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    Dchill
    Joined: 26 Jan 2010

    I like that Doug, the jeans and the knife sheath.

    last edited by 14 Jun 2010, 01:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      LandoCal126 0
      Banned
      Joined: 2 Oct 2009

      Fuck, I needed that about a week ago… Thanks for the flicks Doug!

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        Seul
        Joined: 24 Nov 2009

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          DougNg
          Joined: 24 Sept 2009

          Nice Seul

          The only thing I don't like about back pocket carry is that I worry about 1) the knife falling out of my back pocket depending on how I'm sititng and 2) I prefer to put the knife on the other side of the pocket for comfort, but I run the risk of the blade opening up and cutting me when I stick my hand in that pocket

          If you look at my SR's though, you can tell I've thrown caution to the wind

          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

          last edited by 14 Jun 2010, 12:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Seul
            Joined: 24 Nov 2009

            I only wear it clipped to me backpocket at work (I'm always walking/ standing up, so it's safe). At home/ out I clip it to my right front pocket or the chestpocket of my shirt.

            last edited by 14 Jun 2010, 16:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              DougNg
              Joined: 24 Sept 2009

              Yeah, I find that if I stick my knife in my front pocket on fitted jeans, my knife will jab me in the bawls

              I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

              last edited by 14 Jun 2010, 18:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                DougNg
                Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                When I'm on inspections though, I always put it in the back pocket. It's just easier to get to when I'm crouching/bent over/crawling

                I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

                last edited by 14 Jun 2010, 18:23 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Seul
                  Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                  The Mnandi looks so beautiful as well - but why oh why is there only a thumbnail recess opening on it and no button!..  😞

                  last edited by 14 Jun 2010, 19:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    DougNg
                    Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                    You can still open it with one hand. Look on Youtube

                    It's not a traditional nail nick

                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

                    last edited by 14 Jun 2010, 21:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      DougNg
                      Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                      Birthday gift from Jody

                      Seriously old school. Carbon steel. Thick ass stag. The tip of the blade is so pointy my crappy phone cam couldn't capture it.

                      It's a Scagel themed knife. From the website if was purchased on about Bill Scagel:

                      "Born in a snowed-in Michigan cabin during the winter of 1873, Bill Scagel was "officially" Canadian but always considered himself Canadian-American. He was, before making knives, a sheet-metal worker, building metal boats prior to forging blades in earnest. Known for his wrought ironwork, his sailing prowess and his pride in exotic flower gardening, Scagel also was a gunsmith, a machinist and a builder of bridges.

                      Scagel's most productive years as a knifemaker began around 1910. After a fire wiped out his place in Muskegon, he settled on an acre of land in Fruitport, which became the wellspring of most of the incomparable Scagel-made knives we know today – from small 25-cent parers to full-on 25-dollar Bowies.

                      Perhaps owing to his Scottish heritage, the reclusive Scagel designed and built his own machining and forging equipment, wasting little. For many years his shop was powered by a gasoline engine salvaged from a 1926 Cadillac -- his way of stiffing the local electric company.

                      The man's frugality was reflected in his knives, particularly the handles. In one sense a scavenger's delight, Scagel made handles from what he had -- leather, bone, fiber, antler, brass -- but they were undeniably utilitarian, designed to complement the blades to which they were mated. The now-classic lines of Scagel's blades and his quirkily beautiful handles were beside the point, because the man built complete edged tools, made to be worked hard.

                      Bill Scagel died in 1963, about a year after he'd stopped producing knives. His 52 years of craftsmanship survives in the hands of dedicated collectors, and although it's accurate to refer to Bill Scagel as an artist, a master of 20th-Century American cutlery or "The Father of the Custom Knife," indeed the best nod to his legacy is to recognize it and carry it on."

                      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

                      last edited by 1 Jul 2010, 18:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        corporalclegg
                        Joined: 27 Jun 2010

                        These are my two favorite knives out of my collection right now, my Elk ridge fixed blade and my Kershaw.  I love the beautiful wood handle of the Elk ridge, and the shape and feel of it, but hate the die cut elk in the middle of it, but whatever.  I use the Kershaw everyday and it could use a good cleaning.

                        last edited by 19 Jul 2010, 21:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          ALEX1976
                          Banned
                          Joined: 7 Jun 2010

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                          Small SEBENZA,since 2005

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                            Seul
                            Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                            Love to be part of the Sebenza family. Fuck me it's a great knife!.. But how do you sharpen it?.. I have a Japanese sharpening stone but it doesn't do much - or maybe I'm doing it wrong?..

                            last edited by 14 Aug 2010, 18:23 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              ALEX1976
                              Banned
                              Joined: 7 Jun 2010

                              yes the sebenza is fine!!!
                              i sharped it with www.lanskysharpeners.com/

                              last edited by 14 Aug 2010, 18:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Seul
                                Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                I have this'un or one very much like this:

                                http://www.boker.de/us/knife-sharpener/09KE183.html

                                I probably should take more time sharpening it… Can you harm your knife at all in the process?..

                                last edited by 14 Aug 2010, 18:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  ALEX1976
                                  Banned
                                  Joined: 7 Jun 2010

                                  freehand is difficult….this one is the referenz...but expensive!!!
                                  http://www.toolshop.de/product_info.php?products_id=4207&XTCsid=11f0c343b459696a0931f56c316fd17a

                                  last edited by 14 Aug 2010, 18:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    ALEX1976
                                    Banned
                                    Joined: 7 Jun 2010

                                    … Can you harm your knife at all in the process......<------what do you mean???

                                    last edited by 14 Aug 2010, 18:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Seul
                                      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                      I mean: can you fuck up your knife by sharpening it in a wrong way?.. It's just that, with my kind of job, I'll be looking at sharpening this every week or so…

                                      last edited by 14 Aug 2010, 18:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        DougNg
                                        Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                                        It can start to look weird if you're sharpening it at too acute an angle

                                        The most surefire way of getting it sharp if you're sharpening incompetent is to use a Spyderco Sharpmaker

                                        I either freehand it or use my belt sander (which I don't recommend if you don't know what you're doing, you can really screw up a knife this way)

                                        Getting the angle right is as finding a piece of paper. Find a sticky note (or something small with a right angle). Fold it in half diagonally. Thats 45 degrees. Fold it again. Now it's 22.5 degrees. That's the angle you should be sharpening at

                                        Alternatively, take a sharpie, color in the edge bevel, and take a couple light licks on the stone. If you see that the color is being removed off the edge bevel, you've hit the right angle. Now just maintain it

                                        Seul, if your knife ever gets dull and chewed up to the point it needs to be professionally sharpened, send it back to Chris Reeve, or send it to me. I'll make sure you're taken care of

                                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

                                        last edited by 14 Aug 2010, 22:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          mvb
                                          Joined: 3 Dec 2009

                                          search youtube for "ray mears sharpening a knife at camp" (embedding disabled)
                                          very nice

                                          i love the sound the grinding makes

                                          last edited by 15 Aug 2010, 07:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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