BladeForums 2024 Traditional Knife

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#259 landed and absolutely love it !
What a beast and well made knife. Big Thanks to Spark Spark for all the hard work and making it happen for all of us and of course Gec for producing this beautiful knife that checks every box with beautiful craftsmanship.
 
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black mamba said:
First, I need to say mine came pretty dark, comparatively, so the PP change isn't as dramatic as it could be. Also, I didn't sand it at all to open up the pores. Still, it took on some additional color, which I like!

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Please pardon my ignorance, but what is PP?
 
meako said:
Once upon a time I imagined it would be uniform boring golfball jigging...Now I see detail..not that 131 is vastly unique from the others...but those cut marks are full old school...and along with the colouring reminds me of GECs Primitive Bone from years ago.
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I just wonder if a dremel with the right bit(s), patience and a steady hand could get the jigging more like this:

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TheFactor said:
For sure 👍🏻 Nothing like some good ole analog Vinyl. Digital music has its convenience but the pure sound, openness and depth of vinyl is beautiful . Then add a Tube preamp and you have magic then add a 2024 BF knife and it’s topped with happiness:)
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I know the Audiophiles will scoff, and it certainly can't hold a candle to your sweet rig, but I've been having a lot of fun with a recent Sony turntable. I grew up with cassette tapes as the primary medium for music and, in comparison, vinyl always seemed slightly daunting. I've long been intrigued by vinyl (and always kinda hated "tape hiss") so I plugged the Sony PS-LX310BT (it has Bluetooth, but I'm not using it) directly into a pair of Klipsch "The Fives" bookshelf speakers (with an SBS sub attached) and the sound difference between low-quality digital streams (standard YouTube, Spotify, etc - NOT the high-quality audiophile streaming services, not as much difference there) and vinyl is simply amazing - even on my basic setup! The Sony makes it real easy. Stick the record on the spindle, push the play button, enjoy - it moves the arm, drops the needle, and does all the other stuff on its own. 🤖

Here's 111 with my dad's original copy of The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Axis: Bold as Love," in stereo (can you imagine??!! - Stereo!!) from 1967 which includes one of my favorite Hendrix tracks "Castles Are Made Of Sand." Great knife, too!

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birdsbeaks birdsbeaks Wow Great album ! Sony makes some great gear and love Klipsch speakers . SVS are my favorite subs you’ve made some excellent choices 👍🏻 Nice Stockman to . It’s funny I found over the years it’s very easy to fall into to much critical listening and sometimes you need to just enjoy the music.
 
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Well, I just got back from a trip to Florida around midnight. Late Christmas with the family. Almost didn't make it home from the airport! Got stuck going up a road and had to go around the back way 🥶 First day home and I'm already shoveling 😝 The good news was I knew my forum knife would be waiting for me as my wife grabbed it from our PO Box.

Didn't get 133, but got 256 which I never would've thought to ask for but is quite fitting! I write software for my day job and powers of 2 (ie; 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, etc) are an everyday occurrence. Enough with the math 😂

This knife is quite nice! Not as big or as heavy as I was initially worried it might be. Some of the 86 comparisons had me hopeful. Fit and finish is on point. Perfect blade centering on the clip and no blades rubbing each other or the liner in the well. Shield and bolsters are nice and flush. No gaps to speak of. I got lucky with darker bone dye. Blades are a little sluggish and the pull a little light for my taste, but expect it will improve with flushing and use. Definitely happy with the purchase and thankful for Spark and this community.

EDIT: The action did improve greatly with a good flush!!

 
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TheFactor said:
For sure 👍🏻 Nothing like some good ole analog Vinyl. Digital music has its convenience but the pure sound, openness and depth of vinyl is beautiful . Then add a Tube preamp and you have magic then add a 2024 BF knife and it’s topped with happiness:)
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I didn't know you could get tube preamps. Maybe I should get one for my turntable.
 
lambertiana said:
I didn't know you could get tube preamps. Maybe I should get one for my turntable.
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It really warms the sound and you can roll tubes as they say “basically try different tubes “ because different tubes will give you a different sound. Mine is a Pro-Ject S2 just an entry level tube phono preamp and I’m very happy with it . I’m waiting for some new tubes to arrive to try out but the stock ones sound really good . They get better the more you play them they kind of break in and sound better when they are warmed up a little .
 
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Ok, every knife has been shipped with the exception of one order to France which is requiring weird customs stuff and VAT IDs. I'll have to do that manually at the post office I guess!
 
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