Let's talk traditional, pocketable, fixed blade knives.

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I like the Bark River a lot but have little knowledge of their models---which one is that?

Very Nice!!!

Paul
 
paulhilborn said:
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I like the Bark River a lot but have little knowledge of their models---which one is that?

Very Nice!!!

Paul
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Micro Slither, I think. Not really sure. It is my only Bark river. It is a tiny little thing, but is incredibly sharp.
 
Lovely knife from Doug Woodrow:)



This Hiking Buddy from Fiddleback has become my go to pocket fixed blade. Andy has convex ground it from 3/32 stock making it a great slicer:)



It sits nicely in the pocket with this KSF folder sheath. I've tried a few 3 finger knives and they just haven't worked for me. This one is 7.5" overall
 
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Thanks Paul! He makes some fine knives. I guess you know about Fiddleback Friday...?
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Oh yeah, I go there every Friday to dream, just haven't pulled the trigger yet. I feel my resistance becomes weaker week to week :D

Paul
 
Resistance is futile!

I will say I got over excited and picked a couple of beautiful knives by Andy which turned out not to be quite what I was after. No harm done as I sold one on and the other is so beautiful I can forgive its shortcomings!

They're a good bunch over there and will feedback on any questions. As will I if you are interested in a particular offering:)
 
This would be a traditional version of a pocket puukko, made by Iisakki Järvenpää. Overall lenght 150 mm, blade 76 mm. Handle is birch. My opinion is that this is quite stylish. I am tempted.

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Here's a couple of pocketable FBs I received recently :)

From PMEW, a small Arthur Wright & Sons 'Whittle Tang Bowie':





And this Linder Jagdnicker from Uncle-Papa ;)

 
I especially like the Arthur Wright.

How about this for a sunday/gentleman's knife? I am not from the area where these are from, but what the heck. The horse-head pommel originates from the era when cavalry officers could have this kind of pommel on their whips. Some local smiths saw these and started making horse-head knives. Horsemanship and horce racing are still a big thing in Bothnia area in Finland. The "häjyt", local gangsters in the 19th century also used to steal and race horses.

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HFinn said:
I especially like the Arthur Wright.

How about this for a sunday/gentleman's knife? I am not from the area where these are from, but what the heck. The horse-head pommel originates from the era when cavalry officers could have this kind of pommel on their whips. Some local smiths saw these and started making horse-head knives. Horsemanship and horce racing are still a big thing in Bothnia area in Finland. The "häjyt", local gangsters in the 19th century also used to steal and race horses.

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Thanks Mr Finn, the Wright knife takes me back to my boyhood, when I regularly carried such knives :)

That's another beauty, and some interesting history :thumbup:
 
This thread is great. I will make sure to post my pocket carry with my custom when I get some time. I just got my KSF pocket sheath in the mail today. I love it. I don't understand how you guys pocket carry any of these knives in normal sheaths. I always have the problem of the knife moving in my pocket so it ends up sitting at an angle in my pocket and bulges out like I am carrying a brick in my pocket. How do you guys manage?
 
Ok. I'm back today with pics of my fixed edc. I have grown used to the pocono pocket sheath now. I love it to death now! I may have to give up folders now! (highly unlikely)

Here is what I believe to be the absolute perfect fixed pockatable EDC. It's my own K2 custom I made and I designed it with pocket carry being it's primary use. NOTE: This was only my third knife I ever made. I made it as soon as I developed some decent skills, because this is the knife I have always wanted.

The blade length was made to be exactly 2.9" and the overall length is as short as a Bark River Little Creek but it's way beefier. The sheath and knife fit like a glove in my pocket and it's SO satisfying to carry my own knife in this setup. If only I made the sheath myself, could I feel better.

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K2 Mini Champ
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This video exists for no other reason than being good knife porn...
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Charles Roddenberry on the forum was selling some kiridashis and what he called a pocket scalpel with wrapped handles on the forum. 1095 steel, 2 1/4 inch cutting edge acid etched. I liked it a lot and asked him if he could do one up with micarta handles. Its a cross between a Tops scalpel/bird and trout with a bit of bushcraft flair to it. His wife is making me a belt sheath for it. If my brother likes it I'm going to ask for another one but with side carry. I will post up a photo of it in a bit. I think its going to ship next week to me.

Here's the original of his kiridashi, I like the micarta handles a lot! And the scalpel w/sheath
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And here is a photo right after he handled up a scalpel for me

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Böker Krein / Bark River Blackwater Boot Knife. Both very much at home in the pocket.



Regards, Will
 
Just got this from Mike Morehouse - man it is a little tank of a knife!uploadfromtaptalk1396229805064.jpg (picture is Mike's)
 
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