Who loves their 3.5?

Texas_toothpick · Jan 17, 2016

This baby made quick work of the bacon wrapped venison. Loving this 3.5 more and more every time I use it.

Standard78 · Jan 25, 2016

Bacon wrapped venison?!! Holy crap how did I miss this??
That had to be delicious.

Standard78 · Jan 25, 2016

I just added the Victorinox Camper to the rotation. It might stick around.

Texas_toothpick · Jan 25, 2016

Standard78 said:
Bacon wrapped venison?!! Holy crap how did I miss this??
That had to be delicious.

It was fantastic. The 3.5 helped make venison fajitas last night that were fantastic too.

redwood22 · Jan 25, 2016

you guys are making me hungry! this should be the "who uses their 3.5 as a steak knife and loves it" thread!

B34NS · Feb 1, 2016

Good for king salmon collars too :thumbup:

Standard78 · Feb 1, 2016

That's looks good B34NS!!

redwood22 · Feb 1, 2016

talk about putting that 3.5 to work!! these pictures are awesome

B34NS · Feb 2, 2016

Standard78 said:
That's looks good B34NS!!

Thanks!!

B34NS · Feb 3, 2016

Texas_toothpick said:
This baby made quick work of the bacon wrapped venison. Loving this 3.5 more and more every time I use it.

Such a good call! If you haven't tried with venison heart yet I strongly suggest :thumbup:

Standard78 · Feb 25, 2016

It's amazing how a new sheath can make a ton of difference. I'm glad that the black kydex was made available again.

Texas_toothpick · Feb 25, 2016

Very nice!

pjandyho · Feb 25, 2016

Nice outfit! Love it!

Standard78 · Feb 25, 2016

Thanks guys! I'm one of those weirdo's that has to have everything look just right. At least I can mount the old FDE sheath to the shoulder strap of my pack because it matches.

Silver Needle · Feb 25, 2016

Nice!!!

Tell me again about your handle. Material?

Tinbanger · Feb 25, 2016

I work in HVAC, and yesterday we were working on a new house. I was on the top of an 18' ladder using my 3.5 to cut some hang strap and I bumped the knife and knocked it out of my hand. It bounced of a stud, then hit the ladder then the concrete! I was sure I was in for some time on the diamond stones, but there was no damage. Goes to show these knives are tuff as nails.

Standard78 · Feb 25, 2016

Silver Needle said:
Nice!!!

Tell me again about your handle. Material?

They are black canvas scales that I RIT dyed to be extra extra black. They need a good washing though because I sealed the dye in with Vaseline and it's a bit too smooth now.

Standard78 · Feb 25, 2016

Tinbanger said:
I work in HVAC, and yesterday we were working on a new house. I was on the top of an 18' ladder using my 3.5 to cut some hang strap and I bumped the knife and knocked it out of my hand. It bounced of a stud, then hit the ladder then the concrete! I was sure I was in for some time on the diamond stones, but there was no damage. Goes to show these knives are tuff as nails.

That made me cringe thinking about it. Glad it's ok though!

Silver Needle · Feb 25, 2016

Tinbanger said:
I work in HVAC, and yesterday we were working on a new house. I was on the top of an 18' ladder using my 3.5 to cut some hang strap and I bumped the knife and knocked it out of my hand. It bounced of a stud, then hit the ladder then the concrete! I was sure I was in for some time on the diamond stones, but there was no damage. Goes to show these knives are tuff as nails.

Yikes! Thankful for a surprisingly happy outcome!

Standard78 said:
They are black canvas scales that I RIT dyed to be extra extra black. They need a good washing though because I sealed the dye in with Vaseline and it's a bit too smooth now.

I thought you had dyed micarta, but the pic had me thinking g10. Thanks!

Standard78 · Feb 25, 2016

No problem bud. I can PM you a link for the process if you need it. I'm thinking of dyeing the natural canvas scales on the 10 with a red wine colored dye but I'm not sure about it yet. I really like the looks of Chirals scales on his 10 but I think they're that red or orange terotuff material. They look almost burgundy now.