/ktg/ - knife thread

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>>34917996
>CAPTCHA: Toilets Paulista

>>34918230
>Best guess for this image: table

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Only one knife picture so far and it's of poo knife.

What yall looking into buying? Spyderco pygmy or dodo (fucking hopeful there)

>>34920290
you been stabbing car doors with that benchmade?

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>>34920290
>>34920346
Well at lest he uses them, a lot of people don't like actually using $100+ knives for anything that would scratch them. I don't have a problem with that kind of collector, but I prefer to use mine to get a better sense of their design and for the utility of it.

>>34920346
Bought it used for cheap as hell. Guy before me wasn't nice to it. I suspect fencing work.

>>34920406
It's pointless to own a knife and not use it man. Besides a hunk of s30v that huge? Can't resist using it.

How you like the 562?

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>>34920960
It's a great knife, a little thick behind the edge, but nothing a bit of time on the stones can't sort out. Great action though, and solid ergonomics. It's one of only a few knives with "deep carry" clips that I still find easy to get out of my pocket.

I've had mine about 2 years now, it's held up well. Granted I rotate my knives a lot so it's only had a few months (if that) of pocket time.

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>>34921318
Are you the guy who has the Al Mar spear point blade with like a blue g10 handle maybe?
I have been thinking about getting the eagle talon but I wanted to hear from somebody who had one. Wandering how it holds up as an EDC.

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>>34917996
enjoy your poop knife.

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>>34921498
Yep I'm that guy, pic related.

I would honestly not recommend the Talon blade shape. It's sexy, but it's just not that useful unless you are primarily stabbing stuff.

The flat ground ones are going to be far more useful for cutting tasks.

They are very nice knives, for LIGHT EDC (even the HD (heavy duty) variant like mine), if you can get over the price point. My Eagle is laminated ZPD-189, so the price tag (around $200 if I recall) was not too hard to swallow, but the $150ish for the AUS8a is hard for most people. I don't think it is a rip off, because they have a very good heat treat and they are for light edc.

>>34920911
fuck desu
is that a 101 airborne patch/knife?

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Just came in the mail.

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>>34917996
What sites do you recommend for getting cheap knives.

Pic related Iv only gotten them from trueswords. im thinking of getting a karambit or a push dagger.

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>>34922684
Not OP, but I find the knife market is less about where to buy, but what to buy. Figure out what you want, figure out your price range, and watch/read reviews (handle if possible). Figure out what brands are good at making what you want.

After all that, it's easy as seeing what sites have them for the best price.

But my normal go to sites for more historical/collection/sword kind of stuff is Kult Of Athena, Amazon, and the SBG forums.

For more practical/edc/innawoods stuff I check BladeHQ, Cutlery Shoppe, Amazon, and sometimes KnivesShipFree and Knife Center.

>>34922684
Amazon and bladehq, most of the shit on true swords is pretty trash.

>>34920290
Benchmade Skirmish?

That's been discontinued for years. Even used you might get some decent money out of it if you were to sell it.

>>34921318
My pm2 has no issues with draw with a deep carry clip. That the assisted one? Of so how is it deposited?

>>34924148
Benchmade skirmish full-size. Bought used for 165. I could flip it but it's just such a fun knife to use. Has such a sexy click when the lock activates. Shits on the reeve audibly.

>>34922684
Almost all mine are amazon. Outliers are kershawguy and pawn shops. Also mild opportunism.

>>34922345
I used to have about ten Victorinox swiss army knives when I was ten. I miss them the most.

>>34920290
https://www.gearbest.com/multitools/pp_343441.html?lkid=11074398
On the fence about getting this.

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>>34924963
>That the assisted one?
You mean my 0562cf? No it's a manual, great action.

The PM2 is a great knife, I have had two. A Camo DLC one that I gave to my brother in the Coast Guard, and I still have my Orange/XHP one. Pic Related.

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Can /ktg/ identify this knife? The only marking on it is STAINLESS STEEL. It was my grandfather's, found it in his old stuff.

>>34926486
Looks like one of those rambo survival knives I had as a kid. It was hollow and had a compass and matches in the handle if I remember correctly.

>>34918023
what knife is that

>>34920911
>hurrdurr no practical use
those are all fucken cool as fuck man

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im planningon buying a 400/1000 doublesided grit whetstone and another 4000/10000. am I good with these for a razor sharp blade or did I skip stones and Ill need more in between?

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>>34928488
Maybe consider a 3,000-6,000 and then a 10k to 13k ish.

I'm still working on my water stone/free hand stuff. There are a few others here on /k from time to time that know their free hand stuff much better than me.

Have you taken any thought into what brands you like, and any sort of lapping equipment.

Currently my favorite water stone is a Naniwa Chosera 400... But I've been told it may not be the best for very hard, large carbide, vanadium rich steels. And I use a DMT Extra Course diamond plate for lapping.

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>>34920406
I love the fact that if the $200 knife gets used and abused through everyday use, and doesn't break or suck, it's well worth the cash and will probably last a few lifetimes.

>>34926486
I was going to say it was my knife from childhood. I had the exact same knife.

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Plan on getting a Microtech auto and seeing how it compares to Protech.

Anyone ever shopped with dhgate buying chinkshit knock offs? Just bought a balisong from there. Are they reliable?

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how come it's so hard to find a knife that has the same lines as pic, but in 4" length and in 3V, O1, A2, or some other tough carbon steel?

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Anyone know any knives like the boker exskelibur but smaller and in a similar price range? i know there is the boker exskelibur II but that removes the things i like about the exskelibur I. am looking for the sleek look, front flipper and around 2.5-3" because i have small hands so i prefer a smaller knife.
every knife ive seen similar to it is semi custom and way above my price range.

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>selling from China

Really makes you think.

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>>34930277
why in the fuck would anyone counterfeit that knife lmfao, its dirt cheap as it is

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>>34929971
Because that's a small utilitarian knife that likely won't see much impact and makers of such things tend to lean towards nicer stainless steels because they'll yield more tangible benefits. The knife in your pic is apparently made from something similar to D2 but frankly I doubt most users would notice a difference between D2 and 1095 in a knife that size. Users who do notice a difference will simply appreciate sharpening their knives less.

Not to say you shouldn't throw money at good steel but if you're going for carbon steel you should go for a design that showcases its strengths.

>>34929516
the LUDT is a nice side opener with a solid lockup
one thing that you may find discomforting is that there is no way to lock the blade closed
i have a few and i carry them often and this has never been a problem for me. others have said the same, but it did take me a while to get comfortable with one in my pocket

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bumping this

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>>34930788
Puny sebenza. You don't even lift, bro.

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>>34930884
but i do spin

>>34930884
Have fun with your flea market tier knife for triple the price, faggot.

>>34928612
>Have you taken any thought into what brands you like, and any sort of lapping equipment.

nope, still a newbie, i was considering buying the kabar 1211 and then buying some cheap whetstones

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>>34931276
>kabar 1211
Pic related would be about $20 less which you might want to consider on a knife that you plan to use to practice sharpening. You might also want to look into Ontario's old hickory line.

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>>34930974
Rustling fgts like you makes it all worth it.

>>34931710
i have a cheap $30 kabar replica already ill practice on that then try on my 1211

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Been thinking about picking up a Yojimbo 2 or PM2 for edc. Thoughts? I'm on the fence on choosing one over the other.

>>34932629
wharncliff type blades look cool, but i think that straight edge would limit your cutting options.

>>34932629
id say go for the pm2, more ergonomic imo, plus u have the finger choil up on part of the blade allowing u to choke up. and agreeing with >>34932700 i think the PM2 blade shape is overall better for edc

>>34932700
>>34932934
Thanks. I didnt really think of it until you mentioned it, but that straight edge would be an annoyance in some cases.

>>34932985
>that straight edge would be an annoyance in some cases
Such as?

>>34929971
what do you mean? there are a million "survival" knives out there of every kind of steel. realistically, i don't think it matters much what it's made of--you just don't want some overly brittle, bottom of the barrel, chinese stamped crap.

>>34933316
>that straight edge would be an annoyance in some cases
not the quoted anon, but the problem comes when cutting on a surface like a table or counter. a curve lets you work in a wide range of angles.

>>34933316
get one and report back to us later m8

>>34933750
>he problem comes when cutting on a surface like a table or counter
3 of my favorite kitchen knives have straight edges and I use them exclusively on a cutting board.

>>34933752
Don't make claims if you can't back them up m8.

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hai guys i just moved into a new room and found this on the bed
logo marks it as walmart storebrand trash but i dont really know shit about knives except that theyre cool sometimes
is this thing worth keeping/using or should I just try n sell it to some loser? or is it too worthless even for that?

>>34933769
i'll believe you if you actually find a picture of a kitchen knife that looks like >>34932629

>>34926486
>>34926764
>>34928888
This. Back in the 80's when US Cavalry and Brigade QM were more like Mall Ninja catalogs instead of uniform suppliers for emergency service people they had that sort of thing. One of my first acts when I turned 18 was to order a tacticool black hollow handle knife from one of them. Nice knife, kinda wish I hadn't sold it on E-Bay.

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>>34933769
hurrdurr i can't understand things

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>>34933815
I feel like pic related and meat cleavers are designs that everyone should be familiar with.

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>>34933902

>>34933909
that's clearly not a straight edge.
i refer you to your own post >>34933926
you dumbass

Im at work and we just got a a Benchmade proper in g10 red number 65/1000 in any reason to buy or is the number kindof pointless?

>>34933964
>a Benchmade proper
model?

Are those Ganzo knives any good?

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>>34933951
>Oh no he came up with an example, better get insanely specific so I don't have to articulate my thoughts
You shouldn't get this defensive when people ask you why you think what you think.

>>34934026
>You shouldn't get this defensive when people ask you why you think what you think.
are you talking to yourself?

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>>34934034
Wow that'd be super duper clever if any of the posts leading up to this, other than mine, contained question marks.

>>34934055
you seem a little flustered anon

>>34933909
>>34934026
so which one is supposed to be like >>34932629

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>>34934082
As do you, I'll remind you that you were the first to resort to posting nonsense like "hurrdurr." You're the one who decided to take this off the rails Anon and now that I've posted knives like you wanted you don't seem to have anything of substance to say.

Articulate your thoughts. Tell me why you think what you think.

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>>34934103
The ones with the
>>34933951
>straight edge

>>34934110
>As do you
are you sure about that m8?

>>34934127
Yes. You're beating around the bush and throwing m8 around a lot and you're doing it as a substitution for real discussion and as a response to someone asking you a simple question.

Articulate your thoughts. Tell me why you think what you think.

>>34934141
>Tell me why you think what you think.
i think you're mad becasue you keep responding to a troll & posting pics

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>>34934124

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>>34934155
>Haha I fooled you into posting pics of knives in a knife thread
Yeah OK dude. Next time just don't ask for pics if you're going to throw a shitfit when you get them.

>>34934190
>throw a shitfit
ok dude. whatever you say

>>34932700
>straight edge
>>34932985
>straight edge
>>34933316
>straight edge
>>34934186
And then suddenly it has to be exactly the same blade shape.

>>34934203
Glad to see we're on the same page, in the future try not to post unless you actually know the topic.

>>34934243
you really do seem mad anon

>>34934253
You're wasting just as much time and often responding within a minute, it seems odd that that's your fallback. Would you like to move to a real conversation at this point or are you literally just here to shitpost?

>>34934298
>just here to shitpost?

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>>34934330
Yeah that's kind of what I figured. Do know that I hope that some day you get your life sorted out and come here to talk about knives.

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Does anyone know about cutlasses like pic related? I found something similar from Linder's Chinese subsidiary but whenever I try to find daggerlike blades that were considered cutlasses nothing like pic related ever comes up, it's all longer and thinner knives.

>>34934243
>and then suddenly it has to be the zame blade shape
No. But the location on the blade. If its lower ghan the handle it will be much easier to use, rather than having the blade and handle level such as the syderco.

>>34933814
They're like $4 knives new and they're actually ok for the price and considering its a walmart knife. Just keep it around as a beater.

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>>34933984
BM319-1 65/1000
Pic related but not ours just same model.

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>>34934570
There were straight bladed cutlasses, but they didn't look like that.

Just ordered a Spyderco Endura 4 Wave. What am i in for?

Just ordered a Benchmade griptillian with a their modified wharncliffe blade in CPM-S20V and a Spyderco Manix sprint run with S90V sandwiched between layers of CPM154. They should arrive next week, I'm excited to retire my old mini barrage in 154cm, it's 8 years old and still works like a charm, but I'm ready for something new.

>>34937067
You're now the head of the local LGBT chapter

>>34933964
Pointless IMO, leave that shit for collectors and save 20 bucks or whatever the price difference is.

The micarta Proper is much sexier anyway.

>>34932700
Are you high? It's like the king of utility/general purpose types

>>34933815
Like Nakiris, Usubas, various bunkas, certain Santoku styles, some petty and paring knives, cleavers and Chinese chefs knives. Yes most kitchen knives have a slight curvature but not all of them

Now how a pure wharncliff works as a kitchen knife is gonna depend a lot on the handle. You just have to cut a little differently

>>34930689
I guess it comes down to wanting a 3.75"~4" cutting edge with a bit of a finger guard. Been looking at fiddleback forge and WT Wright stuff, but so many have minimal guards and sleek handles. Maybe my fear of slippery handle + barely any pronounced choil/guard is a bit too exaggerated? I was interested in the Bradford Guardians, but there were a lot of people stating that they got cut a little bit because that knife has a short handle and the index finger rides on the choil.

>>34917996
I carry a knife and ride an Indian. Does that count?

>>34930757
That's fine, I don't like locks on my auto knives.

>>34939199
Yes, post a picture of your knife and your Indian.

>>34939214
I don't have a pic of them together sadly :(

>>34939221
This is /k/, the thread will still be alive tomorrow

>>34939239
I'm out to sea. Won't have any of that until I get off

Indian knife looks like poo!

>>34939258
There will always be /ktg/ for you seafaring anon. You can't be at sea forever.

>>34939299
If only i could :(

>>34934708
It might just be the angle of the pic but it looks to me like if you took that Yojimbo and laid the edge flat on the table the handle would be in the air.

>>34935455
Yeah it's starting to look like Linder and the auction house that I got the previous pic from might've fucked up their terminology. I can find hunting knives similar to pic related (many apparently meant for stabbing boars) and some similar fighting knives but none being referred to as a cutlass. This might just boil down to "it's a large blade that could be found on ships so we called it a cutlass."

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>>34940075
Forgot pic.

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Hi /ktg/.

I have no experience with knife sharpening, and my edc is now a butter knife.
What do?

Pic related.

>>34940016
Yes, but not enough for your hand to fit underneath. Or atleast it looks that way.

>>34940166
you should get one of those lansky knife sharpening guide kits, they make sharpening easy. you could always just get a stone but free hand sharpening is always a little daunting for your first time, especially on such a nice knife

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>>34937067
Nice choice

>>34940199
>free hand sharpening is always a little daunting for your first time, especially on such a nice knife
I want to learn how to properly sharpen knives, and my mcusta's edge is absolutely ruined anyway. So it might actually be a good way to practice.
I think I'll go for the stone, but I wonder which "grit" I must choose.

>>34940225
you need a variety of grits, especially if your knife is a dull as u say. you need to start at something low such as 400/600 and work your way up to around 1500 or higher depending if u want to get anal about it. personally i use 800 - 1000 - 1500 when i resharpen as 1500 gets my knives sharp enough to cut paper and shave hair, dont need it to be stupidly sharp.

>>34940225
Watching how the Lansky stones interact with the blade could give you insight into sharpening, just saiyan,

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>>34940235
I'd like to buy only one stone if possible, but I saw they have a different grit on each side. Maybe I'll start with a small grit and see if that's enough.

>>34940240
>Lansky stones
You mean like pic related?

>>34940303
Yes. Wicked Edge is an upgrade if you've got the money.

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>>34940191
So was your issue specifically with the cleaver or what?

>>34930921
Just the kind of autist to block a serial number on a knife

>>34940557
>>34940235
Thanks for the answers lads.

>>34926486
It looks like an Aitor knife, they made various "jungle survival" knives that have that sheath that can be used as sling shot and the blade shape also reminds me of Aitor knives.

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Just bought, rate my blade boys

>>34941394
Kershaw Leek? I have one I use for edc and it's an okay knife. I find if I put a really sharp edge on it, it gets pretty brittle; it seems to get small chips in the edge and I'm not overtasking the knife to where that should happen.

>>34941461
Kershaw Leek yeah, noted ty

>>34941394
Always liked the look of the leek but am not a fan of spring assist knives, plus when i handled one it didnt seem to have too good of an action so i feel that if i remove the spring it wouldnt be all too good

>>34941394
kind of a meme knife, but i have one too. don't really like it for EDC. i took out the safety and put a lanyard on it.

>>34944380
>meme knife
How so?

>>34940225
If we're strictly talking waterstones:
First get a 200-400 grit for actually getting a cutting edge, they will cut fast and are your foundation.
Then you can pretty much be good with a 3000~ grit stone to finish.
If you want to take the blade further, you get a 6000-8000 and beyond that, you're looking at $100+ per 10k stones that put mirror polish.
And if you have a fine grained leather belt, you can apply some jewel compound and strop the finished blade for the finishing touch. You can also use the strop if your knife dulls a little between use, as a touch up until it loses its edge.

As for technique, you either do some triangle maths and find the angle you will hold the blade or get a reference angle guide tool/wedge. And then you pretty much just practice practice practice.
Use a cheap kitchen knife if you're too afraid to use your premium knife.

Its really about consistency.