I was undecided.

comis said:
It's your money to spend on your knife, so do what makes you happiest in the long run. Farmer is a solid choice, and the newer Farmer X is even better.

In terms of oiling and sharpening, I have used my SAK for many years and its steel is really stainless and probably one of the most rustproof knife I have ever used(save dive knife such as Spyderco H1 Salt). So as long you are not using it by the sea or salty environment, I think a simple wipe clean after use is sufficient to keep it in good working order. If you are using it by sea/salty environment, then cleaning and reoiling probably is a good idea. Otherwise, I will only clean the chassis/oiling the joint once in a long time(every couple of months or even up to a year).

Sharpening is a different story, Vic steel does not have really high edge retention, so you may have to strop or sharpen it often if you use it enough of times. Unless you are breaking countless cardboard box nonstop as a job, you probably don't have to sharpen it until you need to. I usually just strop the blade whenever it could no longer shave, and I could usually strop it right back to shaving sharpness within a minute.
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I cut orange and apple yesterday.I wiped it with a wet tissue.Some tools make a rubbing noise while operating.I guess I need to oil it.
 
Pomsbz said:
You said that a Farmer costs over $400 where you are and you're worrying about a $20 shipping fee to get one from ebay for a tiny fraction of the price? I don't get it.
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My English is not good so I wrote like this for comparison.I wrote that because I didn't know how to express.60 dollar in Turkey.This expensive for Turkey.I could not explain much, it is a bit complicated, by the way, I used google translate.
 
Kabancheck said:
This is in local liras, if you transfer it to the US dollars price is around regular worldwide (55-56$) maybe a bit higher but not dramatically.
P.C. I hope I don’t breaking the forum rules about price discussion :)
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Thank you for explaining.What did you mean by dramatic? I did not understand. :)
 
depmenpradech said:
Thank you for explaining.What did you mean by dramatic? I did not understand. :)
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Hi, by dramatic, I mean that the price is not twice or three times higher than everywhere, and in this case 20$ for shipment is also quite sensitive spending.
About hiker vs farmer, I would prefer hiker personally. Farmer is nice and sturdy but I like hiker more for better slicing due to more thin blade, and lower weight. Don’t rush, enjoy your knife!
 
Kabancheck said:
Hi, by dramatic, I mean that the price is not twice or three times higher than everywhere, and in this case 20$ for shipment is also quite sensitive spending.
About hiker vs farmer, I would prefer hiker personally. Farmer is nice and sturdy but I like hiker more for better slicing due to more thin blade, and lower weight. Don’t rush, enjoy your knife!
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Thanks for your answer.If there was a place where I could see it myself, I would make my decision more comfortable.I think I will make this decision more comfortable after the epidemic.
 
depmenpradech said:
I cut orange and apple yesterday.I wiped it with a wet tissue.Some tools make a rubbing noise while operating.I guess I need to oil it.
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Yes juice from apples and oranges is sticky, just clean it with warm water and usual dish cleaning soap. Normally it will be enough, but of coarse after this you can put couple drops of some oil :)
 
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