What blade did you EDC today?

I need new friends like him! :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

Kizer Mini Sheepdog for me:

Yeah this guy is pretty firmly in the “most people can’t afford it” category. Even at 1/2 the price it would be hard justify owning.

Bummer because it would make a great EDC knife. Blade is about 3.25”, has a great full flat grind, slim profile and weighs in @ 2.3oz.

Yes he’s a very good (and successful) friend :wink:

CS Broken Skull, LM Rebar, Victorinox Compact :heart_eyes:

Very cheap bad clone of the original made by a small cutler in France. couper au couteau

SOG Vulcan with San Mai blade. I noticed the 3 slots cut into the blade and eventually it occurred to me that tritium vials might fit. Sure enough, they did. :slight_smile:

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Green Thorn PERO flipper:

That would go well with a Zebralight! :wink:

Packing the Enlan EL-10 today … :wink:

Put a new edge on the Sprint today… I don’t know why I always wait so long to get rid of factory edges.

I forgot who asked me about where to get one of these, but I’ve been seeing them pop up all over lately. BladeHQ, GP Knives, PVK Vegas, and probably others all have several styles in stock.

I chose it for my dog! :wink:

That’s a good looking knife rcwiily!! He must be a good friend. :wink:

Sorry to ask, but I don’t recognize it. What is it??

Yes very good friend…I still have it :smiley:

It’s a Shirogorov Hation Lite

Thanks for the info. Maybe he’ll leave it with you a few more days… :wink:

Thought I’d throw this info out about a new knife design that’s up on Kickstarter and although not a “budget” knife, it is significantly discounted from what the retail price will be. It’s definitely not for everyone with a 1” blade but for light use users could be an interesting EDC choice.

It is 100% made in the USA in Garland, Texas and has a unique patent pending Bolt Lock (see the video on Kickstarter)

Normally I avoid Kickstarter products because I’ve ended up with some junk in the past but this is his 12th Kickstarter campaign and his previous products have been well received.

A few notes:

Replacement blades will be available for $20-25 and possibly in other steels than D2 if the campaign does “really well” and with $50k+ raised the first day it may hit “really well” status.

There will also be a version coming out that uses hobby style and surgical disposable blades.

I have no affiliation with this product but thought I’d share if anyone is interested earlybird pricing is in effect for the next 20 hours as of this post.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eimim/tactile-turn-bak-bolt-action-knife?ref=project_link

Good idea for a knife. But the chinese will be selling clones in a few months for much cheaper.

Of course, but as someone who’s wife has had her work knocked off by various corporations (from small companies to Target) I don’t support stealing of other people’s work, especially when its the work of an individual or small company. Not only can it take months or years of design and prototyping that needs to be factored into the cost, cheap poorly made copies using inferior materials tarnish the original designer’s work making their new work more difficult to sell. Fortunately my wife is very talented and with the ability to speed up the design process using CAD and SLA 3d printing is now able to already have new products released before the knockoffs hit the market, but for years it had a significant negative effect on her business.

I have no problem with original designs produced in China in fact many of the knives currently are excellent quality AND more expensive than a lot of knives made around the world.

I am not a fan of any company copying someones work and trying to pass it on as the real deal genuine original. I am on the fence when it comes to clones. If they are being sold and advertised as a clone then I can see a benefit of being able to own a design that I may not be able to afford otherwise. I am willing to sacrifice even a bit of quality for a design where the original will forever be out of my budget. At the same time I hate to see others hard work copied and taken advantage of. It’s a slippery slope. I only own a few clones that I know of. I am not a walking bible of every known design and brand. So some knives I have may be copies and I don’t even know they are.

Two of my favorite knives. Affordable and well made as far as I can tell. Though I admit to carry my medium sized Honeybadger most of the time.

Sorry didn’t mean to take the thread off topic. However as I have been personally effected by knockoff products both in the example I gave above and other instances that I won’t go into as I think my point was made. So when the first comment after I posted about an original knife that I had just watched they designer’s story about the pride he takes in his work was “Good idea for a knife. But the chinese will be selling clones in a few months for much cheaper.” I felt like the point of my post was missed.

Back on topic…

I worked out a trade and this Shirogorov AND one other knife (will be picking it up this weekend) are now mine. So here’s my pocket dump for today. :slight_smile: