Everyone's latest acquisitions!

New Counter Point arrived. This thing is a lot nicer than it has any right to be:
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It is a blade, and a wicked one at that. Will start sharpening and polishing soon.
It just arrived today, it is sharp enough to cut steak, might try tomorrow haha! The edge has been apexed well, but is an obtuse angle. I want to remove some shoulder and bring the angle down, then polish.

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Quiet said:
New Counter Point arrived. This thing is a lot nicer than it has any right to be:
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Yeah they'er cool / ergo wise etc.
I got a couple .
handle fat and good shape / reminds me of my fave Case Trappers and 110 handles .
But MORE
More Texture
More light weight
More rounded .
NOT BAD !
PS: I like the spear point blade shape !
 
Quiet said:
I finally pulled the trigger on a McNees MAC 2 3.5!!! This is going to be a new facorite, I think.

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I’ve had a couple of the smaller Mac 2’s for a while. Their shop is only about an hour away from me so I had to buy them to support local business. My wife totally understood. I like their new production Dixons too. I had a chance to buy one of the original customs but regrettably passed on it.
They’ve really gotten the action on their knives tuned in over the last few years.
 
ScarFoot said:
I’ve had a couple of the smaller Mac 2’s for a while. Their shop is only about an hour away from me so I had to buy them to support local business. My wife totally understood. I like their new production Dixons too. I had a chance to buy one of the original customs but regrettably passed on it.
They’ve really gotten the action on their knives tuned in over the last few years.
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I saw these guys at BLADE in June and got to fondle a bunch of their knives, to include all the Nixons they had brought. I really liked those, and plan to own one for certain at some point. I will say that the only issue I've had so far now that I've gotten some pocket and use time with the MAC is that I have to be very careful with how I grip the knife when opening it, because my natural grip is settling my fingertips on the lockbar, and it's causing me to have to use a lot pressure to open the knife unless I readjust my grip on it, after which it "snaps" open easily. Just something I gotta get used to, because otherwise, the knife is fantastic. Some knives I've found, are more forgiving of how you're holding it, SHFs for example, but these MACs seem to be very tightly machined. The stand-offs were almost press-fit into the scales and it took a second to get them out, so I could put in the geared backspacer. The machining is exceptional, all things considered.
 
Quiet said:
I saw these guys at BLADE in June and got to fondle a bunch of their knives, to include all the Nixons they had brought. I really liked those, and plan to own one for certain at some point. I will say that the only issue I've had so far now that I've gotten some pocket and use time with the MAC is that I have to be very careful with how I grip the knife when opening it, because my natural grip is settling my fingertips on the lockbar, and it's causing me to have to use a lot pressure to open the knife unless I readjust my grip on it, after which it "snaps" open easily. Just something I gotta get used to, because otherwise, the knife is fantastic. Some knives I've found, are more forgiving of how you're holding it, SHFs for example, but these MACs seem to be very tightly machined. The stand-offs were almost press-fit into the scales and it took a second to get them out, so I could put in the geared backspacer. The machining is exceptional, all things considered.
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Understood. Compared to knives with similar blade lengths their handles are pretty short which can naturally cause you to have to cramp your grip somewhat. I have decent sized hands and long fingers so I totally understand having to “learn” a new knife.
 
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