TK cover knife... really?

[ROCK6]

I wonder how it would fit into a 8" Specops brand sheath....

That would be a good recommendation...I suspect it would fit pretty good (hint, hint Brian...if you need one to T&E I think I have one laying around...)

ROCK6

 

[Mistwalker]

This knife is just screaming for a more typical Martin Knives sheath with their attachment options.

I like the leather sheaths that come with Newt Martin's hollow handles a lot, and those look really good too!

I wonder how it would fit into a 8" Specops brand sheath....

Funny thing you mention that, was just thinking the same thing last night. They don't give dimensions on the website from what I could find, so here is the response to the email I sent off last night.

First off let me thank you for your interest in Best Made Designs products, customers like yourself are the main supporting reason why we are who we are today.

The Spec Ops Brand Combat Master Sheath will fit the following blade dimensions:

Short Combat Master will accommodate blades 1-3/4" in width, 1/4" thick, and up to 6" long.
Long Combat Master will accommodate blades 1-3/4" in width, 1/4" thick, and up to 8" long.

Weight Short .42 lbs
Weight Long .47 lbs


The Spec Ops Brand Basic Modular knife sheath will fit the following blade dimensions:

Basic Modular Knife Sheath will accommodate blades 1-3/4" in width, 1/4" thick, and up to 8" long.

Weight .31 lbs

All blade length measurements are from the hilt to tip. If I can provide any further assistance please let me know.

That would be a good recommendation...I suspect it would fit pretty good (hint, hint Brian...if you need one to T&E I think I have one laying around...)

ROCK6

Cool, I'll PM you later when I have more time.

 

[LG&M]

I looks like the saw works better then I thought it would. They actually gave it some thought. The last knife I bought with a saw on the back was a Buck field mate. Might be time to give it a chance again.

 

[Woods Walker]

Back in the day Guns & Ammo tricked me into buying a S&W Sigma. Learned the hard way not to believe gun and knife publications. I prefer real users in forums like this.

 

[sicily02]

I think the first time I ever seen the staggered saw tooth configuration was on knife maker Dave Beck
Tom Brown Tracker knife way back in the early 90s. That saw really kicks but for making notches and such.

Neat reveiw there Brian.

Bryan

 

[dayhiker1968]

The saw back looks fairly useful, at least compared to the only one I've owned. A Gerber BMF I bought in the mall at Cutlery World in the late 80's maybe early 90's

Kinda still wish I had it to beat on, traded it to a buddy for a Ruger 10/22

 

[Mistwalker]

The saw back looks fairly useful, at least compared to the only one I've owned. A Gerber BMF I bought in the mall at Cutlery World in the late 80's maybe early 90's

Kinda still wish I had it to beat on, traded it to a buddy for a Ruger 10/22

Yep. I lived and worked at a resort in North Key Largo back in the mid 80s and bought a BMF at the harbor shop at the resort. That was the knife I carried when I was exploring the mangrove swamps in the keys and checking out the everglades. The saw sort of worked for notching, but sucked at cutting bamboo cleanly. That said, I do sometimes wish I had the knife back just for the nostalgia. I was in my early twenties and those were some of the best days of my life.

 

[dayhiker1968]

Yep. I lived and worked at a resort in North Key Largo back in the mid 80s and bought a BMF at the harbor shop at the resort. That was the knife I carried when I was exploring the mangrove swamps in the keys and checking out the everglades. The saw sort of worked for notching, but sucked at cutting bamboo cleanly. That said, I do sometimes wish I had the knife back just for the nostalgia. I was in my early twenties and those were some of the best days of my life.

But the sheath system rocked!!!!! Looked awesome on my LBE. If you keep posting reviews on knives of this type its gonna cost me money. Just for the nostalgia, my F1 does everything I need in the outdoors. Darn you, now I am scouring that auction site looking at BMF's.......

 

[Mistwalker]

Y

But the sheath system rocked!!!!! Looked awesome on my LBE. If you keep posting reviews on knives of this type its gonna cost me money. Just for the nostalgia, my F1 does everything I need in the outdoors. Darn you, now I am scouring that auction site looking at BMF's.......

Yeah, I loved the sheath too, and even liked the silva map compass it came with. In all honesty I loved the knife at the time, and always looked forward to getting off work, strapping it on and hitting the swamps. My coworkers thought I was insane, none of them would ever come with me until I developed some of the photos I took of birds in the glades...then a few wanted to tag along on the next trip. I came really close to buying a used one last year at Blade, but there were so many knives in that room that I didn't. I may just do that this year anyway if I find one at a price I am willing to pay. But with some of the prices I've seen on them I have my doubts unless I get really nostalgic right before hand...then all bets are off

 

[fmajor007]

Yep. I lived and worked at a resort in North Key Largo back in the mid 80s and bought a BMF at the harbor shop at the resort. That was the knife I carried when I was exploring the mangrove swamps in the keys and checking out the everglades. The saw sort of worked for notching, but sucked at cutting bamboo cleanly. That said, I do sometimes wish I had the knife back just for the nostalgia. I was in my early twenties and those were some of the best days of my life.

Yea, talk about a "blast from the past"..... I was also in my early twenties in the mid-1980's and while also pondering the BMF, i opted for the Buckmaster. It fit great on my LCE as well (was super heavy), but when suiting up it was a &!#@$ to get through the parachute harness. It could drive nails very well for setting trip wires, etc so it got used a lot. Nostalgia... now i've gotta search to see if i have any photo's from back then!

 

[silenthunterstudios]

I owned a few hollow handle junkers, glad I never hurt myself. The Chris Reeve one piece models were well made, I wish I would've kept my Aviator. I've heard good things about most Martin products, and I am interested to see how this performs.

I like Len's articles, and I am one of his Facebook friends (means nothing, I just get to see wolf and snow pics ). I really miss Dan Schectmans articles, although he did pen a recent one. I realize the magazine is called Tactical Knives for a reason, but I liked the 1/2 bushcraft 1/2 tactical focus, with a little bit of old timey knives thrown in once and a while. The main reason I started reading the magazine was because I liked the bushcraft aspect, long before I met writers Dan Schectman, Tim Stetzer, Joe Flowers and a few others, at Scott Gossmans campout.

I have long had a good amount of respect for Steven Dick, and really liked his articles. Up until the last few issues, his editorials have been interesting to read, except for the last two. The most recent issue had an article on the Great Eastern Ben Hogan lockback. Correct me if I am wrong, but I read it as, this knife is a great example of how slipjoints used to be made, this knife is great, but it would not perform well in a defensive application, but it's not really made for that. I thought it was a great two page article with great pics of the knife, especially because I want one, but the article went south as soon as he said the blurb about self defense. Added nothing to the article, and really didn't make sense to me. I still respect his opinion, and enjoy the magazine.

I realize most of these knife magazines are just big catalogs, but I know several of the writers for TK, and respect them and their opinions. I know they can't disparage the knives they write about, but they still give their pros and cons on some designs. Knife World, Self Reliance Illustrated and Backwoodsman are three magazines with knife content that I read, and enjoy.

 

[LG&M]

I think this thread has went a little off topic. I like it.

 

[Sidehill Gouger]

I don't know you can argue that knives like the Ben Hogan weren't the tactical folder of their day. There was a reason they called them "folding dirks" in a lot of period catalogs. As for the Boker, either you need a hollow handle survival knife or you don't. They really aren't EDC kind of sheath knives.

 

[Mistwalker]

I don't know you can argue that knives like the Ben Hogan weren't the tactical folder of their day. There was a reason they called them "folding dirks" in a lot of period catalogs. As for the Boker, either you need a hollow handle survival knife or you don't. They really aren't EDC kind of sheath knives.

Definitely not the fixed blade I'd want to carry daily at present, but I tend to like some hollow-handled knives in certain types of environments.

I think this thread has went a little off topic. I like it.

It's good to wander around now and then

As for the Apparo,,,it's gotten around a bit more.

It has been submerged in icy water

And has done some chopping in some seasoned hard woods...doing well so far.

 

[gundy]

How is the edge holding up MW?

 

[tknife]

That knife just screams to me "take me to the woods and play!" Hope to be picking one up shortly

 

[Mistwalker]

How is the edge holding up MW?

The edge is doing well so far, I took macro shots of it right after chopping that walnut, they'll be included in the review. So far that photo album is at 109 files and counting

That knife just screams to me "take me to the woods and play!" Hope to be picking one up shortly

It's screaming at me to take it to the southern swamps, but that's the environment where I really tend to prefer hollow handled knives. Then again...standing calf deep in an icy stream working yesterday may have had some influence there as well

 

[Mistwalker]

For those who are interested, the review is posted in the "Knife Reviews & Testing" section

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Martin-Designed-Hollow-Handle-Survival-Knife