The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Leave the knife half open in a drawer over night for a few nights.Interesting thread and I can certainly understand your point of view. As an example, I hate Chevy and love Ford. I have absolutely no rational reason, I just hate Chevy. I have owned Chevy's in the past and they were fine, and I have owned Ford's in the past that were nothing than a POS so go figure.
Now as far as Cold Steel is concerned, I have no opinion of them one way or the other. They are a company and like all successful companies are driven by profit first. I actually just bought an American Lawman. It's an ok knife, it cuts (things like my right hand index finger) just fine and seens solid enough. It has a fairly comfortable handle and a nice sized sharp as heck blade, works for me. Not to mention, I almost have that $%#@!! lock releasing easier (BTW the bruised finger/thumb bones are healing up quite nicely thank you) without requiring both thumbs to press the lock bar.
However, I can't see me buying another CS knife as none of them "tickle my fancy" and I just love having my fancy tickled.
Yes, that did help considerably.Leave the knife half open in a drawer over night for a few nights.
I got about 4 minutes in on the posted video - once he mentions Killing the Dangerous 7 - Rhino , Hippo's etc I lost all respect for him as a human being .
I have Hunted & fished ... stopped hunting turned to Skeet , fishing is mostly catch & release ... If I were dependent on hunting / fishing for sustenance it would be different but I'm not . There are quite a few species that are in Jeopardy [extinction] and not enough awareness .
I fish locally where Stripped Bass are a targeted trophy species - the population is way down at this point -
Why would anyone need to kill "Trophy " animals to stuff and hang - Hippo , Rhino etc ... Don't get it - just my thoughts ..
....except for the Panda.no reason to kill endangered species. they have just as much right to be on this planet as you do.
....except for the Panda.
Fed up with those furry, lazy bamboo eating good for nothing fatsos.
Strange, I find it the best pattern I've ever tried, by a long shot, for opening box and packages, something I do a lot of, since it give you a secondary point with a wider angle, thus negating the risk of cutting too far in a box and damaging the content. It's also great for scraping and rope cutting, since it's basically a sheepsfoot with a frontal bevel, also things I do a lot as a millwright.Would the "American tanto" be ubiquitous today if it weren't for Cold Steel hyping it as they have? I think not, which is a sin I lay at Thompson's feet as I consider it to be one of the more silly and least useful blade patterns devised (no matter who actually came up with it).
As for their swords, Cold Steel needs to stop grinding them like knives. No historical sword carries a grind like that. Otherwise, I like their selection of patterns in their catalogue.
Strange, I find it the best pattern I've ever tried, by a long shot, for opening box and packages, something I do a lot of, since it give you a secondary point with a wider angle, thus negating the risk of cutting too far in a box and damaging the content. It's also great for scraping and rope cutting, since it's basically a wharncliffe with a frontal bevel, also things I do a lot as a millwright.
But hey, different stroke for different folks.
Strange, I find it the best pattern I've ever tried, by a long shot, for opening box and packages, something I do a lot of, since it give you a secondary point with a wider angle, thus negating the risk of cutting too far in a box and damaging the content. It's also great for scraping and rope cutting, since it's basically a wharncliffe with a frontal bevel, also things I do a lot as a millwright.
But hey, different stroke for different folks.