Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

This thrifty little guy hangs out on my keychain, which I guess makes it my most carried knife, although it is so small I barely even think of it as a pocket knife. When I posted about the other larger MAM I got I even said “I got my first MAM”, forgetting all about this one.
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Last weekend I filed the upswept portion of the tip off, to make it better for trimming/scoring/package-opening tasks:
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I'll never top this for thrifty. Twelve knives in a little box, twelve little boxes in a big box. These aren't even penny knives, more like millicent knives.
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The copyright date on the box is only four years before Dad died, so it isn't surprising he didn't manage to give more of them away.
 
this is a pretty thrifty knife... started out life as a TL-29 electrician knive, but had the screwdriver blade broken off, so I "re-purposed" it into a "poor man's #15 spear point". Wenge wood scales.... I don't carry it often, but when I do, it gets the job done. I think I have about $25 in it, total. It's riding along today.

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Can a knife be both thrifty and priceless? My dad gave me this Colonial scout knife when I was a kid. I can’t say for sure that it was the first knife I ever owned, but it has to be close. (Royal Ambassadors was/is like a Southern Baptist version of the Boy Scouts.)

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Imperial fishing knife with hook disgorger/scale-er as it's secondary blade... very thrifty. Did quite a bit of fishing over the years including during the period of living on a lake for 12 years.
initial cost less than $12/more than 50 years of use = $0.24 per year max.

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I can't remember where I ordered this one from so I haven't found a copy of the order form, but my recollection is that it cost $5-$6 (and I found it at a dealer today for about $6). I took this with me for vacation this week and last, and it's an entirely delightful knife! :cool::thumbsup: I sharpened it on the bottom of an IKEA bowl at the cottage we're renting and the knife cuts like a dream. Plus, the handle is so cheerful. ;) My only complaint is that it's stainless, but that's nit-picking. I'd confidently put this up against ANY sodbuster jr. pattern. :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
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- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I can't remember where I ordered this one from so I haven't found a copy of the order form, but my recollection is that it cost $5-$6 (and I found it at a dealer today for about $6). I took this with me for vacation this week and last, and it's an entirely delightful knife! :cool::thumbsup: I sharpened it on the bottom of an IKEA bowl at the cottage we're renting and the knife cuts like a dream. Plus, the handle is so cheerful. ;) My only complaint is that it's stainless, but that's nit-picking. I'd confidently put this up against ANY sodbuster jr. pattern. :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
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- GT
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I’ve always thought those look good, GT! :thumbsup: It’s a good shade of yellow. :D
 
scrteened porch said:
I'll never top this for thrifty. Twelve knives in a little box, twelve little boxes in a big box. These aren't even penny knives, more like millicent knives.
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The copyright date on the box is only four years before Dad died, so it isn't surprising he didn't manage to give more of them away.
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I bought a gross of those about 20 years ago and I still have a couple boxes left. A couple years ago I used a few for a corrosion experiment (the results of which I cannot explain). As you mentioned, they are about as cheap as they come but they work in a pinch.
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