tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84963346912869385722024-03-13T13:45:11.061-07:00Knife AdvisorEverything about knives, all kind of knivesBladeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03433654146188420900noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496334691286938572.post-64580231557962673842020-08-21T07:23:00.002-07:002020-08-21T07:23:29.109-07:00Urban EDC Knife Guide For Country Boys<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U6l-aeRsHo4/Xz_W1JIrBzI/AAAAAAAAACg/2YkNuE22AGAVuR0bQSlDu0aZl6b_vIb4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Urban%2BEDC%2BKnife%2BGuide%2BFor%2BCountry%2BBoys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U6l-aeRsHo4/Xz_W1JIrBzI/AAAAAAAAACg/2YkNuE22AGAVuR0bQSlDu0aZl6b_vIb4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Urban%2BEDC%2BKnife%2BGuide%2BFor%2BCountry%2BBoys.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is depressing to grow up in the countryside and move to the city because what I have learned to appreciate abroad is suddenly a legal problem. Nudity is my biggest problem. The city seems to have a very rigid attitude in my pants: I still don't know what to do with the 10-meter high pile of fire in my garden, and the squirrels they throw in the park are frowned upon by little children and their screaming mothers.<br /><br />Maybe the worst change is that I have to figure out what to do with a knife when I walked up the hill with a <a href="https://www.bladesto.com/best-edc-knife-under-30-dollars/">EDC knife under 30</a> dollars around my waist.<br /><br />And no, you're right. No matter what kind of knife you wear, you shouldn't fight a bear or a lion. The fact is, as long as I live in town, I'm not going to be that happy. Now I have to look for other reasons to play with my knife.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Open the package.</span><br /><br />Big knives are great for making people in town nervous and opening boxes.<br />When a giant pile of cardboard boxes gets sensitive and turns into an army of cardboard soldiers with a beehive spirit determined to destroy the city, I am ready. My experience in testing and writing with a knife has trained me to fight an evil cardboard army. That hasn't happened yet, so if I want to be a hero, it's only if I have to open a box.<br /><br />In that sense, there's not a single person within 10 yards who has trouble opening my luggage. I've got my DBS about to come out of that awful package. Every time I order something on the internet, part of me thinks "if that little bastard comes, we'll get him" while I stroke my little knife like a racing dog. If I had to make a diagram to figure out how to use the knives, I would have a big red circle that would say "Open the Amazon box" with a blue line that would say "other things that get in the way".<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">That makes the people in town nervous.</span><br /><br />Knives are a great way to make people on the street, nervous.<br />The nervousness associated with knives is somewhat understandable. Suppose there is anything in the history of mankind that competes with the disease for destruction. In that case, it is an acute and sharp illness (but also heavy and boring things, bad medical practices, heart disease, volcanoes, etc.).<br /><br />And at some point, I have to admit that it is my fault. I shouldn't have tried to use Condor Stratos to cut a steak in a restaurant. It wasn't designed for that purpose. I also tried to use the cigarette lighter to get in the car after I locked the keys. In hindsight it seemed suspicious, but why else would that light be used?<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">To clean the nails</span><br /><br />Knives are a fun and practical way to cut your nails.<br />Honestly, I thought I had a special knife to do it with. Especially when I work in the garden, where my nails grow out of my skin and get clogged with fine, stubborn soil.<br /><br />I know there is another tool specifically designed to remove the dirt under my nails, but 90% of the time it's already there and that tool is in the bathroom. But do you know what happens a meter away, and if I tell my girlfriend, as long as she's attentive 20 times a day, it works pretty well?<br /><br />Don't judge me. I spent 80 crazy dollars on this knife, and I'm stretching myself out for a reason.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JiFPveFGLS8" width="320" youtube-src-id="JiFPveFGLS8"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm cutting my pants off.</span><br /><br />The straight edges are exaggerated. Take a knife and turn your jeans into nice shorts.<br /><br />Did you know that's the beauty of it now? I saw a bunch of guys with torn pants walking down the street talking about a local band and I was sure they were great guys. So I punched a hole in their pants and I went to ask them if they'd heard the latest Pixies album. They said "who are the Pixies" and then they said "who was that tramp" but I'm 90% sure they wouldn't have said anything if I hadn't punched a hole in my pants.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Emergency surgery on the open back.</span><br /><br />The large scalpel is perfect for emergency heart surgery.<br />When the old lady fainted in the cafe and CPR didn't work, I didn't say I took a knife and opened her heart to do it, I didn't say the old lady fainted, I didn't say she was going to the cafe.<br /><br />I'm just saying that, hypothetically, my knife is better than yours, and your knife was bought at a flea market for five bucks.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><p></p>Bladeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03433654146188420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496334691286938572.post-16322999444145796942020-08-21T07:13:00.006-07:002020-08-21T07:25:14.287-07:00What Is The Difference Between Micarta and G-10 Handle Scales?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NLDI-XluKvc/Xz_Vd8TcPnI/AAAAAAAAACU/JKDCaFp6R0wBIGK9IkCw8XfZqeaiCJ0YgCLcBGAsYHQ/s850/What%2BIs%2BThe%2BDifference%2BBetween%2BMicarta%2Band%2BG-10%2BHandle%2BScales.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="850" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NLDI-XluKvc/Xz_Vd8TcPnI/AAAAAAAAACU/JKDCaFp6R0wBIGK9IkCw8XfZqeaiCJ0YgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/What%2BIs%2BThe%2BDifference%2BBetween%2BMicarta%2Band%2BG-10%2BHandle%2BScales.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't know all the knife genes in the world, but the first hundred times I heard the term "Corporal Micarta", I had no idea what it was. Even after handling a pair of Micarta knives, I wasn't sure what I was dealing with; I got even more confused after picking one up on a G-10 scale, and it basically looked like a Micarta. Apparently.<br /><br />After a while, I got tired of pretending I knew what I was talking about and started to figure it out myself. An easy way to answer the question is that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micarta">Micarta </a>and the G10 are actually what we call a phenolic laminate, and in that sense, they are the same, so we can all go home. With the exception of those who have seen or collected both the G10 and the Micarta, who has handled the knife, they say that there is a significant difference between the G10 and the Micarta and they yell at us in the forum. So I have explained what I have found here to all those who are tired of pretending to know that the handles of their knives are made.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">What's Micarta?</span><br /><br />Pro. Comfort, grip, very strong<br /><br />Disadvantages: expensive, sensitive to water<br /><br />Simply put, a micarta is a thermosetting resin immersed in a type of linen or fibre fabric. Basically, it is one or a few types of fabric that are soaked in resin and fired until they become stiff.<br /><br />But when we specifically say "Micarta", we are actually talking about a company. Norplex Micarta, the company responsible for much of the resin used in knife handles today, has for years been the kleenex of the world of resin materials.<br /><br />But when we talk about Micarta in general, we're not just talking about resin composites; there's a reason why we're talking about G-10 handles and Micarta cables; Micarta generally means that the base material for handles is linen, canvas or paper. However, it covers a wide range of materials, including wood and denim. Most of the materials used to make the design are canvas and linen, or a combination of both.<br /><br />If you've done this kind of thing before, you've almost certainly found a large field of Micarta scale DIY videos. Most of them give a good picture of the process: the fabric parts are soaked in resin after placement in a mould and then pressed together with tweezers until they are dry. Once the resin is placed, a Micarta plate is ready and can hopefully be sharpened into a knife dish. This is a simplified version of what normally happens in the industry but does not give a good picture of its versatility. Depending on the material used, there are all kinds of things that can be done with style, the colour of the resin used to dip the layers, and the type of mould used. It is also relatively easy to make them, as you can buy them from any hardware store.<br /><br />However, creating a G-10 can be quite complicated to do at home.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">What is G-10?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />The answer to the question of what the scale of HANDLES <a href="https://www.knifeart.com/g10-knife-handle-material.html" rel="nofollow">G-10</a> knives is is meh.<br />Pros. Lightweight, low moisture absorption, low cost, better color removal<br /><br />Disadvantages: it lacks hardness and comfort.<br /><br />Thermosetting fiberglass resin. More or less. This includes grade 10 garolite, a range of composite materials that are mixed, heated and compressed to make them much stronger and smoother than normal fibreglass. The term "Garolite" is also a registered trademark, like Micarta, but I would be damned if I could find a company that actually owns the copyright.<br /><br />Basically, the G-10 is the same as Micarta, but with fiberglass instead of flax and other natural fiber materials. There are additional risks associated with producing this material because, you know, fiberglass, and that's why you're going to find far fewer do-it-yourself videos about how to work with it, and there aren't many videos about how to make this material for it.<br /><br />But it's also cheaper in terms of the cost of the material; the G-10 is specifically made from resin impregnated fiberglass cloth that is laminated, pressed and heated in the same way as the Micarta, but processes the raw material which is much cheaper in bulk.<br /><br />The beauty of the G-10 is that it is very easy to adapt. Typically, when knife manufacturers produce knives on the G-10 scale, they offer them in at least three or four colours. They are also lighter than the phenol flax-based handles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><p></p>Bladeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03433654146188420900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496334691286938572.post-60950646718832911702020-08-21T07:07:00.003-07:002020-08-21T07:26:22.559-07:00How to Lose a Knife in a Bar<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mf5rOzrqxFM/Xz_Tf8z9joI/AAAAAAAAACI/jfnDJrOxNYMQV5NWvjTja-ZDtKtygAcPACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Ka-Bar-Combat-Kukri-Machete-Knife-e1592075761181.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you want to lose your knife, the bar is the place to go. There's really nothing to bring a knife to. The bartender opens all his beer and for some reason, people get angry when he tries to make a feather bar with a chair leg. The best you can hope for is that a well-meaning lover asks you what you have in your pocket and that you can talk with a cold knife for a while.<br /><br />The last time I was asked what was in a bar box, I was in the bathroom and the old leather suit was staring into my pants wasn't washing my hands. He didn't wash his hands in the piss, so I said a coin and apologized. I was about to lose my knife when he left for the bar. Maybe because I safely checked it, or perhaps because I put it in the sink while washing my hands, not for some reason, but because my decision up until then seemed perfectly logical.<br /><br />All I'm saying is that I lost a few knives in bars, so much so that I decided to call myself an expert in the field, whatever you can do if you follow my deliberate instructions to distract yourself from the clouds of my drinking problem.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pick the right bar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Small town bars are a safe place for <a href="https://knife-depot.com/pages/101-uses-for-the-pocket-knife" rel="nofollow">pocket knives</a>, but town bars take them with them.<br />The first step is to find the right place to lose the knife. Some bars are easier to lose with a knife than others. For example, in a small town bar, nobody cares about your knife.<br /><br />If you can imagine a place like Cheers, just to have the hottest and most claustrophobic place with a more claustrophobic layout, except maybe the bartender takes all the sarcastic answers in his head with less attractive people, and just before he asks you for your number, let a good tip model them in a vague sympathy that begs you to finish after you leave and you'll have a good idea of the small town elements you'll be dealing with. In these places, you really rely on your own stupidity.<br /><br />There's even a salty old man in the corner who keeps calling you "Charlie" when no one knows your name and you'll never know why.<br /><br />Cities with colleges, on the other hand, offer a wide range of tools that an ambitious knife user can use to get lost or forcibly separate from his knife.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Diving rod. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just like a small town pole, there's a good chance he'll be invaded by a bunch of student boys. These creations are especially useful for losing the knife because they are one of the few that can be really interested in the knife and pass it on to a friend with a hat. At some point, you will hear the expression "look at this". The following possibilities are too complicated to understand here, but make sure you have the best knife loss at that time.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fashionable bar. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It actually looks very much like a dive bar, but each drink costs twice as much and at least two men wear an ironic handlebar moustache instead of an upside-down sports hat. In a place like this, there is not much chance that that will happen. When you pull your knife, you only get a worried look to the side of the bartender says with an exaggerated voice: "You can't drink here".<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">A popular bar. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whether it's popular because it's really fun or because it's between a movie theatre and a good bat, it's always crowded. To go to the bar you need a lamb and the bathroom is the only legend that somehow always whispers in the lines between you and your table. On weekends, this place will chop where opportunities abound.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Clubs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You're not here because you chose this place. You came here by accident. You think you're standing in line for a food truck when a tall man in a "Safety" shirt asks you why you're wearing a hoodie. There's nothing in the world worth getting into, but this is definitely the best kind of bar to lose your knife.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Choosing the right drink</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />For lightweights, I recommend attacking to increase the strength of the beer.<br />This is essential because these things seldom happen before enough good and bad decisions are made about the choice of drinking.<br /><br />Longevity is the key here because it is necessary to create as comprehensive a window as possible to make the wrong decisions. For lightweights, I recommend attacking to increase the strength of the beer. You have to let the drunkenness in until you're so drunk you can't get out.</div><p></p>Bladeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03433654146188420900noreply@blogger.com0