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[knumbskull]

so apologies for the weirdly lit shot... i was playing around with homemade reflectors. anyway i thought the noir-ish feel kind of suited my favourite (and only) male grooming tool:

i think the blade is due a little TLC. anyone know what oil would be good? on shaving websites they just say 'mineral oil'...

 

[clutchcarter]

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Love the commander, but couldn't get used to the wave opening device.

 

[benthughes]

Here's a few of the knives I happened to have up on photo bucket. Knives are my other guilty pleasure and I seem to have amassed a decent collection and I'm still building. My favorite folder is my Spyderco Military, fixed blades I like are my Busse SAR4s and Swamp Warden, large choppers I like My Killa Zilla and CS Kukri.

 

[clutchcarter]

Here's the pic with the wave removed.

 

[knucklehead G]

My EDC is the second from the bottom:
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My wife carries this most of the time.

 

[totallyfrozen]

...I think the blade is due a little TLC. anyone know what oil would be good? on shaving websites they just say 'mineral oil'...

I've used Invalid Link Removed oil on my knife joints. I've used it for sharpening too. There are Invalid Link Removed available too. I have a small bottle of the Lansky oil but I haven't noticed a major difference between that and the 3-in-1. If anything, the Lansky oil seems to be slightly more viscous (thicker) than the 3-in-1 oil.

 

[knumbskull]

I've used Invalid Link Removed oil on my knife joints. I've used it for sharpening too. There are Invalid Link Removed available too. I have a small bottle of the Lansky oil but I haven't noticed a major difference between that and the 3-in-1. If anything, the Lansky oil seems to be slightly more viscous (thicker) than the 3-in-1 oil.

thanks - i'm having a look into the Lansky stuff... straight razors seem to be temperamental when it comes to care!

 

[kesslari]

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Love the commander, but couldn't get used to the wave opening device.

I love the Wave, but I know many folks who don't.

 

[totallyfrozen]

thanks - i'm having a look into the Lansky stuff... straight razors seem to be temperamental when it comes to care!

You may have seen that Lansky makes sharpening kits. It's a whole system. Of course, several makers offer sharpening kits. I happen to own a Lansky kit. It has worked very well for me. I've been able to sharpen everything from small pocket knives to large butcher knives (I don't have any straight razors) and I've been able to get them shaving sharp if/when I want to. Just thought I'd mention it in case you haven't yet found a sharpening system that you like. Personally, I'm pretty satisfied with the Lansky.

 

[warwick.hoy]

My collection is humble.

Had the top CRKT knife stolen by a former coworker earlier this year (I think it was a coworker,...at the very least it disappeared at a previous place of employment, set it down for 20 minutes and when I went to retrieve it it was gone,...could have just gotten lost); so I replaced it over the weekend with the same style of knife,...but in my favorite (and grossly underrated) color orange.

CRKT M16-ERZ

Having a pocket knife at work is handy so it was time for a replacement.

 

[Lee H]

my hunting knives are a hand made set. Longer blade was an old mill bastard file, short skinner was cut from an old mill saw blade. Handles are real antler. I had the left handed sheath made by a local saddle maker..They cost me a pretty penny to have made, but well worth it

this set has seen a lot of use, and both blades are sharp enough to shave with, at all times

edit...because these are old high carbon steel (not stainless) they will rust. After each use, I clean them, then heat up the blades up on a wood stove. Then I work olive oil into the blades... That way there is nothing on them to contaminate meat. The leather for the sheath was also completely veggie oil tanned, so no contaminates there either