Recent content by pitted_soul

That's what I love about that slicey blade shape, made to get really sharp. Now, that level of sharpness is squarely because of your sharpening ability. 60 is just stupid.

I think I got the last one 😶 I emailed yesterday, called today, went there at lunch. He will save some for the showroom that he won't post on the website. I guess so people are incentivized to come on in? But now they've gotten too busy and they're having to dial back the hours some to be able...

Wow, I knew his popularity had grown, but not to that level. A shiro is considered by some to be one of the archetypal knife designs as it's so universally praised. I believe the build quality and consistent innovation is what got that design to where it is today. Very cool story, thanks.

Picked it up on my lunch break. I still need to make a handle for it.

That looks a lot better than my clone. I met him at blade show one year. He could barely speak any English. This was a dozen years ago. He was already rather popular at the time but his presence there was very low-key and unsuspecting.

Made a pit stop on the way to Jimmy Johns at Lunch.

My partner found those at a thrift store. I grew up watching them with my dad, so I had to have them. I have Larry to the right too. I can happily live without Shemp.

I thought it was a Kiwi thing and didn't question it lol. Ok, what am I carrying today? So this is the knife that clued me in to how talented S. African makers. They have a very active and robust knife community (Kitchen too). This is from a knifemaker named Clyde Challenoor. It's Damasteel...

I now know what one of my next handle materials is going to be. OOOSIK FTW!

Today is my Gene Wiseman sodbuster in od-green micarta and, i think, an other CPM-154 blade. Walk'n'talk is quite as sweet as the HSK, but everything else is *chef's kiss*. Special appearance by Moe and Curly in the background.

Really? I can't remember exactly. Maybe Reddit, IG, or Bladeforums? I love a sweet Lenny's clip blade and his was well executed and well priced. I got my first and I was impressed with the build quality. I snagged a blacked out version as well as he had a discount for nurses one time. I like...

I guess I need to try another Toyama. I got a kurouchi version and it was 'meh'. All the love I had heard and then THAT.

I like Pena a good bit. I've had a few of his, never a slipjoint though, but that doesn't mean I haven't tried. I love a sweet Lanny's clip blade and this guys grinds are just so excellent. I don't have a ton of slipjoints, but I do have a handful of 3" locking pocket knives. In fact, besides...

Oh man, I didn't know we had a thread for pocket knives. I used to have a ton, but I've distilled it to about 2 dozen and been getting mostly kitchen knives for a while now. Today I got my HSK Machineworks out of New Zealand. It's a blackwashed CMP-154 blade (fantastic heat treat, holds an edge...

Do that. I'll show you around right. We can go hang out with Zach and his son and dog at Tokushu. I can't stay away from there.