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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
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Got a couple discontinued Spyderco fixed blades. The Aqua Salt and Fish Hunter.
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It finally hit me how funny it is to see me post an expensive Curtiss Custom Knife between my new Spyderco production Ikuchiand my new Civivi knives post. I really do just enjoy all knives, cheap or custom, folding or fixed.
The more I play with this Curtiss, the more impressed I am with it. I have coveted and checked out this knife 3-4x at the local knife shop (an hour away) since early summer 2022, and kept being drawn to it every time I bought another CRK from them. I kept thinking I can have 2-3 CRK for the cost of this one. But this knife is truly unique, and no other will be exactly the same.
It finally hit me just how funny/strange it is to see me post an expensive Curtiss Custom Knife in here yesterday between my new Spyderco production Ikuchi and my new set of $30 Civivi knives. I really do just enjoy all knives, cheap or custom, folding or fixed.
But the more I play with this Curtiss, the more impressed I am with it. I had coveted and checked out this knife 3-4x at the local knife shop (an hour away) for quite some time, and kept being drawn to it every time I bought another CRK from them. I kept thinking I can have 2-3 CRK for the cost of this one. But this knife is truly unique with it's individual raindrop Damasteel, and no other will be exactly the same - I just didn't want anyone else to buy it. The pics in dim light here lose some resolution and refinement over IRL.
The Cruze is one of the the few knives that has made me start thinking about all the crap that I keep in my pockets that can damage my knives, while also making me ask myself what can I remove to have at least one empty pocket that would make it safe to carry with me. Usually everything else takes precedence to stay in my pocket for EDC and protect me from FOMO and anxiety over not being prepared.
The knives that I often pick are such that they will not be a problem if they rub on my pocketed .357 or iPhone, or dent my ammo reloads or AirPods, or scratch my flashlight and pen, etc... Others like this include my ebony and Magnacut CRK Sebenza 31, or Spartan SHF Babe folder, Hawk Deadlock - ones where I would sacrifice my normal EDC things to be able to carry them and keep them pristine at the same time. I realized that one of the reasons why I have so many duplicate knives in my collection is so that I can have a user, but also have a spare safe queen in case my user gets all messed up.
The others I carry the most are ones that can be more easily replaced and aren't unique or too costly (under $500), but for those I definitely have spares, even if I can move them to my jacket, a table, or car center console if they need to be kept safe and a pocket wont work. When I lost 50 lbs I went to wearing slimmer looking Khaki pants from Duluth Trading, with fewer pockets than my baggy and comfortable cargo pants; and now I often want to go back to cargo pants that look more shabby, just so that I can have one pocket solely dedicated to a high-end knife like this one.
It was like having a knife epiphany - Some would call this an existential crisis, while others deem it a 1st world problem
I'd call it blessed.
The more I play with this Curtiss, the more impressed I am with it. I have coveted and checked out this knife 3-4x at the local knife shop (an hour away) since early summer 2022, and kept being drawn to it every time I bought another CRK from them. I kept thinking I can have 2-3 CRK for the cost of this one. But this knife is truly unique, and no other will be exactly the same.
It finally hit me just how funny/strange it is to see me post an expensive Curtiss Custom Knife in here yesterday between my new Spyderco production Ikuchi and my new set of $30 Civivi knives. I really do just enjoy all knives, cheap or custom, folding or fixed.
But the more I play with this Curtiss, the more impressed I am with it. I had coveted and checked out this knife 3-4x at the local knife shop (an hour away) for quite some time, and kept being drawn to it every time I bought another CRK from them. I kept thinking I can have 2-3 CRK for the cost of this one. But this knife is truly unique with it's individual raindrop Damasteel, and no other will be exactly the same - I just didn't want anyone else to buy it. The pics in dim light here lose some resolution and refinement over IRL.
The Cruze is one of the the few knives that has made me start thinking about all the crap that I keep in my pockets that can damage my knives, while also making me ask myself what can I remove to have at least one empty pocket that would make it safe to carry with me. Usually everything else takes precedence to stay in my pocket for EDC and protect me from FOMO and anxiety over not being prepared.
The knives that I often pick are such that they will not be a problem if they rub on my pocketed .357 or iPhone, or dent my ammo reloads or AirPods, or scratch my flashlight and pen, etc... Others like this include my ebony and Magnacut CRK Sebenza 31, or Spartan SHF Babe folder, Hawk Deadlock - ones where I would sacrifice my normal EDC things to be able to carry them and keep them pristine at the same time. I realized that one of the reasons why I have so many duplicate knives in my collection is so that I can have a user, but also have a spare safe queen in case my user gets all messed up.
The others I carry the most are ones that can be more easily replaced and aren't unique or too costly (under $500), but for those I definitely have spares, even if I can move them to my jacket, a table, or car center console if they need to be kept safe and a pocket wont work. When I lost 50 lbs I went to wearing slimmer looking Khaki pants from Duluth Trading, with fewer pockets than my baggy and comfortable cargo pants; and now I often want to go back to cargo pants that look more shabby, just so that I can have one pocket solely dedicated to a high-end knife like this one.
It was like having a knife epiphany - Some would call this an existential crisis, while others deem it a 1st world problem
I'd call it blessed.
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Picked up this glass blast sprint run s35 insingo. Arrived just like it would have from CRK. The glass blasting makes it look a little more sleek imo. Little less grippy than the regular blast but a beautiful blade nonetheless.
vwb563
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RoseCraft Blades Appalachian Jack! Outstanding quality! D2 steel. Came razor sharp with great edge grind. Perfectly centered blade. No gaps in back spacers / springs. No proud pins. I’m very happy with it especially for the price…
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Defiant 7 - Hyrax - Wilson Combat. Hand ground 154cm blade. New to me. Good price. I’m enjoying it more than I expected. Les George sure knows how to make knives!
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That's pretty sweet! I like that little pry tool. That's something I've never seen on a traditional.
vwb563
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Yes very unique. I highly recommend the knife.
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Civivi Appiachian Drifter II, Burgundy G10 With Twill CF Bolsters, & Black Hand Rubbed Damascus Blade, Frt Flipper Liner-Lock
Civivi Appiachian Drifter, Brown Micarta Scales With Gray SW CPM-S35VN Blade Steel, Frt Flipper Slipjoint
Civivi Appiachian Drifter II, Burgundy G10 With Twill CF Bolsters, & Black Hand Rubbed Damascus Blade, Frt Flipper Liner-Lock
Civivi Appiachian Drifter, Brown Micarta Scales With Gray SW CPM-S35VN Blade Steel, Frt Flipper Slipjoint
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My 2 latest acquisitions received.
Custom Rubicon from unbound knives
Guardian Tactical 040, BEAST for an OTF
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Custom Rubicon from unbound knives
Guardian Tactical 040, BEAST for an OTF
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My second Black Friday purchase arrived today. The K390 Delica. Like the Sage, I had one before and got rid of it for some reason. I won't be doing that again. Now i just have to figure out which to carry first.
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I snagged one too. And seeing it was such a good deal I upgraded the hardware to bronze. She's a beauty. The micarta 'feel' surprised me.Black Friday deal Para 2 brown Micarta and cruwear. Great example and very happy with this one including the deal!!
dericdesmond
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#2 in this pic landed today completing my set. CPK Kephart, highly recommend 
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Still have about 10 new knives over this past week to post, with several more on the way...
Spartan Pallas in S35VN and black finish, with hair popping polished mirror edge. I like this a lot and it opens pretty fast with the thumb studs, maybe faster than "light-switching" the flipper; and the reverse flick with the thumb studs is super easy. This is one of the few used knifes that I just received.
Spartan Pallas in S35VN and black finish, with hair popping polished mirror edge. I like this a lot and it opens pretty fast with the thumb studs, maybe faster than "light-switching" the flipper; and the reverse flick with the thumb studs is super easy. This is one of the few used knifes that I just received.
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We Knife Co Kitefin with S35VN blade, in blue stonewashed Ti frame and scales with gold accent engraving. Last week I received the Bronze anodized version with swooping engravings in geometric shapes, and posted it here. The flamed pocket clip is a nice touch on both. Great action, good weight distribution, feels great in the hand, and very sharp. I'm more likely to carry this one, with the other as a show piece, and the pre-distressed look will be less likely to show wear.
My first Kitefin:
My first Kitefin:
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Civivi Imperium that I picked up off the exchange - not as big fan of front flippers but the thumb studs work great. The shredded CF scales are a little too shiny and slippery, but it's a giveaway for the son-in-law anyway. Got this a couple weeks ago and didn't post since I'm not keeping it.
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Got a bunch of Spyderco knives at a big discount for Christmas presents, but the Blue FRN with CPM-20CV blade from Knifejoy is for me. I have stonewashed Ti scales and a blue deep carry pocket clip coming from LynchNW next week for this one.
Spyderco Cat liner-lock with G-10 scales.
Para 3 LW in CTS-BD1N for my brother I think. Not sure if he gets this or the black blade version I picked up a couple of months ago.
Pick Dragonfly - daughter will choose between this, the Cat G-10, or a Civivi Elementum Dessert Warrior (pics to come, maybe, still sealed).
Spyderco Cat liner-lock with G-10 scales.
Para 3 LW in CTS-BD1N for my brother I think. Not sure if he gets this or the black blade version I picked up a couple of months ago.
Pick Dragonfly - daughter will choose between this, the Cat G-10, or a Civivi Elementum Dessert Warrior (pics to come, maybe, still sealed).