I hope someone high on PCP overpowers you at work and starts stuffing used condoms down your throat.

#nodrama

ETA: Dirty used condoms he found in the street.

Yeah, and CF. I really wish I could find full size and micarta.

I didn't know much about it going into it, and southern Daniel Craig threw me off, but as I got into it, I enjoyed it. It is underappreciated. My FIL watched it and couldn't get over the fact that it was a mystery movie, not an action flick.

And no worries, we are all in this together.

lame

Nice knives and a good looking dog.
We have a Ridgeless Ridgeback, and he looks similar until you get to the face.
Vizsla’s are great dogs too.
Well done!

Blade is a little longer than Mary Anne, same size as Angie, but the handle on Gail is about an inch longer than Angie. Full size utility grip. And that is what I use her for. She has taken everything I have thrown at her. I'm glad I tricked her maker into selling her to me.

I would. I cant be the Mick here...
I need someone else to draw fire.

Says the guy with a display case....

Looks good!
And I agree, the scales need replacing.

Nah, keep em.
I might need a good attorney some day.

#ickynothankyou

Funny though...

I dont recall seeing all three together before.
I can see how Gail is a good design and hard worker.

I’m on Season 3, Episode 1...hoping we see more of Rose,(Gail’s Cousin), but since you dont have any knives named after her, I’m guessing not.

Yes, she is around.

I only have so many Gulsos.  It is not for lack of trying. He keeps calling the cops on me for harassment and to enforce the TRO.

I was thinking if I could get a big kep from him, she would be Rosie.

Looks really good

It got old picking up 20 plus knives from all over my office and stuffing them in the filing cabinet every time someone might come in, only to take them back out and spread them out so they could breath.

It is different though, not being able to see them all at once. It is a very nice case. But I have to open one drawer, then another drawer, then another, then think about what I am doing for the day and what the best fit will be, then open the drawers up in turn again.

It's very stressful.

OK. I'm going to binge watch Matlock and Better Call Saul to determine my legal style

Are you kidding?

Perry Mason!!!

OK maybe I wouldn't eat at that one too often.

The N690 should have better edge retention than most of the jagdnickers out there.

Nice looking knife.

Damn. I may have to go to the total wine instead of the mom and pop.

Nice, I have a couple of Boker Arbolitos and they do stand up.

I'd still eat Popeye's whenever I could. The only one near us takes about an hour round trip and the service is horrible. We've never been there and had our food in less than 20 minutes. I've had to go in multiple times because they jacked something up and the place was always filled with smoke from the fryer.

Then biscuits though.

Lighting still kinda sucks but I originally thought the Chef and Drunken were similar due to their blade shapes  and handle styling despite being designed by two different designers.


Show sides


Lock sides


Spine side (crap lighting didn't help)


Edge side (same issue) but you can see the texturing in the lockbar.


Love the sheepsfootish blades but the Chef is noticibly taller and really knice for cutting on a board


It's hard to see but the Chef has a belt satin finish and the Drunken has a near mirrored washed finish.



They both have the hump on the spine which gives them a great grip but the Drunken does it better.

#smh
#illnoise
#nostandards

Once it goes to court and gets approved, it's no longer a TRO.
It's a Full RO and you cannot contact him, attempt to contact him, or be with 500 feet of his residence or place of business.
I know they explained all of this to you when you were served.
They're usually good for a year.

If only you knew a lawyer...

oooohhh, that's why they look so angry each time they have to come talk to me.

The one we had on post at Ft Riley was great. Always clean, served fast.

Oh, I know what your thinking, Chili has beans like chili should,
And everyone should own a 1911, but carry a Glock.

Been waiting on this for a couple weeks

Wasn't sure if it would be my thing, but reading up on it, they said they were only doing one run because the difficulties to execute the design were just too much, it was seven years in the making. Figured, should be easy to get my money back if it didn't pan out and there were a lot of design features I liked. They usually have their stuff made in the US, but for this one, I heard after purchasing that they said they had to "off shore" it to make it happen.

nice presentation. embroidered.



My initial thought when I heard off shore was WE or Reate. Someone else mentioned Maniago. PDW is staying tight lipped.



This is not WE or Reate. Or I would be very surprised to learn it was. I've handled enough of those.



It is very nicely done, but there are a few very very minor imperfections that I don't think WE or Reate would let slide. Well, maybe WE would, but this doesn't feel like a WE in other ways. There is a small scratch in the finish of the bolster lock and there are a couple tiny tiny voids in the G10 where they don't touch the liners on the edge. My finger nail just barely catches in a few places where the G10 meets the Ti on the face of the scales. Not trying to nitpick, just doesn't feel like this is WE or Reate production. Gonna go with Maniago, but not Viper. I believe someone was suggesting Lionsteel. I have not handled a Lionsteel, but from what I have seen and heard, that would not surprise me.

That aside, this is a neat design, lot of thought went into details, which is to be expected, PDW is a design company. Feels great in the hand, much better than expected. It is light, but not so light that it feels cheap or flimsy. Solid, but not in a heavy clumsy way, more reassuring. Action is great, lockup is great, centering is great, size better than expected. The only design aspect that is a little bothersome given how much thought they clearly gave everything else, is that the pivot heads sit proud of the scales as the scales taper to the finger choils. End of the world, no, but it is inconsistent with everything else they were trying to do by design. Other than the items noted, everything else is perfectly flush.





Really well executed. I like it more than I thought I would.



Kinda funky lock bar too. Stays straight with the liner and then cuts in at the last stretch.



Frankly, with it's size and how it feels in hand, it reminds me in a lot of ways of the A-100. Which I also really like.

I see. So really it is more about the memories. I can respect that.

Aren't you supposed to use spaghetti? Real Chili style.

I think I'll wear a Bolo tie in Missouri

I like Rosie, very cute and loves dogs.

Could have, Barilla makes it, but used elbows. Spaghetti is to hard to eat when the cheese gets stringy.
Is real Chili still around? been years since I've been there. My chili's better anyway.

I like that curved plunge

Yep, so far as I know they are still kicking. Couple that owned it sold it 3-4 years ago, but I don't think anything has changed.

I don't think Real Chili is about good or bad so much as the experience.

I like it. Definitely unique.
What steel?
It sort of has that Italian look. They like rounded spines. Almost looks like it may have been done by Viper.

PDW as in Prometheus Design Works?

I like that. I've been talking myself out of an MKM Terzoula Clap that has a very similar blade shape.

I'd say more for the biscuits.

M390

The design though is from PDW here in the US. They have done a number of knives with variations of this design.

Oh, and it has GITD thumb stud inserts

now I can be one of the cool kids

ETA: It's their Invictus design. I had been looking at them a while back and was pulled in actually by their use of dendritic cobalt blade steel. Interesting stuff. I think there have been some Protech versions too. And if I find it, someone had a picture of how similar this design is to the A100 and a Gerber from way back, maybe the Applesomethingsomething?

It's in the wild now...
Attached File


Sorry I don't control the shit lighting here....

Yes, Prometheus.

It is Terzuolaesque in a way, but I like this much better than the Terzuola designed Drop I checked out.

I was looking at the Clap when I was researching MKM few days ago.  I was kinda diggin it, until I saw the OAL. If it isn't at least 8", it is going to have a hard time finding a place in my rotation. There are some exceptions, but generally, I just can't seem to warm up to anything shorter.

I'm pretty ambivalent on the chili debate. I like them all.

That looks pretty tasty. Nice knife and gun combo

I just like that nice sized fuller butter groove on the blade.
It will make a great steak knife.

Are the studs tritium or regular GITD?

Yeah, that is part of what's stopping me, but I think it still might be big enough that I'd carry it often. It rides that too small/just right line a little too close. Would be nice to check one out in person, that would make my decision easy.

That is very nice looking, the swag is pretty cool too.

Looking at the spine jimping, the inset in the back of the knife and pivot I'm thinking it's Viper.

It's a cool looking knife and the fit and finish look exemplary.


Pictures are really nice too. Looks like a PDW catalog shoot

Huh, you and JABA on the Viper.

With the Viper's I have handled, I'm not sure they are capable of this level of execution.