My 3 favorite Benchmade EDCs - Northfork wooden scales are always classy - sort of my dressing' up knife, Blaze Orange Griptillian for hiking (can't drop it and lose it), and then my all around fave the Osborne with carbon fiber handles 2.5 oz and so slim you don't even know its in your pocket. All 3 have the AXIS locking system which is awesome for locking as well as closing the knife.
I don’t have a lot of high end knives but I’m always on the look out for deals! Here’s a recent find that blew my mind. Original NIB Emerson serial number 8
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Just realized that dirkdiggler bought two knives that could be considered Dirks!
Quoted from FatPanda:So for the newly initiated, what is a good knife to start with? Nothing terribly expensive, but small, sharp and unnoticeable in the pocket? Anything <$50? <$100?
You can never go wrong with any of these, quality build and will hold a good edge. Case, Hen-n-Rooster, Kissing Cranes are very well made.
Quoted from FatPanda:So for the newly initiated, what is a good knife to start with? Nothing terribly expensive, but small, sharp and unnoticeable in the pocket? Anything <$50? <$100?
You don't have to spend a lot to get a good knife, this Gerber DPSF (Drop Point Sheepsfoot) is a newer take on one of their older models - the EZ Out 450 - and I think its an awesome knife. Great steel, lightweight, decent lock, and opens and closes easily with one hand. $55ish new or 25-30 on eBay in decent shape. I love this knife and so does my wife - she has her own.
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Do you have a preferred website that you shop at? Or do you mostly go to a local store? I'm not even sure where to look for a pocket knife. We have a Cabelas, REI, Fleet Farm, Farm and Fleet, Menards?
I'm an REI fan, but the on hand selection is pretty limited. If you are careful you can find great deals on knives on eBay. I buy and sell there a good bit.
For a really wide selection of new knives I like Smoky Mountain Knifeworks - https://www.smkw.com
We hike in the Smoky Mountains several times a year and no trip is complete without a stop at that knife store - it is HUGE and is like a free knife museum.
I grew up in a time when all boys carried a pocket knife and used it regularly for everything from playing mumbletypeg or stretch to carving sticks into spears, making tinder to build a fire, or just fidgeting with. That habit carries on to this day. I constantly tell my boys a knifeless man is a lifeless man, but they never listen. I wish I had a nickel for every time they wanted to open a package from Amazon and asked me "dad can I borrow your knife"?
My usual EDC is an Emerson CQC8. Razor sharp, strong enough for anything, and able to do anything I require of it. I alternate between that and a Spyderco Military. But I've accumulated about 50 knives of all makes and models which I will rotate into the schedule depending on where I am going or what I am wearing.
I've learned NOT to use the pocket clip for carry since it will cause you to be targeted by security in certain locales. If its in the pocket and unseen, nobody bothers you.
Emerson (resized).jpgRifle Sport. Originally at 812 Hennepin Ave, downtown Minneapolis, MN. Moved in 1970 to upstairs at 612 Hennepin ave. ( that was the crazy era I wrote about ) I worked for him until September 1972. It was there until his death in 1981. Long gone now.
LTG : )
Quoted from FatPanda:Do you have a preferred website that you shop at? Or do you mostly go to a local store? I'm not even sure where to look for a pocket knife. We have a Cabelas, REI, Fleet Farm, Farm and Fleet, Menards?
Believe it or not, Walmart usually has a nice selection of knives at fair prices. A lot of times they are on clearance too. You want the knives that are in sporting goods behind the cases, not the knives that are out for anyone to purchase without an associate. My current Gerber EDC was around $65 and I picked it up on clearance as a display model for $20.
Quoted from ralphwiggum:Believe it or not, Walmart usually has a nice selection of knives at fair prices. A lot of times they are on clearance too. You want the knives that are in sporting goods behind the cases, not the knives that are out for anyone to purchase without an associate. My current Gerber EDC was around $65 and I picked it up on clearance as a display model for $20.
I would have never thought. I'll have to take a look the next time I'm there. I would assume most outdoorsy stores would carry a selection of some knives.
Quoted from ralphwiggum:I don’t think so.... It appears none of Jacks knives are made up of foam core, and they are actually functional. They also appear to be complete and ready to use.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/problem-with-jack-crain-knives.626931/
Quoted from DBLM:I love my two Gerbers for regular usage. My Blue Tang Titanium is a great dive knife, or just for drinking in general
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What's the specific Gerber on the right? Looks great!
I forget I carry a knife with me everytime I leave the house. I bought a collapsible baton to keep in the car also. Wife thinks I'm going to end up in jail but better to have something to protect myself if needed. Weekly shootings, robberies, attempted abductuons. It's getting pretty rough in the crime capital of Canada.
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Quoted from FatPanda:So for the newly initiated, what is a good knife to start with? Nothing terribly expensive, but small, sharp and unnoticeable in the pocket? Anything <$50? <$100?
Kershaws are solid entry level for the money. You'll get some more snooty guys turning their noses up at the Chinese steel in some of the cheaper knives, but they're fine for entry level.
If you want an affordable knife that's also cool, I'd recommend looking into Opinel: https://www.opinel-usa.com/
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LTG : )
You must have forgot Lloyd. You loaned it to me the last time I put my feet up on the counter!
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Just know when LTG says don’t feed Prada he Means it! Lol
Quoted from FatPanda:What's the specific Gerber on the right? Looks great!
Thanks. Gerber Remix.
Quoted from TheFamilyArcade:I’d be very interested in some direction on how to sharpen a knife.
I spent an afternoon with this fella learning to make an edge sharp enough to shave with. He's considered the best in my area and most of the high end chefs in the province regularly send their knives to him.
https://www.knifeplanet.net/knife-sharpening-school-online-course/
Quoted from trevorm:I spent an afternoon with this fella learning to make an edge sharp enough to shave with. He's considered the best in my area and most of the high end chefs in the province regularly send their knives to him.
https://www.knifeplanet.net/knife-sharpening-school-online-course/
Thanks (or no thanks lol) for this link. I fell into this black hole of knives, sharpening etc. Now I sorely need to upgrade my everyday kitchen knife! lol
Never had a need for anything more than a steak knife, but man I used to watch the shit out of these idiots at 3am:
Quoted from Colsond3:Have several knives, daggers and swords I used to collect. And this, but it doesn’t fit in my pocket...[quoted image]
I think you have Crocodile Dundee beat with that beast
Quoted from Strummy:A few minis. I believe that my grandmother got the 2 on the right at the 1939 World's Fair
I'd like to have the one that has the USS Massachusetts on it. I like the business advertisement, history, or political ad knives that are produced.
I've always been fascinated by automatic knives. I guess it's a mixture of forbidden fruit and cool mechanical mechanisms. Managed to pick up a few over the years when I could.
Quoted from GSones:I've always been fascinated by automatic knives. I guess it's a mixture of forbidden fruit and cool mechanical mechanisms. Managed to pick up a few over the years when I could.
I buy knives at auction, estate sales, and other places and I wind up with a bunch of auto knives. eBay won't allow them to be sold on the site and they police it pretty harshly.
It's kind of a dumb rule really. They are legal in most states now and most of the assisted open knives are just as fast the autos.
Quoted from RTR:I buy knives at auction, estate sales, and other places and I wind up with a bunch of auto knives. eBay won't allow them to be sold on the site and they police it pretty harshly.
It's kind of a dumb rule really. They are legal in most states now and most of the assisted open knives are just as fast the autos.
If you ever have some inexpensive ones that you want to get rid of, send me a PM. I have always wanted one.
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