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Simonich Mid-Tech Bitterroot. It's a neat little thing!
Have I Become A Knife Snob?
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Simonich Mid-Tech Bitterroot. It's a neat little thing!
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ATS-34 here...
Bought a pile of blade blanks from Bob Engnath at shows in the 80's = stoll hand polishing them and putting handles & embellishments on the last of the stack, also have Nordic blades from from Helle, Frost & Marttini = love the laminate steel...
they come sharp,they STAY sharp, & they 'resharp' when necessary
Bought a pile of blade blanks from Bob Engnath at shows in the 80's = stoll hand polishing them and putting handles & embellishments on the last of the stack, also have Nordic blades from from Helle, Frost & Marttini = love the laminate steel...
they come sharp,they STAY sharp, & they 'resharp' when necessaryHawk
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Nah, OP's not a knife snob - might be working on being a steel snob, but I'm not one to comment.
Most of my knives, by weight, I believe were forged from leaf spring stock from junked buses and trucks - but I think some might have been Mercedes buses and trucks. Then again, maybe not.
There's something about believing "kothimoda" translates into "more money than brains" that just sucks all the shine out.
Spyderco seems to delight in using every steel known to man so I've gotten so confused about the only thing I know I like has "cpm" in the name 'cause I used to live close to Crucible.
I donated my last 2 Randalls - the only stuff I've got left (trying to focus) is HI and Spyderco. There's a SpeedTech and a Sebenza in there somewhere but they're "workers".
[Foxworthy]
If you think anything less than 2,500.00 for a Japanese fish knife is "going cheap", you might be a snob.
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Most of my knives, by weight, I believe were forged from leaf spring stock from junked buses and trucks - but I think some might have been Mercedes buses and trucks. Then again, maybe not.
There's something about believing "kothimoda" translates into "more money than brains" that just sucks all the shine out.
Spyderco seems to delight in using every steel known to man so I've gotten so confused about the only thing I know I like has "cpm" in the name 'cause I used to live close to Crucible.
I donated my last 2 Randalls - the only stuff I've got left (trying to focus) is HI and Spyderco. There's a SpeedTech and a Sebenza in there somewhere but they're "workers".
[Foxworthy]
If you think anything less than 2,500.00 for a Japanese fish knife is "going cheap", you might be a snob.
[/Foxworthy]
I didn't see mine at their website. Some looked similar. The edge is unreal! It's nearly 3 years old, has cut I have no idea how much, and I have not had to resharpen it. The steel does look laminated...the sharpened edge is wild...I wish I had my camera with me. I'll try to post it next week.
What really shocked me is that this knife has held as good and perhaps a better edge than my Cold Steel. In fairness to the CS, I have really used it rough and tough. One week when I didn't have my axe, it served the purpose quite well!
What really shocked me is that this knife has held as good and perhaps a better edge than my Cold Steel. In fairness to the CS, I have really used it rough and tough. One week when I didn't have my axe, it served the purpose quite well!
They are a hell of a knife. I heard that 9/10 pro's say that if they got lost in the woods and could only have 1 single knife, it would be a Frosts Mora from Sweden with the laminated blade. I got one. The edge on it is the sharpest I have. Sharper than my Marttinii fillet knife.
Mine goes (from highest to lowest) INFI, 5160, D2, and 1084. There's a smattering of other stuff (A2, S30V, RWL34, and N690), but those are the biggest contributors by weight. In pocket knives, most of them are ATS-34, with some D2 and S30V for variety.
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