Absolute favorite knife

IIRC, if you look at my profile, under "favorite knife" it says, "whatever is in my pocket today." And that's probably about true.

I only have one woman. But I have many knives.
 
knarfeng said:
IIRC, if you look at my profile, under "favorite knife" it says, "whatever is in my pocket today." And that's probably about true.

I only have one woman. But I have many knives.
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These are my sentiments exactly.
If I had to choose a favorite, it would have to be my grandfather's Equal End Ulster Jack purely for sentimental reasons.
 
This Buck 112 is mine. I remember I was making $1.65 an hour at the time so it really hurt to spend the money. It has gone from user to lucky charm but it's still my all time favorite.
 
knarfeng said:
IIRC, if you look at my profile, under "favorite knife" it says, "whatever is in my pocket today." And that's probably about true.

I only have one woman. But I have many knives.
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I'm with Frank and Jason on this one.

I have posted before about the sentimental value of my Grandad's Schrade. And here is one about getting the shrinking, rust-producing celluloid handles replaced.

I'm also partial to my boyhood barlow that was turned into a smooth marigold bone shadow pattern.

They are both good knives, and I use them, but they are more sentimental favorites than practical favorites.

If I was forced to pick just one favorite, well, I just couldn't do it!

I could probably narrow it down to these two though.

Case peanut in chestnut bone

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Schrade Walden stockman in propwood

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...Has to be my Tim Wright. It's on my side 90% of the time. Reminds me of what quality is all about. I have others of his that I won't use, but then what's the point?!
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I'm afraid it changes daily, sometimes hourly.
At the moment it's these two:
 
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Roseskunk - that Tim Wright is very nice!
What's the blade length and overall length? Steel?
 
jwren said:
Roseskunk - that Tim Wright is very nice!
What's the blade length and overall length? Steel?
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Thanks jwren. It's 7 7/8"oal, with a 3" blade. Very thin, sharp as can be. The steel is marked "OW" and is some type of carbon. I'll ask Tim the next time I talk with him. I screwed it up by allowing some tomato juice to dry on it... yikes! Doesn't affect its use though, and I use the hell out of it! :)
 
Thanks for the info roseskunk.
He makes some really interesting and unique knives :thumbup:
 
roseskunk said:
...Has to be my Tim Wright. It's on my side 90% of the time. Reminds me of what quality is all about. I have others of his that I won't use, but then what's the point?!
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Nice one, I do miss mine, I see Tim at the Ashokan seminar every once in a great while, he is such a character and an excellent knife maker!!!

This minute, the GEC 2 bladed #79 Montana Workhorse in bark ivory is my most fav, at the moment;

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For traditionals it is my Queen Country Cousin hands down. D2 means that it works like a modern folder and it often claims space in my pocket over bigger, fancier knives. I used it yesterday to peel and cut a mango.
 
It's unfair to play favourites, eventually the others start feeling resentful and may even rust to spite you.:D


Best regards

Robin
 
mines not a folder so I hope it's okay, after my son passed away the folks on the JK sub-forum were a great source of comfort and fun when I didn't think I could have either, anyway, John lets customers design there own knife and I found it a cathartic thing to do at the time and I named it for my son. Don't mean to be a downer but it is it's story and it makes it very precious to me. The Jk Toby's knife:



This is the number 1, others have since ordered the design and it has brought me a lot of joy to see them carrying it around and enjoying it.
 
I don't consider myself a knife collector, but my wife would say otherwise. I'm just always on the lookout for the perfect knife. What got me started was my 1st real knife I ever bought getting stolen. It was a bucklite 422, probably around a 1986 model. I carried it for about 15 years until I left it laying on a boat deck and someone picked it up. So then I actually probably went about 5 years withour carrying a knife when I came across a similiar bucklite(about a 1988) model at a flea market. That revived my interest in knives. But before that, I always carried that Bucklite. I never even looked at another knife. A Bucklite doesn't age and I decided If I was going to carry something for years, I'd like it to show some worn smooth bone and patina on the blade. So now I just keep looking for the perfect knife to edc and I'll usually buy 2, one to carry and one to put up as a backup and in case it's ever worth more money. So now I do have a small collection, and sometimes I come across one, like a mint 1969 Buck 110 Hunter that I picked up for $20 bucks that I have no intention of carrying, it was just a deal.
As of right now, I've got a couple of Case trappers, a mini muskrat, a regular muskrat and a Texas Jacknife that I'm rotating trying to try to pick a favorite. For some reason my mini muskrat just keeps finding it's way back in my pocket over the others. I am thinking of trying a peanut. Hopefully one day I'll have a hard earned pocket worn knife.
 
KYenglish, that's a beautiful knife.
I hope it isn't an impertinence to say that I'm sure Toby's proud of it and of the way you managed to move on.
(not that I'm psychic or anything)
 
KYenglish, That's a touching story. The knife looks like a fine tribute to Toby and of course it is welcome here.
 
These Charlows are hard to beat, I am a fickle knife person, I don't really think I have a favorite. Maybe my favorite is my Case Tribal Spear with ebony covers. Favorite to use are my Charlow and 73. I would say my Gossman Kephart is my favorite fixed blade user.
 
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