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by TomAiello
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Which Past Mule Teams Would You Like to See Repeated?
Replies: 49
Views: 5167

Re: Which Past Mule Teams Would You Like to See Repeated?

My thinking on this continues to evolve, but at this point I think Damascus is the one I really would like to play with. I've always seen Damascus blades as 'pretty not functional' and I'd be very interested in doing abusive testing on one to see how well it held up.
by TomAiello
Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Good knife friendly, reasonably priced cutting board
Replies: 11
Views: 393

Re: Good knife friendly, reasonably priced cutting board

Wood boards are actually more sanitary than plastic boards. And 'raw' wood boards are more sanitary than varnished or coated wood. I've always wanted to do a stabilized wood cutting board, because it would look nice, but it would actually be less sanitary, so I haven't done it (yet). https://www.all...
by TomAiello
Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Good knife friendly, reasonably priced cutting board
Replies: 11
Views: 393

Re: Good knife friendly, reasonably priced cutting board

Making a cutting board is easy if you have some basic carpentry skills, and they make great personal gifts. Example: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/woodcraft-woodshop-exotic-cutting-board-kit-3-4-x-9-3-4-x-16-angelique-hard-maple-wenge There are tons of cool cutting boards on Etsy too. I think t...
by TomAiello
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!
Replies: 238
Views: 21599

Re: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!

I don't think it's fair to fault Spyderco when a totally experimental blade in a totally experimental material doesn't live up to whatever expectations you've created for it. I bought several of the Rahven kitchen knives (which cost less) before deciding to buy the HIC mule. I had a fairly good idea...
by TomAiello
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: NCAA Football 2023
Replies: 112
Views: 30558

Re: NCAA Football 2023

Isn't that stat NFL yards? So it's the yards gained in NFL play by running backs who went to each school? Wouldn't it be the NFL O-line they were rushing behind that mattered?
by TomAiello
Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:24 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Black Lake -- A Short Story
Replies: 6
Views: 223

Re: Black Lake -- A Short Story

Do you have a YouTube channel? You could post an audio recording there.

Here's one sort of example, but I honestly prefer this kind of thing with no video at all:

https://youtu.be/XDLac7sAFsI
by TomAiello
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fixed blade EDC
Replies: 50
Views: 3308

Re: Fixed blade EDC

TkoK83Spy wrote:
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:39 pm
Guardian 3 Wharnie for the win!!
Do you find the 'tab' on the g-clip digs in at all? I found it uncomfortable in vehicles, and build a spandex strap that I use instead.
by TomAiello
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fixed blade EDC
Replies: 50
Views: 3308

Re: Fixed blade EDC

This thread is killing me. I'm discovering a bunch of new small EDC fixed blades I'm going to have to try out.
by TomAiello
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Black Lake -- A Short Story
Replies: 6
Views: 223

Re: Black Lake -- A Short Story

I feel like this should be oral, not written. I'd love to see the author record it in spoken form, probably without video.
by TomAiello
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Super Bowl LVIII Commercials
Replies: 12
Views: 728

Re: Super Bowl LVIII Commercials

Dunkin Donuts definitely wins.

https://youtu.be/Ve2miT5iF2M

Extended version:
https://youtu.be/yxTRX1NrsUY
by TomAiello
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fixed blade EDC
Replies: 50
Views: 3308

Re: Fixed blade EDC

The guardian is very comfortable, I tried a model from Amazon. Is it possible to put it on the belt comfortably? I wear my Guardian(s) horizontally just left of my belt buckle, with the handle facing in toward midline (so that I can draw an resheath easily with my right hand). After trying a whole ...
by TomAiello
Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:57 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fixed blade EDC
Replies: 50
Views: 3308

Re: Fixed blade EDC

I own two Makos, one in M390 and one in Rex 121. It's pretty much a highly refined, evolved Enuff. The handle/blade ratio is (like the Enuff) quite a lot of handle per blade. I don't mind that at all, even though I was thinking I might. Having the relatively large handle makes the knife more comfort...
by TomAiello
Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fixed blade EDC
Replies: 50
Views: 3308

Re: Fixed blade EDC

I EDC a small fixed blade pretty much all the time. I like the Bradford Guardian 3 (I have that one in probably a dozen steel/shape variants), especially the wharnie. The handle might be cramped for some people though. I am currently rotating between my Chad Kelly Coop (my favorite for this role, bu...
by TomAiello
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!
Replies: 238
Views: 21599

Re: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!

Something along the lines of a Dragonfly or Chaparral in HIC would be _very_ cool.
by TomAiello
Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 8533

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

Diamond belts on the worksharp. That's been my strategy for sharpening the Rahven kitchen knives, and it's working on them.
by TomAiello
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!
Replies: 238
Views: 21599

Re: MT40P – HIC Mule Team Dropping Soon!

Gtscotty wrote:
Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:26 pm
I'm tempted to get one of these because they are so unique, but I've had a few HIC kitchen knives for a while now and it bothers me that there isn't a great way to sharpen them.
Have you tried diamond belts?
by TomAiello
Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Smooth Precision Pens, Out of Business - Alternatives???
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Smooth Precision Pens, Out of Business - Alternatives???

It looks like maybe it's a 'every once in a while we make the old ones' kind of thing: https://tactileturn.com/products/stainless-steel-bolt-action-pens "We used to do a lot of Stainless Steel pens. It's a fantastic material that's very similar aesthetically to matte, stonewashed titanium but a...
by TomAiello
Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Smooth Precision Pens, Out of Business - Alternatives???
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Smooth Precision Pens, Out of Business - Alternatives???

The Tactile Turn website now shows no items in the stainless steel category. I wonder if they discontinued them?

https://tactileturn.com/collections/stainless-steel
by TomAiello
Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Smooth Precision Pens, Out of Business - Alternatives???
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Smooth Precision Pens, Out of Business - Alternatives???

I also own a couple tactile turn pens. I vastly prefer the heavier stainless steel to the lighter titanium, because the stainless steel version has a much smoother action. Another good pen I've been happy with is the Hinderer Investigator (the 'half size' one), which I've carried in my pocket quite ...
by TomAiello
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Smooth Precision Pens, Out of Business - Alternatives???
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Smooth Precision Pens, Out of Business - Alternatives???

I don't have one of their pens, but I have several Prometheus lights that I've been very pleased with.