Day 1: Warming up.Feel good to have something in pocket again.First order of business, make sure everything is good to go.Sharp blade, checked, Bit set, checked, everything is oiled, checked.(Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: Obi1shinobee on October 01, 2015, 06:19:08 PMOctober Challenges Schrade Navitools Things are about to get crazy!!!
October Challenges Schrade Navitools
Oh go on then - I am in ...Knock off Vic Fisherman - But is actually a five layer - The fifth layer will be revealed during this monthGrrr - Why am I doing this to myself ......Well maybe I cant resist a challenge? Maybe I am taking one for the team? - Dubious - as we all know, and hate, distrust etc, knock offs already!!Well the prize is very nice of course - Thanks KampfBut mainly - I bought this knife to see how bad Chinese knock offs really are - I have only visually 'used' it so far - So what better way to explore its capabilities than using it for a month Also the last minute rule changed helped as I could use my other non brand tools - see my post above - Well done K!Although I do already feel disloyal and guilty to Victorinox for doing this......And am very annoyed by these blatant knock offs - You will see they have even copied the Vic shield etc etc Hopefully the excercise will be fun, funny and maybe even revealing as we explore the tools and capability during the monthAnd after one day of use I am already expecting the knife to do OK in some areasOh my ...Just as I previewed this post Lynn's entry came up - Looks like she had the same idea (and almost the same knife) as me - Grrrr again - Mine cost $10 (including shipping) - Probably worth $2!!Updated list of fellow sufferers...00 - Kampfer - ByrdRench01 - Obi1shinobee - Navitool02 - vartz04 - pheasants forever bird hunter03 - Etherealicer - Böker Tech-Tool City 304 - shark.za - CRKT ZillaTool Junior 05- Thisjk38- Rugged "Go2" knife06 - Lynn LeFey - Coghlan's 7 Function Army Knife07 - Huntsman - Chinese Knock off Vic Fisherman
Day 1: First violation, Need to cut some heavy duty double sided tape, Byrdrench has no scissors so this is not a good start for him.
Oh go on then - I am in ...Knock off Vic Fisherman - But is actually a five layer - The fifth layer will be revealed during this monthGrrr - Why am I doing this to myself ......Well maybe I cant resist a challenge? Maybe I am taking one for the team? - Dubious - as we all know, and hate, distrust etc, knock offs already!!Well the prize is very nice of course - Thanks KampfBut mainly - I bought this knife to see how bad Chinese knock offs really are - I have only visually 'used' it so far - So what better way to explore its capabilities than using it for a month Also the last minute rule changed helped as I could use my other non brand tools - see my post above - Well done K!Although I do already feel disloyal and guilty to Victorinox for doing this......And am very annoyed by these blatant knock offs - You will see they have even copied the Vic shield etc etc Hopefully the excercise will be fun, funny and maybe even revealing as we explore the tools and capability during the monthAnd after one day of use I am already expecting the knife to do OK in some areasOh my ...Just as I previewed this post Lynn's entry came up - Looks like she had the same idea (and almost the same knife) as me - Grrrr again - Mine cost $10 (including shipping) - Probably worth $2!!
Quote from: Huntsman on October 02, 2015, 03:54:48 AMOh go on then - I am in ...Knock off Vic Fisherman - But is actually a five layer - The fifth layer will be revealed during this monthGrrr - Why am I doing this to myself ......Well maybe I cant resist a challenge? Maybe I am taking one for the team? - Dubious - as we all know, and hate, distrust etc, knock offs already!!Well the prize is very nice of course - Thanks KampfBut mainly - I bought this knife to see how bad Chinese knock offs really are - I have only visually 'used' it so far - So what better way to explore its capabilities than using it for a month Also the last minute rule changed helped as I could use my other non brand tools - see my post above - Well done K!Although I do already feel disloyal and guilty to Victorinox for doing this......And am very annoyed by these blatant knock offs - You will see they have even copied the Vic shield etc etc Hopefully the excercise will be fun, funny and maybe even revealing as we explore the tools and capability during the monthAnd after one day of use I am already expecting the knife to do OK in some areasOh my ...Just as I previewed this post Lynn's entry came up - Looks like she had the same idea (and almost the same knife) as me - Grrrr again - Mine cost $10 (including shipping) - Probably worth $2!!That is a brave entry.That knife has p.o.s. written all over. I can only imagine the shame having to use it in public.
Just as I previewed this post Lynn's entry came up - Looks like she had the same idea (and almost the same knife) as me - Grrrr again - Mine cost $10 (including shipping) - Probably worth $2!!
Quails for Dinner tonight
If you dont mind Ill join the party a bit late and carry a Solingen (richartz?) SAKalike through the rest of october. Im not entereing the draw thoug. Pics will come laterSent from a device made from star dust using tapatalk
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