Quote from: rp252 on July 05, 2009, 07:34:39 PMQuote from: Benner on July 05, 2009, 07:20:57 PMQuote from: 2xTap on July 05, 2009, 07:18:23 PMBenner,Nice CS Twistmaster! Years ago I passed on some good deals on those and kick myself now for not getting them. Hell, I still don't own even a single Opinel yet! 2xTapThanks. You don't really hear much about them anymore, but they are good, reliable knives. This one has actually seen a lot of use, but as you can see cleans up real nice.Oh, and I don't own any Opinels either. Despite liking the Twistmaster, they just don't appeal to me for some reason.Thats pretty surprising given the similarities. Any idea what puts you off them?I think it's the (maybe unjustified) reputation of being for light-ish use only. I'm also not a huge fan of wooden handles on folders either. The Twistmaster seems to be far stronger (only from what I have read, I have not tested an Opinel) and has a more substantial, zytel handle which I much prefer.
Quote from: Benner on July 05, 2009, 07:20:57 PMQuote from: 2xTap on July 05, 2009, 07:18:23 PMBenner,Nice CS Twistmaster! Years ago I passed on some good deals on those and kick myself now for not getting them. Hell, I still don't own even a single Opinel yet! 2xTapThanks. You don't really hear much about them anymore, but they are good, reliable knives. This one has actually seen a lot of use, but as you can see cleans up real nice.Oh, and I don't own any Opinels either. Despite liking the Twistmaster, they just don't appeal to me for some reason.Thats pretty surprising given the similarities. Any idea what puts you off them?
Quote from: 2xTap on July 05, 2009, 07:18:23 PMBenner,Nice CS Twistmaster! Years ago I passed on some good deals on those and kick myself now for not getting them. Hell, I still don't own even a single Opinel yet! 2xTapThanks. You don't really hear much about them anymore, but they are good, reliable knives. This one has actually seen a lot of use, but as you can see cleans up real nice.Oh, and I don't own any Opinels either. Despite liking the Twistmaster, they just don't appeal to me for some reason.
Benner,Nice CS Twistmaster! Years ago I passed on some good deals on those and kick myself now for not getting them. Hell, I still don't own even a single Opinel yet! 2xTap
Quote from: Benner on July 05, 2009, 07:38:00 PMQuote from: rp252 on July 05, 2009, 07:34:39 PMQuote from: Benner on July 05, 2009, 07:20:57 PMQuote from: 2xTap on July 05, 2009, 07:18:23 PMBenner,Nice CS Twistmaster! Years ago I passed on some good deals on those and kick myself now for not getting them. Hell, I still don't own even a single Opinel yet! 2xTapThanks. You don't really hear much about them anymore, but they are good, reliable knives. This one has actually seen a lot of use, but as you can see cleans up real nice.Oh, and I don't own any Opinels either. Despite liking the Twistmaster, they just don't appeal to me for some reason.Thats pretty surprising given the similarities. Any idea what puts you off them?I think it's the (maybe unjustified) reputation of being for light-ish use only. I'm also not a huge fan of wooden handles on folders either. The Twistmaster seems to be far stronger (only from what I have read, I have not tested an Opinel) and has a more substantial, zytel handle which I much prefer.The Twistmaster does look more rugged to be fair. For their price Opinels perform well IMO, but they do tend to be fairly cheap In defence of Opinel I've given them some fairly hard use in the past and they've always done well. I've got a mate who abuses his like mad, never oils or sharpens it and just lets it rust as his has lasted him for years and still does the job.You should have a play with one if you can; you might be surprised
A Fallkniven U1 here. Small but surprisingly capable
Quote from: Magic Bus on May 15, 2009, 10:31:43 PMA Fallkniven U1 here. Small but surprisingly capable I wanna carry one of those too...
Quote from: AHB on July 05, 2009, 10:12:56 PMQuote from: Magic Bus on May 15, 2009, 10:31:43 PMA Fallkniven U1 here. Small but surprisingly capable I wanna carry one of those too... The 3G steel is very good to use, once I figured out how to sharpen it
It's tiny, I felt cheated when I received mine My appreciation grew over time, but I do like Falkies.
That's why I always pair mine with a Swisschamp
Geez that twistmaster looks familliar.
Benner,There's definitely no doubt that CS's version of a ring locker is stronger than any Opinel. CS has a tendancy to have their designs built stronger than they probably need to be, but that's not a bad thing.While I do like modern knives of more modern materials, I have a soft spot for the traditional......I like wood on my knives. My problem with Opinels is that while they are inexpensive my money always seems to go to other things! 2xTap
Well, I sold my spyderco military which was my EDC, so Tenacious for now. I've come to the conclusion 30° is too acute for aus8 and it can't hold an edge, so bumped it down to 40°.
Quote from: jzmtl on July 07, 2009, 01:57:26 AMWell, I sold my spyderco military which was my EDC, so Tenacious for now. I've come to the conclusion 30° is too acute for aus8 and it can't hold an edge, so bumped it down to 40°.You can't go wrong with the Tenacious.
From my mailbox to my pocket today. A Spyderco Manix 2 (Image removed from quote.)
Got my Aegis today, going to test it out at work and see how it performs. I hope it works better than my Flash II, I find with my Flash the knife hits the back of the handle (plastic) and dulls my blade quicker.
Quote from: prime77 on July 09, 2009, 07:02:26 AMFrom my mailbox to my pocket today. A Spyderco Manix 2 (Image removed from quote.)nice
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