kneck knife

Esav Benyamin said:
I've got a lot of neckers and like many other fans of the little knives I find the smaller the better. A neck knife that drags on your neck ends up in a drawer. A light, short, neat, extra utility razor gets carried and used. That's one reason I like skeletal rather than handle slabs, although cord wrap is great, too.
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Wellll, there's small and there's small.

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That's Mtnflk Mike's pocket nessie. Is it a necker? I would wear it as one, but I'd be comfortable using it as a sheath knife. It's 6" OAL, about half blade, half handle. The sheath works for both modes.

*MY* necker, the bullnose, is what I wear daily. it ain't tactical, but it's functional as all hell:

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This is and example of the types of things I'd look for in a neck knife.(may be why I made myself one.) A solid 2 finger handle that doesn't try to be more, a general lack of "I'm here to kill you" attitude makes it a bit easier to deal with people, the blade at 2 3/8 inches is large enough (and deep enough) for most chores, small enough to not interfere. OAL a shade under 4 1/2 inches.

Yep, slab handles. and peened pins, even! but it's hardened ipe and thin and it is actually less bulky and more comfortable than a cord wrap on this style.
 
Koyote nice knife care to elaborate more on it? Why the Bullnose style, why 2 finger and not 3? etc? I like thinking in this direction, hence my BRKT Mini Northstar or Bird & Trout is on my belt all the time with me. Of course there may be another few knives on my belt, but they're for decoration GRIN! I don't like anything around my neck since shop class in HS.
 
well, the bullnose is particular to a really small knife style. I have thought about making one scaled up to about 6.5 OAL with a 3 finger handle.

Like a chef's knife, the depth of the blade makes it a bit easier to use. with the bullnose and that steep front drop, you have the maximum amount of blade to put finger pressure on for doing cuts. I often have thmb or index finger on the spine.

also, it's just ... aesthetically pleasing.

I've found that it's a good point shape for drill boards, too.

AND, on top of all that, the belly is actually pretty good for the size of knife. I'd want another inch of blade for a bird and trout, but I *could* get the job done with this. At least on smaller fish and dove or quail.

neck knives are a particular sort of thing. I first got into them when I did some mountain man stuff, and they are really handy.
 
I have a few neckers, the two I seem to go to the most is my Bitter Root, or Lynx 110, barely even know you have them on and I only use them for small stuff anyway.

Helle
 
I was wearing my Bitteroot today. :) I have to post a picture of it, I decorated the chain with red, white, and blue beads, and the small chain through the arrowhead cutout with white, red, yellow, and black beads.

I guess I better set up the camera tomorrow and photograph a few of them ...
 
Don't tempt me. :) I have the original Crawford neck knife. Lightweight, razor edge, and holds it. Beautiful work. I've handled the Legionnaire and it is extremely ergonomic.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I was wearing my Bitteroot today. :) I have to post a picture of it, I decorated the chain with red, white, and blue beads, and the small chain through the arrowhead cutout with white, red, yellow, and black beads.

I guess I better set up the camera tomorrow and photograph a few of them ...
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I like the ideal and it sounds like a looker to me, love to see some pics.

Helle
 
Let's see what we've got:

Strider ED - Nemesis Arch Ally - Crawford Neck Knife - Busse Assault Shaker - Livesay Ti Tiger - Meerdink Mini Hunter - Graham Razel

Simonich Bitteroot

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A little Canadian Content. Local Makers can usually pull off something stunning for you too. Here we have an Alain Miville-Deschenes Eurus and a George Tichbourne Baby Deco. Both are users, and the Eurus shows it!

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Esav Benyamin said:
Let's see what we've got:

Strider ED - Nemesis Arch Ally - Crawford Neck Knife - Busse Assault Shaker - Livesay Ti Tiger - Meerdink Mini Hunter - Graham Razel

Simonich Bitteroot

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Nice selection of neckers Esav, I'm going to bead my Bitter Root chain I think it looks slick.:cool:

I'm guessing your pinkie finger slips in the the chain on the knife, or is just extra personalizing?

Thanks for sharing
Helle
 
RLR said:
A little Canadian Content. Local Makers can usually pull off something stunning for you too. Here we have an Alain Miville-Deschenes Eurus and a George Tichbourne Baby Deco. Both are users, and the Eurus shows it!

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That Eurus is awesome, I'm gonna look into that.
The TK1 is amazing as well, on my short list.
I have a buck hartsook, very handy, but it would be better in a psk I think.
I also have a swamp warden, it would probably be my choice,
but I like the look of the bark river mini skinner and micro canadian, too.
 
Helle said:
I'm guessing your pinkie finger slips in the the chain on the knife, or is just extra personalizing?
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The small chain was supposed to be used in place of the large neck chain when using the sheath as a key ring. I find it works well with the little finger pulling it out of the sheath, and sometimes for extending my grip on it, yes. The colors came from a book about the Sioux.
 
I've acquired and use pretty regularly...the Spyderco Perrin Street Beat as a neck knife. Pretty handy and a good size.
 
beaterbike
Has anyone tried a buck kaala?
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[FONT=verdana, helvetica, arial]Buck Mayo Kaala Knife, designed in collaboration with Tom Mayo, that features single piece S30V stainless steel construction; heat treated by Paul Bos. The Mayo Kaala Knife has a 3 1/8" drop point blade area; and a drilled handle area with a lanyard hole that is sized for parachute cord. A black molded nylon neck sheath and a 30" stainless steel bead ball chain are included with this Buck Knife. The Buck Mayo Kaala Knife has an overall length of 6 3/4", and weighs 1.9 ounces. Made in the USA.[/FONT]
beaterbike
 
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