tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post5997080268039834340..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Obligatory Knife PostRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-79307703590353990622010-08-19T07:16:55.605-04:002010-08-19T07:16:55.605-04:00I have one of the original Leatherman tools. It r...I have one of the original Leatherman tools. It resides in a drawer today (with occasional use) but when I was a paramedic it was on my belt every day.Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-3992968586793368962010-08-18T20:08:16.203-04:002010-08-18T20:08:16.203-04:00It's been a few years since I've drooled o...It's been a few years since I've drooled over the Garret Wade catalog, or Lee Valley & Veritas. I still want a Veritas low-angle block plane. And only a few dozen other sundry tools from their catalog. Maybe for Christmas, I'll buy myself an <a href="http://www.garrettwade.com/product.asp?pn=23N02.01&bhcd2=1282176077" rel="nofollow">odd job</a>, though with my woodworking aspirations on hold, I don't know what I'd do other than look at it and say, "My, that's purty!"jedhttp://freedomsight.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-31920488970069245082010-08-18T19:58:03.407-04:002010-08-18T19:58:03.407-04:00True, NK; and one drawback of stainless steel is m...True, NK; and one drawback of stainless steel is most sorts don't like to hold an edge. They have to be looked afterRoberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69453496458447862292010-08-18T19:30:47.748-04:002010-08-18T19:30:47.748-04:00I've made a push dagger from 1095 that can pun...I've made a push dagger from 1095 that can punch through a 1/4 inch armor plate. I have not been able to make a sheath for it that it will not work its way through.<br /><br />I am not impressed anymore with the fancy steels (I have worked with 1095, 1045, W-2, 0-2, and 440C). My rule now is, "can it be made sharp?" After that, geometry, the blade bevel, is really what's important.nkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060554734576700517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-82742938802095182602010-08-18T19:23:52.086-04:002010-08-18T19:23:52.086-04:00Ma'am, you SO remind me of Raz's sister Co...Ma'am, you SO remind me of Raz's sister Cord in the Stephenson novel, "Anathem."<br /><br />From page 88 of the hard-back edition:<br />"From one of her pockets she had drawn out a pair of purple wads which unfolded to gloves of some stretchy membranous stuff..."<br /><br />And: "Some of Cord's pockets were narrow and tall and ranked in neat rows. From two of these she drew out blunt plugs of white fibrous stuff, about the size of her little finger, with strings trailing from them. "What on Earth are those?" Arsibalt wanted to know. <br /><br />"Blood soaker-uppers, Cord said, "one for each nostril, if you would like."Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-38913605268865940112010-08-18T12:48:07.766-04:002010-08-18T12:48:07.766-04:00Nice rundown Roberta. Lots of nice things to look...Nice rundown Roberta. Lots of nice things to look at past the standard folders. With all the blade posts all over recently I succumbed to the shiny and ordered a G10 Leek with the S30V blade. Always wanted to try that blade steel.<br /><br />Looking at that Forschner, nk, I couldn't use it in the kitchen. I like a deep chef's knife so my knuckles aren't stopping each stroke before I'm through whatever needs slicing.aczarnowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69372096352960537752010-08-18T11:10:30.186-04:002010-08-18T11:10:30.186-04:00I have spent forty years and thousands of dollars ...I have spent forty years and thousands of dollars collecting knives, taking some apart to see how they work, making some from broken old ones and worn out files.<br /><br />But if I could have only one knife it would be a $12.00 Forschner boning knife. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BPfMsBhpr6o/SBCLFCIq2NI/AAAAAAAAAFc/ksy1BAcnHkg/s1600-h/forschner.jpg<br />Thirty years and I have only had to buy two. The second one is going strong after twelve years of being the only kitchen knife -- meat, vegetables, bread, everything.nkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060554734576700517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-41792294412397398962010-08-18T10:47:16.975-04:002010-08-18T10:47:16.975-04:00echoing the Kershaw love. i carry a Leek with me ...echoing the Kershaw love. i carry a Leek with me all the time.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826932635166933072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57908202741816850882010-08-18T08:33:20.594-04:002010-08-18T08:33:20.594-04:00Ken Onion's first knife for Kershaw with a Wha...Ken Onion's first knife for Kershaw with a Wharncliffe-pattern blade was called the "Random Task", so it only makes sense that the next one would be the "Needs Work". :)<br /><br />(Ken Onion is Hawaii's most famous knifemaker, and has collaborated with fellow Aloha State knife guy Tom Mayo. Three guesses what their joint effort was called...)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-8477565460862897452010-08-18T08:25:14.016-04:002010-08-18T08:25:14.016-04:00Linoge: Garrett Wade has a long history of produci...Linoge: Garrett Wade has a long history of producing centerfold-quality pictures of woodworking tools you already wanted anyway. Not the cheapest place in the world but they sell good stuff and have good customer service.<br /><br />Robert M: I had never looked at the actual name of the model before today, despite having owned two. The label on the end of the box had me thinking I'd bought a factory second 'til I looked it up online!Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-34886239345111314142010-08-18T07:32:37.239-04:002010-08-18T07:32:37.239-04:00I have a Kershaw Needs Work as well. It gets used...I have a Kershaw Needs Work as well. It gets used every day at work, and plenty of time around the house.Robert McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849168773343652368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54919634497974044082010-08-17T22:57:08.064-04:002010-08-17T22:57:08.064-04:00I am a huge fan of both the Kershaw assisted-openi...I am a huge fan of both the Kershaw assisted-opening knives - the Speed Bump (a predecessor to your Needs Work, I believe) was my first introduction, and I currently carry around a RAM (not <em>technically</em> assisted, but its locking mechanism speeds up the process). <br /><br />That said, I hate you for introducing me to that Garrett Wade store...Linogehttp://www.wallsofthecity.netnoreply@blogger.com