Balisongs are fun, and they never get tiresome, at least not until you cut the bejeezuz out of yourself while messing with one. Been there, done that.
I still have the butterfly knife that saved my bacon 30 years ago on the streets of Detroit. I favor non-stainless, high-carbon steel for my knives. One of the best I ever had was an Old Timer with a carbon steel blade. That thing held such an edge that if it came to that the other guy would think I missed and be halfway down the street before things started falling off of him. Fortunately, things never did come to that. They still make Old Timers, but have gone to stainless now. Sigh. I also favor chinese chefs knives for the same reason. Good, old-school, high-carbon steel. They do stain, eventually, but I don't buy them to look pretty. Lee ________________________________ From: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thu, January 28, 2010 5:55:18 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] O/T Knives Interesting knives? I think my WW1 Spanish saber is interesting ---- On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net>wrote: > Gary: > > In tools, give me competent and boring every time over interesting and > incompetent (whatever that may be). To paraphrase Townsend Whelen: Only > competent tools are interesting. > > Hmmm...I suppose very competent and also interesting would be better > still... > > Some examples of non-boring knives Gary? > > Greg > > -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
