As a Husband and Father I tell my story of my Arizona Lifestyle. You'll see stories of what I like to do: Work on projects, collect knives, ride and customize beach cruisers and enjoy my friends & family. Hope you like the journey!
CAUTION, Do not purchase anything from Raven Crest, they do not honor their warranty contract. Purchased a OTF from them,rubber coated handle began to deteriorate after a couple years,tried to contact them a few times,never received a response to my problem. Stay away.
I have a ultra tech that is 15ish years old.Got interested in them right about the time they were switching to the tri screws (has little holes in it screws.more steps to make those is why they changed them I suppose.?.Easier.)happened to be in Asheville when they were in the middle of moving to a bigger place.dropped it off in person for maintenance and mentioned that I liked the new X button & new glass breaker with the bearing on the end (not so spikey on the hand when getting it out of the pocket)They sharpened/cleaned it and put the 2 new parts on it & put the old parts in the box and it was in my mail box before I got home from Asheville.That was pretty cool. I had it all wrong.Had an image of a couple guys making them in a backyard shop.From the way the description of the knives read back then maybe .Mentioning “Custom”& “Handmade “a lot… I was burning some time in town,waiting to visit someone who was at work.Asked around & a local guy at a gun store told me the name of the neighborhood and pointed me up the hill. I went up there,it was a gated community.when I pulled in the entrance a nice SUV was coming out of the gate and I went in the gate before it closed.nearly left the knife with a note in the owners mailbox. Knocked..No answer.A neighbor came by walking a dog and said they had sold that house and were building a new one..Same community.Once again,pointed me up the hill.found the house.left the car running with AC for my wife & infant daughter and went to that door. The contractor & architect or a guy that was doing some real nice built ins & finish carpentry were talking & having lunch.let me in and said Tony wasn’t there,”would you like to take a look around,follow me “. The house was beautiful and the guy showing me around was pointing out all sorts of cool details and was excited how everything was turning out.Those guys obviously assumed I was a friend of the family & It all happened so fast I couldn’t bring myself to say anything + he was talking about different exotic woods and other materials and all the different techniques and craftsmanship .Not to mention,by this point I was really getting into the design of the house. It was top notch work no doubt. Meanwhile,my Corolla was running out of fuel in the driveway. There happened to be 1 guy doing some landscaping and other outdoor work. He saw is sitting there & could tell something wasn’t right.came over and I told him I’d run out of gas. Knew I was low but didn’t realize how much the hills & extra AC time for the baby while I was touring was going to be pushing it. He had a full large gas can & put plenty of gas in the tank. Wouldn’t take a dime for it. It was a interesting day to say the least. After all that,I learned a lot more about the different levels of custom knife makers .& The knife,I haven’t carried it or used it in years. It somehow worked its way out of my jeans pocket 2 times in one day in downtown Charlotte NC mid day/crowded streets & sidewalks.. I didn’t realize it either time..Was returned by someone who saw it drop twice in 1 day. Haven’t carried it since. I like it,but I ve lost every one of the knives I’ve used, real often /every day through the years that have pocket clips. Doesn’t matter the price. & a scaled down model of that MT knife is a fingernail cleaner and fidget toy more than anything else. A clone is more than adequate. I’ve found a 940 & 945 Ti scales & bearings not washers that are nice. $60ish .don’t have them in hand yet but they seem possibly better than BM. High number of good reviews and a few more bucks that some other listings can get some nice knives these days. Im wondering if there’s some Japanese or other countries making some good ones too. Long story to say im sticking with good clones.It’s a good memory of a good day. Odd day ,but good .take care THE END!
I have a ultra tech that is 15ish years old.Got interested in them right about the time they were switching to the tri screws (has little holes in it screws.more steps to make those is why they changed them I suppose.?.Easier.)happened to be in Asheville when they were in the middle of moving to a bigger place.dropped it off in person for maintenance and mentioned that I liked the new X button & new glass breaker with the bearing on the end (not so spikey on the hand when getting it out of the pocket)They sharpened/cleaned it and put the 2 new parts on it & put the old parts in the box and it was in my mail box before I got home from Asheville.That was pretty cool. I had it all wrong.Had an image of a couple guys making them in a backyard shop.From the way the description of the knives read back then maybe .Mentioning “Custom”& “Handmade “a lot… I was burning some time in town,waiting to visit someone who was at work.Asked around & a local guy at a gun store told me the name of the neighborhood and pointed me up the hill. I went up there,it was a gated community.when I pulled in the entrance a nice SUV was coming out of the gate and I went in the gate before it closed.nearly left the knife with a note in the owners mailbox. Knocked..No answer.A neighbor came by walking a dog and said they had sold that house and were building a new one..Same community.Once again,pointed me up the hill.found the house.left the car running with AC for my wife & infant daughter and went to that door. The contractor & architect or a guy that was doing some real nice built ins & finish carpentry were talking & having lunch.let me in and said Tony wasn’t there,”would you like to take a look around,follow me “. The house was beautiful and the guy showing me around was pointing out all sorts of cool details and was excited how everything was turning out.Those guys obviously assumed I was a friend of the family & It all happened so fast I couldn’t bring myself to say anything + he was talking about different exotic woods and other materials and all the different techniques and craftsmanship .Not to mention,by this point I was really getting into the design of the house. It was top notch work no doubt. Meanwhile,my Corolla was running out of fuel in the driveway. There happened to be 1 guy doing some landscaping and other outdoor work. He saw is sitting there & could tell something wasn’t right.came over and I told him I’d run out of gas. Knew I was low but didn’t realize how much the hills & extra AC time for the baby while I was touring was going to be pushing it. He had a full large gas can & put plenty of gas in the tank. Wouldn’t take a dime for it. It was a interesting day to say the least. After all that,I learned a lot more about the different levels of custom knife makers .& The knife,I haven’t carried it or used it in years. It somehow worked its way out of my jeans pocket 2 times in one day in downtown Charlotte NC mid day/crowded streets & sidewalks.. I didn’t realize it either time..Was returned by someone who saw it drop twice in 1 day. Haven’t carried it since. I like it,but I ve lost every one of the knives I’ve used, real often /every day through the years that have pocket clips. Doesn’t matter the price. & a scaled down model of that MT knife is a fingernail cleaner and fidget toy more than anything else. A clone is more than adequate. I’ve found a 940 & 945 Ti scales & bearings not washers that are nice. $60ish .don’t have them in hand yet but they seem possibly better than BM. High number of good reviews and a few more bucks that some other listings can get some nice knives these days. Im wondering if there’s some Japanese or other countries making some good ones too. Long story to say im sticking with good clones.It’s a good memory of a good day. Odd day ,but good .take care THE END!
Anyone else currently on a Microtech clone buying binge??? 😵💫 I've bought several genuine Microtechs over the years and I'm still floored over how high the quality is in these clones (and every one I disassemble and reassemble after sharpening)... I've yet to find one clone with any issues. What started all this was finding out they are cloning the Microtech & Borka Combat Troodon (which retails for $5,300 🥴)...and now I'm like 13 OTF's deep in my collection and f'n LOVVVVE these Halo 6's!! Nice review too! I'm disappointed my sith Lord doesn't have the red button and screws 😫
@@tillmerit8431 they are decent knives … OTFs have more maintenance I am finding than other knives but the cool factor is higher … still have this Sith Lord … works great no issues thanks for watching and commenting
