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"Tacticool"
Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Moving to Phoenix
Oddometer: 934
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 I try to keep blade length under 3" This is my current object of lust: 
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06-16-2011, 06:35 PM
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Exception to the Rule
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: Austin
Oddometer: 2,028
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Al Mar Ultralight Hawk
I've been carrying this little beauty the last few weeks. Lightweight, 3" talon blade breathtakingly sharp right out of the box, Micarta scales, beautiful fit and finish, solid lock. Touches up really nicely with a couple of pulls through the ceramic sharpener. I've got my eye on another Al Mar EDC with cocobolo scales. Al Mar was a legend back in the day, and it's great to see his vision continues after he's gone.
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06-16-2011, 07:08 PM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Dec 2004
Location: Dixon, CA
Oddometer: 2,166
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I have one that I bought several years ago. Paid about $80 at a knife shop on Pier 39 in San Francisco. WH's prices have climbed considerably since then. They consider a $375 knife to be EDC. Here's mine:   
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06-17-2011, 06:49 AM
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"Tacticool"
Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Moving to Phoenix
Oddometer: 934
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06-17-2011, 09:20 AM
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PNW Heel Rounder
Joined: Nov 2004
Oddometer: 19,313
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Some really wonderful knives.. the lines of that WH are pretty nice.
I have about twelve untouched Al Mar's left and gave away about eight. Won them years ago shooting. They're engraved/personalized so I either give them away or don't use them.
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06-17-2011, 09:34 AM
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De Oppresso Liber
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Central New Mexico, 7420ft above sea level
Oddometer: 30,360
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One of my beloved slip joints
Schatt & Morgan (Queen Cutlery) File and Wire Tested 4 blade Congress.
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06-17-2011, 09:35 AM
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De Oppresso Liber
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Central New Mexico, 7420ft above sea level
Oddometer: 30,360
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Any one (but Smithy) know what file and wire tested means? I do!
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06-17-2011, 09:52 AM
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PNW Heel Rounder
Joined: Nov 2004
Oddometer: 19,313
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06-17-2011, 10:03 AM
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De Oppresso Liber
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Central New Mexico, 7420ft above sea level
Oddometer: 30,360
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06-17-2011, 10:25 AM
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"Tacticool"
Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Moving to Phoenix
Oddometer: 934
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Took electrodes to it's more delicate parts and raked a file across it's joints and it still wouldn't talk? 
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06-17-2011, 12:41 PM
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QuestionableBanterer
Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Moran Nation
Oddometer: 10,531
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06-17-2011, 12:48 PM
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QuestionableBanterer
Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Moran Nation
Oddometer: 10,531
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Not positive, but I think file testing is done after quenching to verify hardness has been achieved. |
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06-17-2011, 06:19 PM
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Avoiding the Skid-Demon
Joined: Jan 2005
Location: 22310
Oddometer: 6,727
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Yeah - if a file, which is very hard, skates across the edge (instead of cutting), then the blade is hard. If it is pressed sideways against a wire or small diameter rod, the edge should deform slightly but return to straight - not crack or take a set.
It is an indication of proper heat treatment, and is common for most custom knifemakers to do - we just don't etch the blade with the "sizzle" most of the time.
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06-18-2011, 06:30 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Oddometer: 2,174
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Just picked up this Benchmade 707SBK Sequel
It's smaller than it looks in these pics, a really nice size for a daily carry  
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06-19-2011, 03:27 PM
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QuestionableBanterer
Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Moran Nation
Oddometer: 10,531
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Is my prize in the mail?
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