The knife the boss uses...

Neil Ostroff

Neil Ostroff

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Coupe of years ago, I went for dinner in Boise with Chris and Anne- great restaurant called "Angel".

To put this very mildly, Chris was not very pleased with neither the quality nor cutting power of the knife provided by the restaurant.

So..... out came his Ti-Lock and as they say, a pic is worth a thousand words.

Cya, Neil

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Thanks for sharing! So a ti lock was in his pocket that day.... I have wondered what he carried though I suppose he would cycle through all of this knives.
 
Cool lol, too bad if you did something like that here in California you have a high chance of getting the cops called on you
 
Ernie1980 said:
Thanks for sharing! So a ti lock was in his pocket that day.... I have wondered what he carried though I suppose he would cycle through all of this knives.
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Pretty sure he has a rotation- I have seen him with almost everything CRK from time to time. :thumbup:
 
Seilu said:
Cool lol, too bad if you did something like that here in California you have a high chance of getting the cops called on you
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Hah. I've heard tales of restaurants in some southern areas that don't even offer a knife, as they assume you've already got one on you.
 
Awesome pics! Sometimes you absolutely must provide your own cutlery, although next time I'm at a very expensive restaurant and the knife is crap, I'll be asking for the chef's knife. And yes, I'm serious. ;)

That's totally untrue about Cali, or at least all of the places where I've used my own knife. This state may be weird about a lot of things, but knives ain't one of them. I can legally carry any CRK knife (bar double edged daggers) so long as the fixed blades are out in the open, meaning in a belt sheath. There are no restrictions on length for folders either. Autos and balis are a no-no, but I don't believe Chris ever dabbled in either.
 
LOL! This is a great story, Neil. Even better because the exact same thing happened to me here in Dallas about a year ago. We took the whole family out for a nice dinner at a too-darn-expensive restaurant - and the only disappointment was the steak knife! It wouldn't cut warm butter. A truly dire situation averted by my Sebenza of the day! Thank you CRK, and to you Neil for sharing the tale.

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Strigamort said:
Awesome pics! Sometimes you absolutely must provide your own cutlery, although next time I'm at a very expensive restaurant and the knife is crap, I'll be asking for the chef's knife. And yes, I'm serious. ;)

That's totally untrue about Cali, or at least all of the places where I've used my own knife. This state may be weird about a lot of things, but knives ain't one of them. I can legally carry any CRK knife (bar double edged daggers) so long as the fixed blades are out in the open, meaning in a belt sheath. There are no restrictions on length for folders either. Autos and balis are a no-no, but I don't believe Chris ever dabbled in either.
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If you're in NorCal maybe, but I'm in the San Franscico area, blade limit 3in around here, and if a cop sees a pocket clip hanging out, you better have a good excuse lol
 
DallasSTB said:
LOL! This is a great story, Neil. Even better because the exact same thing happened to me here in Dallas about a year ago. We took the whole family out for a nice dinner at a too-darn-expensive restaurant - and the only disappointment was the steak knife! It wouldn't cut warm butter. A truly dire situation averted by my Sebenza of the day! Thank you CRK, and to you Neil for sharing the tale.

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That is a BEAUTIFUL UG. I absolutely love it. What's the design called?
 
Seilu said:
If you're in NorCal maybe, but I'm in the San Franscico area, blade limit 3in around here, and if a cop sees a pocket clip hanging out, you better have a good excuse lol
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Wow really? I never had any trouble when I lived there for a short time. I live in the central valley. You sure about that? Never heard of a limit anywhere in California, but have heard many many made up "rules" by well meaning people. My brother in law (a cop) being one of them!

Agreed about that UG... Very pretty!
 
Strigamort said:
Wow really? I never had any trouble when I lived there for a short time. I live in the central valley. You sure about that? Never heard of a limit anywhere in California, but have heard many many made up "rules" by well meaning people. My brother in law (a cop) being one of them!

Agreed about that UG... Very pretty!
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San Francisco is one of the worst places to have a knife in, and you'd be suprised, lots of places in CA have a blade limit.

San Fran, Los Angeles, Oakland are just some examples, they all have 3 inch blade limits.
 
I also use my LG Seb or UM when duty calls in restaurants, and most waiters , patrons want to see it and are much more interested than scared. That includes some better places in So Cal, Bart
 
Awesome to see the Ti-lock in use and by the man himself! :thumbup: The Ti-lock is easily my favorite CRK offering and the most under rated/ appreciated knife also. Thanks for sharing.
 
Strigamort said:
Wow really? I never had any trouble when I lived there for a short time. I live in the central valley. You sure about that? Never heard of a limit anywhere in California, but have heard many many made up "rules" by well meaning people. My brother in law (a cop) being one of them!

Agreed about that UG... Very pretty!
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I live in San Francisco and there is no blade limit. You can just go to TAD Gear and find a whole bunch of scary folders. How would they be able to sell that stuff if it's not legal?
 
In some areas the laws allow things legal for sale (like switchblades) but not legal for carry.
 
mongomondo said:
I live in San Francisco and there is no blade limit. You can just go to TAD Gear and find a whole bunch of scary folders. How would they be able to sell that stuff if it's not legal?
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Article 17, Section 1292 of SF Municipal Code

Being able to own does not mean being able to carry. I can buy rifles/shotguns at Big 5, but does that mean I can walk around on the street with one? Also San Francisco is weird because you are not allowed to carry any knife over 3" if you are loitering, wandering, or simply moving around without intentional business. That is hard to define on to itself.

http://zknives.com/knives/articles/law/caknifelaws.shtml
 
mongomondo said:
I live in San Francisco and there is no blade limit. You can just go to TAD Gear and find a whole bunch of scary folders. How would they be able to sell that stuff if it's not legal?
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As the others have said, I wouldn't use that as evidence for legality.

Thanks for sharing the knife laws guys. I've read the zknives article many times over the years and never realized that there were blade length restrictions in those areas. If it were me living in a restricted area, I'd find out *exactly* what *isn't* legal (because that's how we define what is) and carry accordingly.

I have a problem with blade length limit laws, as I'm sure most of us do. Unfortunately I wouldn't have the time to argue (I mean try to make a difference) even if I did live in an area where they have ridiculous laws, but I encourage anyone that *does* have the time or resources to follow up on them.

For now I'll just be very thankful that I CAN whip out my Sebenza (in all honesty, more likely a small Opinel as they almost look like a steak knife, and just plain work for that application) when I need better cutlery than supplied. ;)
 
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