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no old hickory love?

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seth

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why the huge mora craze, yet i hardly ever read mention of old hickory knives? :eek: the local do-it-best hardware store had some old hickorys in stock, so i bought one of the little paring knives and what they call a slicing knive (i fell in love with this in the kitchen this morning cooking some lamb for work)

the paring knife though, is a very handy sized blade, it had a very reasonable edge from the factory, and i whittled a good few sticks with it during my lunch break with no apparent edge loss... i know its not the most attractive knife out there, but the steel seems good (read that its 1095 online) and it feels solid.

any particular reason for them having such a little following on the forums?
 
They have quite a following--they just haven't been "en vogue" for discussion lately. Trust me--they're there! :)
 
ahh ok, well hopefully they will chime in and tell me i made some good buys (due to import duties/taxes, i ended up paying roughly 3 times the cost im seeing online, major downside to living on an island)
 
if they were available locally i would buy them. But htere is no way i'm spending $100+ CDN $$ after import taxes, duties, exchange rate plus shipping for a $10 knife
 
Yup, I use em! I've only got about three right now. I like my cut-down and convexed boning knife.

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have been looking for a set for the kitchen, cant find them in 1095, only stainless anyone know who carries them.
 
Alberta Ed said:
Those I've used have seemed rather soft -- they take an edge easily but don't hold it very long.
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I have noticed that as well. Nonetheless, I have a bunch and really like them.

Some of the butcher knives actually make good bush camp knives,and easy to maintain in the field. I was lucky to find a wholesaler years ago that allowed me to buy some, so I snatched up what I could.
 
i love the Old Hickory 14 inch Butcher.

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the handles re-shape beautifully IMHO for that custom touch.
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i like grinding a back edge on them.
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been practicing making special sheaths for them.
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the sweep on the spine lets me lock them into the sheath - no getting them out, but a simple push forward and out lets them come free when i need them with just light pressure between thumb and forefinger. i am still working on the minimalist aspect of the sheaths.
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Old Hickories are a smart choice IMHO.

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I'm definitely an Old Hickory fan as well. I've got a paring knife and a cleaver from them, and my parents have an old Old Hickory butcher knife that I love to use if I'm cooking at their place. Incidentally, Smokey Mountain Knife Works has a decent selection of their stuff, including a kitchen set (all in 1095) although the kitchen set appears to be out of stock at the moment. Maybe due to Christmas shopping? They do require a tad more maintenance than the typical stainless kitchen knives, but I think its worth it.
 
Oh, they're awesome. Fun to mod, too. Last year it was a big trend to take an OH skinner and turn it into a nessmuk. I did it, and it's one of my favorite knives. No pics of mine, but just google "Old Hickory nessmuk conversion" and you'll get a tutorial.
 
Every time I see somebody mention a Mora the first thought that crosses my mind is that I'd much rather just have a full tang Old Hickory instead. I love them and I've carried them in the woods many times . My only problems with them is the handle scales go all wonky after repeated exposure to the elements, and I'd like to have a couple of the smaller ones in the thickness of the larger ones. I've actually considered removing the handles of a couple, doing a little custom shaping and them sending them to Bryan for micarta or G10 handle scales...now you've got me thinking about that again.
 
I like both but I do favor the old hickory nessmuk that I made a while back. It's a great camp knife!
 
I found a box of two dozen OH skinners a few years ago in a pile of stuff a fella left me after he passed. I have couple in the kitchen, one stuck in every boat at the camp, and several at the fish cleaning sink. There are still some brand new ones that I have been wanting to re-handle and make sheaths for.
 
I have a bunch of them too, my local Ma and Pa hardware store has them. Occasionally I'll replace the handles and use a browning solution on the blades make a nice sheath and use the heck out of them.

I have one I put stag slabs on and gave to my wife for Rendezvousing. I'll have to find it and post pictures.
 
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