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[quote="dialex"]Hi Chad, nice new toy you got there. It's good looking and seems funtional, despite the fact it's made out of plastic (well, AFAIK, Grivory is a Zytel cousin).
Frankly, CS knives don't quite turn me on (well, maybe one or two of them) ]

Hey my busy brother!

Yeah, plastic shmastic, this thing is still dangerously fun! ;) Ahhhh, you speak of the Scottish Dirk! THAT one is nice, but the store didn't have it. :( Maybe more cops came in and bought it to train with on each other? :p I had the REAL steel version in Carbon V, but I gave it away. Had I known your liking for it, I'd have traded you for your Rambo Knife minus the bulbous compass! :rolleyes: :p :D

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Hey there DW,
I'm just back from vacation and this is the first thread that caught my eye in a whole bunch of catching up I need to do.

Interesting.... I admit it looks very good, it's beefy and I have a little something for low maintenance tools. I just find it funny that they would take all that time to write a 2 page article in their 2003 (I believe) catalog about how useless karambits and explain why they don't make one....to finally decide to go after that market anyway.

I bet it's a good/afordable optio for beginners in the karambit practice and can be turned into a trainer rather quickly. Thanks for the review.

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Hey Daywalker, how does the Grivory blade perform (cutting/slicing)? Any soda can slash tests with your new toy? :)
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Jimmy_Dean wrote:Hey there DW,
I'm just back from vacation and this is the first thread that caught my eye in a whole bunch of catching up I need to do.

Interesting.... I admit it looks very good, it's beefy and I have a little something for low maintenance tools. I just find it funny that they would take all that time to write a 2 page article in their 2003 (I believe) catalog about how useless karambits and explain why they don't make one....to finally decide to go after that market anyway.

I bet it's a good/afordable optio for beginners in the karambit practice and can be turned into a trainer rather quickly. Thanks for the review.

-Dean
Aloha Jimmy Dean!

LOL! Yeah, I think I still have that catalog regarding *Karambits*! :D

This CS thing can be dulled and mods can be easily made to make it a suitable trainer. The Kraton handle feels kinda neat on it...

Thanks for reading and God bless :cool:
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jaislandboy wrote:Hey Daywalker, how does the Grivory blade perform (cutting/slicing)? Any soda can slash tests with your new toy? :)
Aloha jaislandboy!

I know I can cut fruit and other "soft stuff" with it...don't think I can soda can slash it, but it'll definitely go *through* one for sure! :D

I wonder whatever happened to those cops... :confused: :eek:

God bless :cool:
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Aloha DW,
I appreciate your reply; I always wondered if the zytel/grivory "knives" could really cut (like cardboard); btw I got to see the "more proof" dvd (was a freebie from ordering a Dodo from Island Security Store) and kinduv enjoyed watching it :p even though it's got some "cheesy" parts to it; my buddy got a Spike tanto neck knife recently and what impressed me the most was how thick the spine was/ real sharp too, but not :spyder: -sharp!
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Hi Chad, that was a sweet one :) The "Rambo bulbo" knife is still stuck in a pot of flowers somewhere. Still no rust on it :) Could it be made out of H1 ;)
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Nice catch Chad! :cool: :spyder: :cool:

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[quote="jaislandboy"]Aloha DW,
I appreciate your reply]

Aloha jaislandboy!

Hey, mine can "cut" cardboard...more like ya gotta sorta use a sawing motion, but it cuts. Not nicely either... :p

Ahhhh, the Spike. Gave my tanto version away. THICK is right, but not too comfortable for what it's intended purpose is for. ;)

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[quote="dialex"]Hi Chad, that was a sweet one :) The "Rambo bulbo" knife is still stuck in a pot of flowers somewhere. Still no rust on it :) Could it be made out of H1 ]

LOL! Hey KnifeBro! "Rambo Bulbo" knife, huh? :D

Yeah, mine is outside somewhere too...probably somewhere in my shed. H1? Amazingly, with all that "Bulbo" knife has been through, I wouldn't be surprised! ;)

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samosaurus wrote:Nice catch Chad! :cool: :spyder: :cool:

Sam
Mahalo Samo Ridah!

It's still pales in comparison of that one you're holding in your "other" avatar! :D ;)

God bless buddy :cool:
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[quote="DAYWALKER"]Mahalo Samo Ridah!

It's still pales in comparison of that one you're holding in your "other" avatar! :D ]

*heh-heh!* I've sold the Zombie-Killa to a friend.. Its in his care now.. :D yer collection of Kerambits are impressive!

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You know what I find so amusing? Right now, I’m looking at the article in they’re “Fall 2003 Special Projects” catalog, in which they totally bash the Karambit.
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:spyder: The arguments against not the kerambit per se but the kerambit <hype> as an end all be all knife are valid. Some of the traditional silat flippy extended grips are just plain silly and non-functional but so many just needed to have one because prominant knife players touted them.
The design is powerful but the twirly applications really border upon non-functional onanism. :spyder:
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ha, michael -- i love how you used the word "onanism" !!!
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Hey guys, I have a fgx and really like it. It's a great stash anywhere self defense tool, Sometimes I even shower with it ( I don't live in the best part of town). Hey J Dean, I was wondering why CS came out with a karambit after reading the 2003 catalog to. A nd Micheal Cook, I have to disagree with your comment on the extended grip. I study a japanese syle and there are movements where the extended grip works perfect. I also have two folding karambits from smith and wesson. The quality is'nt the best but they are really nice designs and at a really good price too. Who makes thier knives, is it Fury? I am really a big fan of the hawkbill, especially with a finger ring. My first was a Merlin I picked up when they first came out and it is still going strong, I also have a Matriarch. I'm hoping that CS will come out with a steel version of the fgx. :cool:
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ronin203 wrote:Hey guys, I have a fgx and really like it. It's a great stash anywhere self defense tool, Sometimes I even shower with it ( I don't live in the best part of town). Hey J Dean, I was wondering why CS came out with a karambit after reading the 2003 catalog to. A nd Micheal Cook, I have to disagree with your comment on the extended grip. I study a japanese syle and there are movements where the extended grip works perfect. I also have two folding karambits from smith and wesson. The quality is'nt the best but they are really nice designs and at a really good price too. Who makes thier knives, is it Fury? I am really a big fan of the hawkbill, especially with a finger ring. My first was a Merlin I picked up when they first came out and it is still going strong, I also have a Matriarch. I'm hoping that CS will come out with a steel version of the fgx. :cool:
Aloha Ronin203,

Interesting...but no, Taylor Cutlery makes the S&W line...Fury is Joy Enterprises. Say, would it be possible to see these S&W Karambits? Hmmmmmmmmmm....

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Hey Daywalker, I'd love to post some pics but I am unable to do so. One of them is in the Atlanta cutlery catalog and the other I got off the knifecenter website. They were only about 30 bucks each with s&h. Their not bad little knives. One is a frame lock with the urban camo finish, the other is a liner lock with a bead blast finish. I think the frame lock is the stronger of the two. :spyder:
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Hey again Daywalker, if you want to see those S&W karambits go to kaligear.com :cool:
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just ordered one the other night. for the price, it cant be passed up. i personally dont have anything against CS other than i think they are usually overpriced on knives. i have a Trail Guide that i have abused for about a year and for the $18 i paid for it, its quite the knife. I used to have a Recon 1 Tanto CE, but traded it in towards my dodo. But this fgx series looks pretty neat, and there not that expensive so why not. Still i like my spyderco's.
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