Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

[joeradza]

My all metal knives from Japan and China are top notch in several categories.

 

[afishhunter]

The 4 Rough Rider were around $10 each when I bought them. The 2 Marbles (with real rams horn covers, allegedly from farmed (ranched?) bighorn sheep, were closer to $15 each. I splurged on them.
All have 440A blades.
Yellow Synthetic (Delrin? Acrylic?)


Smooth white bovine bone

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Corto_Malt]

 

[Will Power]

The knife is quite nice in a simple way, but it's the bread that interests me Something artisanal to get your teeth into with decent butter or favourite jam (Cherry!) with coffee, later on (if any is left) for some cheese or dried meats

 

[chevyrulez1]

 

[joeradza]

 

[Just Tom.]

 

[Headwinds]

 

[Corto_Malt]

The knife is quite nice in a simple way, but it's the bread that interests me Something artisanal to get your teeth into with decent butter or favourite jam (Cherry!) with coffee, later on (if any is left) for some cheese or dried meats

This multigrain baguette pairs well with lightly salted butter, a good aged cheese, and a glass of fine red wine.
It also goes well with grilled meats or a hearty mixed salad.
But cheese and wine—that’s a match made in heaven.

 

[joeradza]

If only it was about 1/4” longer

 

[afishhunter]

Ring/Ratchet Lock & Slipjoint KUDU's. Both were under $10 each.

Both are a recent itteration with mirror polished 5CR15MoV fingerprint and smudge magnets.
I had a 20KK ringlock that pre-dated L.T. leaving the company, equipped with a mirror polshed 1.4116 KRUPP fingerprint & smudge magnet, allegedly made under contract in South Africa. (By the Okapi factory?)
Post L.T. era KUDU's (and the machettes formerly made in South Africa, like the "Heavy Machette" and "Royal Kukra Machette) are made in China.

 

[5K Qs]

Otter carbon steel paring knife:

- GT

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[joeradza]

 

[5K Qs]

Victorinox "utility" knife:

It's a little longer than the 2 paring knives below it in the next photo, and I ordered it with the sheath shown above it. (The sheath will work for each of these 3 knives, that make up about 50% of my fixed blade knives.)

- GT