No Flames here, just real CS love

I bought a Vaquero Grande years ago. Use it mostly around the house, but it has been carried. I put a clip on mine after I bought it. A Benchmade clip. Over time I have been gradually honing the serrations off the thing. The edge is now a plain edge, asymetrical shape with a little of the ripples still present on the side. Cuts like crazy and stays sharp longer.

CBXer55
Oklahoma City
 
orthogonal1 said:
Not a lover of sharpening their serrations, though.
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Do it my way. Don't sharpen the serrations. Just steel the back of them, to stand them back up again. A few strokes and you're back in business.
 
I love em.

When I was about 15 years old, my first "real" knife was a large fully serrated Voyager. I loved that knife and I still have it. I'm a big fan of zytel handles and the Voyagers can't be beat. While they're back lock may not be the strongest on an all zytel handled knife (it could very well be the strongest, I just don't know the answer to that) but it certainly inspires the most confidence in my mind because it certainly feels more sturdy than any other I've handled.
 
Still love and use my medium Voyager, full SE. I use it as my all around beater but it just keeps taking it and coming back for more. My Spyders, BM's and MT's may get more eye and flick time but my V'ger keeps "gettin 'er done".

In AUS8A this is easily one of the best poor mans all around users. Sharpens up easy and spooky sharp ... even the broken and dulled points come back great with a profile stone, yea even the little ones. :D
 
My Imperial Katana is a freak of nature. It cuts like a champ, but does not bend. I gave it to a newbie cutter one day, and he over-cut, and hit the kissaki on CONCRETE, didn't but ding the very tip a little.

The Imperial Tanto is probably my favorite knife of all time. Raindrop stainless damascus with a stainless center core. Real rayskin, and stainless steel fittings. This is a limited-edition production knife produced in the late 80's/early 90's. It just shows so much (uncharacteristic) forward thinking as to be mind blowing.

The original Defender, double-edged push dagger with a leather sheath and belt clip-defines why sheeple get cold cramps in their squishy spots, and wet themselves.

I have a small, 3" bladed clip point Voyager that I had for about 6 years, and have no complaints about. It is a good knife, well carried and still looks good.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
The original Defender, double-edged push dagger with a leather sheath and belt clip-defines why sheeple get cold cramps in their squishy spots, and wet themselves.
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that is a funny-ass quote!:thumbup:
 
I love my Kobun (the older Carbon V) and I have a few other fixed blades and like all of them (recon tanto, recon scout, five true flight throwers, old tanto, spike, etc). Overall not bad knifes, but i do not like the majority of their sheaths and of course there is the hype, which is the main turn off.
 
I've got the Trailmaster in CarbonV, very heavy & tuff.
OSS is a "zombie killer" dagger.
4" Ti-Lite (zytel) is a great letter-opener & takes a fine edge.
UWK, I traded, couldn't get an edge on it!
 
Oh and I got my BIL a Peacekeeper in Carbon V. Its one sharp mother with enough of a belly for good slicing as well as its primary purpose of being a double edged dagger.
 
It would appear that some of the older designs keep on working. I think CS should consider this and perhaps begin making some of these again.
 
i really like my cs norse hawk and the cs kukri/machete . never go out in the boonies without em.
 
I got a Trail Hawk & their Vietnam Hawk, both of which I like. Also have both sizes of Bushman. Seem pretty good, I agree with another forum member that inexpensive doesnt always mean cheap. Id love one of their push-daggers but those are ULTRA illegal over here (WHAT ISNT!!)
Also liked their Urban Shiv VERY much, shame they dont make that any more, wish Id bought one.
 
For me CS is aces and spaces. With the exception of a Taipan, all of my CS knives are Carbon V. And they are all plain edges. CS has alot of interesting stuff in their inventory E.G. sjambok, spears, axes, etc. I pick what I like and pay no attention to the hype. I've been pretty happy with the CS knives I've bought.
 
I have the R-1 and absolutely love it. Don't know how it could be better, except maybe adding a duraluminium butt cap rather than a solid micarta handle. They could have stopped sanding the micarta a couple grits sooner, too.

I have a buddy who is an engineer who used to work for NASA, and who has BTDT to include using a CS folder to defend himself from and cut up an attacker in a nearby third world country, who owns at least 17 CS knives.

From an engineer's standpoint, he recently explained all the subtle construction & design nuances of the R-1. I had never heard a knife described in this manner, and it was quite interesting.

I would consider posting this email (with appropriate editing) if others are interested...
 
I only have one Cold Steel product, a Bushman. I like it quite a bit.
It fills the "decently large fixed blade" niche in my collection (don't have another of comparable size), which means it comes camping with me nearly every time. Usually, I'll bring the Bushman, a scandi/puukko, and a folder (or two). It takes/holds a nice edge, is lightweight, and is very sturdy. I don't really need any more knife than that, at least in its category. I've chopped with it, batoned with it, thrown it, cooked with it, and in a pinch I could skin with it (although I prefer a smaller blade for skinning).

I'd like to get a Ti-Lite (blue), mostly because I think they're cool.

Peace.
A.
 
Love my Mini Bushman, best cheapo bang-for-the-buck since the Opinel. This knife will take an incredible amount of abuse and come back slicing and dicing.
I use it fishing, hunting, BBq, kitchen,gardening, you name it. Been lusting after one of those new Carbon V two blade folding hunters lately too.
 
Like some here, I've got some of my Cold Steel knives from when they were, how shall I say?, more respectable.... In the mid to late 80's.
I've got:
a small shinobu
an ultra lock
a SanMai Magnum Tanto

Although, just a few years ago I got a used Carbon V Trailmaster and recently bought my wife a San Mai Trailmaster. But I think they buck the downward trend of CS.
 
My first 'collectable' was a cs master tanto and I still think it is a superb knife. When the price went to £250 I decided it was to good to use and got a ODA which so far proves indistructable. Again excellent.
My EDC is a 4" Gunsite, bought because of the look and proved a big success.
I have 7 CS's in total, the only problem I've had is a loose handle on a Peacekeeper II my fault for keep throwing it at trees!!!
 
I had some Voyagers, Gunsite, different sizes of the Vaqueros, Culloden, Scottish Dirk, Recon Tanto and a LTC Kukri. Right now, I have only the Bushman and a kuk machete, and I'd like to get the Riflemans hawk. I really don't care for the designs anymore, and have gravitated onto Spydercos and Benchmades. I like CS's carbon steel stuff though, as evidenced by what I own now.
 
ndterminator said:
I have the R-1 and absolutely love it. Don't know how it could be better, except maybe adding a duraluminium butt cap rather than a solid micarta handle. They could have stopped sanding the micarta a couple grits sooner, too.

I have a buddy who is an engineer who used to work for NASA, and who has BTDT to include using a CS folder to defend himself from and cut up an attacker in a nearby third world country, who owns at least 17 CS knives.

From an engineer's standpoint, he recently explained all the subtle construction & design nuances of the R-1. I had never heard a knife described in this manner, and it was quite interesting.

I would consider posting this email (with appropriate editing) if others are interested...
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Cold Steel did not design the R1, it is a budget copy of the Randall Model 1.
 
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