It would be pretty rare for me to pull out my small Sebenza and start stripping wire with it. For me, it's just not that kind of knife (although I'm sure some will disagree). But most of us need a hard use knife of one sort or another. Something to use around the garage where you might have to scrape off a gasket, strip some wire, pry out a staple, slice some sandpaper, cut open a tin can, etc. My favorite fixed-blade knife for hard use is the Busse Mean Street. Never thought I would use that expensive of a knife for heavy grubbing but that's what its made for and so that's how I use it. And I've been impressed, to say the least. When I first got the knife I thought, geez, what am I going to use this for? Turns out I use if for everything. Anything that needs to be pried or scraped, the Mean Street comes into play. I had an earlier post on this, when I mentioned using it as a "carpenter's friend" when I built a gazebo in the back yard. http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum39/HTML/000450.html
It's clearly the most "useful" knife I own and I often wish I could lug it around at work but I'm sure the sheeple would have my head mounted on a post for that.
For folders, I use some cheaper blades. One of my favorite hard-use folders is an old Camillus electricians knife, the one with the liner lock on the screwdriver. This is a knife I used daily back in my mechanic days for scraping gaskets off diesel engines and about every other kind of grubby job a mechanic needs a knife for. I suppose it's at least 25 years old, still tight, and still tough. I also like my Western jackknife with the metal scales, awl, and can and bottle opener. It's a good beater.
And of course, I've used and abused a pile of SAKs. There is one in every tool box I own.
I'm sure there are lot's of other good choices out there. Probably some a lot of people never even thought of. So what are your favorite "hard use" knives?
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Hoodoo
And so, to all outdoor folks, the knife is the most important item of equipment.
Ellsworth Jaeger - Wildwood Wisdom
[This message has been edited by Hoodoo (edited 08-13-2000).]
It's clearly the most "useful" knife I own and I often wish I could lug it around at work but I'm sure the sheeple would have my head mounted on a post for that.
For folders, I use some cheaper blades. One of my favorite hard-use folders is an old Camillus electricians knife, the one with the liner lock on the screwdriver. This is a knife I used daily back in my mechanic days for scraping gaskets off diesel engines and about every other kind of grubby job a mechanic needs a knife for. I suppose it's at least 25 years old, still tight, and still tough. I also like my Western jackknife with the metal scales, awl, and can and bottle opener. It's a good beater.
And of course, I've used and abused a pile of SAKs. There is one in every tool box I own.
I'm sure there are lot's of other good choices out there. Probably some a lot of people never even thought of. So what are your favorite "hard use" knives?
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Hoodoo
And so, to all outdoor folks, the knife is the most important item of equipment.
Ellsworth Jaeger - Wildwood Wisdom
[This message has been edited by Hoodoo (edited 08-13-2000).]
