What blade did you EDC today?

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Regardless of any argument for or against, copyright infringement ( counterfeiting ) is illegal and can carry hefty jail times.

Truer words were never spoken. A custom knife from someone who really knows what they are doing is a wonder to behold.

And to get to where “they really know what they are doing” means they have invested the time & money it takes to learn.

What Blade did you EDC today?
Post a photo.

for me still, the mini osborne (size compare to Opinel #7)
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Ganzo G729
Offending two fanboy groups at the same time! :sunglasses:

Back when Ganzo’s were good AND cheap, 5 years ago :smiling_imp:

The compulsory VAT made everything even more expensive thanks to our wise leaders…

Here in the US, gas and food prices continue to rise. Milk and gas were the same price per gallon recently. Simply staying home with the family often saves enough on gas to buy a new budget knife. It has everything to do with those in power. Speaking of offending people, Let’s Go Brandon!

I recently skipped a trip over the mountains and into a neighboring state to see my elderly mother. Besides the cost and other hassles, mainstream media still has her so wound up about COVID that she won’t see her kids and grand kids unless we all wear masks, despite being in perfect health and up to date on vaccines. I literally saved enough on gas to buy the Civivi Chevalier I modded and carried today.

Filling the tank is quite painful everywhere nowadays…

I was about to order the Chevalier too, but I changed my mind and I went for the Conspirator instead. How do you like the Chevalier?

I dusted off my Ganzo G737 “frame-lock Stretch”:

Have a look at the tolerances around the frame-lock:

The Chevalier is a little more svelte. I like the blade shape a lot better.

The main benefit of the Conspirator for me is that it fills my hand better.

While the wood on my Chevalier looks great, the Micarta on my Conspirator feels great.

Doug Ritter RSK MK1-G2 (older M390 version)

More often than not I carry a Spyderco MANIX 2 GRAY FRCP MAXAMET
There is not a one of the many other knives in various steels that stays as sharp for as long.

I really need to pick up an RSK,
Hogue makes a great knife and I really like the Ritter blade shape. I Should probably sell off some stuff and just do it,

Also today I carried my Kershaw Highball Ti

Nice looking knife!

Petrified Fish Havrog. Amazing level of fit & finish in this budget segment!

I really like the overall look of that knife but I hate the micarta thumbstud
Also PF please give us some new steels,

Actually the thumb studs are made of G10 and they’re removable, but if that’s not your cup of tea then it doesn’t help too much. :slight_smile:

I agree on this one. A Micarta stud might be cool but I just don’t like the match here.

As far as steels, PF has done a few knives in 14C28N. I wish they’d do more.

PF is very interesting to me. I love the one that I have, i got it for ~20$! (PF818 g10 + d2)

now all their models have been released in the 50$ price bracket… a few are still in the 35$ range.

I think i’ll stick with SRM knives. I picked up a new FRN version of their hit axis model.

SRM 9201-PL is the model number. they went with 8cr this time. it’s smooth and the handle is really light, but i prefer the d2 model with the beefier handle… it’s only a bit more, plus it’s got much better materials.

but for 20$, the SRM 9201-PL really was fun to try out, recommended for those keeping the budget tight :slight_smile:

I have a laser goniometer,which measures the edge angle geometry and condition of a knife,but it is difficult to use it.
Is there some video showing the process please?

These guys this week….