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Awaiting the Sifu
- Thread starter Knave
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Well, you can expect a fairly large pocket knife to say the least.
I think it is one of the best REKAT knives made.
The action is smooth, most of the rolling locks have been a bit gritty.
Just a gentle flick of the wrist and the blade is out and locked, if you pull back the release.
Same to close.
It actually fits better in my pocket than the military because it sets all the way to the botton, and does not imprint or interfear with my money clip.
All in all, quite a knife.
The grind lines are not perfect, but that doesn't mean poor cutting or looks.
Overall I am very happy with mine.
Jim
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What? Another knife? Don't you have enough of those things already?
How many does one person need?
And just what are you going to do with this one that you can't do with the others?
What is the purpose of all these knives anyhow??
I think it is one of the best REKAT knives made.
The action is smooth, most of the rolling locks have been a bit gritty.
Just a gentle flick of the wrist and the blade is out and locked, if you pull back the release.
Same to close.
It actually fits better in my pocket than the military because it sets all the way to the botton, and does not imprint or interfear with my money clip.
All in all, quite a knife.
The grind lines are not perfect, but that doesn't mean poor cutting or looks.
Overall I am very happy with mine.
Jim
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What? Another knife? Don't you have enough of those things already?
How many does one person need?
And just what are you going to do with this one that you can't do with the others?
What is the purpose of all these knives anyhow??
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Knave
I don't have one yet, but in a recent phone call to REKAT, I was corrected when I referred to the knife as the "Seefoo". The woman I spoke to said it was pronounced "Siffoo".
AL
I don't have one yet, but in a recent phone call to REKAT, I was corrected when I referred to the knife as the "Seefoo". The woman I spoke to said it was pronounced "Siffoo".
AL
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Al, gotta disagree here. Sifu, the chinese word for "Teacher" or perhaps "Master" is pronounced SEE-FU not SIFF-FU. Its kinda like the greek "sandwich", Gyro not pronounced Jai-roh, but Year-roh. In Hawaii, we have a popular vietnamese dish spelled pho with the french accent mark on the "o". Pronounced FAH not FO. Now, if I'm off the mark as to the origins of the name, my sincerest apologies. In Hawaii, we get our fair share of multiple languages, (and cuisines), although almost no one knows what a "hush puppy" is (not the shoe, the deep fried cornbread food) or what the hell a "shivarough" (poor spelling, I know, but referring to a type of armoire?).
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Ahhh....I see. I just knew I was pronouncing it "Seefoo" for some reason.
Thanks paranoid !
AL
AL
Hey paranoid9999!
Always thought that a "hush puppy" was a S&W auto with suppressor...
I guess i learned something new today!
Be well!/2Sharp aka Jonas
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Always thought that a "hush puppy" was a S&W auto with suppressor...
I guess i learned something new today!
Be well!/2Sharp aka Jonas
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"May all your detonations be expected"
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paranoid9999, "see foo" is close but still not exact. You are way off on the Vietnamese noodle dish. I am fluent with both languages.
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Nam Viet Vo, Please illuminate us. I am told that for Pho there is a "rising" a sound. I hope that makes it more accurate? Vietnamese is a very difficult language. I barely plowed through french and spanish with limited success, but then again, I'm not a linguist or polyglot. By the way, which Chinese dialect are you fluent in?
I am told that there are many, not just Mandarin, which I'm told is considered the National language of China but regionally there are many dialects such as Hakah, Chieujow, and Fook-geen. Excuse the spelling, I'm trying to spell phonetically.
Hi guys
Think I'll chime in on this. the proper pronounciation of the word sifu in Mandarin ( which is my speciality,) having lived in Taiwan for nine years, with a major in the language, as well as 20 000 000 Taiwanese around me) is closer to s'foo. The si part of si-fu is hard to explain, but it is actually closer to just the phonetic sound of S, with the fu being a short oo sound as in Fu Man Chu. So what you have is s'foo. Hope this helps.
ps As an aside did you know that in Mandarin the word sifu is used in a wide variety of situations. In fact my brother in law is a sifu - of panel beating.
So non - Chinese always think of martial arts masters when they think of sifu,in fact the guy that makes noodles or computer chips is also a sifu.
Hope my garbled attemts at transcribing mandarin into something understandable pays off. Oh yes, please bear in mind that with 4 tones in Mandarin 1 word can have many meanings depending on the tone, so " I have a cold" said in a fifferent tone becomes, " I fornicated with a cat"
Be careful out there with your 'sifus' you never know how things might turn out
Think I'll chime in on this. the proper pronounciation of the word sifu in Mandarin ( which is my speciality,) having lived in Taiwan for nine years, with a major in the language, as well as 20 000 000 Taiwanese around me) is closer to s'foo. The si part of si-fu is hard to explain, but it is actually closer to just the phonetic sound of S, with the fu being a short oo sound as in Fu Man Chu. So what you have is s'foo. Hope this helps.
ps As an aside did you know that in Mandarin the word sifu is used in a wide variety of situations. In fact my brother in law is a sifu - of panel beating.
So non - Chinese always think of martial arts masters when they think of sifu,in fact the guy that makes noodles or computer chips is also a sifu.
Hope my garbled attemts at transcribing mandarin into something understandable pays off. Oh yes, please bear in mind that with 4 tones in Mandarin 1 word can have many meanings depending on the tone, so " I have a cold" said in a fifferent tone becomes, " I fornicated with a cat"
Be careful out there with your 'sifus' you never know how things might turn out
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I would like to find out what other owners of the Sifu think of the strength of the rolling lock? Are they prone to wear out over time more than a more conventional lock? Has anyone had a problem with these locks? Thanks!