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Besides CPK knives, whaddaya like?
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What is the second blade??????spent a few hours grinding handles today. I'll finish them up by hand
duramax
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Those look wicked !!!!!!! That top one looks like to perfect edc. But they all look great !!!! Very nice workspent a few hours grinding handles today. I'll finish them up by hand
He sure makes some slicey-stabby blades!
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that's called the Black Adder
that's Chonk. It's kind of a weird knife, but lovable in its own quirky way
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A dude.That's the one in my pic above. It's unique in that it has burlap scales ... I'm a fan
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Damnit why did you have to ruin it
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Hilarious thing tonight.....
So left the work party, found the near by brewery...
Walk in with my wife and a few younger guys from work. ...
Instantly me and my wife notice a not woman.... one of the younger guys said "she's way out of my league"
I said "I said you might be suprised you play for the same team"
It took a while for him to get the
tinfoil hat timmy
obvious suggestionsWas fing hilarious when he finally noticed the dude was 6'5" and had a bigger Adam's apple then him
I was out of breath laughing
dericdesmond
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I absolutely fail at opening this one handed 
ferider
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Give it a little time. Use your thumbnail (that's what the rubber rings are for). Stop for a week when it's bleeding
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dericdesmond
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Noted thanks man. Gonna work on her some more today. Got rid of one years ago for the same reason but not giving up so easy this time. Its a sweet ass knife and imo one of the best lookers out there.Give it a little time. Use your thumbnail (that's what the rubber rings are for). Stop for a week when it's bleeding
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First week (shown before):
After some time (crappy video, sorry)
My favorite CRK now. The things we do ...
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Hilarious thing tonight.....
So left the work party, found the near by brewery...
Walk in with my wife and a few younger guys from work. ...
Instantly me and my wife notice a not woman.... one of the younger guys said "she's way out of my league"
I said "I said you might be suprised you play for the same team"
It took a while for him to get the
Was fing hilarious when he finally noticed the dude was 6'5" and had a bigger Adam's apple then him
I was out of breath laughing
Grenock
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Serious question Roland, and for you other CRK aficionados.....First week (shown before):
After some time (crappy video, sorry)
My favorite CRK now. The things we do ...
Exactly what design goal is achieved by having a thumbstud positioned so that the mechanical advantage is so low that it requires separating your thumbnail from the nailbed to operate?
I ask because there are hundreds if not thousands of folding knife designs that open positively and effortlessly with a thumbstud, and that do it on the first try, that do not require a change in the morphology of your thumb to do so. My uneducated perception is that this is a piss poor design.
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I don't open the Umnumzaan with a fingernail. I use the front of the thumb with some of the pad. Very smooth once you get the hang of it.
Not my favorite opening method, but the two 'zaans I have are smoother than my multiple Sebenzas and one Inkosi.
So, I agree that it could have been engineered better to make it easier or less reliant on accurate placement...but I still really dig it.
That said, I could not abide the clips on the Umnumzaan and removed them on each. I have no issues with clips on my other CRKs, whether Sebenza 21, 31, Regular, or Inkosi.
Not my favorite opening method, but the two 'zaans I have are smoother than my multiple Sebenzas and one Inkosi.
So, I agree that it could have been engineered better to make it easier or less reliant on accurate placement...but I still really dig it.
That said, I could not abide the clips on the Umnumzaan and removed them on each. I have no issues with clips on my other CRKs, whether Sebenza 21, 31, Regular, or Inkosi.