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Posted: 3/27/2016 2:17:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Star_Scream]
Yes, I know there is a sub for knives but I see cool shit posted here in GD by people who aren't in the sub then forget what the title of the thread was and then get bored trying to search through every random knife related thread in GD.
This is what I usually carry for long bike rides: 
 A waved Spyderco Delica and a Kwaiken by Dynamik Blades aka Smithy 
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:22:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: And CPK are cool people. Despite being from NC. https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Strike-three-how-BladeHQ-stuck-me-with-a-200-chinese-Rambo-knife/5-2415407/ Also, remind me which state goes down in infamy this year, NC or WI? |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:23:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: One thing to note about the KUR is it comes from the factory with a convex edge. It also strops back to sharp easily. I just grabbed mine. It wasn't hair popping sharp, stropped it a few strokes and it's popping hairs again. The Sleipner is about toughness. Also the corrosion resistance is a non issue in my experience. There was a knife I wanted for a while in Sleipner. I can't remember what it was. Luckily I have this thread to catalogue these things |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:23:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Name and personal details so we can watch for him? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Originally Posted By conndcj: Thank you and WIC for the response. It looked like the work of a maker that I and a few others are hunting down like an escaped prisoner for ripping people off. Name and personal details so we can watch for him? DJ, owner of American Kami. There is a pretty good sized complaint thread on Bladeforums. I've known DJ for a few years from another board I'm on. I really knew zero about higher end knives until a few guys joined up that were known makers. A few guys on the board knew him as well. So a group of us decided to help a brother out and ordered a bunch of his new folders. You could choose blade steel, shape and color coatings. I got all fired up. Now the price was $850 upon order. Yes, I now know that's dumb and not how things are done but again, a whole bunch of us ordered and he was always around the board. Let's cut to the chase. That group of ours ordered those blades about EIGHT years ago. No one got their orders. The guys who bailed early got their money back. Many like me did not. This scam went far outside just my group as I found out when I joined his Facebook page I was told he had. The excuses are too numerous to list. Comms were sparse, consisting of only very defensive posts on his FB page with some sycophants running interference. He ended up just abandoning his own page. He has a website but it's dead.. From what I can gather, he's up in the mid five digit range in stolen funds. It's far from over. Some of the people in the same situation have gotten together to explore our numerous options. NO ONE steals from me so I will never let it go. I have custom makers that ask for maybe a deposit, sometimes not even that. I have a Direware mini SOLO coming soon. You get on his list, when his books are open,, by placing your order. Later on, he will then confirm your order including any options. You only pay when he is ready to build your knife. Two, three months later you have your blade. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:23:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Traded for a Baby Yoda during the height of Grogumania. You did not. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:23:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: Wow. Look at that grind. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/436951/Screenshot_20210116-232116_Instagram-1783043.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/436951/Screenshot_20210116-232140_Instagram-1783044.jpg That's pretty sexy. Like really sexy |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:23:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Inquisitive_Spaniard: Aimless, that poor bastard. Hey buddy, how you doing? |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:23:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: I'm intrigued. If you look at the middle of this chart, there's really not a whole lot of difference honestly. Sleipner falls somewhere in that group from what I can tell from my experience. 
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:24:36 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Inquisitive_Spaniard]
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:25:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Hey buddy, how you doing? Hey, man. I unsubbed from this thread a while back and holy shit, 400 pages later. I'm not making knives anymore. I retired from the USCG. I moved and don't have a shop. Holy shit, my grinds are gonna be absolute shit when I start again. 
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:25:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: It is. I never understood a screwdriver that size on an SAK unless you wear eyeglasses, but there you go. The full size Wera was still probably a better tool to work with. If malcontent rises from the dead and tells us about another Wiha sale, might get something like you picked up. RIP Mal. I should make a Fejioada in remembrance |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:33:45 AM EDT
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New clip is a definite improvement.
 I'm seriously considering trying some Ti anodizing. Looks kind of fun. Required supplies seem relatively inexpensive. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:34:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: The other thing is, it has the best thwack out there. It also has a satisfying click on closing. Their detents are great. The Ti liners are recessed into the sculpted G10 and are also skeltonized so it has a great sound chamber I guess. Right now my best Thwock is the 31 it's louder and prouder than my 21s or Inkosi |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:35:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Local restaurant owns their own farm and gets all their beef from said farm. Great quality local grass fed beef. Not amazing, but pretty darn good. They come in thin cuts, maybe 3/4 inch. Which is actually kinda nice, sometimes the thick cut ones get to be too much. Super tiny restaurant space so they kind of gave up on trying to keep serving people in the restaurant during the pandemic, just do take out including frozen steaks. Sell the steaks for a great price. 5-6 six ounce steaks for $14.00. My wife just pan fried them. Did pretty well too. Which is hard to do with the thin cut. The key to pan frying steaks, especially thin ones, is to not have a smoke detector that yells at you when you do it the right way. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:36:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Inquisitive_Spaniard: Hey, man. I unsubbed from this thread a while back and holy shit, 400 pages later. I'm not making knives anymore. I retired from the USCG. I moved and don't have a shop. Holy shit, my grinds are gonna be absolute shit when I start again. I know you stopped making, didn't know about the move. Moved in your area or to a different state? Did you get a proper job where you don't play with boats? Also, don't feel too bad for Aimless. He gets himself into this shit. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:36:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: The key to pan frying steaks, especially thin ones, is to not have a smoke detector that yells at you when you do it the right way. If I tried to sear these, it would burn through them with just the sear. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:37:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: New clip is a definite improvement. https://i.imgur.com/eeUSicuh.jpg I'm seriously considering trying some Ti anodizing. Looks kind of fun. Required supplies seem relatively inexpensive. I hate it. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:39:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Right now my best Thwock is the 31 it's louder and prouder than my 21s or Inkosi Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Originally Posted By Justabulletaway: The other thing is, it has the best thwack out there. It also has a satisfying click on closing. Their detents are great. The Ti liners are recessed into the sculpted G10 and are also skeltonized so it has a great sound chamber I guess. Right now my best Thwock is the 31 it's louder and prouder than my 21s or Inkosi Ha, ha, ha....puny God's. My Crusader Forge VIS-T flipper sounds like a .22lr going off. Once that .27 thick blade gets moving, he doesn't want to stop.  |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:40:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: If you look at the middle of this chart, there's really not a whole lot of difference honestly. Sleipner falls somewhere in that group from what I can tell from my experience. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/436951/Screenshot_20210117-001929_Brave-1783112.jpg The D2 I had still seemed to be a fragile edge. But it was cheap D2. I'm open minded. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:40:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: rbb2]
[#19]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By conndcj: DJ, owner of American Kami. There is a pretty good sized complaint thread on Bladeforums. I've known DJ for a few years from another board I'm on. I really knew zero about higher end knives until a few guys joined up that were known makers. A few guys on the board knew him as well. So a group of us decided to help a brother out and ordered a bunch of his new folders. You could choose blade steel, shape and color coatings. I got all fired up. Now the price was $850 upon order. Yes, I now know that's dumb and not how things are done but again, a whole bunch of us ordered and he was always around the board. Let's cut to the chase. That group of ours ordered those blades about EIGHT years ago. No one got their orders. The guys who bailed early got their money back. Many like me did not. This scam went far outside just my group as I found out when I joined his Facebook page I was told he had. The excuses are too numerous to list. Comms were sparse, consisting of only very defensive posts on his FB page with some sycophants running interference. He ended up just abandoning his own page. He has a website but it's dead.. From what I can gather, he's up in the mid five digit range in stolen funds. It's far from over. Some of the people in the same situation have gotten together to explore our numerous options. NO ONE steals from me so I will never let it go. I have custom makers that ask for maybe a deposit, sometimes not even that. I have a Direware mini SOLO coming soon. You get on his list, when his books are open,, by placing your order. Later on, he will then confirm your order including any options. You only pay when he is ready to build your knife. Two, three months later you have your blade. I had a situation like that with a hat. Right around the time I ordered, the guy got the contract for Indiana Jones IV: The Abortion. Jacked his prices way up, ignored older (cheaper) orders, then disappeared. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:41:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: I know you stopped making, didn't know about the move. Moved in your area or to a different state? Did you get a proper job where you don't play with boats? Also, don't feel too bad for Aimless. He gets himself into this shit. moved out of Mass. Currently unemployed. However, I have four applications that have made it beyond referral stage and I'm under review. So that's good. Other than that, just been loafing like The Dude. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:43:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Aimless thread in GD backing up your claims on BHQ. https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Strike-three-how-BladeHQ-stuck-me-with-a-200-chinese-Rambo-knife/5-2415407/ Also, remind me which state goes down in infamy this year, NC or WI? Thanks, I jumped in quick, which I rarely do, to add to the BHQ hate and support DLT. The year is still early, did WI do something I am not remembering? For me it would be NC because my BIL, poor bastard, fell for a girl from NC and she has been making him make many bad decisions of late including getting engaged to her. So fuck NC. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:45:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Inquisitive_Spaniard: moved out of Mass. Currently unemployed. However, I have four applications that have made it beyond referral stage and I'm under review. So that's good. Other than that, just been loafing like The Dude. So, you bowl, drive around, have the occasional acid flashback? |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:45:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Inquisitive_Spaniard: moved out of Mass. Currently unemployed. However, I have four applications that have made it beyond referral stage and I'm under review. So that's good. Other than that, just been loafing like The Dude. Hopefully you moved to a less socialist state. Nothing wrong with being like the dude. I have dude sweater. I love it. Makes me feel like the dude. You should pick up a hobby. Like body building. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:47:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: So, you bowl, drive around, have the occasional acid flashback? well considering i was in the military for almost the entirety of my adult life, no acid flashbacks. 
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:48:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Hopefully you moved to a less socialist state. Nothing wrong with being like the dude. I have dude sweater. I love it. Makes me feel like the dude. You should pick up a hobby. Like body building. unfortunately, no. Once upon a time it was a glorious state, not so much any longer. That's temporary though. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:49:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: So, you bowl, drive around, have the occasional acid flashback? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Originally Posted By Inquisitive_Spaniard: moved out of Mass. Currently unemployed. However, I have four applications that have made it beyond referral stage and I'm under review. So that's good. Other than that, just been loafing like The Dude. So, you bowl, drive around, have the occasional acid flashback? You say that like it's a bad thing |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:49:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Thanks, I jumped in quick, which I rarely do, to add to the BHQ hate and support DLT. The year is still early, did WI do something I am not remembering? For me it would be NC because my BIL, poor bastard, fell for a girl from NC and she has been making him make many bad decisions of late including getting engaged to her. So fuck NC. Well, they probably didn't do anything wrong, they just certified >20K things they shouldn't have. Plus, NC has Defiant!! |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:53:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By conndcj: DJ, owner of American Kami. There is a pretty good sized complaint thread on Bladeforums. I've known DJ for a few years from another board I'm on. I really knew zero about higher end knives until a few guys joined up that were known makers. A few guys on the board knew him as well. So a group of us decided to help a brother out and ordered a bunch of his new folders. You could choose blade steel, shape and color coatings. I got all fired up. Now the price was $850 upon order. Yes, I now know that's dumb and not how things are done but again, a whole bunch of us ordered and he was always around the board. Let's cut to the chase. That group of ours ordered those blades about EIGHT years ago. No one got their orders. The guys who bailed early got their money back. Many like me did not. This scam went far outside just my group as I found out when I joined his Facebook page I was told he had. The excuses are too numerous to list. Comms were sparse, consisting of only very defensive posts on his FB page with some sycophants running interference. He ended up just abandoning his own page. He has a website but it's dead.. From what I can gather, he's up in the mid five digit range in stolen funds. It's far from over. Some of the people in the same situation have gotten together to explore our numerous options. NO ONE steals from me so I will never let it go. I have custom makers that ask for maybe a deposit, sometimes not even that. I have a Direware mini SOLO coming soon. You get on his list, when his books are open,, by placing your order. Later on, he will then confirm your order including any options. You only pay when he is ready to build your knife. Two, three months later you have your blade. At least you are not alone on it, good there is a group to discuss. Must be someone local to him to knock on his door. What's the applicable SOL? I don't know any jurisdictions longer than 8. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:54:08 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Inquisitive_Spaniard: well considering i was in the military for almost the entirety of my adult life, no acid flashbacks. Sounds like you've got time to make some memories now! Lol |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:55:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Well, they probably didn't do anything wrong, they just certified >20K things they shouldn't have. Plus, NC has Defiant!! Boy, NC is not doing well this year... My SIL said when she was in Charlotte in the last couple weeks it was like a ghost town. Said she saw maybe 50 people total over the course of a few days. No one on the streets, no one in the restaurants. Just dead. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:56:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Sounds like you've got time to make some memories now! Lol lol. The meds i'm on, one of which they call baby ecstasy was a real trip when I first started taking it. They upped my dosage from the lowest and bumped it pretty good. Popped three pills, later that day, listening to EDM and I was tripping balls.
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Posted: 1/17/2021 1:58:11 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: All the way to the tip. 
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Posted: 1/17/2021 2:02:45 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Inquisitive_Spaniard: lol. The meds i'm on, one of which they call baby ecstasy was a real trip when I first started taking it. They upped my dosage from the lowest and bumped it pretty good. Popped three pills, later that day, listening to EDM and I was tripping balls. Enjoy it while you can. Lol |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 2:02:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Well darn, was hoping for a come back that left room for some witty repartee. I was going to, but there was just too much to unbundle quickly. I'm too old to be a hipster. I am young in my bourbon life. I can weather the winds, i just don't like paying more than I need to. See, it just doesn't flow as well. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 2:08:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Enjoy it while you can. Lol lol All legal too. Anyway, back to knives. Just wanted to check in. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 4:28:16 AM EDT
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Just got my first Microtech.
Now I want them all. But CA says this is the only kind I can have.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 6:26:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mall-Ninja: Just got my first Microtech. Now I want them all. But CA says this is the only kind I can have. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/47409/16DD6052-5197-480F-B9EA-69009B6CE0ED_jpe-1783211.JPG CA auto? 
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Posted: 1/17/2021 6:29:38 AM EDT
[#38]
Poly party!
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Posted: 1/17/2021 8:42:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mall-Ninja: Just got my first Microtech. Now I want them all. But CA says this is the only kind I can have. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/47409/16DD6052-5197-480F-B9EA-69009B6CE0ED_jpe-1783211.JPG Knife laws are even dumber than gun laws. Drive to a free state and buy a full size one. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 10:03:39 AM EDT
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My recollection is that CA can own whatever they want, they just can't CC more than 2" blade auto.
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Posted: 1/17/2021 10:04:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/17/2021 10:28:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: My recollection is that CA can own whatever they want, they just can't CC more than 2" blade auto. Headed out for groceries... *Laughs in 6" of CTS-XHP*  |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 11:09:57 AM EDT
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LOL, think that’s legal in CA, only autos have the restriction.
I like the spirit though. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 11:13:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: All the way to the tip.
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Posted: 1/17/2021 11:15:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Inquisitive_Spaniard: Aimless, that poor bastard. That's kind of his thing though |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 11:19:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: Knife laws are even dumber than gun laws. Drive to a free state and buy a full size one. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Justabulletaway: Originally Posted By Mall-Ninja: Just got my first Microtech. Now I want them all. But CA says this is the only kind I can have. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/47409/16DD6052-5197-480F-B9EA-69009B6CE0ED_jpe-1783211.JPG Knife laws are even dumber than gun laws. Drive to a free state and buy a full size one. Or just order it online. I've yet to see a site that refuses to sell to CA. Usually just a box that you check saying "I know the local laws and it's legal to own". Kinda like "are you 19 or older" prompts on "certain" sites.
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Posted: 1/17/2021 11:22:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By conndcj: DJ, owner of American Kami. There is a pretty good sized complaint thread on Bladeforums. I've known DJ for a few years from another board I'm on. I really knew zero about higher end knives until a few guys joined up that were known makers. A few guys on the board knew him as well. So a group of us decided to help a brother out and ordered a bunch of his new folders. You could choose blade steel, shape and color coatings. I got all fired up. Now the price was $850 upon order. Yes, I now know that's dumb and not how things are done but again, a whole bunch of us ordered and he was always around the board. Let's cut to the chase. That group of ours ordered those blades about EIGHT years ago. No one got their orders. The guys who bailed early got their money back. Many like me did not. This scam went far outside just my group as I found out when I joined his Facebook page I was told he had. The excuses are too numerous to list. Comms were sparse, consisting of only very defensive posts on his FB page with some sycophants running interference. He ended up just abandoning his own page. He has a website but it's dead.. From what I can gather, he's up in the mid five digit range in stolen funds. It's far from over. Some of the people in the same situation have gotten together to explore our numerous options. NO ONE steals from me so I will never let it go. I have custom makers that ask for maybe a deposit, sometimes not even that. I have a Direware mini SOLO coming soon. You get on his list, when his books are open,, by placing your order. Later on, he will then confirm your order including any options. You only pay when he is ready to build your knife. Two, three months later you have your blade. Holy shit. I had not seen that. I thought they just fell off. I hope you guys give him hell. Is there like a rally point or page you guys use to keep track of this to point people to? |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 11:35:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Or just order it online. I've yet to see a site that refuses to sell to CA. Usually just a box that you check saying "I know the local laws and it's legal to own". Kinda like "are you 19 or older" prompts on "certain" sites. I have *heard* on different forums, some companies won’t sell any autos to people in CA. Easy bright line rule to avoid trouble. You would think most companies would figure it out to make a buck. I mean their laws aren’t as bad as say Chicago. |
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Posted: 1/17/2021 11:45:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/17/2021 12:26:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: LOL, think that’s legal in CA, only autos have the restriction. I like the spirit though. I have replenished the pantry. 
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