/r/knives
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/r/knives
Lockup is solid. Great value for the price.
Homer Zhu Hero, a big old beast.
I have a thing for small knives with unique actions. These pretty much take the cake in that regard (for me at least). Just wish I was able to find this color way without the speed holes 😩
haven't got time or patience to work this out, can I get a good result with a knife sharpener? Please link me if you know of a good one
The video is real shaky. I am trying to work that out. It is also very long but I got tired of fiddling with it. 😂
Holt Renegade
Probably pass it on to one of the boys!
Looks like the spring in my launch 15 broke
I have a Kershaw budget folding blade and it's been ok for me as a utility knife. Cost $24.
Now I'm looking to spend around $100 max and see so many different blade materials.
My preferences for a new knife are: Made in the USA 3 - 3.5in blade Keeps a sharp edge Not too hard of a blade that it's difficult to sharpen $100 max
I haven't decided on either another folding knife or an OTF one. I'm leaning towards the latter.
Looking for your thoughts. GO!
I'm looking at a few bark river knives and I really like the designs of the gunny(LT and Sidekick) in Magnacut. However after doing some research on the company I am seeing some complaints about their quality control. Things like rusting on their magnacut blades, weak edges OOF from dry grinding, and other issues.
What are your thoughts/experiences with Bark River? Are these issues common enough to worry about when buying from them?
I have a Benchmade Bugout in s90v steel. I really love the knife but have a problem with the pivot screw that keeps coming loose.
I have cleaned it with isopropanol, glued it with loctite 243, let it sit for 3 days but still, after fidgeting with it for a while i notice increasing blade play whenever the action becomes better. When trying to tighten/loosen the screw there’s no resistance at all.
I live in the EU so sending it to Benchmade isn’t really an option.
I have done this a couple of times now and the result is the same everytime, i’m even considering using red loctite but i know i’ll be in a world of trouble when i need to take it apart afterwards.
Anyone has some tips or options on how to permanently fix this?
Which 2 of these 5 knives has the same blade steel?
As the title says, I just bought a 940 with the intention of changing as much as I can about it. Mostly for a fun project to work on.
I am looking for suggestions for scales, clips, hardware, etc.
This will be the knife of Theseus when I am done one way or another.
Thank you in advance for anybody who takes time out to help.
Found this knife hidden away in our fire station and I was curious if anybody can age it? I've scoured the internet trying to understand the hallmarks and letters/numbers but no luck. I'm sure it's probably like 10 years old but just on the off chance it is older I thought I would check.
On my gerber it’s this huge ass pocket clever maybe a flat iron? One side is like stainless steel or titanium and the other side is like some kind of Miata or some synthetic anyways. It locks with a lock bar and it gets stuck easily when I open it especially if I open it hard. Does anybody have a simple fix for me so it doesn’t get stuck? Thanks gents