Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Jack Black]

No shield, no stamp, no swedge, not even a nail nick. The bean counters implemented all the cost cutting measures they could on the Castor without compromising quality. Despite all that, this has become my favorite thrifty knife.

Great knife

Carrying this RR Barlow today, smooth white bone covers

 

[specgrade]

Garage sale find. Asking price was $0.50. Gave a dollar.

 

[JohnDF]

Asking price was $0.50. Gave a dollar.

Bargain... That must have put a big smile on your face for the day.

 

[specgrade]

Bargain... That must have put a big smile on your face for the day.

It was hard to contain my excitement as I had heard/read about these knives but didn't own one. What a shock to see it in a misc. cardboard box with tools and a price of $0.50 each written on it.

 

[PirateSeulb]

Not a cheap knife but I picked it up for $20
Forge de Laguiole on a thrifty Thursday

 

[mbkr]

Buck 112LT. High quality and made in the USA. Widely available for less than $25 and around $20 if you catch a sale. Just a great knife for little money. Makes me smile

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Just Tom.]

 

[5K Qs]

Nice knife, José!
What brand is it? Thanks.

- GT

 

[5K Qs]

All-stainless Rough Rider melon tester, 5" closed for $6 in 2017 – economy of scale!


- GT

 

[screened porch]

Tramontina- half tang and about 1mm thick, something like $0.50 new from Tenn-etailer some years ago. Not for chopping oak, but a magical slicer in the traveling kitchen.

 

[Jack Black]

Carrying this late 60's Japanese Solar Jack today, think I paid £4 for it, maybe £3. The Stainless steel takes a decent edge, the synthetic covers are pretty ugly, but apart from that, it's a good little knife

 

[JohnDF]

 

[the-accumulator]

How about a SEARS CRAFTSMAN built with economy in mind:






This model was discussed previously here:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...wood-and-141-142-fixed-blade-variants.564082/
Notice that mine is one more variation on the theme. Thanks for watching. T-A

 

[babykujo]

Came in the mail unexpected and FREE. That's 'thrifty" I'd say.

 

[Jack Black]

Nice to see a Richartz John

 

[JohnDF]

Nice to see a Richartz John

Thanks, Jack.
It's got a decent pull weight and a serious 'snap'.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks, Jack.
It's got a decent pull weight and a serious 'snap'.

Cool

 

[Henry Beige]

If the site were not rejecting my photos at the moment, I would be posting a picture of my $8.99 Bahco Mora carpenter’s knife. It is a dead ringer for an orange Companion. The rubber in the handle is checkered and feels a bit harder than the Companion. The bevel on the blade is slightly narrower on account of the slightly thinner blade stock. To all intents and purposes, it is a half-price Companion.

At $8.99, it is acouple of dollars more than it used to be, but still a buck less than the Craftline Basic 511, black, in carbon steel, and cheaper still than the 510 Allround, which used to be cheapest but had to go up in price when Mora resurrected it from oblivion due to popular demand.