Odd ball Old Hickory FOLDERS! for sea dogs and kerambit fans

Sylvrfalcn

Sylvrfalcn

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No joke, gotta get me one of these and try it out. At the prices they're going for, I figure why not? The knife pictured below is a lockblade hawkbill, with a 4" handle, stainless blade, bolsters, etc., and even a lanyard shackle. It's a genuine Old Hickory, and it sells for six dollars and seven cents. :eek:

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Here's what they call a "vegetable knife". Can we say pocket kerambit?

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Ran across these this morning while researching/studying up on butcher knife patterns. Never heard of an Old Hickory folder, not even sure if they're American made or imported (a sadly common trend amongst "American" production knives), but they, at very least, have me curious, so I thought I'd share. Here's the link http://www.bladematrix.tv/index.asp?PageAction=MFGSEARCH&ManfID=122&Page=1 open it up and scroll down.

Sarge
 
Never heard of these guys but their prices are great. Tx.

All kindsa neat stuff. Anybody ever order from them?


Mike
 
I have an Old hickory lookalike called "Old Homestead" . Japanese made . Someone gave it to me set up as an Indian drawknife . Works great .

I,ll have to check out those folders . Looks like a robust blade . I don,t suppose they lock ?
 
Ad Astra said:
Never heard of these guys but their prices are great. Tx.

All kindsa neat stuff. Anybody ever order from them?


Mike
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Sure have, good prices on Opinel folders, Tramontina machetes and "Gaucho" knives, et cetera. Deep discounts due to bulk merchandising, sort of a knife equivalent of Wal Mart. I have no personal loyalty to them like I do with HI or Ragweed Forge, but you can trust me when I tell you, they're for real.

Sarge
 
Kevin the grey said:
I have an Old hickory lookalike called "Old Homestead" . Japanese made . Someone gave it to me set up as an Indian drawknife . Works great .

I,ll have to check out those folders . Looks like a robust blade . I don,t suppose they lock ?
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Uh Kevin, hard to sneak up on you, ain't it? :D

Sarge
 
Those look a lot like the old pruning knives they used to use in vinyard work, before everyone started using secateurs. Love that shape!
 
munk said:
Chances are the steel's pretty soft.


munk
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Soft is a relative term. Those who think harder is better, and get absolutely gleeful about Rockwell ratings up around 60, would hold something tempered down to 53 RC in disdain as being "too soft to hold an edge". That means my Kabar, my Opinels, my exquisitely made Laguiole folders, my Argentinian Gaucho knives from Tandil, et cetera, are by some definitions, "pretty soft".
Don't know, best I can do is get my hands on one, test it, and give you a fair appraisal on it's serviceability based on real world cutting/sharpening. At six bucks and change a pop, I don't really expect cryogenically treated 154CM.

Sarge
 
Sarge,

I have an Old Hickory bowie type kitchen knife that is soft and the edge needs resharpening frequently. Metal is removed quickly. I would not take the knife into the field to dress a Deer. For the money, and what it does, it's nice enough, but I like things that last.

Maybe you can buy enough Old Hickories for the price, and in the end, it equals the use/ money equations of more expensive, 'better" steel blade.

But I'd rather have a better blade and not fool with it so much. My German Solingen Kitchen blade lasts a real long time between sharpening and is a better knife. Even if it cost 70 bucks. There is a lot to be said for a tool that is ready, instead of tool requiring my babying all the time before I can get a honest 20 minutes work out of.

munk
 
munk said:
Sarge,

I have an Old Hickory bowie type kitchen knife that is soft and the edge needs resharpening frequently. Metal is removed quickly. I would not take the knife into the field to dress a Deer. For the money, and what it does, it's nice enough, but I like things that last.

Maybe you can buy enough Old Hickories for the price, and in the end, it equals the use/ money equations of more expensive, 'better" steel blade.

But I'd rather have a better blade and not fool with it so much. My German Solingen Kitchen blade lasts a real long time between sharpening and is a better knife. Even if it cost 70 bucks. There is a lot to be said for a tool that is ready, instead of tool requiring my babying all the time before I can get a honest 20 minutes work out of.

munk
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My mother had an Old Hickory she was given as a wedding gift, and used that knife in the kitchen regularly for about twelve years until it was replaced with something "better". I reckon she just didn't know it wasn't supposed to last that long. ;) :D

Sarge
 
Great looking little knives Sarge.

Beware Bladematrix shipping fees though. I got two 3 dollar opinel paring knives from them. Came out to 18 dollars shipped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Should you buy five old Hickories instead of one great blade? I dunno.

Go out into the field and dress an animal with an Old Hickory and tell me about efficient price to performance ratios. And I like Old Hickory.

confession: The design of the Old Hickory seen here is so good I admit to wanting one.

Maybe HI ought to make one of these.




munk
 
aproy1101 said:
Great looking little knives Sarge.

Beware Bladematrix shipping fees though. I got two 3 dollar opinel paring knives from them. Came out to 18 dollars shipped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You youngsters. :rolleyes: Yes indeed, their primary carrier is UPS, and they're a bit pricey. Next time you order from them, scroll down to "USPS shipping options" and click on it. You'll find that shipping via priority mail is considerably cheaper.
If you've got money just to throw away, send some my way hoss, I'm about out of beer. ;)

Sarge
 
Damn, Sarge. No one's out of beer in America- there's just convenience stores we haven't robbed yet.





munk
 
Sylvrfalcn said:
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Uh Kevin, hard to sneak up on you, ain't it? :D

Sarge
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gee Sarge I thought you,d never ask ! Only if you buy me flowers .
That and supper after . L:O:L

Actually reason I asked is I seem to see a slight cutout on the top one with a little shine to it like it might be a lever .
 
Hey Sarge did you see that it is 3 inches closed ? It O:K: for a small hand like mine . It might give someone with a bigger hand a bigger problem . If they didn,t want 25 bucks for the least expensive shipping I might get one . Whoever said check shipping ? THANKS FOR THE TIP .
 
munk said:
Should you buy five old Hickories instead of one great blade? I dunno.

Go out into the field and dress an animal with an Old Hickory and tell me about efficient price to performance ratios. And I like Old Hickory.

confession: The design of the Old Hickory seen here is so good I admit to wanting one.

Maybe HI ought to make one of these.




munk
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Does skinning and butchering hogs fit into your definition of "dress an animal"? If so, I've got a pretty good bit of personal experience that equals bad news regarding your theory of the knife in question's (Ontario/Old Hickory)usefulness and efficacy. High carbon steel can be tempered as hard or soft as you like it, so consequently Ontario could make their knives hard as hell with no additional production expense. That they don't indicates they understand what the knives are designed to do, and how they're intended to be used. The edge on that "soft" knife can be quickly restored to keenness with a few quick swipes on a butcher's steel. Such a knife, in the hands of a knowledgeable user, can efficiently cut hide and flesh all day long with nothing more than an occasional steeling. When you're hip deep in blood and gore, and the edge on that "hard" knife goes dull, which it'll eventually do, you either have to stop work to go sharpen it or throw it down and pick up another.
But we're all entitled to our preferences, opinions, and "theories", they're what keeps the world from getting boring.

Sarge
 
Kevin the grey said:
gee Sarge I thought you,d never ask ! Only if you buy me flowers .
That and supper after . L:O:L

Actually reason I asked is I seem to see a slight cutout on the top one with a little shine to it like it might be a lever .
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Nossir, can't pull the wool over your eyes. :D

"No joke, gotta get me one of these and try it out. At the prices they're going for, I figure why not? The knife pictured below is a lockblade hawkbill, with a 4" handle, stainless blade, bolsters, etc., and even a lanyard shackle. It's a genuine Old Hickory, and it sells for six dollars and seven cents. "

Sarge
 
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