Do I dare say it?

mitchnola said:
Man, I would be all over the native if it didn’t have a lock back.
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I thought they made some higher-end ones that had compression locks, but I guess that's just the L'il Native. I admit too that the lockback action of the Native Lightweight isn't very smooth. It seems to have a lot of friction from the widish lock bar and complete lack of liners. It's really a shame, as they offer it in some KILLER blade steels. Mine's in Maxamet, they also make it in S110v, S90v, SPY27, LC200N, MagnaCut and I think there were some sprints that were made in other steels.

A good alternative (believe it or not) is the Cold Steel Tuff Lite. It's still a lockback, but the action is great. Great ergos and a Wharncliffe blade. Simpler steel, AUS-8A, but it's very well-done.
 
mitchnola said:
Just a heads up, the lil native has excellent ergos but it is a three finger knife but if choked up and using the choil it’s then a 4 finger knife.

Those options are what I really appreciate about it. And size wise it’s excellent in the pocket and compression locks are also excellent imo.
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This discussion has me considering the slip joint L'il Native...

I figure a blade that small with the 50/50 index finger choil doesn't really need a lock. (and I would probably never use it without the 50/50 choil)

I don't miss a lock on my UKPK...
 
Smaug said:
This discussion has me considering the slip joint L'il Native...

I figure a blade that small with the 50/50 index finger choil doesn't really need a lock. (and I would probably never use it without the 50/50 choil)

I don't miss a lock on my UKPK...
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Good point
 
Midgetje93 said:
At work with a broken wing. Got out on desk duty. So get to see the other side of Back End Delivery.

But I picked this little guy up at a pawnshop. A Benchmade 555. And damn I love everything about it. The side, blade shape, thumb hole, it may be MY perfect EDC. I’m not usually too wild about serrations. But I kind like this one. On the quest to grab more!
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This style grip is one of my favorites!
 
mitchnola said:
Being from nola I kinda treat chilli like a bowl of gumbo. I’ll throw anything in it, including tomatoes and one of my favorites, corn.
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Don’t know how I missed this one. Grew up with great grandmother down in Port A Texas. Always made shrimp and crab gumbo when we went down. I loved it! Mistakenly ordered gumbo at a restaurant years ago. While it wasn’t bad. It wasn’t what I was expecting. One of those every one is different.

I’ll actually be in NOLA in October lol
 
Midgetje93 said:
Don’t know how I missed this one. Grew up with great grandmother down in Port A Texas. Always made shrimp and crab gumbo when we went down. I loved it! Mistakenly ordered gumbo at a restaurant years ago. While it wasn’t bad. It wasn’t what I was expecting. One of those every one is different.

I’ll actually be in NOLA in October lol
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Well I hope you have a good time. You can get a great bowl of gumbo just about anywhere amongst many other things. Hit me up if you need any recommendations.
 
Smaug said:
I disagree. A plain edge won’t stay sharp after cutting something soft against something hard.

A plain edge also won’t cut tough stringy material (Like rope or strapping) as easily as serrated.

On a sailboat, I would choose serrated every time. Same if I worked on a dock cutting strapping all day.

Yeah, plain will do it and is easier to sharpen, but in those use cases, I’d rather do it faster and NOT need to re sharpen.

For the record, I have no serrated knives outside of the kitchen, so you can guess that I don’t run into those situations as often as some. ;-)
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I have several serrated knives (all from Spyderco):
- Spyderco Rescue Wave: Lives in the car, in the same pocket as the emergency / High visibility vest. I take it with me whenever I go climbing (best way to clean up belay stations, cut rope, etc and less risk of sanking a friend if manipulating the knife near someone elses body.
- Spyderco Salt Spyderhawk: Anytime I go boating, I carry that knife. Cuts any rope like a breeze.
- Spyderco Pacific Salt 2: Beach/boat knife as well. Blade shape is more utilitarian than the previous knife.
- Spyderco FishKiller: I am a freediving spearfisher, what can I say... Stock sheath sucks big time (not suitable as is for strapping it to your calf)
- Spyderco Police stainless handles: Because any knife enthusiast should have one.
- Spyderco Military: Best bread knife out there, lives in the office, in a drawer for anytime someone needs to make a "bocadillo" with real bread (not to be mistaken with a sandwitch!)

For anything else, plain edge works just fine. I have a couple combo edges (appart from big SAKS) and I would rather have them plain or fully serrated. Most of those knives were bought in the exchange because I liked the knife and couldn't find them plain or fully serrated (Emerson Commander, Spyderco Tenacious, Spyderco Endura)

Mikel
 
I now prefer either all regular edge or all serrated, but there was a time when I bought a knife that was half and half (seen far left of picture), because I thought it would be useful to still be able to cut stuff if I went a long time between sharpening it. There are times where I wish I could send younger me some better knives to use.

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