Let's Talk Knives

I hear you, pros and cons to anywhere you live. I think there's a lot to be said for being close to family and near where you grew up or somewhere you know well and are comfortable.

 

Really nice knife. I’d have to use it but I get it.

 

My wife bought me a Victorinox Fieldmaster for my birthday.

 

Enjoying the heck out of this thread. Great knives fellas.

 

My favorite daily carry. CIVIVI

 

Need to find a sheath and or a leather smith, or whatever their called...

 

Also carry these on the regular

 

Very cool knife. Really wanted one when I bought my Civivi, but they were sold out

 

I kind of forgot about this thread
I just finished making this knife today and plan for it to be my EDC 99 layers of 1080 & 15n20 Damascus with Birdseye maple handles

 

Nice work

 

Thank you, I retired from being a union carpenter 3 years ago and am enjoying doing what I wanted to do for years!

I made this one for my youngest son, an Army combat veteran. 485 layers and desert ironwood handles

 

There are some nice knives in this thread.
I don't carry a knife on me, unless you count the Leatherman Free P4 multi-tool I carry at work.

I tried carrying a small knife in a front pocket a few years ago.
I kept forgetting to take it out at the end of the day.
Wife would find it in the washing machine.

But I do keep a SOG Flash II in my console lid next to my Nitecore flashlight.
Finally found a use for that tissue box holder..

 

Very nice. I have a soft spot in my heart for Victorinox. My first knife my dad gave me when I was 6 years old was a Victorinox ( I still have it) and then I got many of them in different sizes over the years. I have one in my office drawer, in my truck, on my keys, different locations at home; always one in easy reach.

 

I finished this one today

 

I'll send you my address so you can send it to me...lol

 

That is a nice looking knife.

 

This one is already spoken for, lol!
However, if you have an interest, pm me.

 

Great work.

 

I can vouch for that. Ray made it for me to carry for a while. Heirloom quality.

 

very good looking.

 

Finished another knife...

the handle is a couple of tropical hardwoods ; ebony and purple heart. It has a bevel grind on the right side only, which is common to Japanese cooking knives

 

That’s a great picture, thanks!

 

So glad this thread popped up. Not a knife guy, but we just binge watched Forged in Fire on Netflix. I've got a very large detached garage to fill with tools and toys and I said f it and bought a forge setup that'll be delivered late December.

Anyone MAKE knives here? Seems cool so I wanted to mess around with it lol.

 

I just picked this up the other day. Generally I'm not into antler but I really liked this one.

 

That is beautiful! I really dig that.

 

Great work.

 

Check the posts just above yours...

 

Big fan of Benchmades... Couple from my deployment days..

 

And the one just below!

 

Crappy picture b/c my phone's camera was apparently made by Ford...


My daily carry is a Spiderco Delica 4. I've carried a knife like this for 25+ years. With a blade just under 3", it's legal anywhere I want to travel within the communist zones of WA. Heck, it was legal on an airplane prior to 9/11. I've tried lots of other brands and blade types over the years and keep coming back to Spiderco. I don't geek out on blade material, but none of mine have ever rusted. They hold a edge very well and are easy to sharpen. It doesn't rattle and is very lightweight. The design lies low and flat in a pocket, but is very easy to grab, open and close with one hand. These attributes are all issues I've had with other knives.

The one in the picture above is maybe 3 years old. I just sharpened it for the first time a few months ago. I'll keep it for another few years, sharpen it again and retire it to a backpack or truck box like all it's previous brothers. I actually bought two when I got this one a few years ago, so it's replacement is waiting patiently in my toolbox.