I just moved into a new apartment, and found myself in need of a good moderately priced, moderately sized, plain edge kitchen knife. I have plenty of "other" knives, but no way I'm going to use them on food if I can help it. Being a while away from any major urban areas, about the only place I could think to go was Wal-mart. After spending about 20 minutes finding the kitchen aisle, I was not all that surprised to find nothing but cheezy serrated "surgical" or "high carbon" stainless steel (otherwise known as crap )serrated toys, uh, I mean knives. One was even brave enough to put "never needs sharpening" right on the package. So I pondered for a while, and decided that I did need to eat, so I picked out what looked like the least worst of the Made in China selection. On my way out of the aisle I spotted a promising contender way down near the bottom from the Ontario Knife Company. It was two different plain edge, carbon steel, made in USA paring knives for under five bucks. I got them home and found a pleasant surprise, they were pretty nice. They both feel very solid and after a little work they cut like mad, despite not "feeling sharp" at all. Does anybody know anything about this company and their other products, if any? From what I've seen they seem pretty good. Or am I wrong and their just a throwaway store brand?
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Ontario Knife Co. ?
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Well done!! You have just discovered a good old fashioned carbon steel
kinves from a very well respected American knife company. I bought my
wife two paring "Old Hickory" brand Ontario knives 35 years ago and they
are STILL the first one she picks up to use. I've rehandled it countless times
and she said she'd hurt me in a VERY personal way if I threw them away!!
As far as Kitchen knives go the "Old Hickory" brand is really hard to beat
if you know enough not to want stainless steel. These carbon steel knives
being thin have a way of sharpening themselves as you use them by
wearing away a bit each time they are used. Kinda neat really.
As to Ontario's knife line you will find them all to be reasonably priced good
value simple 1095 carbon steel "user" knives. Queen Steel is their stainless line
and they are also exceptional knives too. Nothing fancy just one heck of a good
deal for the entire Ontario line .
kinves from a very well respected American knife company. I bought my
wife two paring "Old Hickory" brand Ontario knives 35 years ago and they
are STILL the first one she picks up to use. I've rehandled it countless times
and she said she'd hurt me in a VERY personal way if I threw them away!!
As far as Kitchen knives go the "Old Hickory" brand is really hard to beat
if you know enough not to want stainless steel. These carbon steel knives
being thin have a way of sharpening themselves as you use them by
wearing away a bit each time they are used. Kinda neat really.
As to Ontario's knife line you will find them all to be reasonably priced good
value simple 1095 carbon steel "user" knives. Queen Steel is their stainless line
and they are also exceptional knives too. Nothing fancy just one heck of a good
deal for the entire Ontario line .
Anybody know any real stores (not online) where I might be able to find more of their products? Seems like these would make a great inexpensive holiday gift for almos anybody. I've tried giving knives as gifts before, for some reason my grandmother has never been able to fully appreciate the merits of a tactical linerlock.
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I have a curved blade skinner that I found on a table of mixed kitchen knives and junk at a gun show. It is stamped "Ontario Knife Works." This is a great knife. It is high carbon steel and will rust if abused but holds an edge at least as well as the Old Hickory kitchen knives. I whipped up a sheath for it from scrap leather, although I want to do a beaded and fringed sheath for it someday. this knife is true to the form used by many skinners on the great plains during the 1800's and I carry it with my muzzleloader and tomahawk.
The company has a web site at :
www.ontarioknife.com
I've ordered stuff directly from
them before. Always been pleased
with it, machetes, kitchen knives,
fixed blade military type knives.
They make good plain-carbon steel
knives. Probably use one of their
6" butcher knives more than any thing
else I have. Just remember to hand
wash/dry their knives. Rinsing them
with the hottest water you can stand
leaves the blade warmer than the
surrounding air which helps to
evaporate any residual moisture quickly.
Thus cutting down on rust. Scotch-brite
pads are handy at removing rust.
www.ontarioknife.com
I've ordered stuff directly from
them before. Always been pleased
with it, machetes, kitchen knives,
fixed blade military type knives.
They make good plain-carbon steel
knives. Probably use one of their
6" butcher knives more than any thing
else I have. Just remember to hand
wash/dry their knives. Rinsing them
with the hottest water you can stand
leaves the blade warmer than the
surrounding air which helps to
evaporate any residual moisture quickly.
Thus cutting down on rust. Scotch-brite
pads are handy at removing rust.