Quick and Dirty Necker

[DaleW]

I've been collecting paring knives lately as I've found good quality ones in thrift stores really cheap. You can get ones with good German stainless blades and molded plastic handles or heavy duty forged full-tang ones with riveted handles-- for $2.

They make excellent neckers, but the problem is having a sheath. I found a product made by Lamson that makes for a quick and dirty neck or pack rig. They call it a KnifeSafe and they come in several sizes. They are designed to protect expensive chefs knives and are like a hinged plastic clamshell with rubber tabs to keep the knife from slipping out. To turn one into a necker, all you need to do it to drill a hole in one of the ears next to the release tab-- the one closest to the point, or two holes at the top to thread a lanyard through. The only drawback is that you can't slide the knife out-- you need to open the clamshell to remove it. You could pull the knife out in an emergency, but it would take some effort. You can open the small ones one-handed.

 

[tknife]

I may need to get one of those. I usually carry at least one extra knife in my pack, and that looks like a safe, sanitary way of doing it. Pretty cool.

 

[RescueRiley]

very cool....as always, Way to think outside the box brother.

 

[DaleW]

Thanks, Riley. You could haul some big choppers in your pack with the larger sizes -- 10" is a big blade!


I forgot to mention that you can get them in cooking stores like Williams Sonoma for $3, so you don't need to do the mail order thang.

 

[Salamander42]

When I go car camping I usually take a full sized chef's knife and cutting board anyhow. This looks like a much better way to pack that chef's knife than the cardboard and duct tape sleeve/sheath that I made for it. :thumbup: And the price is pretty good on it too! :thumbup::thumbup: Thanks for the tip!

 

[Liam Ryan]

My roommate has a small paring knife that has a one piece construction I may have to "liberate" from him, looks like this tiny pic, but with a nice drop point blade.

Comfiest handle ever, I would probably opt to rough it up a bit instead of wrapping it with grip tape.
No idea for what to do about the sheath though.
I meant to raise the "kitchen knives for the woods" thread for this idea, but this is easier.

 

[Balldboy]

Now you are...scaring me.
I've been trying to find away to carry the small Spydi kitchen knife for a while now.
There's a red handle victorinox in most of my bags.

Pete

 

[DaleW]

Now you are...scaring me.
I've been trying to find away to carry the small Spydi kitchen knife for a while now.
There's a red handle victorinox in most of my bags.

Pete

Yup, the Vic paring knife is what inspired me. Commercial fishermen use them like disposable razors. Vic makes a cordura sheath for them, but it costs more than the knife itself.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Dale, could you fix on side of the KnifeSafe to a backpack or field bag?
That would make it easier to pop open to remove the knife.

 

[DaleW]

Dale, could you fix on side of the KnifeSafe to a backpack or field bag?
That would make it easier to pop open to remove the knife.

It has a simple little latch and is easy to open with your thumb with it stabilized on a neck lanyard. There are all kinds of ways you could drill holes in the shell and lace paracord through.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Clever gadget. Should be very handy in a kitchen with too many knives lying around.

 

[DaleW]

Clever gadget. Should be very handy in a kitchen with too many knives lying around.

Yeah, we don't wanna have any "Nine Fingers Esav" hangin' aroun' here

 

[batosai117]

My roommate has a small paring knife that has a one piece construction I may have to "liberate" from him, looks like this tiny pic, but with a nice drop point blade.

Comfiest handle ever, I would probably opt to rough it up a bit instead of wrapping it with grip tape.
No idea for what to do about the sheath though.
I meant to raise the "kitchen knives for the woods" thread for this idea, but this is easier.

That seems to be the platinum series forever sharp . I only know that because me and my mom split a pack of those when we went grocery shopping together at SAM's. Great set too :thumbup:. Cuts through hammers (the steel part) and then cuts clean through any thing else that you can think of.

ps. before you cut through something ridiculous, keep in mind the one I'm talking about is the longer serrated version. Don't want your roomate coming home to a dull knife .

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Yeah, we don't wanna have any "Nine Fingers Esav" hangin' aroun' here

No biggie. I only got 5 toes left.

 

[DaleW]

I went to Goodwill today and the first paring knife I pulled out of the bin was a Henkel 80mm. I couldn't do that again if I tried for 20 years. Anyway, using the KnifeSafe and the Goodwill Henkel, I end up with a $3.99 necker.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Definitely a good deal. Nice concept.