Pics of my modest collection - for your viewing pleasure

Walkabout

Walkabout

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Hi there,

Thought it was time I had a group photo... good to have for insurance purposes!

Here's my collection so far. They're all users, though a couple are recent purchases and haven't had a chance to see the great outdoors yet.

Some descriptions:

-the red-handled Trond blade is one that I made myself, with red/black dyed stabilized box elder and a reindeer horn spacer (my one and only try at a home-made knife :) )
- the light brown Dozier is a convex-ground Delta Traveler
- the white-handled folder is a Ray Cover Sr. slip-joint, with ivory micarta handle
- the Bark River Northstar is a 1st production run, with G10 handle
- the Busse blades are (top-bottom) a Satin Jack TAC LE HOG, a Leaner Mean Street, and a Meaner Street, followed by a Swamp Rat InfiCoot

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Fantastic. I love to see collection photos, especially from people with a wide variety of knives. Fixed blades, folders, "tactical", traditional, and even a Khukri. Keep up the good work!

-Bob
 
Thanks for the feedback, everyone! :)

It was the great information that I found reading this forum that helped me slowly put together a variety of quality pieces... couldn't have done it without y'all! :thumbup:
 
How do you like the Bark River Northstar? I have been considering this knife for hiking/camping.
 
IUKE12 said:
How do you like the Bark River Northstar? I have been considering this knife for hiking/camping.
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I like it very much. It's a versatile all-around user. Slices nicely, and the convex grind does nice feather sticks for kindling. It's not so expensive that you're afraid to use it, but it feels like a custom. I don't think there's anything I'd be afraid to use it for (within reasonable use... but I don't want to start down that road). Throws nice sparks from a fire steel as well.

Walkabout
 
What are the two folders just to the left of the Sebenza? Very nice collection!
 
MJR said:
What are the two folders just to the left of the Sebenza? Very nice collection!
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Thanks :)

Those are Dozier Small Folding Hunters. One is stag, and the other is burgundy micarta
 
Very nice! So out of those, which one sees the most use and which is your favorite?
 
Walkabout said:
I like it very much. It's a versatile all-around user. Slices nicely, and the convex grind does nice feather sticks for kindling. It's not so expensive that you're afraid to use it, but it feels like a custom. I don't think there's anything I'd be afraid to use it for (within reasonable use... but I don't want to start down that road). Throws nice sparks from a fire steel as well.

Walkabout
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Thanks for the mini review Walkabout, nice collection there.:thumbup:
 
WadeF said:
Very nice! So out of those, which one sees the most use and which is your favorite?
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I was afraid someone would ask that :)

On my canoeing/hiking trips, I like to have a large and smaller fixed blade. That will be the Busse Satin Jack TAC LE and the Leaner Mean Street. They will end up being the most used, though they haven't had the opportunity to be out in the bush much (everything is frozen up here right now, and I just got the SJ TAC, and have a sheath on order from Leatherman).

For the smaller knife, I prefer the Leaner Mean Street to the Meaner Street, as it seems a bit more suited to slicing, carving, whittling, etc. The thicker Meaner Street feels indestructible, but I personally prefer the thinner blade in a small knife.

For the folders, my most carried are either the yellow-handled small Ritter Grip or the stag Dozier Small FH... they are quite sheeple-friendly, which is a consideration for me. For a hiking trip I tend to take a bigger folder, usually the larger Ritter Grip.

I gave the one-piece Chris Reeve knife to my 21 y.o. son, as he needed a reliable, solid outdoors knife and he really likes it, understandably! My wife uses the stag Dozier Pro Guide, which is a wonderful all-around camp knife.

I didn't have pics here (I also forgot to put in the Swamp Rat Camp Tramp!), but I bought my 2 daughters each a Swap Rat Bandicoot, which is a nice size for them, and will last them forever. We spend all of our holidays on canoe trips, so they get used.... all the kids have had knives since they were about 6 yrs old, with lots of lessons on safe use. They can all make some nice feather sticks, and can split firewood by using a baton on their fixed blades.

I think I'd have to say my overall favourite fixed blade is the Leaner Mean Street. Tough to say why... the stag Doziers are beautiful, and the SJ TAC is incredible. However, as an all-around slicer-dicer-carver it feels great, and if it was all I had for chopping, I would be very confident in beating it with a baton... I've used it (not the one in the pic... I have a couple :) ) to take off some pretty big branches with a baton.

I think the toughest knife to replace would be the stag Dozier Folding Hunter; I had heard that he had run out of stag, and that he had (temporarily?) stopped making folders.

I hope this answers your question without being too indecisive... they're all nice blades! :)
 
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