Gerber Strongarm
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1w ago
  Gerber Strongarm— that's a hell of a name, isn't it?  But yet I remember strongarm inspection.  Maybe it's not such a great name. Despite the name, the Strongarm is a combat knife.  First, let me get this out of the way.  According to the Gerber website, they have made 'survival' knives since 1968.  Gerber released the Mark 1 and 2 back around '66 as combat knives, and they were a hit with the military.  That is to say, with the boots on the ground.  For reasons never explained, Gerber was stopped from selling these knives in PXs.  Gerber relabele ..read more
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A Retail Find
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3w ago
  Every once in a while, I impulse buy.  The other day, I saw a blister pack for True Utility Knives made by/sold by Alliance Consumer Group.  The knife kit donates a dollar to DAV for every kit sold.  DAV stands for Disabled American Veterans; more on them later.  The kit has a waterproof case, a dog tag bottle opener, a knife, and mini-tool.  You might be able to sell me an empty box to help veterans so it came home with me. The dog tag is a bottle opener with a short ball chain.  Since I can be a sissy even with twist-off caps, that's welcome.  ..read more
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Launch 13
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1M ago
I just got my hands on Kershaw’s Launch 13.  It’s a very icey knife.  But then, I’ve always liked Kershaw knives. Kershaw Launch 13 Pete Kershaw started the company in 1979 when he left Gerber Blades.  At the time, Ichiro Hattori made most of Kershaw’s knives in Japan.  Constantly evolving, Kershaw has introduced many innovative knives designed by people like Ken Onion, Ernest Emerson, Frank Centofante, and Rick Hinderer, to name a few. The internet claims Kershaw makes over a million knives a year.  Impressive. Pete retired from Kershaw on June 1, 1998, and b ..read more
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SMOCK!
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1M ago
  “Hey, you got my knife!” That's different from what I hear very often at my sales table.  Often, I hear, "You got the knife I’m looking for!’ or the slightly different version, ‘You got the knife I lost!’  Neither of these states assures you of a sale. “You’re Mr. Smock?” I ask.  He was pointing at Spyderco’s Smock in carbon fiber. You must understand I grew up with Steve Allen's late-night TV show, Tonight.   Allan launched the careers of people like Don Knotts, Lewis Nye, Bill Dana, and many more.  But it was his catch phrase that always fascinated me:&nb ..read more
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Two to Show
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2M ago
As luck would have it, I had a chance to pick up two new knives.  The first is the OSS Dagger by WE K’nife.  I've always been interested in the small ‘James Bond secret agent’ knives.   I have heard about a replicate kit of special knives made for the OSS, but I have never seen one.  Perhaps it is just urban legend.  In any case, a small concealable dagger would be part of that kit. Whenever I think of the OSS, I remember "You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger" by Roger Hall The WE OSS dagger is a tribute to those days.  The knife is made from CPM ..read more
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Magnificent MagnaCut
The Knife Edge: One Man, So Many Knives
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2M ago
  Crucible Powdered Metal’s MagnaCut steel is, perhaps the best performance steel on the market.  It is certainly the hottest! Dr. Larrin Thomas, its inventor, thought there should be a steel that could be optimized to give small grain steel with tiny, supper hard carbides capable of reaching Rockwell 60+ hardness without brittleness and still be rust resistant. I’ve taken a very short step in to metallurgy and perhaps the first thing you learn is you simply can’t throw elements into a pot and get a great outcome.  Metallurgy is complicated, heat treatment is a specialty, and yo ..read more
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Zombies
The Knife Edge: One Man, So Many Knives
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3M ago
Zombies weren’t always so threatening. It took a lot of work and juju to turn a person into a Zombie.  They mostly stood around until the Zombie master gave them commands.  Even then, they were primarily insistent; nothing stopped them from carrying out their instructions.  And they weren’t infectious. In Piers Anthony's 'Castle Roogna', they were pretty nice people, had a lot of friends, fell in love, and did other ordinary things.  The first record of zombies in literature goes to the English poet Robert Southey in 1819.  Later, Richard Matheson published  'I Am ..read more
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Screw Loose
The Knife Edge: One Man, So Many Knives
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3M ago
 My wife’s current favorite pocketknife, a purple SixLeaf, lost the screw holding the clip to the body.  Fortunately, the knife slipped further into her pocket, and somehow, the clip was retained.  The screw, however, vanished. Of course, I wanted to repair it.  SixLeafs aren’t that expensive and but there are no local distributors I can contact for a replacement screw.  Fortunately, I had a SixLeaf of my own and was able to confirm it was the same screw.  But what kind of screw? She wanted the purple one and I opted for green My friend Derrick speaks ..read more
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What's In Your Stocking?
The Knife Edge: One Man, So Many Knives
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4M ago
Stocking stuffers?  We don’t need no stinkin’ stocking stuffers… That's not true, is it?  During the Christmas Holidays, there is always a need for little gifts.  This is especially true if you're a knife fancier.  We all need oils, waxes, polishes, sharpening doodads, and whatnots, but we sometimes hesitate to buy for ourselves. Let me give you two ideas any knife fancier will want. There are various products like these two, I just happen to have these on hand. Every pocket knife I’ve owned has screws, nuts, and bolts that all what to back out and get lost.&nbs ..read more
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Secrets of the Sorting Hat
The Knife Edge: One Man, So Many Knives
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4M ago
  I've moved, which forced me to confront my knife collection with the certainty that all good things end.  My previous dwelling had plentiful storage, but the new digs, well, not so much.  I’ll add cabinets, shelves, and drawers for storage, but I need to deal with limited storage and the need to put things away. The move has also prompted a confrontation with my mortality.  Do I want to continue to curate knives I have for no apparent reason?  As much as I wish it, I do not have a Harry Potter sorting hat to make determinations for me. I realized that all my possessi ..read more
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