All About Pocket Knives

DM11 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:56 pm Camillus 16 today. Needs a little TIC as do most old knives.

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:53 pm Tried 3 times this week to score this Arizona Ironwood GEC 74. On one site I had 8 different ones in my cart and each time I went to complete the purchase, gone. Got this one from DLT and bought it without being able to pick out the handles I wanted, but it worked out well, love the handles on this ironwood.
The Micarta is the best Micarta GEC I have ever had. The Black Plum jigged bone is really nice as well, you can see the purple color on the side of the bone, hopefully it shows in the last photo. This has to be one of the best runs of GEC’s I have been fortunate enough to buy.

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:53 pm Tried 3 times this week to score this Arizona Ironwood GEC 74. On one site I had 8 different ones in my cart and each time I went to complete the purchase, gone. Got this one from DLT and bought it without being able to pick out the handles I wanted, but it worked out well, love the handles on this ironwood.
The Micarta is the best Micarta GEC I have ever had. The Black Plum jigged bone is really nice as well, you can see the purple color on the side of the bone, hopefully it shows in the last photo. This has to be one of the best runs of GEC’s I have been fortunate enough to buy.

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:38 am Thank you Mark. GEC did an incredible job on all of these.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:42 am Okay, after loosing my temper with FedEx, a resident down the road brought my package with the 6 knives in it. But the issues don't stop there.
The Barlow is missing the "a" at the end of China. The Muskrat has about a 1/4" of rust along the spine of one blade. This is the first time I've received a new knife with any issues like these. Guess it had to happen to me sometime. At first I thought the boxes were old, but they are made to look "Classic."

Madmarco wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:03 am

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:38 am Thank you Mark. GEC did an incredible job on all of these.

I forgot to ask, as usual, do the 3 different shields denote the different model types?

Old Folder wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:18 am

dlr110 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:42 am Okay, after loosing my temper with FedEx, a resident down the road brought my package with the 6 knives in it. But the issues don't stop there.
The Barlow is missing the "a" at the end of China. The Muskrat has about a 1/4" of rust along the spine of one blade. This is the first time I've received a new knife with any issues like these. Guess it had to happen to me sometime. At first I thought the boxes were old, but they are made to look "Classic."

You have good neighbors David.
Having one knife mis-delivered is terrible, having six mis-delivered is catastrophic.
Hopefully you purchased them from smkw? Give them a call, return the two and have replacements within a couple days.
I also like the "RR Classic Carbon Series" 15 knives in series? Currently 9 are on backorder at smkw.

By the way, I just read your Personal Gallery. Well done, great information.
Dan

dlr110 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:10 pm

Old Folder wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:18 am

dlr110 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:42 am Okay, after loosing my temper with FedEx, a resident down the road brought my package with the 6 knives in it. But the issues don't stop there.
The Barlow is missing the "a" at the end of China. The Muskrat has about a 1/4" of rust along the spine of one blade. This is the first time I've received a new knife with any issues like these. Guess it had to happen to me sometime. At first I thought the boxes were old, but they are made to look "Classic."

You have good neighbors David.
Having one knife mis-delivered is terrible, having six mis-delivered is catastrophic.
Hopefully you purchased them from smkw? Give them a call, return the two and have replacements within a couple days.
I also like the "RR Classic Carbon Series" 15 knives in series? Currently 9 are on backorder at smkw.

By the way, I just read your Personal Gallery. Well done, great information.
Dan

Thank you Dan, I try to change it up now and then to keep it fresh. I sent an email to SMKW Customer Service about the two knives, so I'll see what they say.

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:11 am

Madmarco wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:03 am

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:38 am Thank you Mark. GEC did an incredible job on all of these.

I forgot to ask, as usual, do the 3 different shields denote the different model types?

I’m not sure how GEC assigns shields. The only one I know that is consistent is the acorn shield which is usually only used on knives with stainless blades. The Micarta and the Plum Jigged Bone are the less expensive Tidioute brand and you can tell that by the tang stamp, satin polished blades and lack of swedge on the blade. The Northfield, which is the Ironwood, is usually high polish on the blades, swedge on the blade and of course the tang stamp.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:10 pm I have no need for another fixed blade, however I picked this one up because I have always been curious about the SOG brand and the price for this discontinued model was very low. The Seal Pup Elite carries a blade of 4 3/4". Came razor sharp and with a good sheath having a plastic liner to preserve the sheath from blade cuts.

The length of the grip is fine for my medium-sized hand. But I would prefer a bit thicker grip. I do not care for the weight distribution which is more towards the handle. As a result the blade feels light and insubstantial which it isn't. This is the same reason I do not care for the feel of classic Ka-Bar knife. Other than that, the fit and finish are quite good. I think many people would find it a very suitable knife for outdoor adventures and would appreciate its comparatively light weight.


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Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:09 pm I’ve never handled a SOG fixed blade. I am surprised it was a bit disappointing Garry. All the tacticals I have from them are top notch
I got this A.G. Russell lockback in this weekend. I honestly don’t know why I bought a used knife, that’s not like me. I guess I haven’t seen one of these come up for sale in such a long time, I thought I would jump on it. The handles are Chinese Quince Burlwood. They darkened nicely with about 3 applications of mineral oil. The handles have a few cracks that have been nicely glued and stabilized. The blade is ATS-34 and it has been resharpened and the grind lines are a bit off. The blade also wobbles a bit, but that doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t affect the performance in the least. I resharpened the blade to make it razor sharp and left the lines as they are. Not sure if I will put this in my rotation or try and sell it. My experience selling used knives has not been good. But since it is used, I wouldn’t have any qualms with using it. It feels really great in hand and is very light.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 5:18 pm Good day here, the Ponder Post Rider brought me 3 more knives.
Got a Coca-Cola 5 cent knife on eBay and 2 more RR for my
Backwoods Bushcrafter Series.