Didn’t know that about the sword vs. knife thing. Fascinating.
It also had to only be single edged to qualify, but the little top of the tip is sharpened. Which was a surprise to me since I’ve been doing that to my knives for years and thought I was special.
Nice knife. I’ve been looking at their drop forged boot knife, which I believe comes from the same family, but I like the ring on this one.
There is a lot to the feel of good tools. Like, if something is too light it feels insubstantial and as though it would break too easily- and usually does.
Love the symetry and proportions of that piece.
Every year I make it a point to add to my metal working skills, and I always skip over forging in lieu of something with more immediate yield. I might need to bite the bullet and go for it this time. I’ve heated & beaten a fair bit of metal, just never focused on taking a raw piece of material and transforming it into a fully formed and functioning object in its own rite.
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I like that one, too. Cold Steel used to be super top-end quality. Now it’s more hit and miss. A lot of knife companies have two lines now: el cheapo and premium. And others, like Benchmade, just went with premium and super premium.
The drop forged series from Cold Steel isn’t expensive, but the quality seems very nice. The Battle Ring is under $60. Maybe it’s just cheaper to do drop forging? Not sure. But the whole line looks cool.
I might pick up the “Survivalist” just have a bang-around knife for hiking. I like high-end knives, but then I don’t want to use them because it feels weird to hack around with a $500 knife! This one is $71.
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Yeah this is a cool knife, and I agree. I have a few high end knives just to have them but lately I look for utilitarian options that I’ll actually use. I will fork out cash for a super sharp, edge retaining skinning knife or something with a specific use but my typical pocket carry is more like a Gerber or Kershaw or something.
This is random, but I figured I’d ask. I remember seeing a knife that had a full tang skinning knife, and a gutting hook on the end of the tang. The handle had an axle for the rivet so you could switch it. So either the knife, or the hook was locked in the handle.
Google hasn’t been useful.
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Thank you, good find. Not the one I was remembering but really close.
I like this guy a lot. He has some neat methods for evaluating a wide variety of products.
But what im really impressed with is that sharpening device!
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I have this same knife but rather than a solid blade it has swappable razor blades in a similar shape. Not very durable, but amazing for field dressing a deer. The razor packs are particularly pricey.
I will say, the Buck 110 is something my dad has carried as long as I can remember. It’s a great knife.
Plus I am a sucker for the brass bolsters.
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Cool video. I’ve never seen the corrosion test.
I use something like this to sharpen antique knives I find. And it’s really good if you have right-handed and left-handed knives.
I normally dont go above 600 grit for performance, since anything above that is just polishing. The thinner bevels seems to break down quicker. But if you can and you want to, why not?
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Nice! I’ve seen some videos of those, but need to find it in a store.
I’ve tried various stones & whatnot but I just can’t seem to get the technique down to my liking.
I have an old set of Chicago Cutlery that were Soo sharp when I got them. Like they would just fall through an eye of round in one light stroke.
I’d like to get them back to that state of sharpness.
That was also the first one I got as a kid. Nicest one in the display case at the hardware store. The 6 in. locking blade with deluxe belt sheath. 
I was a really well prepared cub scout/paperboy. Skin a deer, start a fire, fight off packs of dogs and early morning wierdos. I was ready!
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Oddly enough, It’s almost like playing music. You can hear the change in tone when it hits the finish. Most of the time I do it with my eyes closed.
Also store your whetstone in water.
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On my main kitchen knife I can hear it and feel it using the honing bar. But using a stone to get a nice edge on the dull ones, i just dont get the same tactile feedback.
(I’m actually pretty wierd about that. No gloves unless I’m welding or I can’t feel the metal being cut, ground, filed, etc.)
Yeah, I’ve I’ve never welded but tactile feed back is huge. If I cut my finger I’ll feel it through the knife hand instead of the hand that got hurt. Not pain, but the 10 seconds you have to realize you fucked up, so go fix it.
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“Oh, thats not chicken…”
“…Ouch!”
Yep. 
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Mandolins are the worst. Blood for the blood god.
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