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Gransfors Bruks :
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Customs :
Extreme Judgement : Fehrman Busse Combat :
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Production
Becker Knife and Tool collection from Camillus : Cold Steel :
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Allen Blade :
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Frost's and Kellam : a couple of inexpensive blades
Mora :
Roselli :
Sanrenmu : Spyderco :
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Benchmade :
Columbia River Knife and Tool Cold Steel :
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Chef's knife :
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Santoku |
Cold Steel Shovel : not just for digging holes
SwissCard : a credit card multi-tool from the makers of the SAK
SpydeRench : a multi-tool from Spyderco
Tashio Hardware:
#60 : folding saw from Felco, 7.5 tpi
Gerber : the "Sport" saw
Lee Valley:
Washboard : textured sandpaper block
Everday Sharpener : two stage carbide/ceramic sharpener
Edge Pro Apex : high end clamp and guide sharpener, 125$
Razor's Edge :
Pro Sharp 22 : a very cheap v-rod system
Captains of Crush hand gripper : a device to train your grip strength from IronMind
Ivanko Super Gripper : a variable setting hand grip trainer
Photon II : micro flashlight
Skylite Pak-hat : The classic Swiss Army knife of hats.
Sportsmans Dream Knife Collection : it is a stretch to call these knives
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