Do you have a go-to knife when you can't decide what to carry?

[Peregrin]

For years it was the William Henry Tom Brown Quest, with ZDP-189. Since getting the Malibu with Magnacut, I'm thinking that will probably change. I do also generally carry a slipjoint and maybe a small sheath knife most of the time.

 

[Lesknife]

Buck 110 sport pro aluminum frame, pocket clip, s30v blade. If I’m not sure what I’ll be doing that day It covers most anything I need to cut. My Buck Vantage pro 20cv usually gets the nod for my work edc for a normal day.

 

[Zephyr One/Zero]

 

[badmatt]

CRK of some sort.

 

[RickHuf]

Rough Ryder and a Casio ga2100. Grab and go specials that sit right on the dresser.

 

[tony281sc2]

If I’m going to work, it was my 0909 for most of last year, this year my M4 PM2 has been getting the job done most of the time. Day off I’ll carry whatever, but it probably won’t get much use, compared to work

 

[NapalmCheese]

Buck Marksman

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My default knife is also a Buck Marksman! 154 with black scales!

 

[XJ-linux]

A Swisschamp, of course!

 

[wonderboy1377s]

My default knife is also a Buck Marksman! 154 with black scales!

I wish it was still a standard production knife. I have another one one the way that I can’t wait to carry.

 

[strategy9]

My "go2" when I can't decide, is my cheap Kershaw Scrambler... It isn't great at anything, but it does everything; assisted flipped is easy and fast AF, gentlemanly enough appearance, robust enough design, and at about $30 cost, if it gets lost or broke it won't break the bank (but will break my heart).... IMO the best lower end Kershaw ever made, but slept on and sadly discontinued...

 

[GB940Rookie]

Spyderco Gayle Bradley 2

 

[Enzo’s Woodshop]

There are lots of knives I enjoy using but I’d say this is definitely my “choice” knife, if I had to pick just one.

LTWK Boattail. Never in my life have I experienced a woodcraft knife that fits me better.

If I’m in a hurry or just don’t really know what the day will hold, this blade is my automatic choice.


In second place would be the smaller version of that Boattail, the Pronghorn. I don’t like it as much, but I still love it. You can see how similar the knife is:

 

[knarfeng]

For a modern knife: Saber ground Spyderco Delica in VG10.
For a slip joint: A Buck 303

 

[Arathol]

Fixed blade-

modern folding knife-

this one all the time regardless-

 

[gooeytek]

What is that knife?

Druid by Peter Rassenti

 

[K.O.D.]

Getting ready for day 4 carrying my Alan Davis. It may be the only knife I carry daily. I may switch around on the weekend or if I'm doing heavier work. I love my Biryukov too, the edge retention on that CPM-S125V is insane.

 

[DocJekl]

My SAK Explorer with magnifier and my small Sebenza 31 PJ are always in my pants, front cargo pocket and front right pocket everywhere I go. The right back pocket and left front pocket go in rotation with 2 other knives. Today it was UTX-85 left front and Spyderco Manix 2 S110V regrind in back right, in addition to SAK and S31.

 

[DocJekl]

For years it was the William Henry Tom Brown Quest, with ZDP-189. Since getting the Malibu with Magnacut, I'm thinking that will probably change. I do also generally carry a slipjoint and maybe a small sheath knife most of the time.

I like that William Henry - I bet it was sharp all the time with that ZDP-189, and not too fancy to carry and use.

My B30 TACT (39/100) is similar, but with blue fade anodizing and Damascus blade; so I have rarely used it since I worry about messing up the original mirror polished original edge. (wave Damascus with VG-10 core, Kashmir Blue Topaz on the button)

 

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The well used one.View attachment 2187450

 

[junglefighter]

It depends on the environment where I am going to be that determines if I carry my 1911 or just one of my fixed blade.. recently been carrying my polkowski polecat for politically correct environments.. carried in my front pocket with a paracord lanyard for concealed purposes.. If I am going out in the general public, I carry one of my bigger fixed blades with iwb sheath configuration..