Show Us Your Knife (And Pipe)

[agnosticpipe]

After looking at these knives for a while, I decided I wanted to get a lightweight assisted opening knife with a pocket clip. Without spending a lot of money for a carry knife I came up with this Kershaw Appa with a 2 3/4" blade for about $17. I'm not disappointed, it's a great little knife that's very sharp and will handle most of my cutting needs.

 

[troutface]

From a practical point of view they are completely useless,

What ??? They are the perfect tactical box openers.

 

[Bengel]

After looking at these knives for a while, I decided I wanted to get a lightweight assisted opening knife with a pocket clip. Without spending a lot of money for a carry knife I came up with this Kershaw Appa with a 2 3/4" blade for about $17. I'm not disappointed, it's a great little knife that's very sharp and will handle most of my cutting needs.
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I really like all my Kershaw knives. Ruike is also a good brand.

 

[Bengel]

Just got this one

 

[Rockyrepose]

This was in the mailbox today. So far I could not be happier with this blade. My 1st Magnacut steel knife, a titanium liner lock in marble carbon fiber scales.

Berg Blades Alpha. I believe these are Reate made. Flat grind polished dlc 3.5 inch cutting edge. 8.25 inches and 4.3oz. Great action out of the box.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

This was in the mailbox today. So far I could not be happier with this blade. My 1st Magnacut steel knife, a titanium liner lock in marble carbon fiber scales.

Berg Blades Alpha. I believe these are Reate made. Flat grind polished dlc 3.5 inch cutting edge. 8.25 inches and 4.3oz. Great action out of the box.

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I was always partial to frame locks and unique and/or large pivots.

Only more recently I've begun to enjoy "hidden" pivot designs, often paired with liner locks.
It's a whole new aesthetic world for me lol.

 

[Rockyrepose]

I was always partial to frame locks and unique and/or large pivots.

Only more recently I've begun to enjoy "hidden" pivot designs, often paired with liner locks.
It's a whole new aesthetic world for me lol.

These are all but sold out and the frame locks went first. I could have gotten the sandblasted stonewashed fl version but this is just dead sexy. No regret. I believe this is pretty beefy and would handle some heavy use/abuse. I think the green micarta is all that's left.

 

[Astrag]

Al Pascià curvy with my Buck 112 and my spidey (I love this brand).

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Got my second piece from Guy Poggetti this week.
It's his Sanjo design (kind of a folding kwaiken) in a "bolsterlock". Blade steel is 115w8, which is a German made low alloy carbon steel, high in tungsten, and not commonly seen.
As you can see though, it makes a GREAT hamon.
Inlay is amber jigged bone. Definitely not often seen in "tactical" folders. Backspacer is made from Lightning Strike Carbon Fiber- so this knife is sort of a traditional meets tactical duality.

Fit & finish is superb, as is function- typical of Guys work. I'm on his books for a commission in July I believe- still haven't decided what I'll go for yet.

 

[Speak Easy]

Got my second piece from Guy Poggetti this week.
It's his Sanjo design (kind of a folding kwaiken) in a "bolsterlock". Blade steel is 115w8, which is a German made low alloy carbon steel, high in tungsten, and not commonly seen.
As you can see though, it makes a GREAT hamon.
Inlay is amber jigged bone. Definitely not often seen in "tactical" folders. Backspacer is made from Lightning Strike Carbon Fiber- so this knife is sort of a traditional meets tactical duality.

Fit & finish is superb, as is function- typical of Guys work. I'm on his books for a commission in July I believe- still haven't decided what I'll go for yet.

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That’s a beautiful combo!

 

[Spring-Loaded]

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Haven’t posted here in a minute. I picked up this little Vietnam War issue Camillus at the thrift store for a buck fitty awhile back and thought I’d show it off a bit. Been working on it and trying to get it back into shape. It was pretty rough when I picked it up. Also pictured is my Stedemon Deep Sea Giant. Always one up top and down below. And some Pegasus in a cob. View attachment 354734

Love those “demo” knives

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Even though it hasn't, it feels like it's been a long time since I got a new knife.
This folding kwaiken was made by Russian smith and artist, Sergey Bobkov. His knife products are produced under the name "Cold Flame". There is a laser engraving on the inside liner - "Bobkov Prototype".

Measuring 9" in overall length, it's a full size folder whose utility is matched by its aesthetic beauty.
Painstakingly finished carbon fiber comprises the handle scales and backspacer. The fit & finish as we say is simply superb. In fact, it's bordering on the level of an "art piece" that would be displayed instead of carried.

The blade steel is GOST X12, a Russian analog of AISI D3. It too is finished flawlessly. Difficult to pick up in photos, it has a tempering pattern that almost resembles Damasteel.

The titanium liners are polished to match the blade. Again, top tier materials crafted to an equally outstanding finish. A very rare and unique feature for this type of knife, it has a lockbar insert made of steel to ensure disengagement is extra smooth and not sticky.

Running on bearings enclosed in bronze cages, the action is as smooth as the carbon fiber scales. Closing the knife is addictive, as the blade drops effortlessly and with a hydraulic like feel. Some collectors refer to the action as "guillotine dropping".

Exquisite piece!

 

[PaulRVA]

Even though it hasn't, it feels like it's been a long time since I got a new knife.
This folding kwaiken was made by Russian smith and artist, Sergey Bobkov. His knife products are produced under the name "Cold Flame". There is a laser engraving on the inside liner - "Bobkov Prototype".

Measuring 9" in overall length, it's a full size folder whose utility is matched by its aesthetic beauty.
Painstakingly finished carbon fiber comprises the handle scales and backspacer. The fit & finish as we say is simply superb. In fact, it's bordering on the level of an "art piece" that would be displayed instead of carried.

The blade steel is GOST X12, a Russian analog of AISI D3. It too is finished flawlessly. Difficult to pick up in photos, it has a tempering pattern that almost resembles Damasteel.

The titanium liners are polished to match the blade. Again, top tier materials crafted to an equally outstanding finish. A very rare and unique feature for this type of knife, it has a lockbar insert made of steel to ensure disengagement is extra smooth and not sticky.

Running on bearings enclosed in bronze cages, the action is as smooth as the carbon fiber scales. Closing the knife is addictive, as the blade drops effortlessly and with a hydraulic like feel. Some collectors refer to the action as "guillotine dropping".

Exquisite piece!

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That’s unbelievably sexy!

 

[Rockyrepose]

I patched a bare spot in my yard this weekend and needed something to cut sod. This worked a lot better than I expected and was quite slicey. Here's the edge I put on it today. Blasphemy?

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I patched a bare spot in my yard this weekend and needed something to cut sod. This worked a lot better than I expected and was quite slicey. Here's the edge I put on it today. Blasphemy?

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A tools a tool!
Do you sharpen freehand with stones or do you use a jig of some sort?

I used one of my smaller puukkos to break down a bunch of pool liner over the weekend. Worked like a charm!

 

[fr0st]

My daily carry for the last 15 years or so is a high-carbon Järvenpää Puukko. I believe this is the Carpenter’s model. I sharpen it with a slight secondary bevel. It’s my only knife with a name, Thorn (ᚦ). One of the first times I used it was to cut down a poacher’s tree stand.



I prefer fixed blades, but don’t like carrying them on my belt into town. So, I made this double welt pocket sheath. It’s shaped so that I can draw the knife and the sheath stays in my pocket.

 

[Rockyrepose]

A tools a tool!
Do you sharpen freehand with stones or do you use a jig of some sort?

I used one of my smaller puukkos to break down a bunch of pool liner over the weekend. Worked like a charm!

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I used a Work Sharp jig for this but I have belts, stones and strops of numerous kinds.

 

[BayouGhost]

Randall Pathfinder

 

[Joe H]

Always nice to see a Randall @BayouGhost !

Today I just finished up sharpening a bunch of kitchen knives. I thought I’d post my sharpening stone collection. The stones below range from medium Carborundum to Hard Arkansas. All but one I inherited from my Dad. He was a butcher in the late ‘30/early ‘40s and frequent big game hunter up here in Alaska. All of his knives were scary sharp, always. I recently found a heavily worn carbon steel kitchen knife in his old garage. It was buried in a corner for at least 40 years. There was a bit of rust on the blade and I couldn’t quite shave arm-hair with it, but it was sharper than anything I had in my kitchen. That’s why I decided to break out the stones and get busy in the kitchen.

Next I'll touch up the pocket knives.