Posted on 24/09/2018 by nemosandman
Forcing a Patina on Cruwear! Why? Because I’m going to the sea and I just need to be certain it won’t pit. Now Cruwear seems tricky compared to 52100 or Maxamet. Let see how it will get… 45 minutes later… No patina yet…
Category: Advice, FoldersTags: CPM Cru-Wear, forums, Heavy Metal, Military, Paramilitary2, Patina
Posted on 14/09/2018 by nemosandman
PROLOGUE: So where do we begin? It must be twenty years . . . Long story short, it was the beginning of forums on the Internet. When someone in the tactical new world order of the 90’s named Ernest Emerson was promoting his Tiger…
Category: Fixed Blade, ReviewTags: 1075, Bastien Bastinelli, Bastinelli Knives, conversation, D2, forums, Fred Perrin, French, Laci Szabo, Lagriffe, Michael Janich, Military, NeckKnife, Nemo, nemoknivesreview, Nemoknivesreview.com, Prototype, Raptor, Review, self defense, Urban
Posted on 12/06/2018 by nemosandman
The Grey Mouser has been in my EDC rotation since it has arrived in my pocket. So this a little report. Maxamet is like a super CPM M4 to me, it cannot seem to get dull. I have deshouldered the edge and keep it…
Category: Folders, ReviewTags: #edcknife, Eric Glesser, Maxamet, Military, Nemoknivesreview.com, Para3, Sal Glesser, Spyderco, Spydercoknives, Woodcutting
Posted on 04/12/2017 by nemosandman
Some knives are marketed on self defense purpose but self defense is not a current situation in the use of a knife. Before you get yourself in a situation where your life is at stake, there is a lot of extraordinary thresholds you have…
Category: AdviceTags: Legal, Military, nemoknivesreview, self defense, Spyderco, Tips, Yojimbo2
Posted on 28/11/2017 by nemosandman
This is Gayle Bradley first Fixed Blade collaboration with Spyderco. A “unique blend of expert design and state-of-the-art metallurgy”… But is it a real Bowie ? A true Bowie is “the most effective fighting and survival knife ever made.” Just to quote Bill Bagwell…
Category: Fixed Blade, ReviewTags: American, Bowie, Gayle Bradley, Military, nemoknivesreview, Review, Spyderco, Taichung, Taiwan, test
Posted on 30/08/2017 by nemosandman
After the part III where I built a patina by worshipping various acids, here comes the part IV of improving my old classic Spyderco: installing a better clip. My first attempt in custom deep carry titanium clip has not be good. It was for…
Category: Folders, Photos, UncategorizedTags: Bowie, C36, CPM M4 High Speed Steel, Deepcarryclip, Ed Schempp, Military, nemoknivesreview, Sanding, Spyderco, Spydercoknives, Titanium, Yojimbo2
Posted on 29/08/2017 by nemosandman
I always wanted a Old Timer feeling on a Nasa tool. Grandpa’s knife update, a workhorse with the latest tech but asking for the same care as the previous 20th century generation used to provide to their pocket knives. Back in the 90’s I…
Category: Folders, Photos, UncategorizedTags: AFCK, Benchmade, CPM M4 High Speed Steel, Endura, HAP40, Knifecenter, M2HSS, Military, Nimravus, Sal Glesser
Posted on 26/08/2017 by nemosandman
“After building a Patina, coat it with cheese.” This is an old trick Fred Perrin used to do just un case someone asked him about his knife: – Is it a weapon? – Nope I eat a lot of cheese. But the cheese grease…
Posted on 24/08/2017 by nemosandman
We all know that the steel is only 30 percent of the equation for a great blade. And I’m not talking about the whole knife — ergonomy, lock quality, sheath, clip — just the blade: the main “Matter Separator” to quote Sal Glesser. Apart…
Category: Folders, PhotosTags: Bushcraft, C36, Colorado, CPM M4 High Speed Steel, CPM S30V, CPM S90V, Edge, Edge Geometry, Eric Glesser, Golden, Knife Performance, Michael Janich, Military, s90v, Sal Glesser, Sanding, Spyderco, Taiwan, Whittling, Yojimbo2
Posted on 03/08/2017 by nemosandman
It has been 3 months since my Millie in CPM-M4 has landed in my pocket. I believe it’s time for an update about it since it has been used a lot. It is my first “new handle” C36 as mentioned here in my previous…
Category: FoldersTags: CPM M4 High Speed Steel, Military, Millie, Sal Glesser
Posted on 01/06/2017 by nemosandman
(You can notice the factory edge is a mess… Easy to fix !) I have been using Opinel since my very childhood. I was 8 years whe I was throwing my Opinel N°8 in the dirt figuring I was James Coburn in the Magnificent…
Category: Folders, PhotosTags: Carbon, Carbon Steel, folder, French, Hunting, Military, Opinel, Traditionnal
Posted on 05/05/2017 by nemosandman
For a funny reason I give name to knives I keep. It gives them more personality. For a strange reason all my C36 Military got name starting with G like Glesser. My Military Sprintrun CPM Cruewear is “Gandalf” because of its grey handle. My…
Category: UncategorizedTags: C36, Colorado, CPM M4 High Speed Steel, Exclusive Run, folder, Jade, Military, Sal Glesser, Spyderco