Knife Chat: Slicing to the meat of all things sharp

[majorhavoc]

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Why, to torment you, Jeeper. Obviously. 

[NT2C]

Only thing I don't like about those Estwing and other knives is the sheath.

They may be good sheaths, but they just look kind of cheap to me.

Though it probably wouldn't be hard to find a nice leather sheath for one.

The Estwing sheath is like a heavy duty Morakniv sheath.  The one on the Klenks is heavy nylon webbing.  You're not wearing either out very quickly.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Only thing I don't like about those Estwing and other knives is the sheath.

They may be good sheaths, but they just look kind of cheap to me.

Though it probably wouldn't be hard to find a nice leather sheath for one.

The Estwing sheath is like a heavy duty Morakniv sheath.  The one on the Klenks is heavy nylon webbing.  You're not wearing either out very quickly.

That's good to know.

I guess I've got another couple knives to look for whenever I go to Lowes or Home Depot now.

[EBuff75]

That Estwing would probably be illegal here in Michigan, which doesn't allow double edges blades. Cool looking though. 

[NT2C]

That Estwing would probably be illegal here in Michigan, which doesn't allow double edges blades. Cool looking though.

It's a tool, not a blade. 

[Moab]

This is what I see. Says 20 in stock

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[Moab]

Is this the Mora killer? I think it might be. Stainless steel. Probably not as nice of steel as Mora. But its fulltang. $16.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-4-in-Tradesman-Fixed-Blade-Knife-48-22-1926/303409113#overlay

I have a Milwaukee assisted opening "Fastback" folder that I found lying in the dirt somewhere.  It's a solidly made, if unspectacular knife.  That fix-blade looks interesting, but also seems like the kind of thing that'll eventually show up on clearance at some point. 

Anyone else find it pretty much impossible to walk through an HD without scanning the aisles and endcaps for clearance items?  My heart skips a beat whenever I glimpse those yellow clearance price stickers.

I used to have that with Radio Shack. When I was a kid I was poor. Never had the right clothes. The right haircut. Etc. Etc. So when you went to the mall you didn't go into any of the cool stores. Because you were a nerd or a geek or whatever. The sales people were always hip and cool. And from the other side of town. So they treated you like shit.

But at Radio Shack they treated you like a person. Cause all the sales people were weirdos too. Lol. And they had the coolest shit anyway. I loved that place. Whenever I went to the mall I always hung out at Radio Shack.

When I moved from Seattle to LA in my late 20s. I drove most of PCH. And I stopped at every Radio Shack along the way. I took a picture of every weird but radically cool person that helped me in each store. And wrote a little bit about my experience. I still have that notebook. And those pictures.

But those red tags! Man. My heart would skip a beat everytime I saw one. Because it wasn't just a discount. It was like pennies on the dollar. A scanner antenna for .27 cents. Or a mini cassette recorder $2.61. They really marked stuff down. And before the days of ebay. You could find any cable, connector or electrical part you could think of.

When it changed into a cellphone store back in the 90s(?). It totally changed. It wasn't cool anymore. And you rarely saw those red stickers.

But ya. I feel ya, majorhavoc. Radio Shack with the red tags was it for me.

I missed the days of Radio Shack being the place for Maverick inventors.

Growing up, it was a place to get cords for random phones and accessories for the house.

My father in law, a computer nerd that ran his own custom built PC business in the 80's and 90's would talk about all the stuff he and his brothers built from radio shack.

Circuit boards, soldering, making Frankenstein devices for a single purpose. Cool stuff. And the people that worked there knew their stuff too... Not the usual minimum wage retail register jockey.

Makes me think of "Bob Newby, Superhero" from Stranger Things.

As a closet nerd growing up, I'm glad nerd stuff is getting more mainstream and cool.

The workers were legit. And alot of radio controlled airplane guys hung out there. Built stuff and flew their planes on the edge of town. There was like a park just for radio controlled hobbys. This was in the 70s. Who knew it would become high tech drones. 

[NT2C]

For you Estwing lovers:



https://a.co/d/7xNDPSe

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

For you Estwing lovers:



https://a.co/d/7xNDPSe

I know what I'm ordering next payday.

[NT2C]

For you Estwing lovers:



https://a.co/d/7xNDPSe

I know what I'm ordering next payday.

I think we should send a dozen of them to Ukraine.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

For you Estwing lovers:



https://a.co/d/7xNDPSe

I know what I'm ordering next payday.

I think we should send a dozen of them to Ukraine.

I just now noticed the Estwing knife is in the Ukrainian flag colors.

[NT2C]

For you Estwing lovers:



https://a.co/d/7xNDPSe

I know what I'm ordering next payday.

I think we should send a dozen of them to Ukraine.

I just now noticed the Estwing knife is in the Ukrainian flag colors.

Make it their official commando knife

[JeeperCreeper]

I have an Estwing folder with AUS steel (can't remember number) that I got for like $8. Great buy for the shop 

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I didn't know Estwing made folders. I've only ever seen their tomahawks, axes and now the fixed blades that NT2C linked to.

[NT2C]

Okay, call me crazy but...  I'd love to start a member fundraiser to send a dozen of those tantos or even the duct knives directly to President Zelensky with our compliments and hopes that they will be useful in their struggles.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Okay, call me crazy but...  I'd love to start a member fundraiser to send a dozen of those tantos or even the duct knives directly to President Zelensky with our compliments and hopes that they will be useful in their struggles.

That sounds like a good idea, NT2C.

Might be cool to see a pic of some Ukrainian soldier with one of those Estwing tantos on their belt and be able to go "Hey, we sent those to Ukraine."

[NT2C]

Okay, call me crazy but...  I'd love to start a member fundraiser to send a dozen of those tantos or even the duct knives directly to President Zelensky with our compliments and hopes that they will be useful in their struggles.

That sounds like a good idea, NT2C.

Might be cool to see a pic of some Ukrainian soldier with one of those Estwing tantos on their belt and be able to go "Hey, we sent those to Ukraine."

Or stuck in Zelensky's belt as he signs the treaty after Russia surrenders.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Okay, call me crazy but...  I'd love to start a member fundraiser to send a dozen of those tantos or even the duct knives directly to President Zelensky with our compliments and hopes that they will be useful in their struggles.

That sounds like a good idea, NT2C.

Might be cool to see a pic of some Ukrainian soldier with one of those Estwing tantos on their belt and be able to go "Hey, we sent those to Ukraine."

Or stuck in Zelensky's belt as he signs the treaty after Russia surrenders.

That would be awesome as well.

[JeeperCreeper]

Okay, call me crazy but...  I'd love to start a member fundraiser to send a dozen of those tantos or even the duct knives directly to President Zelensky with our compliments and hopes that they will be useful in their struggles.

I was going to make a comment about tax dollars being sent but I don't want to stray into politics so I won't say it.

[majorhavoc]

I vote we just take a collection to sponsor one of those Ukranian drone genades inscribed with the message:

"Best regards to you and yours, Comrade Putin.  Love and kisses, UFOZS."