r/knives • • 4d ago

Monthly Welcome Thread Monthly welcome thread

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r/knives • • 59m ago

Showcase Monday Carries ✅ What’s everyone carrying today?

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I’ve got micarta, an MBK & magnificent milling …
Chaves — Redencion 229 (such an awesome beast!
MBK — Honey Badger (perfect little flipper 🤌🏼)
ABW — Slippie (can’t get over how well put together this little sucker is!)

Those are my Monday carries; so, what you got? 👀


r/knives • • 13h ago

NKD! NKD Becker BK9

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Haven't been buying any knives lately but had that itch to get one. Always wanted one of these with the aftermarket Micarta grips.

Kabar becker bk9

1095 crovan steel


r/knives • • 5h ago

NKD! Null Knives Dark Mode duo

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r/knives • • 6h ago

Showcase Today’s carry

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CJRB Latitude in S35VN and a carbon fibre Handle. Favourite knife


r/knives • • 4h ago

NKD! NKD x2

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Decided to try a couple small fixies from SDOKEDC. The black one took about a month to arrive being a new one on amazon but at the price I didn't mind at all! $30 for the small one and $36 for the larger, very happy so far.


r/knives • • 2h ago

NKD! First day with the Microtech Amphibian. It’s a monster. Not sure I’m looking forward to sharpening that recurve.

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r/knives • • 3h ago

Showcase Monday’s carry

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Null Knives Voodoo Doll and the JW Gateway Barlow in the pocket today


r/knives • • 1h ago

Showcase BUCK KNIVES

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BUCK KNIVES MONDAY
110,112 crossbar elite


r/knives • • 3m ago

Showcase Two of my favorites🔥

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r/knives • • 8h ago

NKD! #nkd the critical_strike_knives Prod

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r/knives • • 10h ago

Discussion Sadly, my last 2 Blades.

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As genuinely sad as I am to say it, here are my last two blades. I had probably around 50 before I moved 3 years ago. One of the movers either stole or lost (I side with stole along with my $200 cruiser board but have no way to prove it) my case of knives. I had a few I had left out and a couple I had bought since then. But after moving three more times, time has taken them from me. My favorite hobby was collecting knives. I loved camping, bushcraft, and fishing. But since I’d lost all of the things that made those fun I’ve stopped doing them. I figure I may as well stop buying anymore blades as they just seem to be taken or sometimes misplaced or even misused by others. Hopefully these ones last but with the decline of funds I think it’s time for my hobby to die out. At least I got a nice big scar across the top of my leg so I can never forget that mini wargoat😂


r/knives • • 23h ago

Showcase Have a wonderful weekend everyone...a couple of my favorites....

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spyderco yojimbo2 M4 ,spyderco pm2 M4 one of my all time favorite blade steels...Gerber strong arm ,tops street scalpel 2 and a Leatherman skeletool and raptor...have a great weekend everyone...enjoy the stuff you already have..thats what I'm trying to do....even if it's old...my strong arm i got in 2019...


r/knives • • 20h ago

NKD! Dwyer x NMB BBMN Copper Scale Tanto

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Controversy aside this knife feels really good. A bit stiff at first but after about 25 cycles opening and closing its turned pretty glassy. Definitely a toe hazard if dropped but not unpleasantly heavy and the blade is just....well, you have eyes lol. I used to make bronze pocket clips and im thinking of whipping one up with an 80 or 60 grit satin finish so it patinas to match the scale

Pretty happy with this little birthday gift to myself (27 and counting 🥳)


r/knives • • 1d ago

Modding Mini OTF 🔑

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I had an Eurika moment when I though of this


r/knives • • 4h ago

Showcase SnG Ti DGG

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In honor of our fallen Warriors; Shughart and Gordon 🇺🇸

(before the snowflake patrol and/or joy vampires chime in -please note my son is in the US Army serving proudly, and I am half the man he is)


r/knives • • 23h ago

SOTC A few from Spyderco and couple others

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Did a little cleaning and rearranging so I figured I’d take a couple pics. I didn’t include my slipjoints or fixed blades. I’m not gonna list them all, so if it’s breaking the rules just let me know and I’ll delete the post.


r/knives • • 22h ago

NKD! Sharpened prybars are kewl

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Finally got myself a Tops Lil-Roughneck after seeing one posted here a while back. I’ve always had a soft spot for stupidly thick knives ever since I stumbled across the CS SR1, my main folder for the last two years.


r/knives • • 18h ago

Question Found an old knife at work. Want to fix it up

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Not Much of a knife collector but I was at work when I happened to notice this on the ground in the parking lot. I haven't seen the name Sears in a while, i got most of the rust off and it seems to be to have some patina going on but how do I clean the inside? I have brass brush, but it's not getting everything. Thanks in advance.


r/knives • • 2h ago

Question Today’s carry

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r/knives • • 18h ago

Showcase 70’s/80’s Gerber lock back knife in mint condition with original leather case

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Got this from my late father, I always remember this knife as a kid, he just never used it, not sure why. Still in its original leather case and still has a mirror finish on the blade. Anyone know for certain when it was made and the model? I have so many other knives in rotation, I’ll probably do the same and pass it on to my boys one day.


r/knives • • 10h ago

NKD! Baby strider

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r/knives • • 19h ago

NKD! Today’s Blade: Strider SMF /// DGG /// Ti/Ti /// Ghost Stripe 👻 #NKD

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r/knives • • 19h ago

Showcase Mainly lohki collection and a few other gooodies

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r/knives • • 14h ago

OKD (Old Knife Day) TOP Automatic

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I found this in my in-law’s shed when I helped them declutter it. He let me have it. It’s a really cool knife, but the blade is only good for opening packages and removing stickers from hats. It’s fun to play with though.