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 $250 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.
You’ll also end up loving the design. There’s a really nice one available on the fb group right now with a sw blade I believe which is actually pretty hard to come by.
I agree with the redundancy of the vecp and v2 talos. That’s why I’m down to only my morph talos. I would probably let that one go too if it wasn’t my only morph left. While not a huge morph fan I really like the morph pattern on the new talos.
I hear ya and find 3.5” blades to be my preference although lately I’ve resorted to keeping a 3” blade on me in case I have to pull out a knife in front of customers. Been doing this ever since a customer and my interior designer gasped when I pulled out my mk3 to cut open a plastic baggie. I have to admit it felt like overkill
.I hear ya and find 3.5” blades to be my preference although lately I’ve resorted to keeping a 3” blade on me in case I have to pull out a knife in front of customers. Been doing this ever since a customer and my interior designer gasped when I pulled out my mk3 to cut open a plastic baggie. I have to admit it felt like overkill
I do like having the option of a larger blade if needed. Truth be told the OG Talos carries almost the same as the vecp. But what I love about em is flicking out that big @$$ blade. It flys out with authority!
Haha, I’m thinking about dumping all my real world non knife buddies and only associating with internet knife buddies like all the cool kids are doing these days.It's always hard to tell how the general public will respond. I usually keep a Case or Victorinox handy in case I think I might need a knife in a situation that I could draw unwanted attention for using the wrong one. My in-laws have seen me use large Sebenzas (3.65" blade) hundreds of times around my property and theirs without a second thought, but when I whipped out the Servo (3.47" blade) to cut tape on Christmas gifts they jokingly commented on the huge knife I was carrying. My father in law regularly carries the largest Cobratech OTF which also has a ~3.5" blade. Non-knife people are a mystery to me
Hey buddy!
You definitely have the honor of being my first and bestest internet buddy. Only took 44 yrs!Hey buddy!
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2018 Rockeye made for the Solvang Custom Knife Show. I promise I’ll get her back to you this week 
I use Gunny Glide on the washers/bearings and a tiny drop of Gunny Slides on the detente ball (credit toWell, got in new washers from Les yesterday for the VECP. He also sent a sticker because he's a cool guy. The knife didn't immediately feel better and I didn't have a ton of time to play with it last night, but after carrying and fidgeting for a couple hours this morning so far it does appear to be breaking in and getting smoother whereas it did not seem to be doing that before. The pivot is set to have the blade centered and no blade play, and it is starting to drop to my thumb more often than not when I release the lock. It never did this with the old washers unless the pivot was loose enough to induce blade play. It may be a bit early to tell, but I'm optimistic at this point that it will continue breaking in and have the action I always thought it should.
Out of curiosity, what are you guys using for lube? I have always loved and been well satisfied with OCD4EDC Slick'em All in my washer knives, and that is what is currently in my Talos that has an awesome action as well as all my CRKs. I keep KPL around for my bearing knives and have tried all weights of it in my Sebenzas, but never liked it as much as the Slick'em All grease on the washers. When discussing the VECP with the guy I bought my MK3 from, he told me if I ever tried Gunny Glide I'd "forget about all that other crap". I'm assuming that means my MK3 is running on Gunny Glide and it does have a truly incredible action, though I know the MK3 is kind of known for this anyway. I'm a nerd for this type of stuff so naturally I have some Gunny Glide on the way to experiment with. Between all three weights of KPL, Nano-Oil, Slick'em All, CRK grease, random gun oil, etc. I've never found that going from one lube to another can take a knife with a bad action and make it great, but I can definitely feel the difference sometimes. It's not so much bad to good, but already good to slightly better...sometimes.
Another side note...my VECP came in wearing this RGT clip. I wasn't sure what to expect but it is a really good clip, to the point that I'm considering picking up another one for the Talos.
Pic because why not:
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for the detente ball tip). It hasn't failed me yet!
Your photography never ceases to astound me.After some beers on Saturday I decided a picture of these two together was a necessity! Although different in many ways they share so many distinct design queues that are signature to Les’ work.
My 2018 MokuTi Harpy Deluxe (Les made 10 for the Wilson Combat Custom Makers Alliance) &
Derek was kind enough to let me hold onto this one for a few days so I could do a session and make this shot a reality
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I use a 3n1 oil from Lowes. Cost maybe $5 and works great. I always break down a knife when I get it in. The majority of the time I see significant improvement in the action and rarely ever have to do maintenance again. I’ve thought about trying others but honestly it’s so good n cheap I figure any improvement would be insignificant.Well, got in new washers from Les yesterday for the VECP. He also sent a sticker because he's a cool guy. The knife didn't immediately feel better and I didn't have a ton of time to play with it last night, but after carrying and fidgeting for a couple hours this morning so far it does appear to be breaking in and getting smoother whereas it did not seem to be doing that before. The pivot is set to have the blade centered and no blade play, and it is starting to drop to my thumb more often than not when I release the lock. It never did this with the old washers unless the pivot was loose enough to induce blade play. It may be a bit early to tell, but I'm optimistic at this point that it will continue breaking in and have the action I always thought it should.
Out of curiosity, what are you guys using for lube? I have always loved and been well satisfied with OCD4EDC Slick'em All in my washer knives, and that is what is currently in my Talos that has an awesome action as well as all my CRKs. I keep KPL around for my bearing knives and have tried all weights of it in my Sebenzas, but never liked it as much as the Slick'em All grease on the washers. When discussing the VECP with the guy I bought my MK3 from, he told me if I ever tried Gunny Glide I'd "forget about all that other crap". I'm assuming that means my MK3 is running on Gunny Glide and it does have a truly incredible action, though I know the MK3 is kind of known for this anyway. I'm a nerd for this type of stuff so naturally I have some Gunny Glide on the way to experiment with. Between all three weights of KPL, Nano-Oil, Slick'em All, CRK grease, random gun oil, etc. I've never found that going from one lube to another can take a knife with a bad action and make it great, but I can definitely feel the difference sometimes. It's not so much bad to good, but already good to slightly better...sometimes.
Another side note...my VECP came in wearing this RGT clip. I wasn't sure what to expect but it is a really good clip, to the point that I'm considering picking up another one for the Talos.
Pic because why not:
Personally, I use TW25 on my washer knives. I have a few P Series SIGs and have a large tube on hand for them so I tried it on a couple of knives, and I have been a huge fan ever since!Well, got in new washers from Les yesterday for the VECP. He also sent a sticker because he's a cool guy. The knife didn't immediately feel better and I didn't have a ton of time to play with it last night, but after carrying and fidgeting for a couple hours this morning so far it does appear to be breaking in and getting smoother whereas it did not seem to be doing that before. The pivot is set to have the blade centered and no blade play, and it is starting to drop to my thumb more often than not when I release the lock. It never did this with the old washers unless the pivot was loose enough to induce blade play. It may be a bit early to tell, but I'm optimistic at this point that it will continue breaking in and have the action I always thought it should.
Out of curiosity, what are you guys using for lube? I have always loved and been well satisfied with OCD4EDC Slick'em All in my washer knives, and that is what is currently in my Talos that has an awesome action as well as all my CRKs. I keep KPL around for my bearing knives and have tried all weights of it in my Sebenzas, but never liked it as much as the Slick'em All grease on the washers. When discussing the VECP with the guy I bought my MK3 from, he told me if I ever tried Gunny Glide I'd "forget about all that other crap". I'm assuming that means my MK3 is running on Gunny Glide and it does have a truly incredible action, though I know the MK3 is kind of known for this anyway. I'm a nerd for this type of stuff so naturally I have some Gunny Glide on the way to experiment with. Between all three weights of KPL, Nano-Oil, Slick'em All, CRK grease, random gun oil, etc. I've never found that going from one lube to another can take a knife with a bad action and make it great, but I can definitely feel the difference sometimes. It's not so much bad to good, but already good to slightly better...sometimes.
Another side note...my VECP came in wearing this RGT clip. I wasn't sure what to expect but it is a really good clip, to the point that I'm considering picking up another one for the Talos.
Pic because why not:
