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I never understood why people have such a reaction when someone replies to an older thread. Someone tell me the rules. When is a thread too old, and when is it better to start a new thread? :jerkit:
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Which Spike Should I get?
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I never understood why people have such a reaction when someone replies to an older thread. Someone tell me the rules. When is a thread too old, and when is it better to start a new thread? :jerkit:
If you haven't pulled the trigger yet, you might consider the CS Braveheart:
http://www.knifeworks.com/coldsteelbraveheartkratonhandleplainsecureexsheath.aspx
Steel is OK AUS-8, and the profile should be a better slicer, general-use blade, etc.
The Braveheart is somewhat less weapon-like than the spikes, but still might be classified by LEOs as a 'dirk', which are forbotten here in TX.
I like the dirkishness of it tho'...but then I have a thing for boot-knives, even if they are probably useless and illegal to carry here.
http://www.knifeworks.com/coldsteelbraveheartkratonhandleplainsecureexsheath.aspx
Steel is OK AUS-8, and the profile should be a better slicer, general-use blade, etc.
The Braveheart is somewhat less weapon-like than the spikes, but still might be classified by LEOs as a 'dirk', which are forbotten here in TX.
I like the dirkishness of it tho'...but then I have a thing for boot-knives, even if they are probably useless and illegal to carry here.
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My third or fourth, perhaps, knife was a Talon Spike.
Not bad, but sort of strange. The handles are very much on the lean side.
Just got around to buying a normal Spike, and holy crap, out of the box it was the sharpest knife i've ever had.
I loved cutting paper with it, but the moment i tried to touch it up with my Fällkniven DC-3 stone (ceramic side), it went as dull as this no name chinese crap bowie i bought as my second knife.
Quite perplexing.
I have a so-so edge on it right now.
So, the honorary title of 'Sharpest knife in the house' goes back to my red handled carbon Mora.
Slicing some paper with it right now
Not bad, but sort of strange. The handles are very much on the lean side.
Just got around to buying a normal Spike, and holy crap, out of the box it was the sharpest knife i've ever had.
I loved cutting paper with it, but the moment i tried to touch it up with my Fällkniven DC-3 stone (ceramic side), it went as dull as this no name chinese crap bowie i bought as my second knife.
Quite perplexing.
I have a so-so edge on it right now.
So, the honorary title of 'Sharpest knife in the house' goes back to my red handled carbon Mora.
Slicing some paper with it right now
I have this knife and did a little review on it. You can check it out here if you want - http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=624255
I've a tokyo spike, got it real cheap, it's kind of silly to make a blade that small almost a quarter inch thick, the 420 is alright, but all I do with mine is throw it at trees in the back yard, I sharpen it real carefully with a ceramic rod, you could use a stone, but with the blade angle, you better have a buffing wheel..G.
