I've got one and like it too. The initial attraction to me was it is an el cheapo rip-off of the Tapio Wirkkala design marketed by Hackman that itself wasn't too expensive back in the seventies, but which fetch a pretty penny these days. Dang, the thing cuts as well!
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I've got one and like it too. The initial attraction to me was it is an el cheapo rip-off of the Tapio Wirkkala design marketed by Hackman that itself wasn't too expensive back in the seventies, but which fetch a pretty penny these days. Dang, the thing cuts as well!
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+1 million!
I don't need tacti-cool coatings to blend in with my surroundings. I'm camping, not infiltrating an enemy base. I especially don't need ultra-textured coatings, where the texturing is added to "reduce glare" and decreases cutting performance for the sake of pandering to mall ninjas or collectors.
Orange handles are awesome, and lately I've been taking to adding orange paracord lanyards to handles, just to make knives more visible in case they are accidentally dropped.
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Not all coatings are, but some of them definitely have a mall ninja slant to them.
A simple coating meant to prevent rust is fine - ridiculous camo patterns and stuff are just silly, unless it's a collector knife that you are buying solely because it looks good on a wall or in your safe.
A simple coating meant to prevent rust is fine - ridiculous camo patterns and stuff are just silly, unless it's a collector knife that you are buying solely because it looks good on a wall or in your safe.
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that Tapio Wirkkala knife is gorgeous!
I agree. Wirkkala was a very prolific designer with a diverse body of work. Interesting how a man who wasn't a really knife maker could nail the design so spot on, both in terms of aesthetics and function. :thumbup:
Well, it isn't very wildernessy, but I want to see this knife I designed be created. And guess what? It will be coming sometime around June!
~Noah
Really like that one NoahL! Like a cross between a santoku and a facon!
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I want a folder like the Zero Tolerance 350 with a Kephart style or just spearpoint type (no recurve) blade.
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I agree with you completely. I had a hard time not trying this ZT the other day:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=719839&highlight=Krein
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I would like to see something with a Mora shape, in thicker stock, with bright-orange stained wood scales. The sheath would be leather and have a firesteel loop, a nice big pouch, and plenty of carry options.
If you make such a knife, I will pay you $200 for it.
If you make such a knife, I will pay you $200 for it.
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I just sold my 301 to fund a trip and gave a 350 to a friend who needed a work knife. I need another 350 though. Awesome blade, but I wish they weren't a recurve or coated (and I had enough funds to get another
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