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ATROXI wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
My wife 'collects' pens. :-) She has different pens for journaling, bible study, work, note taking, etc.
That's interesting. I'm trying to resist the urge of buying more pens than I need at the moment. For now, I have four. I hope that stays thatway. Haha!
I've started 'collecting' pocket knives. :-) Don't know why I've gotten
into them of late, but very cool! My dad gave me commemeratives over the years, and some of them were cool, some not so much, but now I'm really
ing into them, so I
know more how my wife feels. LOL
Welcome to the knife club.
Actually, I am more of a fixed-blade fan. Pocket knives are cool but
the ones that are really dependable are actually too expensive for that they offer. And besides, I can strap a bowie knife on me anyway so portability is not exactly a problem :-)
I've started 'collecting' pocket knives. :-) Don't know why I've gotten into them of late, but very cool! My dad gave me commemeratives over the years, and some of them were cool, some not so much, but now I'm reallygett
ing into them, so I
know more how my wife feels. LOL
Welcome to the knife club.
Thanks! Glad to be here! :-)
Actually, I am more of a fixed-blade fan. Pocket knives are cool but the ones that are really dependable are actually too expensive for that they offer. And besides, I can strap a bowie knife on me anyway so portability is not exactly a problem :-)
I'm actually kinda surprised that I'm not more of a fixed blade fan...
I guess it comes from being able to put it in my pocket and no one
knows it is there but me...
Plus, working in a school, I couldn't very well strap a knife to my
side. :-)
ARELOR wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Plus, working in a school, I couldn't very well strap a knife to my
side. :-)
You would be surprised at the sort of thing you can strap on you
without nobody being the wiser.
I got started with folders too, and I have a bunch of them. My issue is they don't really make good ones that are affordable. That would be one-hand-openers with a safe lock mechanism and good integrity, and no bullshit design.
If you have not noticed, fixed vs folder is a lot like vim vs emacs in
the knife world.
I've been buying from Smokey Mountain Knife Works. I'm really liking the Rough Ryder brand!
I'm not looking for one hand openers. I'm buying more traditional two and three blade and changing up what I'm carrying every few days. :-)
while I opened the knife with the other had no price. Still the half a second it took me to deploy the blade must have been the most stressful instant in my life (believe me, it beat being cornered by a weirdo in a public bathroom). And the lock of the thing failed on me and I slashed my hand.
The knife cost 3 eur (literally) and the mare is still with me, so not complaining here. But fixed blade for the win XD
Re: Re: knives
By: Arelor to JIMMY ANDERSON on Sat Apr 03 2021 09:16 am
while I opened the knife with the other had no price. Still the half a second it took me to deploy the blade must have been the most stressful instant in my life (believe me, it beat being cornered by a weirdo in a public bathroom). And the lock of the thing failed on me and I slashed my hand.
The knife cost 3 eur (literally) and the mare is still with me, so not complaining here. But fixed blade for the win XD
get a ka-bar knife. i still have one i got when i was 15yrs old
ARELOR wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
I've been buying from Smokey Mountain Knife Works. I'm really liking the Rough Ryder brand!
I'm not looking for one hand openers. I'm buying more traditional two and three blade and changing up what I'm carrying every few days. :-)
I will have to look at those brands, to see what they offer.
I have a couple of Leatherman multitools, and some Victorinox SAKs. I
like the Victorinox Equestrian one. It comes with a hoof pick for
cleaning horse hooves, which is always handy. That said, I am very
partial to knives you can operate with just one hand.
One of my horses managed to entangle herself with a rope to the point
she nearly suffocated on that thing. Being able to hold her still with
one hand while I opened the knife with the other had no price. Still
the half a second it took me to deploy the blade must have been the
most stressful instant in my life (believe me, it beat being cornered
by a weirdo in a public bathroom). And the lock of the thing failed on
me and I slashed my hand.
The knife cost 3 eur (literally) and the mare is still with me, so not complaining here. But fixed blade for the win XD
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