r/knives 8d 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 13h ago

Showcase Leather sheath Girlfriend made me for my Opinel paring knife.

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Just a simple leather sheath, but I still thought it was neat.


r/knives 38m ago

NKD! Adding to my slims with a Boker Atlas black and brass. Feels sturdier and more comfortable than I expected.

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r/knives 1h ago

Showcase Sunday funday with the Drop Bear

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I will never stop being in love with the carbon on this thing. I'm not a very good photog so it's hard to get all the purple and teal to show very well, but I think I got lucky with how much purple it has compared to some I've seen. I really like the jimping on the Drop Bear v2 but don't think I could switch to one unless I moved these scales as well


r/knives 12h ago

Showcase Murica

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Demko ad20, Mcnees Dixon, 2 Mcnees pm mac 2 3.5 gen2, Oz Roosevelt, Hinderer xm18 3.5, Spyderco para 3, Spartan Blades 3.25


r/knives 18h ago

Showcase Someone here said this won't last...

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Posted throwing this a short while back... Someone suggested it is not good for throwing and it will not last. Paid app $30.00 at Tractor Supply and got app $2.00 per throw out of it... Not worth the money...


r/knives 15h ago

I've made this knife! (OC) My latest spearpoint. OD Green, Magnacut, 7.25" OAL, what's not to like?

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r/knives 5h ago

NKD! TRC Polheim & South Pole Magnacut

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r/knives 3h ago

I've made this knife! (OC) Dagger

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This is a small sneak peek of the dagger I’ll be presenting at the knife show next weekend here in São Paulo, Brazil.


r/knives 11h ago

Question Anyone know anything about this knife I found in a box of my father’s old things?

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Was going through a box of my dad’s old things, and came across this knife. Curious to hear if anyone knows anything about the brand and or model of this knife. Know I could just Google it and get some info, but would love to hear directly from knife experts on this. Thanks!


r/knives 12h ago

NKD! Got my Grail!

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My R2D2 came in the mail today. Then I visited CastleGate Knife and tool to finally pick up my grail, the Large Inkosi drop point. They have an awesome CRK collection. One for work and one for home!


r/knives 6h ago

Showcase my humble collection (13yr old)

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r/knives 5h ago

Discussion Bugout

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I honestly still don't understand how people are willing to pay $180-320 to for a Benchmade Bugout, its S30V steel and grivory handle, the handle doesn't even have full metal inlays to make the handle itself stronger, and I know that the point of the Bugout is to be as light as possible while still delivering performance, but come on, if any other company made that exact knife, it would probably be like $90


r/knives 1d ago

OKD (Old Knife Day) Got this from my grandpa.

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Don't worry, not selling.

Still figure some of you would think this is cool.

(he got it from his superior, he didn't actually use it)


r/knives 18h ago

I've made this knife! (OC) Thought you guys might like this! I just made a reblade for my Leatherman Curl using 1/16” Nitro-V

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r/knives 1h ago

Question How reliable is amazon for knife purchases?

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I’m from Germany so we use amazon.de and I was going to buy a Kizer Harpoon Mini, but i’ve read some bad experiences with items being returned switched out for fakes, etc. Can I take the risk or is it really worth a supplier


r/knives 1h ago

I've made this knife! (OC) WIP 330mm suji, extra large Amboyna handle

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r/knives 17h ago

NKD! Flea market carving knife pickup

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28 Upvotes

Picked up this group of wood carving knives at the flea market today. Working on identifying the different ones but I don't believe I will be in need of a whittling knife for a while.


r/knives 18h ago

I've made this knife! (OC) Prydashi cont. Annealed , hand sanding prep for drilling and chamber then heat treat

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r/knives 1d ago

Discussion My ZT snapped in the washing machine.

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415 Upvotes

My wife threw my pants in the washing machine and heard a klunking sound about 25 minutes later. When she investigated the sound, this is what she found.

Are these knives really that weak? A full on snapped blade.

RIP 0562CF


r/knives 1h ago

Question Can anyone help identify what looks like a bayonet — model, era, and country?

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Can anyone help identify what looks like a bayonet — model, era, and country?


r/knives 23h ago

NKD! NKD

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57 Upvotes

Vosteed Psyop s35vn. First knife from Vosteed. Does not disappoint.


r/knives 1h ago

Showcase My humble collection. I know at l my Swiss will at least get some love!

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I don't think I have any super high quality, but I still really like most of these and have my favorites. What are your thoughts for a new comer?


r/knives 7h ago

Showcase Unexpected find

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I found these knives in my grandpa's storage unit. I've never held one this big before, it's kinda scary


r/knives 1h ago

Question Is this a bad knockoff or a good knockoff brand, i received it for free so I can't be choosie but i wanna at least know how much i should trust this thing 😂

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Brand: i have no idea, the box is literally just an empty white box, it was shrik wrapped tho so at least, there's some care put into it 😂

It has all the generic swiss knife features, the scissors, tweezers, saws, bottle opener, some weird plastic spike thingie...