Show what you did with your EDC today.

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Took it for a ride :)
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Very nice! What vehicle is that pic from? Looks like a lot of fun 😁
 
Went to the post office today to mail out a project and the lady said I couldn't mail it with a bar code already on it! I asked if I could cut it off and she said sure so I grabbed the Sigma and removed them. No screams of anguish or fuss at all.
 
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Not actually my EDC, but the alternate version of it that I carry for formal occasions. My EDC folder for about the past 20 years has been a Gerber Harsey AirFrame FPR (machined titanium scales) fine edge, and for formal occasions, I carry the limited edition aluminium scale version with a serrated edge, mainly because it's dramatically lighter, and if I need/want to clip my knife to my lingerie or under a formal evening gown or cocktail dress, it doesn't create as much of a pull on the fabric. Also, since I only carry it for formal occasions, it stays clean and sharp.

I noticed a little while ago that the joint was getting a bit stiff, so today I finally sat down, disassembled the whole knife, cleaned it out with some Breakthrough Clean solvent, lubed it with Breakthrough Clean All-in-One CLP, and reassembled and readjusted it so the action was nice and smooth.

Every time I go to work on one of these knives, I forget that other than the three Torx screws holding the pocket clip on, every other fastener is an SAE Allen screw (1/8", 3/32", 1/16", I believe). I'm pretty sure it's the only thing I own that actually has SAE fasteners. Everything else has been metric for over 3 decades in America, so I have no idea what possessed Gerber to make the AirFrame fasteners SAE.

If you don't know, the Gerber AirFrame is the spiritual ancestor of the Spartan Harsey Folder. They are nearly identical in size and shape. I rarely see them for sale on the secondary market, anymore, but the AirFrame was Gerber's top of the line folding knife back when it was released (1998-2000 ish? I forget exactly). Gerber never made that many of them, because they miscalculated how expensive it would be to make, and eventually pulled the product after producing three major versions with a couple of minor variations.


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fuyume said:
Not actually my EDC, but the alternate version of it that I carry for formal occasions. My EDC folder for about the past 20 years has been a Gerber Harsey AirFrame FPR (machined titanium scales) fine edge, and for formal occasions, I carry the limited edition aluminium scale version with a serrated edge, mainly because it's dramatically lighter, and if I need/want to clip my knife to my lingerie or under a formal evening gown or cocktail dress, it doesn't create as much of a pull on the fabric. Also, since I only carry it for formal occasions, it stays clean and sharp.

I noticed a little while ago that the joint was getting a bit stiff, so today I finally sat down, disassembled the whole knife, cleaned it out with some Breakthrough Clean solvent, lubed it with Breakthrough Clean All-in-One CLP, and reassembled and readjusted it so the action was nice and smooth.

Every time I go to work on one of these knives, I forget that other than the three Torx screws holding the pocket clip on, every other fastener is an SAE Allen screw (1/8", 3/32", 1/16", I believe). I'm pretty sure it's the only thing I own that actually has SAE fasteners. Everything else has been metric for over 3 decades in America, so I have no idea what possessed Gerber to make the AirFrame fasteners SAE.

If you don't know, the Gerber AirFrame is the spiritual ancestor of the Spartan Harsey Folder. They are nearly identical in size and shape. I rarely see them for sale on the secondary market, anymore, but the AirFrame was Gerber's top of the line folding knife back when it was released (1998-2000 ish? I forget exactly). Gerber never made that many of them, because they miscalculated how expensive it would be to make, and eventually pulled the product after producing three major versions with a couple of minor variations.


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Right on, I like it! I've always been a fan of the older Gerbers, they're great knives. It's cool to hear that you've been EDCing the Ti version for 20 years. 🍻
 
David Mary said:
Culprit99 Culprit99 what are these interesting little parts you carve for?
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Nothing - just something I idly do sitting at the kitchen table after dinner while talking with my wife or kids. A popscicle stick version of the bushcraft try stick - carving various notches and bushcraft features into a short round stick like what would be used to make tent-pegs for practice. It's also a good way to get to know a new knife - learn the bevel angle and such. I wish I was better at carving more interesting little doo-dads like I've seen others around here make - little statues, faces, and such. But this is the extent of my artistic abilities. :)
 
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