What kind of knife do you carry?

[Muppet]

I've had t ore-tip a couple of knives for members here.. cough cough Crip and Sasquatch cough cough.... the true gift in that is the EZLap and the Norton stones The Harsey required me to get... with the EZLap, you can reshape and cut the new secondary bevel without worrying about de-tempering the blade by over heating on a grinder, and the Norton stones take out the diamond cuts from the EZLap... finish with a Japanese water stone, and polish with ceramic... the only difference in the knife should be the length of the blade because it was broken off using it fro a friggin screwdriver or prybar...

BFKs can be used for prybars, but don't use the tip, the wide part of the blade people.

Mark can make all their knives perfect with the Wicked Edge... but it will set you back about $400 with all the bells whistles and gizmos... basic is about $250

Bro: Expect a package in the mail. Some of my knives and a case of Lager for the payback.

F.M.

 

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@pardus -
I use an 8"x 2" Norton med/fine (grey/orange) I think it's a grey=400 grit, orange = 600 grit I made the stand for it myself, flip the stone to the grit you need, I keep my knives sharp most of the time, so I leave the orange up most of the time. the stand is wood, so right after honing/sharpening I run the knife edge through the wood to knock off any burrs. I could use them there, but... I finish with a 1200 grit Japanese Water Stone, and polish with ceramic then a leather bench strop with green aluminum silica polishing compound. I then check the edges with an 8 power jeweler's loupe and If I see anything 'funny' I go to the 15 power ... if it still looks wrong, I start over.

The EZLap takes off way too much metal for most sharpening, it's for radical work, as is the CRKT diamond cutter/wedge. I don't like using the Dremel, because I don't have the equipment to re-temper steel if I get it too hot and make it too soft to hold an edge.

Hint for sharpening - equal easy but frim pressure for the fewest number of passes on each side of the edge - and use the same number of passes on each edge, it keeps your geometries correct and the knife will hold its edge much longer. Don't get too radical(steep or shallow) on your edge bevels - steep breaks and shallow doesn't hold...

Take another trip out here and I'll show you all of my cool sharpening toys... I only hit the high points of the most used items... files are great for starting axe and lawnmower blade edges or getting a Machete/parang ready for a clean final edge after use.


the key.... PRACTICE! (fuck, I sound like an Oregon Logger right now...)

I think my non-kitchen knife count is up to about 60 now... sad, very sad...

 

[pardus]

@pardus -
I use an 8"x 2" Norton med/fine (grey/orange) I think it's a grey=400 grit, orange = 600 grit I made the stand for it myself, flip the stone to the grit you need, I keep my knives sharp most of the time, so I leave the orange up most of the time. the stand is wood, so right after honing/sharpening I run the knife edge through the wood to knock off any burrs. I could use them there, but... I finish with a 1200 grit Japanese Water Stone, and polish with ceramic then a leather bench strop with green aluminum silica polishing compound. I then check the edges with an 8 power jeweler's loupe and If I see anything 'funny' I go to the 15 power ... if it still looks wrong, I start over.

The EZLap takes off way too much metal for most sharpening, it's for radical work, as is the CRKT diamond cutter/wedge. I don't like using the Dremel, because I don't have the equipment to re-temper steel if I get it too hot and make it too soft to hold an edge.

Hint for sharpening - equal easy but frim pressure for the fewest number of passes on each side of the edge - and use the same number of passes on each edge, it keeps your geometries correct and the knife will hold its edge much longer. Don't get too radical(steep or shallow) on your edge bevels - steep breaks and shallow doesn't hold...

Take another trip out here and I'll show you all of my cool sharpening toys... I only hit the high points of the most used items... files are great for starting axe and lawnmower blade edges or getting a Machete/parang ready for a clean final edge after use.


the key.... PRACTICE! (fuck, I sound like an Oregon Logger right now...)

I think my non-kitchen knife count is up to about 60 now... sad, very sad...

Thank you.

I would like to get some stones and practice.

 

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Thank you.

I would like to get some stones and practice.

http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Norton-Combination-India-Stone-P69C25.aspx
choose your size, get some good food grade mineral oil (or use simple green - like Wayne Goddard suggests) and look online for hints and tricks... most of which will contradict each other... or come on out to The OKC Spring show and have Harsey, Goddard and others give you pointers... hell you can buy all the sharpening gear you want at the show in April.

 

[Barbarian]

choose your size, get some good food grade mineral oil (or use simple green - like Wayne Goddard suggests)

The benefit of food grade mineral oil, is that it prevents corrosion and you don't have to clean it off of the blade before prepping food.

 

[104TN]

I still have that Buck Strider that @rick gave me (on his birthday) something like 8 years ago. Still a great knife.

Sir, it makes me incredibly happy to hear you still have it. I'm sure that thing's been around the world a time or two by now.

I picked up a Gerber folder a while ago that I really like. Only rubber and plastic are exposed so I can carry it in my pocket without scratching up my phone. Kinda neat.

 

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Sir, it makes me incredibly happy to hear you still have it. I'm sure that thing's been around the world a time or two by now.

I picked up a Gerber folder a while ago that I really like. Only rubber and plastic are exposed so I can carry it in my pocket without scratching up my phone. Kinda neat.

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rick-
Gerber stole the design from Boker, been carrying that style (Boker, of course) for years... plus a little Gerber 200 (now they call it the LST or some shit) for a LOT of years... and then a decent sized folder for real work, not opening boxes.

 

[104TN]

rick-
Gerber stole the design from Boker, been carrying that style (Boker, of course) for years... plus a little Gerber 200 (now they call it the LST or some shit) for a LOT of years... and then a decent sized folder for real work, not opening boxes.

Sheesh, how many pockets do you have? ;)

It seems like everyone is ripping someone else off in the knife game lately.

 

[Marauder06]

Sir, it makes me incredibly happy to hear you still have it. I'm sure that thing's been around the world a time or two by now.
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The guy who preceded me at the 160th went on to work for Gerber, he came back to visit once and brought a huge "sampler pack" of their gear, and let everyone in the S2 office pick two items. I chose Gerber's multi tool, and a nice switchblade. The problem with the switchblade was, I couldn't take it in and out of theater without getting hassled by customs, so it only deployed with me once. No one ever had an issue with the Strider, even though it was bigger and I could get it open almost as quickly as I could the Gerber... any way, I used an ID card lanyard as a dummy cord, and never lost the Strider on a deployment, a jump, or on daily carry.

 

[x SF med]

Sheesh, how many pockets do you have? ;)

It seems like everyone is ripping someone else off in the knife game lately.

Hmmm.... you should see what a hassle it is going to the range.... .22, check; 500 rds .22LR, check; 20ga, check; 2 boxes pheasant load 20, check; FN, check; Model 70, check; 500 rds .308 win match, check; Kahr, check; Xd9, check; 500 rds mixed 9mm, check; targets, check, tools, check, backer boards, check, First aid kit, check, extra ear and eye pro, check, gloves, check, something for a barrel rest, check, ground pad, check, aid kit with clotting agents and fluids, check, Machete, check, Yarborough, check, knife to field test, check, pocket knives and ewxtra pocket knives, check, food, soft drinks water, spaceblanket and woobie, red flags so people know we're shooting, cleaning gear, phone..... got the idea...:-"

3 knives usually on the person... small, smallish, normal sized... if I think there is going to be trouble and I can't get away with wearing the gun, I might add a couple to the mix ... steel good.

 

[Slider496]

Kershaw ZT folder (Cant remember which)
Cold Steel Recon 1

 

[1345]

Depends on how I'm feeling.
Just standard every day, Ferrum Forge hand made piece (pictured below), Tuffknives Tanic, Spyderco Techno, Medford TFF-1, ZT-0777, and a host of others that I'm embarrassed of because I shouldn't have this many.

Field: Crusader Forge TCFM02 (tan handle) or the Crusader Forge Oberland (black handle)

 

[1345]

My 2 favorite folding edc's are nice car payments each...

Story of my life.... and we ain't talk'n about a low interest car payment lol. After browsing this thread, I noticed you've got some good stuff. We will have to link up in person one day and fondle some steel. I've got a few customs and a few pretty "ok" productions with two more customs on the way. Post some collection pics. I'll throw a few up as well.

 

[x SF med]

Story of my life.... and we ain't talk'n about a low interest car payment lol. After browsing this thread, I noticed you've got some good stuff. We will have to link up in person one day and fondle some steel. I've got a few customs and a few pretty "ok" productions with two more customs on the way. Post some collection pics. I'll throw a few up as well.

If you're nice, polite and all that..... maybe I'll take you to meet a nice Oregon Logger, bring the Y, he might scratch on it a little.
Check out some of the Fox Knives, USA stuff. they're in Puyallup, not far from the Nisqually flats where you are - come to an SFA Meeting - 2nd Sat of even numbered months, at the Group Mess.
April... mid month over a weekend... Oregon Knife Collector's Show... a few people show up... Spartan Blades and those kinds of people... Jeff Freeman... Wayne Goddard... just to name a few.

 

[usmcvet]

I carry a Benchmade Triage. I have several. One lives in my uniform pocket and the other in my civvies pocket. The knife with the silver blade is not my photo but that's the one I have at home. The second two photos are the knife I am carrying at work today. I've never used the glass punch but like that I always have it in my pocket. The seat belt cutter is something I've used many times, never for a seat belt but have cut balloon strings off my daughters wrist and used it to cut zip ties off evilly packaged Christmas presents!

 

[LibraryLady]

mmm... me likey...

Hmmm... my birthday is getting closer...

Prolly NOT a good idea for you to get that anywhere near me... :-"

But I still might let you and the Troll share a libation... IF you let me check this piece out. I promise I'll give it back to it's rightful owner... heh heh heh...

LL

 

[policemedic]

I promise I'll give it back to it's rightful owner... heh heh heh...

LL

Please note she didn't say when. Smart woman :)

 

[LibraryLady]

Please note she didn't say when. Smart woman :)

It's a sharp pointy item of awesomeness - one of the few things to tempt me into a life of pilferage.

:-":wall:


LL

 

[Thomas]

Emerson Mach 1 or Hinderer XM 18. Those are my main rotation. Every once in a while my CQC 12 or karambit.

 

[Red-Dot]

Benchmade 9052BK AFO II