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Post by randomnobody on Aug 31, 2017 4:00:05 GMT
Speaking of Camillus, I also have one of these fellas that gave me a giggle: www.camillusknives.com/product/733.0.0.0.0/19153/_/Camillus_Trekus_Multi_ToolApparently the blades are only 4.5" long, but it's a bulky contraption that tries so hard to do way too much. I didn't pay nearly what Camillus is asking, found it on sale somewhere, I guess? Bought it around the same time as the Wild Steer. That is, ages ago... That folding cutlass is interesting, but I'm a little disappointed that only about half the "blade" is usable. I'm also reminded of an old Pakistani knife I came to possess several years ago. Cheap, bowie-style thing with acryllic scales in a playing cards theme, ugly brute of a thing, with a 6" or longer blade that folded back with the release of a "catch" (for lack of better word) that then became a sort of guard for what would be the exposed blade. An amusing novelty but seems it would do okay as a basic EDC, though I'm not sure I'd trust the construction too much. It was old when I got it, and that was a while ago... |
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Post by howler on Aug 31, 2017 4:06:21 GMT
Probably still quite large, but I can still see it filling a niche. Wonder what those go for, nowadays? A cane sword would be more convenient, and useful, but they usually don't come with a guard, and this thing would be way better chopping. |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 31, 2017 4:30:24 GMT
Cutlass folder is nice:  but I thought more of something like this:  only more curved, like thise elvish sabers with the long grips (as a folder) or navajas. |
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Post by stopped1 on Aug 31, 2017 5:54:32 GMT
One hand open multi tool: Gerber/leatherman
Folder: CRKT M16 and spyderco merlin. PLUS plain carbon steel version of Okapi folder, they gotta be the best cheap knives
Fixed blade: Kris cutlery Tanto, CRKT stiff KISS
Custom fixed blade: Falling hammer production wootz steel
Kitchen knife (and bayonet): victorinx
Knife for my GF and Parents: anything from $2 shop
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 31, 2017 11:04:36 GMT
Falling hammer production wootz? Go on...
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Post by stopped1 on Aug 31, 2017 12:34:51 GMT
Falling hammer production wootz? Go on...  Peter Swarz from Falling Hammer Production did a small hunting knife for me in Wootz abot 10yr ago, I think they are called Dragon's breath forge now? He also did a W2 DH knife for me in the same general shape as a cheaper knock around knife and the edge just keeps holding (still in normal use), I only had to touch up with #3000 grits once every year or two |
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Post by stopped1 on Aug 31, 2017 12:40:18 GMT
This thing is DH by the way, how to do that to Wootx I don't know, same way James Raw puts hamon on the railway steel (non folded pattern steel similar to wootz) I guess
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Post by randomnobody on Aug 31, 2017 18:09:55 GMT
Hmm, interesting. I've been wanting to try out some modern wootz knives, but having trouble finding anything outside of Russia save the high-end custom spectrum. I was hoping there was another, current, brand I might be able to look into for regular models. Oh well.
Good looking knife, though. As for DH on wootz, I suppose, in theory, any steel can be differentially hardened under the proper circumstances.
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Post by Opferous on Aug 31, 2017 22:51:04 GMT
Customs owned; Kevin Cashen, Vince Evans, Randal Gilbreath, DeLeon, Bone (some were semi-production) Favored owned production fixed blade knives; Blackjack (Effingham) Randall, Cold Steel Favored owned everyday production folders; Al Mar, Benchmade, Puma, old gentleman stuff such as Latama, Voos I have to say WWII E.G.Waterman has been the most single producer source I have accumulated. When are too many not enough? Oo, what vintage are your Latamas? I have it on good authority that the new batch of Walt's Classics are almost here. Favorite Mass Pro Brand Folders: Picking just one that I own, probably Boker. They have some pretty sweet EDC models nowadays, and you can occasionally get them in CPM-S35VN. Of the ones I don't own, rather like what Kizer is doing nowadays. |
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Aug 31, 2017 22:56:19 GMT
This thing is DH by the way, how to do that to Wootx I don't know, same way James Raw puts hamon on the railway steel (non folded pattern steel similar to wootz) I guess Railway steel is usually something like 1070 or 1080, and not like wootz (which is a UHC steel ("UHC" = "ultra-high carbon")). As for DH on wootz, I suppose, in theory, any steel can be differentially hardened under the proper circumstances. AFAIK, the most common historical method for differential hardening of wootz blades was differential quenching, either edge-quenching or quenching the whole blade and depending on the different cooling rates for the thin edge and the thick spine (the latter especially for thick-spined double-edged daggers). Just air-cooling, no quenching, was a very common historical heat-treatment (or heat non-treatment) for wootz. At least it avoids brittleness. Roselli does a bunch of UHC/wootz knives: www.roselli.fi/UHC-knives (approx 67HRC). See also their kitchen knives, which includes some too: www.roselli.fi/epages/roselli.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/2014063003/Categories/Keittioe_ja_kokinveitset |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 23:34:05 GMT
Customs owned; Kevin Cashen, Vince Evans, Randal Gilbreath, DeLeon, Bone (some were semi-production) Favored owned production fixed blade knives; Blackjack (Effingham) Randall, Cold Steel Favored owned everyday production folders; Al Mar, Benchmade, Puma, old gentleman stuff such as Latama, Voos I have to say WWII E.G.Waterman has been the most single producer source I have accumulated. When are too many not enough? Oo, what vintage are your Latamas? I have it on good authority that the new batch of Walt's Classics are almost here. Favorite Mass Pro Brand Folders: Picking just one that I own, probably Boker. They have some pretty sweet EDC models nowadays, and you can occasionally get them in CPM-S35VN. Of the ones I don't own, rather like what Kizer is doing nowadays. My Latama gentleman's knives are primarily Italian made of the 1960s. |
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Post by stopped1 on Sept 1, 2017 0:09:55 GMT
This thing is DH by the way, how to do that to Wootx I don't know, same way James Raw puts hamon on the railway steel (non folded pattern steel similar to wootz) I guess Railway steel is usually something like 1070 or 1080, and not like wootz (which is a UHC steel ("UHC" = "ultra-high carbon")). As for DH on wootz, I suppose, in theory, any steel can be differentially hardened under the proper circumstances. AFAIK, the most common historical method for differential hardening of wootz blades was differential quenching, either edge-quenching or quenching the whole blade and depending on the different cooling rates for the thin edge and the thick spine (the latter especially for thick-spined double-edged daggers). Just air-cooling, no quenching, was a very common historical heat-treatment (or heat non-treatment) for wootz. At least it avoids brittleness. Roselli does a bunch of UHC/wootz knives: www.roselli.fi/UHC-knives (approx 67HRC). See also their kitchen knives, which includes some too: www.roselli.fi/epages/roselli.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/2014063003/Categories/Keittioe_ja_kokinveitsetJames Raw used to play with "100 years old railway steel" as he called it. Not entirely sure what it was. But it possibly had enough traces of vanadium, molybdenum n stuff to help forming wootz like bands. Not sure how he heat treated It neither. I have one of those that I purchased with scholarship money  . You can just see the grains in good light and the hamon is very subtle too. Sadly he doesn't do them anymore, would make a nice tulwar blade hehehe |
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Sept 1, 2017 4:59:56 GMT
James Raw used to play with "100 years old railway steel" as he called it. Not entirely sure what it was. But it possibly had enough traces of vanadium, molybdenum n stuff to help forming wootz like bands. Not sure how he heat treated It neither. I have one of those that I purchased with scholarship money :) . You can just see the grains in good light and the hamon is very subtle too. Photo! |
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Post by stopped1 on Sept 1, 2017 5:47:50 GMT
I am away butwill post this weekend. His railway steel was mentioned alot on SFI back in the days and his mate/agent bill once put up photos to ask what people thought of the folded steel pattern just to say it wasn't even folded later. Think he only did it for 2-3 years tho. He doesn't even do TH en45 neither, they were super robust
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Post by stopped1 on Sept 1, 2017 8:20:21 GMT
James Raw used to play with "100 years old railway steel" as he called it. Not entirely sure what it was. But it possibly had enough traces of vanadium, molybdenum n stuff to help forming wootz like bands. Not sure how he heat treated It neither. I have one of those that I purchased with scholarship money . You can just see the grains in good light and the hamon is very subtle too. Photo! I found some on my phone, It is very hard to see to the "grains" so I photo shopped it to show better, the surface is mirror smooth, those dot are not rust pits/ oxidation......  The pattern appears very random, unlike proper wootz. The hamon is super subtle compare to the Raw EN45 I got  and there is a very wide secondary tamper line behind boshi, one polisher told me if it were a shin gunto, he would have said the secondary boshi line was caused by over heating....  |
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Post by randomnobody on Sept 1, 2017 15:23:04 GMT
I remember when he offered different options in steel and heat treat (railway steel or EN45 oil or water quenched) and had to specify which one I wanted my sword in, as well as what degree of polish between foundation or what he offered as full at the time.
I forget what that second line is called, mizukage? Water shadow? I remember hearing it's pretty common in some steels with certain hardening characteristics and was seen on some old Japanese swords, too.
He experimented, years ago, with alloy banding in EN45. Don't think it caught on, though, as alloy banding wasn't really understood very well at the time.
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Post by kalkikrosah on Sept 20, 2017 23:48:54 GMT
Spyderco is what I carry around and use the most. I use it to open any kind of packages like boxes or tape, so nothing strenuous. The one I own is the Centofante 3. It's not a heavy duty knife but it does the job for what I use it for. And since I live in New York where knife laws are really strict its nice to know that they are within the legal limit so if I do get stopped by a cop there's less "intent to do harm" bias stacked up against me.
But I have been eyeing some of benchmade's knives. They are pricey, but with how sturdy they seem to be it would definitely be a knife that will last a while.
And for fighting knives I like to use a karambit. I own a cheap folder by Hatchet Creek Outfitters which I practiced with and then about a year ago I bought a real deal karambit from Traditional Filipino Weapons. The TFW one is definitely way better quality and would be the one I bring to a real fight.
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Post by howler on Sept 21, 2017 5:11:03 GMT
Spyderco is what I carry around and use the most. I use it to open any kind of packages like boxes or tape, so nothing strenuous. The one I own is the Centofante 3. It's not a heavy duty knife but it does the job for what I use it for. And since I live in New York where knife laws are really strict its nice to know that they are within the legal limit so if I do get stopped by a cop there's less "intent to do harm" bias stacked up against me. But I have been eyeing some of benchmade's knives. They are pricey, but with how sturdy they seem to be it would definitely be a knife that will last a while. And for fighting knives I like to use a karambit. I own a cheap folder by Hatchet Creek Outfitters which I practiced with and then about a year ago I bought a real deal karambit from Traditional Filipino Weapons. The TFW one is definitely way better quality and would be the one I bring to a real fight. Look at the Benchmade blue line Griptilian (which I have) and mini-Griptilian, as you still get a decent steel (154) and the axis lock, and you may be able to score them for around $70 if your diligent and lucky. It is a bit wider than its comparative Spyderco counterparts, the Endura and Delica (I have both), but that handle is very comfortable, and the axis is sooo smooth. |
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Post by 1776 on Sept 23, 2017 3:47:08 GMT
Spyderco is what I carry around and use the most. I use it to open any kind of packages like boxes or tape, so nothing strenuous. The one I own is the Centofante 3. It's not a heavy duty knife but it does the job for what I use it for. And since I live in New York where knife laws are really strict its nice to know that they are within the legal limit so if I do get stopped by a cop there's less "intent to do harm" bias stacked up against me. But I have been eyeing some of benchmade's knives. They are pricey, but with how sturdy they seem to be it would definitely be a knife that will last a while. And for fighting knives I like to use a karambit. I own a cheap folder by Hatchet Creek Outfitters which I practiced with and then about a year ago I bought a real deal karambit from Traditional Filipino Weapons. The TFW one is definitely way better quality and would be the one I bring to a real fight. At risk of sounding like a broken record... I think you should have a look at Cold Steels folders. I haven't had one that was anything but perfect in manufacturing quality yet. They are rock solid, and SHARP. They make a version for everyone. I trust my life to Cold Steels folders. They are that good. |
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Post by howler on Sept 23, 2017 4:05:08 GMT
Spyderco is what I carry around and use the most. I use it to open any kind of packages like boxes or tape, so nothing strenuous. The one I own is the Centofante 3. It's not a heavy duty knife but it does the job for what I use it for. And since I live in New York where knife laws are really strict its nice to know that they are within the legal limit so if I do get stopped by a cop there's less "intent to do harm" bias stacked up against me. But I have been eyeing some of benchmade's knives. They are pricey, but with how sturdy they seem to be it would definitely be a knife that will last a while. And for fighting knives I like to use a karambit. I own a cheap folder by Hatchet Creek Outfitters which I practiced with and then about a year ago I bought a real deal karambit from Traditional Filipino Weapons. The TFW one is definitely way better quality and would be the one I bring to a real fight. At risk of sounding like a broken record... I think you should have a look at Cold Steels folders. I haven't had one that was anything but perfect in manufacturing quality yet. They are rock solid, and SHARP. They make a version for everyone. I trust my life to Cold Steels folders. They are that good. And they just upped their steel recently, meaning you can get discontinued Aus8a steel models at great prices. As I've said before, if you like XL folders, CS is the go to company for those. |
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