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2 knives for the rest of your lives.
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Number one is easy: the Camillus/Santa Fe Stoneworks lockback (in MOP, lapis, and cherry wood) that my dad bought me several decades ago for a special occasion. I will always treasure that knife. As for the second, I reserve the right to continuously change my mind until I am no longer in command of my faculties!
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Yeah those would be an excellent practical choice probably the best you can do for $100 or under imo
Two knives? As long as I don't have to include the kitchen knives in the deal since I don't carry them....
Black Alox Swiss Army Cadet for dress up occasions and either my own creation ( 4.5 inch or so bushcraft style) or a Bark River Aurora. Why choose a BR instead of my own? For the warranty which is better than on the knives I make!
Black Alox Swiss Army Cadet for dress up occasions and either my own creation ( 4.5 inch or so bushcraft style) or a Bark River Aurora. Why choose a BR instead of my own? For the warranty which is better than on the knives I make!
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Probably CS Magnum Tanto IX
and my Benchmade H&K Auto-Axis 14900SBT
(Very sentimental)
and my Benchmade H&K Auto-Axis 14900SBT
(Very sentimental)
I do this exercise on my own, but it's usually at 5. To answer your question, I should really just look at what I use on a daily basis now, rather than trying to make two knives fit every contingency. I've got big knives, folders, too many 4" fixed blades, neck knives, various multitools, etc., but he fact is most of them aren't used much at all.
For over a year now, I've been using my Fiddleback Forge Bushfinger (production model) in the kitchen, almost exclusively. I just leave it there on the drying rack and use it 2-3 times a day. In the last day alone I've cleaned the silverskin and fat off pork tenderloins, made salsa, cut a banana into my kid's oatmeal, and opened costco packages with that knife. Obviously, it can handle all my outdoorsman stuff as well. It will have limits on both, but I can work within those limits. I don't think I'd even call it my favorite knife, but honestly maybe it is since I use it 5x more than all others combined. It handles beautifully, and is very low maintenance.
Next, sticking with my theme of choosing what I've already tended to use most often, I'm looking at a Vic Farmer or Native 5 LW. Those just tend to make it into my pocket more often than others. I'm not totally crazy about the back lock on the N5, and so I'll switch it out for a Sage 5 (I don't own one...yet. So I'm already breaking my own rule). The Cedric and Ada guy pretty much nails it that this knife is like it was designed by group think to have all the features we all like. Kinda boring, but probably kinda perfect, too. A multitool would be nice, but I want to have a handy folder if that's all I get, just because I like them.
For over a year now, I've been using my Fiddleback Forge Bushfinger (production model) in the kitchen, almost exclusively. I just leave it there on the drying rack and use it 2-3 times a day. In the last day alone I've cleaned the silverskin and fat off pork tenderloins, made salsa, cut a banana into my kid's oatmeal, and opened costco packages with that knife. Obviously, it can handle all my outdoorsman stuff as well. It will have limits on both, but I can work within those limits. I don't think I'd even call it my favorite knife, but honestly maybe it is since I use it 5x more than all others combined. It handles beautifully, and is very low maintenance.
Next, sticking with my theme of choosing what I've already tended to use most often, I'm looking at a Vic Farmer or Native 5 LW. Those just tend to make it into my pocket more often than others. I'm not totally crazy about the back lock on the N5, and so I'll switch it out for a Sage 5 (I don't own one...yet. So I'm already breaking my own rule). The Cedric and Ada guy pretty much nails it that this knife is like it was designed by group think to have all the features we all like. Kinda boring, but probably kinda perfect, too. A multitool would be nice, but I want to have a handy folder if that's all I get, just because I like them.
