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vivi wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 10, 2026 1:12 am

I've handled one and thought it was hot garbage. It appeals to the crowd that fidgets more than cuts. I wouldn't trust it as a user.

I saw a video testing one and from what I saw there is just no way it's D2.

It went dull very fast cutting cardboard, much faster than real D2 would.

An Axis Lock knife with D2 steel for $7.95 is a great deal, no matter what. I'd get one to put in my truck or tool box.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyXJfzeO9d0&t=2153s



I wouldn't believe it.

I heard they are garbage from the honest ones who actually admit it and don't care about ...

Not confused no, just a different deffinition of quality. For example if I had two of the same exact knife in front of me except one was 01 steel and one was Magna Cut, the Magna Cut would obviously have better corrosion resistance and ege retention, but if the were both ground with the same ...

I personally like FRN linerless knives. I don’t mind the cheaper steels (154cm, VG10, etc) if from quality makers.

Outside organic cost increases I think some of the luxury (and gimmicky) touches drove prices further than they had to go. I enjoy my expensive folders but still adore the Calypso ...

As a general example I like to use commercial grade butcher knives.

They are not exactly expensive but are decent quality and serviceable.

They are used for the most part everyday, all day long until they have been worn down to nothing by sharpening's.

They are thrown around, dumped in the sinks ...

Not confused no, just a different deffinition of quality. For example if I had two of the same exact knife in front of me except one was 01 steel and one was Magna Cut, the Magna Cut would obviously have better corrosion resistance and ege retention, but if the were both ground with the same ...

Cost of manufacture, materials and other overhead are factored into pricing.

YOU WILL NOT EVER GET A HIGH QUALITY KNIFE FOR UNDER $20.



I do not equate quality directly to cost. To me a quality tool is one that does it's intended job efficiently, comfortably, and the manufacturer can make ...

Update:

The knife seller told me just what you and I know.
You get what you pay for.

So how do we reconcile this fact with the apparent conflicting fact that you can buy a good quality Mora, Opinel, Buck, MAM, Antonini, and other NON CHINESE budget knives at a price under 20 dollars?

Vivi ...

I think Buck 110 Lightweights are high quality USA made knives and they can be purchased for under $20 + shipping.

https://www.chicagoknifeworks.com/bucklite-iii-blk-hndl-no-shea/

Only thing they don't do well is hold an edge as long as modern super steels on abrasive materials, but they cut ...

There are knife brands that have relatively inexpensive knives (like Victorinox) that are very good. My most expensive Vic kitchen knife was a 7" Santoku that cost $40. The cheapest was a Vic paring knife that I got on sale at a cooking supply store for under $10. Not to mention all my SAKs. The ...

I think Buck 110 Lightweights are high quality USA made knives and they can be purchased for under $20 + shipping.

https://www.chicagoknifeworks.com/bucklite-iii-blk-hndl-no-shea/

Only thing they don't do well is hold an edge as long as modern super steels on abrasive materials, but they cut ...

Update:

The knife seller told me just what you and I know.
You get what you pay for.

So how do we reconcile this fact with the apparent conflicting fact that you can buy a good quality Mora, Opinel, Buck, MAM, Antonini, and other NON CHINESE budget knives at a price under 20 dollars?

Vivi? Doc ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z47MEtn4O8E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mg7qKstnPk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJQFyUT7ueE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wlsd9mljiU



It's all true. Every movie is true, and nobody cares. They don't want to know the truth.



Not so sure ...

1960 Boomer here. We did not have the money to dress, drive or live as they did on TV. Family dinner was pretty common with all of my friend's families. We ate on the road in restaurants a lot due to traveling team ice hockey but we ate together 3x per week at least.

Wherever I am or have ...

Perfect 1950s Family Was All An Act

https://youtu.be/3eESnbl2bEQ?si=j_WUVN6O9_A9D0XD

I was born in 1963, so just missed that era. Glad I did, really. My older brother by 10 years had a rough time of it, for various reasons, which he only recently told me about. Which made the reasons for his ...

I rarely ever strop past 6 microns.... or sharpen past 600 grit.... sometimes 1200 grit. I'm not a shiny, polished edge fan. I like my edges toothy. I find 6 microns to be a good all the time maintenance stroping compound.


I use 6 micron diamond paste on my strop, works on everything just fine ...

I recently took out all my SRK, SRKC and Recon Tanto users. Touched them up and thinned them out as needed.

https://i.postimg.cc/9XpLfqFp/1000035050.jpg

L to R: B.O.B. Recon, my oldest Recon (pre GSM SK5), stripped OD recon, stripped pre GSM SK5 SRK, OD SRK, FDE 3V SRK convexed, convexed SRKC ...

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Who is Generation Jones?

https://youtu.be/q84OCrGbV1E?si=VtXC-Urw_H1hw6lC

I believe that Generation Jones should become an officially accepted generational category, between the Boomers and Gen X. Although I feel that, instead of 1954 - 1965, it should actually be from 1955 - 1964 ...