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Knife question
stickbender:
Personally, I prefer the old case pocket knives, but as far as I am concerned, you just can't beat the swiss army knife. I have about four of them. I have a swiss army, florist knife, that I keep for general use, and my swiss army lock back, and my swiss army, tinkerer, in my pocket. For an all around knock about, fixed blade knife, I have several Swedish army knives. I buy them for gifts. They are carbon steel, and will shave you, and are tough little knives, and pretty inexpensive. I buy them through Sportsman's guide, 2 for 22 or so dollars. They are comfortable, and handy. They make great back pack knives. Great for whittling, and gutting and skinning a deer also. I like knives period. I have a Chinese made Remington two bladed trapper model I keep in my pocket also. It is well made, and holds a good edge. I generally have about five pocket knives, in my pocket, not including the one on my Gerber multitool, on my side. ;D Like I said I like knives. I am always buying one or two at the gun show, or somewhere. But get one that is quality made, and has a good steel for the blade. You should have broke the blade before giving it over to the voyeurs, and gropers at the tsa. If you must fly, let them grope you, do NOT go for the body scan. You are getting a lot of cell damage, to manly parts, and brain, & other organs and promoting skin and other cancers. When they say it is safe, they are LYING ! But back to the knives, get one that fits your need, and is comfortable to carry. I like a multi blad, so I can use one for general cutting, and one for when I need a good sharp blade. Good luck, and enjoy a fine edged tool. ;)
Wayne
Frode:
--- Quote from: stickbender on November 27, 2010, 12:17:38 am ---
Personally, I prefer the old case pocket knives, but as far as I am concerned, you just can't beat the swiss army knife... For an all around knock about, fixed blade knife, I have several Swedish army knives...
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More noob questions, why fixed blade or folding? What's the advantage of one over the other, or is it a matter of usage? Although, I'd have to agree, one good knife is good, so two good knives would be good, too :).
Frode
Sparrow:
Folders carry around easier. Pocket. Fixed blades you gotta have a scabbard,usually on your belt and people look at you and go "Oh My God "! A knife, Ahhhhhhh...... I'm talking urban here. (I hate urban !)..( They are even worse about guns).
Fixed blade,you don't have to worry about a weak lockup and it folding up on you,cutting you up or worse, putting a big nick in the back of a bow your scraping.. Or, they are so long, that if the did fold, they would still be too long to fit in a pocket. (My big fish knives come to mind). Knives are like guns. You don't hunt elk with the same gun you hunt squirrels with that you hunt turkeys with etc... thing is, they are relatively cheap and easier to keep than dogs or women. I admit to having a particular love for edged things, but not too bad,I have wittled ( Har..Har..! ) the # of knives I own down to only a couple of hundred. Kitchen (I cook) fish,game,wood carving,pocket utility, etc...etc...extra's for when I lose one. Anyway The whole deal is they are tools and you need a bunch of them . My wife ask me why I need so many knives, or guns, or bows, or arrows. I ask her why she needs so many clothes and shoes. She says it ain't the same but ...? ! Really. Yeah ! "THEY" always are right.
Right ?....Yeah, They are. Plus it just feels good to go buy a nice, useful knife of good quality.
They are great trade Items and make good gifts for friends that have everything. 'specially if you make it yourself . ' Frank
Frode:
--- Quote from: Sparrow/Fishoonah on November 27, 2010, 01:38:05 pm ---Folders carry around easier. Pocket. Fixed blades you gotta have a scabbard... Fixed blade,you don't have to worry about a weak lockup and it folding up on you... Plus it just feels good to go buy a nice, useful knife of good quality.
They are great trade Items and make good gifts for friends that have everything. 'specially if you make it yourself . ' Frank
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Makes sense. I do have one other folding knife, doesn't lock at all, always trying to fold up on me. The trade and gift part sounds good. Here in the next year I'm going to start making bows for all my great nephews, which will probably make me both the most favorite and least favorite great uncle in the bunch. But I can guarantee that all those dads would side with me if they got knives in the deal ;D.
Thanks,
Frode
JW_Halverson:
..and then there is the knife that G Fred Asbell would approve of, my neck knife. It's made from a sawmill bandsaw blade, cutting edge is about 3 1/2 inches long, shaped like a short chef's knife and the bevels are set at 15 degrees on each side so that the cutting edge is VERY thin and scary sharp. The handles are cherry wood pinned with two fine brass rivets. It was made by a retired college professor, Dr. Gary Chappell in my muzzleloading club. Whole thing is under 6 inches long, but works very nice.
I've skinned deer, quartered them out, filleted fish, cleaned rabbits, cut patches for the gun, etc. And it's right at hand around the neck.
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