Okay, fess up....who has a CRAP knife...that gets USED A LOT?

:cool: How about a "Sabre 631" Origional Bowie? I bought it in 1968 at a convenience store. My cousin bought one just like it and we had contests throwing it into an Avacodo tree, so I had to tape the handle scales back on with electrical tape. I used it to scrape gaskets on my '65 Mustang when changing heads or water pump. Actually managed to cut a few radiator hoses with it. Since then it scrapes most old gaskets, paint, glue, or cement. Just sharpened it for about the 5th time last week.
RTM :D
 
My POS knife is used for cutting bonsai soil. Bonsai soil is a mix of 1/3 sand, 1/3 volcanic pebbles, 1/3 organic matter. And ....cleaning....bonsai pots which are ceramic and need scraping.

Also paint scraping, grease scraping (like a grungy car part), prying up (or apart) things.

REALLY crummy things. Sometimes CUTTING wire. I'll use a good knife to strip wire.
 
I could fill a dumpster with all the brush I've cleared with my $10 machete made in South Africa. After the chores are done, it's 5 passes with the $9 carbide sharpener, 2 sprays of WD-40 and it's back in the sheath for next time. :)
 
I have a cheap little lockback I got free when I purchased a Simmons scope many years ago. I use it alot while working making knives. It scrapes, cuts cardboard, sewing thread for sheath making, cuts chute cord for lanyards and any other cutting I need to do. For work, I made a small utility/ box cutter. I cut alot of cardboard and plastic for eight hours. You could say it's a custom box cutter. Here's a pic
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It's D2 with worm grooved bone.
Scott
 
I have a #2 (size not quality) Chinese cleaver that cost next to nothing and has been serving kitchen duty for almost 20 years.
 
I used Gerber EZ-Outs as my beaters when I worked at a hardware store, could buy them for $20 through the store. The blades were useless after about a year of cutting cardboard (would be significantly smaller size from sharpening). Now I carry a CRKT M16-00K as my EDC/beater.
 
Well, either one of my Striders or my Emerson CQC-6.. i don't have any cheapies that i use just because my more expensive knives might get scratched/dirty/dented.

To me the reason that i buy knives like my SnG's/Gb/HT or CQC-6 is that they can take the abuse and look happy afterwards.
Some dents/scratches etc. just make'em look better :)

I very much dislike cheap, crappy knives....
 
I have one cheap knife in particular that gets used a lot. It’s a POS imitation SAK that I use all the time for chores I would normally never use a knife for. It mixes epoxy, pries open cans of stain, scrapes gunk off metal, etc... About the only thing I don't use it for is cutting things; it sucks at that.

Leo
 
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