Recently, I picked up a CRKT Ripple 2 in bronze. My girlfriend loves my original Ripple in blue, and I saw this as a chance to gift her the blue one while getting another one that I've had my eye on for a while. I'm a sucker for warm bronze tones, actually.
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What is your latest knife purchase?
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Well, I went a little overboard today. I bought 3 knives. I went to the A.G. Russell Knife Show in Rogers Arkansas this weekend and needless to say there was a lot of stuff. I had a VIP pass so went yesterday and again today. I looked at a lot of big Bowie type knives, and a lot of small fixed blade 3 to 4 inch knives. There were lots of wonderful examples of the knife maker's art. There were lots of very nice small fixed blades in the $225 range and I thought I would surly buy one before I got out of there, but I had just recently purchased a Dozier Buffalo River Hunter and my second Professional Guide knife, so I was holding off and looking at everything, lots of tempting choices, but sometimes the sheath quality kept me from getting really serious, since I am pretty picky about sheaths.
I sorta had it in the back of mind to purchase an Ontario RTAK II chopper and I did before I left, but first I ended up buying this big fully double edged fighter/pig killing knife from Larry (Hammer) Harley from the Lords of War program on TV. I have never seen the show, but I enjoyed talking to him. This knife is not a camp knife, it's pretty much strictly for killing something, and he told me he makes then for his hog hunting clients. The more I handled it, the more I liked it, and it came with one of the best heavy duty leather sheaths I ever seen. I bought it because sometimes I like to carry a big Bowie type knife when I bow hunt, especially if I don't carry a hand gun of some kind, and this knife definitely covers the bill.
I also ended up buying one of those big Browning Competition rope cutting knives from AG. I was impressed with the knife after watching Crowley do his rope, 2 x 4 board, and bottle cutting exhibition and I really liked the knife. It's somewhat close to the Ontario RTAK II being only about 1 inch shorter but it had a similar flat grind and was thicker in the backbone of the blade.
I bought the Ontario because I seen a few videos on batoning (splitting fire wood, via the use of a baton or small tree limb to beat the blade through the wood) Actually, I split kindling all winter long to start fires at home for the wood stove, but have always used a double bit chopping ax and the big knife method seemed like a more controlled way of getting some kindling cut up, so I tried it this afternoon, and it really does work pretty good. I think I will keep the big RTAK II handy this winter and use it instead of the ax, sometimes.
Anyway, I am definitely in the Big Knife Business now. Actually, I think I am going to like the Browning for kitchen use, among other things. The big pig killing knife was the most expensive by far and is probably the least useful, but sometimes I just find a big Bowie type knife comforting to have with me on an outing, and it certainly covers that roll.
I sorta had it in the back of mind to purchase an Ontario RTAK II chopper and I did before I left, but first I ended up buying this big fully double edged fighter/pig killing knife from Larry (Hammer) Harley from the Lords of War program on TV. I have never seen the show, but I enjoyed talking to him. This knife is not a camp knife, it's pretty much strictly for killing something, and he told me he makes then for his hog hunting clients. The more I handled it, the more I liked it, and it came with one of the best heavy duty leather sheaths I ever seen. I bought it because sometimes I like to carry a big Bowie type knife when I bow hunt, especially if I don't carry a hand gun of some kind, and this knife definitely covers the bill.
I also ended up buying one of those big Browning Competition rope cutting knives from AG. I was impressed with the knife after watching Crowley do his rope, 2 x 4 board, and bottle cutting exhibition and I really liked the knife. It's somewhat close to the Ontario RTAK II being only about 1 inch shorter but it had a similar flat grind and was thicker in the backbone of the blade.
I bought the Ontario because I seen a few videos on batoning (splitting fire wood, via the use of a baton or small tree limb to beat the blade through the wood) Actually, I split kindling all winter long to start fires at home for the wood stove, but have always used a double bit chopping ax and the big knife method seemed like a more controlled way of getting some kindling cut up, so I tried it this afternoon, and it really does work pretty good. I think I will keep the big RTAK II handy this winter and use it instead of the ax, sometimes.
Anyway, I am definitely in the Big Knife Business now. Actually, I think I am going to like the Browning for kitchen use, among other things. The big pig killing knife was the most expensive by far and is probably the least useful, but sometimes I just find a big Bowie type knife comforting to have with me on an outing, and it certainly covers that roll.
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My first purchase since my small insingo last january happened last week. It included a Vic Alox Farmer that I'm enjoying very much. My first opinel (#8 carbon), and a case sodbuster jr in ss as a birthday gift for a friend.
Very impressed with the Opinel in terms of build quality for the price. I'm already planning on picking more up as gifts, users, and modification candidates.
Very impressed with the Opinel in terms of build quality for the price. I'm already planning on picking more up as gifts, users, and modification candidates.
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This smooooooth beauty.
