Everyone's latest acquisitions!

Two very differently sized Blade HQ models from the Exchange

 

WE/SNECX mini buster

 

I picked up a Watu a few days ago, but I wanted to carry it for a bit before posting about it (since it's so damn weird). It's a great knife! I love how thin the blade stock is... It's so slicey! I really like the blade shape. It's nearly a wharncliffe until you get near the tip. Good stuff. Ergonomics are great, which seems weird to me. I mean this thing is a stick that is flared on the ends... Why does it feel so good?! I really like the finish they decided to go with on the carbon fiber laminate. I think the Spyderco smooth carbon fiber is too smooth, and the peel-ply too grippy, lol. This is just right! I thought I didn't like carbon fiber/g10 laminate, but it turns out, I just didn't like the finish that was being used. I really hope Spyderco uses this same (or similar) texture on other knives going forward. I love Spyderco's wire clips, so I'm pleased with that. Centering is perfect. Action is perfect. The grind is really good. My only complaints are that it's a little too big for my liking and I wish the kick wouldn't hit my finger when closing the knife. All in all, winner.

 

Inbound!

 

very nice!!! If Buck made that in a Damasteel blade I'd be all over it!! Love the look of that knife and have since my youth!!!

https://imgur.com/a/bZzzQAP

This is.soon to be drooled on by me!!

 

No joke, had to grab one of these Boker Dessert Warriors haha. The traditional is also a limited Boker run with oak scales salvaged from Castle Burg (allegedly).

 

Wow...I'm kinda sad I missed these! LMAO...I may have to put up a WTB post

 

Yeah, that thing is cool. Need more pun knives!

 

Nice! Had my eye on these since shot show. How do you like it?

 

Emerson Gentleman Jim Black Combo

 

I can't find any faults so far, super light for the size, fantastic action, great ergos. I'm going to grab one of the plain bead blasted versions as well if I can. GPK had them last week but the plain TI sold out in under 2 minutes. By the time I saw the alert email they were gone.

 

Snagged a very good condition ZT 0095BW off the knifeswap subreddit. The most underrated ZT, in my opinion. I don't know why it was discontinued.

 

My penultimate custom:



As soon as I ordered it, I had an idea for something else.
Actually pretty happy with this; might be the last custom order!

 

Like I need another work knife, but here it is.

 

The first 'real' knife I bought with my own money.
I remember some cheapo knives; probably got them in Chinatown.
Buck 110 was a knife to envy but me being me wanted something different.



Kershaw Black Horse. I remember cutting myself on this knife as it was my first wicked sharp blade.
I was a Kershaw fanboy back then; I also had an Amphibian and lusted for a DWO.
One for the shelf and memories...

 

Ya I didn’t want one till they sold out. Now I’m kicking myself.

 

Had this Schatt & Morgan whittler (and the pork chop) waiting for me when I got home from work...

 

That looks like a chunk of ham rather than a pork chop. Nice knife.