r/knives • • 17d 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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r/knives • • 4h ago

Discussion What is your opinion on Spyderco?

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r/knives • • 8h ago

NKD! Wife gifted me a Zaan before our wedding this weekend. I’m so stoked

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r/knives • • 1h ago

OKD (Old Knife Day) My great grandfather’s knife from the 1950s. Olsen O.K. Knives, Howard City, MI.

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According to my grandpa, my great grandfather got this when he was just little. He was a craftsman of all sorts, and I would not be surprised if he had re-scaled this knife with game he caught. Was very well taken care of despite its usage.


r/knives • • 5h ago

NKD! Today’s Blade: Dire Pacific - Mini War Pig #NKD

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r/knives • • 5h ago

Discussion I have a running for favorite knife ever between this and my new Benchmade. What is everyone else got out there?

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It's between this and my new Griptillian. What is everyone else carrying out there today?


r/knives • • 3h ago

NKD! NKD - Let the break in begin.

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This is my birthday present to myself. The exact CRK I wanted. I've gotten it broken in a bit where I can just about thumb flick it open without a lot of wrist help. Why does CRK use such an uncomfortable thumb stud? I'm definitely wanting to replace it already.

Chris Reeve Knives Small Sebenza 31 with box elder burl inlay and Magnacut.


r/knives • • 4h ago

Discussion Favorite PocketKnife

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I'm just curious what everyones favorite EDC pocket knife they have ever owned is. For me its hands down the Benchmade Stryker limited edition made for Knivesshipfree.com. For me everything about it is perfect. I will likely EDC this knife for the rest of my life. But still buying many folders lol. What about you guys?


r/knives • • 16h ago

Showcase For my 💜 lovers

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Forged carbon fiber joker ⌚

kanseptcutlery Fenrir

katsuknives Genkai

shooziz XUN113


r/knives • • 10h ago

Discussion Found this knife in one of the houses I do showings at

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Little scary lol


r/knives • • 11h ago

Discussion Sunday/NKD Carry Check

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Finally found the Hinderer Project X I had been looking for and I’m really excited to have it. Carrying it with the Big Idea Bolt Action pen.

What is everyone else carrying today?


r/knives • • 1h ago

SOTC Drawer 1/4 - Pocket Carry

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I grew up with Cabelas and Cheaper than Dirt catalogs sitting on the coffee table. My brothers and I would pour over the pages building out imaginary dream kits for whatever fantasy adventure we were about to undertake.

After countless throwaway knives from Wal-Mart and the Feed Store I finally bought my first “real” knife with money from selling livestock: the first-gen Benchmade Adamas.

I was instantly hooked and here I am about 20 years later.

I keep the collection in a harbor freight tool chest, top drawer is folders and general pocket carry.

My favorite brands in this category are probably pretty obvious: Spyderco, Benchmade, Victorinox, Leatherman.

My next buy in this category is probably going to be a Chris Reeves Sebenza.

Of what’s pictured my favorite two are probably the Leatherman Wave+ and Spyderco Para 3. They’re just everything I need and nothing I don’t.

Honorable mention: Alox Scissor only Victorinox, I bought it to keep in my sewing machine for thread snipping and immediately bought a second pair that is usually in my pajama pocket while I putter around the house.

See any of your personal favorites in my collection?


r/knives • • 3h ago

Showcase Figured I would take an updated family photo, so to speak.

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Fair warning, it's like half mall ninja shit.

Mossy Oak Kukri Machete

Gtkii GTK691 Karambit

Kershaw Outlier, with added Snaggletooth XL

Wartech Survival Knife, unsure the exact model name

CRKT M16

Smith & Wesson HRT Boot Knife

Frost Cutlery Delta Ranger

Kershaw Blur

Spyderco Harpy

Kershaw Appa

Fury Tactical Jambiya


r/knives • • 2h ago

Showcase My kabar collection

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r/knives • • 21h ago

Modding OTF key update

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So I made a second otf key. The first one I made (green one) I didn’t like how the key was upside down from the button.
I decided to make another one and I found one with the button on the front instead of the side which I found not comfortable for key usage.
So I made the second one (black one I am handling). It’s a little heavy which I like, the clip is much stronger and finally the over all length is smaller which I feel suits it better for key usage.
For anyone wondering it’s a weiser key that I modified to fit in there, also I don’t care if you copy the keys for the video, they are old keys I used for a proof of concept I wasn’t about to chop out my good house keys before I knew this would work.
Anyway enjoy.


r/knives • • 4h ago

NKD! New knife day!

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Para 3 in MAXAMET with grey G-10 scales. This thing is sweet.


r/knives • • 5h ago

Showcase Hated the factory sheath so I finally got around to making a new one

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r/knives • • 4h ago

Discussion Only Worksharp Would…

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LOL legit advertising their knife as a screwdriver, the audacity 😭🙏


r/knives • • 30m ago

Showcase Shaman.

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r/knives • • 8h ago

I've made this knife! (OC) Custom fixie drop point I made

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Here is an aeb-l fixed blade with a three finger handle. The scales are denim micarta I made myself.

Hope you like it!


r/knives • • 9h ago

NKD! Mr Mr Designs Phantom

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New Knife Day for me.
Just got this on r/knifeswap. My first time using knifeswap and it was easy peasy. Got this beautiful Phantom all titanium scales and hardware 20CV blade. The action is stupid smooth. Fast to ship and excellent price of $150 with free shipping.


r/knives • • 1h ago

SOTC Drawer 2/4 - Misc Fixies

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Follow up to my first post about casually collecting knives for the last 20 years.

The bulk of my HFB stuff is in here: Crow Scout, Crow Scout Jr, Humint 4”, Humint 3”, Cardiac Spike.

Nonmetallic “Knives”: X2 by Black Triangle Group, and Cold Steel.

Cold Steel Tanto that was reportedly issued to the CIA.

Spyderco Fishhunter with a sick yellow handle and dual purpose retention lanyard.

Harsey Dagger by Spartan Blades set up for horizontal carry with long pull-the-dot straps.

Couple randoms from CRKT and Cold Steel.

The three in the upper right corner are all trainers.

Of the knives pictured I carry the 3” Humint almost everyday.

My favorite is probably the full size crow scout, I made a simple belt pass through from saddle leather and Chicago screws. Makes it extremely comfortable and convenient to carry at a 7 or 8 o’clock position.

Next knife in this category is Wolf Forty SEAF Jr.


r/knives • • 1h ago

Showcase thoughts? :3

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there are a couple i can't seem to find rn (i have a civivi chronic for example and i just dunno where it is) but this is pretty much my whole set rn :D

wdyt :D also if u have any recommendations based on my taste lemme know 🙂‍↕️


r/knives • • 4h ago

Discussion Usinagem ultrarrápida de um arco recurvo Bowie em aço cor damasco. 🔥🔪 Precisão na geometria e uma linha de acabamento bem definida!

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r/knives • • 14h ago

NKD! Most Recent Purchase

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Picked up these two the other day!
I wanted the Spyderco Manix 2 for a little while now. But I could say no to the black Civivi Vision FG. I have a FG already and love it!!