Greetings to the knife community

[MesserMcknifeTheCollector]

Hi everyone a new member to blade forums

I collect knives,swords, and other stuff.


I would glad to hear your opinion for your personal preference about knives.
Preferably something useful, amazing, and tough


I am eager to talk about steels, tangs, brands, etc...

 

[kobold]

Hi, welcome to the forums.
I like slicey hollow grind or full flat grind folders in steels with great edge retention, and convex fixed blades in tough steels like 3V.
Package it all in titanium or wood burl, with a side of Alox SAKs and I am happy.
My carry for the day:

 

[MesserMcknifeTheCollector]

Hi, welcome to the forums.
I like slicey hollow grind or full flat grind folders in steels with great edge retention, and convex fixed blades in tough steels like 3V.
Package it all in titanium or wood burl, with a side of Alox SAKs and I am happy.
My carry for the day:

Hmm that's nice, folders are indeed good for the pocket.

A must have I must say for everypeople

3V a good steel for edge retention and toughness though out of my current range of budgets.

 

[Evan Wilson]

welcome to the community
I like a mix of both modern and traditional work especially when paired in a knife.
bloom steel,wrought iron,shear steel and meteorite are the traditional stuff and 1085,1095 and W2 are some of the modern steels I enjoy.
I like a good flat grind on a knife or a convex grind both have there uses.

I prefer a good hidden tang but a full tang fixed blade is just as good if not better at times.

 

[MesserMcknifeTheCollector]

A fellow full tang enjoyer? That is nice. I am into fixed blades as well preferably something that I can use for camping. My preference for steels are spring steel and good carbon steels with fine quench and good tempering would be the best for all rounders.

welcome to the community
I like a mix of both modern and traditional work especially when paired in a knife.
bloom steel,wrought iron,shear steel and meteorite are the traditional stuff and 1085,1095 and W2 are some of the modern steels I enjoy.
I like a good flat grind on a knife or a convex grind both have there uses.

I prefer a good hidden tang but a full tang fixed blade is just as good if not better at times.

 

[kobold]

Hmm that's nice, folders are indeed good for the pocket.

A must have I must say for everypeople

3V a good steel for edge retention and toughness though out of my current range of budgets.

Then I recommend 14C28N

 

[Evan Wilson]

A fellow full tang enjoyer? That is nice. I am into fixed blades as well preferably something that I can use for camping. My preference for steels are spring steel and good carbon steels with fine quench and good tempering would be the best for all rounders.

spring steels are good for camp knives have you ever given 80crv2 a try? it is supposed to be a good balance of toughness hardness and is generaly able to take a bit of rough use from what I understand.
I picked some up to make some knives with and have yet to do much with it yet.

 

[Greggy]

I have a strong preference for:

1. Value knives (typically under $100)
2. Wharncliffe blades
3. Minimal belly blades
4. Value steels such as 9Cr, 14C28N, N690, D2, etc.
5. Thumb studs or thumb holes

I do not dip my toes into the expensive super steel waters. But I do own CPM154 and S30V steels. If ever there were an era for collecting budget knives, we are living it.

 

[Delgadonine]

I recommend reading the two threads pin to the of this subforum. Larrin's offers an excellent example of substance. Killgar's offers an excellent example of style.

 

[MesserMcknifeTheCollector]

I have a strong preference for:

1. Value knives (typically under $100)
2. Wharncliffe blades
3. Minimal belly blades
4. Value steels such as 9Cr, 14C28N, N690, D2, etc.
5. Thumb studs or thumb holes

I do not dip my toes into the expensive super steel waters. But I do own CPM154 and S30V steels. If ever there were an era for collecting budget knives, we are living it.

A fellow man of preference. Budget knives that goods for price and usability.

I haven't yet tried a Wharncliffe but would probably in time.

Thumb studs indeed give the fidgety action compared to a flipper

 

[MesserMcknifeTheCollector]

spring steels are good for camp knives have you ever given 80crv2 a try? it is supposed to be a good balance of toughness hardness and is generaly able to take a bit of rough use from what I understand.
I picked some up to make some knives with and have yet to do much with it yet.

Hmmm I haven't tried yet since getting quality steels in my country is hard.

The most common form of spring steels here are used 5160, 65mm, 1070, and 1055+ series

 

[markwesti]

Glad you joined . My preferences are , but not limited to rigging knives , or a boat knife . Pictured here is my Myerchin , 440c Stainless . Full tang as you can see also pictured is the marline spike , that is used for splicing line and untying a stubborn knot . The cutout at the blunt end is for loosening a shackle .
003 by mark westi, on Flickr

 

[MesserMcknifeTheCollector]

Glad you joined . My preferences are , but not limited to rigging knives , or a boat knife . Pictured here is my Myerchin , 440c Stainless . Full tang as you can see also pictured is the marline spike , that is used for splicing line and untying a stubborn knot . The cutout at the blunt end is for loosening a shackle .
003 by mark westi, on Flickr

Full tang forever.

440C a good and solid stainless steel for many work

And nice knife you have there

 

[norcalAF]

I love me some titanium handle knives! Here's the current darling.