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Hi, folks
Bought an old house from 1903 last year. Finally getting around to cleaning up the yard and garden. I’ve got typical suburban dad tools: saws, shears, axes, etc.
When I’m kicking around the the yard, I’m finding that for some jobs a knife would be handier than a hatchet or saw. Things like cutting down ivy, trimming dead branches off small trees/brambles, and that kind of thing. Basically, a light-duty chopped that would be on-hand instead of buried under Triumph TR4 parts in the garage.
Anyway, it’s a good excuse for a new type of knife, right? My only fixed blades are kitchen knives and small woodcrafty stuff, like Moras.
I’d like to keep the cost reasonable, as this will be kind of a beater. Let’s say $250 at the top end; preferably half that. I’ve got huge hands, so I’d like something with a generous handle.
I was looking at the Becker BK7 and Lionsteel M7 just because I happened across them and they seem like a good fit. The Hogue EX-F01 looks interesting. I’ve heard people discuss brands like Kizlyar and Bark River as well. No experience with any of these.
thoughts?
Bought an old house from 1903 last year. Finally getting around to cleaning up the yard and garden. I’ve got typical suburban dad tools: saws, shears, axes, etc.
When I’m kicking around the the yard, I’m finding that for some jobs a knife would be handier than a hatchet or saw. Things like cutting down ivy, trimming dead branches off small trees/brambles, and that kind of thing. Basically, a light-duty chopped that would be on-hand instead of buried under Triumph TR4 parts in the garage.
Anyway, it’s a good excuse for a new type of knife, right? My only fixed blades are kitchen knives and small woodcrafty stuff, like Moras.
I’d like to keep the cost reasonable, as this will be kind of a beater. Let’s say $250 at the top end; preferably half that. I’ve got huge hands, so I’d like something with a generous handle.
I was looking at the Becker BK7 and Lionsteel M7 just because I happened across them and they seem like a good fit. The Hogue EX-F01 looks interesting. I’ve heard people discuss brands like Kizlyar and Bark River as well. No experience with any of these.
thoughts?