RMJ Tactical prices (wtf?)

chambelona59 said:
My RMJ's, great work.

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How do you know how well they work? They look unused. Which I can understand, considering how much they cost.

Yeah. I'm new here.
 
Hey, thanks! I think I misread your post as saying "Work great." Which is what I question. But I agree, they look like "great work." Except for the Philips head screws. What is this, 1979? Allen heads, or better yet, Torx fasteners would have been appropriate for a $500 tomahawk.
 
Nader393 said:
Hey, thanks! I think I misread your post as saying "Work great." Which is what I question. But I agree, they look like "great work." Except for the Philips head screws. What is this, 1979? Allen heads, or better yet, Torx fasteners would have been appropriate for a $500 tomahawk.
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I'm just making assumptions here, but I would argue it's the same logic that Hinderer applies, it's much easier to find a Philips head screwdriver to tighten up scales "in the field" as it is to find the right torx bit/driver. I don't see an issue with a good (!!) philips head screw, especially on a hawk or fixed blade.
 
b00n said:
I'm just making assumptions here, but I would argue it's the same logic that Hinderer applies, it's much easier to find a Philips head screwdriver to tighten up scales "in the field" as it is to find the right torx bit/driver. I don't see an issue with a good (!!) philips head screw, especially on a hawk or fixed blade.
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With that logic, then make them slotted screws, so you can tighten it with whatever knife or coin you can find.
 
b00n said:
I'm just making assumptions here, but I would argue it's the same logic that Hinderer applies, it's much easier to find a Philips head screwdriver to tighten up scales "in the field" as it is to find the right torx bit/driver. I don't see an issue with a good (!!) philips head screw, especially on a hawk or fixed blade.
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The current models of the RMJ Jenny Wren no longer use Phillips Heads, they use multiple handle tube flared rivets which they now added for various lanyard options, I prefer the Phillips Heads.

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Man, I wish I knew how to post pictures, because I have been making knives and have some interesting fasteners to show. This is the only forum of the multiple I inhabit that makes it hard to post pics off the computer.
 
Nader393 said:
Man, I wish I knew how to post pictures, because I have been making knives and have some interesting fasteners to show. This is the only forum of the multiple I inhabit that makes it hard to post pics off the computer.
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Use imgur.com...it is super easy.
 
Take this video for what it is, just some guys having fun. I can say that my Kestrel has held up to a ton of insane abuse. I also have their Kukri and have been very impressed with how well the edge has held up to some pretty intense use. Deciding if they are worth the money really comes down to how much the person buying it is going to value the ability and strength of the tool they are using.

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whitty said:
Take this video for what it is, just some guys having fun. I can say that my Kestrel has held up to a ton of insane abuse. I also have their Kukri and have been very impressed with how well the edge has held up to some pretty intense use. Deciding if they are worth the money really comes down to how much the person buying it is going to value the ability and strength of the tool they are using.

Moderators if this video is not allowed please feel free to delete!

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NICE! I've always wanted a kestrel, someday.
 
They ae definitely cool, would love to have one,but I cant spend that kind of money on a tomahawk.....
 
The thing is, and I'm speaking as a relative newbie still, I feel like you learn two things if you're one a budget, have several knives/blades that are more budget friendly and be able to acquire more and buy steadily, or you have to wait a bit and buy higher priced items. Look at this way, yes, it's 500$ Tomahawk, on the other hand it's basically 10 Budget Folders, 5 nicer folders or two ZT's/Benchmades/etcpp. So all in all it's relative, and just going by reputation/tests, the RMJ Hawks are going to very likely outlast your lifetime. So overpriced can be a matter of perspective.

And I might get one for myself for my birthday in ~2 Months just because :p:D
 
b00n said:
The thing is, and I'm speaking as a relative newbie still, I feel like you learn two things if you're one a budget, have several knives/blades that are more budget friendly and be able to acquire more and buy steadily, or you have to wait a bit and buy higher priced items. Look at this way, yes, it's 500$ Tomahawk, on the other hand it's basically 10 Budget Folders, 5 nicer folders or two ZT's/Benchmades/etcpp. So all in all it's relative, and just going by reputation/tests, the RMJ Hawks are going to very likely outlast your lifetime. So overpriced can be a matter of perspective.

And I might get one for myself for my birthday in ~2 Months just because :p:D
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Couldn’t agree more.
Rather have one or two great pieces than ten so so ones.
Every single ‘budget friendly’ knife I bought failed in one way or another as work knives.....HVAC.
I now carry a Spydie Advocate that has proven itself countless times and just keeps coming back for more.
Carry a $200 blade for work??? Yup! I like my fingers and depend on it. Worth every penny.
Joe
 
palonej said:
Couldn’t agree more.
Rather have one or two great pieces than ten so so ones.
Every single ‘budget friendly’ knife I bought failed in one way or another as work knives.....HVAC.
I now carry a Spydie Advocate that has proven itself countless times and just keeps coming back for more.
Carry a $200 blade for work??? Yup! I like my fingers and depend on it. Worth every penny.
Joe
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A bit off topic for a moment, but since you work HVAC, I assume you have experience with rubber hosing/water/coolant lines, the rubber type that's a bit reinforced with thin wire. What do you cut that with? Snips, Serrated Blades? We have a bunch of them at work, I usually end up using utility blades (the kind you throw away once they're dull), but I feel like a serrated knife might work well.
 
b00n said:
A bit off topic for a moment, but since you work HVAC, I assume you have experience with rubber hosing/water/coolant lines, the rubber type that's a bit reinforced with thin wire. What do you cut that with? Snips, Serrated Blades? We have a bunch of them at work, I usually end up using utility blades (the kind you throw away once they're dull), but I feel like a serrated knife might work well.
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Definitely snips! The ones with the curved jaws.
 
palonej said:
Definitely snips! The ones with the curved jaws.
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:thumbsup: I don't need to cut them too often, so I just get an extra pair for when it happens, we haven't had to do a lot with it in the past few years but had to install a standalone water cooling system/heat exchanger and it really annoyed me (my boss wanted to re-do a dozen lines which worked fine for the last 8+ years but were a bit janky) nobody had proper tools to cut them so we used basically half a pack of utility blades just to cut them off the fittings given the hoses had bonded with the fittings. :rolleyes::D
 
laea7777 said:
Is it just me, or are RMJ Tactical blades way overpriced?
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It is just you. Their products used to stay out of stock and RMJ only produced batches of hawks very rarely. Now many vendors stock their products and they have expanded
to knives, jewelry and leather craft over the 7 or 10 years I have been watching them.

Are they too expensive for your current financial situation? Perhaps.
Are they over priced? No.
 
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