It's official, I'm in love with titanium. Thanks benchmade, spyderco, and chris reeve

You know you are a real ti junkie when you buy ti bar stock! Gonna make me some beads!

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What does everyone think of The lionsteel SR-1?
I'm gonna be getting a umnumzaan in the mail in 2 days, and already have a feeling I won't like it. Thinking of putting it up for trade for that violet titanium SR1 i've always wanted.
 
SnowCrash said:
What does everyone think of The lionsteel SR-1?
I'm gonna be getting a umnumzaan in the mail in 2 days, and already have a feeling I won't like it. Thinking of putting it up for trade for that violet titanium SR1 i've always wanted.
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I've always thought that the SR-1 is a beautiful and very capable looking knife, just look at the amount of belly u get for the size and carryabilty; the only reason I probly won't get one is because I prefer my folders to be stainless; SR-1 is D2 equivalent as I recall.
 
Titanium has aesthetic appeal, and I have a few in my arsenal - Sebenza, Sage 2, Ti/G10 Military, etc. But lets keep it real here too - its also heavier and slicker than other scale materials, which are not positive attributes. So it gets a thumbs up for aesthetics, and a "not really" for function. JMO.

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Maybe it's just me, but I'm a little confused by the overwhelming need for grip. I guess I don't often use my knives while my hands are wet, but for me, good ergo's negates the need for super grip scales. The Sage 2 for example has such excellent choils and jimping, I feel that I could have a good hold on the knife even if my hands were oily.
 
Muaddib1116 said:
Maybe it's just me, but I'm a little confused by the overwhelming need for grip. I guess I don't often use my knives while my hands are wet, but for me, good ergo's negates the need for super grip scales. The Sage 2 for example has such excellent choils and jimping, I feel that I could have a good hold on the knife even if my hands were oily.
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This is how I feel. In fact, the only time my grip slips on smooth material is when my hand is dry. Spit on my palm, rub my hands together, and I'm good to go again! :) Seriously, the handle shape itself should give you that grip.
 
Not really lacking for grip on these, but then again I've only used them for slicing and cutting. The finish isn't slick though, and is actually pretty grippy unless my hands are dry, like Esav mentioned above. Definitely better grip than say, a Kershaw Shallot or Leek, which I also carry often despite that.

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It's plenty safe once you have those slick handles locked the grip of your oily hands, opening and closing or pick'em up-put'em down many times in oily, sweaty, or wet hands is not as safe. My buddy and I would flip, spin, toss from hand to hand, etc. folders all the time when waiting to go to another location in Kuwait and Iraq, he would wipe his hands like crazy to make sure there was no sweat or anything else since he had a Police SS - when we actually started working 12-16 hr days on the bomb dump he got another folder within the week ;)

To me slick ti, alum, or steel handled folders are for around the house or out in town - imagine processing a deer with one when it's really cold and dark, one of the worse possible scenarios.
 
The Benchmade Osborne 940, 941, 942, and 943 models are available with Titanium handles. They are truly ambidextrous.
 
Cynic2701 said:
Yup. CRK makes a left handed version of all of their folders--I've got a left handed Sebenza and an Umnumzaan. I think that left handed versions of the HEST folder exist. Other than that, you are going to have to go custom for a left handed titanium frame lock.

If I'm missing anything, please please please tell me what knife it is, and where I can buy one!
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Yeah I've got a lefty small micarta seb. love the thing. I'd love to pick up a full sized version, or a umnum, but i just don't quite have the funds....I really want to save up for a nice custom lefty! And yes, left handed versions of the HEST folder, both the original and the 2.0 do exist...i might try one of those too. :)

Nice to find another concerned lefty out there! Understandably, being able to avoid many of the righty only knives does save a lot of money hahha.
 
orchunter93 said:
Nice to find another concerned lefty out there! Understandably, being able to avoid many of the righty only knives does save a lot of money hahha.
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That makes the axis locks and their analogs, and lockbacks or slipjoints, very attractive, being truly ambidextrous.
 
Muaddib1116 said:
Maybe it's just me, but I'm a little confused by the overwhelming need for grip.
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More is better than less, thats all I'm saying.

One time I was using a Ti Sage 2 to carve chopsticks on my front porch. The dang titanium knife flew out of my hand and stuck in the front tire of a school bus full of nuns that was driving past my house. The driver lost control and the bus drove into a river that was highly contaminated with butyl-hydrazine. Everyone survived, fortunately, but some of the nuns were rendered infertile from the chemical exposure. Ever since that day, I have been very careful when carving chopsticks with a Ti knife.
 
I love some titanium. Knives, toys, beads, flashlights, etc etc. Ti is some spectacular stuff. Loves me some 6AL4V
 
SnowCrash said:
I haven't tinkered with the pivot screw of the sebenza yet but so far I like the sage 2's more because it is much faster and smoother. It is missing the ball detent but it still flies out with a flick
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SnowCrash said:
What does everyone think of The lionsteel SR-1?
I'm gonna be getting a umnumzaan in the mail in 2 days, and already have a feeling I won't like it. Thinking of putting it up for trade for that violet titanium SR1 i've always wanted.
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Lionsteel SR-1 is a beautiful knife, but it's very tight, the one I have does not open by "flicking". You can open it one handed easily enough, but it's not designed as a flick open knife at all. If you think Sebenzas aren't fast openers, you will find the SR-1 the same or a bit tighter feeling even. (I think it is)
If I want something fast opening I go with a flipper that was designed to fly open with a finger's pull.
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