I want to buy a very high quality and expensive annealed knife. It needs to have that layered look that comes from folding and folding the metal... Does anyone know a reputable place to buy one? I don't want to buy some cheesey crap at the flea market, but I don't know anything about knife brands. Help me out!

Here's a picture of the type of metal that I'm looking for. I don't like the way this knife looks at all, though... I just want this type of metal:

11/21/2009 10:14:16 PM

I'm guessing a nice Gerber or something it not going to get it done?

Was given a Crawford/Kasper for groomsman this weekend. The double lock and easy open are niiiiice

11/21/2009 10:47:43 PM

if you want a folding pocket knife that will always be sharper than anyone's buck knife pig-sticker, get a folding box-cutter. Always roughly razor sharp. I think they used to call them super-knives. whatever. whenever it dulls, just flip the blade around and go to town. Then throw it away and replace it for cheap
They sell them at just about any hardware store advertised by John Madden

and i think the "folded" look you're talking about is "damascus" or (if etched just for looks) "faux damascus"

oh and to answer your question: A Gun show

There are some really creepy guys there that compose their own metals and form the blades themselves and I guess on whatever "knife quality" scale that may or may not exist, I'm sure they're about as high as you can get


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11/21/2009 10:59:03 PM

I found this sick knife on a beach in tobago, was probably used to kill turtles but i didn't take it because there's no way i could've gotten it through customs. They confiscated my khaki shorts.

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11/21/2009 11:01:59 PM

there are some pretty cool knives on this site:
http://www.lloydstudios.com/index.html

11/21/2009 11:03:20 PM

^ that blade is sick

not a fan of the handle though...

11/21/2009 11:05:20 PM

haha get a wolves howling at the moon handle

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11/21/2009 11:05:57 PM

get one of those useless knives that are like, just a handle with a thin blade protruding from the knuckles for like "punch-stabbing" things. im sure those have a lot of uses outside of hurting yourself

11/21/2009 11:08:47 PM

yeah, some of the carving is over-the-top, but other handles are a lot simpler. i've been tempted to get one, but i have absolutely no idea what i'd do with it

11/21/2009 11:09:21 PM

use the shit out of it then hide it somewhere so your grandkids find it and think you are badass

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11/21/2009 11:11:19 PM

you, sir, make a compelling point

11/21/2009 11:12:03 PM

here



i knife with a CO2 cartridge in the hilt that will shoot the blade out at close to the speed of sound. Good for whittling pipes at 100yds

11/21/2009 11:12:45 PM

That isn't what that knife does.

I'm pretty sure the CO2 is released through a hole in the blade's tip upon penetration, creating a basketball-sized pocket of air in whatever was unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end.



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11/21/2009 11:17:10 PM

^that is far superior

11/21/2009 11:19:52 PM

dude, i like your idea better

you could use that bad boy to doom-fuck a goose so that the fat and skin is peeled off in one quick karate move

11/21/2009 11:19:56 PM

yes... that is exactly the intent of this knife... a goose stripper

11/21/2009 11:38:37 PM

you cant seriously tell me you believe one of the iron chef's wouldn't use that bad boy to do something unspeakably sweet to a carcass of some sort


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11/22/2009 2:18:01 AM

I didn't read the responses, but Smokey Mountain Knife Works might have something. I think the website is http://www.eknifeworks.com

11/22/2009 2:36:28 AM

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11/22/2009 1:16:30 PM

^ thanks! that is exactly the kind of thing i'm looking for... although i'd rather it not be a folding knife.

11/22/2009 1:26:41 PM

11/22/2009 1:29:46 PM

the gun and knife show is at the fairgrounds this weekend

11/22/2009 1:46:00 PM

holy shit that thing is gorgeous




also, I would like to own the CO2 knife plx

11/22/2009 1:47:27 PM

Never been to the gun and knife show... Do they have truly nice stuff or just nice looking stuff that rednecks show off to each other?

11/22/2009 2:00:12 PM

^don't knock it 'till you've seen it. TONS of quality/hard to find stuff on tap there

11/22/2009 3:19:55 PM

bring your pocketbook, nancy

real deal quality hand-made knives can cost as much as you feel like spending

11/22/2009 3:22:42 PM

i got me a spyderco tenacious and some assisted-open gerber last week, and that's about the top threshold i'll spend on a pocket knife

11/22/2009 3:33:28 PM

I'm ok spending ~1000 bucks or so if it's truly worth it and if I really like it

problem is that I don't know jack about knives. Gotta get edumacated before I drop a g

11/22/2009 3:34:10 PM

ahahah you're prepared to drop a grand on a knife no kiddin? NO FOOLIN'?

11/22/2009 3:36:33 PM

maybe, maybe not. if its that knife up there that i just posted a picture of, maybe

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11/22/2009 3:46:00 PM

my brother makes damascus blades...he doesn't do the handles, though, someone else does those

11/22/2009 3:57:26 PM

try davi's off of capitol. just to browse. they are NOT a super knife store, but it can't hurt to look.

11/22/2009 9:53:41 PM

here's a video of that co2 knife:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa_NC-_fvKs&feature=player_embedded

11/22/2009 10:57:26 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puukko

here is a super fucking sweet looking damascus steel corn knife

11/24/2009 6:29:46 PM

my gf's dad is a knifesmith, forges them himself and makes the handles and sheaths, but it will cost you $texas$ if you want one made

your best bet is a high end commercial one if you are looking to spend less than a grand

11/24/2009 6:46:23 PM

hey what's that walmart knife that everyone was raving about in another knife thread a while back?

12/12/2009 7:13:21 PM

wow never seen knives like those before. they look like they've been dipped

12/12/2009 7:21:10 PM

Quote :

"It needs to have that layered look"

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12/12/2009 8:45:02 PM

Check Army-Navy stores. My brother got a sweet knife with a blue marbled blade at the Army-Navy store. They sold it to him when he was about 15. Responsibility FTW!

12/12/2009 8:46:07 PM