SMOKINGHOLE KNIVES

BACKUP21 · Jun 30, 1999

HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE KNIVES FEATURED ON WWW.SMOKINGHOLE.COM. THEY ARE QUITE PRICEY BUT HAVE VERY INTERESTING DESIGNS AND MODIFICATIONS.

David Rock · Jul 1, 1999

It looks to me like they were designed primarily to be interesting.

David Rock

Strider · Jun 30, 1999

My question on the top folder in the pictures is how can the blade be bigger then the handle according to the specs. Or was I just reading it wrong.
Bob

whitebear · Jun 30, 1999

Strider -

No, you weren't reading it wrong. After a little measuring on the picture and a little math, it seems that they are measuring from the very back of the thumb ramp on the back of the blade to the tip of the blade. Novel approach, no?

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A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes bleed the hand that uses it.
-Rabindranath Tagore

Strider · Jun 30, 1999

WhiteBear
That is indeed a novel approach to selling a folder. I guess for the money they are asking they want you to be assured your getting every bit of knife you ordered LOL.
Bob

David Williams · Jun 30, 1999

Whitebear,

A purely emotional response can be just as wrong as a purely logical response. A logical response punctuated by emotion is the best answer.

David Williams

FullerH · Jun 30, 1999

How could you see them? All I got was a dim picture against a black background.

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Walk in the Light,
Hugh

whitebear · Jun 30, 1999

David -

I think that is exactly what Tagore is saying.

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A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes bleed the hand that uses it.
-Rabindranath Tagore

David Williams · Jun 30, 1999

Whitebear,

Yes, you're right, I had a purely emotional response

I'm so ashamed.

[This message has been edited by David Williams (edited 30 June 1999).]

jeffa · Jul 1, 1999

I called Alan Harris of Smoking Hole and asked him about the "Mantis" Folding knife he told me that they are still in the production stage and still making small changes and improvements and that changes are going to be made to the web site information and that some minor mistakes were made. The dimensions are:
closed length: 5.560"
blade cutting surface: 4.412"
Back of locking notch to tip: 5.200"
overall length: 9.740"