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1/19/2011 6:26:18 PM

The last post on page 8 is important for anyone considering a bushcraft knife, "survival knife", "urban survival knife" or a small utility fixed blade.

1/19/2011 6:51:45 PM

tell me a good knife for skinning and butchering deer

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 7:17 PM. Reason : btw my endura 4 works great for dressing squirrels ]

1/19/2011 7:16:46 PM

cKc Hunter (Modified cKc Mini-Trailblazer) in D2.

Get up with Kyley Harris. It will take a month or more to build, you can just drop a $50 deposit and then pay when it's completed. Shouldn't cost more than $200. Contact him and find out what the deal is. If you want to try out my cKc thrive when it gets here you can. It will arrive in another month or two at the most. Wait until you try it out, I think you will be impressed enough to buy one of his knives for yourself.

This dude virtuovice tests all of these deer hunting knives btw, but do not listen to what he says. He is confused and he uses too many knives in too short a time period. His favorite knives suck. He always praises the cKc, but never recommends it because he wants to recommend mainstream knives (Keeps more viewers). Just watch the performance dude. The cKc performed better than anything else I've seen. Kyley knows what the fuck he's doing man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HeqskoWihI

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 7:22 PM. Reason : t]

1/19/2011 7:19:17 PM

i impulse purchased a bk2

shit's silly

1/19/2011 7:22:52 PM

It's not bad for the money, but there is better shit out there for sure.

1/19/2011 7:27:58 PM

i'm downloading the video now (slow phone internet tethering)


for xmas i got a skeletool. i find it pretty handy for carrying at work. between that, my channel locks (which get used as a hammer more than as pliers), and my flashlight, i've usually got what i need to handle the small shit i run into.

1/19/2011 7:33:21 PM

I'll need a report on your findings son.

1/19/2011 8:17:45 PM

it'll certainly do the job. that's really more than i'm willing to spend, though. i'd much rather put $200 towards a firearm.

i'll get something of that caliber someday.

1/19/2011 8:23:12 PM

they need a damned left-handed skeletool

1/19/2011 8:23:20 PM

See, at this point I feel that $200 for a knife is down at the minimum price level to get decent quality. An american maker would be charging $100 more for any given knife most likely, and they'd be getting the materials at half the cost that they are for Kyley.

As far as the $200 figure, it's sort of like buying a $400 firearm. Much below that and shit gets iffy, but at that point things begin to get decent. With folders I really do feel that you have to get up over $100, preferably $200, in order to get something that will really stand up over the long term. if you want top quality, like shit that will last a lifetime, that comes about when you're in the $330+ range (ie - Chris Reeve Sebenza). It is a higher initial investment, but over the long term it pays off big time.

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 8:36 PM. Reason : t]

1/19/2011 8:33:11 PM

agreed

however, i kill deer with a $200 rifle

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 8:35 PM. Reason : with a $750 scope on top ]

1/19/2011 8:35:16 PM

I guess I should clarify that I mean semi-auto firearm. There are pump action shotguns that I trust for under $200 new.

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 8:39 PM. Reason : t]

1/19/2011 8:36:47 PM

hollow ground benchmade griptilian for an awesome knife that will last for years.

https://www.heimerdingercutlery.com/images/bm550hg_griptilian_cv.jpg

like butter

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:03 PM. Reason : ]

1/19/2011 9:02:49 PM

1/19/2011 9:07:23 PM

^^ I've had a mini-Griptilian for years. They are excellent knives. I really wish all my <$100 folders came with the axis lock.

1/19/2011 9:10:08 PM

Yes, they're pretty good. The only thing I don't like about the Axis lock is that the springs holding it in a freakin THIN. The lock itself is strong so long as the springs don't break for some reason (They don't take any of the load obviously, but I just worry about them breaking).

I think frame lock and liner lock variants are the most reliable and best locks in my opinion. A properly executed liner lock is great (I only see really good liner locks on customs) and a frame lock is really great if it's done right. You can mess up a frame lock easily if the lockbar is too tall though. You will have trouble opening the blade in that case because you'll be holding the lockbar down when you try to open it and the detent will prevent it from easily opening. Chris Reeve got the lockbar right on the Sebenzas and Umnumzaan. The Sebenza is probably the best production knife in existence and one of the best overall EDC knives money can buy. I think they're a deal even at $330 for a small and $385 for a large.

[Edited on January 20, 2011 at 7:51 AM. Reason : t]

1/20/2011 7:50:24 AM

I am interested in purchasing a collectible custom knife that is likely to gain value over time. Where should I begin this process? I know next to nothing about art, knives, or art knife hoarding.

1/20/2011 2:38:50 PM

No.

1/20/2011 5:00:32 PM

Quote :

"ART KNIFE HOARDING"

1/20/2011 5:01:31 PM

Perhaps.

1/20/2011 5:02:04 PM

I don't know if this is the right thread, but I have a Sypderco Native, smooth blade, CPMS30V, that has been keeping me good company for more than a hot minute.

Run it down the sharpening steel once every week and a half or so

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedoggy

1/20/2011 6:19:26 PM

I have a matched set of several knives. Each has a stainless steel handle and blade. The blades are dull by design with a small section that is serrated. I generally use them to apply butter to toast or to cut a muffin in half. Do you think these knives will increase in value over time? I have all 8 from the set and they are in fairly good condition.

1/21/2011 12:25:54 AM

Quote :

"Yeah, well... I wasn't going to say anything, but I figure I need the humility check... Last night - TOO late, for me - I was tired, and didn't know when to say quits. I wanted to get some good shots of the blades with a new background. In my fatigue, I knocked a 3lb hammer off the workbench onto my barefoot big toe (pretty nasty) while I was pinching one of the blades to carry it to the light tent. When I bounced from the pain, I saw a dime-sized slip of flesh fly from my hand. Never felt the cut!!! Here's a shot of it tonight after it's stopped bleeding:"

Quote :

"I have a matched set of several knives. Each has a stainless steel handle and blade. The blades are dull by design with a small section that is serrated. I generally use them to apply butter to toast or to cut a muffin in half. Do you think these knives will increase in value over time? I have all 8 from the set and they are in fairly good condition."

Why don't you go have them appraised son? That would be a valuable way to spend your time and you would then know their scrap steel value.

[Edited on January 21, 2011 at 8:47 PM. Reason : t]

1/21/2011 8:45:53 PM

WTF? I was going to order a Delica 4 via your link on the last page and I see this:


"Due to recent knife laws we cannot ship folding knives to New York."

1/22/2011 6:16:26 PM

I carry this

1/22/2011 6:25:33 PM

Quote :

"Due to recent knife laws we cannot ship folding knives to New York."

Yeah, you need to look at your local laws man. NY turned into communist Russia a few months ago. You wont find a single online vendor shipping to NY. Try Three Little Indians Cigars & Custom Knives in NY if you can get to their store. The owner just died, he was a really great guy. Anyway, the store should still be open and they sell production and custom knives. Give them your business man.

^ Is that a joke or not? That design is called a WSK. Lots of different people make them, but the one that's most famous is called the Tom Brown Tracker. I hate that knife, lol. The knife you showed is probably a shitty ripoff version of an already shitty knife. What's hilarious about it is that it was apparently featured in that movie with Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro ("The Hunted" or some shit), lol. Nutnfancy actually did a long video trashing the knife and the movie. That video is actually quite funny. Note that I'm not that big of a nutnfancy fan these days, I've moved beyond the stage where he has anything useful to teach me. But I can't deny that he is one of the people who initially fostered my interest in knives. Then I met much more interesting people who know a whole lot more than he does.


Nutnfancy's "The Anatomy of Hype" Parts 1 and 2 (This is an OLD nutnfancy video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhAVfneM_jI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNscTTLgBRE

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 6:47 PM. Reason : t]

1/22/2011 6:40:23 PM

I dont know, I just posted the first silly knife pic I could find

1/22/2011 6:49:55 PM

Interesting that you found a rip off of the Tom Brown Tracker. Well, I tell ya, you really could not have picked a shittier knife.

1/22/2011 6:55:16 PM

what about these?







[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 7:25 PM. Reason : d]

1/22/2011 7:15:52 PM

All I can suggest at this point is this site:

http://www.ebosshoss.com/TradeKnives


Also, please remove the massive photo on the bottom my son. Then we continue talking son.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 7:18 PM. Reason : t]

1/22/2011 7:17:45 PM

HOLY SHEEAIGHT SON!

1/22/2011 7:39:10 PM

are there any knives that have scrolling LED twitter feeds built into the handle?

1/22/2011 7:39:59 PM

That would be extremely stupid, clearly.

You should definitely handle a real custom though son. Go to Davi's son, they have customs there. Handle a Gerry McGinnis (~$800) and an Allen Elishewitz (~$1000) folder, they should still have both. Compare them to the $200 production knives and then compare those to $20 knives.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 7:42 PM. Reason : t]

1/22/2011 7:40:23 PM

what? why?

1/22/2011 7:41:06 PM

?

1/22/2011 7:42:17 PM

why would it be stupid? information is key

1/22/2011 7:43:24 PM

Knives cut things...... Low weight..... size efficiency..... etc.......

1/22/2011 7:44:47 PM

man, I got a toothbrush with twitter updates on it, and its lighter than any knife

1/22/2011 7:45:33 PM

Then carry the toothbrush son. I must be really bored dude.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 7:46 PM. Reason : t]

1/22/2011 7:46:07 PM

just saying, when you are out doing knife stuff you wouldnt like to also keep up with your tweets?

1/22/2011 7:48:04 PM

I have a phone.....

1/22/2011 7:48:19 PM

I got pockets that can hold stuff, but I still use a wallet... its all about integration

1/22/2011 7:49:31 PM

I need to repeat this post because this was for the real knife people son.



HOLY SHEEAIGHT SON!

1/22/2011 7:52:01 PM

Dear SaabTurbo,

Son, is this thread going to go back to aviation at some point, son? I need some more aviation talk, son.

Son,

DeltaBeta, son.

1/22/2011 8:42:21 PM

what kind of finish do they call that on the back?

1/22/2011 10:02:44 PM

Looks like some sort of patina.

1/22/2011 10:15:08 PM

Oh, that's titanium that has been stone washed and anodized. Neil Blackwood is damn good at anodizing (And knifemaking in general) and can get that amazing gold/purple color!

Or do you mean the textured backspacer? I don't think there's any specific term for it. The backspacer has been milled most likely. It doesn't look like it was done with a file to me, but it might have been. Most likely it's just a milled backspacer which was stonewashed and then had the edges broken on a belt. The broken edges are smooth and gold, the milled out spaces are blue and stonewashed.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 11:01 PM. Reason : t]

1/22/2011 10:50:27 PM

I absolutely love my Ka-Bar Tanto Warthog Straightedge.



[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 11:04 PM. Reason : .]

1/22/2011 11:04:47 PM

I always feel bad telling people I don't like their stuff.

It gets the job done though I guess.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 11:11 PM. Reason : t]

1/22/2011 11:11:33 PM