My new "toy", (fixed blade EDC knife)...

I'm a knife guy as well, and I've found that the best price versus quality seems to come from the Taiwanese Columbia River Knife works......

I've never been disappointed with them....quality steels, good hardness and edge retention and you can get them cheaply if you are a savvy shopper...

They do have some nice stuff, and Ken Onion just went over to them as well. I really like the look of the "shakaulu".

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It looks useful for hunting

cool.

glad to see you made the jump to fixed. I was in the other forum talking about survival knives. Im also happy to report the good news that Ive run into no problems from authorities or business/society for carrying my cold steel kobun and cold steel gi tanto open carry everywhere in town (not at the same time). My friends and I are trying to make fixed blades a must have male accessory. My wife also open carrys a kobun. No other women that ive seen do here but shes gonna take it to knitting so we will see.

if it becomes widespread enough im getting a katana.

Here's a decent video on one way to wrap the handle (the BK14 handle is almost identical).



Or, if you prefer micarta scales, the ESEE "Izula" scales will fit the BK14 with some slight modifications.

Here's a video of somebody batoning wood with the "Izula"

Nice

Did anyone see Son's Of Guns where they tried to make a knife gun, shooting knife or something like that.
It didn't work but was a cool idea.

I'm curious as to the reactions she'll get myself

No, but I did see the one where they made a gun for shooting arrows. VERY cool.

The hardest part was finding something that I could carry most places near Chicago and not get into too much trouble. Chicago's knife law says 2.5" is the limit, so that narrows down my fixed blade choices considerably. The BK14 is 3" or so, but I don't think that it would get me into too much trouble, it doesnt hang any lower than my Leatherman, and is affordable enough that if I "lost it" for some reason, I wouldn't be heartbroken.

were easing into it. wv constitution recognizes our right to open carry pretty much whatever lawfully. The restrictions come with concealment. Several of our friends here open carry guns. We do upon occasion but we both cycle year round everywhere for transportation so oc gun isnt always compatable with our lifestyle. We started small and untilitarian started with small polite Mora 2000 and then moved to the kobuns and finaly to the gi-tanto/ my old kabar. We get second looks ocassionally but its more curiousity than fear. we live in a city of 45,000 with flat urban settings. Ive "ran into" on purpose several of the cops in our neighborhood and in the downtown district. They look hard but don't mention it in conversation. The only people who seemed put off by it were the drug dealing thugs I saw doing open air shit when I rode my bike through BP parking lot. Yeah Ive got nothing to hide thugnificant so I carry like a free man.

I love that show and Top Shot.
I wish I could play like they do on Top Shot ... man it looks like so much fun.

I had to share, i love mine!

Here is a link to some pictures of the ESEE "Izula" micarta scales modified and mounted on an "EsKabar":

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I've heard good things about the Griptillian, but I've destroyed so many folders that I was just ready for something different. I may change my mind again though

Nice looking piece....im such a sucker for Microtechs its hard to buy much else. Besides Benchmade and thats because my employeer is a dealer.

Did you take him to that "fly spot where they had the champagne"?

-Sorry, couldn't resist

Are the Benchmades Stainless Steel? I'm not a huge fan of stainless.

lol i know im thankful

They have some lower end folding knives that are stainless but their upper ends, autos, and fixed blades arent.

not all of them are stainless they have everything i just got a D2 tool steal, i also love the axis lock. bc say you have a liner lock knife and torque it the wrong way there is that possibility of cutting off a index finger. with the benchmade you cant release the axis lock when the blade is under pressure. kind of a fail safe.

Should grab yourself one of those skeletonised Mission MPS knives. If they're good enough for Navy SEALS, well..

I have an Aqualung/US Divers Master Dive Knife that I got from a SEAL.

It might only be because I'm a Jarhead, but I'm partial to KaBars

Plus, I'm not a huge fan of serrations.

How hard would you say it was to sharpen D2? Do you think I could sharpen it in the field fairly easily?

Another decent comparison video of the EsKabar and the Izula: