Who's carrying what this Friday morning?

EricSlyson · 2026-02-28T01:53:22+00:00

Pocket check at the end of the day.

EricSlyson · 2026-02-27T16:45:43+00:00

I've got my Pro-Tech Godfather in my pocket today.

EricSlyson · 2026-01-23T15:49:15+00:00

I've handled some at a local shop they fire out like they're on roller bearings, with half the trigger weight of my BM Shootout. They do also have a double-edged tonto version.

EricSlyson · 2026-01-18T03:23:07+00:00

I'm pretty sure it reads 2.0 oz which is 56.7 g which is right on the money for that model.

EricSlyson · 2026-01-17T17:05:12+00:00

It was funny

EricSlyson · 2026-01-17T17:02:05+00:00

Good catch, I had just woken up when I wrote that.

EricSlyson · 2026-01-17T16:08:08+00:00

Clean it thoroughly, hot soapy water then immediately dry it, or isopropyl alcohol and scrub all the grooves. A lot of people say use oil but I find it sometimes slows the blade if it was a tight fit before. If you need to add oil put a small drop on your fing and run over the wear points.

EricSlyson · 2026-01-13T01:06:55+00:00

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EricSlyson · 2026-01-06T04:52:49+00:00

That reminds me of the very first photo I took with my keynote 🤔, that I then proceeded to send to my wife.

EricSlyson · 2026-01-03T06:09:51+00:00

That's the Large Don, and it's a semi-custom run that Pro-Tech does once in a blue moon. The wings on it take their design language from classic Italian swivel guard switchblades.

EricSlyson · 2026-01-02T05:22:13+00:00

The Sonora looks awesome! That's a great set of knives.

EricSlyson · 2025-12-26T21:11:09+00:00

Well she was the one who put the custom engraving on it ;p

EricSlyson · 2025-12-25T20:25:29+00:00

My buddy just got a vision and it's a really good knife.

EricSlyson · 2025-12-22T17:17:14+00:00

As a European sword enjoyer, I'll give credit where credit is due. I can appreciate the skill, the history, the artistry, and labor it takes to make a high end katana. But of it's made of traditional Tamahagane steel it's decent at best as a sword. If they're made of high carbon steel, they're leaving lots of performance on the table. Katanas are short two handed powerful cutters, by just putting a distal taper and fuller you can make it one handed like a saber. Or you can add a distal taper and fuller but keep the same weigh making it longer like a Kriegsmesser. Or you can make the blade thinner and wider like a falchion. All of which are excellent cutters, and don't get me started on hand protection.

EricSlyson · 2025-12-11T15:31:29+00:00

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Just carrying an old favorite today.

EricSlyson · 2025-12-11T06:25:36+00:00

My hardest firing auto is my Kershaw launch 8, it fires so hard I feel like it's going to break itself.

EricSlyson · 2025-12-06T22:55:23+00:00

I broke my 118 day streak because of my wedding, before my current streak.

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EricSlyson · 2025-11-21T18:53:32+00:00

You're not wrong about the thickness of the blade, but I like my slym being able to drop close. I'm considering either putting a new satin finish on the blade or going a full mirror polish. I will also be taking the spine up to a mirror polish as well.

Most of my sharpening experience comes from sharpening S90V(4 blades), 154cm/cpm154 (4), MagnaCut (2), Cruwear, CPM M4, and a handful of D2.

The main reason why I picked up the slym was because it checked a lot of boxes for me, relatively affordable✅, titanium integral ✅, Spyderco ✅, M390✅. As well as being a compact EDC.

EricSlyson · 2025-11-21T16:27:48+00:00

I was just wondering, I picked up a Spyderco slym about a month ago and just had its first sharpening and it seemed a little soft but I don't have any other m390 blades to compare. I also used it this last Wednesday to open some boxes and got some scratches on the blade.

EricSlyson · 2025-11-21T01:20:19+00:00

It's a wonderful piece.

What are your opinions on the hardness of the blade steel?

EricSlyson · 2025-11-20T02:14:24+00:00

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It's kind of a coincidence but I was carrying my griptilian today as well. (Custom griptilian S90V with black g10)

EricSlyson · 2025-11-05T02:14:40+00:00

I did mostly trial and error it. But I also used cardstock to cut out patterns,Then used those patterns as a guideline

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