fishface5
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Well, I went to Puyallup to see the sights. Unfortunately I was under the influence of massive doses of antihistamines, and so barely mobile, but there was cool stuff there, & I met forumites RokJok & UWMitch. Pinoy knife had some cool knives, including a wharnie so sharp it scared me just to stand next to it. Some observations:
(1) The MTech line stolen from Mike Turber's BOSS line is really some incredible quality of construction for the price, especially the Grunt folder - impeccable lock-up, no blade play, & great grip, for around $10?!?!?!?!?!?. Turber did good, Mtech is pure evil.
(2) Saw Nick Wheeler - that guy is young, plenty of years of knife-making ahead. I have always like the look of his knives as seen in posts here, and they look even better in real life, but I was truly amazed at how light they were. They floated - didn't even seem like steel!
(3) Saw a Bill Seigle camp knife w/10" blade. Man, that thing is a true achievement. Very clean lines, very simple design, but it sort of sings when you pick it up. So many knives are just sharpened chunks of steel, but this one seemed like it would be a pure pleasure to use. Like driving a porsche instead of a pontiac. Ah, to have a disposable income . . . . .
(1) The MTech line stolen from Mike Turber's BOSS line is really some incredible quality of construction for the price, especially the Grunt folder - impeccable lock-up, no blade play, & great grip, for around $10?!?!?!?!?!?. Turber did good, Mtech is pure evil.
(2) Saw Nick Wheeler - that guy is young, plenty of years of knife-making ahead. I have always like the look of his knives as seen in posts here, and they look even better in real life, but I was truly amazed at how light they were. They floated - didn't even seem like steel!
(3) Saw a Bill Seigle camp knife w/10" blade. Man, that thing is a true achievement. Very clean lines, very simple design, but it sort of sings when you pick it up. So many knives are just sharpened chunks of steel, but this one seemed like it would be a pure pleasure to use. Like driving a porsche instead of a pontiac. Ah, to have a disposable income . . . . .
I wish I could be there myself but it just wasn't possible this time around 