Great alternative EDC fixed blade knives for not much money!

[Mistwalker]

My first "Bushcraft" knife was an old Sabatier paring knife I picked up at a flea market in St Louis in the 80s and made a sheath for. Paring knives are really handy for fine work.

 

[Tommy-Chi]

I was browsing for the wife a new paring knife when it dawned on me..DOH!

Some of the little paring knives sold for kitchen use would work great on a tiny dangler, IWB clip sheath or even a little pocket style sheath.

Simply drill a hole in the tang for a small lanyard. The possibilities are endless.

I know some of them aren't as durable or built as ruggedly as smaller EDC specific fixed blades are but for the money....

I think they are a great and fun alternative and offer up lots more choices for us of whom, one is not enough...

What do you think about these very well made kitchen knives used as a fixed blade EDC?

Robert Welch 3" Paring Knife around $30.00

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John-Lewis Damascus Paring Knife at around $40.00

The kitchen knives may not hold up well as EDC knives because they are not thick enough. I can imagine them bending or breaking if put to a difficult task.

 

[Mistwalker]

The kitchen knives may not hold up well as EDC knives because they are not thick enough. I can imagine them bending or breaking if put to a difficult task.

Depends on your iteration of EDC. If mostly what one does is utilitarian in nature, a well made paring knife would likely do just fine. Obviously this isn't going to be the case if your iteration of EDC requires a sharpened pry bar, because for that you'll need a sharpened pry bar...which was what I had in mind when I designed the Schrade SCHF55 Blackbird. The intent was a highly portable sharpened pry bar that was well thought out enough to function as a knife too, and was affordable

 

[Kb1ltg]

Depends on your iteration of EDC. If mostly what one does is utilitarian in nature, a well made paring knife would likely do just fine. Obviously this isn't going to be the case if your iteration of EDC requires a sharpened pry bar, because for that you'll need a sharpened pry bar...which was what I had in mind when I designed the Schrade SCHF55 Blackbird. The intent was a highly portable sharpened pry bar that was well thought out enough to function as a knife too, and was affordable

Well put...I cant actually remember "Breaking" a knife unless you count the tip I broke off an old Emerson Tanto folder trying pry an oyster open..Even then I was still able to cut my hot dog up into dainty little bites

 

[onojoe]

The kitchen knives may not hold up well as EDC knives because they are not thick enough. I can imagine them bending or breaking if put to a difficult task.

Great point, most paring knives are fairly soft and you can actually flex the blades. Fine for light duty cutting like fruits or veggies, but wood work they may not hold up.

 

[Kb1ltg]

Great point, most paring knives are fairly soft and you can actually flex the blades. Fine for light duty cutting like fruits or veggies, but wood work they may not hold up.

Hi Guys, it does note even necessarily have to be a "Paring" knife. If you look a the Vic "Rabbit" knife I am certain it would hold up to everything but heavy batoning and wood splitting duty.

Here is a little Vic sheep skinner that would make an awesome sub $30.00 EDC knife. My point was there is a whole world of non Tacti-Cool knives out there that are a real value for our dollar. Everyone goes on about breaking knives, if you use a knife as a knife and not a hammer or pry bar I think this is a highly over used scenario "Breaking a Knife" is not too common of an event...Hell, I could even run with the sheep skinner, see
Mom! No sharp point!!

 

[22-rimfire]

If I want really cheap, I would probably go with a Mora.

A number of years ago, one that I liked was the SOG Field Pup which you could pick up on fleabay for $25 at the time. It is and was a pretty good knife and I much prefer it to a Mora.

Frankly, if I had any choice, I would not trust a paring knife (the cheap kind) for anything much outside the kitchen. That said there is a paring knife with the brand name "Pioneer Woman" that is fairly robust with wood handles (full tang). Walmart sells them. They are obviously made in China. I have a couple of them in my knife drawer.

 

[leghog]

I carry a GEC paring knife hiking and backbacking. Good steel and micarta handle.