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Keychain and One Piece Tools / Re: MRF card multitool and EDC gear

« Last post by PitCarver on Today at 07:44:36 PM »

Thanks, I can see this one.

This is what I got from the other link.

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Pics of your SAKs outside

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 07:43:00 PM »

Y'awl are sharing great SAKs in fantastic settings. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: this thread never disappoints!

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Tinker Tuesday!

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 07:41:11 PM »

No more than $8 for a new No. 6? I wouldn't have been able to hand over the money fast enough! Though I've never owned a Carbone Opinel, that will soon change.

And here's a Tinker for this Tuesday...black with a burnt orange fob.

 

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Watch it! / Re: New offering from Casio

« Last post by PitCarver on Today at 07:39:39 PM »

Nice, but I'm to old school when it comes to watches, I like an analog face with a large case.

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General Tool Discussion / Re: What did you just get?

« Last post by matzesu on Today at 07:33:54 PM »

The Red one is not mine, it’s a product picture from Victorinox, I will post a picture as soon I get better lighting again..

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General Tool Discussion / Re: Royal Mail UK no longer allowing knives to be posted

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 07:30:26 PM »

This thread got me to thinking. I know I've talked to SurgeUK and/or Tasky about various couriers operating in the UK. Maybe FedEx is an option? It's been my experience that they are completely unconcerned with age verification. I had a FedEx driver leave a case of wine by the door, and another handed me a package full of nicotine pouches without verifying my age. (Maybe I look middle-aged?) Of course, don't send anything via FedEx if you have serious worries about loss and/or breakage.

Maybe we in the States need to buy up parcels of land and set up housing for displaced and disgruntled MTo members.

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: What bladeless models would you like to see?

« Last post by Explorer on Today at 07:22:25 PM »

agreed. i'm actually in el paso TX right now sadly for one of my best friends funerals. Brain cancer took him far too early. didn't bother trying to bring a vic bic of my jetsetter experience. during my stay here someone needed a knife to open something and i instinctively reached for my pocket but nothing there.

it was really weird to not carry a knife this week. my friends wife realized i didn't have a knife on me and so she kindly gave me one of my friends pocketknives to keep and  use while i'm here. which was so kind of her. i will proudly carry it and cherish it in a way that i'm not sure many understand (well except for awlsome folks on this forum of course!) i'll be mailing it back to myself though. 

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General Tool Discussion / Re: What did you just get?

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 07:17:42 PM »

I'll say it again: great color choice!

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General Tool Discussion / Re: Sharpening methods

« Last post by Doc on Today at 07:08:36 PM »

I have the Work Sharp Precision Adjust Elite, and Field Sharpener, some Lansky Pucks (love ‘em), and a Norton oil stone (love it).  My sharpening skills are definitely not a strong point, but I muddle my way through most of my collection okay because I am definitely not a knife steel snob.  The vast majority of my knives are 1095, so I don’t need to be particularly proficient.  I do want to add this, hoping I don’t get kicked of this thread for posting abomination, but after decades of muddling my way through better or worse sharpening attempts, I have discovered the absolute joy of relying  VERY heavily on utility blades.  I always have a knife and an MT on me, and it varies day to day as to which.  However, over the past year or so I have become a utility blade kool-aid drinker.  I use them for at least 80% of my cutting tasks, and they cut much better than any blade I can sharpen.  I think my favorite aspect is when I notice a decline in slicing ability, just spinning the blade around or changing it out in less than a minute, including the walk to the box of blades.  Cool?  Nope.  Lazy?  Maybe.  I have my BK 2, 7, 14, 18, et al, for extraordinary  (for me) tasks, but given day to day cutting chores, I don’t need to sharpen any more, which I think is a very good thing.

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Edged Tools / Re: What Traditional Knife are you toting today?

« Last post by chip on Today at 06:37:47 PM »

Some great knives, any idea who started off the stamping of real lambs foot into blades and why.
 You don’t see real clip point or real spear point.

This is todays carry,