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Has a knife ever destroyed your sense of value?
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Old Hickory paring knife. Grew up using one working summer jobs on a farm. Cut amazing, easy to sharpen, built well enough. And very inexpensive....I have one or two still that get used to cut up a harvested deer once in a while. Even my son takes it all over many of my more expensive ones.
It just works....
It just works....
speaking of old hickory - I'd have to go with the ontario hop knife in 1095 steel, for $13 you can even get it sharpened aka. 'special grade' from one of the stores here... (the only possible down side for some might be the 3 finger handle, but I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard to mod it with a larger handle)
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You read my mind. I’ve had many knives in the $150-200 range, but honestly, I normally carried one of my many Bucks. I think it’s for two reasons. 1) many of my Bucks are knives I’ve had since I was a teen; 2) several of the Bucks were my late dad’s; 3) I just really prefer the looks of the 500 & 700 series from Buck to almost all so called modern folders. There’s something about the wood (or in some cases, burgundy micarta that looks like wood) scales and nickel bolsters.
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Sometimes a knife can be an astoundingly good value. But that doesn't mean I won't buy other knives of less compelling value.
I like knives of varying price points from the Ontario Rat 2 D2 to the Reate Horizon D.
On rare occasion I'll pick up a spare of a knife that seems like an unbelievable value. Generally though there's more pleasure in variety.
I like knives of varying price points from the Ontario Rat 2 D2 to the Reate Horizon D.
On rare occasion I'll pick up a spare of a knife that seems like an unbelievable value. Generally though there's more pleasure in variety.
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I have a friend that was a professional butcher and meat packer his whole life. We've know each other since high school, and if I had a dollar for every time he called me nuts for spending more than 10 dollars on a knife, I'd be retired in West Palm beach. His only knives are his Old Hickory and Russell-Dexter's. He keeps a Russell Dexter as a general hunting/camping knife, but his Old Hickory paring knife is his deer knife. When Lenny dresses out the deer at camp, it's like the deer has zippers on his hide. That little slip of blade goes right through hide, meat, guts, like they're all warm butter.
Everyone pays Lenny to do their deer, just to watch him at work. It doesn't take him but a few minutes to do a good size buck.
His pocket knife is a well worn Opinel, maybe 1/3 of the blade worn away.
Funny how the simple tools of a real pro meat packer differ from what the knife nut thinks he needs.
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Yeah my safe queen. Rick Barrett Tanto. I was so happy when I first go it, now I realize it wasn't the best purchase. Not because off the quality (rick barrett is EXTREMELY underrated) its because now its a safe queen. I've never carried it, too afraid to lose it, or get it scratched. All the knives I own are in current rotation and I actually put them to good use. This one just sits there looking pretty like a trophy wife. Now I realize it isn't really my style. Never again....
I really should have bought one of his more affordable ones, then I wouldn't hesitate to take it out for a ride.
I really should have bought one of his more affordable ones, then I wouldn't hesitate to take it out for a ride.
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A few pics of OH at work.
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How can this only cost $17 ?
It's hard to believe they cost what they do for their consistency and amount of utility and cutting performance they bring.
It's hard to believe they cost what they do for their consistency and amount of utility and cutting performance they bring.
Only 1/3 of the blade? Dang, that just shows you he knows what he’s doing, because most people would just have 1/5 of the blade left on that Opinel lol. Also I don’t think you dropped which number he has
You’re dang right it differs! He should be using Opinels for everything! #13 for meat packing, #10 for hunting, and #8 for EDC! What a shame that you know a good present to get him in case he loses his lol *cough* it’s the one with all the #’s *cough*
How can this only cost $17 ?
It's hard to believe they cost what they do for their consistency and amount of utility and cutting performance they bring.
Darn right! I've long held that the humble under estimate SAK like the recruit is the worlds most high value pocket knife. You could go most of a lifetime with one in your pocket, and very extremely rarely need more knife or tool. In dollar for ounce value, the Victorinox recruit has no equals. And that thin flat ground blade cuts almost as well as an Opinel with none of the fiddlyness and fine tuning needed.
Victorinox is the gold standard I judge other pocket knives by.
Lenny carries a much used but not abused walnut number 7. He uses it for general pocket knife uses, but he also has an Old Hickory paring knife that he made a Scandinavian puuko style sheath or that he carries a lot, for general knife duty. For the 50 years I've known him, Lenny doesn't believe in expensive knives. He seems to get by very very well. He makes me doubt the sanity of us knife nuts!
He is an example of what my brothers keep saying. "You don't need a knife over 60$". Hopefully he doesn't bark at you when you tell him how much you spent on your knife (They bark because they care lol)