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    Let's see your Hinderer knives

    Yes, but unfortunately the premium on them right now is super-high given it is an unusual configuration on the least-produced size (the legendary 3-inch) in which demand is huge and supply sucks...it's crazy given the standard models 3 inch XM's are easily exceeding $1,000 in many private sales...
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    PD32UE Won't stay on...

    Screwing the top cap portion in worked! Thank you all so much! :D
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    Ka-Bar 1259 Short Fixed Blade?

    It looks good! They are made of 1095c steel IIRC, which is an excellent steel and very easy to sharpen. One thing I really do like about the design is it is extremely light...a downside of many fixed blades. Ever consider something like a Spyderco Double Stuff stone? It's a small pocket stone...
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    need your opinion about best locking/closing mechanisms for me

    The Domino is the knife that can fill virtually any role a daily carry knife is supposed to, and do it really well. They make a Blue version which looks cooler than the black. Beyond cosmetics, the Domino is in every way a better knife than the 300...it's not even really a comparison due to such...
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    need your opinion about best locking/closing mechanisms for me

    If you like the Domino, it's a great investment in an EDC that will last decades! The Domino is nicer to EDC than the 300 IMO because the 300 is a very thick knife and can be uncomfortable at times...it's also a little heavier and it tends to 'poke' a little through pocket at times. I like my...
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    Ka-Bar 1259 Short Fixed Blade?

    While a knife would be my absolute last choice for fending off an animal attack (mace, sound, light, and .454 Casull preferred above it), my favorite outdoor knives are the Ontario RAT5 and RAT7 and numerous R ESEE products as I find them to have great ergos for the weight, to have the strength...
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    Kershew Chive alternative?

    Anytime! And great call! You will really like the Ladybug and I think the first time you take it to a piece of paper you will be quite impressed with how little force is required to cut and how such a small knife is such an aggressive cutter. The VG-10 steel is simply fantastic...it is tough...
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    need your opinion about best locking/closing mechanisms for me

    You'll really like the 300 and the Manix. The 300 is a cool flipper in the sense that it still has thumb studs and the studs are very easy to use (a lot of flippers do not have them or have them and they are hard to use.) The 300's 154CM and Manix's CPM-S30V are fantastic steels, the knives are...
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    Kershew Chive alternative?

    That's interesting that not many people carry them...with that said, most people in the US tend not to as well, although I personally cannot imagine not having something on me. I use it from everything to opening letters to cutting paper to cutting food at my office! In the US, it seems you see...
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    need your opinion about best locking/closing mechanisms for me

    I should also add that it is worth noting that it is hard to quantify edge retention because the material that is being cut has a dramatic impact on what happens to the edge, and each steel does better with certain materials. Cardboard is brutal because it is quite abrasive...steels with low...
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    need your opinion about best locking/closing mechanisms for me

    I like my Manix Lightweight a lot...they designed the knife exceptionally well, the lock is fantastic, the erogs are great, and the color is awesome...but I absolutely HATE the steel (Carpenter's BD1) and wish they offered it in VG-10, CPM-154, CPM-S30V/S35VN, ELMAX, CTS-XHP or something along...
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    Kershew Chive alternative?

    The Chive is a great design...there are not really any knives in that exact class that I know of. There are ones similar, but not super similar given how unique the Chive is (and how many different patents it has!) The only downside to the Chive is that most models use a steel that dulls pretty...
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    need your opinion about best locking/closing mechanisms for me

    AXIS holds knives closed using one of the strongest mechanisms to do so that is not a back lock. It does not physically "lock" the knife shut (only automatics physically "lock" it shut to a point in which it cannot be freely opened until the lock is disengaged by pressing the button to start the...
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    need your opinion about best locking/closing mechanisms for me

    Honestly, any of the modern one-handed mechanisms are pretty easy to master. It's more just the learning curve than anything else. I personally find flippers to be the most difficult...and AXIS the easiest since you do not need to use the thumb stud to open it. As a big frame lock user, most of...
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    need your opinion about best locking/closing mechanisms for me

    My 2 ¢... Your idea to have a general usage EDC and a boat EDC is a great idea...the ideal characteristics of each knife are wildly different and so you can get a knife made for each. Boat For knives in saltwater, Spyderco really leads the way as they have so many options in tried, tested, and...
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