Knife identification

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I saw it on my phone earlier, and I keep the brightness low and my phone is always on low power mode. I've come back to look at it on my computer screen. I would have abstained from posting had I seen it on my computer first.
 
David Mary said:
I saw it on my phone earlier, and I keep the brightness low and my phone is always on low power mode. I've come back to look at it on my computer screen. I would have abstained from posting had I seen it on my computer first.
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David, it's all good man. Sure, the knife is Pakistani tin can trash, but it doesn't diminish your work because you got tagged into the thread and thought it was nice. I find this whole thread hilarious.

Hash dude... 🤣
 
Hashishiin said:
Noooo I feel awful, I didn't want to insult it cause I liked the handle style but the grind is hot garbage compared to yours, worry not!
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What difference does it make if it is Pakistan? It looks nicer than most Pakistani trash. I really liked the sheath and the handle.I don't know about steel, but just based on its looks, I would definitely carry this knife.
 
jlauffer said:
It's iPak...same as CFK...same as Hill & Creek...all Pakistan crap.
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I figured it wasn't really high quality, blade just looks to be stainless, maybe D2, but was curious if anyone knew anyways. Thanks for your input.
 
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whereismyknife said:
What difference does it make if it is Pakistan? It looks nicer than most Pakistani trash. I really liked the sheath and the handle.I don't know about steel, but just based on its looks, I would definitely carry this knife.
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Most buyers of these knives don't know much about steel and buy them predominantly based on looks. That's their marketing model.
People who are well seasoned with knives look beyond that, to fit & finish, materials, construction, etc.
For that reason Pakistani knives are generally not regarded highly in the knife community.
 
KenHash said:
Most buyers of these knives don't know much about steel and buy them predominantly based on looks. That's their marketing model.
People who are well seasoned with knives look beyond that, to fit & finish, materials, construction, etc.
For that reason Pakistani knives are generally not regarded highly in the knife community.
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You misunderstood me. I said it here because they were making fun of people who said the knife looked nice😂😂. No one called the knife high quality or well made, we just said it looked nice. It still looks nice 😂 😂 I see what you mean and I totally agree with you. I just think that looking nice and being of good quality are different things imo.
 
whereismyknife said:
You misunderstood me. I said it here because they were making fun of people who said the knife looked nice😂😂. No one called the knife high quality or well made, we just said it looked nice. It still looks nice 😂 😂 I see what you mean and I totally agree with you. I just think that looking nice and being of good quality are different things imo.
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True, "looking nice" and being "good quality" are two different things.
Maybe I'm unusual in that I consider that those two attributes must be present
for me to consider a knife to be a "good knife".
 
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whereismyknife said:
You misunderstood me. I said it here because they were making fun of people who said the knife looked nice😂😂. No one called the knife high quality or well made, we just said it looked nice. It still looks nice 😂 😂 I see what you mean and I totally agree with you. I just think that looking nice and being of good quality are different things imo.
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Ha. No one made fun of them for saying the knife looked nice, it was the fumbling, back peddling, and distancing from original statements that was humorous. You were close though, I guess 🤣
 
KenHash said:
True, "looking nice" and being "good quality" are two different things.
Maybe I'm unusual in that I consider that those two attributes must be present
for me to consider a knife to be a "good knife".
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No, not unusual. A polished turd is still a turd.
 
Murphy Slaw said:
So is the outline Oregon?

Why would they put Oregon on a Pakistan knife?
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There are people in the US who specialize in buying cheap finished blades from Pakistan, or having cheap blades made for them in Pakistan, then putting their own handles on them, mating them with good looking sheaths, and then selling them at a sizeable markup, sometimes for hundreds of dollars and calling them "custom" or "hand made".

They can put anything they want on the blades, like their name or company logo. The people who sold the knife in question (IPak/CFK/Hill & Creek) are based in Oregon.
 
Nebuchadnezzar said:
Have you considered taking it to the next level with some file work on the spine? 🤣
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I’ve never done file work. But I’ve done this with a dremel to reduce weight and I also like how it looks. And I call it file work for simplicity. I do my jimping with my dremel now, too. Not every knife gets it.

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