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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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heavy-duty eyeglass frames
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I wear Accuflex model 101 (Flexon) aviator type glasses. Not in vogue now, but the frames have proven to take a good bit of twisting and still come back to shape. They usually last me about two years and then crack from fatigue fracture (all the optomitrists state that is unique).
I have Wolverine brand OSHA certified industrial Titanium frames that have held up extremely well.
My Flex Titanium office frames have done the same. I normally get about 6 years out of pair of those. So far, I've got 4 years and one nasty hit from a steel bar that sent the glasses flying and bent them badly. They were a royal pain for the eyeglass shop to straighten because the were some bent up and they were Titanium. You can't tell they were every mangled today.
My advice, buy only Titanium frames. Plan to spend at least $150 and cost them out over the greater lifespan Titanium frames have. Look for sturdy frames. Do they have a brow bar? Are the pieces thick and solid? etc. Look for the qualities you expect in any hard use item and you will avoid a lot of the inferiror office geek glasses. Be sure to get strong lenses to. They can save your eyesight. Personally, I use custom heat hardened lenses that exceed OSHA standards. Without that little bit of extra weight, I would most likely be blind today. That event has motivated me to were the best possible eye protection I can since I have only one good eye today.
My Flex Titanium office frames have done the same. I normally get about 6 years out of pair of those. So far, I've got 4 years and one nasty hit from a steel bar that sent the glasses flying and bent them badly. They were a royal pain for the eyeglass shop to straighten because the were some bent up and they were Titanium. You can't tell they were every mangled today.
My advice, buy only Titanium frames. Plan to spend at least $150 and cost them out over the greater lifespan Titanium frames have. Look for sturdy frames. Do they have a brow bar? Are the pieces thick and solid? etc. Look for the qualities you expect in any hard use item and you will avoid a lot of the inferiror office geek glasses. Be sure to get strong lenses to. They can save your eyesight. Personally, I use custom heat hardened lenses that exceed OSHA standards. Without that little bit of extra weight, I would most likely be blind today. That event has motivated me to were the best possible eye protection I can since I have only one good eye today.
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What he said, or you could join the Army and get 2 free pairs of BCGs, toughest specs you'll ever own. I think you could probably talk them into throwing in a bonus pair of prescrition gas mask inserts if you talk fast enough.
Seriously though, the ti glasses, or the flex frame alloy glasses will take a lickin'. I had a pair sucker punched clean off of my head. I woke up at the last second and slipped most of the punch, he caught a little bit of cheekbone and a whole lotta glasses. Didn't even phases them, a quick thinking buddy (though his priorities are a little suspect) snatched them up off the sidewalk almost immediately and returned them to me post discussion. Not a bend, wiggle or scratch on them. Worth the extra $.
I'm also a fan of cable temples, the type that wrap around and under your ear instead of just having a downward bend. Hard to find though, I wound up having my specs fitted with them later through a local shop who can do that sort of thing.
Seriously though, the ti glasses, or the flex frame alloy glasses will take a lickin'. I had a pair sucker punched clean off of my head. I woke up at the last second and slipped most of the punch, he caught a little bit of cheekbone and a whole lotta glasses. Didn't even phases them, a quick thinking buddy (though his priorities are a little suspect) snatched them up off the sidewalk almost immediately and returned them to me post discussion. Not a bend, wiggle or scratch on them. Worth the extra $.
I'm also a fan of cable temples, the type that wrap around and under your ear instead of just having a downward bend. Hard to find though, I wound up having my specs fitted with them later through a local shop who can do that sort of thing.
bladefixation2
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Another vote for titanium