I do some wicked ish with my sabatier!

 

oakland special, crkt bear claw.

 

That Kiwi is a nice setup, I was considering picking one up.

I have way too many knives, I think I'm over 20. My EDC is a Benchmade red label Mini Pika with a smooth edge; it's compact and the clip sits it lower in my pocket than any other knife I've owned. They're cheap and disposable (I picked up 4 of them for around $30 apiece) so I don't cry when I beat one up.

Most of my collection is Spydercos, with a few CRKT beaters and a Kershaw Random Leek that I don't carry often because I'll probably get bent over for it in this nanny state.

 

Do non-hostile knives count?

 

benchmade and cold steel

sorry camera phone pictures

 

atm i have a spyderco delica 4 in green frn and a tenacious. and i have a spyderco bug on my keychain if than counts lol

 

how could i ever live without bread and butter

 

Here are my toys:



My EDC is a CRKT M16-13Z. Suits me perfectly for my everyday needs since I don't do anything heavy duty or hardcore. Just a tool knife.

Boker Magnum Automatic Conversion, fun knife to play around with. Good weight. I was carrying this before I got my CRKT as a EDC Lol.

Jaguar cheap butterfly, my practice balisong, its pretty light.

Spyderco REPlica Spyderfly.

Spyderco Baliyo, a fisher space pen. LOL

I dont believe in paying hundreds for balisongs and not be able to carry it and use it outside of home, so thats why I purchase cheap ones and just throw them out when they are overused. It would be knife to have a BM-42 or a Morpho, or a Spyderfly.

 

Here is mine. I use it for cooking.

 

Im not really a fan of Henckels. Too heavy and not balanced for my hand. I prefer the Japanese knives and I have a nice Shun collection at home.

 

 

KBar is for big jobs; but for the everyday, my fire steel does remarkably well.

 

Where's a good place to get stuff like that? I need a good knife for cutting stuff like sashimi and seared ahi. Been thinking about a Kyocera ceramic, but I am not sure how long it would last at my place.

 

I like Henckels because I can slice AND chop due to the weight. Maybe I'm just used to the weight distribution on it That, and the thing keeps an edge really nicely.
It's like a Glock -- ya either love it or hate it, right?

 

Bed Bath & Beyond is the BEST place to buy kitchen knives. This is because there is NO LIMIT on their return/exchange policies. I bought a set of Henckels for my family and I exchange them for a brand new shiny sharp set at least once a year. Some BB&Bs also carry a selection of higher class more expensive knives that you can buy individually. You should buy a Shun Pro 10.5 inch Yanagiba knife, it should run you around $120-$140. A 12 inch would be better of course but it will cost nearly $300.

I don't like ceramic knives. I've tried a few dozen and none of them really left me feeling satisfied. They can be brutally sharp, but the lack of weight and ease with which the edge can break left me wanting more. And on top of that you can't really sharpen ceramic knives by yourself, at least not easily or efficiently like you can with carbon steel.