no old hickory love?

[tholiver]

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

Bushman check out ebay.
While there are sellers who gouge with shipping there are some who do not.
I usually pay less shipping from U.S sellers than i do from Canadian sellers.
And if the orders under 100$ you usually don't even end up paying taxes let alone any import fees.
Most stuff i order from the U.S just gets delivered without any pay-at-the-door postal fees.
And with the old hickory stuff you can find lots of used knives bundled together.

 

[John G]

I have the paring knife and the cabbage knife. Both get lots of food prep use.

 

[vector001]

And if the orders under 100$ you usually don't even end up paying taxes let alone any import fees.
Most stuff i order from the U.S just gets delivered without any pay-at-the-door postal fees.
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i didn't know that, brother! good to know.

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for those who are having problems with the scales "getting wonky" maybe a cost effective solution would be to use thin superglue to seep into the leak points before using the knives, for longer lifespan of the scales.

i haven't tried that yet, but i have done similar things to good effect.

HTH.

vec

 

[TheGame]

They are fun to modify, and to make our own. I have never really used them much though. I bought some I found in a flea market for cheap a while back, but I didn't do much to them, other than re-sharpen, make the handle a little more comfy, and sell them. Made a decent profit, and than bought some other stuff I needed at the time.

 

[Fiddleback]

I modded a bunch of them once upon a time into some pretty damn sweet Nessies. I use one in the shop to skiv my leather, and it holds an edge fine. I wonder though. Never know when a modern company is going to cheap out and ruin their product.

 

[tholiver]

And if the orders under 100$ you usually don't even end up paying taxes let alone any import fees.
Most stuff i order from the U.S just gets delivered without any pay-at-the-door postal fees.
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i didn't know that, brother! good to know.

vec

Of course thats if it was shipped U.S.P.S to Canada and delivered by Canada post.
If it comes via Fed-ex/UPS then you are in a world of financial hurt (dang $50 "brokerage fees!)
Thats why i never do business with U.S companies that insist on Fed-ex/UPS.

I only remember one time in the last 5 years i had to pay anything at the door, so thats probably one package in maybe 200!

 

[dulledge2]

our ace hardware stores allways have them but not seen a kitchen set.

 

[AmmoHouse]

I have a couple!
One always stays in my hunting pack along with a small file for sharpening.
I've used it as a 2nd knife on a few elk and deer.
Most like everybody else, I've got a good many knives....but everybody also has a el cheapo they just can't leave behind.

 

[TStetz]

I've used them off and on as field knives with good success. Did an article in backwoodsman a few years back on modding one into a buchcraft knife. It was a fun project and I still really like the knife that came out out of it. I took a 7" butcher and made a 5" spearpoint with a convex edge. I reworked the handles a bit and finished them by soaking them in a mix of turpentine and linseed oil. Seems to have worked well for keeping them from getting goofy in the field. I ended up having two sheaths made for it by JRE.

There's been a fair bit of discussion on OH mods over at KF in the past too. Spork60 has done some mad OH mods. :thumbup: