Traditional fixed blades

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So what traditional fixed blades (i.e. at the very least, leather sheaths, natural handle materials, non-stainless steel blades) would you recommend?
 
huugh said:
So what traditional fixed blades (i.e. at the very least, leather sheaths, natural handle materials, non-stainless steel blades) would you recommend?
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IMO,for non stainless & natural handle materials,I would keep a watch in the makers for sale sub forum,here on BF's.There are a great many makers doing some killer work at affordable prices.Some,at or around what a good production made fixed blade knife would cost
-Vince
 
That is pretty open ended, But of what would be considered traditional fixed blades, I am very partial to puukkos, leukus and other nordic knives. I am mainly attracted to them because of how usful they are, as well as how pretty they tend to be.
 
Everything that needs to be done(with a knife), can be done with a little fin...:thumbup:

Peter
 
I use a Queen Hunter for everything, including food preparation. It is D2 with oak handles.

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this ones a little big..(more of the traditional mtn man style I guess) but this is a old hickory cabbage knife which was modified by our very own barberfobic.
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Check out Bark River. A2 on a lot of models, but their 12C27 is great. They are starting to use 154CM and 52100 if I am not mistaken?
 
Mendezj is correct, you need to be more specific about the intended use.
 
I don't have any real heavy use sheath knives, mine are generally under 9 inches total, with my favorites being around 7 1/2 inches total length..
I don't use them for chopping wood. I use them mostly for working on game...

IMO the doziers are perrty hard to beat and priced reasonable.
Peter made a claim for the Little Finn, and I wouldn't argue on his claim.

I have to admit that I have a fondness for the older Western knives. Either leather or fake bone :D.
There is just something about those knives that I really like. I just picked up one that is 7 1/2 overall, and in excellent condition.
I spent about 20 minutes sharpening it today and it just about scares the hair right of the arm. I know it won't hold the edge like D2, but I can live with that..
 
As for intended use - whatever need there will be, some kind of all arounder. It should not be too heavy.
I think something like under 5" blade with not too thick blade (let's say 4mm at max). I intend to whittle with it atleast a bit, so above-average edge holding would be nice. I'm not a hunter, so I do not need a skinner (too much belly).
I'm not too fond of scandi grinds, for no particular reason I just prefer full primary grind and secondary bevel...

I'd like the knife to have bolsters, preferably welded on (easier cleaning and better looks :)).

Also, not overly expensive (say below $100) would be nice, but I want it to have a good sheath (I do not want to have custom sheath made).

From production knives, more or less close (what I could find) was Canal Street Drop point, but that is 440C.
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(There is also this D'Holder, but also stainless, and pretty expensive.)
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There is also Blackjack, but it is expensive, and quite thick (for a small blade).
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RescueRiley, I like the looks of that cabbage knife a lot, have to look around for one...

Peter
 
L. Richard said:
I use a Queen Hunter for everything, including food preparation. It is D2 with oak handles.

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really like that knife, seen a couple in the ag russel catalog how do you like it, is the sheath decent. got any more pics? thanks,ahgar
riley that is a nice set up. like that cabbage knife.
 
One possibility might be the Marble's Ideal Hunting Knife

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It's got a 4.5 inch blade, carbon steel and available in a number of natural material handles for around $85-130, depending on what handle you chose (leather washers are the cheapest and stag the most expensive). They include a decent leather sheath, too. Many of Marble's current line of knives are made overseas, but the Ideal and some of their other classic desings are still made in the USA.
 
stockman242 said:
Everything that needs to be done(with a knife), can be done with a little fin...:thumbup:

Peter
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When I was growing up, that's what almost all the real outdoorsmen carried. They seemed to be able to do anything from cleaning a fish, building a lean-to, to field dressing a deer with a slim little finn. The only man that stands out in my memory as using anything else, had an old butchers knife in a home made sheath.
 
Nice Queen there, I've been looking for one of their Barehead knives in Amber Bone for a long time, can't get it anywhere!

Somebody recommended Bark River, a decent knife, usually, but I find they are rather thick,costs a bit too. Böker make some good enough sheath knives that might suit the OP's needs.
 
A little more about the Queen Hunter. The spine is about 1/8 inch thick near the tang and doesn't start tapering down very much until about 1 inch from the tip. The blade profile is flat (i.e., V-shaped, not hollow ground) from the spine to the edge bevel. Out of the box the knife was about as sharp as a butter knife, and it took a lot of freehand work on coarse stones to get a decent edge. I finally got a good 40° (inclusive) edge bevel, which is easy to maintain on a Sharpmaker.
 
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