3" Bull Sham with Ladder Damasteel all around.

I was really interested in seeing the Vanchor lock on the recent EMP edc Nymble. But I wasn’t able to snag one. I picked this up because I wanted the Vanchor. I wanted all the different deployments in the front and rear flipper and hole. Generally I prefer a reverse tanto over a tanto. So this fits me more for that. Kind of surprised by how light it is considering its size and materials.

I don’t know how Vosteed is heat treating this M390. Steel hardness lab only had one entry from this steel at Vosteed on a different model and it tested at 59. If that’s the case here, I think that’s a bit of a bummer. I’d like to see 61-63 or so. I thought that M390 could go 62-64 without issue. I’d love for this to have crazy edge retention. If this is at sub 60, I don’t know if it gets there.

Hopefully steel hardness lab gets to look at more M390 samples from Vosteed. Honestly, seems like Vosteed across the board is a little lower than I’d like on their common steels.

All in all I’m a big fan of the knife so far.

Got the chance to check out the new model (prototype) from Koenig Knives.

Key takeaways:
• smooth action / solid lockup (Hawk Lock)
• bigger than expected
• unobtrusive flipper
• Hawk Lock interface hast plenty of traction
• SHE THICK
• no price as of now
• they should be available for purchase before end of year

Uploaded a short video going over some of the details on YouTube if you’re interested

https://youtube.com/shorts/lugiC2Vuqwk?is=NHOs3BjE0kObh1_5

Well folks, she went ahead and married a knife nerd. Our finances will now together bear the weight of this crushing hobby. 🫡

This build is complete and is probably in my top 3 favorites. Elmax PM2, Flytanium Lotus Basket Weave CF scales, RGT anodized hardware, and an anodized MXG Manix 2 short clip.

Wanted to spark some discussion on an adjective that I've seen used to describe a knife that they don't like; the word is good, but it seems a bit arbitrary. What qualifies a knife as "soulless" to you?

Blaurock Damascus

GEC TC Barlow in Mexican blanket micarta and
TRM Atom with green stripe micarta.
I really noticed how nice a blade finish TRM does in this photo. Their knives are very straightforward but they nail all the details. Some of my favorite moderns for sure.

Today I have a Crescent Edges Ambush-Devil Dog, and a Roger Pearson Shikigami with a beautifully done tsukamaki over ray skin

Loving the handle color!

Aluminum "Relic" pattern milled handle, Magnacut stonewashed drop point, swedged blade, pearl button lock- #35 of 150.

Was supposed to be a stocking stuffer for my wife... but this may be going into MY collection, lol.

Pro-Tech killing it!

i love this little pokie thingy

Any fans of Andrey Grigorev knives here? IMO he crushes the minimalist cyberpunk aesthetic.

https://www.instagram.com/ag_knives/

This is mine, a design called the Iceberg.

Apologies for the low lighting. This knife is sooo sick.

What are ya guys carrying till Halloween?

Been a while since I bought a Chinese knife but i have nothing like it in the collection. It's rocking a convex, zero bevel blade of FDP189.