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MisterE
climber
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:22pm PT
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OK, Ron - show us the one YOU use to skin a gnat!
;)
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:24pm PT
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Didja git yur elk, Ekat? :-)
That is a hella scary Buck knife !!
Unsheath that at a Montana trailhead and the out-of-state fisherpersons
will opt for casting in Idaho and maybe the wolves will go back to Canada
on the honor system. :-)
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:30pm PT
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Ha-ha-ha!
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:48pm PT
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Another Spyderco - Rescue 79. Super sharp!
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Jul 30, 2013 - 10:56pm PT
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Great story Ekat!
When I first got back into climbing I'd bring a 6" hunting knife along on back country trips.
I'd get teased mercilessly about it until it was time for dinner.
Then whoever was cooking wanted to borrow it.
The draw knife forged from a hoof rasp is pretty cool too.
I have some of the old draw knives and wooden box planes, including a wooden molding plane set that were grandads and must be well over a hundred years old.
Then there's the whole box of old files that when I retire I have plans for, build a coal forge in the back yard and experiment with some Damascus forging on my own.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jul 30, 2013 - 11:04pm PT
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Brandon, why did you take Fred's DeWalt impact? Are you figuring that he's forgotten it?
Fred is the name of my co-workers impact driver. Sadly, Fred is no longer with us. His brushes failed and he was upgraded to a 20v Li-ion driver.
My driver is an Hitachi.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jul 30, 2013 - 11:16pm PT
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A Witchard rigging knife is permanently tethered to my sailing foulies. It glows in the dark and has a spike and shackler. The blade is uber sharp and will cut through lines and other abrasive material with little effort.
For years I carried a mid size Swiss Army Knife in my purse. And invariably when checking in for a flight, ooops, away it went because I would forget. Once I sacrificed one on my RETURN from Italy...which was with me when I left the States. Ooop TSA. A few years ago I got a Swiss Army type knife from a subscription to Outside. It's worked well and I keep it out of my purse. My fav is my little micro Leatherman. And I haven't lost it or sacrificed it to TSA (yet)
Susan
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Jul 31, 2013 - 11:56am PT
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I've carried this Spyderco Stretch every day for some time..
The combo edge has recieved alot of negative reviews from users stating that the compromise does nothing as well as a straight/serrated only blade. But for my needs (cutting into soft bread loafs then spreading peanut butter) it works great, and I don't wanna carry two knives if I can help it.
It opens parcels and cut fruit cleanly while it still cuts a climbing rope or a seat belt in a pinch, should it have to.
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Jul 31, 2013 - 12:29pm PT
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Have serrated blades been demonstrated as cutting rope and webbing more efficiently?
I've continued with a regular straight edge...cause it would seem re-sharpening a serrated knife would be problematic (?)
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2013 - 12:41pm PT
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Jennie,
No doubt a serrated knife will saw through webbing faster,
unless you keep your flat edge as sharp as a razor.
I wore a flat edge for years and still do on occasion.
I have a friend that sharpens my serrated blades. Many retailers offer this service as well.
The Spyderco Stretch is a good alternative as mentioned above.
I carry the same blade as DM permanently attached to my harness.
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Jul 31, 2013 - 12:43pm PT
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From my experience in rope access construction work I'd say a sharp straight edged knife will cut rope, webbing, nylon nets etc as well as a serrated blade. But not for very long. A dull straight knife will suck unless there is alot of tension on the rope/webbing, then any blade will cut it.. A serrated blade will get the job done without resharpening for a much longer time.
My 2 cents.
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Jul 31, 2013 - 12:44pm PT
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Thanks, Pud and Wally...
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jul 31, 2013 - 02:50pm PT
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Of interest to climbers, this serrated pattern on the CRKT Kommer Full Throttle outperforms any other serration when cutting rope and webbing than any I've ever tried on any knife that cost any money: and I've seen and tried a lot of them.
The metal handle is heavier than some other knifes, and the gold looks great for about a week till it rubs off...but this thing cuts rope like it's warm butter. Most CRKT (Columbia River Knife and Tool) products do NOT have this great serration.
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Snowmassguy
Trad climber
Calirado
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Jul 31, 2013 - 04:38pm PT
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This Spyderco has served me well. Multi purpose for sure with serration and a regular blade.
Think it is pretty much the same knife as Wally has shown above.
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Jul 31, 2013 - 05:16pm PT
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@Snowmassguy
Similar but slightly different shape in both blade and handle. Can't quite tell what it says in the handle on yours. Is it the delica? I think most of their models comes with the combo edge option?
Great knives, that's for sure!!
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Steven Amter
climber
Washington, DC
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Jul 31, 2013 - 05:24pm PT
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This is the wooden handled "007" lockblade knife that I keep in my office desk drawer - mostly used to cut apples. I got it in New York City in the 1970s. Although it doesn't look like much (and trust me, it really isn't), it's legendary.
Back in the day, this was the #1 knife in NYC used in stabbings and by criminals, because it was cheap (and disposable), available at every corner store, and apparently quite effective. It was the blade equivalent to the "Saturday night special" cheap handguns that plagued urban areas in the same era.
It's currently illegal to carry it in NYC because of its size and that it's supposedly a "gravity knife," i.e. you can open it with just a wrist flick. I don't know about that, mine is so sticky that it's difficult to open. Probably age and dried apple juice.
This is a knife that has its own website recounting its interesting history:
http://axischemicals.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/nyc-history-the-007-knife/
An excerpt:
"The 007 knife is an embodiment of New York City’s decline in the 1970′s. The more you read of the street life in that era of the city’s history, the more you come across the 007 knife. As far as I know it was sold throughout the country (it is mentioned in courtroom documents in Massachusetts and Illinois) but it is not written into the history of any other place the way it is of New York City. Mention the 007 knife to a New Yorker of a certain age and background, and they’ll have a story for you."
The website also explains that the 007 was supposedly used by Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols to murder his girlfriend Nancy.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2013 - 05:44pm PT
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Without even trying I've ended up with a collection over the years.
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Jul 31, 2013 - 06:20pm PT
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whitemeat
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Jul 31, 2013 - 09:37pm PT
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