Last summer rooming with a full blood Indian carrying a Cold Steel Valequero Grande got me interesting in modern folding knives. And the internet led me here, where I have been shadowing for a while. I wuld like to say "hello everyone". The knowledge represented here, in the absolute sense, relative sense, and personal sense is very interesting.
Anyways, here is a recap of my month: Lost my Gerber Mini Covert while biking (my left hand and food knife). I guess the lesson there is that the straps of shoulder bags may pull out clips while biking. Then I find a crack (1/2 inch long) in the handle of my Leatherman Blast (4 months old), right on the corner where the ruler is, toward the plyers end. My guess is that it grew from a very small crack or flaw. Am going that sent it for warrenty servicing. I just went to California on a trip, and before the return flight, realized I had forgotten to luggage my Gerber Paraframe (a cheap food knife), and had to ditch that in a trash can. And today I was cleaning some grit out of my Benchmade 800, and the threads in the G10 of the bottom most screw in the handle stripped out. I wonder is the remedy a bigger screw or a new scale?
On a brighter note, I spread the joy by giving a BM 530 and an Vic SAK as presents. I wanted a 2inch auto from California, but ending up buying a Kershaw Chive from a Walmart store (Don't like serrations on the bigger Leek). That is a fun little knife, probably much better than a nameless 2inch auto of the same price. I handled the Blackout too, but the handle seemed way too bulky for pocket carry, as compared to my regular 800.
Thanks, and we'll see when I venture another post.
Anyways, here is a recap of my month: Lost my Gerber Mini Covert while biking (my left hand and food knife). I guess the lesson there is that the straps of shoulder bags may pull out clips while biking. Then I find a crack (1/2 inch long) in the handle of my Leatherman Blast (4 months old), right on the corner where the ruler is, toward the plyers end. My guess is that it grew from a very small crack or flaw. Am going that sent it for warrenty servicing. I just went to California on a trip, and before the return flight, realized I had forgotten to luggage my Gerber Paraframe (a cheap food knife), and had to ditch that in a trash can. And today I was cleaning some grit out of my Benchmade 800, and the threads in the G10 of the bottom most screw in the handle stripped out. I wonder is the remedy a bigger screw or a new scale?
On a brighter note, I spread the joy by giving a BM 530 and an Vic SAK as presents. I wanted a 2inch auto from California, but ending up buying a Kershaw Chive from a Walmart store (Don't like serrations on the bigger Leek). That is a fun little knife, probably much better than a nameless 2inch auto of the same price. I handled the Blackout too, but the handle seemed way too bulky for pocket carry, as compared to my regular 800.
Thanks, and we'll see when I venture another post.
