Knife Thread: All about Knives and other edged tools

[AdironRider]

Hey this thread is right up my alley!

I run a knife company here in Jackson Hole Wyoming. We primarily work in Damascus steel custom knives as well as our full production run of S35VN kitchen blades.

An example of what I can do below. This is an 8" Chef, San Mai damascus with a 52100 high carbon steel center. Blue Coral handle (full tapered tang) with mosaic pinwork and nickel silver bolstering.

http://www.newwestknifeworks.com/product/custom-made/damascus-san-mai-and-blue-brain-coral-8chef/40564

[e30vert]

H and K 14440.
Great weight with the lightening holes and the very generous sized ambidextrous Thumbhole for quick and effecient opening.

Have put this knife through hell and it works as well as the day it was new

[mrsleeve]

well finally got it done. Took a new Skyline and polished the G10 scales and got rid of the stone-wash on the blade and polished it up. Not a hard process, just sanded everything by hand progressively from 400g to 3000g then hit it with a polishing compound on a drumel until shiny. Was going to try and find some screws that were colored to give it a little contrast and I still prolly will at some point

Like noted above its not a bad carrying knife if you dont need to every do any really heavy work with it. Its very light at 2.5oz, decent 14c steel that will take very good edge, looks good. The "flipper style deployment" takes some getting used too though as the studs are really blade stops and not really meant to be used as a thumb stud. lock up is decent for a thin liner lock, it fits in the pocket well. If all your ever going to do is open boxes, mail, maybe cut up some food once in a while or some string, or other mundane tasks your going to be just fine with one of these.

Couple of knicks in the scales already from getting dropped, basically did this one for the wife.
IMG_1685 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

IMG_1686 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

what they look like right out of the box G-10 still textured and stone-washed blade on the right as compared to a little "refinement"
IMG_1687 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

My frame lock family shot top to bottom Kershaw Skyline, Bradley Alias II, Lone wolf Lobo, and the spartan again. I love s30v
IMG_1688 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

[Farbin Kaiber]

Well, with a Scallion, and a Chive, I figured I should get the Leek. I've just become a fan of its easy one hand opening. I wanted to stick with something I wouldn't miss if it went missing. (Still a damn plastic bladelock though...)

[ST1G]

^ good knife.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I ended up getting a Kershaw 1660DSBLK Leek Desert Knife. From what I found, it's a LE of 550 units. I like the clip depth.

[YosemiteSam]

That spartan is sweet. Definitely on my short list of knives I'd like to have someday.

[ParsedOut]

I like my SOG Access card for this.

Those are pretty sweet. I'm thinking about going with the Kershaw Chill. Cheap, good size, light weight, when carried tip down the clip stick out is very minor.

[Roysneon]

Any suggestions for a good EDC blade with a deep pocket clip? <$50. I already know about the SOG Flash II but curious what else would be recommended from you knife freaks.

I currently carry an Ontario Rat 1 but it has a decent amount of pocket stickout and would prefer to be a bit more incognito to not freak out the...well...you know.

I like my SOG Access card for this.

[mrsleeve]

Any suggestions for a good EDC blade with a deep pocket clip? <$50. I already know about the SOG Flash II but curious what else would be recommended from you knife freaks.

I currently carry an Ontario Rat 1 but it has a decent amount of pocket stickout and would prefer to be a bit more incognito to not freak out the...well...you know.

this
http://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-Skylin...ershaw+skyline

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This and tip down carry should get you what you want

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Titanium-Deep-Carry-Pocket-Clip-For-Zero-Tolerance-ZT0200-0350-Kershaw-Skyline-/171340470014?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item27e4b016fe

I just picked up 2 skylines and working on tweeking them a little bit will post pics of simple easy mods when I get the 1st one done in the next couple of days. They are not that bad for a light duty normal person kinda knife, they are really light, have a decent steel in them lock up seems to be pretty good for a single side liner lock, the whole thing has a bit of side to side flex but what do you expect out of 2.5oz, and your not supposed to use it as a pry bar anyway. Its a flipper type deployment which I think I am going to have to Polish up the blade and the phosperbronze bushings to get it to deploy with a big wrist flick in conjunction with the flipper at least on the one I am messing with. Look around you should be able to find one a little cheaper than the amazon link, I got mine from there for 37 bucks. Blems can be found for 25-30 bucks as well.

I still prefer s30V/S35v and a frame lock thoguh this thing is not bad for what it is. I got them to tinker with and give away as gifts to family that think the 4 dollar knife on the check out isle is a great deal....

[kickinindian]

i got this recently its cheap and its not only has a knife but has 2 screwdrivers that i have used more then the knife. but it does not have the size of a multi-tool and feels small still. the blade is under 4in which was needed for my job.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[ParsedOut]

Any suggestions for a good EDC blade with a deep pocket clip? <$50. I already know about the SOG Flash II but curious what else would be recommended from you knife freaks.

I currently carry an Ontario Rat 1 but it has a decent amount of pocket stickout and would prefer to be a bit more incognito to not freak out the...well...you know.

[mrsleeve]

Well I have gone and done it.................. I found one of those Spartans on Ebay for about 150 bucks off MSRP and could not resist...... It showed up this afternoon, so far I am very impressed with F&F stay tuned for pictars and a little review

Edit:
Well as promised I give you the Spartan Blades, Akribis. Akribis, is ancient greek meaning sharp and precise. It lives up to its name.

SO far it lives up to all the reviews I have seen of it. The basics, Blade is CPM S35V, titanium frame lock with some G10 bolted to it, Meteorite Gray frame and blade coating, Ti. Pocket clip and Binder/clip retention bolt/ lanyard hole and of course 100% engineered, made and hand assembled in the good ol USA, Aberdeen NC to be a little more precise. .

This thing Opens and closes like greased butter on glass, the hand tuning of the blade to the frame is very evident with the perfect centering when closed. Lock up is very very solid in all axis's , the little details are still coming to light the more I play with it. From the sizing of the stop pin to the radiusing of the g10 scales. the rolled edges on the jimping to keep from biting your thumb or finger . Its very evident that lots of thought went into this thing and even the little things have been well sorted.

P5201676 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

P5201678 by mrsleeve, on Flickr

[mrcheezle19]

He's definitely got some talent, the handles are excellent. The blade shape and finish however leaves a little to be desired, that's what's keeping them looking homemade IMO.

Some of these knives are a month or so old. He's gotten a lot better with the blades since then, I'll snap some pics soon.

[cale]

He's definitely got some talent, the handles are excellent. The blade shape and finish however leaves a little to be desired, that's what's keeping them looking homemade IMO.