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- Thread starter vinny77
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sunrunner said:
Ah yes, hard to cut with it as it came. Wouldn't want a sharp knife. Not prudent.
Vinny,
I've never owned a SAK that I've kept in 45 years of knife using and collecting. I've had 20 or so of them, and while they're pretty, they wouldn't
hold up to my use, and the steel was crap.
If you are obscessing over that knife, I would recommend that you contact a custom maker and get one made to your specifications. It is only by accident that a factory made knife rolls off the line and is absolutely "perfect"
Your knife is a working tool, meant to be used....and it will serve you well. It is not a limited production knife with 40 or more hours committed to hand finishing/fitting, with microscope examinations.
The only way you get that kind of perfection is from one of the many craftsmen who naturally charge more than $90-100 for their product.
Good luck in you're quest, you're going to need it.
Regards,
Thomas Zinn
I've never owned a SAK that I've kept in 45 years of knife using and collecting. I've had 20 or so of them, and while they're pretty, they wouldn't
hold up to my use, and the steel was crap.
If you are obscessing over that knife, I would recommend that you contact a custom maker and get one made to your specifications. It is only by accident that a factory made knife rolls off the line and is absolutely "perfect"
Your knife is a working tool, meant to be used....and it will serve you well. It is not a limited production knife with 40 or more hours committed to hand finishing/fitting, with microscope examinations.
The only way you get that kind of perfection is from one of the many craftsmen who naturally charge more than $90-100 for their product.
Good luck in you're quest, you're going to need it.
Regards,
Thomas Zinn
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Edited to remove a comment that is better left unsaid.
Kinda curious how to post photos like Vinny does.....I thought being a non-paying basic member couldn't post attachments.
At least, that's what the "you can and you cannot" dowhickus at the bottom of my bladeforums page says.
Is there someway I can do this?
Thomas Zinn
At least, that's what the "you can and you cannot" dowhickus at the bottom of my bladeforums page says.
Is there someway I can do this?
Thomas Zinn
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If you have a picture hosted somewhere on the web you can click the "insert image" icon above the box you type your post in.
Paying members can also post pix another way, uploading a pic directly from your hard drive to the Bladeforums servers.
Paying members can also post pix another way, uploading a pic directly from your hard drive to the Bladeforums servers.