Followup to my post about the pocket clip on my new UTX-85: I should have carried it before ordering the tool. With the as-shipped clip position, I actually find it easier to deploy the knife from the left pocket than from the right. I won't be moving the pocket clip after all.Originally Posted by Clusterfrack
“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
"You can never have too many knives." --Joe Ambercrombie
A trick on closing the Microtech OTF slide... instead of using the pad of your thumb to slide the slide back, slightly rotate your hand and curl your thumb to "pull" it closed. More leverage that way makes closing it when your hands are cold or wet much easier.
That serrated/plain dual edge dagger blade is awesome... scary but awesome. I'd have to stock up on Band-Aids if I owned one of them. LOL
I've come close to buying a dual edge Combat Troodon a couple of times.
Last edited by JodyH; 05-01-2020 at 07:40 PM.
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Got a new one.
For the past couple of weeks, I've really really been wanting a new pocket knife. Last night it finally dawned on me that this is probably a replacement behavior for shooting since I haven't been to the range in almost a month and a half. For the past 2+ years I've been carrying a mini griptilian. I like the knife, but I don't like it as much as the Spyderco Dragonfly (lost somewhere in eastern Kansas) I had before it or the Spyderco Manix 2 (given away to a guy that was almost killed by my gun safe) I had before that. The Manix 2 was a little too big, and the Dragonfly was a little too small. In any case, I just ordered a Para 3 that should be close to my ideal. Thanks for listening.
Anyone have experience with Schaller Knives? Not finding reviews online. Which probably figures since he's a part time one man shop. Stumbled across his website while searching for a sheath. Don't know why, but the Okapi model is speaking to me. Lot of money though for an unknown (to me) maker...
http://schallerknives.com/Okapi.html
Thought I’d try here since someone on the spyderco thread suggested the Pro-Tech The Don and I don’t want to keep hijacking that thread...
https://www.bladehq.com/cat--Protech-Don--347
The Don would be great but I’m guessing out of the price range and the folding.. wings? (It’s early forgive my memory) would impede my intended carry spot of IWB string side hip.
So what I’m looking for is a nice looking folder, slim, with some panache, to carry IWB behind strong side hip, that’s hopefully under the $250 mark. Needs to be thin, and pretty reliably stay closed (but not a secondary lock), due to carry location.
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Buy a clip slip (basically a leather IWB holster for knives) and you can open up your options to knives without clips.
There are a lot of really nice "gentlemen's knives" that don't have pocket clips.
The clip slip gives you an option to carry them in multiple ways comfortably.
there's a guy in Europe that makes the best one by far, give me a day or so and I'll track down his info.
A "review" of the Pro-Tech "The Don" and a clip slip.
Last edited by JodyH; 08-24-2020 at 07:53 AM.
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Here's the German clip slip guy:
https://www.theclipslip.com/
I see that R Grizzle also makes a good looking clip slip.
https://rgrizzleleather.com/knife-sh...ther-gear.html
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not a bad option, but I'm already trying to keep the bulk down, and a holster for a folding knife is only going to make it thicker, unfortunately.
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