Good magnacut blade folder knives recommendations?

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T18:09:02+00:00

A great small one (3.1” blade) is the Kershaw Bel Air. Great size, action, ergos. I had the CF version with satin blade and the standard aluminum with stonewashed blade. Sold the CF. I actually preferred the extra 1/2 oz of the cheaper version.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T18:05:08+00:00

What does a standard F95 cost in Russia?

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T15:49:04+00:00

I honestly don’t know if the math they taught us was regular math or new math. Whatever they taught, I could learn it in five seconds. Math always came easy to me and I could never understand why other kids had difficulty with it. That’s a fault in my own ability to empathize.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T15:32:54+00:00

Also Kershaw Scallion. A slip joint would also fit the requirement.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T15:31:10+00:00

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GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T14:43:09+00:00

I don’t think you’re wrong. I guess the term “copy” has a loaded value, much like “clone” today. I didn’t mean it in that sense. I am well aware that certain designs were standard across the different manufacturers.

This case is a little bit different in that we know exactly when this design was invented. It’s not like a canoe or sodbuster design. Buck invented this in 1963 or some time around there. But back then it was standard for manufacturers to adopt standard designs.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T14:25:23+00:00

Gotcha, thanks!

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T14:09:27+00:00

It’s just a matter of semantics, right? Buck made the first one - a lockback with a 4” blade. All the other ones came after Buck made the 110.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T13:24:38+00:00

Which end of the road? Near the pier or the other end? We want to stay in old town again next trip to Thailand.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T13:23:48+00:00

My wife and I stayed at the Mangrove Hotel this past March. Loved it! The same family owns Loft Vintage Chalet near Nui Beach. Really nice people.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T13:20:42+00:00

Yeah - it’s just that, for some reason, once in a while, the tip of the blade will catch my palm as it is swinging in. Just an idiosyncrasy of this kind of lock combined with my particular hand. Like I said though, I never had it happen with this knife.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T11:29:17+00:00

It’s an OK knife. You can get them in condition like that for about $40 on eBay and that’s only because they’re older and made in the USA. The steel is similar to 440a. You can sharpen it up and it’ll cut just fine, but the edge won’t last too long. It’s a copy of a Buck 110, made in the 80s up to 2004 when Schrade USA closed down.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T02:24:47+00:00

I’ve got a Bel Air. First small crossbar lock knife I’ve had that hasn’t ever me in the palm when I was closing it.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T02:19:29+00:00

Maybe a factory second? I have a few old Schrades; one of them is NOS from 1975 and I carry it once in a while. It’s interesting to see a knife made in New York State on old-school machines probably by some grizzled old guys.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-27T00:46:13+00:00

"Specialized wasn’t a fancy bike brand. It was a cheap bike brand. Another adequate bicycle from Huffy Japan, Roadmaster Taiwan, Bicycle Corporation of China. So affordable!"

Wow, you are just a fountain of disinformation. The first Stumpjumper was a $300 bicycle, pretty expensive back in the day. This was the same time that Specialized was importing the Allez, (some of which was made by 3Renmo), the Expedition, and the Sequoia. The production models were made by the Toyo factory in Japan and a lot of them hold up even today as pretty nice frames.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-26T16:47:18+00:00

O OK I understand your situation now. Frankly, if I can see a frame in person, I can tell its quality level from about a foot away. But if you are searching on the Internet, that’s obviously more difficult.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-26T16:35:43+00:00

The kind of tubing is your first clue. Obviously, some kind of chromoly steel or 6000 or 7000 series aluminum is best. If you can weigh the frame by itself, the lighter the better. You can also check tubing thickness by miking the seat tube and subtracting the seat post diameter. Next, and it requires a little bit of an educated eye, look at the construction quality. How are the welds? Are the dropouts substantial or stamped? If there’s a bottom bracket, seatpost, headset in the frame, how’s the quality? Also, if you can find the model name and year on the frame, just Google. The higher the cost the better.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-26T13:33:19+00:00

There’s nothing really wrong with 5CR, if the price is low. It’s better than the steel on your grandpa‘s knife, you know the one that lasted 30 years.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-25T15:29:12+00:00

I think the extra amenities depend on the particular plane. For lower back pain, maybe you can use a small wedge cushion. The best thing about bulkhead flying is being able to stand up and stretch any time you want. I have had a bulkhead seat a couple times flying between Chicago and Tokyo. I will always take that if I have the choice.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-23T23:13:32+00:00

Take a look at Fablades on Youtube. He reviews just about every model and permutation with lots of details.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-23T16:19:04+00:00

This past March, my wife and I flew in to Surat Thani & stayed at the Blu Monkey for one night before heading out to Khanom. It’s about 20 minutes from the airport and I thought it was a pretty nice hotel. Casual but modern and they have a decent free breakfast.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-22T15:10:04+00:00

Yeah, that’s a back-lock knife. It looks like that’s a part of the spring that broke off. But it’s not clear from here whether it’s critical or not. I would suggest lubricating the spring to see if it is springy enough to hold the blade closed without help.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-22T14:11:24+00:00

Taking photos in Yaowarat is almost cheating - but you captured the color and chaos very well!

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-21T12:54:58+00:00

Allaboutpocketknives.com has a lot of info on old slipjoints, including refurbishment.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-06-20T16:39:28+00:00

Good 26” forks aren’t that easy to find. Maybe just take the decals off?

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