Thread: Folding knives

Originally Posted by terryf

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From top to bottom
Hornet
Beluga
Spike
Beluga

The hornet is quite bulky but a good slicer - the Spike has a 95mm blade and fits really nicely in the hand.
Beluga is a smaller size folder compared to the others.

All are D2 steel, ceramic ball bearings and G10 handles and all of them come with a lifetime warranty against normal defects excl wear and tear (its not a prybar )

How much for the spike?

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Originally Posted by Tussock

How much for the spike?

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80 plus shipping

Originally Posted by terryf

80 plus shipping

Sold

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Just in terms of quality for dollar, that spike is the shit

The bearings in the opening make it seriously smooth, i thought it was spring assisted in some way but nope.

Originally Posted by ebf

I only do lock back folders...

Why is that? Or do you just mean locking rather than the specific lockback lock.

Benchmade Axis lock or Sypderco Compression lock are stronger/safer lock mechanisms for e.g.

As much as I hate to admit it, Tri-ad lock by Andrew Demko used by Cold Steel is the strongest lock currently available.
I imagine that technology will soon be seen on Gerber folders, hopefully not the Bear Grylls versions.

Originally Posted by terryf

As much as I hate to admit it, Tri-ad lock by Andrew Demko used by Cold Steel is the strongest lock currently available.
I imagine that technology will soon be seen on Gerber folders, hopefully not the Bear Grylls versions.

I think of Gerber's as having butter soft steel. Am I right?

Bear Grills knives look like his survival show. Fake nonsense.



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Originally Posted by Tussock

I think of Gerber's as having butter soft steel. Am I right?

Bear Grills knives look like his survival show. Fake nonsense.



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Im not sure about butter but its a huge shame as CS make some really nice knives and I seriously doubt Gerber will keep them all. Probably after the tech as Gerbers aren't known for their strong locking mechanisms. They do make pretty good fixed blades. (at least they used to, haven't owned one in more than 20 years)

What pisses me off about Bear Grylls is that he claims man and mountain but theres 40 support people plus cameras etc so its like you say, fake nonsense IMO.

Originally Posted by terryf

Im not sure about butter but its a huge shame as CS make some really nice knives and I seriously doubt Gerber will keep them all. Probably after the tech as Gerbers aren't known for their strong locking mechanisms. They do make pretty good fixed blades. (at least they used to, haven't owned one in more than 20 years)

What pisses me off about Bear Grylls is that he claims man and mountain but theres 40 support people plus cameras etc so its like you say, fake nonsense IMO.

He does the wrong things as a matter of routine. He should be mocked regularly for the dumb shit he teaches people. Jumping down waterfalls? How do you know you can get down the next section or back up what you just came down? Just nonsense. The NZ one is classic. Somehow he gets from Fiordland to descending down a loose shitty greywacke crag that he could just go around. I really don't like that he teaches people to do things wrong, just to make drama.

I think he cursed Gerber knives. I think I had one that was very soft. I may be doing them an injustice. I might just be put off by fake Bear Grylls. I like some of the knives, Kershaw as well.

Put off Kershaw because I bought a sheath knife, really liked the blade. Sheath was fake leather, basically cardboard. Belt loop shredded the first day I used it.

My current two,
Probably my favourite. Ontario Rat 1 in Aus 8, designed by Randall , around $100 NZ and available in a smaller version ( Rat 2 ) and in D2.
Punches way above it's price point, comfortable, easy one hand opening, either hand. Good blade shape robust enough and gets the job done.

Other knife is USA made Spyderco Yojimbo 2 , wharcliffe style blade, hollow ground , Very sharp and pointy . Great for killing fish, opening parcels and slicing .
Great compression lock , 4 different ways to open it so high in fidget factor, slim and easy to carry but not suitable for some tasks and not an all rounder.

+1 for the ontario rat in aus8

After watching way too many youtube reviews i ended up walking into that shop in Albany (Topgear) and there were probably 5 that i liked the look of. Had a play with the gerber gator (made in the usa not china unless the etching is lies)
Feels rock solid, is S30V steel. Good but not so much so that if i lose it i will cry myself into a coma. Not sure if i'll use the hook as much but it was a free option. The victorinox rangergrip 58 is now unavailable perminantly. No longer on the homesite either

That little pocket knife i got for all the little tools, but that black stick above it is actually one of those firefly flints from 2016. You pull out the toothpick and store it in there.

Originally Posted by T.FOYE

After watching way too many youtube reviews i ended up walking into that shop in Albany (Topgear) and there were probably 5 that i liked the look of. Had a play with the gerber gator (made in the usa not china unless the etching is lies)
Feels rock solid, is S30V steel. Good but not so much so that if i lose it i will cry myself into a coma. Not sure if i'll use the hook as much but it was a free option. The victorinox rangergrip 58 is now unavailable perminantly. No longer on the homesite either
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The gut hook can be a real pain when you are fishing around inside an animal (deer) cutting around the diaphragm etc. Seems to catch on everything. Same when cutting around the rectum. You are better to teach yourself how to open the paunch without that gadget and avoid a whole bunch of frustration.

Youtube reviews are fine but often things are quite different when the helicopter lands.