Looking back on it all.

Boy though looking back I wish I never got that ZT 0301 or that Strider AR. Probably rather have anything than those 2 now.
 
I like a well spoken curmudgeon even if I don't agree with them.

I'm gonna start carrying one of my small fixed bladed knifes more often.

Gonna continue to not watch or care much about any of Lynn Thompson's videos.

More to come...maybe...;^)
 
I've been carrying a Randall 10-3 since this thread began the other day. 90% of the time I carry a Spyderco Sage. A couple other folders or flippers rotate in. But almost never a fixed blade. The Randall handled tasks required as expected. As would probably all of my knives, fixed blade or folder. Although it sure felt good busting out that #10, the truth is that it has kind of sucked, for me, to wear this knife in a sheath on my belt. And that 10-3 is as small as I'd want to go. Lonestar1979 said it best
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Ps.i find folding knives more practical to carry,otherwise fixed is better for any task.
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I fully utilize and take pride in each knife I carry. Dad's old Case? Of course! That Spyderco Sage? Heck yeah! Some overbuilt locking folder? Sounds great! I just don't know about how those folks you know bloodied their knuckles due to lock failure...

So, why carry a folding knife with a highly developed lock? So that we can have it all.

I can't wait to carry my CS Spartan IN MY POCKET tomorrow and stab through a cinder block.

And don't hate me because I like the ZT0223. May be my first ZT.

Randall 10-3: http://imgur.com/gallery/HfIkIby
 
I carry a Sebenza or Spyderco folder out and about for legal reasons. It's not worth catching a "carrying a concealed weapon felon charge" in my state of PA. It's the same law in bordering states too. Around the property or woods, fixed blade all day long.
I must admit, the lock up on my Sebenza or Spyderco Chinook 4 does instill confidence. I don't trust them 100% but I sure trust them more then a slip joint.
 
sgt244 sgt244 I have read through your last post with interest. There are little things I could pick at. But I won't. I will say that the one hand openers that I use except for Benchmade Axis locks (or similar) are generally two handed to close safely. This is one of the reasons I like the Axis lock so much. But I like slip joints too and find that in other than limited circumstances, they serve the purpose quite well. I have no problem with safety.

You mention box cutters.... the ergo's on many box cutters/utility knives are quite good overall these days. They work quite well as long as you don't need a longish blade.

Folks talk about Cold Steel products..... I mostly choose to pass.

I have been carrying a small fixed blade for the last three months every day. It has been an education and has opened my eyes to something I ignored for the most part for years. But not everyone can carry a fixed blade knife conveniently. Folders work really well. I have said this before, but I essentially went about my life for 30 years and never owned a fixed blade knife except in the kitchen. I lived and got the job done. I stated buying fixed blades around 1990 after the Rambo movies "sunk in" and I wanted a tactical survival knife. I mean if it's a survival knife, you must be able to take out sentries and cut barb wire with them..... that was then and I passed through that stage. I don't regret buying stuff like this (but never use them) and to this day when I get one out, I get a little twinkle in my eye because they are so damn cool.

I like the variety of knives that are available today. I have all kinds. But I religiously carry a Vic Small Tinker and most recently paired with a small fixed blade. This could change. The small knife was a huge step for me. I ignored them as being impractical. But the reality is that they work quite well for normal kinds of cutting tasks. So, I have evolved into carrying little knives versus the full palm sized ones in the recent past.

In essence, we do what works for us or we make do with whatever knife or cutting tools we own.
 
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sgt244 sgt244 I have read through your last post with interest. There are little things I could pick at. But I won't. I will say that the one hand openers that I use except for Benchmade Axis locks (or similar) are generally two handed to close safely. This is one of the reasons I like the Axis lock so much. But I like slip joints too and find that in other than limited circumstances, they serve the purpose quite well. I have no problem with safety.

You mention box cutters.... the ergo's on many box cutters/utility knives are quite good overall these days. They work quite well as long as you don't need a longish blade.

Folks talk about Cold Steel products..... I mostly choose to pass.

I have been carrying a small fixed blade for the last three months every day. It has been an education and has opened my eyes to something I ignored for the most part for years. But not everyone can carry a fixed blade knife conveniently. Folders work really well. I have said this before, but I essentially went about my life for 30 years and never owned a fixed blade knife except in the kitchen. I lived and got the job done. I stated buying fixed blades around 1990 after the Rambo movies "sunk in" and I wanted a tactical survival knife. I mean if it's a survival knife, you must be able to take out sentries and cut barb wire with them..... that was then and I passed through that stage. I don't regret buying stuff like this (but never use them) and to this day when I get one out, I get a little twinkle in my eye because they are so damn cool.

I like the variety of knives that are available today. I have all kinds. But I religiously carry a Vic Small Tinker and most recently paired with a small fixed blade. This could change. The small knife was a huge step for me. I ignored them as being impractical. But the reality is that they work quite well for normal kinds of cutting tasks. So, I have evolved into carrying little knives versus the full palm sized ones in the recent past.

In essence, we do what works for us or we make do with whatever knife or cutting tools we own.
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I think your thoughts are valid for sure!

The only thing I can really disagree with is the 1 handed open / close of a blade not being “safe” - it’s all about technique and how you have your knife tuned, along with the size of your hand and the size of the knife in question. I personally open and close my knives one handed all the time.

Also, yes I agree a box cutter is ergonomic but my point was that I wouldn’t get as much enjoyment using 1 as I would one of my folders!
 
I carry opinel garden knife,and it has a lock that i dont trust 100 perc ,but same as with any knife use common sense and theres no problems,even opinels locks hold up well for almost any task.(i dont pry or baton with my knives but cut ,and cutting almost anything ,never had a probl,had lockback close on me couple times,one is spyderco del8ca and other some chinese gas station knife,but didnt cut off the finger lol)I trust cold steel locks more than any other,for any task,battoning and prying included,but theres still slight chance it might close on you.
 
herisson said:
I would honestly like to give it a try and sharpen a switchblade, just to see if it can be a real knife. By design, it's a folding dagger. Not really made for cutting. But I'm currently carrying a small dagger and it sure is a great cutter. Go figure...
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I was looking at a large, shiny, Italian, auto stiletto at the Blade Show ($1000). I asked the salesman what the blade steel was. He said it doesn’t matter, we don’t use them for cutting.
 
I’ve had a SAK blade close on my finger. It was messy.
It has to have a lock or decent slipjoint.
 
tiguy7 said:
I was looking at a large, shiny, Italian, auto stiletto at the Blade Show ($1000). I asked the salesman what the blade steel was. He said it doesn’t matter, we don’t use them for cutting.
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I still want one! But I'll pay under $200, for sure.
 
Polzeyboy said:
I’ve had a SAK blade close on my finger. It was messy.
It has to have a lock or decent slipjoint.
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Was it defective? Were you trying to puncture something? Did the blade slip?
Just curious as to how it happened.
 
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tiguy7 said:
I was looking at a large, shiny, Italian, auto stiletto at the Blade Show ($1000). I asked the salesman what the blade steel was. He said it doesn’t matter, we don’t use them for cutting.
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That seems really high. I have the same model ("Italy" stamped in the ricasso) and I think I paid 150 or 175. My guess is they mark them up at 'blade shows' hoping to make some quick money. Dig around, I don't think that this size or type is that rare.
 
Just thinking about this throw back discussion today, while cleaning out some boxes in storage I found my old slide rule with instruction sheet, most here probably have never used a slide rule, but it was the tool I went to college with, no computer, smart phone or even a calculator. I cannot in my wildest dreams see how because I could use one to pass, calculus, physics and chemistry back then, that I was better off with that tool than a laptop.
While on the other hand I do appreciate the joy of use ones hands to do a task, that is why I prefer to use my custom Japanese kitchen knives to a food processor with all of its different blades.
I guess my point is use what you like and not worry about others lack of skills
 
Looking back, the first serious knife I had was a large Browning Stockman 3-Blade. The first one handed opening knife I had was a Gerber Paul which got me serious about really good, and more expensive, folders. My EDC today since it was first released by Spyderco is the original Gayle Bradley. It is just the perfect folder for work around the shop and house. Occasionally I carry a small keychain Swiss Army Knife. There were some other knives but these were my serious folders.

Here are some videos about my favorite, and most used and longest used folders.

https://www.allaboutpocketknives.co...odel-3018-rosewood-stockman-knife-c-1970s-nib




 
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Fantastic thread.

Loved reading through all the comments already made. Not sure where I'd really stand on this one, though I have more fixed than folders; yet carry time more on folder rotation than fixed.

As to whether you'd trust a lock over a non-locking piece of steel, I would have thought that would have been pretty straightforward.... and I agree, knife safety should be top of the list. I learnt that at a very early age (sub 10 years old) when I decided to 'play' around with my fathers swiss army knife. "Don't touch that son, its really sharp" ... and of course, once he'd turned his back, you know what happened next. I still have the nice white line that runs all the way round the meat of my middle finger just behind the nail line. I think that one was 4 or 5 stitches.

Like someone else here I have also cut myself more times on my balisong that any other piece of equipment I own.

I guess the only true way to "learn" is to make mistakes - unfortunately, some are more costly than others.

But perhaps, as someone else nicely put it .. we are just inherently "dumb-asses". (lol) ... and after all the experiences I've had, I'd probably have to line up with that group.
 
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