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Gtscotty wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:26 pm

I'm tempted to get one of these because they are so unique, but I've had a few HIC kitchen knives for a while now and it bothers me that there isn't a great way to sharpen them.

Have you tried diamond belts?

It looks like maybe it's a 'every once in a while we make the old ones' kind of thing: https://tactileturn.com/products/stainless-steel-bolt-action-pens "We used to do a lot of Stainless Steel pens. It's a fantastic material that's very similar aesthetically to matte, stonewashed titanium but a...

The Tactile Turn website now shows no items in the stainless steel category. I wonder if they discontinued them?

https://tactileturn.com/collections/stainless-steel

I also own a couple tactile turn pens. I vastly prefer the heavier stainless steel to the lighter titanium, because the stainless steel version has a much smoother action. Another good pen I've been happy with is the Hinderer Investigator (the 'half size' one), which I've carried in my pocket quite ...

I don't have one of their pens, but I have several Prometheus lights that I've been very pleased with.

Does anyone have the Mandra in flat grind?

Helle makes great knives.

I think this is a case of 'all good, just different'. I personally prefer Magnacut to LC200N. I also personally prefer 4v to 3v (which is a reasonably similar comparison). If I had to pick one steel to use for everything forever, out of the commonly available steels on the market right now, it would...

I like 14C28N and which we had some knives in it from Spyderco. Everyone dotes on 13C36, but 14C28N is a very much improved version. 14c28n is my favorite budget steel. I haven't bought a budget Spyderco (or Byrd) in a long time. My go-to for that category is Kershaw in 14c28n. The Leek is probably...

Kalen DeBoer. I'm honestly surprised. I don't think he'd have been my first choice.

Doc Dan, any opinion on the new coach? He's got some very large shoes to step into.

TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:44 am

MBK Monday

Do you have the larger or smaller size Slayback? Any thoughts on which size you'd get if you were buying one now?

A student of mine gifted me one of their knives a while back. He had won it as a prize in a 3 gun event. I admit I haven't really used it much. I think it's too pretty for me to want to beat on it.

Lanning has officially announced that he is staying at Oregon.

That brings me back to Lane Kiffin.

Higher edge retention...now I'm interested. I've been pretty unimpressed with Magnacut on my CRK. Any idea what CRK's heat treat is like (for magnacut)? I've been quite happy with the magnacut on my BRK Little Creek II and my Bradford Guardian 3. I do not own any CRK magnacut, though. My top priori...

My experience with magnacut has been good, but the stainlessness isn't something that's super important to me (which is why my favorite steel has long been 4v/v4e). I'm excited to see Larrin pioneer a non-stainless steel, focusing on wear resistance (and hopefully edge stability?). If that's what th...

Is it true that Dabo's buyout clause says that the buyout is 50% higher if he goes to Alabama?

So, who is coaching at Alabama next year? The way I see it the top candidate has to be Lane Kiffin (if he wants the job, and assuming his buyout at Ole Miss isn't too much). He's got Alabama history, head coaching experience, has already done his 'new head coach growing pains' somewhere else, and no...

I've never heard of them. But I'd be very interested to hear your report when you get it, Larry. Please post. :)

MacLaren wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:47 am

Mrj wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:21 pm

Still no mascot! Lol.

You lost me....

https://youtu.be/Iaby16t_K5w

elena86 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:15 am

My K390 Urban, which is a jewel...

The K390 Urban is amazing. I almost cried when I lost mine to a security guard. But they were still available then, so I ordered another from my phone within ten minutes.