Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades
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Depends on what you think is awesome. Taking a chip out of S30V is a pain in the ass for your average user that's sharpening manually.
154CM holds a keen edge well, can be touched up on either a sharpening stone or the bottom of a coffee cup
As for it's status of premium, it's a lot better than 420HC, which is what's found on the lower end Skeletool. Other than corrosion resistance, it doesn't have a whole lot going for it
154CM is ideal for me, and premium in my opinion. Doesn't chip, easy to sharpen, takes a very keen edge. Edge retention is satisfactory for me. I can cut open boxes all day and only need to service the knife that night. On the handful of knives I've commissioned for myself, I've asked for 154CM, save a few with D2. I have a few knives with Carpenter (whatever Rick Hinderer has been using), S30v, S35v, 3V, Elmax, 1095, 1084. They're all great, but 154cm is my favorite "jack of all trades" steel
Extremely well said, I couldn't agree more to any of your points. I am not a big fan of S30V (just to be clear). The Carpenter steel is CTS-XHP and I actually like this steel a lot, what's your take on it?
Also I just wanted to be clear that when it comes to folders I usually favor a steel with pretty good corrosion resistance but as far as fixed blades go, I am all about high carbon steels (think INFI, O1, 1095, etc…).
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I like CTS-XHP a lot, but it doesn't take as keen as edge as I would like. That being said, I only have one knife with it, an XM-18 with a Spanto blade, so it's a very thick edge. If I had a knife that was as thin as a small Sebenza, I would have a better idea on how it holds up.
I really dislike S30v on a daily user. In exchange for having a knife that will hold an edge for days without service, it's a pain to field sharpen
I'm the same way about folders, that I think corrosion resistance is paramount, except when it comes to traditional slip joints. I carried traditionals for a couple years and never had one rust on me. Lots of patina, but never that awful brown rust
Btw, re: the ZT0560, the edge that came on the knife was the coarsest I've ever seen on a finished knife. It's like they stopped at 400 grit while sharpening it and then hit it with a leather belt to take off the burr. I had to refinish it, and it's still pretty rough
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Doug, I couldn't agree more. I despise serrations. I say put a nice "toothy" edge on the blade if you want it to bite. And yes I do keep a few this way but most of my blades have polished edges.
Here's something to try on a user knife: polish the edge of your knife, then hit the back third of the edge with an 800 grit (not sure what sharpening system you're using) and then strop your edge. Makes for a great "combo" edge. Looks cool too if you can get it symmetrical. I did this on the knives I used to take with me on inspections, served me well
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Ordered the skeletool last night and had is sent direcly to my buddy. Thanks for the help!
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Gonna guess that the Belgian cops won't consider "Because it's fekkin sweet" to be a valid reason, Seul. You'll have to come up with something better.
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Damn, I never would have thought there was a market for this kind of thing (yes… I am literally from PODUNK massachusetts)... some of them look really nice and for the regular combs the price isn't that bad. Is there any actual difference between this and a regular comb? I think I've had the same "unbreakable" comb since I was like 8... I don't usually comb my hair but I think its real handy thing to have when you're traveling. I like to comb my hair in the morning if I don't have time or don't feel like taking a shower.
- Read up on this a tiny bit and now I feel like my head has been missing out.....
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For those of you looking for a unique comb:
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i'll one up you joe in the cool comb department
http://www.assistedknife.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/26099/subcatid/67279/id/507729
(ps they got a bunch of butterfly combs on that site too)
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Busted my combat Gerber earlier this month opening a wooden crate!
Replace it with this for now.. :-
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Rebel Alliance!!! (Sorry, distracted by Star Wars!)
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I EDC a Strider SnG. I have for years in one configuration or another. I found for me its a near-perfect EDC.
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Busted my combat Gerber earlier this month opening a wooden crate!
DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, I'm pretty hard on all my knifes here… I had that one for almost 4 years though.. :-\ -
@CLJ:
I EDC a Strider SnG. I have for years in one configuration or another. I found for me its a near-perfect EDC.
The SNG is a great knife. I have had many striders over the years but the SnG CC was by far the best to EDC. Just sold one recently and miss it.
Busted my combat Gerber earlier this month opening a wooden crate!
DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, I'm pretty hard on all my knifes here… I had that one for almost 4 years though.. :-\Invest in a prybar and leave the knives (especially folders) for cutting. I am not a fan of Gerber but that applegate folder was the best knife they ever made IMO.
What knife are you going to get next?
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Got myself a Boker Speedlock recently. Frighteningly quick spring! But fabulous feel and quintessentially German.
Here is a link to their site
http://www.boker.de/en/taschenmesser/boeker/taktische-einsatzmesser/110003.html
