Chula Vista

As Epoch said, a Kershaw Leek is one you'll find carrying with you everwhere.

Small but tough as nails.

https://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-1660-...s=kershaw+leek

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EPOCH6

I always recommend the Kershaw Leek, nothing bad to say about it but it's not invincible, it's a very sharp knife straight out of the box and has a very fine tip that will chip or break off if you jam it into something tough. It's best for precise cutting, sharpening things, carry comfort (very slim profile and light weight), and self defense because of its very quick switchblade style draw. But it's not ideal for dirty work like automotives.

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DwnWthVwls

10 knives = >$1,000?

Damn. Glad I'm not into knives.

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The Batlord

I'm just glad knives aren't into me.

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Chula Vista

Like I noted, a few of the Benchmade's on the left have been out of production for years and are highly collectable. The Benchmade 42 is basically the holy grail of Balisongs.

Benchmade 42 Balisong Knife Titanium Butterfly Knife Spring Latch (440C) BM42 - Blade HQ

The Tachyon III with a damascus blade retails for $1,500 alone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel



And the one in the middle at the bottom is one of only 100 custom made. Mine is stamped #77. It's a heavy duty switchblade. It opens and kicks like a mule when you hit the red button.

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on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

The Batlord

I guess he had to find a new hobby when he sold his guitars.

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Chula Vista

I've sold 3, have 4 more to sell, and will end up with only 2. I also have 4 amps to sell along with a ton of effects pedals.

But ya, it became a crazy obsession for a while. If I get into something I go balls to the wall. Some examples:

Masturbation
Guitars
Drugs
Billiards
Darts
Cooking
Golf
Luthiery
Knives
Music Banter

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

The Batlord

Better.

The ****?

Edit: Oh. Well that's... great.

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Frownland

Mekkin instruments. It's one of my favourite hobbies too but I've yet to make anything professional grade.

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Chula Vista

I ordered a custom Ron Thorn guitar which was gonna take 18 months to get finished. This one:

Artisan Deluxe #172

Mike and I drove up to his LA shop, and picked out the wood blanks for the body and neck and then had lunch with the guy. Very cool experience.

So I decided to try and build a solid body electric guitar to pass the time.

The first one came out pretty rough but was totally playable. I'll never forget Linda coming downstairs while I was jamming on it and saying "I truly did marry a madman".

The second one was a misstep. I overreached.

The third one came out so good my boss at the time bought it at cost, and still plays it all the time.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”