JFC I’m old. I understood about 1/3 of the words in this post. I gather this is some sort of knife and it is of poor quality and after that I black out. Later, I awake from my stupor to find that I’m on a porch yelling at kids to get off my lawn.
I love the internet so much.
For longer exposures it will double your exposure time because it’ll do the dark frame right after the normal frame. I think Canon doesn’t want to confuse people (“my 2 second exposure takes 4 seconds?!”) right off the bat.
I’m assuming you’re doing a dark frame subtraction as a part of the long exposure?
Digging up this post to say that I finally got one and, for now at least, they’re still $10 amazingly. The design has changed a bit since the first release. The knife now has 2 positions for the pocket clip (left and right) and the orange seems less orange? They’ve also released an all-black and OD green version but those seem to be out-of-stock regularly.
Mine came out of the box nice and sharp but poorly painted on one side of the blade. If I can get it apart I might just strip the paint entirely.
The whole time “The Choice Is Yours” is running through my head. I am a product of the my youth for sure.
Wow you’ve been busy!
That’s great!
This is a heck of a deal. Adding a Falun for $7 to get me free shipping too.
Turns out there is such a thing as a full-hollow grind, at least in the straight-razor world. https://www.nakedarmor.com/blogs/news/why-razorsharp-grinding-is-important-for-a-straight-razor
Do you think if you emailed Mr. DeShivs he would comment on if it was one of his designs? Seems like he’s (rightfully) angry about the theft of his work and might just ignore the request but you never know.
You know, it is a good looking knife! Sort of a sodbuster shaped handle that’s well proven.
Ha! I’ll try to make my next update more boring!
I think there’s no point in using eBay for knives. It’s almost impossible to know if you’re getting a legit product.
I’ve been supporting some through Ko-Fi instead of Patreon.
I think that is a bit of a review bias though, no? QC problems happen, for sure, but only the problems are broadcast. Very few people post “hey my knife is continuing to work great months after I bought it” type things.
If you are going to be beating your knives, you don’t need a folder. You need a fixed blade.
The Spyderco is a very tough knife. They are a highly regarded manufacturer. I would very much cautious you against thinking you need a knife that can survive a nuclear blast.
The Vosteed Thunderbird might be an option. It too really plays around with that tanto shape given the forward curve but it’s a great knife and comes in a couple different super steels: S35VN, M390, Elmax as far as I know. Of course, the price follows so that is probably a consideration.
Edit: Spyderco also released a Paramilitary 2 with a Tanto blade and M4 steel which is very tough. However, I think these are pretty hard to find.
Been looking for a design like this but with a tanto style blade. Can’t seem to find one
You might consider the Civivi Nugz which is a reverse tanto, I guess but not a “regular” tanto. Otherwise the Civivi Brazen is the go-to tanto but it’s thumbstud and not thumb hole.
Edit: on the edge (pun intended) of being a true tanto, CRJB is also going to be releasing the “Bellona”
The curve of the leading edge might not be to your liking however.
I started batoning when I started teaching my young kids how to split wood. It is way easier and safer to baton than it is to have them swinging a hatchet or an axe around. They are also learning those skills but for starting out, I for sure kept their enthusiasm going by not restricting my teaching options.
Wow the one you’re retiring has seen some things for sure! Another great example of quality not needing to cost a lot.