Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades

[DougNg]

What Ken said. They're pretty common in high end cooking stores, although if you know where to look, you will def pay less on the web than at Williams Sonoma

I would say that one chef's knife handles 80% of what I need to do in the kitchen.

[Giles]

Thanks gents…G

[ricochet]

Yay!
Today I joined the club and became proud owner of UK legal Spyderco UK Penknife in orange. Leaf shape S30v blade and G10 scales.

[DougNg]

Nice, the Spyderco UKPK is def a hot model right now

Went to Lowes over the weekend, was really tempted to buy another Sodbuster, but managed to resist the urge. At less than $20, it's hard not to justify having one around at all times (front door to open boxes, kitchen to open packaging/cut cooking twine, car just in case, office for envelopes/bagels). I just put one in each location

I much prefer the yellow handled ones with the carbon blades over the black handles with stainless blades though

[Gilbertt]

Ok so I'm getting a Hubertus leverlock switchblade hopefully in the next week.  Any thoughts?

[commodorewheeler]

@Gilbertt:

Ok so I'm getting a Hubertus leverlock switchblade hopefully in the next week.  Any thoughts?

I like those, they are fun to play with. Are they legal to carry where you live?

[Gilbertt]

…mmmm not pursay.

[commodorewheeler]

@Gilbertt:

…mmmm not pursay.

LOL, I know a lot of people who carry autos and balis illegally as well.

[Gilbertt]

Yeah i carried an italian stilletto for years.

[Jii]

Just ordered a Spyderco Dragonfly G-10 in OD green. Was considering the Benchmark Mini Griptilian as well but it seemed a bit too bulky as pocket carry.

[michaeljcr]

I bought the Spyderco UKPK lightweight edition a few weeks ago from Handy Niknaks (no affiliation) after spending far too much time on the British Blades forum.  Not bad for just under £47 including postage and legal to carry in the UK.  Now I want a custom made Shing Crafts UK legal EDC but, after discovering IH, it might have to wait until next year!

[Seul]

Li'l help?..

Check the clip of my Sebenza… Kinda sucks... Bought a replacement clip but now I can't get the screw to come loose... I also have wrecked the inside of the screw so the little wrench has no more grip on it... How can I possibly remove it?..

[hectic]

Dude, get some 2 pack epoxy or chemical metal filler variant.

Set an allen key into the mangled hole and use the epoxy/other motherfucking strong glue to set the allen key.

Wait some time.

Unscrew with extreme prejudice.

[Seul]

The thing is - even when I had lotsa grip, it didn't budge at all… But it's worth a shot I guess... Ta!..

[hectic]

Np, I expect Doug will have a suggestion.

[Seul]

Dg would just make the screw get outta there by staring it down…

[hectic]

LOL, Doug Norris in the house

[DougNg]

LOL, you guys crack me up

You could try the epoxy thing first, but I'm not sure that will work. What looks like has happened is that the clip was bent so far the screw has seized into place.

The harder (but more likely to work) would be to file a notch into the screw and use a flat head screwdriver.

You could also cover up the side of the knife with a couple layers of nail polish (to protect the finish) and then try and grab the outside of the screw with a pair of pliers. Remove the nail polish with acetone afterwards (regular nail polish remover)

If you do manage to get the screw out, take the new screw, and without putting the clip in, put in and take out the screw a few times to reset the threads on the female side. Don't use too much force or you'll wind up with the same problem again.

Lastly, you could try to drill the screw out, or send the knife into CRK for a repair.

[Seul]

Thanks, Doug!..

[DougNg]

No problem. If you ever need help and I take more than a couple hours to respond, it's because I'm in a conference call (or managed to miss your post) just drop me a PM since I get an email notification sent to my Droid