ALL THINGS BUDGET KNIVES

[Adahn]

So I went to my colleague to his workshop and he laminated me the tartan fabric.

Turned out pretty nice I’d say.

With the light shining through it gives me hope that there’s no voids or anything, but that’s why I went to a pro and didn’t try it at our company.
I should’ve take pictures of the process though, to get it flat after vaccuumizing it and pouring in the epoxy he used a kitchen roll to, well, roll over it and then layed a steel plate on it.
Simple, yet effective.
It should be set already but it has 2 more weeks to dry, will it fit (aesteticely) the UT if I cut it on the long side?

I’m not even sure if I’ll anodize the Mouse3 first or if I’ll do thise scales.
I think it would look good with a slight bronze fine tumbling, not sure if I want to turn it into a dress knife.
It’s a real user after all, but we’ll see.

The Mouse3 also has a big flat area, unlike the TS164, and the huge lockbar relief on the back s not making things easier.

I’d still like the entropic finish but for that I would need much more practice.

[Agro]

@xevious

@bdpf79

Yep, but if you add it to your cart, there is an instant $18 price drop but it doesn’t matter if you were looking for an axis lock anyway.
I’m glad the fit and finish on the Asher is good (and it should be for an $80 G10/steel liners), what I was more worried about is the S35VN steel blade itself and the heat treat on it. Kizer has proven itself, for Asher, time will tell.
I remember another S35VN knife from some other company that was selling for $50 (LA police gear if memory serves me well), everybody was talking about it a couple of years back, but then when used and tested, it actually performed poorly (even though it was real S35VN).
If you’re happy with you’re knife, in the end it’s all that matters

For the heck of it, I added one to my cart and then proceeded to checkout. No price adjustment. Maybe it’s not happening for USA customers.

Same here in EU.

[chooma]

I just got in a micarta handle knife yesterday.
This micarta absorbed sweat from my hand and then slowly evaporated.
Is this normal?
A couple other micarta knives I have don’t do this.

Thanks

[xevious (Gary)]

@bdpf79

Like I said, if you’re happy with it, that’s all that matters.
I feel like your posts are meant to convince either us or yourself.
I personally am not interested in this knife, but if you’re happy and believe it’s a bargain, then good!

I had initially posted about it. Then came critique posts inferring I made a wrong choice and that I should’ve gone with Kizer or Land. I was simply responding to that. I’m not trying to convince anyone to buy this knife. I just wanted to be clear about its good qualities, to be fair to the maker. That’s all. I won’t say any more about it. Cheers.

[bdpf79]

I’m pretty sure you are misunderstanding the post either made by Isti on the Land, or mine on the Kizer.
But like you, I won’t say anymore about it, no point about arguing about different choices. Cheers.

[Swabs]

Got a Real Steel Flying Shark today. Perhaps named after the Chinese fighter plane…? It’s a big beauty.

Has a 4.05” black stonewashed 14C28N blade, black stonewashed stainless steel handles with an orange G-10 insert on the show side. Has a great pivot action for having such a big chunk of Sandvik steel to deal with. Feels great in hand, the knife is long, but has a rather slim profile. Really nice job by Real Steel, again. This is my first knife that has a G-10 pocket clip.

I’m contemplating dying the orange G-10 insert, and orange G-10 pocket clip a crimson red.

[chooma]

QSP Penquin D2 in blue jean micarta.
Just got in, the quality and action is great. The thumbstud action I can only compare to my mini grip which is very good. Penquin has nice large thumbstud which helps with the great action. Rocket fast with a “THWACK”.
Also has sweet drop shut hydraulic like blade drop.
Anyway, it’s more gray than blue and has a easy arm hair shaving sharpness.
I usually open and clean new knives but this I’m leaving as is.

[Swabs]

@chooma

QSP Penquin D2 in blue jean micarta.
Just got in, the quality and action is great. The thumbstud action I can only compare to my mini grip which is very good. Penquin has nice large thumbstud which helps with the great action. Rocket fast with a “THWACK”.
Also has sweet drop shut hydraulic like blade drop.
Anyway, it’s more gray than blue and has a easy arm hair shaving sharpness.
I usually open and clean new knives but this I’m leaving as is.

Great looking knife. Always liked the look of a sheepsfoot blade.

[xevious (Gary)]

@chooma

QSP Penguin D2 in blue jean micarta.
Just got in, the quality and action is great. The thumbstud action I can only compare to my mini grip which is very good. Penquin has nice large thumbstud which helps with the great action. Rocket fast with a “THWACK”.
Also has sweet drop shut hydraulic like blade drop.
Anyway, it’s more gray than blue and has a easy arm hair shaving sharpness.
I usually open and clean new knives but this I’m leaving as is.

Nice choice. I’ve been lukewarm on sheep’s foot blades, but I think the key is how the leading spine is managed. I like how the Penguin has a slight slope, to avoid the “box cutter” shape. Another good sheep’s foot blade design is from Kizer, the Sheepdog. They ground a convex blade.

[Swabs]

Plenty of bright orange knives around. I wanted burnt orange scales. So to the dye pot I went.

Before:

After:

[Boro]

When I expand the pictures, Your modifications substantially improved the scales, very nice job. Your dye has a texturing looking effect. Thanks for posting

[xevious (Gary)]

@Swabs

Plenty of bright orange knives around. I wanted burnt orange scales. So to the dye pot I went.

Before:

After:

Awesome result! A major improvement, IMHO. :+1:

[bassoverflow]

@Swabs

Ruike P801-SF

Easily in my top 3 budget knives.

[Swabs]

Thank you Boro, and xevious for the compliments.

bassoverflow - Yup, the P801-SF is a pretty amazing budget folder. Perhaps with bigger thumb studs, it would have taken the number one spot on my thumb stud list. The flipper tab deployment method, puts it towards the top of my all time favorite budget knives list.

[bassoverflow]

@Swabs

Thank you Boro, and xevious for the compliments.

bassoverflow - Yup, the P801-SF is a pretty amazing budget folder. Perhaps with bigger thumb studs, it would have taken the number one spot on my thumb stud list. The flipper tab deployment method, puts it towards the top of my all time favorite budget knives list.

I lean towards flippers anyway, so I’ve never even attempted the thumb stud. It’s just eye candy for me. LOL

[Omega_17]

New Sanrenmu knife https://www.srmknives.com/product/9211-gj/

[isti242]

@Omega_17

New Sanrenmu knife https://www.srmknives.com/product/9211-gj/

Nice design but I have no idea why SRM started to use D2 when even FreeTiger switched to 14C28N.

[Omega_17]

Is it really? According to this website its not even much better than 440C https://knifeuser.com/14c28n-steel-review/. If you consider it well heat treated unlike many suspicious brands and many clones knifes who claim D2 but are fake.
Also the other thing about D2 is that it rust easily since its not really a stainless steel.

[turkeydance]

Beretta knives are now discounted:
https://www.berettausa.com/en-us/store/knives/?utm_campaign=Knives&utm_medium=email&\_hsmi=92122824&utm_content=92120883&utm_source=hs_email
but, they’re still expensive.

[isti242]

@Omega_17

Is it really? According to this website its not even much better than 440C Is 14c28n Steel Good for Knives? [Complete Steel Guide]. If you consider it well heat treated unlike many suspicious brands and many clones knifes who claim D2 but are fake.
Also the other thing about D2 is that it rust easily since its not really a stainless steel.

According to LTK FreeTiger uses real D2 steel with very good HRC so it’s unlikely that they use fake 14C28N. According to another youtuber’s cutting and sharpness testing of D2 and 14C28N from TwoSun, 14C28N outperforms D2 by edge retention. So I hope FreeTiger’s 14C28N won’t disappoint me either.