WAKI!

Some people are just afraid of sharp knives because they don't know how to safely use them. My daughter let a young man borrow her Swiss Army knife at work and when he cut himself he screamed at her saying, "You didn't tell me it was sharp!" Bonnie cooly let him know that all her knives were sharp.

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It drives me NUTS to see people cutting vegetables by putting the knife on one side, their thumb on the other side, and squeezing. If someone tried to do that with one of my knives, they'd lose a finger - and I suck at sharpening.

Most people will say they don't like their kitchen knives sharp in fear of cutting themself <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />. What thety are really saying is they have crap knives and don't know HOW to sharpen them and they certainly are not going to put any efort into it or ANYTHING else <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />. i just smile <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Hey Vic and MM- any tips on the testing for the Reg ? I have a couple coming and plan on pounding the snot out of one. Or......mebbe we cannot even discuss testing techniques ?

Morning to the Yard. A dull knife is dangerous to me. I don't like dull knifes. I know I am not the only one here that thinks that way!

Oh yeah, Waki's should start shipping monday if everything goes right!

Mrning Sumo- dull knives are dangerous. I am sitting here waiting on my wife as i am headed to raft the Rogue River tommorow morn for 5 days. Scouting tday

od, sounds like you are going to have some fun!

I tested the reg doing the things I always do with knives - chopping up wood, making fires, digging holes in logs. Pretty standard stuff. I also did a lot of batoning, and specifically used it in ways that would stress the res-c handle - lots of bashing on that handle with a baton and torquing the crap out of the blade in big knotty nasty logs.


I thought about hacking up an old microwave with it, but my fiance threw it out before I got a chance <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />

Yah- this is my third white water this yaer and am building up for 23 day in the Grand Canyon. Did it last year and was awesome. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
Hey MM- I like the microwave idea !! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I love the balance and feel of the Regulator, but I picked one up for another dog who could not make Blade. All on the up and up, test team agreement and all went with it, cleared through Dan. I guess the biggest question most of us have is how well it chops compared to the SOD. Once you testers are done, I'll be getting the production model. Just from having it and holding it a few days, I can tell you that I really like it. I should have gotten one for myself, but I wanted a KZ and a Waki, so something had to give. All I can say is give it hell and let Dan know what you like or dislike about it.