Letter opener?

kronckew · 14th July 2016, 11:32 AM

arrived this morning. 6.5 in. blade doesn't have any sign of lettering or etch designs, like it appeared from vendor photo. must have been photo artifacts.

was stickered "old filipino dagger' (

£10" on the back of the scabbard (more than i paid).

there are some grind marks, it has been sharpened, and more interestingly there are definite signs of hand forging and lamination lines, may be interesting to try a bit of fruit etching. not one of my best knives, but a cut above a letter opener.

ariel · 15th July 2016, 10:43 AM

I know the feeling: from time to time we get an irresistible urge to buy a new toy, a "something". Usually it ends with a piece of junk we do not understand what possessed us to even look at. And the only justification we have is that it cost us less than a hamburger:-) Been there, done that.

Might be an interesting topic to research for some psychologist-cum- economist. The entire TV Buying Channel is built on this principle.

14th July 2016, 11:32 AM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	arrived this morning. 6.5 in. blade doesn't have any sign of lettering or etch designs, like it appeared from vendor photo. must have been photo artifacts. was stickered "old filipino dagger' ( £10" on the back of the scabbard (more than i paid). there are some grind marks, it has been sharpened, and more interestingly there are definite signs of hand forging and lamination lines, may be interesting to try a bit of fruit etching. not one of my best knives, but a cut above a letter opener.

15th July 2016, 10:43 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I know the feeling: from time to time we get an irresistible urge to buy a new toy, a "something". Usually it ends with a piece of junk we do not understand what possessed us to even look at. And the only justification we have is that it cost us less than a hamburger:-) Been there, done that. Might be an interesting topic to research for some psychologist-cum- economist. The entire TV Buying Channel is built on this principle.