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YEEEEEEHHHAAWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
It seems mah ship done come in!!!!!
Ya' see, ta make a long story short, I had to go back to security to make the mortgage company happy to approve our home loan. That was a year ago yesterday. Not to give too much away, but it's an agency known for thier body brokering business practices, thier name kinda rhymes with "sphincter fun" and one of them was gettin' a beer when Abe Lincoln was assassinated....
Anyhoo....For the last year I've been forbidden to carry a knife at work (even though I did it anyways)
Well...to make a long story short, I interviewed for a local job in park maintenance, maintaining hiking trails, trailheads, campsites, etc. This is a job which allows the carry of not just a knife, but a fixed blade knife!! JOY!!!!! The Interview went fantastic and by all signs, I've got the job. If for some sick reason I turn out not to get it, that's okay...we'll call it a consolation purchase, but things look REALLY damn good for me.
So...in order to celebrate, it seems only appropriate to pick myself out a nice, purty new lil' fixed blade to carry.
Now here's some parameters:
three and a half to four inch blade. I can fudge a quarter of an inch high, but NOT below 3.5 inches
Carbon/Tool steel blade- I'm really trying to avoid VG-10, 154CM,CPM 440V, etc. I can live with some rust or discoloration.
Utility is first and foremost in blade design. No tantos, or dagger shaped blades
comfy handle for large hands
easy to carry day in and day out
Not too tactical or scary in appearance
More emphasis on cutting efficiency than brute pry bar strength. A spydie Moran would be too thin, and a Chris Reeve is definitely on the high side of thickness
Now I can't decide whether to get a factory knife that can be easily replaced, or a custom. I don't have a trememdous amount to spend, maybe around $200
In the factory department I've considered the Chris Reeve Mountaineer, and the smaller Shadow BM Nimravus Cub, or the REKAT Pikuni, oh..and I've heard rumors of a few BM Outbounders with D2? Where would a person find one of them?
In the Custom department I've primarily been considering a Dozier ARK. Toothpick, Perrin Street Bowie, or perhaps a Greco Baby Whisper
So...there's a few parameters...whaddya suggest??
(remember, 3.5 to 4 inch blade- no Dozier Crossadas, or CS Trailmasters here)
Thanks for lookin'!
It seems mah ship done come in!!!!!
Ya' see, ta make a long story short, I had to go back to security to make the mortgage company happy to approve our home loan. That was a year ago yesterday. Not to give too much away, but it's an agency known for thier body brokering business practices, thier name kinda rhymes with "sphincter fun" and one of them was gettin' a beer when Abe Lincoln was assassinated....
Anyhoo....For the last year I've been forbidden to carry a knife at work (even though I did it anyways)
Well...to make a long story short, I interviewed for a local job in park maintenance, maintaining hiking trails, trailheads, campsites, etc. This is a job which allows the carry of not just a knife, but a fixed blade knife!! JOY!!!!! The Interview went fantastic and by all signs, I've got the job. If for some sick reason I turn out not to get it, that's okay...we'll call it a consolation purchase, but things look REALLY damn good for me.
So...in order to celebrate, it seems only appropriate to pick myself out a nice, purty new lil' fixed blade to carry.
Now here's some parameters:
three and a half to four inch blade. I can fudge a quarter of an inch high, but NOT below 3.5 inches
Carbon/Tool steel blade- I'm really trying to avoid VG-10, 154CM,CPM 440V, etc. I can live with some rust or discoloration.
Utility is first and foremost in blade design. No tantos, or dagger shaped blades
comfy handle for large hands
easy to carry day in and day out
Not too tactical or scary in appearance
More emphasis on cutting efficiency than brute pry bar strength. A spydie Moran would be too thin, and a Chris Reeve is definitely on the high side of thickness
Now I can't decide whether to get a factory knife that can be easily replaced, or a custom. I don't have a trememdous amount to spend, maybe around $200
In the factory department I've considered the Chris Reeve Mountaineer, and the smaller Shadow BM Nimravus Cub, or the REKAT Pikuni, oh..and I've heard rumors of a few BM Outbounders with D2? Where would a person find one of them?
In the Custom department I've primarily been considering a Dozier ARK. Toothpick, Perrin Street Bowie, or perhaps a Greco Baby Whisper
So...there's a few parameters...whaddya suggest??
(remember, 3.5 to 4 inch blade- no Dozier Crossadas, or CS Trailmasters here)
Thanks for lookin'!
The active duty is the one on top.
I have pretty much spent my knife funds for the 2003 fiscal year, but I am sure he'll still be making them next year. I'll have to get one. Maybe somebody will start a passaround with one, and I could paticipate and WIN IT in the end
