Knife Chat: Slicing to the meat of all things sharp

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Can someone explain to me what this $120 titanium screwdriver does better than my $20 Swiss-Tech 11 in 1 tool other than being made of titanium?

https://www.knifecenter.com/item/BIDTIEDSIIDLC/bigidesign-ti-eds-ii-frame-lock-folding-screwdriver-matte-black-dlc-titanium-handles-internal-rare-earth-magnets

[MacWa77ace]

The Handle/Scales are Titanium, the bits and internals are not. It's for the bling.  Functionally the same as your Swiss-Tech. Aesthetically, could get you laid when displayed in the right circumstances. Like opening your Lamborghini user manual's wrapper outside the nightclub. Next to your Lamborghini of course

[majorhavoc]

What Mac said. Another way to answer the question: 

A fool and his money are soon parted.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

What Mac said. Another way to answer the question: 

A fool and his money are soon parted.

I figured that.

They've also got an 80 dollar titanium mini prybar/fidget tool too.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Apparently PSA is now getting into the knife game.

I popped over there to do some price checking on some parts for my oldest nephew's AR build and I noticed they had a section for "Kronos Knives" which is PSA's knife brand.

They look interesting and I'm fairly certain one of the knives in the line is made by Civivi. Not sure who makes their OTF, but I'm still interested in one for the price. Especially if it's an auto OTF and not a manual one like the Smith and Wesson one I picked up from Academy a couple years ago.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I picked up some Never Dull today while in Odessa and decided to see if my purchase was worth it.

It was.

I used a little bit of the cotton wadding (honestly thought Never Dull was a paste) on the brass parts of my Buck 110, Schrade LB7 and my Schrade Golden Spike fixed blade. After a few minutes worth of work, this stuff got the brass shining like new.

My only issue is the smell of the stuff. But for how well it works, I can get over the strong smell.

[MacWa77ace]

Wow. These are nice. Anyone ever heard of WeKnife B4?

https://www.weknife.com/collections/thumb-stud

[NT2C]

Wow. These are nice. Anyone ever heard of WeKnife B4?

https://www.weknife.com/collections/thumb-stud

Parent company of Civivi

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Wow. These are nice. Anyone ever heard of WeKnife B4?

https://www.weknife.com/collections/thumb-stud

I've heard of them. Like NT2C said they're the parent company of Civivi.

They're also the parent company of Sencut as well. WEknife is the more premium line, whereas Civivi and Sencut are the budget lines.

I've got a pair of the Civivi Praxis and they're pretty good knives. I think I paid like 43 bucks a pop for each of them.

[Rednex]

WE is the high end Civive is middle ground, then Sencut is there value brand.

I have a few Civive and i like them.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Along the same lines, there's also Artisan Cutlery and CJRB which are owned by the same company.

Artisan is the higher end line and CJRB is the more budget minded line.

[Lodewijk]

I have decided that I want a Case Seahorse Whittler.

Is there any pressing reason to wait for like a GEC equivalent at 50%+ more cost?

[NT2C]

I just got a very, very dangerous phone call.  I had placed an order with Knife Center for a couple of knives to be prizes in our contests.  In the comments section of the order form I jokingly asked if they'd consider local pickup (I live less than 10 miles away) instead of the like $12 shipping fee.  I say jokingly because AFAIK they don't have a sales counter here, it's just their HQ and warehouse. 

They invited me down to pick up my order in person.

This could have drastic implications for my budget! 

[flybynight]

I just got a very, very dangerous phone call.  I had placed an order with Knife Center for a couple of knives to be prizes in our contests.  In the comments section of the order form I jokingly asked if they'd consider local pickup (I live less than 10 miles away) instead of the like $12 shipping fee.  I say jokingly because AFAIK they don't have a sales counter here, it's just their HQ and warehouse. 

They invited me down to pick up my order in person.

This could have drastic implications for my budget! 
 

I'm sure your self control will prevail

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I just got a very, very dangerous phone call.  I had placed an order with Knife Center for a couple of knives to be prizes in our contests.  In the comments section of the order form I jokingly asked if they'd consider local pickup (I live less than 10 miles away) instead of the like $12 shipping fee.  I say jokingly because AFAIK they don't have a sales counter here, it's just their HQ and warehouse. 

They invited me down to pick up my order in person.

This could have drastic implications for my budget! 

Neat.

I've been tempted to put in the comments section of whatever I'm ordering "Please include a drawing of Homer Simpson eating donuts with a monkey" or something goofy like that just to see if they'd actually do that.

Someone I know on Facebook did something like that involving hotel reservations and a framed photo of Keanu Reeves and the hotel actually put a framed photo of Keanu Reeves in their room.

[NT2C]

Well, that was interesting.  Knife Center is now aware that we exist, the staff liked my uniform shirt (2023 edition of the staff Hawaiian shirt), their dogs (they have several dogs that have the run of the place) thought I was pretty okay for a guy reeking of cat, and they do not have a showroom.

They did have some swag though so I got a nice cloth bag with their name/logo on it, a big microfiber cleaning cloth also with the name/logo, a Civivi/WE Knife/Sencut 10th anniversary shirt (size 2xl), and the two items that I ordered.

Oh, and an invitation to pickup my orders there anytime, 0800-1600 weekdays.

 

[NT2C]

Oh, and a WE Knife branded canvas rollup knife collection holder.  Pretty nice bit of swag and I'll be giving it away in a contest.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

So as most of y'all know, I have a bit of a personal superstition about Cold Steel and that's kept me from buying anything made by them.

Well, I learned the other night during a livestream I watch that Cold Steel doesn't actually make any of the stuff they sell. They just outsource it to a few other makers and slap their name on the boxes.

For example, the war hammers that Cold Steel markets are actually made by the American Tomahawk Company, which is owned by RMJ Tactical. Apparently they produce the war hammers for Cold Steel.

So, I figure if it's not actually a Cold Steel product, but one made by another company and just sold under the Cold Steel banner, then my personal superstition about Cold Steel's stuff doesn't come into play and I can buy one of those war hammers.

Which is great because I've been wanting one of these hammers for awhile.

[NT2C]

Why not just buy directly from the tomahawk company and cut out Cold Steel entirely? 

[Optimist]

I was given this knife for my birthday. Only says 'Pakistan and 'Stainless' on it. (Sheath says 'Remington' but it was bought used and I suspect it was just something that fit fairly well, not original to the knife.)


I know some of the knives from that area are junk and some are surprisingly good. I can't tell anything of quality just from looking at it. Feels pretty nice and I figure at the very least it's not bad to have an extra skinning knife around during butchering time.