If you could only have one

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I now understand. All Jerry's "good will" in "sharing" is really just a really good excuse to hide them from the better half. If the knives aren't there, they can't be found. 😃


Just kidding buddy.

 

No, that one has my name on it right under the scales. Tony knows this.

 

Well for me I think it's the Hiking Buddy - I reach for that knife more than anything else that I own. I have only ever handled the one Hiking Buddy I own so that is the configuration I would go with, however I wouldn't mind trying a 1/8" TT model someday.

• Blade Thickness: 5/32"
• Tang: Tapered Tang
• Blade Steel: O1 Tool Steel
•* Handle material: Natural canvas over stacked natural canvas & yellow liners

There are prettier Hiking Buddies out there but I really love the looks of this natural canvas over natural liners and yellow pin stripes.










As it sits after a year's worth of use...

 

This is an evil thread! I've already trimmed down to 5 Fiddlebacks in the USA and a 12" machete and then I have 4 Fiddlebacks in Bolivia and a 12" machete there too. That took a lot of soul searching to narrow down to those few knives. Now you want us to consider just 1?!

Well, after much thinking, I've done it. If I HAD to get rid of all the others and just have 1, it would be the Hiking Buddy I have down in Bolivia. For me and my uses, the HB just is a great all-a-rounder. It's not too big, it's not too little, it's just right! It's not ideal for every task, but boy oh boy have I stretched its capabilities and it is just a small knife that works. Not to mention that it's special beyond its awesomeness. This particular HB is 100% made by Andy. It was 1 of the 10 he brought for submission and acceptance into the Knife Guild. It's handle melds with my hand perfectly. This knife is just in a whole other level of awesomeness that my other Fiddlebacks just can't seem to attain. It is awesome!

 

... I would literally lose my mind!!

What an evil question, Jarrett!! You sick sumbitch!

 

This may just be the cruelest, most unreasonable, diabolical thread ever written. I've tried several times to wrap my mind around this question the past 24 hours with the same result...




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Well in that case...

My cornflower runt is the best Fiddleback ever. I am only selling it because I am a giver. You should buy it so it can be your Forever Fiddleback. :thumbup:

 

Whaat?? Now that's CRAZY TALK!

 

I can make the first part of this happen sometime in the next handful of days. I've got a Bushfinger en route.

I also agree with this! That scandi starry night KEB is my favorite.

 

Of course, the answer to this question changes from time to time for me, but right now I'd take a Bushhermitt.

 

Damn you Kirk, I wanted that Skinny Ash 1. Was it that skinny, normally they are less than .22

 

Hit me up if you need any help sharking! I'll be poised over the keyboard like ...

 

Hmm... good point about the branding. Not sure about cobalt. Think it needs more 'Merica. I'll have to think on this.

LOL randomness!! It was .2" exactly with the coating.

Would be a good stripper candidate. :thumbup:

 

I'd just chain Andy down in the basement and throw new material down each week...

 

Tony's Ironwood KPH or Ladyfinger for just staring at, Production Duke for use.

 

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I'll bring them over next week for you to stare at.

If I get to chop something up with that gorgeous production Duke you have.