Recent content by The Smoker

I make my Own knives, and do use almost all mentioned above. I like cutco too and the older Sabotier kitchen knives, ceramics, well, they are pretty much all the same and can be easily sharpened on diamond stones. San Mai damascus is a way to make a pretty kitchen knife, though you still have...

Here's one to check out for value AttiMac http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1042224-5160-mid-size-chopper-camp-knife Just an example of what 175.00 shipped will get you. I do not know the maker. Good buy though.

Have a look in the custom fixed blade section at Bladeforums, you can get excellent quality at 200.00 or less, you don't have to spend big bucks out of the gate, buy an Kbar to start and that will help you learn more about what you want, also, study the popular steels and their properties...

Well, you're in Missouri, or Misery already, be glad its not summer. I can relate my double knee replacement, it was some pain, worth every bit of the repair pain as my VA docs had me on enough morphine to kill 2 men, so they could not give me more pain killers for the surgery, if you are not...