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gijoe945 wrote:This definitely is a great concealable tactical instrument. .

I suddenly pictured a trombone, sprayed coyote tan, with a bunch of RIS with lasers, torches and a vertical grip.....For those engaugements where you need to play a downward "Wa-wah-WaaaaAAaaah" comedy note :D

Nice review.
And a terrible review because I swore I didn't want one, and now I do :)

C84 karambit I scored at the gunshow today for a very nice price.

I'm really keen on the Battlestation too....My 'spideysense' tells me this is going to be one of those 'Here today, gone tomorrow, kick yourself if you missed it' Spydies. As to the OP's question about Tanto knives in general- yep, some have chisel grind, some have saber grind. Some have microbevel ...

No-ones mentioned 'burning the vapour off' yet?

Shame. :D

Mmm. This is purely qualitative rather than quantitive.

I'd say- in my collection- my Police SS. Opens like it's running on greased needle-roller bearings.
Honorable mention to the Manix 2 and D'Alarras which are very slick.

Ah yes. Tactical= Take dross, Paint it black or coyote tan and charge an extra 20% to the mall-ninja types. Rather than look at it from the 'advertising copy writer' perspective of 'tactical' and look rather at the capability of the Spyderco products.....Tell me a Police, Civilian, Military, Szabo (...

Need?- Probably not.
Want? Oh most definately.

I don't technically NEED a car that does more than the National Speedlimit- but I always WANT one

I recall an article in The Lancet about 10 years ago (UK Registered Doctor's periodical) exorting the UK Goverment to consider a ban on chefs knives Reasoning: The majority of fatal and serious wounds that are treated in A&E (ER to you Colonial types ;) ) are from 6-7" long kitchen knives w...

Heh. The OP's link is to the Express & Star newspaper for the UK West Midlands, printed in my hometown of Royal Wolverhampton Upon Sh*te- a paper noted for blowing everything out of proportion and using the Simpson's Mrs Lovejoy's patented "WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!?&q...

Duplications have a handle, edge style or steel comp variation Adventura Assist Rescue ATR Bob Lum Tanto Bug Civilian Civilian Cricket D'alarra D'alarra Delica II Delica II Delica IV Delica Stoneworks Dragonfly Dyad Mini Endura Endura Grasshopper Harpy Hungarian Honeybee Kiwi II Ladybug II Lil Matri...

I've got a bag of boxes on top of the wardrobe- most in various states of repair, but they are safe enough where they are.

It's a tougie, but a nice problem to have- choice is a good thing, and all 3 are great knives. I own a Harpy and a Lil Matriarch. The Reverse S on the Lil is not that pronounced but still very useful- at the tip it is very thin still. The Harpy is very tough in use, and the stainess handle adds nice...

Yeah. When I see someone referencing a paper in The Journal Of Material Science, then I'll take notice.

http://www.vmatter.com/our-technology/technology/ Lovely: The 'science' boils down to 4 bar-charts which list 'stainless steel' as one homogenous material as a bar. Neatly avoids ceramics, intermetallics, Nimonic alloys, metal-matrix-composites or indeed, even high carbon steels all of which would ...

Being from the UK, there's a long-standing gag along these lines: Being British means: Driving your German car to an Indian restaurant and drinking Belgian lager with your meal, then going home to watch an American tv show on your Korean made TV, while being interupted by your Chinese made mobile ph...

Look at it this way: You know you are doing something right, design wise, when everyone starts copying you.

Then go look at who has copied that LAWKS system. You can count it on the fingers of one head.

I see it as a possible solution to expensive FRN injection molds depending on where printers go. As for the blades themselves, I don't really see how it could be done on a competitive level to current methods. Who knows though? The future frequently surprises us. I'd very interested to see how some...

In my direct experience with Rapid Prototyping and 3D Printing in metal, unless the shape is very simple and final strength is not an issue, you must always conduct post-processing....In Aerospace, both systems promised the ability to produce complex manifolds from D2 and similar with low waste and ...

Read the manual and wear the indicated safety equipment for the activity/equipment indicated. Never disable a safety device no matter how much time it would save. Don't keep putting off a repair to house, car or bike- 5 minutes now might save you 5 weeks in hospital later Never try to beat the traff...