(Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread - Page 28

smitty81 · 07-26-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ddoubleujr

Going to ask a stupid question...

What is "your" purpose of carrying a knife?

I live in South Florida, Beach Capital! Other than keeping a knife in a drawer at the office or in the car for the occasional use of opening boxes and stuff, I'm not sure what I would use them for. I have about 20 SmithNWesson knives... all different types. But I rarely look at them... let alone actually use them.

Maybe there are applications I could put these babies to use that I am not realizing...

dDoubleUjr

They come in handy for multiple things.

Cutting tags off of clothes, cutting rope, packages open, seat belts to get people out of a burning car.................endless amount of things a knife comes in handy for.

I wouldn't be caught without one, it's like my wallet. I'm lost without it.

emopunker2004 · 07-20-2012, 10:52 PM

Good Deal bro! Looking forward to seeing it.

Blak Smyth · 07-26-2012, 07:53 AM

Kershaw knife on sale for $9.99 today on Woot

LockOut · 07-26-2012, 08:22 PM

got some salt water on the blade of my kershaw blur today. its s30v. Before i realized it, it had some small spotty surface rust. Will some soft brillow pads take this off much like guns or should i use something else?

emopunker2004 · 07-26-2012, 09:02 PM

I would think so.

cricky101 · 07-27-2012, 11:42 AM

I just picked up a Kershaw Volt II. It's my first knife with the SpeedSafe opening mechanism. It was a little stiff when I first started using it, but now it's pretty smooth.

issues · 07-27-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cricky101

I just picked up a Kershaw Volt II. It's my first knife with the SpeedSafe opening mechanism. It was a little stiff when I first started using it, but now it's pretty smooth.

Nice!!!

Blak Smyth · 08-03-2012, 07:52 AM

Woot sale today on a CRKT Van Hoy On Fire Knife. $24.99

http://sport.woot.com/offers/crkt-va...n-fire-knife-4

Malakai · 08-05-2012, 09:45 PM

I have been carrying this around daily for a couple years

08-08-2012, 12:20 PM

Thoughts on the SOG Flash I?

I'm looking for a daily use knife. Looking for something small that I can carry and not realize it's on my person. The price is right on this knife and I like the design.

So far I see this is around $35 shipped.

issues · 08-08-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kickerb

Thoughts on the SOG Flash I?

I'm looking for a daily use knife. Looking for something small that I can carry and not realize it's on my person. The price is right on this knife and I like the design.

So far I see this is around $35 shipped.

Not a bad little knife but I would recommend the Kershaw Cryo in that price range.

http://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-Cryo-S...s=kershaw+cryo

Blade is 2.75" (a quarter inch bigger than the SOG) and it weighs in at about 4oz (about double the weight of the SOG). It has open assist (as does the SOG), adjustable clip for tip-up or tip-down carry right or left, frame lock as opposed to the pistol lock of the SOG and the steel is about the same although the cryo has a nice titanium carbo-nitride coating to help resist rust.

08-09-2012, 06:32 AM

Thanks for the recommendation, Tony.

issues · 08-09-2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by kickerb

Thanks for the recommendation, Tony.

Anytime Bryan!

spectrrr · 08-16-2012, 12:24 AM

DANGIT Leatherman, why is it that the only multitool you make with decent knife blade steel fails to include an Awl? why oh why!

spectrrr · 08-16-2012, 02:18 AM

Argh... so I have to pick one Leatherman multitool to take with me to Venezuela for a year.... price is (mostly) not an object. But if I spend extra, I kinda want to get extra

The Surge gives me an awl, and a dedicated flathead for prying. But the knife is crappy 420HC steel. And it can only carry a saw or file, but not both at the same time.

The Charge ALX gives me a 154CM blade and a nice cutting hook, but no awl and no prybar!

The Charge TTi gives me a S30V blade, cutting hook and flathead prybar... but still no awl, and a 80% price bump over the Surge.

I don't know... any thoughts?
Things get MacGyver'ed there A LOT, so I figure an awl qill be used a ton for scraping and punching tasks.... but so will a knife!
Any other heavy duty high multitools I'm missing?
I handled the SOG, I don't like it. AWESOME pliers, but I felt like I was going to snap the blades in half, they felt so think and weak.

spectrrr · 08-16-2012, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by spectrrr

I don't know... any thoughts?
Things get MacGyver'ed there A LOT, so I figure an awl qill be used a ton for scraping and punching tasks.... but so will a knife!
Any other heavy duty high multitools I'm missing?
I handled the SOG, I don't like it. AWESOME pliers, but I felt like I was going to snap the blades in half, they felt so think and weak.

wow, I was tired when I typed that, so many speleeeeing errors its almost unreadable

fixed:
I don't know... any thoughts?
Things get MacGyver'ed there A LOT, so I figure an awl will be used a ton for scraping and punching tasks.... and if I need to put a hole in some tin or something, an awl is the only tool that can do it.... But a knife also will get a lot of use in various tasks...

Any other heavy duty, high end multitools that I'm missing?
I used to own the original Leatherman Super Tool from years ago, thats why I've set my sights on a Leatherman.
I have handled the SOG before, I don't like it. AWESOME pliers, and it has an awesome ability to customize whats in it, but the tools felt so thin and flimsy, I felt like I was going to snap the blades in half, and they didn't lock with a very confident click.

Oh yeah, prices:
Surge $70
Charge ALX $90
Charge TTi $112

CasaDooley · 08-16-2012, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spectrrr

Argh... so I have to pick one Leatherman multitool to take with me to Venezuela for a year.... price is (mostly) not an object. But if I spend extra, I kinda want to get extra

I don't know... any thoughts?

How about the Leatherman Wave? I have one (old style with permanent screw drivers) that has served me quit well.

http://www.leatherman.com/product/Wave

Ranger_B · 08-16-2012, 11:21 AM

If you are worried about having a pry bar/scraping implement I would go with whichever multi tool that works and then attach a mini pry bar from county comm with a small lanyard to your tool. works great as a way to pull your tool out of your pocket/case and then it is a dedicated prying device. These things work great and last forever. http://www.countycomm.com/widgy.html I have had one in my little survival kit for a while and found it very useful.

spectrrr · 08-16-2012, 12:35 PM

mmm... interesting idea... though I'd still want something narrower to punch/gouge with... seems like the right track....

issues · 08-16-2012, 12:46 PM

420HC may not be super steel but it will get scary sharp and even if it isn't the best at holding an edge it is really easy to resharpen. I would go with the Surge with a saw or file, depending on which you may use more at work.

You could always carry a second small knife in a pocket with some decent serrations to take the place of a dedicated saw.

07-20-2012, 10:52 PM	#2
emopunker2004 Central Fla rollin Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Justin Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 6,171 Trading: (46)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread Good Deal bro! Looking forward to seeing it. __________________ Cigar Asylum: Where all are equal, unless you are from CA, then you are more equal.

07-26-2012, 07:53 AM	#3
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread Kershaw knife on sale for $9.99 today on Woot __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

07-26-2012, 08:22 PM	#4
LockOut Burn Baby Burn Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: I'm a traveling monkey Posts: 623 Trading: (12)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread got some salt water on the blade of my kershaw blur today. its s30v. Before i realized it, it had some small spotty surface rust. Will some soft brillow pads take this off much like guns or should i use something else? __________________ Bráithreachas Thar Gach Ni IAFF Local #4907

07-26-2012, 09:02 PM	#5
emopunker2004 Central Fla rollin Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Justin Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 6,171 Trading: (46)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread I would think so. __________________ Cigar Asylum: Where all are equal, unless you are from CA, then you are more equal.

07-27-2012, 11:42 AM	#6
cricky101 Micro brew tester Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 684 Trading: (8)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread I just picked up a Kershaw Volt II. It's my first knife with the SpeedSafe opening mechanism. It was a little stiff when I first started using it, but now it's pretty smooth. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire

08-03-2012, 07:52 AM	#8
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread Woot sale today on a CRKT Van Hoy On Fire Knife. $24.99 http://sport.woot.com/offers/crkt-va...n-fire-knife-4 __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

08-05-2012, 09:45 PM	#9
Malakai Feeling at Home Join Date: Apr 2012 First Name: John Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 797 Trading: (34)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread I have been carrying this around daily for a couple years

08-08-2012, 12:20 PM	#10
kickerb Guest Posts: n/a	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread Thoughts on the SOG Flash I? I'm looking for a daily use knife. Looking for something small that I can carry and not realize it's on my person. The price is right on this knife and I like the design. So far I see this is around $35 shipped.

08-09-2012, 06:32 AM	#12
kickerb Guest Posts: n/a	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread Thanks for the recommendation, Tony.

08-16-2012, 12:24 AM	#14
spectrrr Back in the midwest! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Frank Location: Ohio Posts: 5,596 Trading: (20)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread DANGIT Leatherman, why is it that the only multitool you make with decent knife blade steel fails to include an Awl? why oh why! __________________ ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨ "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right..." -Thomas Paine

08-16-2012, 02:18 AM	#15
spectrrr Back in the midwest! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Frank Location: Ohio Posts: 5,596 Trading: (20)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread Argh... so I have to pick one Leatherman multitool to take with me to Venezuela for a year.... price is (mostly) not an object. But if I spend extra, I kinda want to get extra The Surge gives me an awl, and a dedicated flathead for prying. But the knife is crappy 420HC steel. And it can only carry a saw or file, but not both at the same time. The Charge ALX gives me a 154CM blade and a nice cutting hook, but no awl and no prybar! The Charge TTi gives me a S30V blade, cutting hook and flathead prybar... but still no awl, and a 80% price bump over the Surge. I don't know... any thoughts? Things get MacGyver'ed there A LOT, so I figure an awl qill be used a ton for scraping and punching tasks.... but so will a knife! Any other heavy duty high multitools I'm missing? I handled the SOG, I don't like it. AWESOME pliers, but I felt like I was going to snap the blades in half, they felt so think and weak. __________________ ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨ "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right..." -Thomas Paine Last edited by spectrrr; 08-16-2012 at 02:30 AM.

08-16-2012, 11:21 AM	#18
Ranger_B Have My Own Room Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Frank Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,321 Trading: (31)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread If you are worried about having a pry bar/scraping implement I would go with whichever multi tool that works and then attach a mini pry bar from county comm with a small lanyard to your tool. works great as a way to pull your tool out of your pocket/case and then it is a dedicated prying device. These things work great and last forever. http://www.countycomm.com/widgy.html I have had one in my little survival kit for a while and found it very useful. __________________ http://www.cigarrights.org/

08-16-2012, 12:35 PM	#19
spectrrr Back in the midwest! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Frank Location: Ohio Posts: 5,596 Trading: (20)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread mmm... interesting idea... though I'd still want something narrower to punch/gouge with... seems like the right track.... __________________ ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨ "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right..." -Thomas Paine

08-16-2012, 12:46 PM	#20
issues Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Tony Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,626 Trading: (8)	Re: (Official?) Pocket Knife Discussion Thread 420HC may not be super steel but it will get scary sharp and even if it isn't the best at holding an edge it is really easy to resharpen. I would go with the Surge with a saw or file, depending on which you may use more at work. You could always carry a second small knife in a pocket with some decent serrations to take the place of a dedicated saw. __________________