Knife Chat: Slicing to the meat of all things sharp

[MacWa77ace]

The guy that did my Form 1 makers mark on my SBR had that unit. I would love to have that, I'd engrave on everything.

But 2,300 USD is a bit much.
https://www.amazon.com/ComMarker-LightBurn-Compatible-Engraving-Different/dp/B0BW8HWRBX

[majorhavoc]

I was thinking of something more like this:

https://ortur.net/products/ortur-lm3-le-laser-engraving-cutting-machine-15-000mm-min?variant=44477558227177

But I know nothing about laser engravers.  Now NT2C, this is just a crazy idea, offered mostly in jest. So don't do anything stupid!  But on the off chance you make another of your infamously rash buying decisions, I'd kick myself for not adding: code 170OFF supposedly gets one a $170 discount.

I repeat: I know nothing about laser engravers.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I just received 2 knock off mora's from Amazon last night

Chinese 8cr steel. Not sharp from the box, but we'll see how they polish up.

$11/knife since mora companions are now hovering around $20ish not on sale.

We'll see. Build quality is nice other than the dull blade.

8cr steel is supposed to be pretty easy to resharpen from what I've heard.

A lot of Kershaw's budget stuff is made with 8cr13mov steel and it takes a pretty good edge.

Of course, this all depends on whether or not the heat treat is good or total trash. The blade could be made from the best steel on the planet, but if the heat treat is bad, it won't matter.

That's how I understand it too.

That's why I love Buck knives and they're 420, but steer clear of shitty imported budget 420 knives

Yeah.

Which why I'm surprised just how much improvement a lot of Chinese knife makers have made in the last five or so years regarding the heat treatment and overall quality of their stuff.

On the other end of the spectrum, I'm not shocked that the quality of blades coming from places like Pakistan hasn't improved.

I had a no name Pakistan boot knife when I was a kid and that thing rusted if you looked at it funny. The blade was duller than a butter knife and even if you could get it sharp, the edge would dull under light use.

I ended up tossing it in a box with various other impulse buy knives I bought in those years (I had a real bad habit of buying pretty much any kind of knife back then) and sold the whole lot of them at a yard sale for 30 bucks.

[NT2C]

The guy that did my Form 1 makers mark on my SBR had that unit. I would love to have that, I'd engrave on everything.

But 2,300 USD is a bit much.
https://www.amazon.com/ComMarker-LightBurn-Compatible-Engraving-Different/dp/B0BW8HWRBX

$2,300 is just the base machine.  There's extras that bump it over $2,500

[NT2C]

I was thinking of something more like this:

https://ortur.net/products/ortur-lm3-le-laser-engraving-cutting-machine-15-000mm-min?variant=44477558227177

But I know nothing about laser engravers.  Now NT2C, this is just a crazy idea, offered mostly in jest. So don't do anything stupid!  But on the off chance you make another of your infamously rash buying decisions, I'd kick myself for not adding: code 170OFF supposedly gets one a $170 discount.

I repeat: I know nothing about laser engravers.

Yeah, that's a pretty basic, low-power machine that can do wood & plastics but not much in the way of metal.  It would be good for things like making stencils, cutting plastic shapes, wood puzzles, etc.  I'd use it to engrave AR and AK mags.

[majorhavoc]

I was thinking of something more like this:

https://ortur.net/products/ortur-lm3-le-laser-engraving-cutting-machine-15-000mm-min?variant=44477558227177

But I know nothing about laser engravers.  Now NT2C, this is just a crazy idea, offered mostly in jest. So don't do anything stupid!  But on the off chance you make another of your infamously rash buying decisions, I'd kick myself for not adding: code 170OFF supposedly gets one a $170 discount.

I repeat: I know nothing about laser engravers.

Yeah, that's a pretty basic, low-power machine that can do wood & plastics but not much in the way of metal.  It would be good for things like making stencils, cutting plastic shapes, wood puzzles, etc.  I'd use it to engrave AR and AK mags.

I told you I didn't know anything about lasers.  I should have been looking for a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

[NT2C]

I was thinking of something more like this:

https://ortur.net/products/ortur-lm3-le-laser-engraving-cutting-machine-15-000mm-min?variant=44477558227177

But I know nothing about laser engravers.  Now NT2C, this is just a crazy idea, offered mostly in jest. So don't do anything stupid!  But on the off chance you make another of your infamously rash buying decisions, I'd kick myself for not adding: code 170OFF supposedly gets one a $170 discount.

I repeat: I know nothing about laser engravers.

Yeah, that's a pretty basic, low-power machine that can do wood & plastics but not much in the way of metal.  It would be good for things like making stencils, cutting plastic shapes, wood puzzles, etc.  I'd use it to engrave AR and AK mags.

I told you I didn't know anything about lasers.  I should have been looking for a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

Well, we can get by with 20W to keep the costs low.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Off the subject of laser engravers, how'd the visit to Knife Center's retail store go, NT2C?

I've been meaning to ask about that, but I kept forgetting to.

[NT2C]

Off the subject of laser engravers, how'd the visit to Knife Center's retail store go, NT2C?

I've been meaning to ask about that, but I kept forgetting to.

Haven't gone.  I've been under the weather for most of the month.  Having issues due to the enlarged liver I suspect.  I have a doc appointment Monday but she's gonna be mad I didn't get the labwork done I was supposed to.  Difficult to do when you don't want to be more than 20 feet from the bathroom.

My back has been acting up a lot too, so I've been taking a lot of pain meds and won't drive while taking them.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Off the subject of laser engravers, how'd the visit to Knife Center's retail store go, NT2C?

I've been meaning to ask about that, but I kept forgetting to.

Haven't gone.  I've been under the weather for most of the month.  Having issues due to the enlarged liver I suspect.  I have a doc appointment Monday but she's gonna be mad I didn't get the labwork done I was supposed to.  Difficult to do when you don't want to be more than 20 feet from the bathroom.

My back has been acting up a lot too, so I've been taking a lot of pain meds and won't drive while taking them.

I hope you get to feeling better soon and your body decides to play nice again as well. 

[NT2C]

Speaking of knives though, look what the Amazon Fairy left on my doorstep:

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[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I like how one of the uses is "Tactical" despite the knife being bright yellow and blue.

[NT2C]

I like how one of the uses is "Tactical" despite the knife being bright yellow and blue.

Bah! Funny monkey-boy from Roosha is not familiar with good Ukrainian combat knife?  Cross border, they show you.

 

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I like how one of the uses is "Tactical" despite the knife being bright yellow and blue.

Bah! Funny monkey-boy from Roosha is not familiar with good Ukrainian combat knife?  Cross border, they show you.

 

Correction: Funny monkey-boy from Ukraine.

And no way am I crossing that border.  If I want to get shot at or stabbed, I'll just go to Houston.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I was in Odessa (Texas, not Ukraine) this morning running some errands and decided to stop at Harbor Freight to see if they got any more of their Gordon 3.6" blade folding knives in.

They didn't (which is not surprising since that particular knife is so damn popular) ,so I picked up another Gordon GK22 Buck 119 fixed blade clone. I didn't have a coupon with me today, so I paid the full price for it.

Even at almost 30 bucks, it's still a decent knife and it's 40 bucks cheaper than an actual Buck 119.

[flybynight]

I was in Odessa (Texas, not Ukraine) this morning running some errands and decided to stop at Harbor Freight to see if they got any more of their Gordon 3.6" blade folding knives in.

They didn't (which is not surprising since that particular knife is so damn popular) ,so I picked up another Gordon GK22 Buck 119 fixed blade clone. I didn't have a coupon with me today, so I paid the full price for it.

Even at almost 30 bucks, it's still a decent knife and it's 40 bucks cheaper than an actual Buck 119.

Don't forget the bushcraft axe


https://youtu.be/BqwrLTRcMlA

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I actually didn't see any axes at my Harbor Freight.

Either I was in the wrong aisle or they were out of stock.

[Lodewijk]

This is probably a dumb question but is there any reason not to pull the trigger on a Tops MSK 2.5 for an EDC?

Probably carry IWB with an Ulticlip for the most part. Goes on top of my usual SAK / Zippo / flashlight / Gerber Dime.

Have a folder I like already & want to try something different.

[flybynight]

None at all. I carried daily small fixed blades from 2019 til last spring. (when I switched back to folders) I became enamored of fixed  blade knives pocket carry. This actually did not work out to well for me and I just ended up attaching them to my belt. It worked fine that carry method. The one problem with these small knives is lack of handle grip. They all have small handles. The one I liked the best was this MTech


The other two I tried were this CRKT




and this Blackjack



I tried them all both vertical and horizontal carry. Inside pocket  with a ulticlip on the CRKT and MTech . THe pocket carry didn't work out because  I just carry too much stuff in my pockets and even though they are small knives. The size of the sheaths made it hard to access the junk in my pocket. I did try IWB on those two knives also but was just too leary of slicing my clothes or myself reholstering those small blades into a small sheath. 

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

That Blackjack knife looks neat, FBN.

What are the details on that one ?

I tend to carry larger fixed blades, but that's mostly a matter of comfort for me.
I find a lot of smaller fixed blades don't fit my hands as well as the full sized ones do.