Forever knife

nigol said:
Thought the Endura was my forever knife. Then I got a pm2 and was convinced that was my forever knife. Now I have a Shaman and I am absolutely certain this is my forever knife. I wonder what will be next.
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You are talking about your style. It is a respectable style. Now, talk about its use. Is it making you safe, processing food to put on your table and something you wouldn't hesitate to lend to someone to do the same?

A 'forever knife' would perpetually do it all.
 
I have 3 atm. Zaan, SMF and a AD20s. All get used and carried. Ive had a few knives that have alot of clout but they just dont do it for me.

I really like what pm2og said on instagram. Find a knife you like, buy 2 and learn to sharpen. I do think you need time to ENJOY the hobby and find what speaks to you. If you arent enjoying it, take a break.
 
Interesting. When I think "knife" I think primarily of a fixed blade knife, so a forever knife in my mind must also be a fixie, something that can do most common tasks perpetually. It can vary in size, but it must be a full tang, good geometry, good steel, good heat treat and ergonomic. I use the Gunny Hunter daily right now and it is a Goldilocks knife, not too small, not too big, easy to strop, good looking and all the rest. Others, like the Mini Tundra, the Ultralite Bushcrafter or the Bravo 1 LT could replace it tho, and I would be just as happy.

Now, if it must be a folder, then I am in the CRK camp. It's the Sebenza or the Inkosingo for me.
Looks like I like hollow grind folders and convex grind fixed blades.
 
I had a friend who was a professional wedding photographer. While he did not buy every new camera that came out, he did always have a full kit of top drawer professional grade equipment from a premium camera company. During the years I knew him, he had Nikon, Hasselblad mamaya and others. Whatever it was, the gear was top of the line when he bought it. Every change of kit was for a reason and in some way enhanced his workflow and ability to service his clients.

One day we were talking about some change he was thinking over. He looked at me while holding around eight thousand dollars of camera by the lens; he waved it up and down slightly and said, "To me, this is just a hammer, a tool to use for as long asd it serves my purpose. And that is just all it is to me."

A knife can only be in that category of personal article. To be sure, there sre heirloom articles and collectables ; my Leica M-3, our son's battle carried Randall #1, or someone's Moran or a Bob Loveless Big Bear. But my EDC has and will, morph from decade to decade as my every day needs change.

I used to carry a Buck 110. Currently my EDC is a Leatherman Wave, and it has been for over twenty years. Yet I am looking for a new Leatherman with the thought to make a change to something a little more rugged, with more useful tools or with a higher performing steel.

Whatever it is. it will e a tool to use. If I have to cherish it, it will have a velvet slot in a wrap in the closet.
 
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not2sharp said:
My knives reside in a harem.

n2s
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LOL

Mine reside more or less on a free-range farm.

Some are wandering around over on the coffee table, a few milling around the laundry room, some in the garage, basement etc... and they roam freely about the property.

I've grabbed a few and scratched my beard wondering if "Forever Knife" might describe any of them, but so far none of them have stood out as such.
 
Maybe this one. It was the first knife I ever bought for myself way back when I was 14 or 15 and saw it in the Campmor catalogue for a price I was willing to pay. I've used it on deer, sheep, fish, watermelon, ham ... pretty much everything that needing cutting way back when.

 
The Endura was my forever knife (and still my favourite Spyderco pattern). And then I bought a Spartan Harsey Folder. Now I’m convinced my Fox Eastwood is “all I will ever need”.

We’ll see what’s next!
 
HexY3co said:
I truly believe my CRK inkosi tanto is my forever folder mostly because it's is very well made and it's a lefty in a world that has very few lefties so options are few. As far as fixed go I'm sure my custom handle cold steel recon scout in 3v is my forever. That said I would never say others will not be included.
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Can we see that custom handled Recon Scout? I remember you mentioning it but don’t think I saw a pic. That would be my forever knife too!
 
VorpelSword said:
Nothing is forever.

A knife, any knife, is a tool. Ye4s, some knives have sentimental or historic cache, but they are still a tool.

In my childhood, I met friends of my parents who were Holocaust survivors of Auschwitz, tatoo number and all. As a teen, I expresses displeasure at something I thought was wrong . . .and now do not really recall just what (that important). The man put his hand on my arm and, with quiet intensity said, "Young man. Anything that money can buy back is not a tragedy."

A forever knife? Not that big a deal.
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Thank you for sharing that story sir. Very true indeed.
 
A BK-14 and an Alox Pioneer -X in a pocket sheath and a Salt2 serrated IWB.

That generally covers 90+% of daily needs.

For me, forever = practical, user knives.
 
VorpelSword said:
Nothing is forever.

A knife, any knife, is a tool. Ye4s, some knives have sentimental or historic cache, but they are still a tool.

In my childhood, I met friends of my parents who were Holocaust survivors of Auschwitz, tatoo number and all. As a teen, I expresses displeasure at something I thought was wrong . . .and now do not really recall just what (that important). The man put his hand on my arm and, with quiet intensity said, "Young man. Anything that money can buy back is not a tragedy."

A forever knife? Not that big a deal.
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That was a good lesson to learn.

I try to teach my kids to value things enough to take care of them. But in the end they are just things that have no value. Quite a conundrum.
 
eveled said:
That was a good lesson to learn.

I try to teach my kids to value things enough to take care of them. But in the end they are just things that have no value. Quite a conundrum.
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Very good lessons indeed. Although my thread was intended to illustrate simply finding the right knife to carry for the next twenty years and how the next best thing seems to keep coming along. I did not intend to project that material possessions are all important which of course they are not.
 
Ed, I respectfully disagree about the “no value” part, especially as it relates to tools (and the subset of knives).

They have use value because they allow you to do things you couldn’t do without them. They sometimes have sentimental value because of who or where they came from, or the memories attached. They have economic value, because if they were lost or destroyed you would spend some time/treasure replacing them.

If they truly had no value, you wouldn’t teach your kids to take care of them (or hide the best ones away from them until they were old enough to treat them right).

Their comparative value to other people/places/things we value, that’s a whole ‘nother discussion. But I’m still disgusted when I loan out my grandfather’s paring chisel to some plumber and he brings it back driven through nails, covered with goop, and cracked the handle. If it had no value to me, I wouldn’t care.

(Theoretical example only, I ain’t stupid. No actual paring chisels were damaged in the making of this analogy.)

Parker
 
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