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Does it really matter? I'm sure whatever got sold met Sal's requirements both as to HRC and quality of heat treat.

I think @ekastanis is probably right about the P4 being one of the first but I can't remember that far back for sure.

The SE Police 4 in K390 is great, i have that one too, sadly they seem to have been discontinued.
For work i switched from the SE Endura's to SE Stretch 2 XL's by now, feels better with gloves and is sometimes even aviable at a reasonable price.

EU pricing is generally on the spicy end of the ...

I wear suits a lot of time for work but my Spyderco knives tend to destroy my pocket. I carry tip up front right pocket. I also tend to carry 3” (Para 3, Native 5, Sage 5, etc.) knife while in a suit. I never have the issues in kakis or jeans.

Does anyone have the same issue? Has anyone found a ...

Doc Dan wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 29, 2025 11:12 pm

If they don't go over your ears, I think that might solve the problem with standard headphones causing hearing loss.

Sure, that problem is kinda solved. But osteoporosis is a dangerous side effect, bone loss is a thing

Hi All,

There seems to be a lot of thought and opinions on China, with regards to knives, especially since the latest reveal.

Some say we are no longer a leader in the industry because of the latest model offerings. (Manta 4, Buttonup, Shelter Cove, Goonie). Some say to ditch China altogether ...

RdKill wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 17, 2025 9:49 pm

Dang thing's got a hole in it!

That's the lanyard hole. Alternatively, it's where the chips are supposed to fall out when @yablanowitz whittles with it

​I've struggled to get along with slings, but I really want to like them.
Had a few over the years, but always return to using a backpack instead.
And now I'm back to looking at them again.

I try to do as much as possible of my commutes by foot, so a good system to carry what I need for the day ...

Cutting coconuts is fairly simple when you know how to do it. Doesn't require a lot of force. I don't remember the technique, but I've seen it done.

sal


Coconut shell is really hard stuff. To get one open, ream out one of the eyes (one will be softer than the others) and then drain the ...

Cutting coconuts is fairly simple when you know how to do it. Doesn't require a lot of force. I don't remember the technique, but I've seen it done.

sal


Coconut shell is really hard stuff. To get one open, ream out one of the eyes (one will be softer than the others) and then drain the cocanut ...

Thanks, that one doesn't look like what I wanted.

I have some smaller Maxpedition bags and the organization is pretty good. I also like that a lot of the pockets have velcro to seal them. I don't get the same feeling of quality with the Maxpedition bags I have as I do with the Moab 10, but one of ...

Not sure if this qualifies, but I got a wild hair a while back and made a milkshake with a coupla heaping tablespoons of coffee, bananas, some apricots, and probably some other stuff I have forgotten. Came out real good.

What a horrible choice of names. Looks like '57 Merc woulda been more appropriate

I don't even like DLC, to me it feels like it drags on whatever I cut.

I wish companies would quit using that and just polish the blades. Lettuce keep things oiled, it worked since the dawn of man.

The best coating for me is oil.

I think cats are the only ecological option. Maybe some breeds of dogs (terriers) would also help, especially with the bigger stuff.

I had two hounds outside and prairie dogs (feels like I spelled that wrong) used to steal the food out of their bowls whenever they went to sleep. I shot a bunch out ...

I remember Evil D and some of the guys were talking about the Moab 10 (which I have).

I think it's an ok/good bag for my use case, but for me it would be a million times better if the whole inside was Molle. After dragging it around enough most of what's in those pockets gets dumped into the main ...

That's good to know. I would rather see the original Military come back, but if not that, at least keep putting out M2s with new steels, I would buy most of them.

The Military Model is not discontinued and is still in production - alongside the Military 2. :respect :bug-white-red



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Never tried it myself, always been a Break Free CLP guy just because that's what I started off using. Should I try something else on my guns?

For my OTF knives I spray them out once a week with Rem Oil because Microtech said so. I figured they wouldn't recommend it if it caused problems.

Knife ...

I prefer wood also. I have a bunch of plastic sheet cutting boards which can be handy at times and also don't mess up the edge. I have a few solid wood cutting boards made locally, and I have a few "butcher block" bamboo.

The unfortunate thing about wood is there is no way they're not going to get ...

Yes or no?

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Yes or no?

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