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#281
Paulabass said:
Picked up this Kershaw USA yesterday. Damascus steel 'Dividend'. Sweet little knife (only 3/8" thick) will do a lot, but won't replace a bigger knife for work.
Toronto (or online) peeps. Went to S&R Knives in Etobicoke for the first time. Wow! They have every knife and brand you could ever imagine (must be 5000 knives). Nice guy running it tunes each knife to your desires, and sells scales, pocket clips, and parts. Busy place full of serious enthusiasts. I have no affiliation with them, but if you're shopping and like to feel the goods, this is knife mecca.
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I've been carrying a dividend for a couple years, but it's the basic nylon handle, 420 stainless blade model. I do use mine while working, but I nearly always have a "Stanley"-type fixed blade utility knife and a carpentry grade chisel available too. What size knife would you carry for work and what sort of tasks?
 
#283
Haven't updated my EDC pic. in a while. Of my 30 or so knives, these are the ones that get used.
Ontario Knives Utilitac- Big heavy knife I don't mind using as an axe or shovel.
Katsu top flipper- Immaculate construction, like a piece of jewellery. Scares the crap out of everybody when I open it, so it doesn't get used as much as I'd like. Big, robust knife that doesn't look it.
Bench Made Griptilion- Best work knife I've ever had. Best combination of tough, easy to sharpen, holds an edge. Usually has a wrist lanyard for working in the production industry. If you work at heights your wrench and your knife has to be securely tied to you or Occ. Health and Safety will call you in for a nasty meeting. However, no work now, so I took off the lanyard.
Civivi Backlash- IMHO the best knife for the buck anywhere.
Kershaw USA Dividend Damascus- My current EDC. Small and light, and really inoffensive no matter where I open it.
Katsu Japanese knife. Takes a razor sharp edge and really slices. Odd little knife goes just about everywhere with me.
Yes, my knives are a bit dirty and worn. They work for a living (except the Japanese folder that mostly cuts fruit).
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#287
I would love to get the knife below, a Buck 620. Normally, $93.00, now on sale for $40.00.
That's a great deal, but when am I going to use it?
It's got a 6.75 inch blade.
It does look nice, and there's no harm in being a collector.
Don't go to the Buck site, and don't click on Web Specials.
I love using reverse psychology! :D
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#289
Michael Jewels said:
I would love to get the knife below, a Buck 620. Normally, $93.00, now on sale for $40.00.
That's a great deal, but when am I going to use it?
It's got a 6.75 inch blade.
It does look nice, and there's no harm in being a collector.
Don't go to the Buck site, and don't click on Web Specials.
I love using reverse psychology! :D
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You gotta get it...it's $40 bucks. + 8.50 shipping :woot:
 
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I've always had a love/hate thing with Buck 110's. They are beautiful, and very nice to hold, but I find them way too thick behind the edge for anything other than rough work. I often use a knife to remove a tiny little bit of end grain in a joint, and a buck just wont do it.
In Canada the Buck 110 has a bad reputation among normal folk. It has become the generic 'biker knife', and I've even seen signs in dive bars- No Buck knives. Police reports even say things like 'The suspect was in possession of a Buck knife'.
 
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Paulabass said:
I've always had a love/hate thing with Buck 110's. They are beautiful, and very nice to hold, but I find them way too thick behind the edge for anything other than rough work. I often use a knife to remove a tiny little bit of end grain in a joint, and a buck just wont do it.
In Canada the Buck 110 has a bad reputation among normal folk. It has become the generic 'biker knife', and I've even seen signs in dive bars- No Buck knives. Police reports even say things like 'The suspect was in possession of a Buck knife'.
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I believe you.

Here, in Queens, New York, there's a sign as you enter the County Courthouse, "If you are found carrying a knife, you will be subject to arrest. This includes multi tools."

Mike
 
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#299
Got my first Spyderco, a Tenacious with G10 scales. Honestly, I've never cared for the looks of this brand, but over the past month or so they've really grown on me. I'd picked up a Byrd Meadowlark (Spyderco's budget brand) a couple weeks ago and liked it so much I figured I'd spring for the real thing. It's Spyderco's least expensive model ($50) but it is still pretty decent quality. The only con is that the blade is 8cr13Mov steel, which is ok...not the best at holding an edge but at least it sharpens easily.
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The infidel was my first OTF ( out the front ), not a fan of double edge or the chisel grind or D2 steel , it rusted out pretty bad one time .
Great knife none the less.
The 87 is sorta schetchy to flip it rides on bearings carries the blades momentum to well.
Haven't used it much but would make a great working knife.

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