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Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:32 am
by Chozon1
Product endorsements on the sides of vans?
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:07 pm
by Orodrist
Make me lol.
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:54 pm
by Nix
Orodrist wrote:
Both will work, though to get razor sharp you'd need a strop. I'd go with the larger tri hone.
Ah, Okay.
Where would you go for a strop? Amazon has a few but they're... kinda expensive.
Do you use water/oil when sharpening normally? I've heard pros and cons to dry and wet sharpening.
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:06 pm
by Orodrist
Nix wrote:
Ah, Okay.
Where would you go for a strop? Amazon has a few but they're... kinda expensive.
Do you use water/oil when sharpening normally? I've heard pros and cons to dry and wet sharpening.
Well with a natural stone you'll want oil or water. Synthetics work best dry.
Strops...are just expensive, I find. I think Ben's Backwoods had some reasonable ones.
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:18 pm
by Nix
Orodrist wrote:Nix wrote:
Ah, Okay.
Where would you go for a strop? Amazon has a few but they're... kinda expensive.
Do you use water/oil when sharpening normally? I've heard pros and cons to dry and wet sharpening.
Well with a natural stone you'll want oil or water. Synthetics work best dry.
Strops...are just expensive, I find. I think Ben's Backwoods had some reasonable ones.
Hmm, gotcha. I'm thinking of picking up that tri-tone... and giving every blade in the house (especially my mom's kitchen--dull--knives) a sharpen.
In your experience, how often have you had to sharpen your VG-10 blade(s)?
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:21 pm
by Orodrist
Not often, depending on use of course.
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:23 pm
by Nix
Ah.
Top five bowie knives? Purely opinion based of course... but a bowie would be handy in the woods, especially around here.
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:27 pm
by Orodrist
Top five?
Honestly, I can only name two, those being the Ontario Marine Raider and the BRKT VPB.
I'd prefer a stout hatchet or machete.
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:35 pm
by Nix
Yeah, hatchets/machetes are quite useful. Main thing I like about the bowie is how they don't really stick out too much on one's belt... but in all honesty neither do the other tools.
What do you think of:
http://www.amazon.com/Ka-bar-Ka-Bar%C2% ... 504&sr=8-3
?
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:37 pm
by Orodrist
That looks good, actually. Forgot Ka Bar/Becker made bowies, I'd assume they'd all be good, since they're carbon steel from a company from which good quality control can be expected.
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:59 pm
by Nix
Yeah, I've heard good things about Ka Bar. Never owned something by them, though.
Deadwood?
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:10 pm
by Orodrist
Didn't go there.
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:00 pm
by Nix
I meant the tv show.
Um... top five movies?
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:48 am
by Orodrist
Oh <_< Not seen it.
The Killer
Dog Bite Dog
Red Cliff (Asian Cut)
Bullet in the Head
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Re: Summon the Baleful Harbinger
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:51 am
by Chozon1
Why isn't Swamp Thing on that list? Or Them?