Knife porn thread

This is my dads Khukuri, He was issued it in '84 whilst in Belize training divers. On the same posting he somehow found a German Luger pistol at the bottom of a river encased in mud and in working order. That's in my grandads loft.

It's all about the leatherman knife launcher system for one handed opening (44 seconds in).
YouTube - Leatherman e301

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01NHcTM5IA4

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It's all about the leatherman knife launcher system for one handed opening (44 seconds in).
YouTube - Leatherman e301

Liner locks are a bit fail in my view, and the assisted opening looks a bit fiddly and gimmicky to me. I can open my Benchmades one-handed without having to look at them, and they just have a stud through the blade - you pretty rapidly just get it into physical memory if you use them enough.

(I'd like to clarify that "use them enough" here means such things as cutting several kilometres of coaxial cable into short lengths for a TV studio build, unbaling straw when I was an agricultural labourer, unboxing many, many servers etc)

I'm a lefty so the thumb stud is a total fail for me, I'm with you on the locking mechthough it's not 100% if there is a bit of sideways force on the blade.

The Benchmades have removable pocket clips (so you can swap sides and often tip-up/tip-down carry too). The studs go all the way through the blade, so they're lefty-friendly. I found my 710HSs greatly improved by dremeling away some scale material by the stud to make it easier to get to.

The Benchmades have removable pocket clips (so you can swap sides and often tip-up/tip-down carry too). The studs go all the way through the blade, so they're lefty-friendly. I found my 710HSs greatly improved by dremeling away some scale material by the stud to make it easier to get to.

Knife modder! Get your arse over to BritishBlades and stay there!;)

This is my dads Khukuri, He was issued it in '84 whilst in Belize training divers. On the same posting he somehow found a German Luger pistol at the bottom of a river encased in mud and in working order. That's in my grandads loft.

might need a bit of a clean there. nice though.

^^^^ now that's the kind of weaponry you need when you're "Exploring Corporate Strategy" - things are obviously tougher in the City these days

Yeah, little bit of pain never hurt anybody. If you know what I mean. Also, I think knives are a good idea. Big, fuck-off shiny ones. Ones that look like they could skin a crocodile. Knives are good, because they don't make any noise, and the less noise they make, the more likely we are to use them. Shit 'em right up. Makes it look like we're serious. Guns for show, knives for a pro.

Nah a fuck off Kalashnikov is a lot better, can't shoot fuck all but spray and pray...... ;o))

This thread is in very bad taste. In fact this whole forum is on a very rapid slide :-(

The irony, oh, the irony...

That doesn't look like a particularly rapid slide TBH.

Maybe if you applied some kind of Teflon based lube.....

Or sticking with the (potential) weapon theme

oh... i thought this was a charge saddle thread.

hehe spot the real archer. :)

When I took my son to do some archery, the instructor asked if I'd ever used a bow before. I replied that I'd used a crossbow to hunt rabbits.
There was a brief moment of silence and then she said "we don't include that".

The irony, oh, the irony...

My thoughts exactly. He declared the forum 'officially dead' in another thread....

When I took my son to do some archery, the instructor asked if I'd ever used a bow before. I replied that I'd used a crossbow to hunt rabbits.
There was a brief moment of silence and then she said "we don't include that".

There's a real snobbery about the crossbow amongst archers, I can understand it a little as they are really much closer to rifles in their skillset. It still takes skill to use one well. What I'd say you should never do with either a bow or crossbow is fucking hunt anything in the UK! Not rats, rabbits, the neighbours cat, hoodies, pigeons etc. It is deeply illegal.

Bump for anyone who enjoys sharp things.

I've made a couple of knives before, and I've just bought a lauri 125mm, 01grade blade to make a new one. I've got a lump of spalted beech at the boatyard, so I'll use a bit of that for the handle, probably layered up with walnut or a bit of lignum vitae. I'll put some photos up of it being made when the blade turns up.

My dads got my grandads one of these from the war when he was posted in burma. It's a big scary bit of steel.

bla bla.... a Finish mountain walking knife. bla bla...

Why not Norwegian knives? They're the dogs bollox.

The one below is the one my mum gave me when I was a kid. When I was 8 years or so.

Then there are the amazingly well crafted ones, to be worn with the national costume at weddings and stuff.

Then it's the fuck off Sami knives. The blades are about 50cm, you can open tins with them or chop off the legs of a raindeer.

My Spyderco. Manix 2, FF grind, Carpenter steel XHP, foliage green G10 scales.

Why not Norwegian knives? They're the dogs bollox.

The Finnish one was cheaper. Really wanted one of these...

Classic Norwegian design (forget what its called though, fjoring?)

I've made a few knives before, but this is just one I've been messing about with in a couple of evenings this week. The blade is Japanese steel, made from an old kataba saw, which was damaged. The blade is super fine, and holds an impressive edge (I can shave with it, easily, and cut 12mm rope with no problems). The handle is made from some teak, salvaged from stuff in a skip, being stripped off the deck of a boat next to us. The blade is let in to the handle (sandwiched), and the 'tang' is drilled to allow the thickened epoxy to form a mechanical bond. should be more than strong enough as an emergency sailing knife.
Not quite finished shaping the handle yet, but that's roughly the shape I want. Feels good in the hand. I'll make a leather belt pouch for it too.

Noice bit of craftsmanship.

last one is sick, but isnt this thread just a bit askew from the forum??
whatever