new guy, whats your "priceless" knife

[Alnamvet68]

Good question Seas165. I had to think about what priceless meant to me for a moment...is it the knife I spent the most money on?...the one that I carry with me every day?...Nope. It finally occurred to me that I have one knife that to me is the most priceless. My Dad made it for me (along with two others, one for my Brother and himself). He is not a knifemaker, rather a welder by trade and has long since retired. He worked for an automotive company and was in the maintenance department for his whole career. Back in the 80's he made the knives from a leaf spring from a pickup truck they were manufacturing at the time. He had to heat and flatten the springs, and must have spent some time doing that using the tools of the trade (torches etc). For the handles he used wood from hardwood pallets they had laying around (maple perhaps?) and pinned it together with brass pins.

This knife has seen a hard life, it has cut, pried, chopped, dug, and cut some more. It spent years forming a rusty patina in my toolbox, and is chipped and worn. It is so flexible and tough and takes a wicked edge which it holds it for a long time depending on the circumstances. It resides in my garage and is my go too knife when needed.

This one is my most priceless knife, irreplaceable.

You need to post that one up in the Patina Patina thread...it's definitely a winner in my book.:thumbup:

 

[Nerfin]

Thanks Alnamvet! I will try to post it there. I may take a few pics of the spine of the blade, it's only a few mm thick.

Take care.

 

[knarfeng]

This SAK because it's my lucky knife....it's been with me in Grenada in 1983, Bolivia in 1986, Honduras in 1988, Panama in 1989, Iraq in 1991, Iraq in 2003, and Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007....

I can't seem to find my US Army Issue Camillus from Vietnam, 1968 - 1970.

40 years of active duty. Impressive.

 

[Alnamvet68]

40 years of active duty. Impressive.

26 years active, 4 years Reserves; several breaks in service plus two recalls.

 

[seas165]

NERFIN, that is a well used beauty! I like how the handle is contoured and the patina NICE

 

[Nerfin]

Thanks Seas165. It's such a great knife, means even more to me that my Dad made it. He certainly spent a lot of time making the handle fit so nicely in the hand. It has about 30 yrs of work on it, hopefully it will last another 30 more. It's amazing how durable a leaf spring is!

 

[TLARbb]

My priceless knife is like some others - my dad's Schrade stockman. It has a broken point (dad was notorious for prying stuff with the point of his knife) but it is priceless. I use it at times, but don't allow it away from home so as not to lose it.

Ed J

 

[meako]

I would have to say these two.My Grandads penknife and the one I made in 2011 when my eldest finished high school. We did a knife making weekend. The handle is Tallowwood (aussie hard wood)and blade 1070.I bashed that out of a billet and what an experience it was.Fantastic.