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EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?
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It's actually a really cool mechanism, mechanically effective and fun to fidget with. It's a Joe Caswell design; this is the regular version. (I don't own it anymore.)
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Hi James,
If we recall, just last Tuesday we had a heavy/overkill dosage of Spydercos being posted right here same thread....
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Right? You KNOW I had to have one
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Apples, pears, Spam, just day to day stuff. The finishing touch was Chili Dogs with mustard and hot slaw. Loaded them up so much I had to cut bites and eat them with a fork!How did you get that amazing patina?
Tell me, Tell me, TELL ME PLEASE!
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The all natural route ehApples, pears, Spam, just day to day stuff. The finishing touch was Chili Dogs with mustard and hot slaw. Loaded them up so much I had to cut bites and eat them with a fork!
…...Well its the best patina i can remember seeing for a very long time. I will be eating chilli dogs now i think. I just have to figure out what a chilli dog is first...lol
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Had to pop out to the garage freezer for some steaks...figured I may as well kill a few birds
Losi 5ive-T, MGMCompro ESC, Castle Creations motor(forget which one, biggest they made at the time), 12s, custom body painted by me
Losi 5ive-T, MGMCompro ESC, Castle Creations motor(forget which one, biggest they made at the time), 12s, custom body painted by me
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What's a chili dog?!?The all natural route eh
I just have to figure out what a chilli dog is first...lol
Hot dogs with chili, cheese, and onion.
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That's how you post an explanationWhat's a chili dog?!?
Hot dogs with chili, cheese, and onion.
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A picture paints a thousand calories...or something like that.That's how you post an explanation
I learn something every dayWhat's a chili dog?!?
Hot dogs with chili, cheese, and onion.
Id heard of them on tv shows but never took time to find out what they were....lol
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It's gonna be a "fidget with everything" day today.
I've been carrying the Tiger for over a week now so it's juuuust about broken in, and oh so sweet.
The BHQ exclusive brass-scaled Elementum is my first CIVIVI, but I doubt it will be my last. I'd passed this model over because I don't do uncoated D2 (though I love coated D2!), so the brass version caught me completely by surprise. If you like compact but hefty knives, this fits the bill nicely. I love the look and feel of the blackwashed brass, and it seems like it should wear in nicely with carry and use. I'm also excited to see what WE is doing with this model, because they've got a nicely priced jade G10/S35VN version coming down the pike (also a BHQ exclusive), and that seems like a perfect lightweight smaller flipper.
I've been meaning to check out the Loco for a couple of years now, and off the cuff it feels like "What if Benchmade made the Manix 2?" Like the Emerson Bulldog, I wasn't sure -- despite this being a big knife -- if it would have enough comfortable/usable grip area for my larger hands (size L glove). And like the Bulldog, I'm happy to find that it's just right in a comfy saber grip: locked-in, hand-filling, and accommodating thanks to the gentle curve of the rear hump (which my pinkie overlaps).
It is, however, one of those knives that where the lanyard hole feels like an unforced error. My usual closure method of bracing the butt against my palm and snapping the Axis bar digs the two liners in pretty good -- but I've spent enough time with Medfords and front flippers now to easily adjust my grip; a little time with the knife will store that nicely in my hand's muscle memory.
I've been carrying the Tiger for over a week now so it's juuuust about broken in, and oh so sweet.
The BHQ exclusive brass-scaled Elementum is my first CIVIVI, but I doubt it will be my last. I'd passed this model over because I don't do uncoated D2 (though I love coated D2!), so the brass version caught me completely by surprise. If you like compact but hefty knives, this fits the bill nicely. I love the look and feel of the blackwashed brass, and it seems like it should wear in nicely with carry and use. I'm also excited to see what WE is doing with this model, because they've got a nicely priced jade G10/S35VN version coming down the pike (also a BHQ exclusive), and that seems like a perfect lightweight smaller flipper.
I've been meaning to check out the Loco for a couple of years now, and off the cuff it feels like "What if Benchmade made the Manix 2?" Like the Emerson Bulldog, I wasn't sure -- despite this being a big knife -- if it would have enough comfortable/usable grip area for my larger hands (size L glove). And like the Bulldog, I'm happy to find that it's just right in a comfy saber grip: locked-in, hand-filling, and accommodating thanks to the gentle curve of the rear hump (which my pinkie overlaps).
It is, however, one of those knives that where the lanyard hole feels like an unforced error. My usual closure method of bracing the butt against my palm and snapping the Axis bar digs the two liners in pretty good -- but I've spent enough time with Medfords and front flippers now to easily adjust my grip; a little time with the knife will store that nicely in my hand's muscle memory.
Workin' up to it...
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Thank you my friend! I was looking in my photos to find one, but yours is a great example!What's a chili dog?!?
Hot dogs with chili, cheese, and onion.
Sometimes we put hot slaw on top of the chili!