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

« Last post by chip on Today at 05:30:21 PM »

The show side pictured in my previous post I  am happy with, it’s the back side I do not think is the best.

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Leatherman Tools / Re: MAY 2024 MICRA 30 Day Challenge

« Last post by LoopCutter on Today at 05:26:31 PM »

My limited experience with paracord, I have found scissors to be a fail. 
My go to has always been my IZula knifes.

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: The Sportsman Challenge - April 2024

« Last post by marlowe221 on Today at 05:23:38 PM »

That's the correct badge as far as I know!

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

« Last post by chip on Today at 05:23:31 PM »

Hi,
I  beleive winter bottom stag bone is what queen call their stag bone

This is called India stag bone, same as though I’m sure.
The website I bought it from listed it as 1095 and in the comments in the attached video SMKW say it’s carbon when asked.
https://youtube.com/shorts/CGugSnltR_U?si=y4hkFxt_ew_hPha_

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Leatherman Tools / Re: MAY 2024 MICRA 30 Day Challenge

« Last post by ReamerPunch on Today at 05:22:36 PM »

I've seen people say that early Micras cut much better than recent ones.

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General Tool Discussion / Flashlight Challenge - June 2024

« Last post by ReamerPunch on Today at 05:19:08 PM »

I've come to appreciate having a dedicated light on me. And we've been seeing all sorts of light innovations lately. Pens, hats, flat flashlight bodies, articulating heads, thousands and thousands of lumens. It never seems to end.

June seems to be free. And flashlights seem like a safe carry, compared to knives and pointy things.

Along with flashlights and head-lamps, I think we could carry non-flashlight things with lights on them, and still qualify for a flashlight badge. So, Midnight Managers are fine. Olight pens, LED hats, glasses, probably. But not just our phones.

So, who wants in?

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

« Last post by LoopCutter on Today at 05:14:39 PM »

Would these scales be called WINTERBOTTOM BONE?

I have been curious since first seeing model.

Also, how did  you determine the blade steel  chip?

There are no markings on my similar model Rosewood and  with the high polish I was thinking it to be 440 steel.

Mine came razor sharp and cuts paper near silent, indicating no burrs or edge roll in the slightest.

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Leatherman Tools / Re: MAY 2024 MICRA 30 Day Challenge

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 05:12:17 PM »

Three nice colors!

Wife agreed to taking the primary school ducklings they hatched.....

I'm sure I speak for many others as well...I wanna see duckling photos!

Day 2

Excepting completed cat toys and pace-count beads, polyester paracord is now banned from my house. What better excuse to see how Micra scissors handle paracord?

 

Micra Challenge Day 2.jpg (Filesize: 309.84 KB)

When the cord is intact, multiple passes are needed. It does much better on the "guts, and only requires two passes on an empty outer shell. I may see if the Micra scissors do any better with nylon paracord, but I suspect that's not really their intended use.

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Don't degrease SAK with acetone,,

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 05:04:49 PM »

I never would have guessed that Cellidor could be grippier than nylon! My findings are that unpolished Micarta offers the best grip.

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Q's and (hopefully!) A's / Since when is 475 larger than 512?

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 05:01:37 PM »

I tried posting a challenge photo multiple times before posting this thread. After the final edit, the photo was said to be 475 KB. But after attempting to post, it told me the attachment was too large. Last time I checked, 475 was less than 512. Always has been, always will be. Is MTo the latest victim of "common core" math, or is something else entirely going on here? It sure is aggravating, and I'd hate to bow out of a challenge because I'm unable to post photos.

Edit: I was able to post the photo, but only after resizing it to a greater degree than I prefer.