The weekend is here, but this time I decided to go a little sophisticated: Great Eastern Cutlery slipjoint with ivory and fancy liner work.
Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)
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After reading only very positive reactions about them here and there I decided to look for a nice old example of them and found this small Case XX pocket knife. A great little knife.
Delica 4, this one in K390. Pipe is the Pete Christmas '23, shape 606 pot loaded with Uhle's 00. Really liking the K390. It does get the patina, but I don't mind that at all.
Tell me more about that pipe!
How small is it and how much does it weigh?
What can I tell about it? I love it!Tell me more about that pipe!
Latakia only. It is an older Altinay pipe and a great smoking meerschaum pipe from the past.But not that small actually, the bowl is ~ group 4 and the chamber diameter is 22mm. The weight is 29,40 grams.
Upon closer inspection it is very ugly and way too lightWhat can I tell about it? I love it!
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Man, I've been wanting to find a meer like this but so many of the army mounts are more medium/large sized.
Had some scale material sitting around, so I had to (yes, had to, it's the law ) go over to Spyderco and buy another mule, this one in VG XEOS. Thought I'd show the sausage being made , so to speak. I'll post more photos when it's done. Looks like Takefu basically rejiggered VG 10 to emulate MagnaCut. Hasn't been out long enough to really tell if they nailed it.
) go over to Spyderco and buy another mule, this one in VG XEOS. Thought I'd show the sausage being made , so to speak. I'll post more photos when it's done. Looks like Takefu basically rejiggered VG 10 to emulate MagnaCut. Hasn't been out long enough to really tell if they nailed it.
My wife gifted me a Finnish Puuko I really like. Stag antler handle, carbon blade, beautiful leather sheath. Getting used to the "Scandi Grind" is challenging I'll admit but it's a really cool little knife.
Shaped the mule today. The Micarta looks pretty matte because I only sand to 180. You can really put a polish on Micarta, but then it gets very slippery when it gets elk blood and such on it. This is a working knife, not a safe queen.
Thank you. I'm reshaping the handle on another right now. When that's done I'll take a photo of all 4 that I've done.
Really been enjoying the CKF Barm and the Sandrin Monza the last couple weeks. Got the Monza with me today.
Theyve been tiding me over just fine until I can afford the new Borka I've been pining for for nearly 2 years.
Theyve been tiding me over just fine until I can afford the new Borka I've been pining for for nearly 2 years.
Kershaw Leek in Aztec Gold with Pearl and Bruno Nutten’s Mini Bing
I'm keeping with the ivory theme, but this time in micarta: a Lil' Nilakka from Spyderco. This was a limited issue knife and mine is marked 520 of 1200.
Impressive cutlery.
I've posted my Klein 3-1/4". That's the knife I grab for more serious cutting. Here's my daily Klein, that is either in my hand or my pants pocket. I don't know what I'd do without it. Stop shopping on Amazon, I guess.
I've posted my Klein 3-1/4". That's the knife I grab for more serious cutting. Here's my daily Klein, that is either in my hand or my pants pocket. I don't know what I'd do without it. Stop shopping on Amazon, I guess.
That's a Spydie I remember being released but didn't pick up because it didn't work for me at the time.
Today, I want one!
I'll have to keep my eyes on the secondary market and hopefully not get gouged.
Speaking of gouged (lol) I finally acquired what has been a long time grail knife for me.
A Borka SBK-F. This design by Sebastijan Berenji hit me instantly when I first saw it. The organic lines of the handle scales and the blade.. the way the clip mimics the shape of the scales..the refined simplicity.. it just hits all the right knife buttons for me, for a piece at any price point.
The M390 blade is a chisel style with hollow grown tanto on the business side.
Minimal hardware (T8 torx) gives it an ultra clean and hard-use look while remaining classy. It's not a BIG knife, only 7.6" OAL, which is about my minimum for a folder. It feels bigger in hand.
The pivot uses a T20 torx, which I've never seen in any other knife. From what I can see while assembled, appears to run on nylon washers, which I love.
The pivot design has changed over the years, from washers to bearings and back again. I'm not sure what the year of manufacture on this one is. Maybe I'll inquire with Mr Berenji.
Anyway, that's plenty talkin.. on to some pics.
Thats just spectacular!
It looks to be a phenomenal shape for carry and comfortable as well.
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And contrary to every other studded folder I've ever had, it flicks open easier with the middle finger (backside) than the normal thumb flick on the front side.Thats just spectacular!
It looks to be a phenomenal shape for carry and comfortable as well.
It’s just a glorious blade all around!
This one would be hard if not impossible to find a substitute for.