The HOGB8 Thread

Which style for the satin HOGB8?

  • Regulator blade and handle shape, with .30+" thickness, but in satin INFI

    Votes: 2 9.5%

  • Basic blade and handle shape, but with modest swedged clip and massive thickness

    Votes: 19 90.5%
  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
CONGRATS on getting closer IZULA!!!:D

Now if we can figure out where Tom and Ragnerok's are we'll be in business!:thumbup:


Anyone else waiting!?!?!?!?:confused:
 
This...

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Here'a a picture of sadness:



and one more close-up



Two B-8 sheaths without their B-8's...that's called SAD.:(
 
360joules said:
It just struck me that the basic 8 LE may be the Johnnie Walker Green Label of the knife world. :confused:

I'm sure that makes sense to everybody.

Bear with me for a second... I've been drinking and feel eloquent...


Johnnie Walker Green is a blended scotch that is touted by many to be the best tasting Johnnie Walker out there, yet it was discontinued in the US in 2011 due to low sales. It is a malt blend that is made up of single malt whiskies - Talisker, Linkwood, Cragganmore and Caol Ila. It's medium bodied and the finish is pretty smooth.

Anyhow, here's the rub...Johnnie Walker Green is a blended scotch that was designed to gain the interest of single malt drinkers. However, single malt drinkers aren't really looking to drink blends, so they don't really even notice. Likewise, within the blended scotch drinking community, if a person wants to simply get their drink on, maybe get a bottle of JW to drink with friends, they grab the Black or Red at $30 per bottle. If a person wants to be extravagant, they splurge and spend the $225 on the Blue. The Green ($65) sits right in the middle. It tastes fantastic and is a great sipper. As a single-malt drinker myself, I find this among my top four scotches at the moment. It isn't necessarily among the affordable blends, yet it isn't expensive enough to be considered an extravagance; and it isn't your typical blended scotch, yet isn't drawing the attention of single malt drinkers...it is somewhat of an oddity. (BTW, there is currently a limited re-release in the US so you may be able to find some now, but as I understand it, they'll be gone again soon.)


Back to the Basic 8:
Satin finish and resiprene, priced at $330.


It's among my top four knives at the moment.
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Green is a huge value compared to Blue. :thumbup:
 
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