If you could only own 3 knives for the rest of your life...

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What knives would make the cut so to speak and even more importantly why?

 

[Wild Ben]

If you can make do with just 3 knives, you are on the wrong forum! But wait, let me think...

 

[Shorttime]

Eh. I'll take a wild swing at this.

Let's see. I have the gent's knife thing covered with a fancy version of the Skeletool, which is not a knife, so it doesn't count.

I don't really do woodscraft stuff, and I try to pair complimentary tools because, although I like them, sharpened prybars don't cut stuff very well.

What else?

Well, it's only three knives, so I'm jolly well going to spend some money.

An Andre De Villiers Impi lockback with LSCF slabs and copper inlays for everyday.

I kinda still want to have an electrician-pattern, so I'd get a very nice example of a Case electrician, with wood slabs.

One more. Huh.

On the one hand, Busse Combat has some attractive fixed blades that I know will do all the stuff, and then some. On the other hand, an Ontario issue-style knife can take a shocking amount of abuse.

Eh. I'd go with the Busse, just because they're full tang. Probably an Ergo Badger Attack, maybe some flavor of the ASH.

First though, I'd have to figure out what all the names mean.


Edit: I used the word "knife" an awful lot.

 

[Railsplitter]

In the grand scheme of things, I really only need one knife.

That one knife would be a Buck 112 with a Drop Point blade. Specifically a Website Exclusive with Ebony scales and an S30V blade.

My other two choices are a Benchmade 556 Mini Griptilian and a Buck 212 fixed blade in any configuration.

 

[Johnnyblades7]

These 3:

Knife in the middle is a beautiful piece no doubt about it, but it reminds me of rhino lol

 

[Ikhnaton]

If I'd have to choose between ones I currently own:

Spyderco Manix 2 XL, it's an amazing knife with great ergos for me, amazing slicey blade with a very good length, capable of a lot of things

Reini Rossmann Irbis, mid-size fixed blade that cuts really well and can take an awful lot of abuse, can do woodwork and food prep

Tom Brown Tracker 3, nice and big(-ish), lots of brute force behind it if you want and can also be used for a couple of different tasks


I'd like to add a Skrama 240 to replace the Tracker (mostly because of the size) l, although I wouldn't be mad if I could get something from Busse or a Bill Siegle, but I think that could be difficult in Europe.

 

[ErikMB]

Interesting that people are not emphasizing knives that include a bottle opener or corkscrew. I use those features a lot (now that I no longer pop a bottle cap off a beer with my teeth... those were the days....)

 

[diamdave]

Shivworks Disciple 2.0, IMO one of the finest SD knives available, IMO, for a reasonable price.
Skyraider SRK-1 Skinner, just about perfect in every way for under $200. A2, fabulous grip, much thought input into the design of this knife.
Blackhawk Be Wharned, my reliable, ever-sharp EDC that never fails me. Quick, handy, have yet to sharpen with its' 'lowly' D2 steel, outperforms many more costly knives I've owned.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

If I've replied earlier I amend my choices unless they were previously more awesome than

Busse Basic 11
8'' butcher knife in Aebl
3 or so inch knife in aebl for skinning and boning out deer.

Yeah that should do it

 

[ShaiHulud]

This silly thread idea has been resurrected--- oh phooey *mouth fart*

 

[BP Green]

I’m so damn fickle it’s impossible to say. Guarantee you could ask me this question fifteen minutes from now and you’d probably get a different answer. . .

 

[Whisperstealth]

Just picking out of the Knives I currently have, and not including axes, hatchets, etc.:

ESEE 3 in S35VN nestled in a TKC kydex sheath with molle back and pouch.

Benchmade Barrage drop point.

Either my 1980's Ontario version of a Kabar, or my Camillus Air Force Survival Knife.

Of course I'd have my Leatherman Supertool 300, which is a multitool and not a pure knife.

 

[Blues]

This silly thread idea has been resurrected--- oh phooey *mouth fart*

Nobody said you had to participate.

(I considered locking it as a necro...but I didn't want to hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth. So...there you are.)

 

[jmh33]

SAK Fieldmaster
Case 6318 stockman
Mora Companion

John

Still sticking to these 3!!
John

 

[Whisperstealth]

Nobody said you had to participate.

(I considered locking it as a necro...but I didn't want to hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth. So...there you are.)

I'm new to the party, so I'm glad it wasn't locked, thank you!

And, sure it is silly. So what. It's a fun silly, the whole site is full of fun silly threads like this one, and I'm glad for them all!

 

[Whisperstealth]

Still sticking to these 3!!
John

I thought about my Mora HD Stainless Companion, it's a great knife, unbeatable for its price, and is high on my list.

 

[Blues]

I'm new to the party, so I'm glad it wasn't locked, thank you!

And, sure it is silly. So what. It's a fun silly, the whole site is full of fun silly threads like this one, and I'm glad for them all!

Well, you're more than a whisper of fresh air...

...but I'll have you know, what we do here is serious business. Not to be taken lightly.

 

[Mk-211]

At some point in time, I'll probably go swimming in the ocean. Gonna need a WASP knife, for the sharks!



I guess if it's the end of the world as we know it... Gonna need me some type of Blade, that I can shoot bad guys, from across the room.



If a zombie apocalypse, just happens to come about, definitely gonna need some reach. That, and a blade that can remove that biting apparatus, located on top of the shoulders.

Huntsman Bowie, would be a good choice.



Gonna have to sell some stuff, save my pennies, work a bunch of OT...



P.S. anyone know where I can find a ballistic knife?

 

[WhoMe?]

Current favorites:

Mcnees Dixon
Hinderer Eklipse S
Les George Myna

CRK Seb Bog Oak with millet bog oak clip gifted by my wife is the one that never leaves. I like breathing.

Ask me in a week or two.

 

[BladeCommander]

Does this include kitchen knives?

1. 8" chef knife. Artisan 210mm gyutp with SRS-15 core
2. LG Sebenza snakewood inlay
3. 4.5" blade fixed hunting knife.

I can do the small kitchen tasks with the Sebenza and I can do enough with the hunting fixed to get by without other meat processing knives. I'll make the blade a little bigger to help with deboning and other stuff.

Skipping the kitchen knife and looking at what I own today.

1. Sebenza
2. Hunting fixed
3. GEC 44 gunstock in cocobolo

Adding a slip joint as a food knife but a second locking folder is probably a better choice. I just need one in the lineup to represent the slip joints.

I'll get some photos later on.

 

[BP Green]

Your Question: “Of all your knives which would you pick if you could only pick three?”

Me: “Yes”