Getting any blades for Christmas or planning on getting anything new next year?

[mav]

Anyone buying themselves any new blades for Christmas, or have dropped hints to your significant other? Planning on anything new early next year?

To answer my own question, I am getting two new blades right after Christmas. Thanks to our good SMEs, a deal was brought to my attention that I couldn't pass up. I will post them when I get them. Thanks Fred.

As far as early next year goes, I have a ZT0561 and 0777 on preorder. Outside of those two, who knows. I am always looking out for good deals.

[R1100R]

I've got some handmade Damascus bladed knives on the way from the England. I hope they make it here soon.

[willis68]

I've got some handmade Damascus bladed knives on the way from the England. I hope they make it here soon.

Please post pictures once you receive it, I love Damascus blades!

[gunwhatgun]

Well while not a fancy or special knife, ironicly I am sitting here holding my new CRKT M21-02G. My wife got it for me for Christmas . It is my first CR knife and I have to say it seems pretty nice so far. Very sharp out of the box, a nice fit to my hand and a good heft. the blade itself seems very stout and the action is smooth with a very solid lock. I can't wait to put it to work.

[Guest Broomhead]

I had hoped to be making my own knives by Christmas, but alas the budget demands that Mommy's and Daddy's Christmases have to wait till probably tax time.

[mav]

Well while not a fancy or special knife, ironicly I am sitting here holding my new CRKT M21-02G. My wife got it for me for Christmas . It is my first CR knife and I have to say it seems pretty nice so far. Very sharp out of the box, a nice fit to my hand and a good heft. the blade itself seems very stout and the action is smooth with a very solid lock. I can't wait to put it to work.

Nice one. Looks like it has gotten some good reviews. You know you have a good wife or husband, if they trust you well enough to buy you a knife or gun for Christmas

[Major Kong]

I've got about a half a dozen on order right now, so I think 2012 looks a lot like 2011 up to this point. I can't wait!

[Good_Steward]

Giving a couple of blades for Christmas. A Buck 110 for each of my nephews now that they have come of age: one 10 and one soon to be 9 (18 months apart, just like me and my brother when we got ours).

However, for me, I'm really liking the ESEE 4 with the OD green blade and orange handle. . . . . .

[gunwhatgun]

Nice one. Looks like it has gotten some good reviews. You know you have a good wife or husband, if they trust you well enough to buy you a knife or gun for Christmas

Not trying to sound like a complete puss but she is great. She actually wanted to get me a saiga 410 I have been wanting but it did not work out. Gotta love a woman like that.

[willis68]

I have 6 on order as well that I will get in 2012. I may give the knife purchases a little break after that and pick up a couple of guns

[gunrunner32]

Hopefully I've got a new blade coming. My friend's little brother has been tinkering with the hobby of knife making and made him a nice skinner knife. So I decided to throw a little business his way and asked for a Topps Tom Brown Tracker look-a-like in damascus steel to my specifications. I was told it would take him a little while to do so hopefully I'll get it in the next month or 2, I'll be sure to post some pics once it gets here.

[Moped]

Kinda been thinking of buying a Bowie or another Hawk.

[Guest bkelm18]

I got a ZT 0350 as a gift particularly for myself and a few other blades just for fun.

[Mike]

My friend gave me an Emerson karambit. Neat little knife.

[gunwhatgun]

I got a ZT 0350 as a gift particularly for myself and a few other blades just for fun.

The ZT knifes are how I found out about CRKT. I had been wanting a ZT and was talking about it at work and a friend showed me his CR. I am not saying they are the same just somewhat similar and the CR fit my budget better lol. One day I will get a ZT though they make a great knife.

[daddyo]

The wife and I gave each other new Verizon smart phones as early Christmas presents the first of December. But she asked me the other day if there was anything else I wanted (in case Santa asks her, you see), so I'm hoping for an aluminum CRKT Drifter. As if I NEED another knife, but what does need have to do with it?

[Guest FTG-05]

Hopefully, I'll be getting an ESEE-3 in desert tan color to go along with my RC-4 knife. The RC-4 is just a little too big while deer and hog hunting.

[Guest Scramasax]

I've got several neck knives comming from Gary Wheeler and Kim Breed. Also limited run custom from Gary through Hso on THR. Hope to get the extra money for a CAS Raptor Katana. I'm going through my present knife accumulation to see what I'm going to roll over from the Randalls and customs. I nned to get a couple of scopes and some 1911 parts to finish some projects.

BTW: I've known the Gentleman from Taiwan that makes CRKT knives for over 10 yrs. He makes a very quality product. I believe they have the best value knives in production.

Cheers, May your God bless you and keep you and yours safe.

ts

[Guest bkelm18]

I've never gotten warm fuzzies from CRKT. Just never really cared for them for whatever reason. I think you can have a better knife for almost the same price in a Kershaw or Spyderco. That's just my opinion, of course.

[daddyo]

I've never gotten warm fuzzies from CRKT. Just never really cared for them for whatever reason. I think you can have a better knife for almost the same price in a Kershaw or Spyderco. That's just my opinion, of course.

I like all three of those knife makers and own at least one of each, but I can't see a dime's worth of difference in quality.

[Guest bkelm18]

I like all three of those knife makers and own at least one of each, but I can't see a dime's worth of difference in quality.

It was probably just my experience with the two or three knives that I had from CRKT. The quality just wasn't that great but for a $10-$20 knife you can't really complain.

[Oh Shoot]

It was probably just my experience with the two or three knives that I had from CRKT. The quality just wasn't that great but for a $10-$20 knife you can't really complain.

CRKT has some innovative stuff; I really like the little Minimalist neckers.

It's just that CRKT, just like Cold Steel, is not a knife manufacturer at all, but a knife designer, and everything is contracted out to unnamed makers abroad, none are made in US.

Kershaw does both, designs and manufactures. About half made here and half in China -- as far as Chinese stuff, some of the best made are found in Kershaw's lower end products; I have a Tremor in back pocket right now.

Only got one new blade "for Christmas", tacked on a Cold Steel Pocket Bushman to an Amazon order for something else. Long story, and not exactly sure how I did it, but I also managed to use it to inflict a Lifetime Top Ten Laceration on left palm two weeks ago, meaty part below thumb. Really should have gone and gotten stitches, but was on a Fri night, no walk-in clinics. By Monday, decided as long as it didn't get infected, I'll just let it do it's thing, looking like it's gonna be okay.

- OS

Edited December 21, 2011 by OhShoot

[Mason]

I stopped into the shop last week to get a couple swiss made Mora fixed blade knives. Before I could get out the door I had bought every Mora in the case (8 I think) and emptied my pockets of green paper. I will still give a couple as gifts but then Merry Christmas to me.

[Guest 22-rimfire]

CRKT knives are often better than they seem, even the ones made in China. I have a Ringed Razel and Razel Stubby that aren't bad even though I definitely prefer the Stubby overall and carry it as an EDC from time to time. I think I want a slightly larger razel folder as it might be more useful.

Condor has captured my interest this year. I have purchased two Golok machetes, Puerto Rican machete, and the Parang. I've also purchased their Bush Lore knife and just recently the Hudson Bay. I really like the Hudson Bay. Just got it in the last week or so. I keep picking it up and fondling it. I like it. My neck knife is a Condor which I also like.

Have gotten two Blackjack knives in the last month or so; the Model 1-7 and 125. The 125 came with the same order as the Hudson Bay and I think I'm going to like using this knife in the woods.

I've also picked up a couple Great Eastern folders. They are excellent knives.

This has definitely been a knife or blade year for me. Planning on cooling it a bit in 2012 and maybe just pickup a custom. But if I attend the Blade Show in Atlanta come June, that always throws a major wrinkle in my knife budget. Just going to play it by ear. Knives are fun.

[Seabeejason]

I just grabbed a Ka-Bar Tanto off Amazon for $50.00. Can't wait until it gets here.