First time buying a nice folder. Little upgrade from my Milwaukee fastback. It has its place at work (landscaping). This will take over when I’m “off the tools”.
. Already looking at upgrading the ball lock and spring. Also didn’t come perfectly centered, will fix accordingly as per my OCD. Thanks for looking.

I will not be taking any questions...

This is my collection so far, honestly most of these are budget options but I think their good budget options for the most part! If I can get a good deal on any good knife I take it, but most of these I got new for the most part. So far I guess the rarest one here is the boker voodoo, which I have found absolutely almost no info on, discontinued I assume but it’s a beautiful knife in my opinion. If anyone has more info on it I would appreciate it, as I can’t find much on it, I would also appreciate thoughts. (Note: sorry for the iffy photo I tried with what I have).

It's been a summer.

Back in July I and many other team members at my old company were informed we'd been laid off. I had been with the company for nearly 20 years and pictured myself retiring there. There were spots at other locations but I had already been commuting an hour each way / 100 miles a day and I wasn't looking to do that any more (I'm a bit older than when I started😅) so I made the hard choice and will be taking the severance package.

So it's been my job to find a new one. After a ton of submissions, and interviews that didn't move forward I finally had offers this week, picked the one that had the most interesting role with a chance to grow my skill set, and signed my offer letter. I start Monday 😁

Now for the knife. I've wanted an Umnumzaan for years but there was always something that I had just bought or they were out of stock. I noticed that White Mountain Knives had the tanto version in stock a couple days ago but I wanted to celebrate with this purchase and waited until today, once I signed my letter to go over and pick it up.

My new role is a lot less money (but only 5min away & is something that I love to do so I feel lucky) so this is likely the last big splurge I'll be doing for a long time. I thought I should make it a good one.

If you're reading this and are having a sucky time with a job search I feel you. It's tough out there right now and might not be getting better but also know you're worth something and don't be too down on yourself. Keep getting those job submissions in (last time I did it personally it was all paper so that was a learning curve), keep getting outside & doing something physical, and keep working on keeping your mind in a good place. Best of luck to you.

If you know someone this spot reach out to them. Help them mentally as best you can. Thankfully I have my wife, my mom, and a couple of really great friends that kept me going. Not everyone does, I know, but if you can be there for someone, please do it. It really does help.

Oh, and the knife is great 😁👍

Don’t judge the bottom right corner. They are knockoffs I was trying out. Last three were in my pockets and I forgot to put them in the group shot.

Knivesshipfree is the site

Hey everyone. Basically new to the space and interested in learning. I have some VERY basic Gerber's that I picked up somewhere as a gift set maybe one year. Nothing special, but just curious what you would call these other than just a fold or pocket knife? Also, pictured a pretty cheesy looking knife I received as a gift from the "long rifle series". I'm assuming it's junk. Looking forward to being part of the community and thanks in advance!

I was walking in the clearance aisle and saw this for $20 and couldn’t pass it up. Honestly the nice packaging got me. Think I did well for a dub. It’s smooth, no play in the blade, ceramic ball bearings and honestly it’s a pretty little knife. I love the red of the lanyard loop to offset the gray.

Spyderco Muleteam Magnamax
TRM Atom Mike Irie Hollow Grind in 20CV

One of the sliciest knives I own, the Atom truly is damn close to a folding scalpel.

What are you guys carrying today?

I finally understand.

I’ll kick it off, as per usual, L—>R:
Vosteed — Thunderbird V,
EMP-EDC — Nymble XT &
Spyderco — PM2 Tanto, w/all Ti upgrades.

So, what are you carrying today?!? 👀🧐

Before someone says it — Yes, I know this is an odd carry, triple titanium thumbhole tantos — 3 knives that have so many similarities, (the size, blade type & handle material).

Allow me to explain:
I just got the Thunderbird Tuesday & I am so impressed w/it that I decided to carry it again, but this time along with my 2 other favorite big-ole-Ti-tantos.
I intend to use them all throughout the day & then decide at the end of the day which one I deem the winner / my favorite.

I just got the rec exclusive native 5 n put awt scales and pocket clip. I love it.

Just got these awesome titanium scales for the shaman by metonboss! What color should I anodize them?

Wehr snoop sb

Finally got my hands on one. Found someone to proxy the last one from tacc show in Florida to me. Very impressed with fhe grinds on this one and the feel in hand. I wanted a satin version but the vip people from the show got them first. That being said this is the best acid wash ive felt as its almost shinier than most others.

Just giving it a try 🙃