Dog Walking knife

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TRfromMT

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So, I have dog walking knife. A PM2 in 52100 and CF scales. By virtue of the fact that I always seem to grab it, because it works with the shorts or hiking pants I usually wear when walking the dog (and not because of any dog walking related cutting task), it has become my dog walking knife.

The other day I saw a Basque sheep castrating knife. I guess that merits a task specific knife.

My question is what weird, task specific knife do you have? Either by historical use, or just because you decided it was so.
 
Just so happens I have a favorite sunny day out in the woods walking knife a 1st gen GSO 4.1 in 20cv that has some spectacular Koa scales that the grain just dances in the light. I forget who did the scales [ Tony of course ] but they make the knife pretty special.
 
It’s probably only weird to me because I know how many other options I have at my disposal but it seems as though I almost exclusively carry my Centofante 3 when I wear a full suit. It has become my suit knife:D
 
When I'm in the saddle, it's almost always an aluminum framed, drop-point, S30v Buck 110 in a cross-draw horizontal sheath.

When I'm hiking, fishing, or hunting, it's usually a puukko by Danijel Haramina (aka Malanika).

Other times, it could be nearly any of my other knives.

Zieg
 
Same here with the dog walking knife. CS Recon 1 XL Tanto.
I always carry my GB2 when watching the Cowboys play.
 

Hoof trimming and cleaning knife . Not my picture but mine looked about the same . And IIRC that's all I ever used them for , so that's pretty specific ! :)

Never involved in any dog walking .
 
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When I go walking for exercise, I carry a Spyderco Manix 2 Lightweight most of the time. It fits in my pocket and does not weigh down my shorts for such a large knife.

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Fun thread! I was worried this was going to be about choosing a knife for self defense while you walk your dog, lol.

I absolutely LOVE a nice hard, extra sharp cheddar.

I have this dirt cheap 5” IKEA branded santoku knife that one of my old college roommates left in our apartment (thanks Clam!) fifteen years ago. I’ve probably tried at least a couple dozen different knives and cheese slicers throughout the years and nothing gives me such thin, uniform slices as the santoku (I’ve even tried a few other santokus). It’s the only knife I’ve used for cheddar for the last couple years... If it’s dirty, I’ll wash it. If it’s in the dishwasher (it’s a cheap knife!), I just won’t have cheese. It’s not carried by IKEA anymore so I’m going to be devastated when the cheap 1/16 tang (or whatever) inevitably snaps off the nylon handle.

If I have a box to break down, I’ve been known to search for my HAP40 wharncliffe Delica for fifteen minutes instead of using one of 30+ other knives within arms reach.
 
Here ya go from a recent thread in Traditionals:

Horsewright said:
The development of my Castrator and my Tapadero are outlined here. Live action cowboy stuff for sure. Two completely different knives for the same job done differently. If ya haven't seen this thread before take a few and read it. Its fun.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/well-its-pointless.1508574/

A Roundknife or Headknife. A cousin to the Ulu it cuts leather. A good one will cut and cut and cut.

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I do expect it to cut through heavy leather in one pass.

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These are used with push cuts or sometimes a roll cut. Trimming the welt on a sheath:

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Cutting out a sheath:

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A little live action vid of using one.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjA922hh64Q/?taken-by=horsewrightclothing
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While not a dog walking knife ya could call it a cow docking knife
 
My special use knives relate to backcountry travel, mostly...

For backpacking, I carry an Opinel #9 and a Leatherman Squirt PS4.

For cold weather trips where I carry an Emberlit stove such as backcountry ski touring, I carry a Mora Companion and Opinel folding saw. Just enough to feed the stove.

For hunting, I carry a very old Buck 110 with a 440C blade.

For car camping and backyard fire pit use, I use a Buck Reaper (and I beat the crap out of it).
 
I have two long car trip knives. One is a Spyderco Matriarch, obviously for nasties at the gas station or rest stop but really just for a sense of security. The other is a Don Hanson (Sunfish Forge) 3.5" single blade "truckers" knife. It's O1, warncliffe, with the classic Remington bullet handle. It was designed by a trucker and built by Hanson with extra thick liners, Culpepper jigged bone, thong hole and convex grind at about 61Rc. The trucker carried for many years before it was sold to a dealer and then resold to me. It's got good "traveling mojo" :)
 
The only real special use knife that I have is a CRKT Razel folder (or Razel fixed blade) that is used for scraping primarily. Works real well when you need a fine sharp edge to scrap something like paint, wall paper, do-dads stuck on walls, and so forth. If I need to cut something and have it in my hand, it gets used for that as well.

For routine tasks, it's always one of my edc's, and in the woods it's generally one of a couple fixed blades I own that gets carried and used occasionally.

I carry a Leatherman Ps4 Squirt all the time on my key ring and it gets used primarily for it's pliers. I don't really consider it a knife, but it does have a small blade.
 
I use caping knives to skin out any deer or elk etc. that someone may want mounted ... they just work for the fine detail work needed ... I also have a few skinning blades I use for just that ...

I guess most the rest of my activities my knife carry varies greatly from one day to another.
 
I haven't had a dog in decades, but when I take my early morning walks, lately my walking knife has been my leaf-bladed Spyderco Caribbean, or sometimes my basic S30V Military. Not for SD, but because those knives are substantial, but comfortable in pocket.

Jim
 
I have an opinel NMR8, Well two actually sharpened at 15° and stropped to .25 micron for hair splitting sharpness.

Whenever i want a really sharp knife ill take one of those.
 
When I'm out walking my dog I have a ESEE Izula in a horizontal sheath on my belt.

We walk a dirt/gravel road where I sometimes find arrowheads embedded in the soil, I use the Izula as a short digging tool to lightly pry them out. The blade is easy to re-sharpen when the soil and sand dulls the edge.
 
I have a Buck style knife made by Craftsman (2 3/4" cutting edge) that is my dedicated "fruit knife." It's what my Grandpa used the knife for. Every year when we go apple picking it comes with. A lot of good memories with that knife
 
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