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Just got it. At first look, it seems like a heckuva nice knife for the price. It's perhaps half an inch too long for a "drop in the pocket" knife, but rides very nicely clipped at the rear edge and hanging inside my pocket. Here it is:

$27.24 delivered on Amazon. Made in USA. MAGA!!!!!! I've had one for months—love it.

You have a better camera than I do.

Pretty snazzy.....

Just an inexpensive Canon point and shoot. SX520 HS four or five years obsolete by now.

Rocky, Can you shave the hair off your arm like Benchmades?

Wait a second...OUCH!

Yes.

That's a nice looking knife.

Well....then maybe I'm just a crappy photographer.

Nice picture either way.

You guys shouldn't post those pics.... I'm weak, very weak, when it comes to stuff like that.

They do look like dandies. Nice enough to pack in church even

I'm not the photographer Rocky is, and I didn't have much for props, but I did get my two knives today. The Kwaiken with the orange scales seems a bit pink, but the scales bolt on and off, so I can (and will) make ironwood scales to replace them. The Kwaiken is about 2x heavier than the Trapper, maybe more. The blade is much thicker as well. This one was used, but had never been sharpened, so not used much for sure. It's downside is that the thumb stud would work a lot better if the detent that retains the handle wasn't so hard to push through. Maybe it will break in, or I'll make the new scales a bit differently to give me better access to the stud. The new Kwaikens have a flipper set up and cost about $175 each. I got this one for $75.

The Trapper is great. I don't generally like flippers but this one is quite nice and I'll get used to it. I wish the wood scales went right up to the sides of the Titanium liners, but I can remake these too if need be. This would easily dress and skin a deer, though it would not be my first choice. It would (will) be a dandy bird knife for certain.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. This thread really accomplished exactly what I needed. I have two knives as good or better than the one I lost.

Amazing how jokers like he and djs stick around trying to get street cred by acting like they are just normal folks who just happen to be socialists.

When he first put this thread up and I realized who it was I thought maybe he was going to cut off his own nuts. I thought about suggesting a scalpel rather than a knife then thought about him being a commie and thought maybe a dull, rusty razor blade glued to a toothbrush, like they do in prison, might serve him better.

Nothing wrong with that photo, Leroy. Stick to "guy stuff" topics like this one and you'll redeem yourself.

I don't think I'm in much need of redemption. I just happen to like using high-quality knives and firearms. But I'm going to start working on better photographs for sure.

Meanwhile, since the Kwaiken was less than hair shaving sharp, I decided to put a new bevel on it. The factory bevel was something over 20ﾟ and I decided to go to 15. That's a lot of grinding by hand on a stone, but I got halfway through it last night. I will say one thing, that is d*** hard steel in that knife.

The Trapper will shave, but it's not as sharp as I would like. I will change its bevel to 15ﾟ also.

Depends on what you want to pay. I've handled one of Kailas knives before and really liked it. It's a bit out of my low rent price range for the folder though.

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Folowup. Been wearing it now for a couple of weeks, and the only complaint I have is that the spring clip is easily bent. I clipped it on inside my waistband and the clip rode over my belt. That opened the clip enough that it was then loose on anything thinner. I took the clip off (they supply a little wrench to fit the six-point screws) and rebent it to be tighter.

Caution those are TINY screws and probably not easy to replace.. Be very careful you don't loose one!

How sturdy does this knife seem to be Rocky?

I like the profiles of these two from Kizer. Both in VG-10 and they're just over $50.

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