Daggers, Boot Knives & SD Folders

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Maverick, most of spyderco's larger offerings starting with the Endura cost-wise are just awesome. If you haven't owned one it's a great place to start your knife addiction even if it isn't your ultimate SD knife choice.
 
Thank you for the advice, conwict, however I am good on folders right now. What I am looking for is a moderate length, concealable, fixed SD knife, if it is legal (I believe it is ...but still not certain).

:)
 
Maverick, when you consider the cost of the knife, you need to consider sheath, as well. A quality useful sheath is vital for a daily carried defensive fixed blade. If you buy a great knife, but it doesn't have a useable sheath, you'll have to spend another $40 or more on a good sheath.

Something to consider.
 
Good advice, I will certainly take that into consideration. I would like a good leather, or perhaps kydex sheath, that would be both durable and permit comfortable carry.

:)
 
Manix 2 : plain or serrated?

John et al,

A small pot of money just fell into my lap, so I'm going to order a Manix 2.

Is yours plain-edged or serrated?

Any recommendations?

I don't find the serrated on Spyderco's site, but it is being sold by online sellers.

My Benchmade Osborne is serrated. I've found it useful for some things
(cuts paracord really quickly, for example), but the Manix 2 is going to have a slightly different ... um, niche.

Also, any recommendations for online sellers that you like or dislike?
(I can get it in town, and like to support the locals when I can,
but the extra is way more than shipping.)

Thanks,

Nem
 
Nem,

I like PE better than SE. Of course, a Sharpmaker easily sharpens either, but in general, I prefer PE for everything except lots of rope or other fibrous material-cutting. You can also choose a partially serrated version, if you want both worlds.

You can pay 50% more and get the S30V, but the basic 154CM is a great knife. (I have the Carpenter version, but I only sprang for it because I got it lightly used, for barely more than the 154CM.)

J
 
Nematocyst, I am by no means an expert, but I favor a partially serrated blade when available. The serrations seem to come in handy for cutting string, twine, cordage, zip-ties, et cetera, but it also makes it more difficult to sharpen, which is why I prefer the partial serrations. There when you need it, but keeps the "working part" (near the tip) of the knife easy to sharpen. For a SD/emergency (could be needing to get to the knife quickly to cut a seatbelt, et cetera) knife, I don't believe fully serrated would be a mistake, but I wouldn't want a fully serrated EDC work knife.

:)
 
Thanks, guys.

Yes, I should have specified that the ones available are partially serrated; only about half the blade serrated.

I wouldn't want a full serrated blade.
 
Am I missing something?
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Nope, there is no photo. I think they mistakenly placed the PS (partially serrated) photo on the FS (fully serrated) knife, and left out the PS photo altogether. I did note that other vendors offered FS blades so I am reasonably certain this is the case, but who knows, they could have swapped the description or model no. instead, best to call prior to ordering to confirm (or choose a different retailer).

:)
 
After a bit of experimentation I have discovered that my old H&R (Hen & Rooster, not Harrington & Richardson) Stiletto fits perfectly when clipped IWB at 6:00 (center back), leaving it accessible, concealed (with untucked shirt), and comfortable (even when seated, which is surprising because I prefer a roughly 2:00 CC position for a handgun). Also the fact that it is a tip-down design makes me feel a great deal more secure about this method of carry. I doubt that I can find a fixed blade with a similarly svelte profile and that affords as much blade real estate, so I think I will stick with this until I find a better solution.

:)
 
Ordered a Manix 2 from Rocky National via UPS ground.

Decided to go plain edge. Aesthetically it felt right,
even if my functional side said partial serration.

I'll update with pic when it gets here.
 
Speaking of sticks (see sig line),
I found this Inosanto video tonight.

His teaching style is so fluid.
Notice how he demos strikes as he talks.
He's practiced enough that they're just second nature.

Like what his mentor, B Lee, did.
 
Notice how he demos strikes as he talks.
He's practiced enough that they're just second nature.

Like what his mentor, B Lee, did.
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Nem,

Any truly good martial artist should be able to do the same. You'd surprised at the folks you find practicing and teaching various arts who's movements are as natural to them as walking and talking is to us. I was shown nunchuka by a young man who was a waiter at a Chinese restaraunt I hung out at. He could do the same. The guy who taught me sticks looks like a halfwitted hillbilly, but he's blinding fast with two sticks (or knives) and can drawl on for hours about what technique is used for what attack or counter (of course he also cultivates the slow moving/talking/witted appearance to conceal his abilities). I'm sure you've met drummers who could do the same. They've incorporated the movements so into their natural movement that they don't think how to do what they're doing, the just think "do" and their body does it naturally. When they spar seriously or fight they devote all their attention to analyzing their opponent and playing the chess game as many moves forward as they possibly can so they can finish the fight as quickly as possible (and so they don't distract themselves underestimating their opponent and "luck").
 
Any truly good martial artist should be able to do the same. You'd surprised at the folks you find practicing and teaching various arts who's movements are as natural to them as walking and talking is to us.
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Hso, as usual, we agree.

That's fundamentally what I was saying last night, even if in a more cryptically poetic way (hey, it was Friday night at about a beer past midnight): good students and especially masters can do what they do as second nature, intuitively, without thinking.

In fact, IMO, it's all about making it intuitive, making it second nature, letting it flow without thought. (Yes, I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but just being clear.) Lee stresses that in his book Jeet Kune Do (which I'm reading slowly, in small bits at a time, letting his wisdom wash over me, seeing its relevance not just to martial arts but to life in general. I've also been watching videos about him, including this one from the History Channel's program How Bruce Lee Changed the World.

Watch the first 30 sec of it as an example of my last point: that JKD can apply to life in general. It certainly fits what I do professionally, and I'm trying to increasingly apply it to my personal life as well.

On a related note, so we don't get too far OT, I expect that Manix 2 to slide in here sometime early next week. My anticipation mounts ...
 
... I expect that Manix 2 to slide in here sometime early next week. My anticipation mounts ...
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It's heee'ere.

First impressions:
Very, very nice knife.
Sharp as a razor rotb.
This was a good choice.

I'll offer more on the weekend.
 
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Glad you found a good knife, hope it serves you well...but hope you never have need of it save for cutting string.

:)
 
Only String?

. . . hope you never have need of it save for cutting string.
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String? Surely you haven't forgotten the packing tape and cardboard boxes that hang out on the bad side of town.

What about vicious assault vegetables? The occasional feral London Broil?

And blister packs! Oh, the humanity! Only the bestest and most tactical of blades can survive that kind of punishment.



Nice choice, Nem. I'm officially envious.


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Heh! I got post .223 in the thread. I win something, I'm sure.​


 
Always late to a party... but here goes, anyway!

If you like knives with holes in the blades and Ti-framelocks, look for a leftover or used (Out of production now for a while!) Benchmade 630/635 - Skirmish/mini-Skirmish (S30V).

Now, you want a neat M4 bladed American Tanto-style blade with a Ti framelock? Their current 760BK L-Ti is nice. It does have holes in it - okay, they are in the handle, not the thumb-studded blade.

Another great one - Kershaw's JYDII - like the 1725CB mentioned earlier. Better still - the 1725SG2 - a Ti framelock with a laminated 'Super Gold 2' edge. Gone for a while, the K-guy mentioned earlier has a few 'blems' left of the SG2 variant - $79 delivered. They are, as all 'blems', delivered wrapped in bubblewrap - no box/papers/bag, etc - and bearing X X X X on the blade. I have a production and a blem - you can't tell the difference between them operationally - you can visually - the laminated border (SG2) is higher on one side than the other on the blem - centered on the production version. The blem is a deal - it's a great knife. Lighter than the other JYDIIs, it's in my pocket when I walk in the AM, the loud protection being left home (Hopefully, if the neighborhood attack mongrels go for my left arm, I can do an 'O.J.' on them with the right. Why folks have German Shepherds, Dobermans, and pit bulls - and let them run free in a residential subdivision - is beyond me.).

Nemo, you got a good one!

Stainz, believer in louder forms of self-protection!
 
String? Surely you haven't forgotten the packing tape and cardboard boxes that hang out on the bad side of town.

What about vicious assault vegetables? The occasional feral London Broil?

And blister packs! Oh, the humanity! Only the bestest and most tactical of blades can survive that kind of punishment.
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They make knives that'll work on blister packs...Wow, guess I can retire the old chainsaw. :p
 
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