What's your last knife purchase of the year (2023) ?

[ferider]

Thought this would be fun .... I'll post mine once I pay for it. You can guess though

 

[Chris326]

The 3 new Spartan magnacut blades, 1 Bark River Aurora Scandi Magnacut, 1 Vulcan folder in Z-Max, 1 Demko FreeReign in magnacut and a $18 neck knife from Ebay, OH and a .280" thick Magnacut blade from JVknives here

 

[Slice-and-dice]

A GEC 83 in bocote from the exchange {edit= nice item, just arrived from T The Fixer }

 

[jlauffer]

Guessing it will be the Ember 2.5 that I got a little over a week ago, unless something crazy happens in the next few days.

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[MattinLA]

I'm still checking the Exchange...

 

[Hammer67]

This Swayback I just received. Love it.

 

[adluginb]

Volunteer knife model 4.5 in aebl, model 4.5 in 3v and model 11 in 3v. Also have a Jack Wolf Big Bro Jack slipjoint inbound Hoping they come in before Jan 1, but more than likely it will be middle of Jan 2024.

Last knife I’ve received this year is the Volunteer Knife model 4 in 3v.

 

[Jetlau3111]

Shirogorov quantum gen 2 and a Hell Razor 2 with red and black g10 handle from Busse that’s awaiting shipment

 

[Jetlau3111]

Volunteer knife model 4.5 in aebl, model 4.5 in 3v and model 11 in 3v. Also have a Jack Wolf Big Bro Jack slipjoint inbound Hoping they come in before Jan 1, but more than likely it will be middle of Jan 2024.

Last knife I’ve received this year is the Volunteer Knife model 4 in 3v.

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Where can I find out more about these knives . They look really well made

 

[ferider]

a Hell Razor 2 with red and black g10 handle from Busse that’s awaiting shipment

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You will love it

 

[Chris326]

Shirogorov quantum gen 2 and a Hell Razor 2 with red and black g10 handle from Busse that’s awaiting shipment

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Bottom 1 is sweeet

 

[adluginb]

Where can I find out more about these knives . They look really well made

They have a web site.

also you can pm Volunteer Knife here on the boards and ask about shipping times.

 

[ferider]

Where can I find out more about these knives . They look really well made

Bart/Whitney sell them in the Exchange. You can see how they are made here: https://volunteerknife.com/?page_id=12

 

[cpirtle]

I'm a sucker for Extrema Ratio's, just picked up the new RAO-C, Frame Rock & Anniversary Caimano Nero. I'm not a fan of serrations or secondary locks but dig the blade profile on the Caimano.

I don't have pictures of mine handy, these are borrowed.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

 

[Box_Opener]

I'm a sucker for Extrema Ratio's, just picked up the new RAO-C, Frame Rock & Anniversary Caimano Nero. I'm not a fan of serrations or secondary locks but dig the blade profile on the Caimano.

I don't have pictures of mine handy, these are borrowed.

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What do you think if the frame rock? I’ve been curious about that one.

 

[Box_Opener]

Been looking for one of these in Delta 3V for a while.

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

Bought the work tuff pathfinder and the kodiak, but I think the kodiak is going to my brother.

Hopefully, we'll do some chop testing tonight!

 

[yoko]

 

[cpirtle]

What do you think if the frame rock? I’ve been curious about that one.

If you are familiar with ER and their quirks it's an awesome, overbuilt small knife. I am not a fan of the clip that wraps over the butt, but this is the best version of that clip they have done. I also wish there was a bit more relief for the lock release but that's not saying much since my thumb is huge, I have that problem on a lot of knives. Quality is excellent and it feels great in hand. I took mine apart for some mods and am super impressed with their bearing system, it has dual sided hardened steel races with the bearing in between, makes for an exceptionally smooth action.

WRT the "quirks" comment, the mainstream Italian makers affiliated with MKM have all Americanized their designs, with some Italian influence. Extrema Ratio is still very Italian/European in their design influences.