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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Tough knives at affordable price
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If I want to really beat on something, I'll use a Busse. It's what they are for.
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Authentic kukris from HI or reputable vendors, of both traditional and modern designs. I haven't had a chance to beat the heck out of mine yet but they will hold up for sure
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This right here!!!!
Becker's are great, they are more refined.
Old Hickory is good too, for a budget......but
Little beats the SP-53. it out chops, out batons, almost Everything. it's a BEAST.
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I'll +1 this as I've been very happy with my Kailash Khukuris, and if you choose the cheaper options you can get a lot of handmade knife for really quite a low price — the 11.5" HSI for $98 for example. Of course the downside there is shipping is going to be moderately expensive compared to buying locally, obviously location depending, and you're going to have a wait a month or two, maybe more with current delays. 5160 fits the 'toughness' criteria quite literally. Whether or not a khukuri fits your use case is another question though.
For mass production Mora seems hard to beat in ratio of quality
rice. Especially if you buy them used. If I didn't romanticise knives and wanted to spend as little as possible on a tool I'd probably just buy a mora and replace it with another mora when necessary.I have one, cost me 80€. Awesome chopper.
So, basically you can get everything for under 100€.
Mora Robust - 15€
Glock 71 - 40€
Tramontina - 5€
And folder - SR1 lite for 60€ is as indestructible as it gets for a folder.
And for those who want to spend a bit more for something better - Becker and Ontario would be top choices.
Edit: Also not to forget Terava Jakaripuukko and Skrama which would be a lot more affordable for Europeans.
Mora Robust - 15€
Glock 71 - 40€
Tramontina - 5€
And folder - SR1 lite for 60€ is as indestructible as it gets for a folder.
And for those who want to spend a bit more for something better - Becker and Ontario would be top choices.
Edit: Also not to forget Terava Jakaripuukko and Skrama which would be a lot more affordable for Europeans.
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The Stanley FatMax chisel knife is quite a sturdy item especially for $11. I have used one quite abusively at work. I chiseled off the aluminum frame of a window with it 30 inches of 3/32" thick extrusion using a hammer on the spine. It only resulted in dulling and slight edge deformation, easily stoned out in a few minutes.
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Should I strip it like you did with yours or just leat coating wear away with use?
What did you use to strip yours?This right here!!!!
Becker's are great, they are more refined.
Old Hickory is good too, for a budget......but
Little beats the SP-53. it out chops, out batons, almost Everything. it's a BEAST.
*Third from left
Here is mine.
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Citri-Strip I believe it's called?What did you use to strip yours?
Here is mine.
I'm at work now.....
But it comes in a jug, smells like oranges and is apparently safe.... Works good
I've done a ton of blades with it.
Thanks! I'll see what I can find.