Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades
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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
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Thanks guys.. I'm looking for a nice knife on www.knifeart.com at the moment… Have been for a few days..... I'll check out the Boker site..... I'll see if I can hunt down a small prybar... hmmmm...
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Chris Reeve Kinves mini sebenza
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Only knife I would ever consider using as a pry bar is a Hinderer, knives are for cutting…just sayin.
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^agreed
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Yeah - guess you're right… Although I've opened lotsa crates and bent nails and such with my Sebenza... But good to hear it's serving you well, mate!..
You might want to send your knife in for servicing. Even if the blade isn't bent yet, you've probably done damage to the pivot or the stop pin. Eventually, the lock will fail, if that hasn't also suffered damage already
I've never understood why people pry with their knives. Prying with a Sebenza is like opening the door to a BMW and then sitting on top of it. The hinge just isn't made for that stress
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Only knife I would ever consider using as a pry bar is a Hinderer, knives are for cutting…just sayin.
And if I were to use a Hinderer for that, it would be because my family is on the other side of a door in a room that's on fire
Using the Applegate for prying was unwise as well. It's only full stock down that narrow strip down the middle. The knife is a dagger. Strong for stabbing, about as weak as a knife can get for prying
If you really want a stout folder, I would also look into the Zero Tolerance line. I have a 0560 and it's as stout as my XM-18 at half the price
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Only knife I would ever consider using as a pry bar is a Hinderer, knives are for cutting…just sayin.
And if I were to use a Hinderer for that, it would be because my family is on the other side of a door in a room that's on fire
Amen. I sometimes have trouble using my XM-18s (especially when they're new) for normal tasks.
But seriously, it is a VERY BAD idea to use any folder for prying, I don't care how "hard use" the folder is. If you must pry with a tool made to cut go with a Busse and you should be fine.
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You might want to send your knife in for servicing.
I will eventually. They really do a complete check-up for free, it's quite nice!.. As soon as I'm mentally able to miss it for a week or two… ::)
Unless you need to have something replaced because of abuse, then you'll have to pay for it. And they can can tell when it's been abused. Chris one time pointed out a user/abuser had flicked his knife open hundreds of time by the way that the stop pin was deformed. Pretty amazing
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You might want to send your knife in for servicing.
I will eventually. They really do a complete check-up for free, it's quite nice!.. As soon as I'm mentally able to miss it for a week or two… ::)
Try a CRKT Eros or Ripple. They come in two sizes as well. They flip as fast if not faster than an automatic. Great fun for the price. Should keep you busy for a couple weeks.
