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  • America has reached 250 years, and I am grateful to be here, in the best country in the world. Thank every one of you who helps make this country a better place, those who have gone before and risked it all, and those who've paid the ultimate price to make the United States what we are today.

    Happy Birthday America! Let Freedom Ring for all time!

Besides CPK knives, whaddaya like?

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Les George in Magnucut. I’ve never tried this steel, seems to take a very fine edge well. Looking forward to seeing how long this one cuts.
I picked up one of these too. I did a little bit of branch clean up, carving, and food prep (on a plastic cutting board) with it so far. The edge doesn't seem to be affected at all with anything I've done. It's .18 thick and 62-63rc according to castlegate.

I was kind of curious to take the scales off.
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I am a big fan of the puukko and regardless of what else that I have on my belt, in my pocket, or in my pack, I always have a puukko on my belt - more specifically, the one pictured below. I love the history, its cultural significance, and that it is a simple, yet comfortable and effective cutting tool.

This one was made by Tommi Mäkelä with a bog oak handle and a blade forged by his good friend and fellow puukko maker, Saku Honkilahti. I have a few puukkot but this one is my go-to as it sports a thicker handle than a lot of them do and it is simply a delight to work with.

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Ed Martin Search and Rescue. S30V, mortised handle. Kind of like a much lighter Randall Fireman’s Knife. A humble, workmanlike blade. Unbelievably sharp convex grind. My first EMK. Sold on his convex grind, for real.

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Two O1 Turleys of mine. They are out for kydex now. Top is a mini z-sere prototype or as I call it “my pocket khukri.” Bottom one is a Kunar River and it is one of the sharpest knives I have ever used. It’s freakish. I know they’re all beat up but that’s only because they’re so much fun.
 
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