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Quote from: NT2C on October 05, 2022, 06:26:09 PM

Quote from: Rednex on October 05, 2022, 05:56:19 PMAin't this firearms chat? Didn't Chimp make a knife chat?


But carry on.

Huh?  This is Knife Chat!

Quote from: NT2C on October 05, 2022, 06:26:09 PM

Quote from: Rednex on October 05, 2022, 05:56:19 PMAin't this firearms chat? Didn't Chimp make a knife chat?


But carry on.

Huh?  This is Knife Chat!

Ok something weird is going on here. My computer said firearms chat the atf  " identifying more words then I can remember" while I read the last couple of post. And I triple looked at my screen thinking mods gone wild or something?  Now on my tablet it clearly states knife chat.

My computer did something else I didn't tell it to do a few days ago.Must be a touch in the matrix , my apologies.

The knife chat just got from Firearms Chat got moved, Rednex. No computer gremlins involved this time.

I actually meant to do that earlier, but I guess NT2C beat me to it.

Anyone got experience with knives made by a company called QSP ?

I got the Smoky Mountain Knife Works Christmas catalog recently and they've got a couple of QSP's blade in it. They look interesting and aren't too high in price.

But I have no experience with this company. They seem to be pretty well liked on YouTube, though.

Nope. But...

http://www.qspknife.com/about.asp

Thanks, Mac.

I've been watching a bunch of reviews of QSP's blades on YouTube and the consensus is they're pretty good.

Once I'm at a more comfortable financial level (probably next year), I might pick up one or two of QSP's blades. I've already got the models picked out that I want, now to just save up the money for them. 

I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or if not many people know about this, but apparently the Leatherman Wave has a hidden lanyard loop in the handle by the saw blade.

I watched one of those YouTube shorts yesterday and in it the guy was talking about how the Leatherman Wave has a hidden lanyard loop and how to access it.

Basically all you do is use either the pocket clip Leatherman sells as an accessory for the Wave or something similar and push up on the loop. It'll pop out and you can then attach a lanyard to it.

I've had my Waves (ended up buying a second one after my brother Dave broke the scissors on my first one.) since 2014 and I didn't know they had a lanyard loop until last night.

Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on November 16, 2022, 03:29:12 PMI'm not sure if this is common knowledge or if not many people know about this, but apparently the Leatherman Wave has a hidden lanyard loop in the handle by the saw blade.

I watched one of those YouTube shorts yesterday and in it the guy was talking about how the Leatherman Wave has a hidden lanyard loop and how to access it.

Basically all you do is use either the pocket clip Leatherman sells as an accessory for the Wave or something similar and push up on the loop. It'll pop out and you can then attach a lanyard to it.

I've had my Waves (ended up buying a second one after my brother Dave broke the scissors on my first one.) since 2014 and I didn't know they had a lanyard loop until last night.

Leatherman would probably replace the scissors if you sent it in.

Quote from: NT2C on November 16, 2022, 05:57:29 PM

Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on November 16, 2022, 03:29:12 PMI'm not sure if this is common knowledge or if not many people know about this, but apparently the Leatherman Wave has a hidden lanyard loop in the handle by the saw blade.

I watched one of those YouTube shorts yesterday and in it the guy was talking about how the Leatherman Wave has a hidden lanyard loop and how to access it.

Basically all you do is use either the pocket clip Leatherman sells as an accessory for the Wave or something similar and push up on the loop. It'll pop out and you can then attach a lanyard to it.

I've had my Waves (ended up buying a second one after my brother Dave broke the scissors on my first one.) since 2014 and I didn't know they had a lanyard loop until last night.

Leatherman would probably replace the scissors if you sent it in.

I actually replaced them with the set that was on my Blast.

Now I'm looking for a busted Wave or Blast so I can replace the scissors on my Blast since Leatherman discontinued it and would replace it with a Rebar (which I also have and am not really a fan of).

Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on November 16, 2022, 03:29:12 PMI'm not sure if this is common knowledge or if not many people know about this, but apparently the Leatherman Wave has a hidden lanyard loop in the handle by the saw blade.

I watched one of those YouTube shorts yesterday and in it the guy was talking about how the Leatherman Wave has a hidden lanyard loop and how to access it.

Basically all you do is use either the pocket clip Leatherman sells as an accessory for the Wave or something similar and push up on the loop. It'll pop out and you can then attach a lanyard to it.

I've had my Waves (ended up buying a second one after my brother Dave broke the scissors on my first one.) since 2014 and I didn't know they had a lanyard loop until last night.

You don't play with yourself your tool enough. I found mine shortly after I got it. But yeah its hard to see.

Supertool 300

If anyone is interested, after using it a bit more, I can say that I am very happy with that Ganzo Firebird.  It's been my EDC almost exclusively since I bought it, and while I still do like a partially serrated blade for cutting cordage and such, this little knife has impressed me.

It's not quite as razor-sharp as it was when I got it, but it still glides through envelopes and packing tape almost like there's nothing there.  Everything is still good and tight.  It still doesn't feel like a high-quality knife, but its performance is way above its cost.

I got a Civivi Praxis for Christmas and it's the first high-ish end knife I've ever owned.

It's also the first knife I've ever bought that's come with a zippered case.

Everything else I've bought over the years has just come in either a box or one of those annoyingly hard to open blister packs.

Not sure where 9cr18mov steel sits on the blade steel hierarchy, but apparently the way Civivi does theirs is really well reviewed in the knife community.

Which exact model did you get?

Coincidentally my wife just complained that she wishes her EDC folder was 'smaller' [than 3.375"] and so I have a Praxis Mini 3" flipper in my cart. It says the blade is made of D2 steel. I don't know what that is at all, but I am running into 'XCrXXMov' where X is 4 or 8 and XX is 14 or 18 in my searches.

I see the Praxis has a model with 110 fold Damascus blade also. Those seem to be twice the price.

But I think I'm going to get a Fringe or Misdirect by Kershaw as they are both 'assisted open'. She'll lose the glass breaker and seatbelt cutter that is on her current EDCF.

My brother-in-law sent me a Leatherman Wingman for Christmas via USPS, which I didn't know was coming, and it was supposed to deliver before Christmas. I just got it yesterday. It's really nice.

I like how the main knife blade can be opened without opening the pliers part, which is how my Supertool 300 works.

I got the full sized Praxis, Mac.

I was going to get the mini Praxis as well, but I didn't have enough money on my prepaid card to do so. So I just got the larger one with the 9cr18mov steel.

And I've been carrying a Leatherman Wingman for a couple years now and really like it as well.

My previous EDC was a Leatherman Wave, but I started carrying the Wingman instead since it's a little lighter and I don't use most of the tools on the Wave regularly anyway.

The Leatherman Squirt is my favorite mini multitool. 

I still want to pick one of those up.

Smallest Leatherman I own right now is one of their discontinued Mini Tools from 1995 and I picked that up from a thrift store in my town for $1.50. The store had it marked at 3 bucks but I got it for a buck fifty thanks to a half off sale they had.

Anyone own a Gerber 06 Fast knife ?

I got to handle one the other day at Walmart and while I normally like Gerber's stuff, this one just felt cheap to me. The blade had a lot of wiggle when locked up and the G10 handle just felt off to me.

For 66 bucks, I'd figure it would have a higher build quality, but it seriously felt like a gas station assisted opening knife to me.

I know the 06 Fast is the budget model of the 06 Automatic and now I'm wondering if the 06 Auto feels better in the hand or if it's the same. Which would be a shame since the 06 Auto is like a 150 to 200 dollar plus knife. I couldn't imagine paying hundreds of dollars for a knife and having it feel like it was cheaply made.

Quote from: Mr. E. Monkey on November 17, 2022, 09:07:33 AMIf anyone is interested, after using it a bit more, I can say that I am very happy with that Ganzo Firebird.  It's been my EDC almost exclusively since I bought it, and while I still do like a partially serrated blade for cutting cordage and such, this little knife has impressed me.

It's not quite as razor-sharp as it was when I got it, but it still glides through envelopes and packing tape almost like there's nothing there.  Everything is still good and tight.  It still doesn't feel like a high-quality knife, but its performance is way above its cost.

Bit of a necro reply, but thank you Mr. Monkey.  I got my Ganzo Firebird a few years ago during one of AliExpress's many, many sales (it's the one with the axis lock, which I don't think they make anymore) and have always thought: am I missing something here?  Because this seems like a ridiculously well-made knife for about $20.  Certainly better than anything in that price range from Gerber or Ozark Trails. 

I'll be the first to admit I am no knife connoisseur.  But my Ganzo and Kizer are my two best knives and I am very happy with them.

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Quote from: Mr. E. Monkey on November 17, 2022, 09:07:33 AMIf anyone is interested, after using it a bit more, I can say that I am very happy with that Ganzo Firebird.  It's been my EDC almost exclusively since I bought it, and while I still do like a partially serrated blade for cutting cordage and such, this little knife has impressed me.

It's not quite as razor-sharp as it was when I got it, but it still glides through envelopes and packing tape almost like there's nothing there.  Everything is still good and tight.  It still doesn't feel like a high-quality knife, but its performance is way above its cost.

Bit of a necro reply, but thank you Mr. Monkey.  I got my Ganzo Firebird a few years ago during one of AliExpress's many, many sales (it's the one with the axis lock, which I don't think they make anymore) and have always thought: am I missing something here?  Because this seems like a ridiculously well-made knife for about $20.  Certainly better than anything in that price range from Gerber or Ozark Trails. 

I'll be the first to admit I am no knife connoisseur.  But my Ganzo and Kizer are my two best knives and I am very happy with them.

I've got one of those too and I'm in complete agreement.  It arrived razor sharp and has kept an edge really well.  Definitely punches waaaay above it's price level!

I've heard Ganzo makes some pretty good budget friendly blades.

I used to see their stuff on Amazon all the time, but I haven't shopped on that site in a long time.

I picked up a Kershaw Seguin Gray assisted opener in an eBay auction for $18 the other day.  It's a nice, solid knife, easy opening, razor sharp out of the package.  About the only thing I dislike is how easily that gray finish on the scales gets marked up. It already looks like a crackle finish and I've barely played with it.  I think it's going to look like my ten-year-old, pocket carried daily, Gerber Paraframe by the end of the week.

To tell the truth, I just pulled the Gerber out of the pocket on my sweatpants it lives in (along with a mag or two for my LCP II, a nail clipper, two flashlights, and my LCK+ clipped to the pocket) and the Gerber looks better than the Kershaw.

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I've got a CRKT Drifter that has a similar problem, NT2C.

It's an all stainless finish and it gets dinged up really quickly even just by handling it.

I also need to get a better storage thing for my knives. Right now I've got them in a little plastic basket thing and I want one of those soft cases like Smoky Mountain Knife Works sells to put them in. I just need something that can hold all my folding knives.