Comeuppance
Fixed Blade EDC Emisssary
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You know what I mean - you pick up the knife for the first time, say "yep", and put it in your pocket without a second thought... Where it will stay for the forseeable future, and hanging out with a few others while you take the others out for an occasional spin.
Here are mine:
- Kershaw-Emerson 4KXL: I picked this up on a whim, mostly because I like bigger knives, wave openers, and framelocks. I was blown away by the knife when I actually picked it up - smooth as butter, solid as a rock, sharp as all hell, and with a gorgeous two-tone finish on the blade. It's the only manual knife I carry anymore, and I like it loads more than any Emerson I've picked up to date. It's such a natural movement to wave it out of my pocket, use it, and fold it without even looking. I haven't had a knife feel so right since the Cold Steel Tuff Lite (which I'll probably be getting another of soon, since my new job isn't so keen on my fixation on bigger knives.)
- Protech Maple Burl Godather: This is the dead sexiest knife I've ever held, and it's everything I could ever want it to be. Every person I've shown it to has said these two things in this order: "This knife is awesome" and then "Where did you get this?". Probably the only knife that everyone has agreed was friggin' amazing, and I agree. A keeper for sure, and too fun to sell or keep sitting around just to look pretty.
- Protech TR 4.1: If it came down to it, this would be the knife I would keep if I had to pare down to just one knife. It's big, it's versatile, it's cozy, and it's solid. The stonewash is so heavy that I'm pretty sure I could drag it across concrete without it really changing the appearance, which means I never hesitate to use it. Also, it fires like a damn .45.
These three hang out on my bathroom counter next to my wallet. Here they are, not on my bathroom counter, but on my cheap-ass faux-marble table I bought on Amazon:
What knives have been instant permanent additions for you? Feel free to post pictures / stories.
Here are mine:
- Kershaw-Emerson 4KXL: I picked this up on a whim, mostly because I like bigger knives, wave openers, and framelocks. I was blown away by the knife when I actually picked it up - smooth as butter, solid as a rock, sharp as all hell, and with a gorgeous two-tone finish on the blade. It's the only manual knife I carry anymore, and I like it loads more than any Emerson I've picked up to date. It's such a natural movement to wave it out of my pocket, use it, and fold it without even looking. I haven't had a knife feel so right since the Cold Steel Tuff Lite (which I'll probably be getting another of soon, since my new job isn't so keen on my fixation on bigger knives.)
- Protech Maple Burl Godather: This is the dead sexiest knife I've ever held, and it's everything I could ever want it to be. Every person I've shown it to has said these two things in this order: "This knife is awesome" and then "Where did you get this?". Probably the only knife that everyone has agreed was friggin' amazing, and I agree. A keeper for sure, and too fun to sell or keep sitting around just to look pretty.
- Protech TR 4.1: If it came down to it, this would be the knife I would keep if I had to pare down to just one knife. It's big, it's versatile, it's cozy, and it's solid. The stonewash is so heavy that I'm pretty sure I could drag it across concrete without it really changing the appearance, which means I never hesitate to use it. Also, it fires like a damn .45.
These three hang out on my bathroom counter next to my wallet. Here they are, not on my bathroom counter, but on my cheap-ass faux-marble table I bought on Amazon:
What knives have been instant permanent additions for you? Feel free to post pictures / stories.
