Forgot this is with me everyday till Barry Lyndon mentioned a boot knife .
Well i have not owned a pair of boots since i was like 16 or something, leave that to the cowboys.
I do wish i could take away 36 years and be 16 again, or at least get the spine from back then.
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In stark contrast to my carry a few days ago, today I am carrying a Kershaw Chill.
Today just carrying the ZT 562 nothing special.
Sparky.
I could take away 60 yrs and still not be 16.
You ain’t got a problem.
Regarding Damascus. Look at some of the Japanese Chef, Santoku, etc knives.
waaay over 2 grand for daily working knives, mainly Damascus.
They cut you just looking at them. 99% Carbon, Centre layer brittle as,
I’ve yet to understand HOW you can get a super sharp blade.
Around 1/8th in thick while being 101 layers??.
I have 3 and 37 layer. Yes, super sharp and non brittle. But 101.
Spyderco Roadie (yesterday). Used it to cut down a large cardboard box that had been dumped in our communal garbage area.
TS111. pretty big and light. nicely made too.
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It looks like the modern interpretation of the swayback pattern. 
How is the pocket clip?
In the pocket is good out the pocket a little strong but its ok.
Anybody got a para 3 lightweight in allready?
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Love the shape of the Kwaiken…been thinking about picking one up but the blade thickness has been holding me back. How do you like it?
Ugh … You’re mixing steel lamination with damascus steel pattern. “Damascus steel” is not even sort of a steel and it has nothing to do with steel lamination (like “san mai” example, as someone above mentioned). It’s just pattern technique and quality of “damascus steel” depend from what steel you use. Most damascus steel knives nowaday originate from Pakistan and they are mostly low quality blades. There’s not one single advantage of damascus steel pattern apart from looking nice.
To be honest I prefer cheaper G-10/VG-10 above CPM-S35V/Ti version. Both are great, but G-10 feel just better in hand …
Well I broke down and ordered one. Just got it today. I like the size (a good deal slimmer than some of my other knives in the same blade length) and I love the blade shape. It’s sharp out of the box so that’s a plus. On the light side too!
The comments on youtube were accurate. The thumbstuds are a bit sharp (but easily fixable) and the clip wiggles a little bit (but not enough to bug me). The scales are definitely not G10, but they’re fine. I like the dished profile along the length. I’ve got a mind to shape myself some out of something else. Black G10? Cocobolo? Ipe? Buffalo Horn? Ziricote?
Mine’s a bit tight at the pivot so I’ll have to search for my Torx drivers, take off the scale and give it an adjustment. No sweat. I think it’ll serve me well.
I like it so far. Just FYI this isn’t a real Boker Kwaiken. It’s a clone. Got it from kevinjohnknives.
I don’t abuse my pocket knives too much. For heavy work and abuse I use fixed blades. My pocket knives will spend most of their lives opening packages and the like. It is smooth opening and closing, came fairly sharp out of the box. Haven’t had it long enough to find any weakness’s in it yet.
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