Grail knife

T.K.C. said:
A "Grail" is supposed to be a hard to get knife. Most of you are completing missing the point of what a true "Grail" knife is.It is NOT a production knife, that is for sure.
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^^^This

A grail is something that is hard to acquire mostly due to rarity, not lack of funds. If money is the only limiting factor, then it's just out of reach, not a grail.

Think of a geologist that has discovered the largest T-Rex fossil known to man. His quest was all about persistence, determination, and passion. Such a finding would be a "grail discovery" due to rarity. You can't easily buy a T-Rex skeleton on the Internet:D

ETA: I think that production knives can be considered "grails" in certain instances. For example: rare vintage Spyderco's, vintage traditional knives, long-discontinued models, etc...
 
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Pedantic:pe·dan·tic
pəˈdan(t)ik/
adjective
of or like a pedant.
"many of the essays are long, dense, and too pedantic to hold great appeal"
synonyms: overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finicky

Simple definition of Pedant:
a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details
 
not a zombie fan said:
Pedantic: pe·dan·tic
pəˈdan(t)ik/
adjective
of or like a pedant.
"many of the essays are long, dense, and too pedantic to hold great appeal"
synonyms: overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finicky

Simple definition of Pedant:
a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details
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If we use words too vaguely, they will start to loose their meaning. Soon enough, every knife being made will be considered someone's "grail" and called a "midtech".

"Just got this super-sweet Buck 110, yea it's from the custom shop, so it's a midtech. Also scored a SAK too. Now I have all my grails...":rolleyes:
 
not a zombie fan said:
"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."
~Hunter S. Thompson

:cool:
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I'm not taking anything seriously. I just feel that things should be defined properly.

But what do I know about grails... I only spent about 2 or 3 years looking for a Diskin Fire in the configuration I wanted:rolleyes:
 
Supercilious
ˌso͞opərˈsilēəs
adjective
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.


The use of the word "grail" in the context of a possesion is informal... ie - open to interpretation-any greatly desired and sought-after objective; ultimate ideal or reward. For some that may be getting on "the list"of a well known maker... for others with less resources a buck 110 may very well be a "grail". In this small community "mid tech"" HAS become common vernacular - just as "tactical" is no longer of, relating to, or constituting actions carefully planned to gain a specific military end.All that glitters is not gold and all that is jimped is not tactical. If Indiana Jones had chosen what looked to be the most exotic grail - he would not have chosen the simple clay vessel of a carpenter...

Thus concludes my fulmination utilizing my extensively superfluous vocabulary in order to disturb the status quo.

Good day sir.
 
not a zombie fan said:
Supercilious
ˌso͞opərˈsilēəs
adjective
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.


The use of the word "grail" in the context of a possesion is informal... ie - open to interpretation-any greatly desired and sought-after objective; ultimate ideal or reward. For some that may be getting on "the list"of a well known maker... for others with less resources a buck 110 may very well be a "grail". In this small community "mid tech"" HAS become common vernacular - just as "tactical" is no longer of, relating to, or constituting actions carefully planned to gain a specific military end.All that glitters is not gold and all that is jimped is not tactical. If Indiana Jones had chosen what looked to be the most exotic grail - he would not have chosen the simple clay vessel of a carpenter...

Thus concludes my fulmination utilizing my extensively superfluous vocabulary in order to disturb the status quo.

Good day sir.
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I hope you sleep better tonight;)
 
ebidis said:
Dont do it Blues! I had one of those wives once, I like knives better.:)
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:thumbup::thumbup:

Knives before wives. Am I right or am I right?
Anyone....?
Guys?...

Grails include: the SHUN in ZDP, anything one-offed by Mr. Bob Terzuola, or the knife the Android Bishop uses in Aliens to play Five Finger Filet with Private Hudson :):D
 
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I think the term "Grail" is subjective in this case. I see a lot of people posting that this for them is a very expensive custom knife. My current "Grail is a JK 4" Tin Knife Wharnie. It is slim, and has ridden in my right front pocket since I got it. It does all I ask it to and is very comfortable to carry. I have looked at and purchased a couple of customs that cost more, but aren't as nearly as comfortable to carry and haven't done anything that the JK can't.

Again this is my EDC grail. YMMV.

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