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I’ve had this Endura for about 12 years. Lately I splurged and bought a 940 Osborne but I still carry this one everyday as I am not afraid to beat the crap out of it.
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I've got dozens of knives but the only time I carry one is during hunting season. I don't need one in my day to day life when I leave home.
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Quoted: I've got dozens of knives but the only time I carry one is during hunting season. I don't need one in my day to day life when I leave home. View Quote You never had to cut a piece of rope to keep your trunk open, tie down something, cut a card board box, cut a child's hair from something, strip wires, turn a screw, scrape paint, rescue someone from a overturned or burning car. I have done all of those things and hundreds of other tasks, to include cutting clothing and boots off people to treat injuries. |
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Quoted: I wanna know how some of yall keep your EDC stuff so pristine? Do you just have a giant rotation of stuff? Do you have a spot for everything where it never interacts with anything else you carry? Do you buy a new blade for every new day? Do I need to stop being a poor? View Quote it really depends what you do with it. even after a couple thousand boxes or pieces of mail most knives look pretty good. if chopping down trees or using a knife as as a prybar its a different story. then theres maintenance, just a good wash and high grit sanding can make a knife look a lot nicer. i should grab a pic of some of my used stuff. it deserves love too |
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Quoted: https://i.postimg.cc/W4hHfzzm/EDCbeaters.jpg @freeride21a both have provided good service. old EDC native, now doubles as a pry bar View Quote NICE prybar mod! |
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Carried this everyday for a little over two years now.
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Quoted: I wanna know how some of yall keep your EDC stuff so pristine? Do you just have a giant rotation of stuff? Do you have a spot for everything where it never interacts with anything else you carry? Do you buy a new blade for every new day? Do I need to stop being a poor? View Quote A lot of minor stuff also doesn't show well in the types of pictures being posted. My ZT0566 actually has a couple small nicks near the tip and the very tip (~2mm) snapped off and reprofiled. |
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Quoted: I can only answer for myself. But my Esee Izula does any and all the abusive tasks. Can opener, prybar, trowel, etc. It's stonewashed and the scrapes and dings don't show much in photographs. The other "pocket knife" on me is generally not abused and rotated more frequently resulting in little actual wear. My current edc is pretty much just a ridiculously sharp fidget spinner. https://i.imgur.com/a6Snrsb.jpg View Quote I spent a summer learning how to work a butterfly knife. Damn sure dont want to grab the wrong grip. As far as buying. Seems like these sites are where its at https://www.bladehq.com/ and https://www.knifecenter.com/ I'm leaning toward Kershaw. Whats the consensus on CIVIVI knives? I'm sure Ill be buying a couple folders and a fixed. |
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My favorite EDC knife is my Kershaw Dividend (1812). Relatively cheap in case I do manage to break or lose it, but easy to sharpen and made in USA. I like the feel of the deep texturing in the fiberglass nylon scales on this one. I carry it every day during the week, but sometimes I'll swap it for the larger Link (1776) on the weekends.
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I have a Microtech Combat Troodon that I carry everyday and use occasionally to open things. I don't really know what qualifies as beat the shit out of.
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spyderco dragonfly no clip. non permissive environment w size constraints
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Used to be a Kershaw blur, my boss advised I start carrying a non assisted open knife, so I bought a spyderco tenacious. My second favorite knife.
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Quoted: Yep. They will release a ton a couple times a year, but go OOS quickly. Best to jump on a notification list, and FO as soon as it hits your inbox. BH or not, the Ultratechs are so great for everyday tasks and carry really small. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: That bounty hunter is sexy as hell. Also impossible to find lol. Very nice! Quoted: A big batch came out the end of last year. They were plentiful at that time. Several of us picked one up then. Microtech does batches so you just have to watch for the one you want and FO quickly when they're in stock. Yep. They will release a ton a couple times a year, but go OOS quickly. Best to jump on a notification list, and FO as soon as it hits your inbox. BH or not, the Ultratechs are so great for everyday tasks and carry really small. |
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I have a cheap $40 Boker. I lost every expensive knife that I ever bought, but I've had this boker for years.
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I carry two benchmade folders.
One I actually use and one I rarely do to keep it sharp in case I need it. |
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Quoted: Used to be a Kershaw blur, my boss advised I start carrying a non assisted open knife, so I bought a spyderco tenacious. My second favorite knife. View Quote While that's dumb I'd just go to a flipper or a "wave shaped feature" knife. Oh, you don't like that it has a spring to help it open? How about it opens as I pull it out of my pocket instead. |
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Quoted: These are in my pocket every day. https://i.ibb.co/2v3rJ7w/neonpocket.jpg I switch out one of these for the other pocket except for the top one that is a safe queen. Today I have the doctor death on me. https://i.ibb.co/86Ykpkj/Therussiansarecoming.jpg View Quote Five thousand-ish dollars worth Shiros. Baller. |
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Fallbrook Forge fixed blade on belt days.
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Quoted: Fallbrook Forge fixed blade on belt days. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60239/20210221_202255_resized_1__jpg-1838062.JPG Direware SOLO on non-belt days. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60239/20201203_213134_jpg-1838064.JPG View Quote My god, that Direware is beautiful. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Fallbrook Forge fixed blade on belt days. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60239/20210221_202255_resized_1__jpg-1838062.JPG Direware SOLO on non-belt days. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60239/20201203_213134_jpg-1838064.JPG My god, that Direware is beautiful. Looks good but I bet its a bitch to sharpen. |
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Quoted: Looks good but I bet its a bitch to sharpen. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Fallbrook Forge fixed blade on belt days. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60239/20210221_202255_resized_1__jpg-1838062.JPG Direware SOLO on non-belt days. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60239/20201203_213134_jpg-1838064.JPG My god, that Direware is beautiful. Looks good but I bet its a bitch to sharpen. From the looks of it, it doesnt need to be sharpened if it stays in its sleeve inside it's case. |
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Quoted: From the looks of it, it doesnt need to be sharpened if it stays in its sleeve inside it's case. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Fallbrook Forge fixed blade on belt days. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60239/20210221_202255_resized_1__jpg-1838062.JPG Direware SOLO on non-belt days. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60239/20201203_213134_jpg-1838064.JPG My god, that Direware is beautiful. Looks good but I bet its a bitch to sharpen. From the looks of it, it doesnt need to be sharpened if it stays in its sleeve inside it's case. 1. Thank you 2. Not its case. Is its sleeve. 3. I work in an office. I'm not exactly cutting through jungle overgrowth to get to my desk. If it makes you feel better, the blade is absolute DEATH to dried Italian sausage, fresh mozzarella, and bread. None of which should scratch 20CV. 4. It would be a bitch to sharpen if I sharpened my own knives. I send them out to be sharpened. I also do not operate on myself, work with electricity, or weld underwater. Some things are best just left to professionals. |
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If I have clothes on, these 2 are with me: Boker Kalshnikov auto with the Warncliffe blade and a Gerber Change-A-Blade folding razor knife.
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Quoted: These are in my pocket every day. https://i.ibb.co/2v3rJ7w/neonpocket.jpg I switch out one of these for the other pocket except for the top one that is a safe queen. Today I have the doctor death on me. https://i.ibb.co/86Ykpkj/Therussiansarecoming.jpg View Quote Hahaha! Love it. GD knife threads will always find a way to shit all over the poors. |
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Found this comparison of knife steels. Thought you guys would find it educational.
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Quoted: Found this comparison of knife steels. Thought you guys would find it educational. Knife Steel Comparison Chart View Quote Thanks. |
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Quoted: Found this comparison of knife steels. Thought you guys would find it educational. Knife Steel Comparison Chart View Quote For further reading, here's another comparison completed by a metalurgist with cool charts and breakdowns. |
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Quoted: Found this comparison of knife steels. Thought you guys would find it educational. Knife Steel Comparison Chart View Quote Thanks for the new knife thread OP Lots of hard used knives here... I like it. The other thread is full of gucci knives that guys use to cut scrambled eggs and baked potatoes |
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Quoted: Thanks for the new knife thread OP Lots of hard used knives here... I like it. The other thread is full of gucci knives that guys use to cut scrambled eggs and baked potatoes View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Found this comparison of knife steels. Thought you guys would find it educational. Knife Steel Comparison Chart Thanks for the new knife thread OP Lots of hard used knives here... I like it. The other thread is full of gucci knives that guys use to cut scrambled eggs and baked potatoes I thought I found the one but everyone is out of stock on this thing and I dont think they will make anymore Look at other knives price that are made out of M390 https://www.knifecenter.com/item/KS1812BLK/kershaw-1812blk-dividend-assisted-flipper-knife-m390-stonewashed-plain-blade-black-aluminum-handles |
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Al Mar 3" combo blade SERE in black.
I'm limited to 3" knives per regulation, and this one does it all and is discrete. So far so good on sharpness and durability too. Plus, who doesn't love Al Mar? |
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