All About Pocket Knives

Sasquach wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 2:17 pm

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 9:08 pm Interesting looking knife Charlie. I remember reading Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein back when I was in junior high, loved that book. The movie wasn’t nearly as good as the book.

I forgot to post the other Master Imai knives recently finished by Fumio Inagaki. I’m a sucker for a fixed blade with a tapered tang. The three handles are Jacaranda wood, ebony and red sandalwood. The blades were made by Master Imai before his death in 2014. He made these for the Singapore military in 2005. Nice lines on these.

Stunning knives Mark!!!

I read Heinlein, Clark, Herbert, Bradbury, Burroughs, R.E. Howard, Tolkien, & Asimov among others. Still read a lot. You are correct, the book was much better than the movie. That is usually the case because while a picture may be worth 1000 words it's still hard to cram a couple hundred thousand words into a 2 hour movie. I nicknamed the knife that way because the first thing I thought of when the USSF was formed was....Starship Troopers.

You and I have a lot of similar tastes in Sci Fi. Frank Herbert’s Dune series is another favorite. The latest movie version of Dune actually did the books justice. I think that series will be remembered much like Star Wars, only the plot is much better and actors they chose were much better and not comical in looks or actions.
Thanks for the compliment on the knives, these are really nice knives.

Sasquach wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 1:08 pm Great bunch of Westerns Thomas!!

I decided to add a Starship Trooper alien sticker to the collection.

I've been eyeballing those but just cant quite decide.

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 8:56 pm

Sasquach wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 2:17 pm

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 9:08 pm Interesting looking knife Charlie. I remember reading Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein back when I was in junior high, loved that book. The movie wasn’t nearly as good as the book.

I forgot to post the other Master Imai knives recently finished by Fumio Inagaki. I’m a sucker for a fixed blade with a tapered tang. The three handles are Jacaranda wood, ebony and red sandalwood. The blades were made by Master Imai before his death in 2014. He made these for the Singapore military in 2005. Nice lines on these.

Stunning knives Mark!!!

I read Heinlein, Clark, Herbert, Bradbury, Burroughs, R.E. Howard, Tolkien, & Asimov among others. Still read a lot. You are correct, the book was much better than the movie. That is usually the case because while a picture may be worth 1000 words it's still hard to cram a couple hundred thousand words into a 2 hour movie. I nicknamed the knife that way because the first thing I thought of when the USSF was formed was....Starship Troopers.

You and I have a lot of similar tastes in Sci Fi. Frank Herbert’s Dune series is another favorite. The latest movie version of Dune actually did the books justice. I think that series will be remembered much like Star Wars, only the plot is much better and actors they chose were much better and not comical in looks or actions.
Thanks for the compliment on the knives, these are really nice knives.

Have you read any of the Mortal Engines series by Phillip Reeve? They made a movie of the first book of the four but it didn't do well. There is a box set of 8 books, 3 pre-sequels, the four Mortal Engines books, and a collection of short stories about one of the characters. Not a bad read, very steam-punky though. I enjoyed them.

ken98k wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2024 1:15 am

Sasquach wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 1:08 pm Great bunch of Westerns Thomas!!

I decided to add a Starship Trooper alien sticker to the collection.

I've been eyeballing those but just cant quite decide.

It's just the standard Ka-Bar fighting knife dressed up for the Star Wars convention.

Sasquach wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2024 12:54 pm

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 8:56 pm

Sasquach wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 2:17 pm
Stunning knives Mark!!!

I read Heinlein, Clark, Herbert, Bradbury, Burroughs, R.E. Howard, Tolkien, & Asimov among others. Still read a lot. You are correct, the book was much better than the movie. That is usually the case because while a picture may be worth 1000 words it's still hard to cram a couple hundred thousand words into a 2 hour movie. I nicknamed the knife that way because the first thing I thought of when the USSF was formed was....Starship Troopers.

You and I have a lot of similar tastes in Sci Fi. Frank Herbert’s Dune series is another favorite. The latest movie version of Dune actually did the books justice. I think that series will be remembered much like Star Wars, only the plot is much better and actors they chose were much better and not comical in looks or actions.
Thanks for the compliment on the knives, these are really nice knives.

Have you read any of the Mortal Engines series by Phillip Reeve? They made a movie of the first book of the four but it didn't do well. There is a box set of 8 books, 3 pre-sequels, the four Mortal Engines books, and a collection of short stories about one of the characters. Not a bad read, very steam-punky though. I enjoyed them.

I have not read any of those Reeve books. Sounds like something I would like. Thanks for pointing me to them.

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 10:38 am

Sasquach wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2024 12:54 pm

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 8:56 pm

You and I have a lot of similar tastes in Sci Fi. Frank Herbert’s Dune series is another favorite. The latest movie version of Dune actually did the books justice. I think that series will be remembered much like Star Wars, only the plot is much better and actors they chose were much better and not comical in looks or actions.
Thanks for the compliment on the knives, these are really nice knives.

Have you read any of the Mortal Engines series by Phillip Reeve? They made a movie of the first book of the four but it didn't do well. There is a box set of 8 books, 3 pre-sequels, the four Mortal Engines books, and a collection of short stories about one of the characters. Not a bad read, very steam-punky though. I enjoyed them.

I have not read any of those Reeve books. Sounds like something I would like. Thanks for pointing me to them.

As I said, they made a movie of the first book entitled Mortal Engines and it was well done but didn't do well at the box office. The books are well written and if you like the authors we've mentioned you should enjoy these books. Happy reading...

Got me another Japan "Fix" ... Blade yesterday...
Frost Japan Original Bowie Frostwood Handle
From what I have researched, Tak Fukuta made these, but not sure.

Tony, That is an attention grabber for sure.

That is a looker Tony. Looks like something Master Fukuta would have made, but not certain.

Many thanks QS and Mark!

My very strong fixed blade

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 6:03 pm Got me another Japan "Fix" ... Blade yesterday...
Frost Japan Original Bowie Frostwood Handle
From what I have researched, Tak Fukuta made these, but not sure.

1st class pictures CxIII and 1st class knife!

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 11:59 pm Awesome collection DK!
Picked this up a week ago at Hillsville VA annual flea market...
Cold Steel Ventura CA Fist Dagger Made In Japan

CxIII , that was one of my 1st Cold Steel knives, it was such a cool design ... I love their old Seki-City stuff

Mason Gallagher wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2024 7:50 am My very strong fixed blade

Why?

ken98k wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 2:11 am

Mason Gallagher wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2024 7:50 am My very strong fixed blade

Why?

.... uhmm ... I think the expression is " a picture is worth a thousand words" .....

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2024 12:44 am Charlie, Mark, Ken, & TopDog ... Great knives!!!
Two flea market finds today.
Continuing with the Ontario theme....
SP5-95 ... Machete

Two thumbs on those scores!!!

A few....

A good Ol' Seki-City piece....

Seki-City....

Thanks TopDog .... All those you just posted are 10s, but W0wwwwwww the Anaconda is off the scale!

Cool knives guys!

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:58 am Thanks TopDog .... All those you just posted are 10s, but W0wwwwwww the Anaconda is off the scale!

Thanks CxIII

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GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 10:46 pm 🗡⚔

Likes the Buck, Queen, & Western, but the Gerber Dagger would be my pick TopDog!

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 12:13 am

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 10:46 pm 🗡⚔

Likes the Buck, Queen, & Western, but the Gerber Dagger would be my pick TopDog!

CxIII, when I was a kid ( back in the olden times), I wanted a MK I or II so bad, but I could not afford one, so I bought a Valor copy ... and they were made in Japan back then. They were looked at similar to how we looked at Chinese made knives when they stared coming into the market. Well, years later and now people are asking top for them And I still have the ones I bought back then after all these years
I carried the MK I one a lot, but the MK II copy I kept in the original box most of the time. Years later I ended up collecting stuff from Seki-City and I opened up an old footlocker after moving to another state and inside were my old Valor "MK I and MK II" copies. I was pretty happy to see them again and see they had turned from "dogs" into .... safe "Queens" ....