We are now a stocking dealer for the Timberline tactical knives. Not only have our customers asked us to carry them, but we are having fun showing people how to use them and doing demonstrations on using the Gatco Sharpening Systems. One of the best things about the sharpening systems is the ability to sharpen serrations. The type of knife you choose will be all up to you, but I’ve found the knives that are partially serated to be the best. There are times when cutting isn’t going to get the job done, something more like a saw is needed. This tends to be the case when cutting down rope.
A few years ago a friend held a shooting competition and people must have spent hundreds of rounds trying to cut rope with a bullet. It was amazing the number of times we saw the rope get shot, but it would hardly tear. Cutting through seat belts is even harder and the 18 Delta full serration is probable the most recommended for EMS. Timberline Knives also release the Timberline Tactical SOC folder, we are giving them away for anyone that orders $200 or more of tactical or CCW clothing this month while supplies last.
I had the fortunate experience to work the Gatco Sharpener booth at the NRA Convention last Spring and it was a very insightful experience. When I first showed up most of the knives looked the same to me, but after about 2 days of handling them, I was able to distinguish between all of the knives and how they were different. There are numerous sharpeners from Gatco that are options in sharpening your knife, but some of them are pocket sizes and others are kits. The Military Carbide sharpener is probable the most straight forward, but since not all knives are straight edge or plain edge. You may have a hard time getting to partially serated knives. That’s where the the sharpening kits come in.
We ran a giveaway at the Gatco sharpener booth where we gave away an SOC knife with every kit that was purchased. Probable the biggest seller for those that purchased the Timberline knives, was the Edgemate Professional Knife Sharpening system. There is a stone that can be used to get to the serations and it only took a few strokes to notice the difference. Once you get the hang of using the sharpening system, you can sharpen knifes even faster. One thing we didn’t see at the show was any blood flow, but I was informed that almost every year somebody cuts themselves there. Safe handling of knives is something you’ll be practicing whenever you use a sharpening system.