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Tool Talk => Edged Tools => Topic started by: Benner on December 11, 2008, 09:26:31 PM
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When it comes to fixed blades or folders, what style are you generally attracted to? I go through phases, ATM I am in a tactical phase, but give it a couple of days and that can all change. :D
So what about you guys? Tactical, traditional or a bit of both?
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I am a tactical kind of guy. It may have to do with my line of work, though..
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I started out more tactical... Charge, Delica, etc. For the last while I've been leaning more traditional, though I don't have a whole lot of "just" knives in either style.
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I have a soft spot in my heart for traditional type knives but I don't like the lump they leave in my pocket. I currently like tactical/one hand openers due to the ease of carry and the ability to open them quicker than thier traditional counterparts.
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SLIPPIES ALL THE WAY~
I've started to always carry a congress or peanut. They're pocket friendly and carry more than enough blade styles for any kind of cutting you'd ever neeed. And it's like pocket bling! :D
But I carry a tactical looking folder when I'm feeling paranoid, which is 70% of the time. ::)
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Well I started out with Sak's then convinced myself that tacticool's must be better so went through a phase of buying dozen's of them ::)
Fortunatly I got married/divorced so almost all of the tac-crap has gone and been replaced with more practical traditional designs :)
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Got a few tactical folders, but I'm mostly buy SAKs and some MTs.
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Define tactical and traditional.
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Define tactical and traditional.
Well what's your understanding of tactical and traditional?
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That's a tough one. I would say tactical because that is what I carry most of the time. I do have a soft spot for traditional knives though. I started collecting Case and Buck knives and I still have quite a few of them. I just picked up a nice Tony Bose/Case knife that I want to keep to whittle with when I'm an old man. I've always imagined I'd be sitting in a rocking chair whittling with my Case knife when my time was up. :D
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Define tactical and traditional.
Well what's your understanding of tactical and traditional?
I don't really know where to draw the line to be honest.
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Define tactical and traditional.
Well what's your understanding of tactical and traditional?
I don't really know where to draw the line to be honest.
Tactical to me usually means a black, angry looking, fast folder. For example a Cold Steel Voyager.
Traditional is more like an older styled knife maybe with a wood or bone handle. For example, some sort of Case slippy.
Overall, Tactical's are cool and traditionals look old. :D
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So I'm somewhere in between. :D
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I think I am more traditional when it comes to fixed blades, but more tactical when it comes to folders. Unless you count SAKs, I'm not a real big fan of traditional type fixed blades. I have one Case knife and I'm not impressed.
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I`m mostly a tactical type but I still carry a varity of Alox SAKs. Still have alot of slip joint folders from the past but seldom carry any of them any more. But to be honest I just like knives.
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I think I am more traditional when it comes to fixed blades, but more tactical when it comes to folders. Unless you count SAKs, I'm not a real big fan of traditional type fixed blades. I have one Case knife and I'm not impressed.
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:think: Def I'm confused, first you like traditional fixed blades and then you say you don't :ahhh :P
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mostly im intrested in tacticals.
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I can't decide without pictures!
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In my personal view:
I define Tactical blades used for; self defense/military, mall-ninja. Made/style for fighting/combat, and looks (black/camo).
A police officer or soldier uses this for defense/offense; a mall-ninja thinks he is going to use it for that.
A traditional blade is typically for EDC.
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I think I am more traditional when it comes to fixed blades, but more tactical when it comes to folders. Unless you count SAKs, I'm not a real big fan of traditional type fixed blades. I have one Case knife and I'm not impressed.
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:think: Def I'm confused, first you like traditional fixed blades and then you say you don't :ahhh :P
Oops, my bad... it should have said I am not a fan of traditional type folders. Sorry... got a nasty flu bug and thoughts screwed up getting...
Def
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In my personal view:
I define Tactical blades used for; self defense/military, mall-ninja. Made/style for fighting/combat, and looks (black/camo).
A police officer or soldier uses this for defense/offense; a mall-ninja thinks he is going to use it for that.
A traditional blade is typically for EDC.
Those tend to be my thoughts as well.
So what do you tend to go for?
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ohh traditional man here! while a tactical blade can be used for EDC, it's not really best suited for it; i.e. clip points (which can break easier), black and camo coloring make it hard to find when dropped or lost, guards that get in the way of cutting/slicing. They do look nice!
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Work = Tactical (for obvious reason) :police:
Play = traditional (love the feel of wood :oops:)
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I'm definately tactical, which I consider to be anything with a 3" or longer blade. Black handles, perferably zytel or G10 and folding style. Fixed blades just take up too much room.