The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Steel is 7Cr17MoV (# 440A with Vanadium) for the Torreya.How does the CRKT Torreya compare to the Buck Selkirk? Both are made in China. Buck with 420HC; no idea what steel the CRKT uses (maybe AUS-8). The Selkirk does have a pocket clip and a thumbstud/linerlock. (Yes I know that's not "traditional".
Rich
JP My first RR dirt buster, the large size, broke up on me in a similar fashion some years back. Frankly, it became deadly as it was extremely sharp and large. For safety's sake, I 'cremated' itMaybe I should've salvaged the blade though and made it into a fixed.
However, the small versions (well more like medium) show no build problems at at and are good tough inexpensive items, better pocket size for me too. I find them quite handy in the kitchen though, my test for a knife's size in the kitchen is, will it cut open a large firm apple without getting jammed in there? If it does, it's OKMy most used kitchen knife is a smallish Japanese vegetable knife, it seems to excel at all things, and sharp is an understatement
As for the poster who claimed we should not be complaining about cheap knives and you get what you pay for, simply no. Nobody is complaining, a forum is for discussing things and sharing different experiences, rather obvious. With regard to price/quality, well I must have been super unlucky in lifeI've come across many expensive items that were over hyped or even a disappointment, think meals, drinks, clothes, cars, tools, gear,knives etc. When a product is good, it's good, and you are pleased with it for a long time. The price is simply what the seller believes is tenable.
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Rough rider Carbon steel canoe
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Robert -
Did you remove the titanium coating and the small blade from this canoe? I can't find a single blade canoe or any without titanium blade coating (which I really dislike). Also what is the blade length on this one (model #)? I can't find this model anywhere (I guess my googlefoo is failing me)
Thanks
Rich
I've had that happen on more expensive knives, too. At least you still have the shield. A bit of two part epoxy and you're good to go.
Rough rider Carbon steel canoe
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They are an acrylic. They hold up quite well. I had a small trapper with tortoise shell covers.Does anyone know what material the tortoise shell scales are made of? I don't think delrin. Acrylic? I wonder how they hold up.
I find this to be true as well. I have a Copperhead in tortoise shell and though white scratched the covers still look decent enough, just more of a matte finish now. Quite durableThey are an acrylic. They hold up quite well. I had a small trapper with tortoise shell covers.