Hobbs,

That knife is exquisite!

Very glad for you, sir.

Please post more, when it arrives



(arm twisted, hope i can resist... this place costs a goodly amount of cheddar, but worth it )

Been carrying my ZT 0350 since I changed the scales to VZ Carbon Fiber, big improvement!

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Originally posted by braillediver:
Just got a 3 inch wharnie edc from David Mirabile.

Very nice, Mitch, you know that's right up my alley!!

Arrived by brown truck MUCH sooner than I expected. First impressions are that if you want impeccable fit and finish, you absolutely need to pick one out in person.

There are small irregular gaps around the backspring and they aren't uniform to both sides of the spring, nor the length of the spring. Good walk, but forget the talk ... you must walk the blade down when closing or it WILL impact the backspring just behind the blade tip. Out of the box, the blade edge will require some attention. All that said, the noted minor imperfections are only noticeable on close examination, the Briarwood is impeccable, the knife operates smoothly, isn't a nail breaker, just right, and feels very nice in the hand. There is no blade play and blade is centered. A Forge de Laguiole leather pocket slip should arrive soon and it will all go for a test ride in my jeans.

The "3494" is a laser etch personalization as much to simply have something on the pile side as because of personal significance (not my last 4 )

That's quite a looker, there. Love those briarwood scales.

Zero Tolerance 0562ti arrived yesterday.
Interesting knife with a unique sounding blade deployment.

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Laguiole knife (pronounced in old Occitan as "LAYOL") by Fontenille Pataud arrived today and getting pocket time. Handmade in France. Okay so maybe I don't pronounce "France" correctly either LOL.

Fit and finish of this Fontenille Pataud is noticeably better than my Forge de Laguiole knife although there is no show stopper there either. I like them both about the same ... but for different reasons HA.



... and from the website ...

Cold Steel Kudu Lite. I have the ratchet lock back version of the Kudu, but this half stop folder is MUCH less fiddly and so light weight it rides the pocket nicely and virtually disappears. Fit and finish is better than many premium pocket knives. Will rinse clean with little to no fuss. Best $7.64 folding pocket knife out there today. 5Cr15MoV steel (thought to be similar to 420HC) comes sharp out of the box. Great knife !!! Would be a very nice inexpensive stocking stuffer.

The pocket-o-indecisiveness.

I followed James Helm's knives for a few years. He's a good guy that won Forged in Fire a couple of years ago. I saw him post up this Tanto the other day and couldn't resist.

he is a great guy. we have talked about sharing a table at Blade for a while now. our schedules just never seem to work out. he builds quality blades and seems to have boundless energy. very busy man these days.

dozer

Cheap and Crude ... pick two
Pointy and Sharp ... pick two more
Okapi Carbon Steel Half-Stop Folder

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Originally posted by UTsig:
I followed James Helm's knives for a few years

He seems like a great guy and I enjoy his posts on Bladeforums. That's got to be the smallest one I've seen from him?

I'd love one of his knives but most are huge zombie slayers.

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Originally posted by eTripper:

I really like that.....How do I get one?

i am still working on my next carry piece. i have been wanting to do another large framelock folder for myself. finally decided to make the time for it. they don't look like much at this stage, but it will come to life later this week.

dozer

You guys have so many excellent examples of knives, I may cause Santa this year to have a back problem carrying some new items I want.

my new carry folder is coming along nicely.

dozer

Emerson ETAK B.

I liked the zt0562ti so much I bought another one.
Used , so it’ll be my in my EDC rotation & the other will be in my collection.