Sorry. It is a beautiful knife. I don't regret it a all. It's also a bit expensive, but I had to buy it. Pushing the "complete purchase" button was a little hard to do, but you only live once.Damn it. Now you've got me thinking again.
Agreed. But, I only have 2 very fine 1911's and 2 .22 caliber rifles, one of which means a lot to me because my Dad gave it to me for a birthday 37 years ago...and, of course, an AR that is extremely well built and reliable, since I'm a REAL AMERICAN....like yourself.That's not expensive. 1911's are.
Depending on budget I really like Shirogorovs, the T95 and Hati-on are two of my favorites.Congrats CE, nice looking knife. And yes they can certainly get exp;ensive. I lean towards affordable, because I have a tendency to misplace the nicer knives I've owned. Disclaimer, I've never owned a very expensive knife, by comparison, But as HooDoo man said, you guys are killing me and my CC. I'm done (for the time being) buying firearms. But a nice knife may be in my future
I tend to misplace things like knives too. I'm going to try hard to keep up with this one. My wife says she'll be surprised if I can account for it in a year. She knows me better than I know myself! The nice thing.....she said if I lose it, she'll buy me another one! I think that came from guilt for the no-confidence vote!Congrats CE, nice looking knife. And yes they can certainly get exp;ensive. I lean towards affordable, because I have a tendency to misplace the nicer knives I've owned. Disclaimer, I've never owned a very expensive knife, by comparison, But as HooDoo man said, you guys are killing me and my CC. I'm done (for the time being) buying firearms. But a nice knife may be in my future
Agree that elmax is an excellent knife steel I have a couple with it.I showed this knife to a fellow knife fan at work and he went to shave a little hair off his arm and cut himself a little with it. He and I agree that it's the sharpest knife either one of us has ever seen, and he owns a number of high end knives. He's now wanting anything made with the Elmax steel. This one shows as out of stock on Wilson's site, but can be backordered.
I haven't sharpened this one yet. I have medium and fine Arkansas stones that typically do a super job of getting a blade razor sharp, but I have no experience with Elmax steel. Have you sharpened yours? If you have, what did you use?Agree that elmax is an excellent knife steel I have a couple with it.
Thanks....didn't know about synthetic ruby stones. I just read up on them. I might look into a set.The same, I hand sharpen all my knives with Arkansas stones.
Although I have a set of 8"x3"x1" synthetic ruby stones coming in 1000,4000,8000 grits
I can relate. Talking to you guys has cost me a bunch of money. But, because of it, I'm well prepared for anything, and I've enjoyed every last bit of it! I wish you guys were closer too. We could all have an occasional blast at the range (pun intended).I still use and old arkansas stone, works well however I admit I'm not the worlds best sharpener of blades. Wish you guys were closer, for a lot of reasons but in this instance so I could get sharpening advice.
Hmm, now elmax blade in new knife and synthetic ruby sharpening stones, getting more expensive. Ha
What did you buy in particular, if you don't mind me asking? I see a lot of choices and I'm sure some of them are crap.The same, I hand sharpen all my knives with Arkansas stones.
Although I have a set of 8"x3"x1" synthetic ruby stones coming in 1000,4000,8000 grits