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iosist
路I learn something new everyday, never heard of ultem before, it looks great and Wikipedia says it has good mechanical properties. Nice tool.
Anyone else collect knives?
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hen
路It is a very interesting material, although I have to admit that none of its practical applications really justify the cost for its use for a knife handle. Then again, I suppose if I ever have to perform emergency surgery, it will be able to survive sterilization in an autoclave...
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ghce
路You are right, learned something new ( and useful) today but can't they change the colour? Looks like a worn out UV damaged high urea content plastic uhhhhhhgg.
Good thing is though things that look like that tend to be very cheap at thrift shops lol so I will keep my eyes open.
Good thing is though things that look like that tend to be very cheap at thrift shops lol so I will keep my eyes open.
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iosist
路You are right, learned something new ( and useful) today but can't they change the colour? Looks like a worn out UV damaged high urea content plastic uhhhhhhgg.
Good thing is though things that look like that tend to be very cheap at thrift shops lol so I will keep my eyes open.
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Lazy_Lightning
路Not exactly a knife, but still cool.
The Sharpie on the left is an actual Sharpie, the item on the right is a replica of a Sharpie with a very sharp, non-metallic, point that is ideal for non-permissive environments.
The Sharpie on the left is an actual Sharpie, the item on the right is a replica of a Sharpie with a very sharp, non-metallic, point that is ideal for non-permissive environments.
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hen
路Not exactly a knife, but still cool.
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Danwales
路Work takes me to a little city in England a few times a month. I won't tell you which one but it's Cathedral has the highest spire in England! Anyway there is a small antiques centre there. The type where dealers rent a cabinet to sell their wares. Theres a fair bit of tat there but plenty of good too and today I spotted this dead stock french multi blade. The quality good, springs are strong and it feels substantial. Im in the process of trying to find out more about it.
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Dsloan
路New knife day!
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STANDY
路路schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorToo many new knife days
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路路schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorThat 80's washed out aesthetic is exactly what I like about it! Ultem actually carries a bit of a premium over other polymers generally used for tool handles, despite its relative brittleness, so I doubt it will show up at thrift stores any time soon. For whatever reason it was a huge fad in the EDC world a couple years ago, so you might be in luck finding some used online as collectors move on to the latest trend.
Here is a handle I put on a Magnacut Spyderco Mule a while back.
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