WalterDavis
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We spend a lot of time talking about classic outdoors-patterned knives, and dedicated 'bushcraft' style blades.But there's another group of knives that I'm sure most of us have, or had, that made a trip or two into the woods
I'm talking about those knives you bought on a whim (or due to some movie-based inspiration
), that are confidence inspiring, overbuilt, and a ton of fun
Here's a couple of pics of mine, let's see yours, too!
First off, here's my Siegle Rambo IV inspired chopper, with my Robert Parrish Survival knife. The Siegle is my go-to wood blade, processing firewood for almost every camping trip I've been on since I got it. The Parrish I bought almost ten years ago, and it made a lot of trips into the woods here and in Alaska. I sharpened the top clip and both it and the main edge have plenty of dings and dents
Great edge geometry, a functional saw, and the guard is rounded and pretty comfortable to choke up on:thumbup: Definitely a far cry from the plastic-handled survival knives of yesteryear (though I've got one of those hanging out, too!)
And the pocket knife that inspired my foray into 'nice' knives. Got it when I was 18, and it accompanied me almost everywhere for about 8 years. It's now retired, but not because it's not still capable. After thousands of openings, lots of use, and even a little abuse, it's still the smoothest knife I own, as well as one of the sturdiest locks,too! The tanto isn't ideal for some stuff, but I actually found it to be pretty versatile in most applications. The wharncliff like bottom handled most cutting chores, and the steeper short angled edge has done a ton of scraping and other dirty jobs.
Prior to getting the Parrish I carried a Ka-bar, and I'm still pretty fond of that size knife. I also carried a S&W 'combat' knife for a while, but even at 17 I realized quick that the 420 steel wasn't going to cut it-heck, it went dull just digging into rocky soil:foot: And for the stuff too big for a knife, I was never big on hatchets, but I do have a Cold Steel Bad Axe that's cut some firewood.
So let's see what you've got! Tell me a story-I know somebody has cleaned a deer with one of those old 'Cobra' knives, hopefully after taking the spikes off What worked, what didn't, and what kind of fun did you have finding out!
I'm talking about those knives you bought on a whim (or due to some movie-based inspiration), that are confidence inspiring, overbuilt, and a ton of fun Here's a couple of pics of mine, let's see yours, too! First off, here's my Siegle Rambo IV inspired chopper, with my Robert Parrish Survival knife. The Siegle is my go-to wood blade, processing firewood for almost every camping trip I've been on since I got it. The Parrish I bought almost ten years ago, and it made a lot of trips into the woods here and in Alaska. I sharpened the top clip and both it and the main edge have plenty of dings and dents
Great edge geometry, a functional saw, and the guard is rounded and pretty comfortable to choke up on:thumbup: Definitely a far cry from the plastic-handled survival knives of yesteryear (though I've got one of those hanging out, too!)
And the pocket knife that inspired my foray into 'nice' knives. Got it when I was 18, and it accompanied me almost everywhere for about 8 years. It's now retired, but not because it's not still capable. After thousands of openings, lots of use, and even a little abuse, it's still the smoothest knife I own, as well as one of the sturdiest locks,too! The tanto isn't ideal for some stuff, but I actually found it to be pretty versatile in most applications. The wharncliff like bottom handled most cutting chores, and the steeper short angled edge has done a ton of scraping and other dirty jobs.
Prior to getting the Parrish I carried a Ka-bar, and I'm still pretty fond of that size knife. I also carried a S&W 'combat' knife for a while, but even at 17 I realized quick that the 420 steel wasn't going to cut it-heck, it went dull just digging into rocky soil
:foot: And for the stuff too big for a knife, I was never big on hatchets, but I do have a Cold Steel Bad Axe that's cut some firewood.So let's see what you've got! Tell me a story-I know somebody has cleaned a deer with one of those old 'Cobra' knives, hopefully after taking the spikes off
What worked, what didn't, and what kind of fun did you have finding out!
It sure was a tough SOB!!!!! It had really nice edge geometry and cut like a razor. I once even pried apart a chunk of black cherry firewood with it just to see if it could take it. The wood broke first 
The big chopper was made just before Rambo came out when knife pics started to leak out. Just could not resist making one(or was it several 
