your most recent purchase

It's been a good and sharp several weeks for me. First, for Father's Day, my wife and kids got me this Becker BK-11:

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Then on my annual(ish) pilgrimage to Smokey Mountain Knife Works, I picked up my new EDC - SAK Huntsman:

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... and my end of the world blade of doom - Becker BK-2:

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Just got the sale agreed to for a Ti Tyrade, last one paid for and received was either my Boker or Kershaw Shallot composite, can't recall which.
 
I just ordered two Kershaws:

Leek composite and a Junkyard Dog II composite

Cannot wait!!! Oh, and I am trying to resist the urge to order a Blur in s30v...
 
I just got a Volcan Coronado, plain blade with no flipper. I came across it by chance while looking for my 2.5" blade. The shape just speaks to me, and at $27:eek: I just got to buy it.

Pros:
- Excellent fit and finish overall
- Blade is perfectly centered from the factory
- Frame lock that locks up early, yet the entire lock face contacts the blade for full support
- Ball detent to keep the blade closed
- High blade-to-handle ratio, 3" blade for 3.54" handle
- Satin finished blade, frame, and pocket clip. No hiding blemishes here.
- Thick but tapered and partially swedged blade. Solid yet light weight.
- Full hollow grind, a tremendous slicer
- Sharpened at 30 degree inclusive from the factory. Short touch up with DMT diamond stones makes it split hair (literally) with ease.
- Very light weight at 2 oz despite having two steel frames.
- Assisted open with quick and smooth operation
- AUS 8 steel; it's great considering the price.
- Integral deep pocket clip that complements the overall design
- Torx screw construction

Cons:
- Narrow and curved handle makes opening the blade one handed tricky. It takes some getting used to.
- Only one position for the clip: right hand tip up
- No lanyard hole
- There's a very slight give from side to side due to the nylon bushings, but the lock up is otherwise very solid

Interesting details:
- Zytel scales with unique yet functional concentric pattern
- Machined indentations on the frame match the thumbstuds/blade stop
- Handle design maximizes the blade width, to the point where I can feel the heel of the blade from the other side
- One of very few folders where the cutting edge is ahead of the handle. Works great for food prep on cutting board.
- The curve of the blade spine continues the curve of the handle
- The cutting edge is also a large radius continuous curve, not unlike kitchen knives
- It's balanced in such a way that it can stand on one end of the handle, open or closed!

The knife is manufactured to tight tolerances common only to folders twice its price. The many inspired details telling me that a lot of thought went into the design. It is elegant enough to be a gentleman's knife, yet the snappy assisted opening mechanism makes it no slouch for EDC or light "tactical" use. In short, it's a tremendous deal for the price.
 
mine is the rc 3 and esee 5, man I love those knives, I use the 3 to cut everything!!!!! mostly been cuttin mators for lunch!!!
 
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Over the last month it's been a Buck CW Stockman, Buck 110, Buck Mayo Ti Carbon Fiber, Buck small Vantage Pro and Benchmade 790 Subrosa
 
A 3" Rick Hinderer XM-18 with earth brown scales> got this to replace my 3.5" I had walk from my luggage flying home from Iraq. My guess is someone in Kuwait.
 
In the last week I bought a Kershaw Needs Work and Speed Bump, and two Spyderco Dragonflys, one serrated and one plain edge.
 
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