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Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

54 by tonguengroover
INVICTVS138 wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:01 pm
sig230 wrote:Looks like all the images I posted in the past have gone away.

But let's try this set. It's a camp set, larger and smaller for big jobs and little ones and were made by Pennsylvania bladesmith Larry Mensch.

Larry Mensch pair.jpg
Gorgeous- too pretty to use!


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No kidding. What's the green made of?
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Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

55 by sig230
tonguengroover wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:55 pm
INVICTVS138 wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:01 pm
sig230 wrote:Looks like all the images I posted in the past have gone away.

But let's try this set. It's a camp set, larger and smaller for big jobs and little ones and were made by Pennsylvania bladesmith Larry Mensch.

Larry Mensch pair.jpg
Gorgeous- too pretty to use!


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No kidding. What's the green made of?
It's some form of plastic. Looks really shiny but actually has a very slight tacky feel. It's surprisingly secure when used.
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Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

56 by tonguengroover
sig230 wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:42 am
tonguengroover wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:55 pm
INVICTVS138 wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:01 pm
sig230 wrote:Looks like all the images I posted in the past have gone away.

But let's try this set. It's a camp set, larger and smaller for big jobs and little ones and were made by Pennsylvania bladesmith Larry Mensch.

Larry Mensch pair.jpg
Gorgeous- too pretty to use!


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No kidding. What's the green made of?
It's some form of plastic. Looks really shiny but actually has a very slight tacky feel. It's surprisingly secure wen used.
Looks like polished nickel or Chromed blades? For some reason I see them being used in some blood letting ritual.

I've hinted around about an OTF knife for my birthday coming up. Maybe the wife will come though since the folder I usually carry got lost on the beach inthe Cayman's.

https://www.bladehq.com/item--Microtech ... OTF--50348
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,”

Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

59 by tonguengroover
INVICTVS138 wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:16 pm Pretty cool.


I carry a condition 1 gun around all day, but for some reason carrying an auto knife makes me nervous …

Probably, because I have a ton of formal training, training and experience with handguns and no knife training.

To me a knife is a mainly a tool anyways.


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I thought I would be nervous as well but once you feel how strong the trigger is on these, w ell, I just don't think about it. It's very safe.
I've had it with assisted flippers. They eventually just get clogged up or spring gets old and I'm prying it open like an old fashioned un assisted.
I dunno, we'll see how this one works out. I may go back to carrying a fixed blade.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,”

Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

60 by INVICTVS138
tonguengroover wrote:
INVICTVS138 wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:16 pm Pretty cool.


I carry a condition 1 gun around all day, but for some reason carrying an auto knife makes me nervous …

Probably, because I have a ton of formal training, training and experience with handguns and no knife training.

To me a knife is a mainly a tool anyways.


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I thought I would be nervous as well but once you feel how strong the trigger is on these, w ell, I just don't think about it. It's very safe.
I've had it with assisted flippers. They eventually just get clogged up or spring gets old and I'm prying it open like an old fashioned un assisted.
I dunno, we'll see how this one works out. I may go back to carrying a fixed blade.
I carried a small fixed blade (ESEE IZULA II) for about a year. I found it to be less practical than a large, standard folder with a sturdy lock. When I am doing anything outdoors related, I always have a sturdy, fixed blade. On my belt or pack hunting or hiking, on my pfd, water-fowling or kayaking.


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Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

63 by tonguengroover
sig230 wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:06 pm For a small fixed blade that's easy to carry I generally fall back on another Little Hen knife. It's carried on a kydex sheath on a leather thong and worn around my neck.

LHC-Neck2.gif

LHC-Neck1.gif
Those are pretty slick knives. No bulge if your trying to hide it. But not much to grab onto.
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Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

67 by wings
Neat!

I think the thick spine is obligatory - I've read steel is stronger and holds better edges for a longer time, but metallurgy really isn't my thing. There are reasons that long swords didn't really come along until the Iron Age. Bronze is much more corrosion resistant and easier to work though. I think the most common implementation of bronze in weapons was for axe heads, where you didn't have to worry so much about strength and edge quality to get an effective chopping weapon with reach.

Damn it, now I want a bronze headed axe.

Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

74 by tonguengroover
My wonderfully nice customer from Connecticut just gave me a very nice knife.
I commented how nice it was as it was on the counter. I showed him my new OTF MICROTECH the wifey got me for my birthday.
So I'm finishing up and he hands me the knife when we shook hands. He ordered a new one for me but it was delayed.
Raytheon people rock!
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Re: Knife thread, fixed blades, folders let’s see them.

75 by SunRiseWest
tonguengroover wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:00 pm
INVICTVS138 wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:16 pm Pretty cool.


I carry a condition 1 gun around all day, but for some reason carrying an auto knife makes me nervous …

Probably, because I have a ton of formal training, training and experience with handguns and no knife training.

To me a knife is a mainly a tool anyways.


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I've had it with assisted flippers. They eventually just get clogged up or spring gets old and I'm prying it open like an old fashioned un assisted.
I dunno, we'll see how this one works out. I may go back to carrying a fixed blade.
Wow, I've never had that problem with spring assisted knives, even with my budget ones-- and I do have some really cheap knives that I'm very fond of.

I have about four or five $17-$30 spring assisted knives that have been flawless, though I do blow dust out of them about every three months and oil them twice a year. Most of them have had a lot of use and still have a lot of life left in them.

I will have to post a few photos of some of my seriously ugly knives... it's a weakness, I feel the need for confession and contrition. Part of what I like about them is that they are so out of character, like, 'This dude is wearing a polo shirt and a $500 watch, what is he doing with a weapon that looks like it was bought on 42nd Street in 1974?"

And they did sell a lot of non-assisted, switchblade-looking knives down on the deuce in the '70s. And in the '80s, sometimes you would go into a little store just OFF the deuce, and find a few real switchblades mixed in with the copies.

The really early copies were not even copies, they just had the springs mashed down, though they actually have button mechanisms and safeties. Those who knew how could, and did, restore the action so it worked.

Bunch of pretentious, wicked little preppies we were. Many of us carried, none of us really knew how to use them, though they were useful for brandishing if someone a few years younger than you tried to mug you. Was mugged at least twice while carrying, did not draw because I knew the assailant was far more capable than I was. They didn't even bother taking my knife, they had better ones.
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