THE Hollow Handle Knife Thread

Hello I'm looking into getting a hollow handle knife. Anyone have any recommendations. I am looking for something fairly inexpensive. Thanks.
 
sharkman246 said:
Hello I'm looking into getting a hollow handle knife. Anyone have any recommendations. I am looking for something fairly inexpensive. Thanks.
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Let the floodgates open! :D

Without knowing what your specific interest in using the knife would be, I might suggest a Boker Apparo, which is a licensed design of a Martin custom knife. "Relatively" inexpensive, in the lower $100 range, and by all accounts a rock-solid and useful knife. If that price is too high, I'm sure we can come up one or two others.
 
cricketdave said:
I usually keep a fire steel and scraper along with some kevlar cord, fish hooks and sinkers, and life boat matches and a striker. Or depending on what sheath I'm using I also have a pouch on the front with an alto ids tin full of stuff.
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What sheath have you found that allows for an Altoids tin in the front pouch? The "Martin Multi-Carry"?
 
bowie69 said:
Let the floodgates open! :D

Without knowing what your specific interest in using the knife would be, I might suggest a Boker Apparo, which is a licensed design of a Martin custom knife. "Relatively" inexpensive, in the lower $100 range, and by all accounts a rock-solid and useful knife. If that price is too high, I'm sure we can come up one or two others.
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Wow I really like the design of the knife but the price is a little to high for me, but thanks. Anything you know of that is similar to the Boker Apparo but maybe less expensive? Thanks.
 
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Maybe one of the Schrade one-piece hollow handles? They are supposed to be pretty good knives and can be found in the $50 - $60 range.
 
bowie69 said:
Maybe one of the Schrade one-piece hollow handles? They are supposed to be pretty good knives and can be found in the $50 - $60 range.
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Thanks I like the knife. I will probably get it. Anyone have have experience with the knife, if so how does it perform. Thanks
 
bowie69 said:
"Exxxxxxcellent!"
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How about this, bowie:

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And let's throw this one in there too:

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Excellent INDEED!
 
guns_and_labs said:
What sheath have you found that allows for an Altoids tin in the front pouch? The "Martin Multi-Carry"?
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I generally make my own sheaths. So when I want one that I can carry an Altoids tin I use a Esee molle back and pouch on the kydex.

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For that I made a leather and a kydex so I could swap off when I wanted.
 
sharkman246 said:
Thanks I like the knife. I will probably get it. Anyone have have experience with the knife, if so how does it perform. Thanks
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I don't have the Schrade, but I do have the Reeve Project II, and there are obvious similarities. I have never handled the Schrade, but if it's comparable in balance and feel I can give you my thoughts on the Reeve. I'm sure some of it will carry over. I like what Mr. Reeve did with the design of his One Piece Knives. I have read numerous times that it was just as much about balance and designing a knife that needed no handle scales that could rot or fall off due to damage that led to the one piece, hollow handle design. I believe he wanted to make a knife that could handle harsh duty and not worry about handle material getting damaged or coming off. This goes back to probably the 70's or 80's in South Africa. Again, this is what I've read, it may be mistaken.

I say all of that to put the knife design into context. Like a number of Reeve's designs, in my opinion at least, it is designed not to excel at just one thing, but to do a number of things well. And first and foremost, work, and work hard. I have been carrying a Sebenza daily for almost 20 years, and that is exactly what it does: work. But back to the OPK's. If you're looking for a great chopper, this isn't it. If you're looking for the Ultimate Hard Use knife, I would keep going. But if you want a knife that will slice very well (hollow grinds do that great), that you can carve with, that will chop decent for a knife in its size class, and that is a great all-around knife, that design is a winner. I even like the serrations. On Reeve's knives, they have flat points, so they can be sharpened just like a regular edge.

The balance is very neutral, so it's not really blade heavy, hence why it doesn't excel at chopping. But this does reduce hand fatigue when using the knife otherwise. I like the integral guards for safety. About the only thing that rubs is the handle. The bare knurled metal can really dig in if you use it for extended periods, especially for chopping or other use involving shock. This is easily remedied. Either cord wrap the handle (you can see mine in the first post of this thread) or you can cut a piece of bicycle inner tube and slide it on there. Or, just wear gloves. I cord-wrapped mine, as it has the obvious advantage of providing cordage in an emergency.

Sam :thumbup:
 
Dave, that's a really nice kit there. That covers just about all of your bases rather nicely. Very cool. Now if you can just get that compass out of your buttcap, you'll be golden :p:p.

But I do like the kit, no joke.

Sam :thumbup:
 
LOL, one of my favorite and most used things in the kit are those tiny chem light vials. Perfect in the woods for minimal light or to mark that one freaking rope on your tent or hammock that you just know is going to trip you and send you head first into the poison ivy.
 
I had a tieout from my hammock one time catch me on a bathroom trip at about 3 am. It caught me on my upper lip, right under my nose. Being a nylon cord, it left a nice burn mark that made my eyes water like a big boy for the rest of the trip, lol.
 
Exactly they are totally out to get you. Of course the absolute worst is the damn armadillo that poked me in the rump from under the hammock at 4 in the morning. Ever seen a hammock do a loop? My daughter still laughs until she cries.
 
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Time for some more pics!

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Flat ground goodness!
 
cricketdave said:
Exactly they are totally out to get you. Of course the absolute worst is the damn armadillo that poked me in the rump from under the hammock at 4 in the morning. Ever seen a hammock do a loop? My daughter still laughs until she cries.
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Lol, I can imagine. That's why I never put my hammock in one of those very dangerous but cool-looking spots, like on the interwebs. You know, suspended over a creek, over a crevice, something like that. Sooner or later, you're coming down the hard way! Might as well be on soft ground.
 
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