Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades

[tatmantall]

Umnumzaanx chrismartin

[mclaincausey]

Still waiting on my ZT0600 from knifecenter.com. Well below retail but I'd have picked one up from eBay had I known it would take so goddamned log.

[Grumpy Mike]

I received it from Brian Fellhoelter at Blade 2012. It was in his pocket, and he was nice enough to let me buy it off of him. He carried it for a year or so, and actually upgraded it with the newer machined pivot and accents a few months before the show. Here's the back side…

[mclaincausey]

Badass…

[Blackheart]

That's damn nice Mike, very cool of Brian to sell it to you.

tatman, awesome!!!

mac, I have a ZT 0305  and 0301, you'll love your new one! Hope it arrives soon!

[Grumpy Mike]

Another…

[seawolf]

gorgeous.

[Blackheart]

Another winner Mike, I know that Tad Gear did collabs with Strider and ZT…I like yours better. I'd own that
second one if I could find it.

[seawolf]

I bought this in Japan eight years ago for about $60 USD and its been my go-to knife ever since. It keeps an edge better than any knife I've ever used, and as often as I use this blade, you'd think it would need sharpening pretty often. I've sharpened it twice in eight years. I hone it after 4-5 uses or as needed, but its simply a fantastic knife. It's slightly flexible and has a nice thin blade that makes precision cuts effortlessly.

[mclaincausey]

Gorgeous.

My buddy has a high carbon Chinese cleaver. More of a blunt instrument than your beauty, but razor sharp and has never needed sharpening, after quartering birds and all sort of abuse.

[Grumpy Mike]

and another…

[joesaintjohn]

Love that Damascus.

[Seul]

Defo.

[mclaincausey]

Yap…

The fellow that Giles hooked me up with to make a sheath for my wharncliffe has agreed to put jimping on the blade.  I think that's gonna rawk.

@mclaincausey:

Hey folks.  Anyone know a good sheath-maker?  I'd like a nice leather one for this Wharncliffe, 3 1/8" blade.  It was intended to live in a neck sheath.

EDIT: Happily just found a Duluth, MN sheathmaker who made this, which is the look I think I want… May have to visit them..

[Grumpy Mike]

To keep the Damascus theme going…

[Blackheart]

Love Damascus! You've got some killer knives there Mike…

[seawolf]

My Lagiole En Aubrac that I bought in Paris, and a sheath I made for it. The handle is juniper.

[derivative666]

^thats a beauty knives that and Case are so old school. Reminds me of my Grandpa's knives. I like the newer knives Begg, Hinderer, Martin etc… but for me they don't have the nostalgia of a classic slip joint.

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[mclaincausey]

Nothing like a horn handle

[natehate]

that knife is pretty as all get up seawolf

the chefs knife you posted is sick too