I just started writing about sharpening and I ran across an article in Wired about sharpening.
It’s their idea of a review of sharpening stones, mostly for
kitchen knives. I didn’t see a single
folder or serrated knife being used to test the sharpening stones and
systems. I liked Wired, but they are a
very Yuppie techie-orientated website. Still,
if you’re interested in Japanese water stones you might find their comments
interesting.
If your lifestyle is better typified by having pan-fried
walleye for breakfast and following tracks in the snow you might find Field and
Stream more to your temperament. Field and Stream has come up with their list of the best 20
knives of all time. You should take a look,
some of the selections may surprise you.
I agree completely with their selection of Ka-Bar’s Marine
fighting knife and Leatherman’s multi-tool, for example, the Wave. But Busse's Battle Mistress and Marbles Ideal
Sheath knife? I’m not too sure about
them.
If you believe that the right fashion accessory or brand of
shirt will get you in bed with incredible hotties, (usually pictured in the
sidebars) or you need someone’s approval for the beer you drink, you might want
to visit Made Man. No, it’s not an organized
crime site, although I can’t see how that would be any worse than this
site. The advertisements and the all the
rest just confirm my belief why marketers pander to the young. The reason?
Simple. They aren’t old and
cynical.
Still, they have a selection of 7 pocket knives that you've just got to carry to be part of the boy's club.
They may be right about that. The first was a very nice Benchmade 3150
Impel which is backed up with Emerson’s Gentleman Jim. You might also find the other five knives
interesting too.
Maybe the best thing about other people’s lists are their
selections. Assuming they just didn’t
flip open a knife book and pick nice pictures and names, there was a reason for
their choice. Your job is to try to see
why it was selected. What would you replace it with? Sometimes you’ll discover something different and unique about a knife.
TSA vs. the Knife Culture
So unless you’re living in a cave (How did you get internet service in there?) you know that TSA will allow small pocket knives on board domestic flights. Here’s the poop from Yahoo news:
So unless you’re living in a cave (How did you get internet service in there?) you know that TSA will allow small pocket knives on board domestic flights. Here’s the poop from Yahoo news:
“Starting
April 25, passengers flying on U.S. flights will be allowed to carry small
pocket knives – blades less than 6-centimeters, up to two golf clubs, ski
poles, as well as sporting sticks used for hockey, lacrosse, and billiards. Baseball bats will
remain on the no-fly list, though wiffle-ball bats and souvenir baseball bats
(less than 24-inches long) will be allowed.”
The blade has to be under 2 some odd inches, non-locking, no
serrations and other silly stuff. People
are up in arms, but you can bring a hockey stick or souvenir base ball bat on
board. I don’t know, what’s the difference
between a cop-on-the-corner’s night stick and a souvenir baseball bat. Oh yeah…. The souvenir baseball bat is easier
to hang onto when you swing it.
