Betty
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Went to the gun show yesterday. I didn't want to spend too much - gotta pay lots o' taxes (the bad thing about working freelance).
My "quick fix", since I don't want to dish out the money for another gun, is to buy another knife.
I bought my brother an Emerson Mini Commander for Christmas, and almost didn't want to part with it because I liked it so much. The grip is excellent, the size is perfect, the craftsmanship is decent, and the Wave option makes it just doggone cool.
So I bought myself one. Mine has the plain edge and matte stainless blade; I decided I didn't want the tactical black blade, unlike the version I gave to my bro.
I ran across my brother at the show and showed the knife to him, but made the big mistake of letting him see the box, which had the price sticker on it. "Ack!" he said, realizing how much I spent on his knife. It really wasn't that much - he's just not that big of a knife junkie and wouldn't spend that much on one.
Now that he knows the "outlandish" price, he may not use it for utility purposes. He works at a hardware store and uses knives alot. The little Spyderco Dragonfly I gave him two years ago has seen ALOT of wear & tear. I chose the Emerson for him because it's well made and great for utility and "other" purposes, but doesn't rip and arm and a leg off in cost (it's more like a pinkie).
I also brought home a Microtech Mini-SOCOM, trading in my MOD Scorpion and CRKT Stiff KISS for it. I'm twiddling with it at work right now. It doesn't bug the co-workers anymore when I flip my knives open and closed (mainly because I sit discreetly in back corner out of sight).
My "quick fix", since I don't want to dish out the money for another gun, is to buy another knife.
I bought my brother an Emerson Mini Commander for Christmas, and almost didn't want to part with it because I liked it so much. The grip is excellent, the size is perfect, the craftsmanship is decent, and the Wave option makes it just doggone cool.
So I bought myself one. Mine has the plain edge and matte stainless blade; I decided I didn't want the tactical black blade, unlike the version I gave to my bro.
I ran across my brother at the show and showed the knife to him, but made the big mistake of letting him see the box, which had the price sticker on it. "Ack!" he said, realizing how much I spent on his knife. It really wasn't that much - he's just not that big of a knife junkie and wouldn't spend that much on one.
Now that he knows the "outlandish" price, he may not use it for utility purposes. He works at a hardware store and uses knives alot. The little Spyderco Dragonfly I gave him two years ago has seen ALOT of wear & tear. I chose the Emerson for him because it's well made and great for utility and "other" purposes, but doesn't rip and arm and a leg off in cost (it's more like a pinkie).
I also brought home a Microtech Mini-SOCOM, trading in my MOD Scorpion and CRKT Stiff KISS for it. I'm twiddling with it at work right now. It doesn't bug the co-workers anymore when I flip my knives open and closed (mainly because I sit discreetly in back corner out of sight).
