Make sure you get the SAK with the corkscrew
That's why I bought my first SAK @ 35 years ago.
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If you had a Benjamin to last a lifetime what would you buy?
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Make sure you get the SAK with the corkscrew
That's why I bought my first SAK @ 35 years ago.Make sure you get the SAK with the corkscrew
My hat is off to you sir. Cheers! :thumbup:
Well, to be fair the 300 has both a regular blade AND a serrated blade! Two for one!
I just bought a Sharpmaker myself, haven't had a chance to play with it yet.
I recommend you watch the video even if you know how to use it. It's cheesy but actually pretty informative. Teaches you how to sharpen scissors.
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Body waxing = $60
Various tanning methods = $40
I would then hitchhike south to Los Angeles and begin working at an all-nude male strip club. After a few months of "helicoptering" my way to rent money, I'll be discovered by a man wearing an unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt, a white fedora, and Maui Jim sunglasses.
My first adult film will be called "The Pourne Leg-I-See", and I will contract fame by drill pressing a random harlot in a mock CIA office. Because of my signature move, I will be forever know as "The Sharpshooter". This film will boost my income greatly, enabling me to purchase more knives.
"The Pourne Leg-I-See" = $5200 (after taxes)
Celebratory Busse NMFBM = $750
My career takes off as The Sharpshooter, and I amass a small fortune in knives. I have every custom maker on this forum make a knife in the shape of my danglefruit, as a testament to its glory and worth. I would literally have room in my flat just for knives. The "Sharpshooter Knives" would have their own (very large) display case in my living room, so guests can admire the beauty of a custom-made knife.
After much fame in the adult industry, all good things must come to an end. My role comes in a movie titled "There Will Be a Lot of Blood" sees The Sharpshooter moniker take a drastic turn for the worse. After a lawsuit over a missing eye, the settlements, attorney fees, and a tarnished reputation finds me broke, jobless, and a social outcast.
Legal woes = -$885,000
But at least I've still got a TON of knives.
Invest your money wisely, and don't let a $100 budget determine what you really want.
Various tanning methods = $40
I would then hitchhike south to Los Angeles and begin working at an all-nude male strip club. After a few months of "helicoptering" my way to rent money, I'll be discovered by a man wearing an unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt, a white fedora, and Maui Jim sunglasses.
My first adult film will be called "The Pourne Leg-I-See", and I will contract fame by drill pressing a random harlot in a mock CIA office. Because of my signature move, I will be forever know as "The Sharpshooter". This film will boost my income greatly, enabling me to purchase more knives.
"The Pourne Leg-I-See" = $5200 (after taxes)
Celebratory Busse NMFBM = $750
My career takes off as The Sharpshooter, and I amass a small fortune in knives. I have every custom maker on this forum make a knife in the shape of my danglefruit, as a testament to its glory and worth. I would literally have room in my flat just for knives. The "Sharpshooter Knives" would have their own (very large) display case in my living room, so guests can admire the beauty of a custom-made knife.
After much fame in the adult industry, all good things must come to an end. My role comes in a movie titled "There Will Be a Lot of Blood" sees The Sharpshooter moniker take a drastic turn for the worse. After a lawsuit over a missing eye, the settlements, attorney fees, and a tarnished reputation finds me broke, jobless, and a social outcast.
Legal woes = -$885,000
But at least I've still got a TON of knives.
Invest your money wisely, and don't let a $100 budget determine what you really want.
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Oh, I plan to. Are you kidding? I have zero idea how to use the Sharpmaker LOL I am really, really good with stones and sharpening a knife the old fashioned way. When I was in the BSA, I usually got stuck sharpening knives for my buddies who didn't quite understand angles of attack. I actually purchased the Sharpmaker after seeing it spoken of so prominently here. I got it in a little before Christmas, so I haven't had much chance to look at it, other than to open it and see all the rods and such. I was glad to see a video came with it, I can tell you that.
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I would buy a ZT 0200 or 0350 all u would need
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I usually hesitate to post in General too much, but I'll go ahead this time.
GEC Pony Jack
And maybe a Mora of some sort for a fixed blade.
GEC Pony Jack
And maybe a Mora of some sort for a fixed blade.
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Id get:
Either an Enlan el 01($13)or a Kershaw Asset for a folder ($17)
A Condor Golok ($50) or a Aranyik E-Nep size -1 ($45) for something chop worthy
Then with the last 30 or so id get a multitool of some sort
Either an Enlan el 01($13)or a Kershaw Asset for a folder ($17)
A Condor Golok ($50) or a Aranyik E-Nep size -1 ($45) for something chop worthy
Then with the last 30 or so id get a multitool of some sort
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To last a lifetime?
There seems to be two ways of looking at that. Either a cheaper knife, of which I can buy multiple models in order to ensure that after years of sharpening I still have a blade left, or a more expensive knife with a higher grade steel of which I can buy a single model but won't need to sharpen as much, or, given how often I use a knife, at all.
Or a knife for "fun" and a knife for actual cutting.
Knife for fun.
Cold Steel Voyager Vaquero XL serrated, about $55US on eBay.
Knife for cutting.
Spyderco Ladybug in ZDP-189 steel, about $45 on eBay.
I didn't factor in shipping.
There seems to be two ways of looking at that. Either a cheaper knife, of which I can buy multiple models in order to ensure that after years of sharpening I still have a blade left, or a more expensive knife with a higher grade steel of which I can buy a single model but won't need to sharpen as much, or, given how often I use a knife, at all.
Or a knife for "fun" and a knife for actual cutting.
Knife for fun.
Cold Steel Voyager Vaquero XL serrated, about $55US on eBay.
Knife for cutting.
Spyderco Ladybug in ZDP-189 steel, about $45 on eBay.
I didn't factor in shipping.
Works good. I find it works the best with sharpening knives that already have the right angle on them it's hard to reproduce with it. It makes sharpening softer steels like aus 8 take like 2 minutes to be hair popping. I've done zdp with it too and it worked good on that took a little more time but it got it sharp by my standards witch is push cutting printer paper and shaving hair off my legs.
Yea legs I don't want everyone to see bald spots on my arms lol.
Hello,
Machete Tramontina or Imacasa
Mora Companion MC Carbon
Swiss Army Knife "Hiker, Farmer"
Silky (Pocket Boy) Saw
This will put you at about $100.00 If you skip the likes of a Silky Saw, (the SAK Farmer has a Saw) you could consider knives such as Svord Peasant Knife, Opinel, Condor (Nessmuk) Friedrich (Lamb Skinner), Old Hickory Butcher Knife, and the one I will likely buy to try out, the Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife for about $10.00. Best of luck.
HARDBALL
Machete Tramontina or Imacasa
Mora Companion MC Carbon
Swiss Army Knife "Hiker, Farmer"
Silky (Pocket Boy) Saw
This will put you at about $100.00 If you skip the likes of a Silky Saw, (the SAK Farmer has a Saw) you could consider knives such as Svord Peasant Knife, Opinel, Condor (Nessmuk) Friedrich (Lamb Skinner), Old Hickory Butcher Knife, and the one I will likely buy to try out, the Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife for about $10.00. Best of luck.
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Well if I only had $100 to spend on a knife that had to last a life time I would be forced to beat up 3 of you here and take your $100 so I could buy a Sebenza 
But if that doesn't work then I'll just have to get a Delica or mini Grip
But if that doesn't work then I'll just have to get a Delica or mini Grip