Lots of pics. A few of my favorite EDCs, tell me what you think!

TyFrameLock said:
Very nice shots!! and a nice collection too. Could you post up a pic of your "ghetto light box" I recently got a decent DSLR camera and would like to see what it can do.
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Sure. I'll take some pics of it and post them up tomorrow. Check back in around 2 tomorrow. Should have them up by then.
 
whetrock said:
Your knives scream hair whittling sharp.
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Thanks Dorito Monk!


And whetrock, they are very very very sharp - but some people on this board get them to a level I haven't been able to achieve yet. Look at Jim Ankerson for air bleeding sharpness. He is an edge pro wizard. :)
 
CrimsonTideShooter said:
That's a compliment coming from you. Your pictures are always great.

My light box is just a 10 dollar work light from home depot, a cardboard box, some white linen and some poster board.
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I had one like that before, but got rid of it, need to make another one. :D

Always liked that look personally when shooting products.

The way I do it now is I try and shoot in more natural settings to make them look richer.

Yours look great. :)
 
I will definitely start shooting outside some more. Nothing like setting the knife on a chunk of wood and having green grass and blue sky in the background.

I do like the light box shots a lot too, but they tend to become a little boring after a while. Shooting outside is probably a lot more fun. :D


Ankerson said:
I had one like that before, but got rid of it, need to make another one. :D

Always liked that look personally when shooting products.

The way I do it now is I try and shoot in more natural settings to make them look richer.

Yours look great. :)
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Great line-up, and great shots!! I have a few of the knives you posted, but I'm still lacking a Para 2, and I'm on a quest to get a CF/S90V Para 2!!
 
Turbo Tension said:
I would add a SAK to the line-up...

...and a BM 710
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I carry a fieldmaster in my left pocket every day. It's one of the things that gets carry time no matter what. :)

The knives I took pictures of represent just a small portion of my collection. But they are the ones that find the most pocket time. I can't seem to choose just one. :D
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
I did the same thing with my lawman. Great knife. I find mine in my pocket most days.
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It really is a great knife, especially at it's price point. It is as tough as they come and the steel is way better than I had imagined it to be. I liked it so much I bought two.
 
Beautiful shots! You have good taste. I like how each blade has a mirror polished edge.
 
Nice photos. You should try some natural light photos as well. It helps keep things from looking too 'flat' by showing contrast and texture. You'd be amazed at the level of light quality you can achieve by setting up right beside an open door or window, and using a reflector (in my case a 4 x 6" mirror) to add some light to the shadows when needed. Just make sure the light entering the window or door isn't direct light. You want the soft diffused light for best results. Here's a link to the photos I took of my Insingo by doing just that... I laid my black leather jacket on the floor right beside my opened front door. Had I not said what my setup was, you might think I used a complicated setup of multiple strobes and softboxes. Doing this just helps give some depth to the photos. Give it a try sometime if you're interested in better knife shots.
 
great photos & i love your bevels. i could sure use some help with my photos but no one in my immediate circle takes pics except with a phone.--dennis
 
Great EDC rotation! I EDC all of those with the exception of the Lawman...after seeing your pics I should really add one of them. Can't wait to see the lightbox.
 
Here's the lightbox I made. Be easy on me. I told y'all it was quick n' dirty!


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Question: How are you able to polish the edges all the way to the heel of the blade ? Are you using 1/2" stones to do this ? Reason I ask is, when I use the edge pro, there's typically a 1/2 inch from the heel of the blade I can never seem to sharpen (very well) when using the supplied 1" stones. If there's a trick to it, I'd be very interested to know what it is.

Very nice photos, btw.

Is that a D700 ?
 
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Corpus said:
Question: How are you able to polish the edges all the way to the heel of the blade ? Are you using 1/2" stones to do this ? Reason I ask is, when I use the edge pro, there's typically a 1/2 inch from the heel of the blade I can never seem to sharpen (very well) when using the supplied 1" stones. If there's a trick to it, I'd be very interested to know what it is.
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It took me a while to get it right, and even now I sometimes have trouble with it.

All I do is use as little pressure as possible, and work that area until it finally removes all the scratches from the previous grit. I've found that the mistakes are made at lower grits, you just don't realize it until you polish it up. Marking the bevel with a sharpie and making sure you remove all the black from the bevel helps too.


ETA: On the converse of that, I've found that if using little pressure isn't working then I put pressure down on the side of the stone closest to the heel. Honestly every knife tends to act differently towards that area, so you really just have to play around and see what works. The main thing is make sure you remove the scratches from the previous grit before moving on to the next - otherwise when you hit the polishing stage you'll be able to tell something wasn't right.

It's a D80. :)
 
ah! D80. The buttons were almost identical to a D700. Except the top part I wasn't sure about. Never occurred to me to think of an older model. The lens a kit lens too ? IIRC, the D80 came with a pretty decent kit lens, AF 18-70mm.

Thanks for the info. My biggest problem is, frankly, a lack of patience. Not to mention not much confidence sharpening knives, which quickly turns to frustration.....I have a tendency to give up easily. But I'll work on it.

It's actually an enjoyable sharpening system, which is why I like the Edge pro. I'm finally able to create the edges I want, instead of never really getting sharpness past "working" levels.
 
I was using the kit lens. It's an 18-55. I use it for the light box shots because when I back the camera up to use the 55-200 or the 70-300 I get vignetting.

The kit lens is actually pretty decent. My only beef with it is the plastic mount. I'm in college with no income so when I got the D80 a couple of years back I knew I'd be holding on to it for a while. I'm probably going to get a new one next year.

Corpus said:
ah! D80. The buttons were almost identical to a D700. Except the top part I wasn't sure about. Never occurred to me to think of an older model. The lens a kit lens too ? IIRC, the D80 came with a pretty decent kit lens, AF 18-70mm.

Thanks for the info. My biggest problem is, frankly, a lack of patience. Not to mention not much confidence sharpening knives, which quickly turns to frustration.....I have a tendency to give up easily. But I'll work on it.

It's actually an enjoyable sharpening system, which is why I like the Edge pro. I'm finally able to create the edges I want, instead of never really getting sharpness past "working" levels.
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