Light duty camp knife for small hands?

NJBILLK, I might be up for that. I do like Victorinox's Inox steel. Not the best retention but gets real sharp, real easy. Plus it is VERY corrosion resistant.
I knew there was another company I was forgetting, Dexter Russell.
I would not mind a relatively thin sharp Nessmuk-esque knife, with stainless steel and an easily sanitized handle, for myself. I like the Nessmuk design, but anything I would use it for would benefit from these qualities.
 
Take a quick look at the A.G. Russell Woodswalker. Might be just her size.

The blade is only like 2 and a half inches, which really is a great size for opening packages, sharpening hot dog sticks, slicing shrooms and summer sausage...

It comes with a great little leather hip pocket sheath, it's AUS-8 stainless, and it's under 25 bucks.
 
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chiral.grolim, those are a little out of my price range. Are they ACTUALLY made in Portland? I would think these were Chinese?
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I haven't audited the Portland factory or anything, but they say Portland, OR right on them as well as on the package. But a little too much $? I'm sure there is a cheaper version made in taiwan or china... "Coleman Gripp" versions and such, not that I'd go for that.

There are a lot of decent taiwan & china knives in your price range, especially given the use expected, indeed a folding knife would also work. If you're thinking about getting a paring knife and then making it a sheath, you might also consider just increasing your price-range to match the cost in time/effort/materials making a sheath you like... *shrug*
 
Another option I don't think was mentioned is the J. Marttiini line of knives. They're made in Finland, so they do have the scandi grind, but I still am able to sharpen mine on a ceramic rod as if it was a standard V-grind. They come in about 5 sizes, and all are very reasonably priced (under $30). I have the medium-sized Big Game Hunter - it has almost a 5-inch SS blade, but it's super light at only 7.5 ounces, and is super comfortable in the hand:

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Great for light to medium duty camp chores.
 
Velitrius, that is a dandy little knife. She had expressed a desire for roughly 3.5 to 4.25 inch blade though. Wants enough blade to be worth having. She has folders that fill the small blade niche.
 
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MontyB, my son and I LOVE Opinels!
My wife on the other hand is not fond of the classic or "old timey" styles, or wood. That is why she specified synthetic handles. She likes fairly plain, modern-ish looking stuff. But not tactical, fighting, fantasy type stuff either.
Plus she REALLY HATES the way a Opinel all but locks up when wet. She has got a little Byrd meadowlark and her SAK, for folders. Now she finally wants a fixed blade.
 
chiral.grolim, sorry I did not mean to question your word. I just figured since they out source so much stuff now, and that price was so low? It must be Chinese. That is a great price for domestic manufacture from a big name.

I do know that in my price range, I am almost certain to get a Chinese made knife.
 
link2derek, that is a great knife for a great price.
She has already fiddled with a couple of my Scandis and did not like them with food. Did not hate them but said she would like something more like my flat grind knives. However also said if we can not find her something different the Companion would do fine. I think it is slightly big for her hands. My Companion HD looks WAY to big for her hand. My 510 fits her well, but she does not like the ergos.

I will show her your picture, sure looks nice.
 
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How small is the handle on that Buck?
She has small hands. Like the old style OEM Lett grips on her SP101, COMPLETELY fill her hand.
I hopefully can find one of these local do she can try it out.
 
Hey to add to another's post, the Gerber Gator's are all made in the US as far as I know, however the ones I have seen, including the folder I own, have a pretty large grip(handle). I remember seeing the fix blade version in store and I think it had about the same size grip. They are a decent line of knives, for the price, but I would not get one for a small handed person. Just my .02
Bruce
 
Thanks Bruce. In general my impression of modern Gerber ergos is kind of big and bulky/blocky.
Still an amazing price for U.S. made.
 
Go with the Mora 2000...

$8 over your budget but the grind is not a normal scandi.

It is a scandi grind till half way through the blade then it tapers to a FFG with a large secondary bevel (great for food prep)

I have one and it cuts great! Works great for food prep but then it goes and carves like crazy.

Mora's 12c27 is king, and it all meets your criteria...
 
How about the Kershaw Bear hunter II. It is discontinued in most places but it can be found with a little searching for about $25.
 
hariph creek said:
chiral.grolim, sorry I did not mean to question your word. I just figured since they out source so much stuff now, and that price was so low? It must be Chinese. That is a great price for domestic manufacture from a big name.

I do know that in my price range, I am almost certain to get a Chinese made knife.
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No offense taken, I completely understand the question :thumbup: Gerber has been making that gator in Portland for decades, one of the few models that isn't an import, indeed quite inexpensive for a domestic, hence the shameless push ;) It is hard to find domestics that inexpensive beyond the Bucklites and Gerber Gators... EDIT to add: come to think of it, i believe there was a review of the Gator that showed it having a similar size handle to the Mora companion, so not really a good recommendation, sorry :p

Once you're into Asian knives, LOTS of options. For example, if you're really considering a paring knife, you could try the Gerber Myth Compact Fixed Blade (made in China) that includes a sheath, can be had for <$20. It's only a 3.25" blade though...

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