All About Beater Knives

I keep an old Buck folder out in the garage. It's used to cut everything from dialysis fluid bags, to branches on trees and bushes. It's also used to dig rocks out of the yard, and even cut shingles. It's been rusted solid several times; but always loosens up eventually. It usually needs a good sharpening; but never complains about the neglect...
 
I don't really "beat" on folding knives in the first place. However, I do often carry my budget knives instead of my nicer knives. "Lower replacement cost" and "keeping nice things nice" are both compelling. Other things I've found are that the "curve of diminishing returns" dovetails with "how much knife do we really need?"...

Yeah, there are "hard use" guys that need more. I'm usually all set with a well-made budget knife in 14C28N, 9Cr18Mov, or VG-10 and I have several. :)

For gross tasks around the house, I have a couple of very cheap knives...
 
My damascus Sebenza is my favorite beater.

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Dan of Bazz Clazz said:
even cheap can become irreplaceable if you really like it. :cool:
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Very, very true. My Rough Rider RR603 Synthetic Yellow Series large stockman was $9.99 plus tax.
My Rough Rider RR1455 Zombie Nick (large) sleeve board Sunfish, and RR1453 Zombie Nick Canoe, both around $9.99 each, and Rough Rider RR887 Outdoorsman Series Smooth Tobacco Bone (large) Equal End sunfish, that was around $11.95, I think, among others, are all out of production, and irreplaceable now.
All were favorite carrys, now delegated to special occasion and Church duty, only.

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DocJD said:
Unless you mean a long lanyard attached to your belt etc , a wrist or hand lanyard won't prevent loss from a pocket .

Long lanyards have their own potential drawbacks . Some worse than losing a knife .
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So gas station gems only

Safe queens home as always :^D
 
I have a large Coast back-lock folding knife and cheap Leatherman knock-off multitool to take with me in my checked in luggage on the plane. Even though they are cheap, they are still very useful. The folding knife makes a usable substitute for a kitchen knife when I'm away, as well as just a general workhorse and the cheap multitool does 95% of what a genuine Leatherman can do, but at like 15% of the price. If someone steals them out my bag or my luggage gets lost in the system, no big deal.

My true beater knives are my fishing knives, particularly my bait knife. That poor thing gets blasted with abuse. It often cuts sandy bait and fish and is always exposed to saltwater. It's a Mustad branded knife made of "premium German steel" (so probably 4116). It's a good knife. My other fishing knife is my fillet knife, which has filleting hundreds of fish, most often not on a proper cutting board but rather on a very rough concrete block. Sometimes I'm not paying attention and the blade gets a swipe on the concrete block, destroying the edge. No big deal. A quick bit of work on a diamond rod, or even (shudder), a pull through sharpener and its good enough to carry on filleting fish. When I'm back at home I'll give it some love on a proper sharpening stone. It's a Tramontina knife. Very good working knife. I really like Tramontina. They make great work knives.
 
afishhunter said:
Very, very true. My Rough Rider RR603 Synthetic Yellow Series large stockman was $9.99 plus tax.
My Rough Rider RR1455 Zombie Nick (large) sleeve board Sunfish, and RR1453 Zombie Nick Canoe, both around $9.99 each, and Rough Rider RR887 Outdoorsman Series Smooth Tobacco Bone (large) Equal End sunfish, that was around $11.95, I think, among others, are all out of production, and irreplaceable now.
All were favorite carrys, now delegated to special occasion and Church duty, only.

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Man, I love the look of those traditionals.. You'll make me look for it....🤣
 
I typically go specifically for one of my beater knives when I'm going out to do yard work where it might see abuse, (like weeding between walkway cracks and pavers), and/or if I'm say going tubing, or kayaking/canoeing, because I don't want to drop a $100+ knife into the drink, never to be seen again... Or sometimes if I'm going to a cookout/party where I know I intend on getting pretty shit faced...
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My dedicated "beaters" currently consist of a Kershaw Scrambler, a Kilimanjaro Vertice, and a Boker Magnum Ironworker.
 
The Spyderco Resilience is my choice of beater knife. Long blade, solid lockup. Even if the blade is warped to one side, I still love it. 😅

Just about any decent Cold Steel will laugh off beater knife duty.
 
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