THE Hollow Handle Knife Thread

Great looking knives, Jackal. Always like the Parrish for its straight forward design. Very nice photos too, BTW.

I pulled these photos of Parrish sharpening stones from eBay, but there is nothing really distinguishable about them. The first stone looks just like the one that came with my Running River.

If you want a stone from that time period, do an eBay search for "vintage pocket sharpening stone" and several will pop up. Most of them will have dimensions, so just measure your hone pocket for the best fit. :thumbup:

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Thank you for the compliments, and excellent advice, thanks a lot!! In fact I had not thought to look on Ebay, now I take a look.. Maybe it is a small detail, but it would be nice to have the sharpening stone of righteous years..
Perhaps by writing directly to Mr.Parrish we might have an answer if he put only a certain type of stones in his sheaths..
One day, if I remember I will write to him..
 
Jackal87 said:
My collection of Parrish.. I love these knives!! Guys I have a question, thanks if someone will respond..
Unfortunately, all my Parrish sheaths does not have the sharpening stones.. I don't know if Mr.Parrish provided a stone with his sheaths, but the question is this:
it is possible to find somewhere some sharpening stone of that size? Possibly of those years, 1980/1990?


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That's a solid triple hunk of cash right there...

Am I ever glad I draw the line at around 10"... Pfffew...

Unless I'm wrong, I'm pretty sure the Parrish has a really nice thin edge geometry: Close to 0.020"-0.025" (from what I could see)...

Gaston
 
Honestly I am not opposed to the blades under 10", indeed, I must say that I like a lot!! Many fantastic vintage knives are under 10" blade, as the Randall #18, Buckmaster 184, ALL Chris Reeve OPK, Martin Cayman, I also believe the Al Mar SF10, and many others that in this moment I surely don't remember...
 
Jackal87 said:
My collection of Parrish.. I love these knives!! Guys I have a question, thanks if someone will respond..
Unfortunately, all my Parrish sheaths does not have the sharpening stones.. I don't know if Mr.Parrish provided a stone with his sheaths, but the question is this:
it is possible to find somewhere some sharpening stone of that size? Possibly of those years, 1980/1990?


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Beautiful knives. I wish mine still looked that good.
 
Well, this is my first post and after having gone thru pretty much this whole thread I have to say that there are some beautiful knives shown here and some downright funny stories (not going to mention names but, survival knife in sock stuffed down in the front w/ the junk is one of the most hilarious things I've ever read) :highly_amused:

Anyways, I am kinda' looking into possibly acquiring a decent HH knife and this thread has helped by arming me w/ lots of information so thanks all. :D
 
TAH said:
Welcome Jack. Have you zeroed in on any HH knife in particular?
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Well, I would love an Andrew Clifford First Blood or maybe one of his smaller models as they are quite appealing too. Possibly a Randall model 18 but, All of these may be a bit too rich for my blood. I've been looking at Greg Wall's knives for awhile now and I must admit, for the money they look quite striking. I think I may be leaning more towards his direction as far as budget is concerned.
 
Jack_Burton said:
I've been looking at Greg Wall's knives for awhile now and I must admit, for the money they look quite striking.
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Good choice! Greg makes some good looking Randall style knives in combinations that are not available from Randall. I like this one...


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Reading comments outside of this thread and on other forums, the hollow handle survival knife continues to receive a lot of skepticism and criticism. This makes me wonder….if these critics were lost in the woods with no gear and a forest gnome (yea, that’s right, a forest gnome) came up and gave them a choice of any full tang knife or any hollow handle knife (cord wrapped and packed with survival items), which would they choose? Why would anyone pick a full tang knife over a hollow handle knife? Btw, since we're comparing knives here, forest gnomes only supply a plain sheath with no exterior pocket. ;)

Needless to say, I would pick a hollow handle knife every time specifically for its hollow handle storage. Having easy access to a firesteel, compass, cordage, pain medicine, etc. would be a huge advantage. IMO, this simple question proves the concept of the hollow handle knife is undeniably viable and should be taken more seriously. I'm willing to bet that in a survival situation, if these critics were given a high quality hollow handle knife packed with survival items, their opinion would change immediately.

Okay, I'm done.
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Jack_Burton said:
Well, I would love an Andrew Clifford First Blood or maybe one of his smaller models as they are quite appealing too. Possibly a Randall model 18 but, All of these may be a bit too rich for my blood. I've been looking at Greg Wall's knives for awhile now and I must admit, for the money they look quite striking. I think I may be leaning more towards his direction as far as budget is concerned.
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I can vouch for the quality of a Greg Wall knife. I made the purchase for the same reason you are considering it, and am very happy. There are pics of it in this thread. Tough and very sharp. Look at Sam Wilson's stuff too....
 
Most critics of Hollow Handle Survival Knives would not be able to answer the following basic question:

-What is the most important thing a Survival Knife can offer?

Most Bushcraft types would answer fire, and the related "wood processing" (usually involving hitting on it with a stick), then maybe further down traps and dressing...

Wrong. It's sleep. Exhaustion is the big killer, and it also multiplies the likelihood of injury on rough terrain... You can try putting pain-killing sleeping pills on the sheath, but the handle really is a natural place...

Gaston
 
Gaston444 said:
Most critics of Hollow Handle Survival Knives would not be able to answer the following basic question:

-What is the most important thing a Survival Knife can offer?

Most Bushcraft types would answer fire, and the related "wood processing" (usually involving hitting on it with a stick), then maybe further down traps and dressing...

Wrong. It's sleep. Exhaustion is the big killer, and it also multiplies the likelihood of injury on rough terrain... You can try putting pain-killing sleeping pills on the sheath, but the handle really is a natural place...

Gaston
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Or you could put them in your pocket. Just a thought....
 
Gaston444 said:
Most critics of Hollow Handle Survival Knives would not be able to answer the following basic question:

-What is the most important thing a Survival Knife can offer?

Most Bushcraft types would answer fire, and the related "wood processing" (usually involving hitting on it with a stick), then maybe further down traps and dressing...

Wrong. It's sleep. Exhaustion is the big killer, and it also multiplies the likelihood of injury on rough terrain... You can try putting pain-killing sleeping pills on the sheath, but the handle really is a natural place...

Gaston
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Good point! And it can also offer "fire, and the related "wood processing" (usually involving hitting on it with a stick), then maybe further down traps and dressing..." as well. Yep, in a survival situation, a hollow handle knife is a no brainer for me.
 
craytab said:
"I'm so exhausted! Luckily I have these sleeping pills to put me to sleep!"
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Yes. I worked for 7 hours on this shelter and gathering wood for this fire. I need something to make me sleep like a baby, well besides this warm fire and comfy bed I just made!
 
In all fairness to Gaston, I think his point was it might be difficult to get good rest under the stress of being lost and if in pain, it would make it even more difficult.
 
TAH said:
In all fairness to Gaston, I think his point was it might be difficult to get good rest under the stress of being lost and if in pain, it would make it even more difficult.
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So you want to take something that is going to knock you out? In a survival situation? And it can only be put in the handle of your huge survival knife?
 
craytab said:
So you want to take something that is going to knock you out? In a survival situation?
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Well, you wouldn't want to take it if it wasn't necessary, but something like Tylenol PM only last 6 hours. If I was in pain and needed rest, you bet I'd take it.

craytab said:
And it can only be put in the handle of your huge survival knife?
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This isn't relative.
 
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