Knife Chat: Slicing to the meat of all things sharp

[JeeperCreeper]

The ultimate "gray man trench knife". Just needs a blue phone cord wrapped handle.

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[JeeperCreeper]

Never heard of Ollie's, but I've known about HF since I was a kid.

It's only been in the last 4 years that I've actually bought anything from them. And the only knives I knew they had were the Rambo style 'survival' knife and the machetes they sold.

I've actually got one of those machetes as well. Paid like 8 bucks for it and used it once or twice to knock down some ivy on a tree in the backyard of the previous house I lived in.

I loved their rambo knives!!!! Guaranteed to rust, but guaranteed to do it in 80's glory!!

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Never heard of Ollie's, but I've known about HF since I was a kid.

It's only been in the last 4 years that I've actually bought anything from them. And the only knives I knew they had were the Rambo style 'survival' knife and the machetes they sold.

I've actually got one of those machetes as well. Paid like 8 bucks for it and used it once or twice to knock down some ivy on a tree in the backyard of the previous house I lived in.

I loved their rambo knives!!!! Guaranteed to rust, but guaranteed to do it in 80's glory!!

I actually have one of those knives now.

My oldest brother owed me 30 bucks for a pair of scopes, so he traded me the HF Rambo knife and a couple others instead of  paying me.

It doesn't have the sheath or the survival kit and it needed a good cleaning and a bit of red LocTite on the little set screw that holds the blade into the handle, though. It's probably the worst knife I own currently, but at least I didn't pay for it.

[NT2C]

Yeah I love HF. Their knockoff Honda small engine stuff is great. I might have to look for a generator now that we are talking about it.

When it comes to discount stuff, I miss HF and Ollie's, if you're familiar with that. Their home goods were great when I was broke.

But every time I look for a budget knife, I always end up back with a mora or cold steel

I live less than 5 miles from both a HF and an Ollie's (founding member of Ollie's Army) and I'm familiar with shipping stuff to Alaska (wife's family is from there originally) if you ever need anything ASAP.

[NT2C]

The ultimate "gray man trench knife". Just needs a blue phone cord wrapped handle.

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I like Klenk's a little better.  I have two, a Klenk's with a rosewood handle, and an Estwing with blue rubber (which is also very good).  My wife keeps taking them to break down the heavy kitty litter boxes when she does the recycling.

https://a.co/d/6WsRgK0



https://a.co/d/93altk9

[majorhavoc]

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.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Clearance sales is how I ended up with three CRKT/Ruger Hollowpoint +P folding knives.

Local Walmart had a bunch of them in the clearance section and had them priced at 15 bucks a pop. I grabbed two of them initially and then bought a third the next day after I checked my receipt and found they were actually on sale for 7 bucks.

Had I known that, I'd have bought all six of them they had originally.

[flybynight]

Ran across this at Menards yesterday


Piqued my interest because of it's similarity to this 

[Moab]

Ran across this at Menards yesterday


Piqued my interest because of it's similarity to this

How much was it? Model number? 

[flybynight]

The Menards one was  $29,00

https://www.menards.com/main/outdoors/outdoor-recreation-sports/camping-rv-supplies/camping-accessories/gerber-reg-versafix-fixed-blade-machete-hybrid/31-003473/p-1571812182969-c-7834.htm?tid=ea264f8c-fdd3-439b-8367-4d0a8b63d0ce&ipos=16&exp=false

That's  the one you were asking about right? The other one is a ww1 1918 Bolo knife . Originals go for 50 to 300 . Depending on condition . Although a company made first rate repoductions  several years ago that went for $150. 

[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.

[Moab]

The Menards one was  $29,00

https://www.menards.com/main/outdoors/outdoor-recreation-sports/camping-rv-supplies/camping-accessories/gerber-reg-versafix-fixed-blade-machete-hybrid/31-003473/p-1571812182969-c-7834.htm?tid=ea264f8c-fdd3-439b-8367-4d0a8b63d0ce&ipos=16&exp=false

That's  the one you were asking about right? The other one is a ww1 1918 Bolo knife . Originals go for 50 to 300 . Depending on condition . Although a company made first rate repoductions  several years ago that went for $150.

Oh ya. I know the bolo. Thats why I was asking about the menards one. Cool.

ima-usa.com sells real bolos quite often. If you want to see some cool sh*t. Sign up for their emails. They have to be the largest retailers of militaria from any historical war. Esoecially wwii.

[JeeperCreeper]

The ultimate "gray man trench knife". Just needs a blue phone cord wrapped handle.

Screenshot_20230225-204708.png

I like Klenk's a little better.  I have two, a Klenk's with a rosewood handle, and an Estwing with blue rubber (which is also very good).  My wife keeps taking them to break down the heavy kitty litter boxes when she does the recycling.

https://a.co/d/6WsRgK0



https://a.co/d/93altk9

Me likey that Estwing!!! Might have to check Lowe's this weekend

[JeeperCreeper]

Yeah I love HF. Their knockoff Honda small engine stuff is great. I might have to look for a generator now that we are talking about it.

When it comes to discount stuff, I miss HF and Ollie's, if you're familiar with that. Their home goods were great when I was broke.

But every time I look for a budget knife, I always end up back with a mora or cold steel

I live less than 5 miles from both a HF and an Ollie's (founding member of Ollie's Army) and I'm familiar with shipping stuff to Alaska (wife's family is from there originally) if you ever need anything ASAP.

I'm about to treat you like Amazon, good sir!!!

Haha just kidding, but I appreciate it. Sadly, shipping costs freaking ruin any good deals nowadays. If it doesn't ship for free, I don't need it sadly

[JeeperCreeper]

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.

[NT2C]

The ultimate "gray man trench knife". Just needs a blue phone cord wrapped handle.

Screenshot_20230225-204708.png

I like Klenk's a little better.  I have two, a Klenk's with a rosewood handle, and an Estwing with blue rubber (which is also very good).  My wife keeps taking them to break down the heavy kitty litter boxes when she does the recycling.

https://a.co/d/6WsRgK0



https://a.co/d/93altk9

Me likey that Estwing!!! Might have to check Lowe's this weekend

Amazon has it.  Link is above the pic.

[JeeperCreeper]

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[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Those Estwing knives must've gone quick because I clicked the link earlier and there was 20 in stock.

Only thing Estwing I own is one of their tomahawks and that was an impulse buy (local heavy equipment rental/tool shop had them and I bought myself one and one for my brother.).

[NT2C]

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[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.