I got a new knife coming in.

[Gorog]

She's a nice one. I mean, no, she's no Hinderer, she's no Reeves, she's not a Busse or Kabar, SzaboInc or Leatherman, either, nothing of the sort, none of those expensive, cool brands I wish I could say I own a specimen of (such is life, can't always get what you want....), but she has a specialty that I really appreciate, because, correct me if I am wrong, it is the only multi angle locking knife on the market. She's a Seber tanto knife, details in next paragraph. (I know you guys advised against a fighting knife for me because I am pacifistic, born and bred, but hear me out, because one: I respect your opinions and did not intend to go against your far greater sensibility, just like I never intend to be disrespectful (that does not ALWAYS work out...), and two: I would never buy a fighting style knife FOR FIGHTING. Ever. So I bought the tanto style because it was cheaper, sort of, and it will serve well for piercing boxes and impromptu awling, drilling, and such whatnot.)
She is a tanto point, 4.5 inch half serrated satin finished blade with a racheting locking mechanism, a three option, liner lock-esque locking switch with the options close, lock, and open, with illustrations of each on it, a thumb grippy thing for opening the blade one handed (the racheting mechanism makes a clicky sound, like it was a knife that once belonged to Optimus Prime, but trust me, it is no transformer weapon (I wish it was...)) and the handle is satin finished stainless steel as well, with a G10 diagonal insert bisecting the knife. It has a seatbelt cutter blade recessed a bit into the handle so I won't cut myself on it (hopefully, otherwise I am taking the offending blade out or blunting it so I don't end up in the ER again....), and what I'm guessing is a tungsten carbide (based on its cheapness compared to solid carbides, ceramics (not good for impacts), hyperdiamonds (very pure diamonds), buckministerfullerenes (buckyballs, or Carbon sixty/sixty carbon atoms formed into the shape of a soccer balls panels), graphene (I think it is a hexagonal, 1-atom-thick lattice that is layered upon itself trillions of times for unreal durability, found in nano-sized amounts in graphite, looking for a better way to find it naturally, scientists are), and other incredibly hard substances in the same vein) conical bezel point on the top side of the handle's 'pommel', as well as a lanyard/cordage hole. And that is about it. Sorry if I seem apathetic. And look forward to increased self control in my future postings, though I cannot promise perfection, I will never reach it, and I never want to reach it, for flaws actually are acceptable, as long as they are not offensive or malicious.
To all my faithful friends out there, keep chugging along, I'll contact you all soon, and we'll look out for each other, 'cause that is how we do things around here. Peace everyone, you all are as good as it possibly can get.
David

 

[Gorog]

It came, and I am, finally, satisfied that I have all the knives I need, (but not all that I want, which is unfortunate.) for whatever I will ever need to be prepared for in my life. It's kinda cool how changing the locking mechanism of a knife can open up a whole world of uses for that knife in particular. I can score drywall with this knife. I can punch through drywall with it, and saw it, and cut it. I can pull paracord towards the cutting edge, and it cuts it with absurd ease, cardboard is simply no match for my knife, and neither is soft maple, and I can do it all ergonomically. This is a tool that suits the user, not a user that suits the tool. I am relatively average in all respects in terms of physical strength unless you include extreme rage into the equation, which complicates things a bit and, of course, dramatically increases my strength, though it is still feeble indeed even with that increase.... And with this knife, I can make a full cut through cardboard faster than it would take an ordinary liner lock to get started.
However, don't get too excited, my friends, there are limits, fortunately. It is not a fixed blade. You cannot expect it to hold up to batoning through wood. You cannot expect it to chop through wood. You cannot pry with it, you cannot abuse it, and expect that rachet to be intact at the end of the day, leaving you with a potential danger and much less useful tool than before. It can cut through plastic tubing and drywall, cardboard and wood, maybe even light wire, but this 8Cr13MOV steel is not a super steel, according to my limited knowledge of steel, and it is not close to it either. I was not expecting a folder I could toss against concrete walls, throw out windows, and still cut cells in half with (that's actually a trait of diamond edges), and, for any inexperienced newcomers to the forums (kind of like me) who do expect the impossible of this knife: please don't. You'll be disappointed, and I will be sad that you are disappointed, and no one who does not suffer a burning hatred of me wants that. So, yeah, expect this to be a cutter, a slicer, and a piercer, but not much else, and you will be immensely satisfied like I am.
This is the kind of knife you keep with you until it breaks, because it is so insanely useful. It's just incredible how many uses you will find for it, if you so choose to acquire one yourself. Beware, the lock has some play in it, which is natural to a rachet lock system, apparently, but also beware that the closer the blade is locked to the closed position, the easier it theoretically is close it via brute force and forever damage the locking mechanism. I could hear it beginning to buckle when I applied extra squeezing force to the spine when scoring a piece of plywood with the tanto point, so I stopped. Be aware, and think things through fully, and you will find this knife to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Peace everyone. Pictures will come after my doctors appt.
David

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Can't wait to see the pics

 

[Gorog]

In that case, here they come. I can't remember how to get photobucket to work...me and my abysmal memory, but no matter, I shall use Bladeforums. Be aware, however, that this is my mother's iPhone, not some DSLR monsterpiece complete with macro lens technology that would let you tend to an ailing mosquitoes delinquent nosehairs in the reflection of a reflection, (not that you would want to, creepy little bloodsuckers that they are )

And hopefully I'll find another one. Hey Jake! I was beginning to think I posted something offensive or controversial again without really remembering doing it, but I am glad to know that I did not, otherwise no one would have commented. Cool. Peace, everyone for now. I'll take some more pictures, but again, they will NOT be stellar, though if I can find my spiderpodium, they might be less shaky....
David

 

[Gorog]

I thought I would provide a status update for my Seber knife, in terms of its performance. My mom is still working on her paper and needs her phone, and then I have to send the pictures to myself and upload them, so it will be a bit before I can make. But, to go on a different tangent entirely, my Seber knife lock mechanism...is exceptionally strong. I did something naughty and put my full pulling body strength behind a pull stroke, and shaved off a hefty piece of silver maple from my 'staff', nearly shaving my head off also. Don't you guys worry, that was a slight exaggeration, and I won't be doing it again, but the nice thing about a rachet is that it lets you know with mechanical sounds when you are exceeding its durability limits, and I heard no complaints from my knife lock the entire time it struggled through that piece of wood. As you can imagine, I let it get significantly duller than I should have let it get, as well, compounding the amount of force I needed to exert, but still...my knife survived...EASILY. This knife is, within reasonable boundaries, tougher than me (I know I knock myself around a lot, but I am a substantially sized young man with average muscle mass), and its not even a fixed blade!
The steel holds an edge well considering it is more Chromium than Carbon, but it does not quite rival the edge durability, nor the edge retention, of my power knife from Lehman's. I can chop with the power knife, and I would never sanely attempt that with my Seber knife, as much because it would probably damage it as because it would be ineffective (7oz. is a substantial amount for a folder, but not THAT substantial.)
I'm going to say it even if I already said it: this is the coolest, most useful general utility/shop/pruning/kitchen/jobsite/outdoors bladed tool I have ever invested in. I hope I get to use it for a long time. It's diminutive in looks, I'll give you that easily, it looks like a knockoff, but it is tremendously enormous in function. I would be more than willing to post videos (I am morbidly, incurably terrified of being on TV, much less the even more prolific and dangerous world wide web) of how useful this thing is, and I am, as I said, TERRIFIED at the very thought of being on youtube or anything close to that.
As you all can plainly tell, I am enamored with this knife, no, this multitool as to redefine the word 'multitool'. It does everything you could ever need a blade to do and more (within reason and sensibility, of course), and I am immensely satisfied with it. This knife is incredible, and I highly recommend it, and unless my knife suddenly gives out and breaks, I will still recommend it for years to come, especially if they fix the small gripes I have with it. Peace, everyone.
David

 

[BFH44]

cool kinife - glad you found something you like - that's probably the most important thing -- that you like it -- peace

 

[Gorog]

Yeah, I do like it, in case no one noticed She's still going strong today, even though I keep using her without sharpening the edge, which definitely results in more stress on the lock. I think, unless I am the unlucky purchaser to receive a factory defect, that this will conceivably last a long time. And that is another truth, Eric, one of the most important things about a knife, or any good tool or object for that matter, is that you, the owner, like it. Everyone, I believe, is at least a tiny bit biased, and inclined to think better of something they like, and think worse of something they dislike. Its finding that elusive thing that makes you light up like dawn everytime you see it, that helps to make life worthwhile. And, I may be talking to much wiser and older people than I, but I still find that it is not always the big, complex, and expensive things that make you happy, sometimes, it is the little things... (ex. I looked on Szaboinc, and out of all those sharp, expensive, and downright bizarre designs, some of which I liked a lot, the one that tugged my heart strings the most was the QO, a small 3+ inch bladed knife, and the words, 'Sometimes, the most skilled artists use the simplest of tools.') Well, I'll be able to get to my recently started thread soon, for those few but faithful followers of my strange life . Peace, nice to talk to you Eric.
David