EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

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Im excited about these “new” Skinny XM’s. The sheepsfoot blade is great too. Definitely my favorite blade shape. The Inkosi will be staying at home for a while.
 
Diggin’ through my semi-retired knife box I came upon a trio of knives that came with a story. It was a pair of DeltaZ 360° Pivot and the Darrel Ralph Osprey, both unique and well made knives. I liked them so much when I originally bought them that I carried nonstop for a couple of years. They both filled a niche for me and were extremely convenient.

So it seems a while back around the early part of 2003, a company came to the attention of the cutlery industry for an all to brief time. Two guys who loved knives got together and started Delta Z knives, Barnaby Zelman and J. Patrick Daily, (Pat) loves knives and wanted to make quality affordable and unique cutlery.

They were off to a great start, I followed them as they started up and even though they were more expensive than I expected, they were a startup company with startup company prices.

As often happens their lives and other businesses required their attention and just about 4 years after they started, they ended. They went out with a bang and discounted they’re remaining stock as much as 80%.

I bought so many of their knives and because of the cost to me, I gave away all but 3 of the 20 or so knives I’d bought.

I kept 2 of the 360° Pivots. A red one a black one shown here and I kept the Darrel Ralph Osprey.

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Some closer shots of the 360° Pivot closed.

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Here it is with a sharpie and a Schrade tactical pen for comparison.

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Felt good to carry the Osprey in my pocket and the 360° Pivot in my shirt pocket again.
 
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Today's load out. Well it's been a great time moving. Really glad I picked these two to carry today. Both have had a good workout. The umnumzaan is gonna have to visit the KME really soon and the modded shaman really did a number on boxes today. One more day of moving to go. Thinking I'll mix things up for tomorrow and maybe go CRK-less . Lmao ya like that's gonna happen again.
 
South paw draw said:
Ajack60 Ajack60 . Did you sweat them copper pipes in? Looks like who ever did used the flux after they are done to clean the job up trick. I was taught that in Florida to make sure everything looks clean and neat. No one likes dirty pipe joints. Nice work and a nice inkosi to boot.
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Look closer South paw draw South paw draw , it's a 25 ;)
And yes, had to replace a set of shower faucets today. I was taught to wipe everything down once a solder job is finished and I'd get slapped if solder icicles/runs were left on the pipe. Guess my dad got his point across :p. Besides, a neat looking job shows good craftsmanship and inspectors will notice.
 
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Ajack60 said:
Look closer South paw draw South paw draw , it's a 25 ;)
And yes, had to replace a set of shower faucets today. I was taught to wipe everything down once a solder job is finished and I'd get slapped if solder cycles/runs were left on the pipe. Guess my dad got his point across :p. Besides, a neat looking job shows good craftsmanship and inspectors will notice.
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A 25.... in a lefty? That's awesome brother. One I would love to get hands on. Your dad taught you like I was taught. Makes a job look great. And the inside of a wall will be the only one that sees it after the job is completed. But there's no reason to do a sloppy job. Now for all the new plumbers in the job. This is what old school plumbers call done right.
 
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