Folders

[Roninsensei]

So in my conversations with Lynn Thompson from Cold steel he told me that several of the American steel makers simply can’t keep up with his orders so he’s had no choice but to start looking outside the USA just to get orders done. For a while he was using the American CTS series of steels and getting great results. I was super happy with my CTS-XHP steel vaquero.. I’ve never had such good edge retention in a stainless before. He had to stop ordering from them because they keep stalling and canceling orders. He’s had to start ordering AUS 10A instead just to fill orders. I hope he can go back to the CTs steels because I’m a fan but he’s gotta fill orders. Lol

 

[Roninsensei]

Super steels like CPM-V3?

 

[DrHenley]

Super steels like CPM-V3?

Vanax 75
REX 121
CPM - 3V
CPM – S110V
CPM – S90V
CPM - S35V
CPM – M4
M390
ZDP 189
CTS – XHP
Hitachi Super Blue
VG-10

Semi-Super steels
CPM – S30V
VG-1
D2
Elmax
N690
154CM
ATS – 34

 

[Psalm7]

My Dad was a Boilermaker , Iron Worker for TVA . He had a book that had everything known about steel in it . Im setting up a coal forge I may look through some old stuff to see if I still have it .

 

[Psalm7]

View attachment 9459 So I just picked up the cold steel Luzon. Super inexpensive and nice. It’s a liner lock but there’s a fair back up lock on it. I’m gonna use it as my new abuse knife. They sell a 6 inch and a 4. Mines the 4. Really liking it so far.

My Son took His Girl Friend to the Smokey Mountains Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg area . On the way back They stopped at Smokey Mountain Knife Works and bought Me a CS Luzon . Handles well , fast .
As far as the CRKT Hammond Crusiers that I started this thread with they were a fail . And it is the lock .
Its a shame because the size , balance, and feel are great . The grip is perfect . But the liner lock was to weak and sometimes didn't deploy all the way and would slip off the shoulder of the blade and let the knife fold .

 

[Roninsensei]

Thank you Psalms! That’s the exact feedback I got from 2 others on those crkt hammonds! Good to know it’s consistent. Lol. Let me know what you think of the Luzon after a bit. Mine has broken in real well and still locks up nicely. I rarely use the secondary lock because I haven’t really needed it but when I’m gonna do hard cutting I deploy it then.

 

[DrHenley]

I recently got a Civivi Naja. There is a knife company called "We Knives" that is Chinese but they don't make cheap knives (several hundred dollars) and their quality is up there with the best. They came out with a bargain line called "Civivi" - and when I say "bargain" I don't mean "cheap". Civivis start at around $45 for the ones made from 9CR18MOV (similar to AUS-9). The next level up is made from D2 and starts at around $65 and the third tier are made from Damascus starting around $75.

The Civivi Naja is precision made like a Swiss watch. 3 3/4" flat ground 9CR18MOV blade, grippy textured G10 handle, Ultra smooth bearings, perfectly centered blade, locks tight. It's a little difficult to unlock though, but I figure that's better than too easy to unlock.

 

[Arcticdude]

Today I was going through a box of stuff that has been in storage for over 5 years. In the box was a Case XX Trapper with bone handle. It was kind of like Christmas finding that knife. I have several Trappers and like using them for rough skinning fur animals out on the trap line, from muskrats, mink, beaver to coyotes, fox and bobcats.

 

[Psalm7]

View attachment 9459 So I just picked up the cold steel Luzon. Super inexpensive and nice. It’s a liner lock but there’s a fair back up lock on it. I’m gonna use it as my new abuse knife. They sell a 6 inch and a 4. Mines the 4. Really liking it so far.

How's the Luzon holding up . I like mine but can't bring myself to mistreat it . Its the 4" assisted opening . And has became my favorite knife or close 2nd to my Voyager Vaquero .

 

[BillMasen]

I like Cold Steel as a company, I'm still using my medium and large MK2 Voyagers they must be over 20 years old and as good as new.

 

[Roninsensei]

Psalm I has no complaints. It’s got a fair edge and I haven’t sharpened it yet and I’ve used it on lots of abusive stuff. Cutting cardboard and cutting weed whacker line I also cut some Cat5 cables with it. It’s held up good. I’m actually finally gonna break down and sharpen it with my work sharp. So far I love this stupidly inexpensive knife.

 

[recon503]

gonna stick with my Randall Attack knife aquired in 1974 from a Special forces guy that was marketing them "on the side"

 

[Roninsensei]

What does this knife

Have to do with Folding knives???

Unless this is a knife dick waving contest. Lol. Then I’ll bow out because I don’t know Jack about blades.

 

[recon503]

about as much as the Bowies shown, // dont take offense//

 

[Roninsensei]

No, I’m just being an asshole and trying to keep it on topic. We already strayed bad once. As you saw.. However I have a lot to say about military knives. Start another topic I’d be more than glad to comment of your Randall fighting knife.

 

[recon503]

no problem, and you are right, guess I got caught up in comparing, although it was apples to oranges. (with a keen edge)
I can tell that you are definately versed in "edged weaponry"..

 

[DrHenley]

I can tell that you are definately versed in "edged weaponry"..

Especially in the use of edged weaponry.

 

[Kevin L]

I guess I'm just a heretic in some ways.

I have cheap knives and expensive knives in my collection, yet I find that it's the cheap knives that I tend to use the most.

A while back I found an interesting cheap knife that's become an EDC, and it works very well. The below image is my exact knife, except that it doesn't have the Dakota logo:

For less than $25.00, I have a small flashlight, bottle opener, seatbelt cutter, car window breaker, blade, and firestarter.

I've carried this thing for almost 18 months, and have used it incessantly. The blade lock seems to work well, the light--although very small--is bright enough to find objects that dropped under furniture, to check someone's pupils, and to see hidden places when looking under the hood in my car engine. The light is held into the top of the knife with a magnet, and the ferroceramic flint just snaps in and out.

I like the window-breaking feature, as I've worked in EMS and have seen the aftermath of many cars going into canals. Florida has many, many canals and waterways, so it seems prudent to always have a window-breaker on hand whenever I'm in a vehicle (you strike the corner of a car window or windshield when you need to exit a vehicle in an emergency. Just make damn sure you turn your face away from the window when you do this to protect your eyes.).

If you see the way the bottle opener on the blade is situated . . . then you might agree with me that this is a possible design flaw. Using the bottle opener this way seems like it could cause the blade to close on your fingers if the lock malfunctioned. My only answer to this is to be careful if you use it this way, but I'm still doubtful as a lot of people may use this to open beer bottles and--if drunk--may hurt themselves. The answer to this is to use the bottle opener feature with the blade closed, which works fine.

Oddly enough, the blade has held an excellent edge despite me using it all the time.

These things are available in any Walmart, and can be ordered online.

 

[Proud Prepper]

I guess I'm just a heretic in some ways.

I have cheap knives and expensive knives in my collection, yet I find that it's the cheap knives that I tend to use the most.

A while back I found an interesting cheap knife that's become an EDC, and it works very well. The below image is my exact knife, except that it doesn't have the Dakota logo:

View attachment 10197

For less than $25.00, I have a small flashlight, bottle opener, seatbelt cutter, car window breaker, blade, and firestarter.

I've carried this thing for almost 18 months, and have used it incessantly. The blade lock seems to work well, the light--although very small--is bright enough to find objects that dropped under furniture, to check someone's pupils, and to see hidden places when looking under the hood in my car engine. The light is held into the top of the knife with a magnet, and the ferroceramic flint just snaps in and out.

I like the window-breaking feature, as I've worked in EMS and have seen the aftermath of many cars going into canals. Florida has many, many canals and waterways, so it seems prudent to always have a window-breaker on hand whenever I'm in a vehicle (you strike the corner of a car window or windshield when you need to exit a vehicle in an emergency. Just make damn sure you turn your face away from the window when you do this to protect your eyes.).

If you see the way the bottle opener on the blade is situated . . . then you might agree with me that this is a possible design flaw. Using the bottle opener this way seems like it could cause the blade to close on your fingers if the lock malfunctioned. My only answer to this is to be careful if you use it this way, but I'm still doubtful as a lot of people may use this to open beer bottles and--if drunk--may hurt themselves.

Oddly enough, the blade has held an excellent edge despite me using it all the time.

These things are available in any Walmart, and can be ordered online.

I have the same one, paid $18 shipped. It has worked great, got my money's worth.

 

[Kevin L]

I have the same one, paid $18 shipped. It has worked great, got my money's worth.

Thank you. Did I leave anything out when I reviewed it, or was there anything you disagreed with?