Benchmade 555-1 with AWT scales.
Practiality? Seriously? You own like how many knives? Maybe not a Great Gross, but definitely a Small Gross.
Do you ever make your knives dirty or even scratch them?
In the beginning I liked stonewashed/blackwashed blades until I learned that on a user some battle scars make it look ārealā.
And honestly, a well made satin grind isso much nicer to look at, not to speak about the fact that if a blade is available in satin/stonewashed the tumbled ones are usually the āBā grade blades. Coating and tumbling is very good to hide imperfect grinds, Iāve seen that the best on my Kershaw/Emerson CQC-5K.
What cheap piece oācrap, Iām glad I got it in exchange for material instead for real money (except shipping).
But I admit, itās looking great with leather handles.
Iām still curious whether a black acid washed finish gives any rust protection to D2. 
Iād say best for rust prevention would be a polished blade like they do it with carbon steel since ages, second best a very fine satin grind.
Stonewashing would be good to hide rust spots that already appeared, just like on Kershawās bead blasted āstainlessā blades.
So thatās the only complaint on my Green Thon Mouse3 that itās only available with a blasted D2 blade instead of a simple satin one.
Itās a work knife so when I see spots Iāll maybe stonewash it.
A blackwash (a stonewashed black coated blade) could be good against rust but it could still rust on the rubbed off areas.
If I can choose between 14C28N and D2 Iād always go for the Sandvik if itās for food prep or stays pretty much unused in my pantās pockets.
For a real user I donāt mind D2, my TwoSun TS51 shows some spots, too, though, I didnāt clean it well under the scale enough close to the pivot.
Is it smart to use a semi-stainless steel knife as a travel knife instead of say, a fixed knife?
Maybe not, but itās so much fun how the thick and scary sharp blade flies open and nearly cuts my finger when I close it.
Iād almost wish for washers instead of ball bearings. Almost. If it wasnāt so much fn the way it is 
Damascus or brushed satin blade today?
I seem to have misplaced my trusty pocket pal this weekend, and i do not like that so i have just done something about that 
Nothing big in size or prize, at least the price part i can not carry these days, the budget just took a major dive off a cliff into a puddle of acid rain.
There is a reason a pair of pants have 2 pockets at least, one pocket for the keys and one pocket for a knife.
I almost bought one when they had it on saleā¦ but the clip issue kind of lost it for me. Still, quite a handsome knife & the clip design is an interesting novel idea (that I think they couldāve done better).
Yes, the idea was good but it didnāt work in practice thatās why I bought a belt sheath for it.
Smart move. Itās slender enough to work well in a sheath.
Been carrying a Boker multi-tool I got from County Comm. It has the taupe colored scales. Nice deep carry. Gorgeous hollow grind polished blade.
Nice Boker multi-tool! I like hallow grinds, and Boker did an amazing job on that one. Beautiful.
Actually Sanrenmu did that great job, like on their self-branded SRM WA721-A1
Too bad they only give the tip-up carry option on the Boker version.
I carry a Victorinox Huntsman on a daily basis. Itās awesome.
The replacement for my Ganzo automatic that was lost, and found again last night.
Anyways a man cant have too many knives,right 
Item in question Boker Plus lateralus Steel.
It feel quite nice, and the edge on it from the factory are not bad, but i personally prefer a bit more shine ( polished ) edge.
So this new ātoyā will get a spin in my pocket in the weeks to come, and the Ganzo get a well earned rest again.
My 20 year old Buck Lightning
Got a replacement Asher Knives Nomad (my original had a touch of blade play that I couldnāt easily resolveāso they sent me a new one!). Such a terrific EDC. It looks like a Bugout clone, but I actually like it better. And itās a nicer design for me than the Sanrenmu Land 910.
Thatās a seriously cool looking knife. Color is fantastic!
Thanks! I always wanted to try a FreeTiger with purple G10 and this new model with 14C28N blade gave me the final push.