I really like when you switch to tool steels, cause in your use they are allowed to develope that typical, great tool steel looks...
One of the things I totally love with these steels: They"live", they "age", show use and a story, each blade gets its distinct, unique look over time (if people actually use their tool steel knives in all conditions, like imo it should be the case and has been for hundreds and hundreds of years).
It'd be nice if it were practical for me to carry uncoated tool steels year round. Like you, I'm a big fan of the character they develop. This Chief has surprised me with how slowly its taken on a patina though. I've been tempted to force one but I want to let this knife build it up slowly.
The fixed blade patinas a little faster. It's got a rougher finish and SK5 is about on par with 1095 for corrosion resistance.
So it all started one dark and scary night. I was in my crawl space fixing something when I felt the presence of something creepy. I looked around and didn’t see anything so back to work I went. Just as I was finishing, I looked up and bam! There was a huge snake staring at me. We exchanged pleasantries and I scurried out of there. Weeks later I can back to say hi and he had left all his belongings to find a better home. I miss him so much! I wish I knew where he went tho. It’s a mystery. I may never know. I hope he is in a more stable living space.
MNOSD 0002 / Do more than is required of you . Patton
Nothing makes earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Henry David Thoreau
I rode my bike today too, after about a month off of cycling.
It's your bike and you can do what you want, so please take this just as a friendly notice.
Try to be careful with the stanchions of your fork and your rear shock. These are the two places, where scratches are not cosmetic and really can destroy your suspension long term. A scratch can happen in a blink of an eye. In this case the stanchions rest on wood but be careful, if its something different.
Well, we had to fire my replacement at work today...so guess who gets to work two full time positions at once for a few weeks
But...it does give me a chance to use my knives again!
Hard to replace a hard worker and knife guy ! Time to get out the mobile throne of power . Dan
MNOSD 0002 / Do more than is required of you . Patton
Nothing makes earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Henry David Thoreau
Well, we had to fire my replacement at work today...so guess who gets to work two full time positions at once for a few weeks
But...it does give me a chance to use my knives again!
Dang! Didn't that happen recently too! Like this is the 2nd time you have had to fill in since being promoted?
Good people are hard to come by. Maybe they should introduce pocket checks as part of their interview routine :D
Yep, first guy left for a better opportunity. Can't blame him there. But this guy was just super lazy, always in his phone, 20 smoke breaks a day. Things not getting done, or not done correctly. 44 years old, was like dealing with an 18 year old.
15 's in 10 different steels
1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
1 - CRK Large Inkosi Insingo/ Black Micarta Inlays
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut
This shot makes me want a Smock XL . Great angle IP ! Dan
MNOSD 0002 / Do more than is required of you . Patton
Nothing makes earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Henry David Thoreau
The calypso jr, this and my g10 calypso get the most use and pocket time for me. Just beautiful knives, excellent slicing blade geometry and controllable ergonomics in a compact pocket friendly size. I just wish both of these models were brought back with black linen micarta on top of steel liners for a better action, everything else about the original runs can stay the same.
it'd be awesome to see another run of full sized calypsos in micarta!
speaking of micarta, the chief could be in the next round of crucarta runs.
YES ! Dan
MNOSD 0002 / Do more than is required of you . Patton
Nothing makes earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Henry David Thoreau
I definitely wouldn’t mind seeing the crucarta treatment done on the full size calypso and the jr. I have a slight preference to linen micarta because of its appearance but I really love how spyderco has executed the natural canvas micarta on the crucarta models as well, I’ve never held one in hand but they look like they have more surface texture to them which I like.
's in 10 different steels
Dan
