggot over pedantry. Hoarding his achievements from his own flesh and blood to use for iteration and improvement is also just morally and spiritually repugnant. It's not like he just copied you dude, he built upon it, he looked UP to you, he followed in your footsteps. How much of a self-absorbed man can you be?
>>64822024I used it after Napster, but stopped using it once I figured out how to torrent.
>mfw I get my arm stuck under a shifting immovable boulder while cave diving but I remember im carrying my D2 drop point pocket knife freshly sharpened on 400 grit diamondTruly the next closest thing to carrying an actual lightsabre.
>>64822425> if people just accepted that kind of behavior companies would no longer show off prototypes at shows and there would probably be way more espionage between companies You mean like with Eotech and the Chinese? Not defending Tony, just pointing out that people expect and accept it to a certain degree, for better or worse. >>64822459Patents are patents. From what I was told, Tony gave his son a chance to come clean but he refused. Heretic do make some great knives, been tempted by the catalogue more than once.
>>64822684 #Tony is a thief too so he doesn't get to cry about patentsThe chinks steal too but the difference is they don't cry about patents.
How would you improve the Spanish colonial naval cutlass?
>>64821261I just cut two pieces of wood and stuck strips of that adhesive foam insulation stuff on them, then clamped them in a vise. I definitely need something better.
>>64815349Sorry for your loss anon, yeah restore it. I don't do wishy washy shit much but that's some kinda sign you should keep it and have it as a memento.She didn't want her body to remain but something shows up that exact time? Yeah it's a sign.I hope that restore/build goes well and serves you well anon.
>>64815432Should have posted before but, Dive fag here, that's a bit too small for my tastes. You lose a lot of dex in gloves and or cold plus even underwater size helps for leverage and using as a improvised shovel etc.Neat knife. I was gifted a Mk 3 and it kicks ass for scuba.
>>64822684>You mean like with Eotech and the Chinese?Not familiar with that situation. If it's China ripping off designs from a company in another country (or even in China) then that's kind of the point.
>>64822700>>64824445Yeah, I'm not defending him for being a sleazeball, just explaining from the corporate point of view.
>>64824551The corporate POV isn't a good side to be arguing on IMO, I'd argue it's why people were getting burnt out and subpar assemblies were being pushed through the line at MT because extra dollars were more important to the guy(s) up top.
>>64822142Pic related was taken while working on the handle of the filet I mentioned. Pretty simple, just epoxy and brass pins, I mostly just wanted to get experience with that curly maple I used. I'll shoot you an email, we'll get something figured out
>>64824647>why people were getting burnt out and subpar assemblies were being pushed through the line at MTBasically why I was let go. "Should we stop and figure out why these fucking ZBPs aren't locking out properly?""Nope, crank em out as fast as you can! Oh, you went behind my back to figure this shit out, after having a car wreck? See ya!" And that's *after* I caught an issue that was wrecking all the Cyphers in a particular batch so they got grenaded out....>>64824846Damn dude, that maple looks pretty awesome!
How long should it take to sharpen a knife?
>>64824997By what, a company or a dude?I can put a proper edge on a knife, depending on a few factors, in less than an hour. That's with diamond plates and by hand. If it's a company, you get added to the stack. They might be doing bulk sharpening for restaurants so it'll be a bit longer.
>>64825012Say I've got a hard arkansas stone, water, and a 3.5" edge to work on while I listen to a podcast.
>>64824997depends on the steel you're trying to sharpen, how dull the knife is, the abrasive material/medium you're using, if you're changing the profile or not, how good you are at sharpening, etcso about three fiddy
>>648250352 hours tops? 3 if you gotta watch a video for methods / angles. As long as it's not a supersteel, then you'd need diamond plates of some sort.
in your collecting, is there something you focus on?I mostly try to collect stuff that's in some way novel to me (be that mechanisms, materials, designs or interesting historical significance), mostly secondhand stuff from ebay so it's not just looking like the frontpage of bladehq. I don't really go super high end super expensive (unless someone were to sell it at massive discount) because something interesting I got for 30 is just as special to me as if it were 300
>>64825181Thanks, I'm generally shit at sharpening so I needed a par time to compare to as I get better.At what level of hardness/alloying does a diamond plate become necessary? I'm pretty sure an Arkansas stone is appropriate for 1095, but a Leatherman's 420HC knife seems to be harder to touch with it.
So a nigger stole my EDC CRKT knife, finally recently stopped being poor and just bought this. Any anon here owned a Sandrin Tungsten Carbide Knife? How are they?
>>64825586>Thanks, I'm generally shit at sharpening so I needed a par time to compare to as I get better.Practice makes perfect. Took me most of a retail work day to figure out how to use a King 1k/6k for the shitty deli knives I was stuck using. I watched Murray Carter's video about the 7 steps of sharpening. Some of it's kinda "muh head games" but I do recommend it because he explains it well. > At what level of hardness/alloying does a diamond plate become necessary? When you go to the higher carbon steels. I did my 440C beater on non-diamonds but it was abused harder than a kid on Epstein's Island. I'd say about D2, VG-10 is when you start eyeing diamond plates, and S35 is when you basically need them. I started with the cheapass clone plates on Ali for those, upgraded to name-brand when I got better. The Leatherman might also feel weird because of the angle of the grind, and the fact you're holding the whole multitool.
>>64825207meeting my needs, practical and imagined
>>64825586>At what level of hardness/alloying does a diamond plate become necessary?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyU3-TI0vuE
>>64825881https://youtu.be/rQDeU6dHX-c?t=40Post your review of it sometime
>>64822024Cheap Chinese shit.
>>64827519It's made in a Kai USA factory... and was designed by an American company...
I'm contemplating a honey badger. They look astoundingly practical.
>>64824144Frankly have it made by anyone but the spanish. As the resident 19th century sword tard on here, the Bilbo designs are cool and fun. Their Spanish/south Italian broadsword rapier/spadroon/transitional swords are really fun. But Spanish sabres have at best been below average. I don't know why it is.Fun fact that's an earlier broadsword blade cut down. During the Colonial/rebellion era, the gov't/army had modern up to date swords and guns. But the local forces had to make do with whatever. Do you'll see this sort of ad-hoc up-armoring/composite construction to stuff. Simple stirrup hilts with additional protection, wrought iron bars riveted through hilts in a crude manner, etc. A big giveaway beyond older blades being used is a specific type of rounded grip was frequently used. It has a really fun sorta post apocalyptic/Mad Max vibe to it.>Picrel is one I paid way too fucking much for at Bonhams, in my defense it looked like a basket hilt: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30917/lot/1039/a-spanish-colonial-silver-hilted-officers-sword/. I believe this one is actually French made but it is a bit of a mystery. The entire thing is really well done. The blade is threaded and you can disassemble the entire thing like Italian sabres. Blade is mid 18th century German. Things like the bars of the guard all interlocking, a much higher degree of craftsmanship to it all, and rivets being grenade emblems make me suspect this was more pro-state than a local insurgency thing, alongside the hilt being a nickel silver alloy. No way to prove any of this myself but it's really unusual. Feels more like a shearing sword or an anti-spadroon in many ways in that you largely have to hammer grip it, it is a light cutter, with some thrusting ability but not in a fucked up way like most spadroons where they took a thrusting blade and tried to make it cut + a too narrow grip.
>>64829149Forgot to say that the term for these is espada ancha. Here is a more common example for contrast.
>>64829091"Designed in America. Made in China."
>>64831052Try harder.
>>64831052>>64831071either way the livewire isn't even on my top 3 for american otfsin no particular order it'sGuardian Tactical ScoutPros: Smoothest, lowest friction action out of any otf i've held and it's not even close, clip point harpoon shape is nice, outstanding blade/handle ratio, low profile glassbreaker doesn't discourage thumb capping grip, Elmax is a somewhat uncommon steel, very nice out-of-the-box edge geometryCons: T6 hardware, the carbon fiber inlay on clip side can arrive with a small superficial crack (mine did at least), while the clip on the all-metal version can't seem to handle much abuse without bendingUltratech Gen IVPros: Best aesthetic (subjective), flat grind but tall and with a small fuller, well-hardened T8+T30 hardware, springs seem to be more durable and reliable than most. Good blade/handle ratio. Easiest to service due to rear holes, i see stuff get ejected from the back at times so it really is somewhat self-cleaning.Cons: Conspicuous glass breaker isn't comfortable against the thumb, big L for the tacticool grip, not as deep carry as some people would like, the slider switch has sharp edges and grips well but is not for people with soft woman thumbs.Axial Shift v3Pros: Feels like an absolute tank; 7075-t6 + magnacut + sturdy, boxy construction, true deep carry clip, only otf ive seen not thread screws into the chassis (uses a binder post style dual screw, required two T8's though), spare parts (screws, lockbars, clips, spring assemblies) are sold directly on axial website for easy self-repairCons: Poor blade/handle ratio, i managed to break a firing spring ($13) in mine after "only" ~20,000-30,000 actuations (I'm incredibly hard on my otfs with the fidgeting), then a lockbar spring ($3) crumbled a few thousand after that. Thick behind the edge; needs a reprofiling imo, no glass breaker (possibly a pro)I'll say the Livewire, for all my misgivings with it, is a good first attempt by Kershaw though.
>>64831576oh yeah forgot to mention blade play entirely because i don't care at all about that. It's very minimal on all 3 and none stand out as having especially more than the others. Doesn't matter.
>>64831576>Ultratech Gen IVPros: easy to disassemble, clean, reassemble compared to previous generations, me. Cons: Type3 hardcoating means the action feels super gritty until you break it in, Tony's ego.
>>64824144Give a rifled barrel and lock mechanism.
>>64831603breaking in is definitely not an issue any of my knives have., i have raw aluminum under my ultratech button.
>>64831735I wonder if they anodized and then machined the button track. I don't have a Gen3 or 4 UT so I cannot say. The Gen3s I was assembling all had full anodizing in the button track.
was the balisong ever a real weapon? or is it just a gimmicky glorified fidget spinner? I've never seen someone DRILLING with it like a real martial arts item you practice with
>>64831787For all intents and purposes a balisong is a compromise between fixed blade rigidity and foldable concealment. You can get good at deploying it quickly but essentially a standard fixed blade will be a more ideal weapon.
>>64831782the track was originally no different than the rest of the handle, it was anodized including inside the grooves i just wore down a lot of the hardcoat, but not in the grooves of course.
>>64831850You may not like it but this is what Peak knife form is.
>>64832628baton some wood with it
>>64831787It was a utility knife that was used for self defense because it's what people had on them, that got morphed into le ebin combat weapon in western media. Now people think it's bad at both utility and combat. Much like the karambit in that regard.
>>64832715I do have two of them… or I could bully Dutch Bushcraft bros into doing it for me.
>>64831856You've used your Gen3/4 Ultratech enough to wear down the Type3 hardcoat anodization to the bare metal?
>>64832762if you believed in your knife you'd simply do it
>>64832792well not completely, but on the right side of the track i see a decent amount of bare shiny aluminum.
>>64831576Would never pay $300 for a fucking knife.
>>64834690personally i've paid up to $750but i know people who have spend an order of magnitude more than that
>>64834791>personally i've paid up to $750Mind if you show what you got?
>>64834690I think the most I've paid so far was $200, but I used to work with a grocery store meat manager who had a $450 custom knife because he'd break down entire goats from scratch and needed the extra durability and edge retention, with a custom handle to not cramp. >>64834402Interesting. I take it you're right-handed?
>>64834955it was just a sebbie
>>64834983Your boss should've filed the $450 knife as a workplace expense.=
>>64834988Probably did, he was a clever guy.
The most I paid was a Boker Daily Customs AK1 with two sets of handle scales and two sheaths shipped from Germany to America. 350.00 €
>>64834985how did you spend $750 on a seb?i paid under $500 for all of my crk's even the rare impinda
>>64831850I impulse bought one of the reverse color basilisks last year, twice now I've been tempted, checked online, and a drop has happened within hours before. First was a BRS Alpha Beast Infinity and now this one. I like the knife now that it's broken in. But the finish on the blade is pretty rough and the handles have a bad feeling. Wish I could polish them myself and send them back for anodizing or something. The BRS is probably the better flipper mostly for the handles but when I put some zippymod inserts in the handle it cut down on the vibration and it feels really fucking solid in the hand.>Yes I know the colors are kinda cringe but I didn't choose the knife colors to begin with.
>>64834791Excluding swords and daggers and shit like that about the same for me. It was the Heretic Cleric Ultem after they went out of stock elsewhere. I regret nothing because outside of wanting to polish the underside of the trigger, this thing is a fucking masterpiece.
>>64835476I'm not a fan of those materials, but that's a really cool design.
>>64835671The trigger and top have some scratches because I wanted to deliberately distress it at first. But as I was trying to wear the coating on the frame the fucking thing just would not wear and got super glossy black instead. It's less 90s rainbow transparent and more like super see through and clear now.
>>64835387well it's bog oak inlay and it's hard to tell in that pic but the handle and blade are both polished so i guess that boosted the pricethe actual msrp seemed to be 675 but dlt took their cuthttps://chrisreeve.com/products/sebenza-31-bog-oak
>>64835476>Heretic ClericI've been eyeing this model because it's got a thin profile which is my favorite when it comes to otfs (love the profile of the GT Scout) but it's also quite long. I've only been able to find the Cleric in Tanto and Dagger though which are both meh shapes to me... I could settle for a Tanto but they put the fuller right in the middle for some reason which compounds the blade geometry issue already inherent to otfs.
I like the M9
>>64835844it is a nice setup but in future go grey market. crk prices second hand are wayyyyy nicer.
can anyone recommend any readily stocked delica scales that run less than $50? I have some custom micarta scales that i bought 10 years ago and am tired of because they're not tapped for a pocket clip. also pocket clip recommendations, lol>>64834985nice
>when you've watched all the reviews and youtube starts feeding you Russian reviewsThey are pretty good, actually. Some are even auto-dubbed into English.
>>64834983>I take it you're right-handed?yeah, i guess you can tell by which side of the track shows wear.
>>64836080Get your scales drilled for a pocket clip or get one of those stick-on ones.
>>64836080It looks like the screws screw into the liner, so you just have to drill 3 perfectly measured holes for the screws to go through.
>>64818050am I taking crazy pills? I bought a spartan george v14 dagger that looks exactly like that a month ago. Is this just spartan blades running off with les george's design or something to not pay him any more? Looks identical
>>64836298>spartan george v14 dagger>les george's designWhere do you think the "v14" part of the name comes from, anon?
>>64836307why are people acting like a spartan blades FS is a shot show novelty when they already have 2 identical models being sold in the same steel
>>64836298The blade part looks almost the same. The V14 has the blade continue in one piece as the guard and out through the sides of the handle scales to a spike at the end, more akin to the V42. This looks like a classic F/S stick tang. The guard is a separate piece and it has a round separate handle piece and a pommel that likely screws onto the tang like F/S knives are wont to do.All a F/S knife needs is the diamond cross section of the blade coming out to zero ground edges like they were in the war. The primary diamond shape of the blade is 11 degrees per side, so it wouldn't be a problem to sharpen them at 20 degrees. I have a J. Nowill one (official current NATO model) and they ground the edges, poorly, at like 45 degrees, so it would take a major reprofiling to get the edge to 20 degrees. And the tip came to a tiny little square, not a point. I suspect they do it on purpose because Britain.That's all it needs is the zero grind, but this is a fancy one made in North Carolina, so they're doing the fuller and a hollow grind.>>64836315I just like the F/S design. It's a little bit different than what they currently have. I'm hoping it will be cheaper than the Harsey and V14 (~$500) since it's not full tang. It's definitely going to be more expensive than the Raider dagger.
>>64836322I don't think it'll do to well without a full tang. Personally I would buy the spartan ka-bar if they hadn't gone with the dumbass authentic weird tang they have. Kind of defeats the purpose
>>64836329It will do as well as any Fairbairn-Sykes knife. How does a Spartan Ka-Bar differ from a Ka-Bar Ka-Bar? I've seen they have synthetic handle materials but haven't looked into the tang.
>>64836333its the same shitty tang as the Ka-Bar brand Ka-Bar. With the best steel in the game right now they would have sold much more if they improved that IMO. Sample size of one, me. Nobody wants to pay that much for a rat tail tang. If it was full tang i'd probably pay even more
>>64836337stick tang =/= rat tail tang
>>64814527Anyone purchased a knife using FSA/HSA money? Rescue Essentials and North American Rescue have knives and some "triage" knives that look like they might qualify as "emergency medical equipment". Before I try it, just curious if anyone else has tried it/had any luck?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BjQYQ5p2KoPanic bought 9 knives in the last 2 years partially due to increasing prices award.I also bought about 12 from 2015-2017 and stopped until 2024.These prices are going UP UP UP UP UP!
>>64836235>>64836288thanks, i see that now. the scales are super thick so i'd have to dremel down the area where the clip would seat. that, or i'd need to find longer screws of the same size
>>64836288They wouldn't even have to be perfectly measured; just clamp the clip to the scale and use the existing holes as a guide.
>>64832628And got my first kiss from it today. Was turning it over looking at the blade “tang” profile to see how close it is to a typical puukko blade blank.
>>64836192Just the ergos, yeah, since you apply pressure to the right when using right hand. >>64836393Might be easier to write off on taxes or with a business account card, depending on your circumstances. >>64836523Whatcha got, anon?
>>64836523i currently have far, far more than enough knives to last me the rest of my life. I'm going to work on selling the ones I don't find myself pocketing often and get my entire collection down to maybe 10-11 knives in total...
>>64836341for an expensive big honking fixed blade with top tier steel, full tang is a requirement for me
Just got my new EDC, Sandrin Monza TI. Its way lighter than I expected it to be considering its Tungsten Carbide
>>64836737eh maybe get new scales made for a pocket clip thenI wouldn't think delica scales would be $50
>>64837097CRKT M16-03Z, CRKT keychain multitool, Geber Ultralite LST, Gerber LST (5), Buck 110, Opinel Carbone #8, KABAR 1217 USMC, CRKT Otanashi Noh Ken, Spyderco M4 Jade Military,Benchmade SOCP dagger (2), Benchmade 9400, Buck 117, Mora Garberg Carbon, Sheffield SHE006 F-S, Spyderco Military 2 (2), and an Endura is in the mail
>>64838192Neat!
did ne1 notice they just pumped the prices on the ultratech gen 3 and 4 by about $30?Tony jew
WIP recurve made from a large nicholson file, just finished straightening it in the oven after heat treatmentstill looking for large enough brass for a bolsterbut if needed I'll just braze smaller pieces of brass together
My Gerber that I've owned for a few years has started to develop some slight looseness in the blade when I wiggle it perpendicular to the direction of blade travel. It probably doesn't affect it's strength too much, but the clicky rattling noise is kind of annoying. Does anyone know how to fix this? The parts of the handle don't seem to have loosened, so I'd probably have to take it apart to fix whatever is loose inside.I prefer the newer version of this knife with the switch in the handle to unlock the blade as opposed to the original version which had that switch on the side in one of the thumb cutouts. My father has one of those older models that he used a lot where the locking mechanism no longer works.
>>64838719tighten the pivot screw
>>64829149What are your thoughts on AN IX pattern Briquet’s?
>>64838605> Benchmade 9400 Did you know that they use double springs for the action? That's why the SOB kicks so hard while being so small. >>64838670Wonder if they went away from MIM finally... or got a better supplier. >>64838719Tighten the pivot screw. If that keeps backing out, you're gonna have to remove the male and female screws, clean em, add blue loctite, and re-assemble.
>>64838751>Did you know that they use double springs for the action?Yep, the blade rides on the springs too. No washers or bearings.
>>64838751gotta love that 58rc s30v ON A THREE INCH FUCKING POCKET KNIFE I LOVE BENCHMADE AAAAHHHHHH I LOVE GOING TO SHCHEELS AND SEEING A BUNCH OF BOOMERS GATHERED AROUND THE BENCHMADE CABINET LIKE INSECTS TO A LIGHTBULB LOOKING AT $400 BUGOUTS
>>64838751the mediator i had did not kick very hard.i think hardest auto kick ive felt was the protech runt. tiny thing almost flew out of your hand, like unnecessarily strong.
>>64838859The Bugout is the most over-hyped piece of shit ever. I can't justify spending that much money on that small a knife. >>64838905Never disassembled a Mediator so I can't tell you.
>>64838919>I can't justify spending that much money on that small a knife.BUT ITS MADE IN OREGON DONT YA KNO SONNY BOY???
>>64838919mini bug is actually the only knife ive been carrying for a couple months. i shouldnt like it. its so overpriced. added overpriced scales to it. its still s30v. but man is it easy to carry and live with. >>64838859based
i ordered a magnamax knife.the future is now!
>>64836322isn't that thing with the blade not coming to a needle point so that it won't get stuck in bone?
>>64839233Microtech should switch to magnamax for their next generations. It's just a flat-out upgrade over m390 in every way.
>>64839281IDK. People say that. The famous Commando talking about the knife was disappointed that in the example he was given the tip was a bit blunt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGHKyB3T_UThe way I got mine, it probably wouldn't've made it through winter clothing. My Buck knife went through jeans and cardboard like butter, but this didn't do so well, so I sharpened it to get the tip sharp. The edges should be sharp too, so it cuts its way in rather than forces. And so it can cut its way out too. You don't want dull edges, someone could just grab the blade.
>>64831787Saps and blacjacks are far superior concealable weapons than a balisong. The fidget spinning threaten-behaviour is the reason its so well known and associated with tough guys.
what's a good reasonably cheap 2.5 inch non-automatic knife for both general use and as a last resort in self defense? i know firearms are far better for that but the stores are zoned just outside my communist city, and i don't have a car. i'd likely sooner get away from the situation or just use my pepper spray anyway, but i'd rather not have to leave that up to fate.
>>64840059a gun IS legally an option? Then nigga... just have someone drive you there. Does your shithole not have lyft or uber or some local equivalent? If you're nervous about making other people nervous, bring an empty box or something and have them drop you off somewhere near the gun store, buy the gun, put it in the box, then get picked up somewhere near the gun store instead of directly from it. Nobody will have to know.
>>64840059This is a very underage sounding post, either get a gun or get a car or get both?
>>64840108NTA but it's not even terribly uncommon for insectoid urban city dwellers to not have a license or car desu.
Does anyone else see these Chinese made knife brands like Kizer and CIVIVI on Amazon, and the prices they are asking, does it not make your head hurt? Like what the fuck.
>>64840133What’s more insane is WE brand, and the large number of US designers with Chinese production that shamelessly slap $300+ prices on their knives.
>>64839233>>64839284The new erasteel magnacut is apparently significantly tougher, if that holds, I wonder how cranking the hardness will increase the edge retention.
>>64838673Nice, I'm working on something similar but a bit bigger. What are your plans for the handle?
>>64840095i suppose that's a possibility but i am a poorfag and i'm trying to save up for an emt training program currently. plus it would have to be at around 3 in the morning on the weekday if i wanted to avoid all the traffic and by that point, the uber driver himself would be a concern to me.
>>64840318bike out to the edge of town then get a lift?This is your personal safety we're talkin' about here, it's worth the effort to get a gun.
>>64840059Buy a pair of scissors from the dollar store. It will be a more effective stabbing implement item than a 2.5 inch knife with more plausible deniability>cop: why do you have scissors?>I'm an EMT-in-training and I'm using these as practice trauma shearsAll else fails you can dump it in the river. It's cheap so you won't feel bad about it.
>>64838977Which is hilarious to me that they stay there given how liberal and anti-weapon Portland is. >>64839015I'm sure with a steel or aluminum handle it's fine... but the butterfly tax pushes it to "Nah fuck off mate" territory. Same with the special editions of the mini MSI. $470? Fuck off Tony.
>>64840656think i paid $90 for the scales alone. with the milling they weigh nothing. just so easy to carry.its weird bc i would never tell someone 'buy a bugout, mod it' because butterfly tax is crack smoke insane, but after doing it myself it might actually be the ideal edc knife.
>>64840291sweet looking project there anon, honestlyI like minimalism so the handle will be plain like on the ol' timey green river knives, or something like picrel, also so it can fit into a pouch style sheath. The wood will be either cocobolo or bocote. Gonna add a lanyard hole with brass or stainless tubing, and pin the blade in. I just hope my drill bits don't bounce right off that file tang, lol.They say these nicholson files are w1 or w2. The stuff is amazingly hard after tempering at 500F.
>>64840656>>64840941Metal handles are fine until you try to use it in the cold and it freezes to your hand.
>>64840479i'm not that stupid.>>64840437i don't know how to bike but frankly i should probably just wait then a year or so then. i know if genuinely did have to take it out, it would be if i was forced into using it, and considering my views they'd likely just call it a hate crime and throw the book at me. would be safer and wiser to just avoid suspicious types anyway.
>>64841367If you clamp the blade in a vise between some chunks of metal, ideally aluminum, or keep the blade from the ricasso forward submerged in water, then heat the tang with a torch it helps a lot with that. Also doesn't hurt to have the transition portion of the blade where the bolster meets the ricasso be tempered a little higher and more resilient, since those plunge cuts to the tang will be stress risers.
I want to handle some puukko blades, but have no birch trees.
>>64835854Somebody has to. What have you been feeding it?
>>64841824appreciate the tip but I know all about that>plunge cutsThose half-round cuts filed in? Those were when I lazily thought I'd just gorilla glue the blade and handle together. They shouldn't matter. I made a hard-use knife once from a hanwei sword, with a partial tang with round dips filed in for the glue to latch onto (it was sort of an emergency). That knife hasn't come apart yet in 8 years.But I'll consider torching the tang a little, sure. This knife would be light to medium duty EDC but best not to take any chances...
>>64842099>Those half-round cuts filed in?Nah, I mean this part. If those are really sharp, letting some heat creep into that area when torching the tang could help reduce the risk of a fracture there, though I don't think it's something one needs to deliberately do if it's heat treated well.
>>64842168The nicholson people shaped it that way.I don't have much experience with really high hardness blades and this thing feels like 59hrc..maybe 60. And though I normalized the crap out of everything you may be right, I'll be sure to temper that area further.
>>64842194If you're leaving a decent radius there and it's not a hard-use type blade you probably don't need to worry too much.
i found a pic of the internals for the brand new guardian tactical apex (in magnamax!) and they are quite interesting. I wanted to comment on it a little bit.Contoured spring carriage - my guess: completely silences the springs without the need for silicon grease that can wash away over time.Dual springs instead of their usual single spring. That's noteworthy. Dual single-spring assemblies to make better use of existing in-house parts, would have liked to see a single dual spring assembly instead but it hardly matters.Glassbreaker: very unusual shape both inside and out, has a lot of surface contact inside the handle than their old ball bearing style breakers for repeated use without sinking into the soft aluminum handle. Don't know why they opted for the square shape on the business end though.Milled lockbars!? Really caught my eye, the lock-out bar is noticeably heftier and has smaller holes, surely to retain strength, whereas the retraction lockbar where strength is a far less relevant metric has a large amount of material removed from it. These are hardened steel, so I guess they are saving a barely but still measurable amount of weight on the knife this way. As long as it can still withstand the all-important 2x4 nail test it's not an issue. I am certainly not going to test that though, I'll let someone else torture this beauty.Everything else I can see here is par the course for Guardian Tactical, nothing else to comment on. I'd like to see under the carriage at the blade and the rest of the chassis and what this "4-point contact" they advertised means, but this is the only picture I've found and I don't have my hands on one just yet.All in all, a lot of attention to detail, especially with the milled lockbars. For nearly twice the price of a livewire, I would certainly hope so.@MT fag curious what you think about this device.
>>64842351Haha, I knew that's what you got. It's the only thing I've seen available as of yet in Magnamax.
>>64814527Picked up a Keris and started doing Silat classesWhy aren’t they a more popular option on this side of the internet?
>>64842776because guns exist
>>64842776mallninja nonsense
>>64843513i send the cyborg ninjas that rappel from cloaked helicopters at night in the parking lot of the mall running in terror when i whip this bad boy out.
>>64843542New MIM Ti Chris Reeve pocket clip is finally installed. I was hesitant for the $50 cost at first, but it really changes this whole knife and I love it. I'm glad I didn't go with a flashy 3rd party one.
>>64843542>>64843586Lol, didn't mean to respond to this but I'm itching to get a Hawk Talon
>>64843586B4 install
>>64843542I hate that this exists, and people actually defend it.It's so fucking stupid.
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>>64842912We’re on knife general…>>64843513If mall ninja why no shop sell Keris
>smol and green
GLOCK 78?
>>64842351> milled lockbarsWhy? I can't think of a reason unless it's like injected MIM stuff. I've fucked with ancient-ass beaten-to-shit Ultratechs and the locks had no issues besides the regular dirt and oil. Just adds complexity and cost. > Contoured spring carriageProbably yeah. It'll still have a bit of sound but a lot less than a stock UT / CT without grease. I'd still grease or oil it just for corrosion resistance. > dual springsThat's good, makes it easier to actuate one-handed. Would absolutely love to see a full teardown because those assemblies are weird AF. Button is machined not MIM which is good, but there's no runners so you'll have to keep it oiled above what an UT would take. That plate below the button is questionable. Seems like a whoopsie that shouldn't be there. For the knife itself, I like that it's Torx, and I *really* like that it's got swappable inserts. I pray they release the STL / STP so people can make their own. The chasis looks a bit chunky, like it could use a light diet. Livewire's $260 sale rn, the GT Apex Al/CF looks to be $359, BladeHQ. I'd love to get my hands on one but I can't justify the price for something that'll be, probably, catch-and-release. >>64843542I would sooner respect the guys with the Kershaw Cinder and Sinkevich over that thing.>>64843779> MoraMust be a cold day, eh?
>>64843843>That plate below the button is questionable. Seems like a whoopsie that shouldn't be there.That's GT's signature for many years worth of design iteration now. The switch has three ball bearings in it that slide along the plate and it makes for an incredibly smooth action. Far from an accident. I like it myself.>Why? I can't think of a reason unless it's like injected MIM stuff. I've fucked with ancient-ass beaten-to-shit Ultratechs and the locks had no issues besides the regular dirt and oil. Just adds complexity and cost. Hmm, have to hope it isn't a sign of them injecting molding the lockbars. Not sure why they would do that to the most load-bearing part of the entire assembly when they machined so much else already, but I think doing it for weight was also strange.>The chasis looks a bit chunky, like it could use a light diet. Yeah, I love the thin profile of my Scouts most of all, but this isn't too bad and i mean.. MagnaMax! MAGNAMAX!!>I pray they release the STL / STP so people can make their own.I do have a 3d printer so that would be sweet indeed. Personally? I'd buy a standalone Micarta inlay in a heartbeat if that ends up being one of the ones they release.
>>64843948>The switch has three ball bearings in it that slideThat explains those holes. I thought they were going to be oil reservoirs or something. Must be interesting to feel. Would love to have one to teardown and compare with an Ultratech. I'd even make a video...> the most load-bearing part of the entire assembly I wouldn't really call it loadbearing, but it is an odd choice IMO unless it's like a quick way of version control between their knives, so the builders don't use a Gen3 in a Gen2 or something. > Scouts Now those are pretty fine. Reminds me of a cross between a Makora/Daytona and an x85. > I'd buy a standalone Micarta inlay If they made a bunch of standalone inlays one could swap, that'd be amazing, but I'd still go for a custom milled mixed epoxy resin, or an engraved plate if I had one.
>>64844087>Must be interesting to feel.Even if it's just a plain jane $275 scout, I think you should experience a guardian tactical at least once. I've found them to be a stand-out among all the brands i've owned, which is most of them excluding Hogue and Heretic. I genuinely don't know why they're one of the smaller players in the space, you'd think they must be producing second-rate products just judging by their popularity, but that isn't the case. Imo.
I just spent $35 on this Kizer knife and holy fuck what a piece of shit. Guys buying these and giving 5 star reviews must only use them to clean the dirt of of their pussies. What a shit knife.
>>64844176>$35Coulda snagged a Rat 2 for that kind of scratch... My go-to beater. Love the rat. I've neglected and misused my AUS-8 Rat 2 often and it's a bit rusty and had to be sharpened a bunch but still cuts great and hasn't developed any side-to-side blade play.
>>64844176what's so bad about it?
>>64844254The liner lock is weak and a slight tapping of the spine against a hard surface causes it to fail. There is no metal reinforcement of the handle, other than the screws. Blade is very thin. Overall my $10 Ozark trail benchade copy is 5x the knife for less money.
>>64844262The Rat 2 is still out there... watching...waitinghttps://files.catbox.moe/vnrzh6.mp4
>>64844176I got the harbor freight knife and really like it
The post office were being wimps today. The roads were fine, but they aren't delivering.
>>64843819The glock knives are bad, mine won't hold an edge for shit. And im a master at edging.
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>>64844176>>64844188I had a Ganzo 704 that's a clone of a BM and I beat the everloving fuck out of that thing. Thick-ass blade, but they only do 440C and D2. >>64844625Porchpirates.
Why does US military knife procurement like clip points so much?
>>64845016drop points are an all-around good general use shape and can also suffice for combat. clip points are functionally identical to drop points except they trade a little bit of tip durability for idk cool looks
>>64845016looks cool so grunts are more likely to care about their gear
>>64842776>Why aren’t they a more popular option on this side of the internet?Doesn't really show up in video games or movies. Simple as.
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>>64844308the bastards, that's a copy of a Todd Begg design
>>64845220Theoretically they're more stabby, but I feel like if you catch spine on a vigorous thrust with an Ontario 498 (its intended job) you're gonna break the tip.
Sometimes, it's good to believe the hype. My Endura just came in and I'm blown away by how solid it is. I'm used to Millies, so it's a little small for me. It looks much smaller than in the reviews as always. It's about the size of a Buck 110 and even more solid than that or a 9400. It feels like a fixed blade when open, no blade play any way, just the teensiest bit of flex if you go and try to bend the whole knife, but no blade play. I got it as a lightweight alternative to the Military 2 for shorts and pajamas and lighter clothing. It's doesn't seem as capable as a weapon, but boy is it a nice pocketknife type knife. Like how a new car is rigid and tight. I think this FRN is going to shred my pockets up though.This could be someone's grail knife and I would understand now. The reviews don't do it justice. It's not as plasticky as it looks online. It feels heavier than it looks, but still only 3.4 ounces or whatever. Shaves hair, sails through newsprint junk mail.It's not a flick-open type knife, I just use the thumb hole. I'll see if 4chan will let me phonepost a pic.
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>>64846423>Sometimes, it's good to believe the hype.There wasn't even much hype about the knife i just got today, I only hyped myself up over it, and it lives up to it. It's exceptional... Almost makes me want to sell all my Axials and Microtechs.
>>64846957Hey man, if you do think about offloading your MTs, I'd like first dibs!The more I see the pics and the more I look at it the more I kinda want one...
>>64847860one thing i wish it had was a plate to cover the unused clip side. Maybe I'll 3d print one lol.
>>64844301How hard is it to flick open the RAT?
>>64848081easy for me if i dont overtighten the pivot
>>64846957https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXk4cCYOYRo
>>64845016Old habits die hard. The original kabar style clip point knives were in service forever and became synonymous with the military so its probably more tradition than functionality at this point. Kinda like the 1911.
>>64836298How sharp are your edges on the v14?
>>64848474it is a ridiculously ideal steel for a knife like this.
>>64840288If you crank magnacut hardness up to like 66 you get pretty much 62 m390 wear resistance iirc. But it would still be tougher, even crucible magnacut.
>>64849041Do they sell prints of this?
>>64849488I don't think so but you could print it out or have one made. I read it was a catalog cover and a t shirt in the 90s.
Here's my shortlist of candidates for an occasional box opening knife that I want but don't need, because I appear to have the same mental illness as r/EDC.>Kubey Royal Nest>CRJB Pyrite Alt>Honey Badger Medium (Wharncleaver or drop point)This knife doesn't require the best steel, but 8Cr13MoV seems like a good floor. I'm mainly interested in having a low resistance pivot with a fingertip hole I can flick through the detent, and I don't want to pay spyderco prices for a toy.
>>64849633cjrb. button locks are fun. thats kizers cheapo brand and it will be fine. https://www.bladehq.com/item--CJRB-Cutlery-Pyrite-Reverse-Tanto--181647 looks like good setup. the ar rpm steel they use is fine.
just copped because i liked my small 31 bog oak so much. i used to buy a bunch of makes-every-best-list value knives until buying a sebenza.
>Knifecenter sells safety razor replacement bladesIf they factory sharpened better than what walmart carries I think I know how I'm going to earn some reward points.
>>64851102I want the new Microtech socomHere's my favorite carry
>>64851438Whatcha shavin' with? I just bought a handle myself.
>>64852236For now, just a Van Der Hagan handle and blades. There was a slight learning process, but I overall find a safety razor to be much less irritating than multi-blade disposables, and the blades are an order of magnitude less expensive.
>>64848529super fucking sharp. If i moved a little different I could have taken my finger off pulling it from the sheathe. clean little slice across my fingertip that bled a lot and took weeks to heal even glued together
>>64852327Sheesh. That's a great encouragement to me since the F/S has almost the same hollow ground blade shape and they said it's supposed to be razor sharp. I've seen reviews saying their v14 wasn't, so if it isn't I could send it back or do it myself seeing that the original grind is conducive to a sharp edge. I want a bear fighting knife. I saw an unboxing of a Randall knife where it couldn't cut printer paper. Not a problem, they say to sharpen at 20 degrees. I've only got a sharpmaker so 20 degrees is my limit. Microtech seems to sharpen more obtuse than 20 degrees and the angle changes throughout the blade so they're a no go for me right now.
>>64852395Microtech likes to do weird grinds where the closer to the tip you get the more obtuse it is. It'll start at like 22-25 then go above 30 by the time you reach the tip. A bit annoying.I'm guessing it's because as you get closer to the tip the edge gets closer to the fuller so there's more material, so in order to keep the edge "looking pretty" they adapt the angle for aesthetic purposes.
>>64851529is that an earlier generation deka? looks cool, i really like the blade shape.
>>64853505Not enough screws for a gen 1. Also nobody makes aftermarket scales for the gen 1.
>>64852240>>64852236>>64851438im still using the cheap van der hagan handle i bought in 2017. multiple passes with less irritation than a single pass of a cart razor. dont go down the consoom rabbit hole for shaving and buy a bunch of handles though. i think all gains are pretty marginal. technique matters way more, and your technique just gets better the longer you use the same handle. after so long with the same handle im pretty fast now too. barbasol plus any handle is literally endgame. p.s. you can strop up a factory blade and it'll last even longer. theyre just blasted out on a grinding wheel at every factory. maybe they got 10 seconds on a 'strop' wheel. gibe cheap blades 20 seconds on a knife strop at home and you have an expensive blade.
>>64853505pretty sure they still make the wharncliffe deka. it has a cool compound grind. i kinda miss mine.
>>64849488I don't know if they ever sold them to customers but I know that large posters of that image exist, I've seen them at Spyderco dealers, so at the very least there are advertising materials. There are other pictures with that same motto on them, I remember seeing one years ago where all the various animals were displaying claws or teeth in the picture.
messed up a bit on the flea market recently, by buying a Fairbairn Sykes for 60 bucks that in hindsight was a very obvious cheaply made knockoff (should've inspected it properly, but I don't know much about these knives).But the other stuff I bought i bought in this and other recent flea markets well makes up for it.
>>64851529Glad they finally made it tip-up carry... but my god why did it take them so long T_T
>>64854026>dont go down the consoom rabbit hole for shaving and buy a bunch of handles though.That's going to be the challenge. That's always the challenge. Well, unless I slice my face off the first go around, anyway.
>>64854045There are listings on Ebay. I saw the price and immediately placed this on the shelf of all the other dumb shit that is too expensive for how funny it is.
>>64852706Spyderco doesn't do hollow grinds a lot, but they always look cool when they do.
what if they likemade a vanadium carbide knifebut likethe whole knifeis one giant carbide..
>>64814527any knifes with full size handles but really short blades?NOT box cutter/scalpel/hobby knife.
>>64855547pro tech was making some of these to be cali-legal-automatics >https://www.bladehq.com/item--Protech-Half-Breed-Automatic-Knife--49711
>>64855601thanks :)
>>64854980It's odd how some advertising materials are loved by collectors. The two that always stick out in my mind are cartridge display boards like picrel, and there's also a ubiquitous tall, narrow, wood-and-glass display cabinet that Winchester dealers had. Both of these sell for absolutely mad money, sometimes well over $20,000. Yet at the same time they cannot possibly be all *that* rare, since there is usually at least one in every fancypants gun auction.
>>64855351That could probably be done with the same methods they use to make monocrystalline turbine blades.
>>64855601it's so hideousi got eyeball syphilis just looking at that blade handle ratio
>>64855547Spyderco Jandelicahttps://5x5combatsolutions.com/shop/ols/products/michael-janich-custom-jandelica-custom-spyderco-r-delica-r-4
>>64855547Do not get an Exocet. Do not buy one, do not buy one on sale, do not buy one on BOGO, do not buy one for more than $5. Mini Hera might be fine if you can have OTFs, but do not fucking get an Exocet.
>>64857262why
>>64857271It's an absolute piece of shit and not many sell so there's little iteration and improvement, and the upgrades that do happen doesn't matter too much because there's a ton of backstock to run through.I never assembled them myself, but this is why:Gotta hand-file the glassbreaker to make it fit in the chassis. The slider needs to be filed / polished after.The springs for the locks and the mainsprings aren't suited for the job really, so it has constant FTF/FTR issues until the assembler dials it in. The button is super gritty when sliding. It's just all-around ass. By comparison, the Ultratech has had numerous iterations and improvements on it over the years, not even talking about generations. Hell, I have a weirdo LUDT that's supposed to be running a solid bearing but has weird bronze racers instead!
Not the same knife I posted above, this one's almost done. 5160 with paduak and g10 pins
Is there a decent "tactical" folding knife thats got decently thick bladestock with a quillion/finger guard? I like my crkt m16-03 but the steel and framelock are kinda meh.
>>64857847the cold steel counterpoint? I have the XL modelthe shape of its handle on top effects a finger guard, combined with the grippy texture on the handle there's no way your hand could slide onto the blade and slice your fingers off if that's your concern, no matter how hard you stab somethingnot sure if AUS10 is what you consider "decent" though if it's just a weapon what does it matter
>>64857847cold steel ad15? benchmade stuff is very overpriced, but a griptilian, barrage, or 940 also meet that criteria. hogue has some cool knives, but i think all of these are quite a bit more expensive than your crkt.
>>64857929shit i'm retarded, i skipped over the fingerguard bit. crkt homefront is similar, but that's also a frame or linerlock, i forget.
>>64857928I like the looks of the counter point 1, havent pulled the trigger on it for some reason but i might just go for it.>>64857929>>64857941I have a 940 and thats pretty nice, mine is a cabelas exclusive with the orange coating on the blade and some type of carbon fiber grips. Imo they mess up the balance of the knife, i might get some AWT or flytanium scales and see if that changes the feel of the knife for me.The crkt homefront looks pretty swanky, rn all i can find are the compact models in s35 or the full-sized in sandvik 12c27 so if i do get one, id have to make a tradeoff between size or blade steel.
looking at a couple cold steels and the hogue mysto. how would i sleep at night spending 120 on a knife knowing i would never cut with it. pretty easily.
>>64858503I got the blue ritchlite Mysto. It’s the only folder to interest me since my gen1 Deka. Blade profile isn’t the sliciest, but it isn’t wimpy and is sharp as frig.
>>64857621Very nice.T H I C C
>>64857310Alright torxanon (among other things) back again. Got a nearly 5k bonus (pre tax so probably like 3500) and wanna get some torx. I have Wiha up and open, but there doesn't appear to be any set that really covers my bases that isnt the softhandle or t handle thing. I don't really need T1/T2 type shit, MT used to sell a 6,8,9,10 set. Should I just get this one here: https://www.wihatools.com/products/softfinish-torx-screwdriver-12pc-set-t5-t40I havent heard anything on the soft handles, there is also this set: https://www.wihatools.com/products/precision-torx-screwdriver-6pc-set-t6-t15 made in poland with 6,7,8,9,10,15 that might be more applicable, Using the Socom Bravo as a guinea pig since it's out and iirc like T6-t8 is the smallest one there so that set probably is better. I curse the ones where the pivot pin doesn't have any locking part machined into it so you need 2 torx to work them. I am also considering the ifixit manta kit to keep for when I need >1 torx and for travel and other shit.I mostly wanna just get a good set of like D2 steel torx for my knives and occasional gun things that use torx. When I get some other stuff in my life done I would like to learn how to disassemble my CT3 and try and manually polish parts of it so it runs more smoothly, same for my Heretic Cleric. Probably won't clip the springs myself but fuck if any other anons wanna trade labor and I get good enough at making OTFs run like K31 bolts I'd be happy to do that lmao but that's a long ways off and I wanna take the end of my Amphibian's tang down and back up a bit for a tiny extra amount of smoothing.
>>64857847Wish lionsteel would make their skinny with a mirrored guard, would be the perfect EDC.Already is my favorite, but that would make it just right.There are very few knives that do the guard right, especially all the shitty "tactical" knives.Not having a crossguard on a dagger or spearpoint blade is a fucking crime.
>>64859592Personally I like drivers with individual bits but at the end of the day, it's personal preference. We got bulk bits from Wiha for some of the drivers and bits (not counting the special shit like the Dirac screws), but the reason I like them over others is because of the superior steel. I've literally never broken a Wiha bit in my life. 72595 has all the bigger stuff, and then 71570 goes from T5 to T10, or you can order 71506 for a 10-pack of T6. For the driver, we had that Microtech Tool Driver thing, as well as a small ratcheting T-handle for torque / fine control. The SoftFinish drivers we used were perfectly fine, the grip was comfortable and clearly designed by someone who gave a shit. And the Precisions were fine too, I just went for drivers myself because I liked keeping my hands close to the knife I was working on to prevent slippage. > I would like to learn how to disassemble my CT3 Probably easier than the Socom Bravo desu. I have no clue how the innards work on the Bravo, but have assembled enough CTs I could do it blindfolded.
>>64859109Thanks man :)
>>64857847Is there a reason you want the guard? Is it for pushing against with the thumb or do you actually want a physically protective guard there to stop something? If it's the former, the Microtech Socom Elite/Bravo have what I wouldnt even consider a guard but the top at the spine flares in such a way it replicates the feeling really well. Looking up the CRKT I guess you probably mean for the pointer finger. Hmm. At the risk of sounding like a perpetual amphibian fag the microtech amphibian has less of like a finger guard and more just a scallop for the pointer finger. It fits in my hand super fucking nicely so if you want some manipulation/purchase there it is really easy. Not cheap, steel is M390 so whatever (honestly most steels are fine at a bare minimum if you actually keep your knife cleaned, oiled, and sharpened, Elmax vs Magnacut is about on par with guys arguing about extreme long range shooting and tuning their JP rifles but I digress), but it is a solid fucking workhorse of a knife if you get the aluminum scale version. 4mm thick.
>>64860202Oh the Bravo was super fucking easy outside of the 'need a vise and 2 torx god help you if they are set anything from perfectly perpendicular' for the pivot pins it is basically just an amphibian minus the Bedlam lock, 2 grip scales, spacer bar on the spine, frame lock. I never got the carbon fiber scales off cause the T6 (iirc) bits I have are worked to shit but otherwise just unscrew the screws holding each scale to the spacer, take out the pivot pin, done. It has 2 small plastic tray ball bearings and IIRC some thin copper washers that go around the bushings but it isn't hard at all. Most of it is due to me being able to disassemble the bravo and polish and lube the shit out of it but it is funny that I can run the bravo faster and more smoothly as a "flipper" than I can the ZT0452 who must have been pretty seriously loc-tited in at the pivots.
>>64860256Nifty. How hard was it to put the action back together? Would be funny to just start a company that disassembles, polishes, and re-assembles MT knives, but Tony might blow a gasket. The CT is pretty simple since it's all Torx screws. Just take a picture of the slider / internals when you remove the top chassis to put it all back together the same way. >>64859592> torxanonlmao
>>64861933The action was annoying but iirc it was T15 so a little hard to strip. Otherwise not hard at all. I've grown up doing legos and drums and pcs and guns and sewing so outside of being less messy and having dedicated spaces I'm pretty good at putting stuff back together.I checked Amazon and they had the Wiha 7-piece, T5/6/7/8/9/10/15 for $30 something (https://www.amazon.com/Wiha-26792-Screwdriver-Torx-Piece/dp/B000NZ7J10/ref=sr_1_19?crid=JZXF7VALEDLK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jWjRcV1R2N371EnR_JT3SLDdqT6W8lLhTgoArQI1cW49Cb5mRVY5I0IrO9IvHeDHW5PCp_DF1ysgGsmUETQcL-z90lvTTQU9a844vZqtGwBYSp8G5ziFG10H16WspK5p3IOFnOxKds5ZWyF_HQ2CpDw6YFXX0KjXvRZETkdtMzCkB8CCvGCq71G7_QXhXFSBibothIFjnpk_twuzjMp4glTWUcwdjDr1Irh2C9JFDOnL5tdvBvMcNkE8lVKC4iE0_6ttWbitdJZH5Bvu0-QyK-4M8vhcWd6kH0AxNl7zKDc.D7Br1a67Jr5MXxuO6zk9prcv2n23ImLj4iQnosodmPc&dib_tag=se&keywords=wiha+torx&qid=1770862969&sprefix=wiha+tor%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-19) so I just went ahead and picked that up. I may get a stubby grip and some bits, a travel set with those bits inside the grip would be good to keep in my car. I probably need a cabinet or stand to hold my pocket knives at this point, keep sliding off the stacked boxes on the corner of my shelf where I keep them alongside my fixed blades. Out of curiosity what's the consensus on the Arbiter? It looks fucking ridiculous, one of the few where a chunky paracord or even a silk twist katana wrap might look nice, but damn if I dont want that big recurve bowie blade. I have always wanted to pull the trigger on that or a Bussee anorexic trough raider (seriously what the fuck is with their naming, an anorexic raider bussee sounds like what Russians call the newest twinks in their units) if the blades didnt have that stupid scalloped finish and G10 grip (would be easy enough to make some flamed walnut grips on the latter though).
>>64859592>>64862238I got this one as a gift for Christmas, it's pretty nice.
>>64862238https://www.amazon.com/Wiha-26792-Screwdriver-Torx-Piece/dp/B000NZ7J10Amazon links don't need to be longer than this, everything that follows is tracking nonsense
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