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The "Core" knife.
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Without hesitation this one has completely taken over and owned my RFP since late last summer. Everything else rotates around this one as a #2, but nothing ever replaces this one. I love it's perfectly executed saw-cut bone scales, the long-pull spear, the coping secondary (both blades perfectly centered), it's steel bolster, etc. It's size and the pull of it's blades are all just perfection in my book. My black Pioneer and yellow Peanut see the #2 spot very frequently and my large Stockman often enough especially if heavier work might come into play.
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I have two core knives: Vic classic... mostly for the scissors, but keep the blade razor sharp, just in case. And... a Case yeller CV peanut. Keep both of those blades razor sharp, and they pretty much do whatever I need a sharp edge to do. These two are with me every day, every time I am wearing anything with pockets.
For a fixed blade, my go to is a Bark River Mini-Canadian. Seriously, the best small BIG blade there is.
For a fixed blade, my go to is a Bark River Mini-Canadian. Seriously, the best small BIG blade there is.
Great thread, Carl! :thumbup: I always appreciate your anecdotes and learning the history behind the knives you carry and cherish.
My core knife seems to have become a knife in a pattern I never really thought I'd favor, at least not when I started out with traditionals and became enamored with the Barlow and trapper patterns. The first time I picked up this knife and felt its weight and balance in my hand I knew it was something special. It's big, bold, and it speaks its own name proudly (by way of a blade etch that perseveres regardless of how much the patina darkens. I've found it to be the most versatile blade in my arsenal and it routinely rides with other "classier" knives and still gets the CF & CE favoritism. This big fella changed the way I feel about this pattern and stock knives in general. My core knife, the Case 6375 in CV and amber bone, Mac:
Pre-patina Mac, on the second or third day I carried it.
Mac with plenty of patina, below the 11 year newer 6375 CV I am currently holding a GAW for.
My core knife seems to have become a knife in a pattern I never really thought I'd favor, at least not when I started out with traditionals and became enamored with the Barlow and trapper patterns. The first time I picked up this knife and felt its weight and balance in my hand I knew it was something special. It's big, bold, and it speaks its own name proudly (by way of a blade etch that perseveres regardless of how much the patina darkens. I've found it to be the most versatile blade in my arsenal and it routinely rides with other "classier" knives and still gets the CF & CE favoritism. This big fella changed the way I feel about this pattern and stock knives in general. My core knife, the Case 6375 in CV and amber bone, Mac:
Pre-patina Mac, on the second or third day I carried it.
Mac with plenty of patina, below the 11 year newer 6375 CV I am currently holding a GAW for.
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for the past 9-10 months its pretty much been the buck 301
i am a big dude so it doesnt feel like a huge knife to me either in hand or in pocket...
and i am still working in a warehouse/retail and store driver position, so i am constantly opening packaging, cutting straps or cardboard and having a big blade i rarely use except for food (clip) a sharp rarely used blade i use to trim nails (spey) and a beater blade that i use constantly (sheepsfoot). hard to go wrong,
easy to sharpen, easy to keep relatively clean and easy to maintain (synthetic handles, stainless steel blades) what can i say?
i am a big dude so it doesnt feel like a huge knife to me either in hand or in pocket...
and i am still working in a warehouse/retail and store driver position, so i am constantly opening packaging, cutting straps or cardboard and having a big blade i rarely use except for food (clip) a sharp rarely used blade i use to trim nails (spey) and a beater blade that i use constantly (sheepsfoot). hard to go wrong,
easy to sharpen, easy to keep relatively clean and easy to maintain (synthetic handles, stainless steel blades) what can i say?
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The Q is also occupying my mind, but I have yet to find The Knife I will always carry.
The closest would be a LM multitool.
In the 1980'ies before Leatherman was introduced to the market, I carried a Kershaw 1050 Folding Field.
It's a great folder for heavy duty work, but it's too heavy to carry off work.
For town use it's enough for my needs with a SAK Manager or a LM Squirt.
Traditionals like the equal-end GEC #68 White Owl and the Northwoods IRJ, find their way to my pocket more often these days, as I learn more about American pocket knives.
The equal-end patterns feels very nice in the pocket and their civil looks makes them fit well in the roll, as a true Gent's Pocket Knife.
Regards
Mikael
The closest would be a LM multitool.
In the 1980'ies before Leatherman was introduced to the market, I carried a Kershaw 1050 Folding Field.
It's a great folder for heavy duty work, but it's too heavy to carry off work.
For town use it's enough for my needs with a SAK Manager or a LM Squirt.
Traditionals like the equal-end GEC #68 White Owl and the Northwoods IRJ, find their way to my pocket more often these days, as I learn more about American pocket knives.
The equal-end patterns feels very nice in the pocket and their civil looks makes them fit well in the roll, as a true Gent's Pocket Knife.
Regards
Mikael
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Hmm, a Stockman of any sort really gets me. Whether my cheapish Case SS, northfield cuban, Case select sowbelly, 897UH (which, if i had to take one of them all it would be the 897UH), or whatever else.
I find myself most comfortable with one of the Cases, i just don't like beating up the Northfield. But that will change I'm sure.
Connor
I find myself most comfortable with one of the Cases, i just don't like beating up the Northfield. But that will change I'm sure.
Connor
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I'd say this is my core knife.
It's not my best knife. Not even my most beautiful. But it was a Father's Day gift from a few years back, so it's special. So special that it's almost become an EDC, only switched out when the knife nut in me gets twitchy. The twitchiness never lasts long, only a day or so, and then I find myself reaching for this knife to return it to my pocket, where it belongs.
awesome knife if i may ask what stone is that ?
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I've carried a lot of slipjoints over the years, but I guess my core knife has to be my Vic' Classic.
It is always with me at home and when I leave the house - even when I go out to exercise. Dependable and easy to replace. I have several of them I can carry depending on mood, but lately it's been this one.
It is always with me at home and when I leave the house - even when I go out to exercise. Dependable and easy to replace. I have several of them I can carry depending on mood, but lately it's been this one.
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Been a while since I last posted or commented on anything. Over the last two years I've noticed my core carry has often been an SAK (a craftsman, but more recently an alox farmer) with usually a yellow case pen, peanut, or stockman riding second. I know why the SAK is my core and that is out of utility, almost always needing a tool from it and being not worrying about any getting scuffed up when I or someone else uses it.
To comment on the question of why we choose our core knife, I think it has to do with the subconscious part of our brain that tells us "this feels right" but the conscious knife knut part of us is saying "I'm not listening! oohhh look at that one!" For me the "this feels right" kinda knife that makes a core knife is one that has quality, durability, and is replaceable. Not that I would want to lose my SAK or Case, but in the event that they should, I can just as easily get a new one to make more memories with. Though most of us have a compulsive need to touch new knives, the subconscious part in out knutty heads reminds us we already have something we can rely on for years to come.
To comment on the question of why we choose our core knife, I think it has to do with the subconscious part of our brain that tells us "this feels right" but the conscious knife knut part of us is saying "I'm not listening! oohhh look at that one!" For me the "this feels right" kinda knife that makes a core knife is one that has quality, durability, and is replaceable. Not that I would want to lose my SAK or Case, but in the event that they should, I can just as easily get a new one to make more memories with. Though most of us have a compulsive need to touch new knives, the subconscious part in out knutty heads reminds us we already have something we can rely on for years to come.
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Good answer. Hits close to home for me. My core knife may be different, but those are values I prize.
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kamagong,
You didnt say what it is. 1095 ? Looking good ! ! !
r reden,
YUP ! I got one on the want list in alox. Not sure when I will be able to get it but I feel the heat.
Mongo,
Wow . . . I have never seen one of those. Looks like some kind of surgeons tool. Especially a white handled one (I went and looked it up). Good Stuff !
Everybody,
Yes there is alot to like about the stockman three blade.
I think I could get pretty gonzo gaga over a Cold Steel Ranch Boss if they could just get the workmanship up to the level of a Case.
Hey Case . . . are you listening ? Big stockman . . . 3V . . . dark, dark jigged bone
Im tellin yah Im there if you should so manufacture.
You didnt say what it is. 1095 ? Looking good ! ! !
r reden,
YUP ! I got one on the want list in alox. Not sure when I will be able to get it but I feel the heat.
Mongo,
Wow . . . I have never seen one of those. Looks like some kind of surgeons tool. Especially a white handled one (I went and looked it up). Good Stuff !
Everybody,
Yes there is alot to like about the stockman three blade.
I think I could get pretty gonzo gaga over a Cold Steel Ranch Boss if they could just get the workmanship up to the level of a Case.
Hey Case . . . are you listening ? Big stockman . . . 3V . . . dark, dark jigged bone
Im tellin yah Im there if you should so manufacture.
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Great thread, Carl! :thumbup: I always appreciate your anecdotes and learning the history behind the knives you carry and cherish.
My core knife seems to have become a knife in a pattern I never really thought I'd favor, at least not when I started out with traditionals and became enamored with the Barlow and trapper patterns. The first time I picked up this knife and felt its weight and balance in my hand I knew it was something special. It's big, bold, and it speaks its own name proudly (by way of a blade etch that perseveres regardless of how much the patina darkens. I've found it to be the most versatile blade in my arsenal and it routinely rides with other "classier" knives and still gets the CF & CE favoritism. This big fella changed the way I feel about this pattern and stock knives in general. My core knife, the Case 6375 in CV and amber bone, Mac:
Pre-patina Mac, on the second or third day I carried it.
Mac with plenty of patina, below the 11 year newer 6375 CV I am currently holding a GAW for.
The 6375 large Stockman is one of my favorite patterns and a great work knife. It's easily in my Top 5 of all-time favs.
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Carl, I was LITERALLY thinking about this 30 seconds before I saw your post. I was actually already composing my post in my head. Now I don't have to! 
I have so many nice knives, but Ican't seem to carry them. I have carried my GEC TC clip barlow with red sawcut scales every single day since it was gifted to me. I love that knife. No matter what I want to carry, I feel like I'm cheating on MY KNIFE if I carry something else. I love looking at other knives, but they just leave me cold to think about carrying them. Like maybe I'd miss something special with MY KNIFE if I carried something else. Man, that sounds nuts even saying aloud........
I have so many nice knives, but Ican't seem to carry them. I have carried my GEC TC clip barlow with red sawcut scales every single day since it was gifted to me. I love that knife. No matter what I want to carry, I feel like I'm cheating on MY KNIFE if I carry something else. I love looking at other knives, but they just leave me cold to think about carrying them. Like maybe I'd miss something special with MY KNIFE if I carried something else. Man, that sounds nuts even saying aloud........
