I am working on my fund as well.

LOL!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Cool!! I've got a headache right now myself...let's see take Tylenol, or pee on something and wrap it around my head?

What to do Mmmm... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> [/quote]


Always the nagging questions! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Decent looking knife... Way high price.

I am VERY confident, I own many knives that would more than offer a better bang for the buck. Obviously, including Scrap Yard and Swamp Rat knives.

I have only heard a little about the RWL powdered steel. I assume it being new and exotic makes it expensive.. along with having a psudo celebrity name on the knife.

But, what are the characteristics of RWL? Tough? Brittle? Hold an edge? Easy or hard to sharpen?

.... I started to ramble again and had to delete a bunch of thoughts on blade steels. Been there done that.

Just curious about RWL.

LOL!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Cool!! I've got a headache right now myself...let's see take Tylenol, or pee on something and wrap it around my head?

What to do Mmmm... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> [/quote]


Always the nagging questions! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> [/quote] APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!

See, thing about that knife is; I can't imagine it being any tougher than SY blades even if it had the same beefy dimensions. It isn't, so it's going to be weaker right off the bat. Edge retention? Are you telling me a guy who drinks his own pee won't find a way to sharpen a knife? I would imagine that this blade is a better slicer than sayyy a Yard Guard, but guess what? When I get ahold whatever animal I'm eating, I'm not going to care how well it cuts medallions. The raggedy steak is coming off the bone and then I'm going to ram a stick through it and cook it. I'm not out there julianning carrots.

Well let me tell you, if you have not jullianed carrots in a survival situation, you don't know what you are missing.

Stabby,

That was more or less the point I was making in the ramble I deleted. I started going into the "possible" merits of certain exotic steels for super thin and super sharp kitchen knives, but feel that a knife that is very tough and can hold a decent edge is always better for "Survival Situations" than a knife that holds an incredibly sharp edge, but isn't sufficiently tough.

I know S30v is prone to chipping. I assume ZDP-189 is prone to chipping (never used it or owned it).

I am "guessing" RWL might be along the lines of ZDP - just curious if it is... or not.

Either SR-77 or SR-101 would both, IMO, be more than sufficiently great for a survival knife. They are both VERY tough and able to be sufficiently sharp.
So, regardless of how tough or not RWL may or may not be, I would not justify the price for that knife.

$350 GBP = $712 USD !!!!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

On the other hand, I was rambling about always having compromises in different types of steel and in some situations, certain steels are going to be better for certain tasks.

Like certain high end powdered steels being better suited for "julianning carrots". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

That said.... I would never pay $712 for a kitchen knife either!

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Well let me tell you, if you have not jullianed carrots in a survival situation, you don't know what you are missing. [/quote]


YEAH... Exactly!!!1 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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I have to say.... I think all of this hype about survival, drinking pee, wearing pee on your head, and eating "raggedy steak rammed on a stick" seems highly over-rated.

I have a pretty good feel for what I "can" do.
And I like being prepared for what "could" happen.
But, I would guess there is a VERY slim chance I will ever "need" to.

So, if and whenever possible, I much prefer clean water and decent meals! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

My camp cooking is done right! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I am quite sure I am very content without wearing my own pee (or similar) as well.... survival or not!

The knowledge and preparation is sufficient for me on certain things.

I don't feel a great need to practice "certain" other things.

For now, I am content with just:
- Camping and hiking
- practicing making fires,
- hunting and fishing,
- cleaning, prepping and cooking meals
- and studying certain other survival skills


If I can cook a decent camp meal, grill and similar, I am sure I can do the raggedy steak on a stick if I ever need to. - But, I doubt I will ever "need" to.

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In one episode, Bear used his knife (a diving knife) as a signal mirror to get rescued from a raft at sea. That is why, above all else, a knife should be shiny!

Agreed Horndog! One day my Badger gets polished.. I'd take my Badger over Bear's knife- it's cheaper and already bought and paid for.. (At least now I have a sheath on order with Rainwalker!).

I'm not going to 'slag' some of Bear's survival hints (that's been covered!) but he was SAS, he is the real deal. And I wouldn't pee on my hat either.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />