Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

[Speak Easy]

I had this same knife.. 8 or 9 years ago. Was definitely my intro into kwaikens. It dropped in to Taylorsville Lake while lounging on a pontoon in 2019.
Doh!

Oh man! That’s a bummer!

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Oh man! That’s a bummer!

I think there will be more to come..kwaiken in general.
Today though- quickly becoming a favorite at work, the Pro-Tech Rockeye.

 

[Speak Easy]

Little CRKT Minimalist up top and a custom folder below. Pictured with my Ropp J10. I’ve had this CRKT for many years now and it’s preformed very well. It gets used and abused. The folder a friend gave me for a birthday one year. The maker was a mutual friend of ours. He no longer makes knives.

 

[Dr. Van Loafer]

I have always loved MacGyver (with Richard Dean Anderson) and so for the past 20+ years have carried the Swiss Army Climber in my pocket; as this was a favorite of his as depicted in the show. It is a solid all around knife with a variety of useful tools, and has served me well in a variety of situations. Although I have yet to diffuse an explosive device with the knife.

 

[lelik]

 

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[Bbailey324]

Benchmade and an Ashton XXX.

 

[troutface]

Had to pull out the PM2 this morning, for the non-knuts, that's a Spyderco Para-Military 2 (wearing grey G10 w/Maxamet blade).

Is there a drooling emoji ?

 

[Wet Dottle]

Another small slip joint today. It's a custom by knife maker S. Buzek, which used bowling ball material to craft its scales.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Is there a drooling emoji ?

Another small slip joint today. It's a custom by knife maker S. Buzek, which used bowling ball material to craft its scales.

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So, Ebonite?
Most balls are polyurethane I think.. yet there's the brand Ebonite.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Maxace Peregrine today- that's copper carbon fiber for the inlay.

 

[PaulRVA]

Castello KK 10, LW Seecamp 32 acp
And a Spyderco Delica Glow in the Dark while heading into town.

 

[Wet Dottle]

So, Ebonite?
Most balls are polyurethane I think.. yet there's the brand Ebonite.

I have no idea what it is. I bought the knife directly from the maker at a knife show, and all he told me about the knife was that it was made from a bowling ball. I didn't enquire any further. The steel is S30V. Wouldn't ebonite oxidize? This one didn't.

 

[Butter Side Down]

Buck 110. Dunhill Shell Briar.

 

[Speak Easy]

Buck 110. Dunhill Shell Briar.

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Seriously one of the best knives ever made. I’ve had and lost a dozen of them over the years. Been thinking about getting one of the autos

 

[Egg Shen]

OTFs, by way of their inherent design, are forever doomed to have some level of blade play. All brands, makes and models.. we just have to live with it.
Eh, except maybe the Hawk Deadlocks. I've never handled one but I've heard they are rock solid.

is a result of using it over time and the stress that exerts on certain components that keep the blade centered? Can the blade play be corrected?

I just got my first OTF and it’s rock solid for now, but given the price I really expect some longevity and serviceability.

MY kit today is watch city stubb’s pipe in a MM cob, and an Aging Room Quattro Espressivo, which could’ve benefitted from some more time in the aging room IMO

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Seriously one of the best knives ever made. I’ve had and lost a dozen of them over the years. Been thinking about getting one of the autos

Couple classics right there.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

is a result of using it over time and the stress that exerts on certain components that keep the blade centered? Can the blade play be corrected?

I just got my first OTF and it’s rock solid for now, but given the price I really expect some longevity and serviceability.

MY kit today is watch city stubb’s pipe in a MM cob, and an Aging Room Quattro Espressivo, which could’ve benefitted from some more time in the aging room IMO
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I've heard the newest generation of Microtechs are super solid.

 

[Egg Shen]

I've heard the newest generation of Microtechs are super solid.

Good to know be cause I like mine so much I was thinking about getting 2 more for my friends. I also want one of the Dirac models of theirs for me, which is where the switch is on the face of the grip, not the edge. Just waiting to see one spec’d how I want it…which makes me wonder are these things wildly popular and Microtech is having trouble meeting demand? Many of the models I was looking at are sold out. This thread makes me poor. I bought this the same day as the knife above after seeing all these great specimens.