Inexperienced Stupid Knife Question

[LuxLuthor]

The US 45 is a great choice. Man that sucker is sharp enough to shave hairs off my arm. I already cut my index finger trying a one handed close. LOL! That's what God invented bandaids for.

I imagine that Smith Edge Grip sharpener won't get it to that degree.

 

[stallion2]

if your primary interest is a small folder to keep on you then you might like a ceramic blade. you'll never have to worry about the blade rusting and you may die of old age before you ever have to sharpen it. the drawback is you'll chip the hell out of it if you try any task requiring an impact, even a slight one. my favorite maker would have to be CRKT. they might have the most ridiculously diverse product line, fixed and folding. some are obviously purpose built for self-defense or military/emergency use, others are made just to look pretty. they're pretty inexpensive as well. theirs are just as good as my SOGs, Benchmades, Spydercos, Bucks, etc. but cost a 3rd less. i'd easily have paid more for most of the CRKTs i have. stay away from Gerber. some people swear by them, i think they're garbage. i've never had one that went more than 12 months before rusting. if you really want to learn more then look up a man named Jay Fisher. he's a private smith and has a website under his name that has a tremendous collection of information.

for self-defense....carry a gun. you at least don't have to be proficient w/ it to protect yourself. however, a knife in the hands of a novice...you may find yourself arming your attacker when you were only trying to protect yourself.

 

[kwkarth]

The US 45 is a great choice.

I imagine that Smith Edge Grip sharpener won't get it to that degree.

Yup, it should as long as you're very gentle, steady, and precise with its use.

Congrats on your new knife. I'm glad you like it. Lone Wolf makes great knives, and Oregon's economy thanks you for your choice.

 

[kwkarth]

if your primary interest is a small folder to keep on you then you might like a ceramic blade. you'll never have to worry about the blade rusting and you may die of old age before you ever have to sharpen it. the drawback is you'll chip the hell out of it if you try any task requiring an impact, even a slight one. my favorite maker would have to be CRKT. they might have the most ridiculously diverse product line, fixed and folding. some are obviously purpose built for self-defense or military/emergency use, others are made just to look pretty. they're pretty inexpensive as well. theirs are just as good as my SOGs, Benchmades, Spydercos, Bucks, etc. but cost a 3rd less. i'd easily have paid more for most of the CRKTs i have. stay away from Gerber. some people swear by them, i think they're garbage. i've never had one that went more than 12 months before rusting. if you really want to learn more then look up a man named Jay Fisher. he's a private smith and has a website under his name that has a tremendous collection of information.

for self-defense....carry a gun. you at least don't have to be proficient w/ it to protect yourself. however, a knife in the hands of a novice...you may find yourself arming your attacker when you were only trying to protect yourself.

Hey, how'd this turn into a self defense issue? Lux wanted a pocket knife, for crying out loud!

 

[stallion2]

Hey, how'd this turn into a self defense issue? Lux wanted a pocket knife, for crying out loud!

i realize this. i was simply addressing one of the comments he made in his first post.

 

[kwkarth]

i realize this. i was simply addressing one of the comments he made in his first post.

Sorry that I overreacted. 😳 I have been a bit surprised at seemingly so many have assumed the knife was wanted for self defense purposes even though Lux made it really clear that self defense was not what the OP was interested in. Look at all the suggestions in this thread for knives whose only possible use was for self defense/offensive purposes. 😕

 

[Patriot]

The US 45 is a great choice. Man that sucker is sharp enough to shave hairs off my arm. I already cut my index finger trying a one handed close. LOL! That's what God invented bandaids for.

So glad that you're enjoying it Lux. One of the traditions on the knife forums it to post a picture of your wounds....lol.

 

[karlthev]

Sorry that I overreacted. 😳 I have been a bit surprised at seemingly so many have assumed the knife was wanted for self defense purposes even though Lux made it really clear that self defense was not what the OP was interested in. Look at all the suggestions in this thread for knives whose only possible use was for self defense/offensive purposes. 😕

I commented on the defense aspect because it was clear that Lux did not want a knife for that purpose but did mention it in his initial post. Threads go in many directions in accord with the readers. No harm, no foul.


Karl

 

[kwkarth]

A knife is what you use to rip / cut open your flashlight packages. How can you be a real flashaholic without one? 😀
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Lux,
This is one of the best uses of a good pocket knife that I have seen, and used, BTW. :candle: Thanks for the suggestion matrixshaman!

Lux, opening blister paks is also one of the best ways to cut yourself, so be careful!! Really!

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

I generally have one of these:

SOG Twitch XL (black) and Twitch II (gray)

OR the top knife in this pic:

Benchmade 553

Clipped in the back of my RF jeans pocket.

I used to carry the bottom knife in the above pic in my LFP (Schrade 3OT) but that blade won't hold an edge very well.

So now I carry:

All with carbon steel blades (rotate them).

The steel in the SOGs and the Benchmade is good stuff that will take and hold an edge.

But NOTHING gets as sharp as these old carbon blades!

And besides, my Grandpa always carried and used knives like the last pic so why shouldn't I?

In my old job I needed a knife pretty often. Not sure how often I'll need when my new job gets going in Nov.

But buy almost anything in a store nowadays and you need a knife to get into the packaging!

 

[tinker gnome]

Man that sucker is sharp enough to shave hairs off my arm.

Lol, Lux, you just discovered the secret distinctive mark of real knife fans :laughing:

 

[Patriot]

Lol, Lux, you just discovered the secret distinctive mark of real knife fans :laughing:

Yep, we're all arm bald or have smooth patches...haha.

 

[Raoul_Duke]

One of the main annual workout my pocket knives get is Christmas...where all my sons new toy boxes need opening; All that anti theft wire they wrap around every component nowerdays :shakehead:
One of my hardier pocket knives get a good workout cutting all that lot up....I suppose that a pair of wire cutters would work also, for the theft wire anyway...but there is great pleasure in cutting up all the boxes & packaging down to size without having to leave the room for the tool box.
A good thick blade, tough blade steel, a ruthless convex grind and a little brut force and ignorance gets the job done 😀

 

[LuxLuthor]

Lux, I just read your first post, and I would have never guessed that you would want to run away from a fight after having read some of your posts, where you have gone one on one with some of our members. Welcome to knives. BTW, are you going to SHOT 2010? If so, there is a world of knives there.

Bill

Bill, I firmly believe in the right to defend yourself/family if sufficiently threatened, and no way out. However IMHO, most physical fights are due to macho "cave man" stupidity, pent of emotions--leading to poor self-control, ignorance, growing up where socio-economic conditions promote a culture of violence, unwillingness to try and work out a problem in a non-violent way, or some degree of mental illness. I have seen plenty of bullies who use physical agression as a way of dominating others, and find it disgusting.

It is a lot easier to avoid all that nonsense, apologize, or walk away rather than one or more parties ending up in an emergency room or police station.

Some of my discussions with members here are intellectual challenges to their set way of thinking, or questioning certain viewpoints that do not seem to be well thought out. A number of people are exceptionally superficial, thin-skinned, and/or look for the most negative of possible inferences or connotations, and jump to a conclusion that fits their stereotypes.

You can never tell who a person is from online forum posts, or what they really meant without seeing their body language or having a more in depth discussion. People make snap & shallow judgements about others, then talk behind their back getting a few others to agree with them, and put that person "in a box," which is always a mistake, yet typical behavior of an insecure person. I guarantee that each of us are infinitely more complex than the sum of our forum posts.

So glad that you're enjoying it Lux. One of the traditions on the knife forums it to post a picture of your wounds....lol.

Oh this is a pretty minor one, almost healed, and only 1/2" long...but if that's the rules:



I am tempted to get that Edge Pro system that Raoul_Duke mentioned. I don't have any of my kitchen knives that can shave arm hair. The little Smith sharpener that kwkarth mentioned is pretty good, but I can see the value in a device that has the features of the Edge Pro.

 

[Patriot]

Good one Lux, but I am glad that you kept it minor. I've been fortunate not to have had any accidents in recent years after much daily use. :sweat:

Lux Luthor
It is a lot easier to avoid all that nonsense, apologize, or walk away rather than one or more parties ending up in an emergency room or police station.

btw Lux, I forgot to mention that I applaud you for your real life common sense. There are a lot of times when "flight" is the far superior option to "fight." There are also those "rare" (depending on exposure and profession) circumstances when we're faced with such evil viciousness that we're left with no other option but to tenaciously defend ourselves. I generally grant the benefit of the doubt that most reasonable and squared away people have enough discernment to judge between a fight over a parking space at Walmart and a life threatening encounter. I especially grant you this benefit of the doubt, having read many of your posts and PM's over the years. I knew exactly what you meant in your first post. 🙂 I just think you're a darn cool dude the way that you enjoy so many different things and now to see you enthusiastic about knives and sharpening is just plain neat.

 

[LuxLuthor]

Thanks for your kind words, Patriot. Ditto x 5 !

OK, the good news is I have not yet bought any more knives.

The bad news is that Raoul_Duke has apparently developed an irrepressable ability to exert a confounding, yet mystifying form of mind control persuasion on innocent bystanders--thereby forcing them to buy this Edge Pro 2 sharpening kit.

I'm now imagining a scenario, whereupon one finds one's self with the aforementioned kit, and which now, in and of itself, has the power of inducing said owner to acquire additional blades which will allow it to fulfill its destiny.

 

[Radiophile]

The bad news is that Raoul_Duke has apparently developed an irrepressable ability to exert a confounding, yet mystifying form of mind control persuasion on innocent bystanders--thereby forcing them to buy this Edge Pro 2 sharpening kit.

Should you succumb and purchase said device, please be so kind as to enlighten us with your impression of same. I've been avoiding that purchase for more than five years now.

Recently I started stropping as the finishing step in my sharpening routine and I'm impressed with the results.

 

[Patriot]

The bad news is that Raoul_Duke has apparently developed an irrepressable ability to exert a confounding, yet mystifying form of mind control persuasion on innocent bystanders--thereby forcing them to buy this Edge Pro 2 sharpening kit.

As Vader would say, "your conversion to the dark side is nearly complete" lol!

I think that's the best straight angle sharpener in existence! The great thing is that a consistent angle doesn't depend upon user skill like every other sharpening method and is therefor perfect for noobies or pro's alike. A few years ago I started convex edge sharping many of my knives which I prefer a for my uses. Still, stone sharpened edges are popular and effective. You'll have some serious fun with that thing Lux!

 

[LuxLuthor]

I've seen info on stropping, and several other systems, but once I saw what the edge was on this Lone Wolf US45, I don't think I could go back to the land of ignorant bliss...where I actually thought the Samarai Shark was THE answer...I mean Billy Mays told me it was, and look where he is today! Oh wait....

LOL! I love what he does to that loaf of bread and tomato.

 

[Raoul_Duke]

Thanks for your kind words, Patriot. Ditto x 5 !

OK, the good news is I have not yet bought any more knives.

The bad news is Raoul_Duke :devil:

What took you so long to make your mind up :nana:

You now get to chose your edge....Toothy for cutting rope, Tomatoes etc ( on the courser stones) Or polished for max edge hoding and push cutting/ shaving.

Either way you will be able to shave whatever stage you take it to :twothumbs

Hard to be blissfully ignorant once inducted!! :sick2: