What knife are you carrying today?
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Beerhippie
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Sorry, folks--I'm fresh out of cigars and fine bourbons, so
How about a beer and hand-rolled cigarette? Plus, of course, today's selection, a fine example of a Camco Barlow knife. This is my secondary carry today, as it has the little blade that's appropriate for home surgery when needed--mostly digging out metal slivers in the shop.
How about a beer and hand-rolled cigarette? Plus, of course, today's selection, a fine example of a Camco Barlow knife. This is my secondary carry today, as it has the little blade that's appropriate for home surgery when needed--mostly digging out metal slivers in the shop.
KnurledNut
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Carried some copper for the sake of the thread today.
Beerhippie
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Did you make those scales or are they Kershaw? Do they help with your arthritis?Carried some copper for the sake of the thread today.
KnurledNut
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Fly Fishing Rick
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It can be fun to pull out those less used knives for some pocket time now and again.
I figured as much. The kershaw leek has over 100 unique variants(mostly different finishes) and something like 60 different base models and limited runs. That copper one is sure attractive though. I did an acid etch followed by a copper media tumble on my steel scale version. They came out incredible but began to wear quickly within just a few days.
The orange stuff you see is just nail polish where I marked off the pivot, screw holes, and lock face to protect them from the acid bath.
dr_clyde
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My “Sunday Knife”.
Benchmade Proper with G10 scales.
Its what I carry when I’m wearing dress clothes or if I’m going to an event or something where an automatic would be inappropriate.
Its opened a lot of Christmas and birthday gifts.
Benchmade Proper with G10 scales.
Its what I carry when I’m wearing dress clothes or if I’m going to an event or something where an automatic would be inappropriate.
Its opened a lot of Christmas and birthday gifts.
Carried some copper for the sake of the thread today.
I own the perfect light to go with that knife.
sparky 1971
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Beerhippie
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Shoot--I still haven't gotten to the fixies yet. Of course, those do get the stink-eye at the bar.
sparky 1971
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I should have posted that I'm running out of knives I'm willing to carry. The number one requirement for me is a sheepsfoot blade. I have plenty of knives, but if I stay within the parameters of the thread title, most of them aren't eligible. No sheepsfoot=no carry.
GaryM909
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Now I have to dig through my tackle boxes. I am sure I still have a Barlow knife like that kicking around. That is unless one of my kids snagged it when I told them to help themselves and take whatever fishing stuff they wanted.
Beerhippie
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What is more 20th century American than a Barlow knife?
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Fly Fishing Rick
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UTX-70
sparky 1971
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mike93lx
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What are you using for a sharpening routine?
I've had really good results with just a 400 grit diamond stone
sparky 1971
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It's pretty boring but extremely effective and fast. A three stage kitchen knife sharpener that is so old that when I bought it I had to use the telephone that was attached to the wall, call Cabela's, talk to a person that spoke English as a first language, and give that person an item number that was printed in the paper catalog that came in the mail. Then I had to wait over a week with no tracking info for it to show up. The good old days.
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Ohio Andy
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Depends on what I am sharpening. But I'm this order depending on the knife and what I need to do to it.
Mostly sharp and just a touch up.... Spyderco sharpmaker if I can sharpen at 15 or 20 degrees. Very difficult to use on a very dull knife even with the diamond stones. But I can really put a nice edge even on knives with lots of curves. When all else fails this often gives me that nice final edge.
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If I need a lot of work on a dull knife I go to a worksharp belt driven system. This is what I prefer.
Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition Knife Sharpener Mk. 2 Elite
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Not as good for me but used it a bunch. Still fast.
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Although honestly I would be more inclined to get the cheaper one with narrow belts for knives and it is much cheaper.
If I want that perfect edge I use my hapstone fixed angle sharpener. Much slower and you can still mess up the tip. Expensive, gives a really nice edge at almost any angle but not good for very small blades. Very expensive.
I own many stones as well as diamond film (sharp sharp). I have ceramic stones, diamond stones, diamond plates, Arkansas stones... Always freehand for these.
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Fly Fishing Rick
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Beerhippie
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A Buck made by Camillus? Isn't that kinda like a Ford made by Chrysler?
sparky 1971
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From what I understand, Camillus made the 300 series up until production stopped on at least the 307; at which time Buck started making the rest in house. I have a 301, 303, 305, and the 307; I think all of them are Camillus.
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haneyrm
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Carried my Bestech Cicada’s Wing today with ultem scales. Love these knives and have several wings. Also bought a Vosteed Acorn, a Rough Rider Black Reserve, 2 Rough Rider Zombie Nicks, a Cattlemen‘s Cutlery stockman and a CC trapper today. Great knife day!
Beerhippie
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Laid out my Civivi Mini Praxis flipper for today's carry. Forgot it. Maybe tomorrow.
Beerhippie
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Next thing you're gonna tell me is that Chrysler made several Ford vehicles....
sparky 1971
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No, but I can tell you that International Harvester trucks used parts from both Chrysler and Ford.
Start reading at paragraph seven.
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EDIT: I have also just learned that the 301 and 303, pre 1971, were made for Buck by Schrade.
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Fly Fishing Rick
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My Hera II Mini, fresh back from the factory after an unfortunate/foolish maintenance related accident sent a pair of tiny springs launching across the room... lol
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Beerhippie
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Two Civivis today--CRKT CEO flipper and Civivi Mini Praxis flipper:
Hope @Fly Fishing Rick doesn't mind me stealing his prop idea too much! Different body, different lens (old classic 24-70 2.8), different BG but same L-bracket.
Still fresh out of good bourbon and fine seegars....
Changing lock styles from my back-locker Benchmade to the Civivi liner-lock and opening from thumb stud to flipper takes some getting used to, but the Civivi ball-bearing pivot is always fun and slick. If you've never tried a flipper-style with the BB pivots, it's as good as assisted opening with no spring to break.
Civivi makes some excellent knives that won't break the bank. I don't think I spent more than $30 on either of these. As far as the steel quality... well, I don't recall what steel Civivi uses, but it takes and holds a fine edge in my experience. It is a stainless, which is perfect for EDC. I've bought a few of them for gifts.
Correction: The CEO flipper (left) is CRKT. Still has the flipper and BB pivot. Excellent trout-dressing knife.
Hope @Fly Fishing Rick doesn't mind me stealing his prop idea too much! Different body, different lens (old classic 24-70 2.8), different BG but same L-bracket.
Still fresh out of good bourbon and fine seegars....
Changing lock styles from my back-locker Benchmade to the Civivi liner-lock and opening from thumb stud to flipper takes some getting used to, but the Civivi ball-bearing pivot is always fun and slick. If you've never tried a flipper-style with the BB pivots, it's as good as assisted opening with no spring to break.
Civivi makes some excellent knives that won't break the bank. I don't think I spent more than $30 on either of these. As far as the steel quality... well, I don't recall what steel Civivi uses, but it takes and holds a fine edge in my experience. It is a stainless, which is perfect for EDC. I've bought a few of them for gifts.
Correction: The CEO flipper (left) is CRKT. Still has the flipper and BB pivot. Excellent trout-dressing knife.
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LeeG
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I picked up this Benchmade Osborne automatic to supplement my Mel Pardue I posted earlier.
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Fly Fishing Rick
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You have the camera body I wish I had haha.TwoCivivistoday--CRKT CEO flipper and Civivi Mini Praxis flipper:
Hope @Fly Fishing Rick doesn't mind me stealing his prop idea too much! Different body, different lens (old classic 24-70 2.8), different BG but same L-bracket.
Still fresh out of good bourbon and fine seegars....
Changing lock styles from my back-locker Benchmade to the Civivi liner-lock and opening from thumb stud to flipper takes some getting used to, but the Civivi ball-bearing pivot is always fun and slick. If you've never tried a flipper-style with the BB pivots, it's as good as assisted opening with no spring to break.
Civivi makes some excellent knives that won't break the bank. I don't think I spent more than $30 on either of these. As far as the steel quality... well, I don't recall what steel Civivi uses, but it takes and holds a fine edge in my experience. It is a stainless, which is perfect for EDC. I've bought a few of them for gifts.
Correction: The CEO flipper (left) is CRKT. Still has the flipper and BB pivot. Excellent trout-dressing knife.
I'm glad crkt made a flipper version because the thumb stud version we carry where I work is just god awful for me... I picked it up once and put it right back haha.
Jmonnty
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I have had a bug out with orange handle as my edc for 4 years, it replaced an Osborne.
Beerhippie
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The 850 was a too-many-beers purchase. I was quite surprised when it showed up instead of the 780 I thought I'd ordered!
The thumb-stud CRKT CEO went to our... CEO. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Flipper beats the hell out of it, and he, not being a knife guy, never knew the difference.
Still had to do some grinding/cutting on the side of the CRKT to make the liner-lock unlockable with my clumsy thumb. Dremel to the rescue again!
mngundog
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Great knife. Never owned a reverse tanto blade, but if the Osborne ever comes out with an assisted opening, I'd have one.
haneyrm
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My Osborne is assisted opening. You push a button and it assists you automatically.
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Scroll up just a few posts...
mngundog
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I saw it, unfortunately I live in a state were auto openers are illegal (chance of that changing), but assisted openers are fine. As far as I'm aware, the Osborne is only available in manual or auto.
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Fly Fishing Rick
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After seeing his other knives, I was really surprised to learn that Andrew Demko designed this one.
Pen & Wrench
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Leatherman Surge.