R3 Knife- The Perfect Blade for DVD Collectors!

warty

warty

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I recently grabbed up an R3 Knife in my continuing quest to own all of the "R" series knives. It is a very small blade, double edged and mine has a very nice antler handle on it. My first inclination was to use it as a wood working carving type of knife, and I may well still use it for this yet. However, today there was a grand opening of our new Best Buy here in Terre Haute and they were darn near giving away many Blu-ray titles. As a movie buff, this was a hard thing for me to pass up so I basically shot most of my discretionary funds there. All this sort of sets up how I discovered what a great knife the R3 is for a person like myself...

You see, I hate the little RFID tags and the anti-theft tags they stick into the cases and for some compulsive reason, must remove all of them before I am able to watch the movie. I have tried many different knives for this task. Some would take care of the cellophane wrap fine but then were not as good removing the plastic anti-theft tag. Others were crap for scraping off the RFID tags... but the R3 was fantastic at all three!

And now a short photo review of the process to show off how well the R3 works...

First off, here is the un-touched package and the R3 waiting to do the work.
I picked this Blu-ray because I know it has both the RFID and anti theft tags.
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The edge on this knife is nice and sharp and easy to keep that way so the cellophane melts away...
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First I peel of the RFID tag and look how well the R3 does this!
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there is always some gunge left behind to scrape off and the R3 takes quick care of it.
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Next, off comes the anti-theft thingie...
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Ready to watch!
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I am most pleased with this knife and I believe I may even need another one. As you can see from the state of my "work area" it is easy for me to mis-place things. It is always good for me to have a spare when I find something to be this useful.
 
Nice review! The task is little odd for a knife but hey, to each his own! BTW, you have a pretty interesting workplace. Soup, prescription medicine, metal polish, what appears to be a Remington Derringer...but I'm one to talk ;)
 
Actually, it is a North American Arms Mini Revolver in there and some test strips for my glucose meter, I am diabetic. I also smoke, which I should quit and that is the tobacco I favor there in the blue can. I guess I never thought about how telling those pictures really were... :o
 
Gee, and here I thought it was condoms next to the shooter and the flitz. Really! Shows how long since I've been in the game!
 
Wow, I'm sorry warty. Call me the gauche-man I guess :o
Note to self, make sure all incriminating objects in the background are removed before taking pictures...
 
It's all good. I don't care. I don't do anything against the law so I am not worried someone will see something they shouldn't... I already know my place is a mess. I would have been hard pressed to take pix anywhere n my house where you wouldn't have seen a gun or some other knives or some extra bits and pieces of whatever laying around... I live alone and have no kids so I just have crap everywhere. :D
 
lol at least you have work space, Warty. I have a very nice work bench that my father in law built for me when my wife and I bought our house 5+ years ago.

It's now completely covered in "projects" (i.e. JUNK).

I like the R-3 a lot. I bought one for my co-worker before I went on a long vacation where he was going to have to run the shop by himself. I made him one of my typical ugly (yet form fitting) custom leather sheathes, and he still EDCs it to this day. Very nice:)

I also carry the R-6 from time to time. Actually, mine needs a clean up and sharpening big time. I used it to cut a bunch of patio furniture material away from some scrap aluminum. Man, that stuff will dull a knife in a hurry :eek:
 
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