Ok guys, I'm changing jobs in a week. First job change for me in almost 10 years...going to a laid back company to drive a cement mixer. It should be an interesting change of pace for sure, but the difference in pay vrs my current employment more than makes up for the swap.
WHICH LEADS ME TO THE QUESTION AT HAND.
Being a tougher job, with the constant exposure to water spray, cement and chemical additives, just in general more physical work than I've done in the recent past, I've decided I'd like to carry a fixed blade knife rather than risk destroying one of my good ones that I carry now.
I'm looking for something around the 3 to 5 inch blade range, impervious to elements and exposure to moisture and concrete, tough enough that I could do any task called for on a typical construction sight that might need a knife while making a pour. Anything from opening a bag of snacks to chopping a 2x4 in two to unwedge it from a rear axle....
My initial thought was the Becker BK2 with the factory scales and plastic sheath, maybe texture the grips some for use with gloved hands... everything should be pretty bomb proof, able to be hosed off if dropped in the mud or wet cement....able to handle anything I need it to do without being TOO big...
I live in Texas so knife laws here are now, thankfully, non existent for the most part, we can carry what we want anywhere except hospitals, schools and court houses....so that opens up the whole world really...
Due to the nature of the job, and the likely hood of the knife being lost or damage eventually and needing to be replaced, I'd REALLY like to keep it to about 100.00 or less for a work blade...
SO.... is the BK2 the clear choice? or is there something I'm over looking? I REALLY like the BK2, but man, it is a lot of knife to carry all day every day....
Thoughts?
WHICH LEADS ME TO THE QUESTION AT HAND.
Being a tougher job, with the constant exposure to water spray, cement and chemical additives, just in general more physical work than I've done in the recent past, I've decided I'd like to carry a fixed blade knife rather than risk destroying one of my good ones that I carry now.
I'm looking for something around the 3 to 5 inch blade range, impervious to elements and exposure to moisture and concrete, tough enough that I could do any task called for on a typical construction sight that might need a knife while making a pour. Anything from opening a bag of snacks to chopping a 2x4 in two to unwedge it from a rear axle....
My initial thought was the Becker BK2 with the factory scales and plastic sheath, maybe texture the grips some for use with gloved hands... everything should be pretty bomb proof, able to be hosed off if dropped in the mud or wet cement....able to handle anything I need it to do without being TOO big...
I live in Texas so knife laws here are now, thankfully, non existent for the most part, we can carry what we want anywhere except hospitals, schools and court houses....so that opens up the whole world really...
Due to the nature of the job, and the likely hood of the knife being lost or damage eventually and needing to be replaced, I'd REALLY like to keep it to about 100.00 or less for a work blade...
SO.... is the BK2 the clear choice? or is there something I'm over looking? I REALLY like the BK2, but man, it is a lot of knife to carry all day every day....
Thoughts?
