Knife Thread General /ktg/ - #99

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>>33946234
That's not a knife, that's a sword fish

>>33946245
Xd

>>33946234
based Mikov, it wasnt my first though.
Opinel was, I still have it somewhere, its carbon steel blade dark as dusk

Any of you had a folding knife closing on your hand due to lock fail?

I've got an increasing paranoia about it happening to me.

I guess I'll just use folders for light stuff and get a fixed blade.

>>33946514
Only on slipjoints. If it's a problem then don't carry liner/frame lock and take care of your shit. Knives are tools but don't bang on them like it's your first boner.

>>33946525
Suprisingly I've never had any problem with slipjoints.

I'd say a weak lock is more dangerous than no lock at all, because it makes you feel confident.

>>33946514
swordfish™ had no lock. That tought you to be careful and not du stupid shit.... after you cut self for the first time

>>33946539
Most knives worth a damn you don't have to worry about weak locks except Bitchmade, Micromeme, and slipjoints. Pretty much anything over $50 won't have a weak lock, and the lock will never break unless you intentionally do so

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>>33946514
>Any of you had a folding knife closing on your hand due to lock fail?

Nope, I don't even know anyone who's had it happen to them. I never hear about it anywhere but the internet and frankly the internet, as a whole, doesn't into knives. Hell, /k/ doesn't really into knives.

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>>33946514
>Any of you had a folding knife closing on your hand due to lock fail?
swiss army knives teach that lesson pretty damn well. then again they dont really have locks.

>>33946514
Nope. Never. Raised on slipjoints, once you get it in your head that force should only be applied in the direction that cuts, you won't have any more problems.

Also, when withdrawing the knife if it's stuck, pull it out, not up. It won't close on you that way.

>>33946540
This desu. I still have a scar from my first (sliplock) pocketknife, after i stabbed a block of pine with it.

The pine won

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Plan on picking up a Protech TR-3 fish edition, but hopefully I can find the satin version.

What is your perfect knife?

>>33947166
Depends on the task.

But my top 3 are Opinel, SAK and Mora.

Cheap, reliable and simple.

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>>33947166
If I was stuck with my 943 only I wouldn't be mad.

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>>33947166
ZT 0630cf

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>>33946584
been carrying a SAK since i was 7. had it close on me when i was about 9. that was 27yrs ago. never happened again.

this is my "dress knife"

>>33946234
That's a good backup weapon for an XM8

>>33948121
>dress knife

That sounds incredibly gay.

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I bought, yet another meme today.
Do you guys know any way to paint the wood black ?

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My current edc knives.
Lightweight necker from Joe Calton (2.4 ounces with sheath, 0.075" spine, 0.010" behind the edge), and beer scout knife from great eastern cutlery (sheepsfoot + bottle opener/screwdriver).

>>33948757
Best knife on the planet. No way to paint it black.

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Been a while since I posted. Figured I'll give a brief review on one of my knives since I use it extensively. Pic related, it's the Mudbug.

I bought this knife at the beginning of this year and I almost exclusively use it now. When I first bought it the lock on it was extremely stiff. Since then it's about what I would expect out of a cold steel triad. Not sure if that's due to lock placement or not.

High carbon steel, so obviously need to oil it down. I use olive oil since I cut a lot of food with it which is why it has this pantina. Easy to sharpen, but I noticed also easy to microchip and dull.

Sits in my back pocket when not in use and the handle seems to hold up to that bit of abuse. All in all a good knife. Personally though, after having it and using it, I don't think it's worth the $90 something pricetag. I would gladly pay that price for the sheath option, but by itself maybe around $60-70 would be good.

>>33946553

At least he has a snack in hand while he waits.

>>33946234
Good morning /k/ommandos. I'm a newfag on /k/ but can you recommend me a folding knife up to 100 bucks? The purpose is just dicking around in the woods, nothing special.

>>33949094
Well you did pay extra for the fact that the mudbug is a limited run every time it shows up. That said, the sodbuster is a great workhorse pattern. The Calton necker I posted above is basically a fixed blade sodbuster, also 1095 steel, but even better geometry and heat treat. And a higher price tag.

For those that don't want to spend that much, there is the gec bullnose, and case sodbuster.

>>33949553
https://i.4cdn.org/k/1494290330411.jpg

>>33949774
Saw those after the fact. Still glad I got this one though since it's much bigger than the bullnose.

>>33949553
Morakniv anything. how they make money is beyond me.

>>33949553
Opinel for a folding knife
Mora for a fixed blade

The quintessential starter knives

>>33949553
Once in a blue moon you can find a used benchmade Adamas on eBay for $100 or less. Just need to keep an eye on it. Right now cheapest deal is $135 for a partial serrated one.

>>33949778
>>33949920
>>33950102
>>33949978
Thank you guys I'll take a look!

>>33949553
Spyderco, Any of them really. Best knives on the market for their price. Pretty good for any job you'd want them to do. Far more reliable than a lot of products produced by Benchmade, Kershaw, SOG etc.

I've always had good dealing with their customer service too.

>Olivewood opinels
muh dick I want one

Any of you anons know some quality folding knives on amazon? Im looking to buy one for outside shit

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>>33951682
I don't know bro, but I just found this.
https://www.amazon.com/Kabar-Micarta-Handle-Dozier-Folder/dp/B01D8UDK00/
Looks decent enough for dogpoop if that's what you meant by outdoor shit.

>>33946553

How in the hell did that shitty ass knife go through his hand like that?

Poor avocado.

>>33952825
More importantly, who tries to remove the stone like that.

>>33946553
>>33952825
>>33952906
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totin'_Chip
Say what you will about them. Note number 8, the most important rule for obvious reasons.

>>33946514
>Any of you had a folding knife closing on your hand due to lock fail?
Something similar happened once when I was a kid. It was a brand spanking new camper swiss army knife. And a guy I lent my multitool to at work cut his finger. Both were very deep cuts, and neither of them had locking blades.

>>33946545
>except Bitchmade, Micromeme, and slipjoints
any sorts of proofs for the bitchmade/micromeme ?

>>33949354
>>33952825
>he
the fingernails and the tit gave it away

>>33955321

I seen plenty of mails with nails like that, plus I'm looking at the hand, not the jam beasts tits, so fuck off nigger.

>>33955463
>mails
phoneposting eh? thats fine, i wasnt making fun of the he/she shit anyway. probably a tranny

>>33946514
I don't understand. Even without a locking blade, like on my swiss army knife, if force is applied to the blade, it pushed against a solid machined surface. The only way to get the knife to close on you're hand would to be to try and cut with the spine, and that doesn't make sense to me.

>>33955507
When push cutting something hard like plastic, especially with a dull blade, the natural thing to do is start the cut by piercing it with the tip.

It doesn't take much angle miscalculation to violently close it if the blade is short enough.

>>33955694
Sounds more like user error than any fault of the knife

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After getting more tacticool knives, I've finally settled that I need nothing else but a SAK, Opinel and a Mora.

What's your essential stuff?

>>33957478
Goodness, into the bin it goes

>>33948757
They have them in black bruv

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>>33957533
GET A LIFE

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Posting the collection again

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My oldie we used to kill pigs with it.

>>33956069
also spent copious amounts of knives and my edc is an opinel

the blade geometry is too good to pass up.

>>33948757
sand it down and stain it?

>>33955306
No proofs.. But the memes still spread

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>>33947166
Mini Griptillian

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I found one of these while I was out hiking. It is dull as shit but otherwise in fair shape. Should I bother sharpening it?

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What knife shape is this?

>>33959852
looks to be a knife shaped knife to me anon, dunno what you are looking at.

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Best knife ever don't any of you disagree

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>>33947166
Doesn't exist. I've spent years designing my perfect fixed blade design, my notebook has literally hundreds, maybe even thousands of sketches. They might all look identical at first glace, but each derivation is a subtle change towards my idea of perfection. I've made a few cardboard blanks too to make sure I get the feel right

So how do I go about getting this made? I've been heavily influenced by the designer Leo Spinoza who works for TOPS knives. Can I write to them and ask them if they'll take a look or is it a waste of time to write to big scale makers? Are small time custom makers my only option?

pic unrelated but cool

>>33959852
Blade shape? Sheepsfoot

>>33960862
That pic (Spyderco Sliver currently, about to be renamed) is actually the knife that, on paper, comes as close to my perfect knife as possible. We'll see how it is when it comes out. I'm hoping for G10 scale availability, M390 sprint, and bearing pivots.

>>33946514
have not closed a knife on my hand, but we managed to pop the knife lock out of place on a skeletool. fixed it, but don't trust it as much after that.

>>33949553
if you have 100 dollars you could put some of that into a sharpener to take with you.

fixed blades are imo more fun to mess with innawoods since they can do more work.

>>33961300
>(Spyderco Sliver currently, about to be renamed)
Really? Do you know what it will be called or is that to be determined?

I really like it too, but if blade is much longer than 3 inches then it will likely be too big for me to carry enough to be worth getting. Also Carbon fiber isn't my favourite scale material. Otherwise I love the design

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Is anyone familiar with RUI, All I an find out about their steel is that it is titanium coated.

Any micromeme utx85 owners here? Kind of want one.

Birthday gifting myself something. Either that or a paramilitary 3.

>>33959156
It's like a $20 knife.

Should be an okay user assuming everything works.

>>33960862
>Are small time custom makers my only option?
They're the most practical option.

A few beginner knife designers got lucky and had their designs picked up. It's worth a shot since worst they can say is no, but it's pretty unlikely that it'll happen.

The custom knifemakers I have experience with are Matt Freeman and J.W. Bensinger.

Matt is a character (to say the least), but for a hobbyist knifemaker, his stuff is decent and haw improved a lot from his early days. His prices are fairly affordable and he puts stuff out fast since he doesn't really have a big backlog (my knife was finished in like three weeks from time of first contact to the knife getting shipped to my door).

J.W. Bensinger is pretty good and I honestly think he could charge more for his work. Bit of a backlog, but not too much of a wait. First knife I commissioned took about 3 months, the second around 1 month.

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>>33962607
Seems like some BS. A lot of their designs look suspiciously similar to designs from popular manufacturers and they don't even specify which flavor of 440 they use. Also, titanium in/on knives is a gimmick like 99% of the time and I'm pretty sure that this is one of those times.

>>33959852
That gonna be a "modified" sheepsfoot or wharncliffe. In reality it's neither, but due to the massive number of variations between manufacturers, adding more standardizations would be abysmal

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Thoughts?Its an old knife i found in my garage about 15 years ago?

>>33963964
>>33963979
Judging by the really blurry markings, it looks like a Case.

Assuming it is a Case, it should be a good user. Take a clear macro picture of the markings.If it is a Case, you can find out the model and when it was made from the markings.

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there's a sk-5 version of the srk for under 50 now. the blade starts closer to the handle then on all the other models, not sure why.

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>>33964513
Thanks for this info, while looking into it I found out that there's an sk-5 recon tanto which I'm probably going to get since the recon tanto was one of my mallninja knife crushes back in the old days and it's hard to say no to one for $40.

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>>33965579
This can't be real...

>>33965579
i think the coating is also different, tuffex instead of dlc. it looks textured in some photos.

but it's a 40 dollar chunk of steel. definitely considering one for a birthday purchase. my one concern is that the reason they got rid of the srk's space on the blade because they somehow gimped the tang. doubtful tho.

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>>33965579
>made in china

What is the best knife steel?

>>33966139
For the millionth time, there isn't one. What's great in a pocket knife might be shit in a larger knife. The best anyone can do is suggest a few steels for certain uses in a specific price range but you've provided neither purpose nor budget. Frankly if you're asking a basic bitch question like this you shouldn't be worrying about steel in the first place, it's really not as big a deal as people make it out to be. What's important is a manufacturer's ability to consistently deliver a good heat treatment.

>>33966139
S30V

>>33962560
>name
Spyderco announced that they would be changing it as another knife maker has a knife by the same name. It hasn't been determined yet to my knowledge.
>blade
I believe it was confirmed to be under 3.5"
>carbon fiber
That's not my favorite either but the sheer design of it makes up for it. Also, it's likely going to see some aftermarket scale availability, so that doesn't concern me much.

>>33963056
Cool, thanks for the tips. Perhaps I'll fulfill my dream of getting my ideal knife made. .. One day

>>33966524
Thanks for the info. I hope it's under 3.25

What specific tasks does /k/ use knifes for?
>Inb4 cutting.

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Guys should I get this? Y/N

>>33966954
how much?

>>33966946
>inb4 shitposting on malaysian rope-making forum
>inb4 playing with them

>>33966139
Lurk moar.
There isn't a one defined best steel ever. It varies depending on what qualities you want and what you use it for.
However there are well balanced, jack-of-all-trades steels that are generally agreed on being the best overall. For folders that would be S30V and S35VN. I don't know enough about fixed blades to say what it would be for them, but 1095 seems to be the most common.

Can someone tell me why that Schrade Viper OTF is 40 bucks and that other knife using the same design is 400?

I gotta know. I am a complete idiot when it comes to knives.

>>33967349
China mystery parts with probably poor QC would account for Shcrade being cheap.

>>33967449

Yeah but is that enough to make you want to spend 10x as much on a knife with pretty much one purpose?

At the end of the day most people who use a knife as part of their EDC for defense put their money into having a good pistol, holster, range time, mags, and good ammo. Not the ability to run up to a dude, pull his shirt over his head and start stabbing. This whole intricate knife fighting technique thing is a meme. Either go in like a maniac or plug your attacker with your CCW.

>>33946514
I had a Victorinox knife close on my hand, but that's because I didn't notice that my fingers were in the way when I was closing it after carving a pumpkin in my highschool sophomore year. To this day, there is a scar and since it closed on a knuckle, the bone there grew an extra layer of calcium so the knuckle is knobbier than the others and knocking on doors hurts.

>>33966251
>What's important is a manufacturer's abilitu to consistently deliver a good heat treatment.
Uness you're Chris Reeves, then you have a gaggle of blind fanboys that'll consistently send you money until you die to make knives softer than chocolate and roll to oblivion so you don't ever have to and get buttmad when more discerning buyers tell you otherwise.

>>33967468
It depends on how much of a knife person you are. I mean, for just EDC it would probably hold up if the Chinese swiss cheese internals don't give out after a month or two. That said, there is a huge difference when you step into a Benchmade Infidel.

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Cold Steel Frenzy worth the price?

>>33967525

No, I get that -- quality is a known quantity.

However, does it really justify that price or is it just a Veblen good?

>>33948757
>Painting an opinel
You fucking heretic. If you want to make it darker you will need to take off the varnish with varnish remover. Do it GENTLY. Then rub the handle with walnut oil (it's called brou de noix in my country, I think it's walnut oil) using a brush. Let it dry then repeat as many time as you want. Finally apply a coat of varnish, sand using 400 grit paper, re-apply one coat and it's over.

But motherfucker don't you dare painting the Opinel.

>>33967468
>>33967525
>>33967547

Also, I want to make another point. Something that everyone who CCW's a gun should remember but sometimes they forget:

That gun is going into an evidence locker for at least a year, if not more. Same goes for your knife.

This is why I have a hard time trying to figure out how someone can justify dropping a grand on a CCW that if they use said CCW will just be confiscated. In the case of your knife, that shit is going to be covered in blood, and locked in position for god knows how long until you get it back. By then it could very well be reduced to junk, or requiring a lot of work to bring back to full functionality.

What do you do in the interim? Sit around with your thumb up your ass? No. You go out and buy replacement stuff. So you may as well write off that guy/knife the instant you buy it and intend to perhaps use one day to protect yourself.

With a gun though, the worst I have to worry about is putting it through a deep cleaner that basically any decent gunsmith has and the gun is GTG again, plus I got my range stuff to supplement the interim.

This is probably just my bias shining through. People like to collect knives, I get it. I, however, don't and just want one to use for self-defense as a backup to my gun. Something that should never happen in the first place.

>>33946584
I stabed a tire with one and learnt that I have the finger just went thru all layer's of skin

>>33967547
A lot if not all higher end knife brands are way overpriced, especially autos.

>>33960737
those are some Elijah Wood tier nails. Get help and dont dring 6 cups of coffee a day.

>>33967576

That's what I more or less felt, and it's why I am trying to find the "middle-of-the-road". Something I won't miss, but also is of a quality. A lot of times these products are literally just the best version of the device at that price-point. I tend to skew towards these things since I can't find much use in a lot of frivolities at the 1% high-end products that are marketed as being better. But what is better? If we're talking about a 2% difference in effectiveness... it's not really useful, nor worthwhile. If you drive a car that goes two MPH slower than the same model, but different version of the car you drive and yet it's several thousand dollars more expensive: can you justify that expenditure?

>inb4 the Hypercar argument

No one who buys those things can actually use them to the specs they are manufactured. They are simply too dangerous. Only F1 drivers have the capacity, and even they are smart enough to only do this under a controlled setting. So it's a moot point. This is more or less what I am cutting at.

>>33967575
Do you English?

>>33967585

He's a nail biter, classic symptom of someone suffering from an anxiety disorder. Coffee doesn't come into play.

>>33967591
You can find decent inexpensive knives, just not autos. Autos are almost 100% just for fun and most would probably recommend a manual or fixed blade for any type of serious utility or emergency self defense.

You will most likely never use a gun or knife for self defense your entire life. Especially a knife, which its primary purpose is a tool for utility. If you just want something that's going to cut things buy a RAT 1 or RAT 2. If you want super quality steel, construction, more convenient open/close locking mechanisms then higher end knives are worth it.

>>33967540
I've heard good things about it.

>>33967690

There really isn't a 100-150 dollar auto you wouldn't say, "Okay this is good." to? It's either $20 dollar junk, or $300-400 dollar inflated items? No in-between?

I was originally looking at these because I appreciate the Sykes, but the Sykes isn't really concealable and goes over the 3.5" limit in most areas. It also isn't classified as a common pocket knife. 3.5" OTF's with a straight, pointed blade like the Skyes on the other hand are AFAIK.

>>33966974
On sale for 84 at the LKS

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>>33946234
Piranha is a fish, right?

>>33967944
Just get a lightning of or a piranha, autos aren't all a billion dollars it's just there aren't actually that many middle of the road options. They aren't even that good for self defense anyway.

>>33967985
The Talwar is ridiculous but I love my XL. Mostly been carrying my CMTFW titanium pocket bowie and a orange alox Victorinox Pioneer.

I'm still an Emerson goy, but probably will be selling of a few, like a Gypsy Jack and CQC-14

>>33966139
To tack on to everyone else, it depends on the knife's intended purpose.

If you're just needing a knife to cut open packages, break down boxes, and other day to day tasks then something with high wear resistance is up your alley.

If you just want a knife to process game then a stainless may serve you better than a non-stainless blade.

If you just want something easy to sharpen and ain't a stranger to knife maintenance then high carbons like 1095 or m4 will serve you well.

There's no blade steel that can do any particular tasks 100% better than all the others. There are steels that are inherently better in certain attributes than others, but they come with the increases cons as well.

>>33968038

>piranha

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.

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>>33967944
If you are willing to spend 100-200$ then look at the Kershaw Launch series or Protechs. Protechs make the best autos on the market in my opinion and they have a number of options in that range.

>>33966033
God I can't wait for her to be taken by satan to her home

So what's the verdict on spyderco ceramic stones?

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Why do people in the military favour clip points

>>33964513
fuck it I know what I'm buying with my jury doody money.

>>33968748
Any why do some knives have almost an inch between the cutting edge and the handle/guard

>>33968385
Microtechs are the best autos, protechs are a bit cheaper than those and less tacticool, more cool cool.

>>33968063
The 4inch Talwar isn't that ridiculous.

Well... have fun with your Emershit I suppose

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are there any quality trench/knuckle dusters on the market?

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MOD (pre-Blackhawk) CQD Mark ii

>>33970815
Check Plowshare Forge.

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Hmmmmmm

Thanks Dad for fixing the free spinning pivot

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>>33948833
superior knife coming through!
name one thing wrong

>>33963979
case mako? id buy that shit off of you if youre selling. im more of a traditional pocket knife guy

>>33973454
It has butteries on it.

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how fucked am i? here are the problems:
>1. Tip is gone [snapped off]
>2. Lots of dings and scratches; some lite surface rust on blade
>3. Blade dull as an Arab's sense of humor
>4. Blade is bent on a few angles; end/mid of tang is possibly bent as well as near the hand guard
>5. Between blade and hand guard there is a few chips and a visible gap
>6. Hand guard is bent and uneven
>7. Knife grip is leather, worn but overall not a major concern of mine [looks kinda cool]

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Arriving on Wednesday. Woooo happy promotion to me. My first "nice" knife.

>>33973454
I was very close to buying this. Love the form factor and everything else about it. The sheath looks like it's made of nice leather too. I just decided on a folder and I couldn't get over the looks and the 4 in. blade of item pictured.

>>33973901
Buy a better knife.

>>33973454
>Benchmade
>fixed blade
Boi

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Have this coming in tomorrow. Pretty hype.

>>33973913
Nice. From the thumbnail I thought it was a 610 Rukus

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>currently waiting for this bad boy to drop

>>33973913
i got a nice leather worker to make me a custom sheath for it, much better.
>>33974853
they're very well made. whats the problem?
>>33973804
>implying this is a bad thing
all BM's do

>>33973901
re-profile the tip with a file NOT A GRINDER, (can do dremel but dip it in water very often to not fuck up the heat treating)
the rest is meh, adds character.

>>33973901

Do nothing. Get a new knife. Retire it and show it to knife people for a story.

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>>33974841
fuck you for 45 bucks from 2006ish money this is a solid knife
>>33975081
will do -- what about the fucked up tang/bent shit?
>>33975092
nah nigga, this knife is gonna be my workhorse knife. if it dies, it dies.

>>33974867
>d2 folder
>>33975025
what model?
>>33975130
is it loose?

>>33975147
>what model?

Spyderco Hanan. Another Brad Southard collaboration.

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>>33975147
mine is basically fig. b

>>33968106
Check out mikov too. Their autos have a weird mechanism but they're relatively affordable ($70-$200).

>>33975147
The one I ordered is CPM154, but what's wrong with D2/CPMD2?

>>33975244
you dont. personally, id put a tac to hold it all together on the guard to the blade so it doesnt move and get loose.
>>33975279
nothing, in fixed blades though

>>33975325
ka-bar cuck here. what if i remove it from the grip and try to straighten it?

>>33975340
yeah, i wouldnt. itll never go back on the same way. itll be loose.

>>33975359
i honestly want to repair it i lack the skills i think i will send it to some blacksmith or knife maker.

>>33975383
is it sentimental?

>>33975058
>Benchmade
>""""""""""""""well-made"""""""""""""

https://www.amazon.com/Okapi-Knife-Tool-KO9070-Pocket/dp/B01M244GAK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494908355&sr=8-1&keywords=okapi+knife

Does this look like a real okapi?

>>33975399
not at all

>>33975418
>i speak for everyone about benchmade
had my griptilian for 7 years, beat the piss out of it, and it shows. not a bit of wiggle room in the locks. no chipping in the blade. Problem?
>>33975431
then give er a shot. that's how you learn. this is the exact reason why i only buy full tang knives.

>>33975440
kabar is full tang, no? or does full tang mean the bits you dont see that are in the handle are actually thick just like the blade? wheres the kabar's actual tang is thinner or rod shaped

>>33975533
The tang is the metal bit that's part of the blade but gets in cased in the handle. Full tang means that the tang go's all the way to the button of the knife, half or not full tang means that the tang stops at or just below the hilt (I think) or basically where that handle starts. You see half tang more in "samurai" swords but you would never want to take anything but a full tang weapon into a fight.

In fact somone could correct me if I'm wrong but a "battle ready" sword is usually just full tang.

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>>33975696
shieeettttt

>>33975058
>all BM's do
The snap defeats the purpose of drawing it from the side..

>>33973454

boy, you are seriously off your rocker if you think a lowly benchmade is even close to a Calton.

Hidden canyon is a pretty decent knife though. A bit thick and heavy compared to mine, but there's nothing wrong with it as is.

>>33949073
Bretty good value folder for sure
>>33957562
Not the no7
>>33958949
Yes, thats probs thw best option
>>33967564
Actually I wont, after thinking about it, just wanted it to match up with my other knives when I bought it (satin metal parts, black handle, orange lanyard) but it would look dumb with those colours

>>33957614
BIN
I
N

that katana

>>33963046
Go for the para3 fa.m

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>>33948757
Opinel 12 is best size. God, i love this knife, butchering and cooking innawoods is so hadny with it

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>>33975025
>Compression lock
>Flipper
Lovely, I wish it had full g10 and wasn't so fucking expensive.

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>>33977591
I wanted the no7 because 8 is the biggest legal in where I live but 7 is my lucky number and it was cheaper too because it was on sale. Bought it for something around 6 usd.
It's very sharp too, pic related

>>33977621
How did you even cut yourself in that spot? Thats weird laws you have in your state, its not even an automatical knife, also i have one custom made knife, gonna post it it in a few minutes

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>>33977621
Sorru for the blury picture, could not get it to focus better. Its a replica of 10 century scandinavian knife, called "raven", handle is made out of bod oak, hand carved, handle is made in one piece, blade glued in for historical corectness. The steel is 65g spring steel, the blade is 22.5 cm long and 4.5 mm thick all the way to the tip

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>>33975533
>kabar is full tang, no?

Yes, the tang goes all the way through the handle. It's a stick tang and not a slab tang but it's a full tang nonetheless.

>>33975696
>You see half tang more in "samurai" swords

Not so much. They're hidden for sure, but by and large katanas are constructed in a manner similar to the crowbaresque monstrosities that Americans have become infatuated with in recent years. Ironically enough I'm pretty sure that if you showed /k/ a knife built like a European sword (like a Kabar) and a knife built like a Japanese sword (the top knife in >>33948833 would be a decent example) /k/ would tell you that the Japanese style of mounting is better.

Come to think of it, I'd bet that much of /k/ would be horrified to learn that their great great great grandfather likely used what we'd recognize as a kitchen knife simply glued or burned into a handle.

>>33962607
Mall ninja garbage.

If you want some quality Spanish brand go with Muela, Nieto or Aitor.

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>>33967473
>so the knuckle is knobbier than the others and knocking on doors hurts.

Fuck.

I got this cut like a month ago and it stills hurts every time I hit something.

So after a while of use my Benchmade 810 contego has developed some side to side play.
I'm sure that I could send it in to Benchmade, but that seems a bit over the top for this, is there any remedy for this that I can do? I've tried adjusting the pivot screw but no result

Why do people favour clip point knives?

>>33977648
That's where I test my knives.
I live in hungary tho. Rules are no auto, no balisong, no karambit, no scary looking shit. Both blade and edge lenght has to be under 8 cm (+10% is alright).
Jokes on them, I open my spydercos faster than badguys could open an auto.
>>33977669
Looks nice alright. But I am more about did you make it or payed someone ?

>>33978665
Because people are dumb-fuck sheeps and they buy based on looks and clip points looks "cool".

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>>33946514
>>33946514
I am another victim of the swiss army. I was 14 still visible.
Had no problem with locking knives.

What does /k/ think of the CRKT otanashi/shizukah/hissatsu line of knives? Im thinking of buying one for edc but for the same price i could get a spyderco or a couple ontario RAT 1s.

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>>33966954
I have the XL one in blue, got it for around $100. I like it.

$84 does not seem bad, but as always, look around first

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Any knives similar to this in shape with a more budget friendly steel?

>>33978835
sooo, a copy of the tracker that is somehow 670% more retarded?

Are you TRYING to break the internet?

>>33958432
Should I be erect at this moment?

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r8 my new knoif

got it for $50 american dollarydoos

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>>33979526

>>33975533
I know it's full tang. But it's the shitty rat tail ful ltang. Fucking why? Bends and breaks at the point it slims down if you do any tough innawoods tasks.

>>33976411
>this meme again
>a premium price for a mediocre steel
Kek

>>33978658
Put blue loctite on it and tighten it. If not send it in to BM

>>33978658
Crank it right down so the blade doesn't move, the slowly back it off like you're breaking in a new knife. Sometimes you have to reset the bushings and liner when it loosens over time.

>>33978665
Clip points are a basic hunting knife pattern.

>>33978897
If that's not a san mai Cold Steel, I was going to say a regular Cold Steel.

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>>33951431
>>33961475
>>33950102
>>33949978
>>33949920
>>33949778
Ty guys i finally choose the Opinel No. 8

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>>33946514
When I was a kid I stabbed a wall and the lock failed, cutting deep into my pinky. I cut the digital nerve and lost sensation in the left side of that finger for a long time. I don't remember, but thinking about it now, I must have been holding the knife upside down for it to have closed on my pinky.

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>>33979746
>rat tail

Stick Anon, there's a difference and it's a fairly important distinction. It never ceases to amaze me that a board that (rightfully) gets autistic about magazine vs. clip can't get this down. It's almost like people are reading things on the internet and then repeating them without looking into them first.

>why?

Because it's perfectly adequate for 95% of knife related tasks. You're only likely to break it if you're doing something that should really be delegated to another tool.

>>33980049
I have an Opinel No. 8 in my innawoods kit for eating/skinning, it's a good choice for a working knife.

I'd recommend something else for an EDC knife, however.

>>33980921
Well I just started. It was also way the cheapest, so I'll just give ist a shot. As soon as I'm familiar with my new hobby I'm pretty sure you guys can help me further

>>33980049
Wow it's fucking huge.

>>33978897
crkt obake looks kinda similar

>>33981375

4 u

Wow thread's still alive and kickin

>>33974937
Yeah you know, it looked fine from my tablet but on my PC screen it looks stupid dark

>>33975058
Nice. I wouldn't mind using that knife as a weak hand draw self defense knife, and doubling as a hunting/light bushcraft knife

>>33975025
>>33977597
That is a good looking knife.

>>33975718
...how in the actual fuck? Did you attempt to use this as an axe??

>>33946234
Ayy I had one of those, pretty decent knife for cheap

What's a good fixed blade for around 80$? Looking to travel a lot and I'd like to have a solid knife to handle the shit I'll deal with

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>>33982836
>Looking to travel a lot

To where? It would be prudent to get a blade type/length that's legal to carry everywhere you go.

>>33977597

Don't mind the bolsers on it. They are titanium which is nice.

$200 isn't expensive for what you're getting on this thing.

>>33957614
>Nuffin personnel, chap.

>>33983075
around the states, mostly midwest and texas
not super worried about laws, people round where I live carry big shit and nobody says anything

>>33982836
Be careful, in many jurisdictions, the police view fixed bladed knives as weapons rather than tool.

Assuming your in the USA of course.

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>>33983150
>people round where I live carry big shit and nobody says anything

The issue here is that you won't be where you live. What's more, you'll likely be passing through a lot of small towns and small town cops are almost universally dickheads who will fuck you for ticket revenue. I had a cop in Mexia pull me over as I was pulling away from a dead stop at a light (his lights were on before I was out of the intersection) and tell me that I was going 50 in a 30. A knife shouldn't be an issue in your car but if you're going to be out of the car then you should avoid giving cops a reason to screw with you, doubly so if you're anywhere that soccer moms might see it and call in that you're waving the knife around or something.

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What's your favorite flavor /k/

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>>33983830

I'm partial to S35VN and S110V

>>33980879
>perfectly adequate
>his kabar is fucking bent
Not a crazy huge difference, no need to get autistic. One goes 3/4 down the other goes all the way down. Either way it's narrow as fuck which is there is snaps, right at the guard so my point still stands.

>>33983830

Whatever can cut through my wrists the fastest.

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I was gifted a meme knife. It's really more of a toy. It's not comfortable in any pocket but only a tard would actually carry this. The handle is better suited for big hands. It's amusing to flick open and it can take a decently sharp edge which is all you need for menial shit around the house. Someone on amazon mentioned they use it for gardening.

I've never had anything by Boker before. Build quality is OK for light use. My blade doesn't wobble (yet?) but people have complaints about the lock. Also when the blade is closed, it can swing back out pretty easily. A few times when I tried to take the knife out of my pocket, it'd get stuck because the blade started opening.

>>33984521
Boker Magnum is totally different from Boker proper.

It's basically a no-name Chinese brand that Boker slaps their mark on.

You can get some decent stuff for the price, but some are also only adequate for the price.

does anyone else like tanto

>>33983872
How is the compression lock? How does it feel it operate? How reliable / strong is it?

Real fan of the BM axis, but I've always been worried that dirt or debris will gunk up those little parts. Compression seems simpler which I'm a fan of, but is it as smooth? I doubt the compression is stronger since it's just a reverse liner

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Old Reliable

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Pretty impressed with the new Jamal jabber.

>>33975422
Please respond

>>33979769
>Joe Calton
>mediocre

pick one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IlCp4Zn21E

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Can you go to another state and buy an auto knife and then bring it back to Cali? I'm planning a 1 week trip to Oregon in July/August and I have a small "shopping list" so to speak. I'd like to buy a Boker Kalashnikov.

>INB4 just lie about being military or LEO on a website
I'd rather not take the risk.

>>33948757
got me an opinel 8, had to force patina with vinegar because mine was a rust magnet.

>>33975696
kabar fighting knives are shitty rat tail tang. the only kabars I buy are beckers. BK7 is a beast

>>33985850

technically, it's a stick tang, a rat tail is something else. I'll agree they are shitty though. Which is unfortunate, because longswords and greatswords used stick tangs as well, and no one thought to make them "muh full tang" for centuries.

Ka-Bar's problem (when it comes to the muhreen fightan knoife) is in the design, and manufacture process, not an inherent flaw of the stick tang.

Best kukris use stick tangs as well, and no one is complaining.

>>33985087
>Compression seems simpler which I'm a fan of, but is it as smooth?
It's been awhile since I've owned an Axis or a Compression lock, but I remember the compression lock being smoother.

>I doubt the compression is stronger since it's just a reverse liner
The Compression lock looks like a reverse liner, but mechanically it's a lot different and stronger.

>>33975422
>>33985425
Yes, but if you're so worried about getting a counterfeit, order from Cas Iberia, an official dealer.

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Bought an Old Hickory sticker.
Got what I expected for $10.
Gotta get the grinder marks out, replace the grips, and put a decent edge to the damn thing.
I spent a good half-hour reshaping the grips before noticing it isn't even fixed to the tang right.
What's a good finish for hardwood grips?

>>33985774
Why not just buy it in California online? Most of the popular sites don't even ask. BladeHQ does but you can tell them you are a seller which is how I just one from them. BladeOps doesn't even ask.

From what I understand you can legally own autos in California you just can't carry 2+ inch ones.

>>33985774
Also it sounds more risky driving one across states to me. I've had no problems ordering online, just saying.

Black or digi paramilitary 3?

>>33986404
It's illegal to sell an auto knife with a blade longer than 2 inches in CA. I want an actual automatic knife, not a push-button boxcutter.
>>33986424
Driving across states isn't risky at all if you just keep your stuff away from prying eyes. Not that I'm going to smuggle illegal shit because you can keep an auto knife in the back seat of your car without worries.

>>33986494
Digi is a shit meme.
Black looks tactical af

>>33983122
Titanium feels cold and its also slippery

>>33985774
>>INB4 just lie about being military or LEO on a website

Most sites like Blade HQ never even ask you nor has anyone even been prosecuted for it.

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>>33984041
>his kabar is fucking bent

And the tip is broken and the guard is bent, almost like he did things with that knife that should've been delegated to other tools. What you don't seem to have picked up on is that I'm not disputing that the transition to the tang is the most likely place to break on a Kabar. What I'm saying is that you're not likely to break a Kabar unless you do something outlandish with it. What exactly would be your baseline for a good utility knife? Because much of the world uses stuff that's less sturdy than a Kabar and gets along just fine.

>One goes 3/4 down the other goes all the way down.

No, one is a rod welded either to the base of the blade or to a very short tang and the other is a simple extension of the blade. A rat tail tang doesn't necessarily have to be welded but generally speaking they are and either way they're almost exclusively used on show pieces, which is why it's important to make a distinction.

>>33986398
>old hickory
this is like the chink replica of corollas of knives who gives a shit. you should've bought a mora and gotten your money worth. i am not against the old hickory line at all they are good for lot of things but don't expect vg10/cpm3 performance out of em. basically do not waste your time on a fancy handle

>>33988727
kabar cuck here again, while i agree with you on some aspects [meaning i put my kabar through hell and it finally bent, chipped and snapped] i still think it is unacceptable that the their 'fighter' knives are the rat tang design. basically once my knife is bent, i am fucked... fug me.

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>>33988845
>it is unacceptable that the their 'fighter' knives are the rat tang design.

Stick Anon, there's a difference and it's a fairly important distinction. Is this about fighting now? Because a stick tang is definitely up to the task of being cranked around inside a body.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/microcock/32810375447.html

Should I buy one just for the laughs ?

>>33967522
Say what you want, but CRK has upped their hardness recently. My new Sebenza feels like their old BG42, but yeah, some of their early S30V and S35VN is softer than fuck all.

Any good knife youtube channels?

>>33990264
nutnfancy

:^)

>>33987955
>push-button boxcutter
Move to Oregon.

>>33989186
i guess... at least they should heat treat their knives better. i am not bashing kabar whatsoever. 40 bucks is what i paid and it is a exceptional and cool looking knife. my next knife is going to be hi ak bowie. i just want a beast knife :3

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>>33990798
forgot pic

>>33990798
>at least they should heat treat their knives better

We can agree on that. They've raised the price of the basic Kabar to be comparable to the BK7 without updating their materials or methods, which is exactly what Cold Steel caught so much shit for over the years.

Make sure to post pics of that bowie when you get it.