Questions on......my next knife :-)

quattromori

quattromori

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Hi guys,
another night shift, and another new thread :rolleyes:
So while I wait for the BF forum pattern thread to decide about the ebony scales on my future Congress Jack ;) I'm wondering about knives (weird thought, isn't it?) and I thought that you guys would help me (as always). I will be given a knife for my birthday (not that near but hey, getting a knife here takes time) and I have to decide what knife it will be. So, basically, I'm looking for suggestions. This new knife will first be carried in my pocket, then eventually be hijacked to my workplace...or not. We'll see.
Before you start shooting me with your suggestions, here are the three knives that I'm actually carrying (one at a time), I know they're pretty different but they all serve me well:

my Falcon lockback:
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my Opinel #6:
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my GEC #25:
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So, I'm open to any sort of suggestion, but there are a few things that I know I'm looking for.
As for size, anything between 3" and 3,5" would be fine. Stainless steel please. Possibly more than one blade (just to see how it goes...I haven't carried my Canoe alot so my jury on multiblades is still out).
So far, good examples of what I could buy are the Case SBJ and the Buck 303, but I'm sure you will come out with more. Any feedback is welcome, pictures are not needed but welcome as well ;)
Thank you guys!

Fausto
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Fausto, how about a Case Jr. Scout? It has a lot of the functionality of a SAK, but with ever so much more class!

Size is right. Single blade, but also a punch, screwdriver/bottle opener, and a can opener.

Seems different enough from the three knives you pictured here that you may really appreciate it. Maybe bring a can of fruit or vegetables on your next beautiful wildlife walk, and open it up with the new knife!

http://www.wrcase.com/knives/family/amber-bone-ss/
 
Stockman knives are great, and you probably should have one. The 303 is a tough knife, but not as classy as some of the ones you carry now. Case makes a number of them in your size range, and if you don't like spey blades they have models with a pen blade in it's place. It would be a great introduction to multi blade knives.
 
Great choices so far. I would recommend a Case sway back jack in CV steel. One of the best made and executed Case knives.
 
Smaug said:
Fausto, how about a Case Jr. Scout? It has a lot of the functionality of a SAK, but with ever so much more class!
Size is right. Single blade, but also a punch, screwdriver/bottle opener, and a can opener.
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Smaug, thanks for the suggestion. Actually, I think I will get a Scout someday, I have a couple of SAK's and love them...but this has to be a knife. Just blades. :)

OzarkCreekWalker said:
You NEED a stockman ;)
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Maybe I do...that's why I'm thinking about the Buck 303, or the Case medium stockman. Honestly, three blades seems like overkill to me, but I might give it a try. :rolleyes:

tomsch said:
Great choices so far. I would recommend a Case sway back jack in CV steel. One of the best made and executed Case knives.
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As I wrote, the SBJ was my first thought. I'd just have it in stainless steel, cause I prefer it (I use my knives mainly for food), and also because (don't shoot! don't shoot!) I don't like the chestnut jigged bone on the CV version.
Thanks for the feedback guys!

Fausto
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Buck makes nice knives, but they are not "finished" as well. A SBJ is a much prettier knife. Also twice as expensive. I like my yellow buck cadet and my SBJ. If price were not an issue though, I would go SBJ every time. As for the chestnut, well, I got a green SBJ that is lovely. And if I had all the money in the world and less brains, I'd pick up one of them cayenne orange SBJ's. Buck yellow is pretty classic though. I don't like their wood at all. Real helpful, huh? LOL
 
LKJW said:
Like the Hammett pic. :)
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You know, since the knife brand is Falcon, I thought it would look good on that book... :rolleyes:
I feel the lure of the Cayenne bone SBJ too actually. But getting a yellow Buck is something I should do someday.
Since you have both knives, how do you rate the pull on them? You know, the thing that scares me most in the American knife world is nailbreaking issues... :D

Fausto
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quattromori said:
You know, since the knife brand is Falcon, I thought it would look good on that book... :rolleyes:
I feel the lure of the Cayenne bone SBJ too actually. But getting a yellow Buck is something I should do someday.
Since you have both knives, how do you rate the pull on them? You know, the thing that scares me most in the American knife world is nailbreaking issues... :D

Fausto
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I can't speak for Buck Fausto, but I have 4 Case Swaybacks. They all pull at about a 5 of 10. No nail breakers in my experience.
 
Fausto, I think I may have an idea.

Looking at the knives you pictured, and recalling all those beautiful local horn handle knives, I see a definite common ground. All single bladed simple knives. If that is where you European roots go, why not add a Case sodbuster in yellow stainless to the pot? Kind of like an American version of an old European pattern. It's stainless os it won't be bad for food use, and it's easy to clean up.

Just an idea.

Carl.
 
Gary,
thanks for your feedback. The SBJ is gaining more and more points...

Carl,
you are right about the Sodbuster, or something in that line: it would go along pretty well with my "usual" knives. If I wanted something more or less like the ones I have, I would probably look this side of the Ocean, and maybe get a Chambriard Le Compact or something similar, or eventually go for the Soddie.
But, I'm willing to try something different.
My first attempt on multiblade knives, even though not completely successful, left the door open to more trials, and that is why I'm looking for a multibladed knife. :)

Fausto
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why not something like a dogleg jack.
its a two blader, which is giving you something new

it has a cool shape, cool ergonomic handle, its a piece of americana, and GEC makes some really beautiful models
its small (3 1/2 or 3 3/4s) and would definitely give you a "working" knife that can be pretty to look at

just my 2 cents
 
Neither are nail breakers. The SBJ is a little stiffer, but both are easy.
 
Fausto,
why not go for a nice old beauty this time around...something like a beautiful Harness Jack?... be it an Ulster, Robeson? my friend...they will blow you away!
 
Ryan,
I think that, if GEC made their #56 or #66 pattern in 440C, I would probably never have started this thread... :)

300Bucks,
thanks for the picture. As you already know, that's exactly the knife I have in sight...

Duncan,
you are very tempting my friend. I haven't seen any HJ that fits the both the size requirement and the steel thing...but if there was one (and maybe you can point one out to me), that would enter the competition right away. Guess it's Charlie's "fault" :rolleyes:

Thanks everybody for your feedbacks, and keep them coming :)

Fausto
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Fausto,
I use EVERY day my carver preparing my food for the day at work, meal times etc...its an Antique Crucible Steel Carver, just simple love of the knife keeps it good my friend. The hj's of mine mean so much to me, that I would even send one over to you to use because they are just that good.

To me I just dont think anything beats pulling out a lovely 70 to 80 year old knife...hear it snap open, and you just see this lovely beautifully shaped blade in front of you wanting to do its work for yet at least another 100 years if its oiled one drip of oil a month ....just how can you look past that?

please see this thread Sir..
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/902839-Harness-Jacks-Special-Orders/page3

Wonderful, wonderful knives...Oh my!... take the step my friend.

Fausto...yes to your suggestion that it is Charlie's fault...YES!!! absolutely! it is this man's undoing of modern-day following and snapping out of the "follow the leader" style, and coming back to the REAL style...traditionals!!
 
quattromori said:
Smaug, thanks for the suggestion. Actually, I think I will get a Scout someday, I have a couple of SAK's and love them...but this has to be a knife. Just blades. :)
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OK, put it your "list" though. ;)


quattromori said:
Honestly, three blades seems like overkill to me, but I might give it a try.
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Years ago, I bought my first traditional knife, a US-made Old Timer 80T stockman. I thought that was about the right size knife, and none of them had implements other than blades. I was used to carrying SAKs, so two layers packed full of blades didn't bother me.

I looked at the clip blade, and thought: "That's the one I'll use all the time." I looked at the sheepsfoot blade, and thought: "That one looks like a good utility blade; very tough. No chance of accidentally bending or breaking the tip." Then, I looked at the spey blade, and thought: "What the hell am I going to use THAT for? That's completely useless, as I dont' spey animals."

Over a few years of use, I found that I was right about the clip blade, but that I go for the spey blade more often than the sheepsfoot. The clip will do everything the sheepsfoot will do, but neither of them will do what the spey will do, which is to make precision slicing cuts with the tip. It's handy when you need to reach in somewhere tight, but still make the cut; when there's no room to sneak the tip of the clip in and pull it sideways. Does that make sense?

Now, I've gotten used to it, and it is kind of a luxury to always have The Right Blade for the Job:

Clip = food blade
Sheepsfoot = General utility blade
Spey = precision slicing cuts with the tip.

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It seems that you like lockers, so why not go with a Buck 501.
You can get one from their custom shop, great knives with great steel. :thumbup:
 
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