EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

I left the house today with just the Wenger Pocket Tool Chest. Here's a pic of the flashlight version; the one I'm carrying is the same, but with opaque blood red scales instead of translucent red. (and it has a toothpick, instead of the LED flashlight circuitry in the B-side scale) I flippin' LOVE this little SAK!

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Why did I leave the house so lightly-armed? I have 3 knives in my desk drawer at work, and if something heavier duty comes up on the (bicycle) commute, I carry a Leatherman Charge Al in my trunk bag, complete with the bit set and extension.

Now that I'm at work, I'm carrying the CRKT Pilar in case any rogue boxes appear that need to be opened and broken down. I'm reminded of CRKT's talent of commissioning great knives, then hamstringing them with a cheap blade steel and poor execution. The blade steel is 8Cr and after a fresh sharpening, it stops cutting cardboard without catching after about 2 boxes' worth of action. I think even a humble SAK beats that. ...and I don't mean cutting boxes into tiny little bits, like the YouTubers do; I only cut them in pieces small enough to fit in my recycle bin.

Then, we have the pocket clip. It is very tight, which seems good on the face of things, but since the A-side scale has no traction, it's quite the struggle to get it off of my pocket; may was well just remove it and carry it as a pocket knife. But even then, there is no traction point for my fingers to hold onto on the B-side when flipping it open. I think I'm going to give this knife away to someone less discerning than myself. Or maybe offer it as a free bonus to a knife that's worth the effort to sell here in the Knife Exchange... I give this knife 3/5.

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mak1277 said:
How do you like the swayback? I saw spyderco discontinued them and I was debating picking one up.
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Well... I really like the blade, mirrored stonewash finish is really nice and a hollow grind allows a thin edge but a strong spine, no issues there... really smooth action to boot. Titanium handles are a bit odd at first with the rise at the back, but I actually ended up really liking the feel of it in hand once I had a chance to use it, high level of F&F too.

That brings us to the opening hole/scale relief to get to the opening hole. I'm going to say this was a miss, the cutout on the scale is not quite enough (IMHO) to get at the opening hole easily and if you a lefty, you're completely out of luck.

... I need to find someone that can help me with some nice additional chamfering around the opening hole... I think I saw a few on here with that mod.
 
Keyopp said:
Well... I really like the blade, mirrored stonewash finish is really nice and a hollow grind allows a thin edge but a strong spine, no issues there... really smooth action to boot. Titanium handles are a bit odd at first with the rise at the back, but I actually ended up really liking the feel of it in hand once I had a chance to use it, high level of F&F too.

That brings us to the opening hole/scale relief to get to the opening hole. I'm going to say this was a miss, the cutout on the scale is not quite enough (IMHO) to get at the opening hole easily and if you a lefty, you're completely out of luck.

... I need to find someone that can help me with some nice additional chamfering around the opening hole... I think I saw a few on here with that mod.
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Thanks. The opening hole definitely looks a bit small/hard to access compared to other spydies.
 
Speaking of my love for colors ;) , hiked up to a stunning waterfall on Mt. Rainier yesterday that had an amazing prism effect in the sunlight. Yesterday being one of the hottest days of the year, the plan was to beat the heat by simply going up to the waterfall, which is just about a 7 mile out and back hike (though rated difficult). While we were there, however, we ran into an old timer that pointed out an old trail no longer maintained going above the waterfall that offered a spectacular view of the peak, as well as the surrounding mountains. Plus, being relatively unknown you get the place pretty much to yourself, which is quite the luxury these days considering you're in a National Park. Despite the heat, we just couldn't resist the call, and man was it worth it.

https://imgur.com/qKTjdft

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Hard to make out in the pic due to the haze, but off in the distance on the way up you can see St. Helens (the tree in the middle is pointing to it)

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Then eventually, after some fairly steep incline, the peak of Rainier shows itself. These things in the foreground always remind me of the Lorax (Dr. Seuss), which is fitting considering how enchanting the place is

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Behind us is Mt. Adams in the distance

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And a scene well worth doubling our hike for

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Had to find a spot in the stream on our way out to soak in the icy glacial/snow fed waters to cool off from the extra exertion

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Knives&Lint said:
Speaking of my love for colors ;) , hiked up to a stunning waterfall on Mt. Rainier yesterday that had an amazing prism effect in the sunlight. Yesterday being one of the hottest days of the year, the plan was to beat the heat by simply going up to the waterfall, which is just about a 7 mile out and back hike (though rated difficult). While we were there, however, we ran into an old timer that pointed out an old trail no longer maintained going above the waterfall that offered a spectacular view of the peak, as well as the surrounding mountains. Plus, being relatively unknown you get the place pretty much to yourself, which is quite the luxury these days considering you're in a National Park. Despite the heat, we just couldn't resist the call, and man was it worth it.

https://imgur.com/qKTjdft

7Q89n8t.jpg


L6IhzTH.jpg


Hard to make out in the pic due to the haze, but off in the distance on the way up you can see St. Helens (the tree in the middle is pointing to it)

yyD3PYn.jpg


Then eventually, after some fairly steep incline, the peak of Rainier shows itself. These things in the foreground always remind me of the Lorax (Dr. Seuss), which is fitting considering how enchanting the place is

Qik95cd.jpg


Behind us is Mt. Adams in the distance

k7NoVjP.jpg


And a scene well worth doubling our hike for

a0m6Ti2.jpg


Had to find a spot in the stream on our way out to soak in the icy glacial/snow fed waters to cool off from the extra exertion

WWN9iLo.jpg
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Stunning!
 
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