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I meant to ask if anyone has used a Lucien Piccard for a long period of time? The reviews on Amazon are great, of course. I hope the stock watchband is as nice in person as it looks on the pictures.

I just bought a Lucien Piccard Convoy and a riveted watch band. $81 with expedited shipping. I looked everywhere for a Hamilton Khaki knockoff, and this is as close as I could find without buying a $20 ebay watch straight from...

I started rockclimbing when i was 20. Easy way to meet intelligent people and to have something to do/talk about besides drinking and chasing girls. Also girls LOVE climbers.

Oh one more question, I have a set of stamped cuisinart knives my dad gave me, I run them across the steel hone every time I use, but do you think I should first learn how to properly sharpen with those???

INDESERTUM; thanks for the help! What is your advice on buying used knives? Ive seen good deals on wusthofs and shuns on eBay and craigslist. I've also read reviews about knives losing the ability to be sharpened, which sounds really...

I actually have never used a Japanese style knife, but they are certainly all the rage these days. Anyone want to comment on whether I should buy a Japanese, German or French style knife? I have no formal training, but I should probably...

Quote:Originally Posted by indesertum tojiro, togiharu, zhen What would you recomend if I was to buy 3 knives chef 8", 4.5" paring knife and a bread knife? If you only have three knives how do you store them? magnetic wall board?...

We are moving, and decided to scrap all of our junk. I'm not at all wealthy, but I love well made 'things.' I'm sick of owning stuff I wouldn't re-buy so I want to start saving my money and only buy quality items that will last me the...

The only classy person with a dark style is Nick Cave.

Quote:Originally Posted by Crane's Got a visit from our Wolverine rep yesterday. Saw some of the 1K lineup slated for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. I've been pretty much told I can talk things up a bit and once pics are available...