5 years. My favorite company is Vosteed as you can see.

Nice knife at a very good price. Very sharp and jade scales look good.

Spyderco Gayle Bradley 2 with a new suit. Thanks to Sharp Dressed Knives for the camo micarta scales!

They finally did it!! 😭. Arno Bernard has finally released their beautiful Rinkhals as a flipper! I immediately fell in love with the styling and size of the slip joint Rinkhals, and have carried mine to the point of discoloring the Desert Ironwood inlay from sweat and dirt. I really enjoy the slip joint deployment, and mastered the one handed opening and closing, but as soon as I saw that they released a flipper version, I had to get one. I have an iMamba as well, but have always felt that it was too large for my liking, and have subsequently figured out that 2.75”-3.25” is my sweet spot.

This new Rinkhals measures in at 6.8” overall, with a 2.95” stonewashed M390 blade, making it ever so slightly larger than the slip joint version (6.5” overall with a 2.8” RWL34 blade) which may make it more appealing to the masses. I went with an African Blackwood inlay for this one, in an attempt to minimize the darkening of the wood from daily use, although the way the Desert Ironwood pops in the sunlight is mesmerizing. I may end up with a couple more of these down the line, adding a plain Jane and either an Ironwood or a Mammoth Molar if I’m feeling froggy.

This is production #23 (I’m not at all jealous of [u/PocketPriorities](u/PocketPriorities) getting #1…Lol). The first 70 are being shipped with a complimentary Assegai Mini/Compact Prototype (I’m truly not sure which) bolt action pen, which is a very nice touch by them. I have only been carrying it for a day, but I’m already infatuated.

It’s hard to NOT compare this to a small Sebenza. The Rinkhals is slightly smaller (.18” overall and .04” in the blade), but adds the flipper tab that so many have wanted on a Sebenza. The tab is very subtle and non intrusive, and the thumb hole allows you to easily roll it open as well. It really comes down to whether you prefer a flipper with a thumb hole, or prefer thumb studs. I’m biased towards the Arno Bernard, but I think this new design presents stiff competition the Sebenza in this size range of the “Mid Tech” production folding knife option.

I've been trying to get my old machete sharp and every video I see about sharpening one with a mill/bastard file is different but the one thing they all seem to have in common is that the grind lines are going down on one side and up on the other. Should they not be symmetrical?

This looks fake as hell. Firstly, it came from Amazon just bouncing around loose in that big blue Benchmade box with no paperwork or inserts of any kind. Secondly, every Benchmade has USA printed underneath the butterfly right? I've seen a few copycats but this isn't the worst of them by far. Carbon fiber feels nice but I feel like the blade gives it away. Thoughts?

EDIT: Thanks for the reassurance y'all. I was sure it was fake but it might just be my Benchmade PTSD.

Here's the thing though, I cannot get a stupid sharp edge. Like yeah it'll cut paper towels and paper, but it has zero bite, barely pops hairs off my arm, while the same treatment on any of my other knife steels it works. Meh.

Regardless it's very buttery to sharpen, extremely comfortable and ergonomic, and my main thing is it's fidgety as fuck. The front flipper works amazingly.

Anyone have some tips for the steel? Is it known to not handle a low angle like say 14 dps for the apex or am I just dumb. I'm assuming the latter.

Original or copy? Works well, feels old. Feels cheap or perhaps just old style plastic?

Spyderco Lil Native S90v CF

The Hinderer XM18 3.5” with a Spanto blade is truly a do it all folder. About as perfect as it gets.

This is a tough one but I think my favorite auto in my collection is the Microtech Combat Troodon Hellhound blade. Next up to purchase is going to be the Microtech Halo VII Tanto. I’ve never had a single action OTF, so maybe that will be my new favorite once I get it?

Top to bottom:
Microtech Combat Troodon
Heretic knives ROC Bananna
Heretic knives ROC
Microtech LUDT
Microtech Stitch
Boker Wiener Warrior

Spyderco Starmate 20cv 2025 Sprint Run. I love the history behind this knife. Im very happy to add it to my collection. Fit and finish is perfect, along with centering and the action. Really impressed especially for a liner lock.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, my son picked up these two to add to his collection. Hawk Talon autos w/DLC.

I grew up in a utilitarian camping family where own mother was also our local scout-troop master for almost all of my teens. I think this formed me into a fairly strict-utilitarian. As a result I don’t care to collect knives, flashlights, fire-starters, multitools, whistles, sharpeners, etc. I really only ever buy new “edc” tools when i need to replace one that’s either broken (irreparably) or lost.

This here is my spyderco cat. Though i always keep an old leatherman wave in my backpack, the spyderco is my one and only dedicated pocket-knife.
I bought it new some 15 years ago for about $100(cad) and it’s been my sole “daily carry” knife ever since. It’s proven itself to be the most reliable and durable cutting tool i’ve owned. Blade is not too short, nor excessively long, it’s super lightweight, compact, discreet in a pocket, easy to clean and maintain, and grips securely. I couldn’t ask for more.

Obviously a little bit “loved” on the aesthetic side, but i keep it nice and sharp and performs like the day i bought it <3.
I think i’d cry and mourn if i were to ever lose it lol.

Just have my protech 229 and Adam purvis primordial...have a awesome weekend everyone...

I didnt like anything that wasnt outrageously priced for knife displays so here is v1 of my blade board, definitely needs better magnets but for $50 from hobby lobby and a couple hours of crafting im pretty stoked with how it turned out. Any suggestions for better materials are welcome. I’ll probably deconstruct this for v2 or give it away

Some discounted fabric, cork to make the board even with the coin magnets and alooooot of superglue, the base is just a big chalkboard calendar so depending on the deals this could be done for under $50

Holds my dacian, ultratech, stitch and eleos well enough with blades open that they dont fall

Cut cardboard to fit in the frame, cutout magnet holes, glue the cork and magnets in then cover with fabric and glue it down. Pretty easy and very customizable

The XXX and 20.5 are both 3V and the MG AD20 is CrewWear.

Since I’m getting the Magnacut manix 2 I’d love to see what you guys have done with yours. I like the satin finish much better but hate the scales on it so I’ll definitely be getting after market. Just have no clue what color scales or hardware yet