Blades Knifes and other Edged Weapons

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11 years 8 months ago #21547 by Sharkey
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I had a a landlord that came over one time and saw a set of Samurai swords hanging on the wall. Long, medium and short sword. He asked me "how much?". I said "you like those huh?".

Long story short, my VERY lucky landlord at the time walked out with a $10 set of samurai swords for only $200 bucks and an extra $50 off the rent cuz he was short on cash... :laugh:

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11 years 8 months ago #21548 by Siscowet
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Pocket knives I lose all the time, although this Remington has stayed with me for four years. My Outdoorsman is my go to knife, I hope I never lose that one, although I don't like the sheath that came with it. Back in my martial arts days I was looking at a genuine Katana, made with the onionskin type of steel layering, best price I could find for the real deal was about $8,000. I decided I didn't want to go that route. Everybody is kind of quiet tonight.

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11 years 8 months ago #21576 by Moreau
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Sharkey wrote: When you are out fishing on a breachway (which is where I normally go), it's all huge boulders and there's always the chance you could drop your expensive knife down into them and never see it again which is why I always have at LEAST 2 or 3 with me when fishing.

On a boat, when you are dealing with sharks over the gunnels or just leaning over cutting a line or something, again, there is a chance you could drop it again and sitting on 200 feet of water, it's always nicer to have another $6 knife handy than just one $200 one sitting on the bottom... :)

I've also seen guys completely KILL their blades on knives they've been bragging about all day trying to cut through shark skin.

I whip out my $8 fillet knife and $6 sharpener and then my $3 Benny's razor knife with a couple of extra blades and cut the meat with my fillet knife and then the skin with my razor knife.

I can have half the shark butchered before most guys can even get a decent edge back on their $125 carbide filleting set...

My ways ain't always pretty, but I've handled a LOT of sharks in my day and fed a lot of seniors with all my free fish drops... :)

Ain't too many senior citizens sittin around eatin Mako Shark and Tuna steaks for FREE unless they happen to be pals with Ole Sharkey... :)


If you like cheap (but great) blades check out Mora knives, you can get high carbon steel or stainless ones for $12-20 depending on blade thickness. I prefer the carbon steel blades for their strength and ability to hold an edge. I haven't found a knife that can compete with these on the grounds of quality and price. I'll try to get some pictures uploaded of a few blades when I get a chance.

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11 years 8 months ago #21582 by Sharkey
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Thanks Moreau. Always happy to check out cool new CHEAP stuff... :laugh: :thumbs: :thumbs:

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11 years 6 months ago #24429 by Turbo V6 Camaro
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Turbo V6 Camaro wrote:

13fcolt wrote: I've been eyeballing the edge pro for a year now deciding if I should spend the money. Is it really worth it?

i was always able to get a sharp knife, but this thing lets me get a surgical sharp knife, I can literally widdle HAIR with it

I have the apex, with 100-200-400-600-1000 stones and 2K-4K-6K tapes.

my griptalan is so sharp if you try to shave hair YOU WILL BLEED, my one chef knife in the house has cut everybody that has used it, AFTER I warn them that's the sharpest knife you have ever used! LOL (this knife is double beveled)

i have not yet double beveled the other knife..... it would be nuts, it has good steal so it can take the low angel

get and angel cube ($35) and magnet ($3) and a loupe (i got a 60x one) and "quick change spring),it does take some practice but you can get things VERY sharp. find all these here www.chefknivestogo.com/edgepro.html

there is also the "Wicked Edge" a guy at work has that one and it works well too, but it was more $$$ so i did the apex route.

The best part is its very consistent, you set the angle and go (angle cube really helps) and you can resharpen at that exact angel very easy

I don't know what you use as sharpness test, but i can put my knife at the lowest angle possible on the thumb nail and it grabs/will shave it if not careful


for paper i can set the knife on the paper edge and push cut through it, no fast swiping or anything, just moving slow

I can nearly push cut Toilet paper but i need to refine a bit more first. one or 2 areas of the blade.

to resharpen i can start at the 1000 or if it not bad I'll just use the tapes again.

going from 100 to 6K takes about 30-45 minutes, but you only need to do that if you re-profile the knife or it is badly damaged. in most cases you can sharpen with the 600 again, and most of the time i start withe the 1000 and work up from there


to anyone reading this skip the tape and get the shapton glass stones...........

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11 years 6 months ago #24434 by magi
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LebbenB wrote:

10-76 wrote:

Dabu wrote: 1065 steel B)


Never runs of of ammo ;)


One of my favorite quotes and I forget which movie it is...

When I was a young Scout in 2-504, me and some of my buds were idly throwing knives at a tree while we were waiting for formation. My Platoon Sergeant came out, saw what we were doing and walked over to us.

"Y'all are pretty good at throwing knives, ain't cha?" he commented.

"We're fair," I allowed.

"See how close you can come to the knot in that tree."

It was a pretty big knot, I was pretty confident I could hit it. So I wound up and let the knife fly. I don't know if the knife hit the mark, because as soon as it left my hand, the Platoon Sergeant hit me square in the face and put my young kiester in the dirt.

Standing over top of me, he said, "Let that be a lesson to y'all - When you throw your knife, you throw away your weapon."

I haven't thrown a knife since.


He is so rightly guided..... So many sergeants are rightly guided... Regular Dali Lamas... Real Shibani's........

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11 years 6 months ago #24453 by faawrenchbndr
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Ever seen a bobtailed m1911?


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11 years 6 months ago #24490 by jtallen83
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faawrenchbndr wrote: Ever seen a bobtailed m1911?


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Very Cool! :thumbs:

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11 years 5 months ago #26492 by Akai
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1917 Remington with Leather Scabbard 17" Blade
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11 years 5 months ago #26496 by jtallen83
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Akai wrote: 1917 Remington with Leather Scabbard 17" Blade



I need one of those marked Winchester to complete my P17. So far every one I've seen has an owner that thinks it is gold!

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