How the heck do you decide...

You mentioned the Fallkniven F1 in your original line-up. Indeed, it isn't cheap but it is a proven design that you will be able to depend on for years and years. If you'd use it for 10 years then the price per year is less than $10.
 
Get a carbon steel Mora and a Buck 119. You will still be well under 100.00 and have two very tried and true knives.
 
Confederate said:
Attractive knives, but dang they're expensive! I wonder why producing small carbon steel knives have to cost that much. I have no doubt they're good, but ouch—the price....
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Price of quality.

That, and US manufacture. :thumbup:
 
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+2 on the Mora style knives (carbon steel) from Frosts. It was my first real knife when I was a kid and I put it through hell. Also a plus1 on the Rat cutlery knives. The Mora gets the nod for being inexpensive enough to always have one around (In the glovebox, kitchen, tacklebox) they're around 10-15$ each. The only possible downside is the rattail tang, but mine never broke and yes I did some light to medium batoning with it. If you want something that can definitely go through a thicker limb by batoning I'd go with the Rat. Also, have you considered legality?
 
Thaumaturgist said:
No... Legality of owning a knife? I don't know of any law forbidding me to own a knife where I live. What am I not thinking of?
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I agree with and respect- and share- your attitude and spirit.

Nonetheless, there are legal issues that arise depending on where you live. For example, in many places there is some sort of length limit- and at least a dozen mythical limitations MOST OF WHICH ARE BELIEVED BY SOME POLICE. That's important, because you can go all the way to trial and even conviction if you don't know the law well enough to be able to point out to a dumb defense lawyer or uninterested judge what the laws actually are and mean.

(An example here in CA, which has fairly sane knife laws, is the attempts to convict people of carrying a concealed weapon because a knife was in a sheath)

TX has a 5 inch blade limit on fixed blades, and forbids "dirks and bowies" without any sort of adequate definition.

CA has fairly reasonable laws and makes no restriction on fixed blades as long as they are not carried concealed (and there are arguments about small fixed blades not being covered under the 'dirk and dagger' law- but odds are you'd never even be harassed about a 2 7/8 utility blade unless a police officer wanted to mess with you- which is a possibility)

In WA, as I understand it, carrying a fixed blade concealed is fine under a certain length limit.

So, where do you live?
 
OK, I like the RC4, and the RC5, but I'm a bit worried about rust on the 1095 blades. I've also got my eye on a couple of the for sale items in the makers forums. When I go for week long trips into the boundary waters canoe area, what is the best way to take care of a high carbon knife?

The is one of the biggest reasons I'm looking at the F1

Thanks!
 
Thaumaturgist said:
OK, I like the RC4, and the RC5, but I'm a bit worried about rust on the 1095 blades. I've also got my eye on a couple of the for sale items in the makers forums. When I go for week long trips into the boundary waters canoe area, what is the best way to take care of a high carbon knife?

The is one of the biggest reasons I'm looking at the F1

Thanks!
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Just don't let it soak in water and you'll be fine. The dudes who designed them use them in the South American jungle all the time, so no worries. If they develop any rust just take it off with some fine steel wool or something. It's not really anything to worry about, actually.
 
Thaumaturgist said:
What about the RAT-5 when it comes out?
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Welcome to Blade Forums :D:thumbup:.

And as for the RC-5 I am pretty sure it weighs a pound, so if you are not looking for a heavy knife you may not want the RC-5.

For a nice small fixed blade I would recommend the Izula made by RAT.

Good luck and enjoy whichever knife you pick :thumbup:.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Just don't let it soak in water and you'll be fine. The dudes who designed them use them in the South American jungle all the time, so no worries. If they develop any rust just take it off with some fine steel wool or something. It's not really anything to worry about, actually.
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+1 :thumbup:
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Just don't let it soak in water and you'll be fine. The dudes who designed them use them in the South American jungle all the time, so no worries. If they develop any rust just take it off with some fine steel wool or something. It's not really anything to worry about, actually.
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Don't be rustaphobic.
 
The big thing that people need to realize is that a little rust isn't going to kill your knife. We've had knives a heck of a lot longer than we've had stainless, and if plain-jane carbon steel worked back then it'll work today. In fact in can give you some major advantages as long as you don't expect it to stay perfect forever. :)
 
Right!
The orange stuff is evil.
Everything else is character :D
(well, within reason ;) )
 
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