Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

[jlomein]

Thank you @Just Tom.

All Jokes aside, it's a serious knife

Any model number?

 

[euroken]

All in honesty, I'm not sure. The box says N103-A on it but when I type this in, I don't get pictures of the same knife lol.

Easily pinchable!

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[screened porch]

I may have posted these Kutmasters from the factory store here before. Mom's Queen isn't my idea of thrifty, but it must have been a good buy, probably a closeout from one of our classy department stores downtown (also closed now).

 

[r8shell]

I think this one was originally a thrifty knife. Boker USA Lightweight Jack:

 

[bigfish64]

Snapped this picture before we left home. On the road as I type (no I’m not driving ) This is a very nicely made Marbles splitback sleveboard whittler, oh...I forgot...it was around $15!

 

[mbkr]

Picked up this Bear & Son 109 to get free shipping on an order. $13 and saved $8 shipping so I figure it cost me $5

Simple and a little crude. If smooth walk and talk is "silky" this one is "canvasy" Good snap and reasonably tight. Very pointy and sharp. The worst criticism I have of it, is its slippery. I'm thinking about dimpling it with a drill or sanding it. Maybe do a sawcut with a Dremel. Slick and tiny is hard to hold onto. I temporarily added the shoestring to give me a little more to get ahold of. Shown with a Vic Classic and peanut for scale. I prefer the peanut, but in fairness, the peanut does cost over twice as much.



Much thicker blade stock. Its pretty stout for a small knife. Maybe more than it needs to be given its size. It excels at package opening. Sliceier than it looks.

 

[5K Qs]

Here's a Rough Rider canoe with a locking, saber-ground main blade. It's both thrifty and thought-provoking - what more could I ask for?


- GT

 

[Modoc ED]

Cheap in price not quality.

 

[euroken]

Could have passed for wooden Wednesday also

But definitely budget...

 

[waynorth]

Bought used for a song ~15 years ago, this gnarly, old Robeson is one great Barlow for today! It has earned its semi-retirement in a nice snug slip!! (Thanks John!)

 

[JohnDF]

(Thanks John!)

You are welcome, Charlie.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[screened porch]

Imperial advertiser:

Oops on the tip. It has one.

 

[bigfish64]

They call this one Black Cherry Bone. I think it would look better without the black splotch. If this were a Rorschach test, I’d say it’s a hippopotamus grazing. Not sure what that says about me!

 

[JohnDF]

AG Russell Rancher for Thrifty Thursday
Really well built knife for the little money they charge for it... got mine even cheaper.

 

[JohnDF]

Those Imperial Barlows are the best bargain around.
Although they were made cheaply, they seem to last forever.

 

[screened porch]

Those Imperial Barlows are the best bargain around.
Although they were made cheaply, they seem to last forever.

I don't think I've ever seen a broken one.

 

[5K Qs]

I'll post another canoe this week. It's a Chinese Winchester. The knife is just OK, but certainly not as satisfying nor as well made as my many Rough Riders.
(I found a "Christmas order" I placed in 2017 that includes many canoe models, most of which qualify for my definition of thrifty (<$10). I've been drawing from that order for Thrifty Thursday posts for the past 5 weeks, including today, and there's still one more knife I can post next week.)


- GT

 

[JohnDF]

It's a Chinese Winchester.

But it says "USA" right on the tang.