Hey everybody,
My name is Luke, and I'm technically a watchaholic but I joined your fine forum to show off the few blades I own and to ask your advice!
My first knife was issued to me in the Swedish Scouts about 15 years ago. I don't think it's been used since I got my Eagle (back in the states) 10 years ago, but I still love to take it out and just look at it sometimes. I used to sneak it away on the American Scout camps since they didn't allow fixed-blade knives there. It's a high carbon blade, so it's developed a very nice patina.
Second is the Opinel No.8 that my sister got me for Christmas. This one is the impetus for kindling my interest in knives. I had wanted one to bring to work with me, and I think the Opinel is a little too big/bulky. I carry it around whenever I'm at home, though, and my kids were very impressed when I used it to trim branches off of our Christmas tree (I was a little impressed too, TBH
).
Third is a small folding knife that sat in my father's workbench in the basement for many years. I coveted it, and eventually he gave it to me (since he wasn't really using it anyways). I don't know much about it, but I've provided photographs of the marks on the blades in case any of you can give me info about it.
Specifically:
1. Can you tell what the blades are made out of? They are not marked beyond what I've photographed, but seem to have taken a patina like my Frosts Mora.
2. While the blades themselves are patina'd rather than dirty, the inside of the knife hasn't been cleaned in probably ever and the action (while firm) is a little stiff. Any suggestions on how to best clean it out? I know it's not a very high-quality knife, but I'd like to get it back in shape.
Finally, since the Opinel is a bit large for pocket-carry at work, I'm thinking about getting another knife to carry around. I work in a suit & tie environment, so something a little fancy would be nice. I like scales that are inlaid with different types of wood, but I don't really have the vocabulary yet to search effectively for that. I would only need something with a single blade that is suitable for carving up fruit (99% of its duties). Price range of max $200, let's say. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any comments.
-Luke
My name is Luke, and I'm technically a watchaholic but I joined your fine forum to show off the few blades I own and to ask your advice!
My first knife was issued to me in the Swedish Scouts about 15 years ago. I don't think it's been used since I got my Eagle (back in the states) 10 years ago, but I still love to take it out and just look at it sometimes. I used to sneak it away on the American Scout camps since they didn't allow fixed-blade knives there. It's a high carbon blade, so it's developed a very nice patina.
Second is the Opinel No.8 that my sister got me for Christmas. This one is the impetus for kindling my interest in knives. I had wanted one to bring to work with me, and I think the Opinel is a little too big/bulky. I carry it around whenever I'm at home, though, and my kids were very impressed when I used it to trim branches off of our Christmas tree (I was a little impressed too, TBH
).
Third is a small folding knife that sat in my father's workbench in the basement for many years. I coveted it, and eventually he gave it to me (since he wasn't really using it anyways). I don't know much about it, but I've provided photographs of the marks on the blades in case any of you can give me info about it.
Specifically:
1. Can you tell what the blades are made out of? They are not marked beyond what I've photographed, but seem to have taken a patina like my Frosts Mora.
2. While the blades themselves are patina'd rather than dirty, the inside of the knife hasn't been cleaned in probably ever and the action (while firm) is a little stiff. Any suggestions on how to best clean it out? I know it's not a very high-quality knife, but I'd like to get it back in shape.
Finally, since the Opinel is a bit large for pocket-carry at work, I'm thinking about getting another knife to carry around. I work in a suit & tie environment, so something a little fancy would be nice. I like scales that are inlaid with different types of wood, but I don't really have the vocabulary yet to search effectively for that. I would only need something with a single blade that is suitable for carving up fruit (99% of its duties). Price range of max $200, let's say. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any comments.
-Luke
