Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades

[JDelage]

Just received: Jen Anso small slipjoint (the model name is Monte Carlo), with an orange G10 handle. Jen is a great designer and his execution is flawless.

[henry_david]

Exquisite, @JDelage. I'd never heard of them and so gave the knives a look. Just … wow. Beautiful design and lovely finishing.

I just received a kitchen knife from a San Diego, CA based company called Half Face Blades. I was gifted a fixed blade at Christmas and wanted to buy one of their kitchen knives. Made with S35VN, the blade has been given a black cerakote coating along with a paint splatter look. Truth be told, I didn't want this one (I think that it's functionally wonderful but ugly as sin), but I won accidentally on eBay and … well, here we are. I may re-list it and get rid of it.

[neph93]

Sorry to get all Gen Z and post a meme, but I found this “relatable”.

[henry_david]

lol @neph93

[Sage954]

Just got this yesterday. I do have to admit to a bald spot on my left forearm. Just used to get shavings and kindling for a fire. Then had to use it for food prep, just to see if it could. Now cooking over the fire.

[Joberwocky]

I used to check my woodworking chisels for sharpness by shaving my arm too 

[neph93]

When I used my Lansky sharpening kit for the first time I realised how much practice I needed when my newly tooled Spydey couldn’t shave arm hair.

[dinobarnesberlin]

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

[henry_david]

@dinobarnesberlin:

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

[neph93]

@dinobarnesberlin:

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

I spat my coffee out. Well played sir.

[LewisStonehouse]

[Giles]

[Anesthetist]

Nice one @Giles. I carry the mini version all the time and it is an amazing knife.

[the246guy]

@Giles What knife is that?

[Giles]

Bench Made - 940-1 Osborne S90V steel and full carbon fiber scales.

(As per @Matt who I got it from)

[Matt]

Excellent! 

[JDelage]

Warren Osborne was a knife design genius. I have this one in my collection:

[Matt]

That’s beautiful.

[the246guy]

Agreed! That looks stunning. But other than the design, what about the quality of the blade used? Without much knowledge, I purchased the Mercator knife and after few months of using it, I can already say that the sharpness of the blade has considerably worn down. How does this compare with the Osborne knives?

[Matt]

The S90V has very good retention and in my experience isn’t as difficult to sharpen as they say.