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Fixed Blade Challenge October

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #120 on: October 07, 2025, 03:18:47 PM
Catch up

DAY 6

This is where I should have stopped, the best possible pairing of blades to cover all you need....Bark River Aurora 2 and the Bushcraft Ultra lite



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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #121 on: October 07, 2025, 03:23:24 PM
DAY 7

Traditional small neck knife....one of the best and available to all...the mora 2/0





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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #122 on: October 07, 2025, 03:40:52 PM
Day 6
The cigar and pipe pictures have inspired me to take a picture of my smokes
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Catch up

DAY 4

Another snapshot of the GSO 2.7....creamy mushrooms cooked in honey mead


Glad to see you in this challenge; I know you have a collection of fixies.  Also, that looks  :drool:


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #123 on: October 07, 2025, 07:30:00 PM
Day 7

I bought a new pair of calipers for work, and i used my P. mini to free them from their plastic cocoon.

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #124 on: October 07, 2025, 10:51:58 PM
Day 7

Another thing I like about the Civet: its sheath. It holds the knife securely and silently. (I had a "Schrade" push dagger thing, and someone apparently thought they were designing toys for toddlers instead of self-defense tools.) It is also light enough that it's comfortable and unlikely to overstress the chain or cord it's suspended from. But if you prefer belt or pocket carry, you probably won't be a fan.

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Lefties should also find it agreeable.

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And then there's the larger hole. Why it was put there, I don't know. A piece of paracord was looped through that hole and secured with a cord lock when I received the Civet. But I went back to the ball chain, which was the original setup. I tried putting a tiny ferro rod and its ceramic scraper thing (on a smaller ball chain) through that hole. It seems to work well enough.

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #125 on: October 08, 2025, 02:34:50 AM
Nice job making your knife into a multitool.

Day 7

On a "good" day, my knife maybe opens an Amazon package or cuts a donut or something in half to split with my wife. But every once in a while I get to be really glad I have a knife, and today was one of those days.

We recently redid our house with central HVAC to replace the NINE window units that were in when we moved in. I was working on taking out one of the ones on the second floor. Took the screws out, but couldn't get the window to open. Double checked I didn't miss a screw, but there weren't any hiding. Eventually, I realized they had put caulk (or some other similar sealant) between the frame and the AC, which was sticking it shut.

I stuck the Buck 630 Paklite Hide in my pocket this morning, and it was honestly just right for this. Small enough to work in the tight/awkward space, hefty enough to take a bit of abuse scraping and prying at the stuff that I wouldn't want to subject one of the tiny trout knives too. The Razel scraper probably would've done an even better job scraping what was left off the side of the window, but the point on the Paklite was good for getting in there.

This knife has seen a fair amount of carry since I bought it a month or so ago, and I think it crams about as much knife as you can into a package that's still pocketable. Expect to see more of it.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #126 on: October 08, 2025, 03:54:35 AM
Day 7

Izula 2 cutting some hose.

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #127 on: October 08, 2025, 04:29:54 AM
Day 7

A.G. Russell/CUDA Arclite

I like the design, but D2 seems like a poor steel choice for something designed to be a neck knife or pocket fixie.



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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #128 on: October 08, 2025, 04:41:30 AM
Day 7

I was setting up the Halloween lights and I had to cut these annoying warning tags from the lights.  Who reads those warning labels anyways.  I know I don't....




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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #129 on: October 08, 2025, 06:13:08 AM
Day 7
ATK cut some dog treats to put in Fisher’s Jump n Jack


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #130 on: October 08, 2025, 11:57:08 AM
Day 07

The Lionsteel H1 with a refreshing snack of frozen mango on a balmy fall day.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #131 on: October 08, 2025, 03:24:59 PM
D2 seems like a poor steel choice for something designed to be a neck knife or pocket fixie.
As a guy who thinks 1095 is a fantastic steel, I'm curious as to why you say that.

Day 8

After too long, I decided to enjoy some pan-fried Spam for breakfast.

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The Civet was perhaps not the ideal tool for slicing the Spam, but it got the job done. The blade is just long enough to slice through the Spam without rotating it.

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Ready to eat.

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #132 on: October 08, 2025, 09:12:38 PM
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Glad to see you in this challenge; I know you have a collection of fixies.  Also, that looks  :drool:

Creamy mushroom desire mead....the prefect relationship  :drink:


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #133 on: October 08, 2025, 09:17:18 PM
DAY 8

A new to me SteelDrive watch, the 007 version, and one of the most surprising neck knives I have, the Spyderco swick 2....an amazing leather working blade, and EDC blade really.



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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #134 on: October 08, 2025, 09:18:05 PM
As a guy who thinks 1095 is a fantastic steel, I'm curious as to why you say that.

Day 8

After too long, I decided to enjoy some pan-fried Spam for breakfast.

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The Civet was perhaps not the ideal tool for slicing the Spam, but it got the job done. The blade is just long enough to slice through the Spam without rotating it.

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Ready to eat.

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I have never tried spam.... honestly never!!!
What is it like texture wise?

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #135 on: October 08, 2025, 09:34:02 PM
DAY 8.  It was not raining for once, so I was out in the yard with the A.M. Leonard garden knife.  Part Rambo knife, part machete.  I love this thing!

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #136 on: October 09, 2025, 01:09:05 AM
As a guy who thinks 1095 is a fantastic steel, I'm curious as to why you say that.
For a knife that could well be worn inside a shirt against the skin, sweat exposure is a given and rust resistance should be a major factor in steel choice for this application IMO.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #137 on: October 09, 2025, 01:20:32 AM
Day 8

Randall King Knives Jim Burke Syphon

I would really prefer a clip point or spear point for general utility, but was still able to trim my cigars with this…


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #138 on: October 09, 2025, 01:29:56 AM
I had some spam mixed in w/ leftover homemade mac and cheese with dinner tonight.

Day 8

Minimalist Wharncliffe opened a pack of USB drives for distro testing.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #139 on: October 09, 2025, 02:56:33 AM
Day 8

Used my P. mini to open the plastic of a new tool, or holder, at work.  The tool is the approx. 4" .25 dia. shaft above the knife.  The cutter I used with the holder is the gray almost round thing above the blade.

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #140 on: October 09, 2025, 03:02:10 AM
For a knife that could well be worn inside a shirt against the skin, sweat exposure is a given and rust resistance should be a major factor in steel choice for this application IMO.

From what I have read, the amount of chromium in D2 steel is at the low "edge" of stainless steels.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #141 on: October 09, 2025, 03:36:09 AM
From what I have read, the amount of chromium in D2 steel is at the low "edge" of stainless steels.

D2 is a high alloy tool steel, and has better corrosion resistance than carbon steels or low alloy tool steels.  However, it’s a far cry from modern stainless steels.

Also, there is more to corrosion resistance than simply chromium content.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #142 on: October 09, 2025, 03:54:29 AM
Day 08
I used the H1 on a cigar.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #143 on: October 09, 2025, 04:16:34 AM
I have never tried spam.... honestly never!!!
What is it like texture wise?
The best I can come up with right now is a little chewier and a little more oily than an ALDI frankfurter.

For a knife that could well be worn inside a shirt against the skin, sweat exposure is a given and rust resistance should be a major factor in steel choice for this application IMO.
I keep at least an undershirt between my neck knives and my skin. But that makes perfect sense. :hatsoff:
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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #144 on: October 09, 2025, 04:29:05 AM
I had some spam mixed in w/ leftover homemade mac and cheese with dinner tonight.

Spam in mac and cheese was a common dinner as kid.. My Dad would also sometimes do scrambled omelets with spam and cheese. 

Day 8

Used my P. mini to open the plastic of a new tool, or holder, at work.  The tool is the approx. 4" .25 dia. shaft above the knife.  The cutter I used with the holder is the gray almost round thing above the blade.

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Nice knife

For a knife that could well be worn inside a shirt against the skin, sweat exposure is a given and rust resistance should be a major factor in steel choice for this application IMO.
Loving in a high humidity environment and having spent a lot of time around the ocean, corrosion resistance is a big consideration with all knives.  I’ve had a couple carbon steel or lower quality steel knives get spot rust from being in my pocket when walking around in summer.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #145 on: October 09, 2025, 04:32:23 AM
Day 8
ATK opened a yougert snack bar.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #146 on: October 09, 2025, 05:15:15 AM
Day 8

No use today as work got the better of me so, I'm going to borrow Farmer X's idea.

I like original and teriyaki the best.





Texture wise, I would have to agree with Farmer in that it's similar to that of a hotdog but a little firmer in my opinion.  I eat it for breakfast several times a month, either on the side of eggs or in a breakfast burger with a fried egg on top and some sriracha.
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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #147 on: October 09, 2025, 01:26:37 PM
DAY 9-Another knife from Brazil.  I have a knot tied in the cord that will let loose if the cord is pulled hard. 

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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #148 on: October 09, 2025, 01:30:35 PM
Day 8

No use today as work got the better of me so, I'm going to borrow Farmer X's idea.

I like original and teriyaki the best.


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Texture wise, I would have to agree with Farmer in that it's similar to that of a hotdog but a little firmer in my opinion.  I eat it for breakfast several times a month, either on the side of eggs or in a breakfast burger with a fried egg on top and some sriracha.

I ate it last in the 1980s, always fried.  I don't recall it being bad, but I worked with a who would dump it out of the can, slice it, and put it on white bread.  The thought of it at room temp killed it for me.


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Re: Fixed Blade Challenge October
Reply #149 on: October 09, 2025, 03:44:47 PM
The best I can come up with right now is a little chewier and a little more oily than an ALDI frankfurter.


Thank you....sounds like my girls play dough,  :D....might give it a miss for the moment  :think:

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