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Enactive wrote:
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Pumpkin Spice Case Sodbuster.
Nice and seasonal.

I've been enjoying my two all steel and bone knives lately. Here's the newer of the two. #35 cattle knife from the last run.

ETA: Also lucky for me they both have sweet long pulls and cut swedges, quite nice i think.


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Nice Cattle Knife! I’ve had zero luck getting any GECs since the 88. Equal ends and long pulls are a great combo. I wish GEC would expand and make a line of continuously produced “working” knives. Just a small selection of knives people can buy without the lolly scramble it is now.
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Still hasn’t left the pocket, been 3 weeks since I got it.
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Still hasn’t left the pocket, been 3 weeks since I got it.
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JRinFL wrote:
Thu Sep 22, 2022 7:44 pm
Enactive wrote:
Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:28 pm
JRinFL wrote:
Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:20 am
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Pumpkin Spice Case Sodbuster.
Nice and seasonal.

I've been enjoying my two all steel and bone knives lately. Here's the newer of the two. #35 cattle knife from the last run.

ETA: Also lucky for me they both have sweet long pulls and cut swedges, quite nice i think.


PXL_20220923_001309448sm.jpg
Nice Cattle Knife! I’ve had zero luck getting any GECs since the 88. Equal ends and long pulls are a great combo. I wish GEC would expand and make a line of continuously produced “working” knives. Just a small selection of knives people can buy without the lolly scramble it is now.
Thanks. I've been very fortunate a few times, but yeah, it's a mess trying to buy GEC at retail.

I hear you about a steady flow of the same model, in a few evergreen production models.
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Just anodized this one. First try using 9 volt batteries.
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Just anodized this one. First try using 9 volt batteries.
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Looks great , I need to learn that process . Really gives the knife a unique look . Dan
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Manixguy@1994 wrote:
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Ranger_Ike wrote:
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Just anodized this one. First try using 9 volt batteries.
Looks great , I need to learn that process . Really gives the knife a unique look . Dan
Thanks! It’s a simple process once you have it all in place. There are quite a few YouTube videos, everyone having a slightly different technique. Keeping the scales clean is very important.

I don’t feel the colors are as vibrant as heat anodizing, but it’s more controllable. I am wanting to pick up a power converter so I can get a broader range of colors. Once I have a more solid technique I will try and post a walkthrough of what I do.

The best part is that it’s reversible using rust remover. So you can redo any mishaps.
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Ranger_Ike wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:21 am
Manixguy@1994 wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:16 am
Ranger_Ike wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:00 am
Just anodized this one. First try using 9 volt batteries.
Looks great , I need to learn that process . Really gives the knife a unique look . Dan
Thanks! It’s a simple process once you have it all in place. There are quite a few YouTube videos, everyone having a slightly different technique. Keeping the scales clean is very important.

I don’t feel the colors are as vibrant as heat anodizing, but it’s more controllable. I am wanting to pick up a power converter so I can get a broader range of colors. Once I have a more solid technique I will try and post a walkthrough of what I do.

The best part is that it’s reversible using rust remover. So you can redo any mishaps.
Thank you Ranger , I like the last tip . I can be dangerous! Dan
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Getting some hard use in featuring the Inkosi. And by hard use I mean fort bed building. 😂

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newest addition to my knife roll. 240mm aogami super.
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That is a sweet knife! I bet it really excels with someone like yourself that works in the field. We like watching some of the cooking shows on tv and the way some of them cut and chop things up is so impressive!
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It's a lot of fun to use. I've slowed down on folders and have been focusing on higher end kitchen knives lately.

Got to try it out making filets today.

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Looks very nice, Vivi!

I'm also at a point where investing in more EDC and outdoor knives doesn't really buy me any noticeable gain in performance, so I've been thinking about improving my kitchen knives.
I don't really know where to start though. I'm not interested in kitchen knives in the same way I am with EDC and outdoor knives, so it feels like stepping into a big, scary, unknown universe :)

Come to think of it, I have one knife I like to use for a wide range of cutting. It's a really cheap one and I think its a cheese knife that came with one of those gift kits. Now, the reason I mention this, is that I've though many times while using it, how nice it would have been to have a similarly built good quality knife. And also without the holes, which I assume is there to avoid cheese sticking to the knife blade.

I'll take a picture of it, maybe someone here knows of a better knife that can be used in a similar fashion.
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Ha! We've been doing the same thing Vivi!
I just got thru with a 7 & 1/2 pound filet yesterday evening with the Muteki Slicer (Hitachi White Steel)
This little sclier has been great! A joy to use.
I don't think she's as hardly as smooth as my Tojiro DP (VG10) sharpened by Jason Bosman. I can't wait to let Jason get a hold of this Muteki!
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aicolainen wrote:
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Looks very nice, Vivi!

I'm also at a point where investing in more EDC and outdoor knives doesn't really buy me any noticeable gain in performance, so I've been thinking about improving my kitchen knives.
I don't really know where to start though. I'm not interested in kitchen knives in the same way I am with EDC and outdoor knives, so it feels like stepping into a big, scary, unknown universe :)

Come to think of it, I have one knife I like to use for a wide range of cutting. It's a really cheap one and I think its a cheese knife that came with one of those gift kits. Now, the reason I mention this, is that I've though many times while using it, how nice it would have been to have a similarly built good quality knife. And also without the holes, which I assume is there to avoid cheese sticking to the knife blade.

I'll take a picture of it, maybe someone here knows of a better knife that can be used in a similar fashion.
The nice thing about kitchen knives is you can get some very high performance knives for very cheap.

Kiwi makes a range of knives that sell for $5-10 shipped. I bought their paring knife, nakiri style knife, and ~7" "chef knife." They take screaming sharp edges easily and ship with really nice geometry. Soft stainless steel so expect frequent touch-ups and edge stability in general is pretty low. But you could easily maintain one of their knives by giving it a few swipes on a sharpmaker with fine rods every week, they sharpen so fast and easy.

Kom Kom knives come out of the same factory I believe. They're another thai brand with wood handles and stainless blades with performance just like Kiwi.

Victorinox has all sorts of good, cheap options. I like their wharncliffe paring knife for opening packages of vac sealed food etc., and their modern paring knife for general use. I used their 10" chef knife professionally for a decade before I upgraded to japanese knives.

Old hickory knives have gone downhill a lot in my lifetime, but you can still buy pretty much any of their patterns for under $20 if you want a cheap carbon knife to mess around with. Their geometry is atrocious so expect to reprofile before use.

Tramontina out of Brazil makes a range of cheap kitchen knives with good performance for the price point. I have a boning knife and santoku from them with white plastic handles that ran about $10 each.

The knife I personally recommend people start with when wanting to dip their toes into higher quality cutlery without spending a lot is a $40 VG10 Santoku from Tojiro of Japan. https://japan-knifeshop.com/products/to ... 70mm-f-311 I have used mine extensively and have gifted many of them. Killer geometry, great ergos, stainless steel and a modest size mean anyone can pick it up and feel comfortable right away.
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