Hey Everyone,
First time poster and still relatively new to knives as I've been researching for about 2 years and have made a few small purchases.
I'm mainly into knives well suited to outdoors activities as that's what I mainly use them for such as breaking down small wood, clearing brush, cleaning fish, etc, however, I can appreciate all blades.
I have a bad habit of playing the amazon cheapie gamble. Even though it's usually a bust, I really like that rare occasion when I run into an amazon cheapie that actually has value.
Below is a photo of my knives.
I've got 3 more on the way: Cold Steel Raja 2 and Raja 3, and a Genuine Gurkha Kukri.
A couple of my larger knives do OK at clearing brush, I thought I'd give the infamous Kukri a try -- we'll see how that goes, I'm afraid it may be another amazon cheapie gamble.
As for the Raja's -- I need a good folder and I've heard good things. I'm currently using a Rat 1 which I really like but the flip-out action isn't fun for me.
Current favorites:
Larger knife: The amazon cheapie kukri wannabe in the middle of the photo is my favorite large knife and it was about $10. I'm interested to see how it compares to the Genuine Gurkha Kukri and maybe even the folding Rajah 2 though I expect the Rajah 2 (even tho its big) is probably too small to compare but still hoping its a nice easier to carry folding alternative.
General purpose: Pricey but I really like the feel of my DPX Heft 6 Serrated even though it was about $180
General purpose: I should mention, a very close second favorite is the Becker BK16 for about $60. The Condor Bushlore is pretty good for the $ too.
Folder: So far I really like my Rat 1, but the open/close action is difficult and the clip comes loose after awhile, but otherwise very nice for $25. I'm interested to see how it compares to the Rajah 3.
Anyway -- I just wanted to pop in and say thanks for all the useful info I've gathered from this site over the last couple years.
Thanks for reading
Click to see the full-size image
First time poster and still relatively new to knives as I've been researching for about 2 years and have made a few small purchases.
I'm mainly into knives well suited to outdoors activities as that's what I mainly use them for such as breaking down small wood, clearing brush, cleaning fish, etc, however, I can appreciate all blades.
I have a bad habit of playing the amazon cheapie gamble. Even though it's usually a bust, I really like that rare occasion when I run into an amazon cheapie that actually has value.
Below is a photo of my knives.
I've got 3 more on the way: Cold Steel Raja 2 and Raja 3, and a Genuine Gurkha Kukri.
A couple of my larger knives do OK at clearing brush, I thought I'd give the infamous Kukri a try -- we'll see how that goes, I'm afraid it may be another amazon cheapie gamble.
As for the Raja's -- I need a good folder and I've heard good things. I'm currently using a Rat 1 which I really like but the flip-out action isn't fun for me.
Current favorites:
Larger knife: The amazon cheapie kukri wannabe in the middle of the photo is my favorite large knife and it was about $10. I'm interested to see how it compares to the Genuine Gurkha Kukri and maybe even the folding Rajah 2 though I expect the Rajah 2 (even tho its big) is probably too small to compare but still hoping its a nice easier to carry folding alternative.
General purpose: Pricey but I really like the feel of my DPX Heft 6 Serrated even though it was about $180
General purpose: I should mention, a very close second favorite is the Becker BK16 for about $60. The Condor Bushlore is pretty good for the $ too.
Folder: So far I really like my Rat 1, but the open/close action is difficult and the clip comes loose after awhile, but otherwise very nice for $25. I'm interested to see how it compares to the Rajah 3.
Anyway -- I just wanted to pop in and say thanks for all the useful info I've gathered from this site over the last couple years.
Thanks for reading
Click to see the full-size image
