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Hey TW! Let's see your knives!

Discussion in 'Guns & Hunting' started by twistax, Jun 11, 2011.

  1. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:06 AM
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    T4RFTMFW

    T4RFTMFW Well-Known Member

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    He's a great guy, Cody and Leif (Adventure Sworn) and Matt are really incredible people. Matt is legit as legit can be, heirloom quality tools, meant to be beaten and worked.

    World's away from mass production makers.
     
  2. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:10 AM
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    Wasn't comparing.
     
  3. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:11 AM
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    back to bone stock.
    yea. bark river. very good stuff.

    but finding "the one" has been fun. i'm not a fan of finger guards..i looked at the Behrings..fingerguards.


    i just want a simple profile. gentle drop point, a great carbon steel blade. i found an avenue to buy an Adventure Sworn. it wont be totally my choice in custom options..but it will be one of his random blades he puts out. slightly cheaper...i might get brown micarta instead of black..or wood. whatever.

    one came up recently that was damn close to my specs. timing is EVERYTHING!! i was at a restarant heading to AZ to hunt deer. all my "mad money" that my wife has ZERO voice in how i spend it..wadded up in my pocket to use for my deer tags, gas..etc. you blink..whamo..blade is sold. i get new "mad money" this sunday.. i'll be ready cash-wise, but maybe a Huntsman wont come up.

    i talked to Cody. the Huntsman comes in either Scandi, Convex..or a merge he calls Scandivex..i want either of the last two.

    cash ready sunday..hope the right blade comes up. i have a backup..his Explorer knife. even more gentle drop point..but longer overall knife. either one of these pops up..i am gonna high five myself.
     
  4. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:11 AM
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  5. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:13 AM
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    That's about what it is, 30 seconds or so once they pop up for sale before they're gone to someone else.

    His scandivex is phenomenal from what I have heard, if you get one, post pics! Good luck!
     
  6. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:14 AM
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    We've talked about this before.. your Bark's are all fine. :luvya:

    How's mama?
     
  7. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:16 AM
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    back to bone stock.
    you know when you promise your wife your just gonna drink "one" beer?..so you reach for that gigantic can of FOSTERS..or a 40oz..

    it's like that. i have knives everywhere. we are on an ANTI-hoarder movement at my home. i find one knife and will ditch a bunch of them.

    one..okay..maybe five..max..oh..six. Mora's are so cheap, they dont count. i am driving my wife insane with my obsession with things. archery..got my bows down to one..rifles..two.

    shotguns..i have a problem, but garage sale time..maybe. cars? yah.
     
  8. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:17 AM
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    back to bone stock.
    i get this thing..you're gonna have to show me how to take care of that edge, Bud.
     
  9. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:20 AM
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    How old is your newest Bark? Out of curiosity.
     
  10. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:23 AM
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    ;)

    With scandivex, all you'll need is a good quality leather strop and some compound. Stropman is a good one, I have one from another maker but I can't remember the maker. I think it's in my center console. :anonymous:

    I haven't taken a stone to my convex blades in years. Just stropping. If you use yours for skinning, just take a few more breaks than you normally would and strop before the edge gets too dull, it will make it a razor in short order and you can keep going. A stropped edge is a maintained edge!

    For scandi, I avoid the strop as mine is too soft of leather and rounds the cutting edge and dulls it. I use a stone on the flat bevels.

    When's the sharpening class at that place you were talking about before? I checked their site, pretty awesome.
     
  11. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:26 AM
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    That would be useful.
     
  12. Jan 29, 2015 at 10:28 AM
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    back to bone stock.
    dunno..i havent signed up yet. soon.

    but Spring turkey season is about to come up..hahhaha..my poor wife. damn lucky i figured out how to make a turkey breast "tonkatsu" that she loves.


    you are the second person to tell me to only use a strop. what compound oo you like? i do use an old belt. i stand on one end, pull the other up tight and strop away. i use it as my last move..and usually as my only move. my Benchmades have never been sharper. i dont use a compound, but it seems to still work some. enough.
     
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    I use black and green compounds from BRKT myself.
     
  14. Jan 29, 2015 at 11:08 AM
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    I love collecting knives, but love to get use out of them even more. I'll never spend more than $100 on a knife, because you just don't have to! Anyway heres what I got, most are gifts the rest gifts from myself:)

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    Sog Micron II (QAD Edition free with a rest I bought for my bow)
    Kershaw 1990 Brawler Speedsafe (A gift, excellent edc)
    Spyderco Native (My favorite edc, discontinued model, much better than native5)
    Spyderco Delica Stainless Steel combo (my first edc ever, bday gift from my bro)
    Gerber Bear Grylls Scout ($8 on ebay, wear it on my vest boating and jet skiing)
    Free Knife came with a Hunting trail camera from cabelas my dad bought years ago and gave to me (my first knife)
    Gerber Freeman Folder (Xmas gift, great knife, very heavy and beefy)
    Spyderco Endura 4 VG-10 (Most used edc at work and camping/hiking, abuse and sharpened the crap out of it, totally love this knife)
    Buck 110 (wanted one since I was a kid. saw this year had a 50th anniv. stamp and had to have it. got it for christmas this past year.)


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    Kabar Kukri (Fantastic tool. Use it from camping, backpacking, to yard work and bushcraft. Comes with crap sheath updated with kydex with fire steel)
    Schrade SCHF26 ($30, amazing knife not just for the price but all around. My new camping knife. Used it for bushcraft. Sharpens incredibly for stainless)
    Kabar Full Size Half Serrated (First fixed blade knife. A bday gift from my brother years ago. Came with the ballistic sheath, and I wanted a classic leather one so I got a plain one on Amazon thats great)
    Mora Companion Stainless ( Best sharpest knife under $20. I have a few of them around. One in the tacoma. this one with the upgrade kydex sheath I take camping)
    Kabar Zombie Killer Skeleton (a gift a long time ago. wrapped in paracord. great neck knife, I wear it fishing for cutting line and what not)
     
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    Beav I think yours pre-date the bad edge grinds. I'd think yours are also more hand finished than the normal production blades, too, but I could be totally wrong.

    I just remembered my strop is from Flexx Strops. Stropman makes a good one also, both can come preloaded with compound, my Flexx still wears it's original green and black.
     
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    ll I like this one.
     
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    Black Plastiderp Front Emblem and Grille Surround, Relocated Horns, Bed Mat w/ bolt mod, Precision Fit seat covers, Anytime Fog Light Mod, Console and Glove Box Organizers, DIY Washable Cabin Air Filter, Pop N Lock Tailgate Latch, K B Voodoo Bed Brackets

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