Still looking for an outdoor kitchen knife

[Michael_Aos]

Perrin and the Temperance.

Look more closely at the handles. Your hand would hit the cutting-board. You can't properly cut veggies with them.

Mike

 

[Michael_Aos]

Heimo Roselli Finland $95

Very nice, but probably not something that would fit in a belt-sheath.

Looks bigger than ~5" too.

Mike

 

[Yahmanin]

Brian Goode makes some nice looking outdoor/kitchen knives, might be worth an ask.

bgoodeknives.com

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Probably one of the ugliest suggestions so far, and not nearly as cool as the customs, but have you checked out the TOPS Pasayten? I used to have one that did a fantastic job at both (it almost became a full time kitchen knife, infact) I'm not sure why the heck I sold it, but I know now it was a bad idea to sell it.

http://store.yahoo.com/topsknivesstore/pasayten.html

 

[Michael_Aos]

TOPS Pasayten

I JUMPED toward it when it was first introduced, but at the time I thought it was just too big.

Doesn't seem so big now though. And pretty much ideal...

 

[Runs With Scissors]

It seems that TOPS nailed it when they decided to make a slicer instead of a prybar. As I recall, it handled really well and was overall a friendly knife. Sheath stank for concealed carry, but that doesnt' seem to be a priority in your case.

As I recall that's why I sold it off- basically wasn't "tactical" enough for me at the time. Now that I'm back in the land of reality I'd like it back though.

 

[Michael_Aos]

It seems that TOPS nailed it when they decided to make a slicer instead of a prybar. As I recall, it handled really well and was overall a friendly knife. Sheath stank

I had a nice special-order TOPS knife in a custom kydex sheath. Very nice, but it was 3 7/8" blade or something -- longer than the 3.5" allowed here in Colorado. The factory sheath was a POS.

I had a TTKK. Miss that one too. I sold it because I was always worried about D2 in the camp-kitchen and the drop-point blade really didn't put that much surface in contact with the cutting-board. And as much as I LOVED the "birds beak"; overall the handle was longer than necessary for my hand. I thought the ambi (Tek-Lok) sheath with the TTKK rocked.

Mike

 

[Michael_Aos]

The 5.25" Boker looks like about the right size and shape. Don't like the material though.

Picture from A.G. Russell.

 

[Michael_Aos]

You know, the Buck Strider Solution actually looks like about the right shape:

 

[Ripper]

Hey Michael,
I forgot I had a couple knives close to what you are looking for stashed in back of the closet.
Does either of these fit the bill?
The first is a custom by Chisum made from 3/8" 440c with a cutting edge just under 6" and black micarta handle slabs.

The second I got from Dick Fine Tools in Germany. This is their description:
"All-Purpose Knife
Blade thickness approx. 3 mm, double bevel, blade length 150 mm.
Very robust kitchen and outdoor knife boasting a 20-layered, Japanese Suminagashi steel blade (not corrosion-free) with spear-shaped tip. Ergonomically shaped ebony micarta handle. The knife comes with a leather sheath and belt loop in an elegant display box."

image is from their site; http://www.dick.biz/cgi-bin/dick.storefront/EN/Catalog/1020?action=rootcategory&PID=DW
It looks like they don't carry my particular model anymore; it looks the same, but has a "san mai" type stainless blade
Regards,
Greg

 

[Daniel Koster]

How about a blade 5/32"-3/16" thick, 1.75-2" wide, flat-ground, finger choil, and around 6" long? Make it full tang with some good palm-swell and "knuckle clearance" on the handle...all to your specifications, with only the best materials.

Email me if interested.

 

[Trace Rinaldi]

Glad you like the stuff Michael, thanks.. Hopefully I get to where I can take care of more people wanting knives from me soon.


Take Care
Trace Rinaldi
wwww.THRblades.com

 

[Michael_Aos]

Looks like another nicely shaped blade:

 

[Michael_Aos]

 

[DGG]

Some very pretty knives on the tread. I would go to K-Mart and spend $5 and get a Martha Stewart Chef knife. Good steel. Full three rivet tang. Heck get two. A chef knife is big enough for chops etc. and can still dice onions for chili!