r/knives 17h ago

Monthly Welcome Thread Monthly welcome thread

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Welcome to r/knives! If you’re new to this subreddit (or new to Reddit as a whole) you may be wondering how things work around here. If that’s the case: don’t worry, we’ve made this post in order to clear some doubts you may have regarding the way this subreddit works.

  • Be sure to check our Wiki and our FAQ section. Our Wiki acts as a repository for general knowledge regarding knives (blade steels, how to use knives, how to identify knives, etc…) while our FAQ serves as a place where we answer specific questions that tend to be asked regularly in this subreddit. Some of the questions already answered in our FAQ are these: questions regarding the topic of knives and self-defence, the meaning of the “NKD” and “SOTC” acronyms, what are some popular knives with a blade length of 6.5cm/2” or less, etc…
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Thanks a lot for stopping by our subreddit, we’re always glad to share our passion and knowledge about knives with newcomers and veterans alike. Please take your time to explore the subreddit, you can also write any comment or question you may have on the comment section of this post. (This post will be refreshed once a month in order to keep any information and discussion in the comment section fresh)


r/knives 10h ago

Showcase Mosaic Damascus Bowie — twist Damascus along the edge, mammoth ivory handle

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New Bowie in my own collection. Mosaic Damascus body, twist Damascus billet along the cutting edge, handle in stabilized mammoth ivory.

Thanks to my friend Francisco Wlach, who forged the mosaic. The pattern control on that billet is beyond what I can do — hat off to him.

The ivory is fossil mammoth, stabilized before shaping. Untreated tusk checks on me every time.


r/knives 7h ago

NKD! The Dumbest Knife I've Ever Seen

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106 Upvotes

It's a clone, my first and only. This thing is downright comical... Does anyone actually carry one of these?


r/knives 16h ago

Meme My knife has a poison effect

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416 Upvotes

r/knives 6h ago

Showcase Delica Appreciation Post

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33 Upvotes

r/knives 2h ago

Discussion Manix 2 xl + AWT Scales

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How did I do for my first knife? Getting flytanium ball cage and MXG clip next. Was a bit of a pain to take apart and reassemble my very first time. But she is all oiled up. Plan on shining the blade edge soon. Gonna stick with a stock spring.


r/knives 32m ago

Showcase Other than the PCB handle, the fidget button is so unique!

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r/knives 5h ago

Showcase My collection:)

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This is my little collection over the last 15 years.
My FKMD Sierra tactical rescue and my Leatherman supertool 300 are missing as they are always in my car and the real steel observer is lend to a friend right now. What do you guys think ?


r/knives 8h ago

Showcase Tanto/Titanium Tuesday Pocket Check

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39 Upvotes

Chaves Rendencion 229 kickstop chisel blade
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Spyderco Muleteam Magnamax

What are you guys carrying today?


r/knives 6h ago

NKD! Easily one of my new top 3!

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28 Upvotes

r/knives 5h ago

Showcase Happy Ti/tanto or whatever you want it to be Tuesday 🤘🤘🤘🤘

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18 Upvotes

Tkell agent 001 D/E , manganas Caimano and a 229 Chaves protech....have a great day everyone


r/knives 6h ago

NKD! Not Bad!

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I have always liked the idea of an ultra lightweight knife, but haven’t been too keen on FRN. Picked up a Benchmade Bugout Vapyr on a whim (WAYYYYY too expensive) and genuinely been enjoying it. Not even close to be worth the asking price, but if I were to look past that it is nice. Poor heat treat aside the edge geometry is good and nice and thin blade stock makes it sliceyyy. TLDR: cool for people who enjoy benchmade and don’t mind throwing money in the garbage


r/knives 9m ago

Question Which one do you prefer?

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Howdy people, out of the small goats which one you picking? I prefer the Sebenza but the McNees is top tier.


r/knives 4h ago

Showcase The coolest 💚 carry with the kanseptcutlery Colibri tech XL 🔥

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r/knives 18h ago

Showcase Worst screwdriver ever

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152 Upvotes

Ended up just tossing it. Mr. Reeves, I'm disappointed.


r/knives 4h ago

Question DLC or Satin?

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The RR Stations


r/knives 7h ago

Showcase just got my knife, handle is made from deer antler, found it on etsy and the rest is made from a local black smith...now i just need a case for my knife..!

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r/knives 13h ago

Showcase Have a great day everyone....im trying REALLY hard to love this M48....just still not 100% on it...

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49 Upvotes

Medford M48, benchmade altitude, tuff knives Templar and a free P4 from Leatherman.....have a awesome day guys


r/knives 27m ago

Discussion Chicago Knife Works. It happened to me

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Soooo I made a purchase on August 6th, and have not received my order, I mean its $500 bucks it stings. Then I come to the internet to see all these bad reviews and should have known. They're a dropship business, they have nothing in stock, they order what you want then when they receive it they'll ship it to you. So its been almost a month, and the owner emails me and I'm pretty sure he gives everyone his business number to contact him to make you seem important, but will stop responding when you ask for a refund. I asked for a refund after seeing all these reviews and waiting over a week, and I have yet to receive my refund.

I have no merchandise nor my refund. This place needs to be shutdown! I'm thinking they dont have my money to send me my refund. Also spend the extra $20 and get it from somewhere else! These guys run a shady business! Who's to know you're even getting the real ones? I wouldn't be surprised if they get replicas to come in and thats why it takes so long!


r/knives 2h ago

Showcase My fix blade EDC and bushcraft knife. Peltonen M95 ranger.

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6 Upvotes

r/knives 20h ago

Showcase My 31-year collection

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I'm 35 and I've been collecting for 31 years, and I know there's a handful of my knives missing from my pictures but I did my best to get all of them, some are junk some of them are good some are super budget some are valuable and a couple I either modified or made when I was a kid. I would love to hear your thoughts of my collection.


r/knives 8h ago

NKD! NKD za-pas knives from mystery box

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NKD, first time i bought knives from my country Poland they are made here nothing from china, and i choose mystery box for 70$. Ive got 2 rly nice knives both with 1.4116S steel(59-61 HRC), high quality knives rly well made. Small one EHO-COVERED perfect for edc. And bigger one hunting knife M10M. Both worth around 110$.


r/knives 9m ago

Showcase My Para 3 is in the Mail

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Well, having been a Bugout guy for a while (see second pic) my experience with the build quality of this McBee (that I had anodized by Blades We Love) has me taking the plunge on the Crucarta Para 3. I assume this group will consider that a good choice 😂


r/knives 23h ago

Discussion These Are My Favorite Folders and Why.

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Every knife in this photo I love but my number 1 favorite right now is the full Ti G&G Hawk Talon. Number 2 is the full Ti Demko MG AD20 Cru-wear. They are both my favorites because of the sounds that they make. So clicky. How about you?


r/knives 6h ago

Showcase Today's Carry

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Today's carry is the Vosteed Thunderbird. An Elmax blade on bearings. Titanium scales. It's a button lock with front flipper, back flipper and blade hole for deployment.