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In your knife journey what list of knives have influenced your current and future ownership of knives and all of their different patterns? Here's my list to date.
From top to bottom:
Opinel #9 - let's just face it, this is a cheap, rustic and very non jazzy knife. When I first got into knives there was always that random lurker dude that somewhere in the middle of a Benchmade/Kershaw/Spyderco knife argument would randomly pop his head up and say OPINEL!!! And I would be like what? Your kidding right, that's an $11 French sheep herder knife you've got to be kidding me. That is, until one was gifted to me and I almost cut off my finger checking the factory edge. And then I used it to cut stray branches in my yard and it utility blew me away. It was indeed the sharpest knife in my collection, cutting cheese or branches as if there was a laser attached to its edge.
Still one of my favorite knives and a forever keeper. I had to blunt the tip as you can see.
Rough Rider Trapper - I bought this cheapo knife on a whim and because it was on ebay and I didn't want to spend $$$ on a Case or other slippie as I was buying best budget modern one handers like they were going out of style over the summer. Out of boredom and from finally realizing that if you buy four 8CR13MOV knives they are ALL going to perform pretty much the same way no matter how it is handled. That is unless, it's a Spyderco FFG blade. I posed a question about traditional slipjoints. Some very long discussion later I bought this knife on a lark because it had a cool Gadsden flag on it. Who would have thought that this thing is a fruit assassin it slices peaches and apples like the bees knees and also makes an awesome snappy sound when you open and close it. The trapper pattern when closed also fits awesome in one's pockets and can handle most major non hard use cutting. This knife never leaves my work bag now. It gets kudos just like the Opinel for its thin blade which makes for awesome slicing!
Schrade Old Timer 1040T - Was given this as an extra in a trade. I ended up LOVING this one and only liking the other larger slippie. I've been progressing to smaller and smaller knives for EDC in my front pocket and this one is no exception. The little tiny pen knife does most things well enough and is handy enough to keep in a pocket 7 days a week.
Benchmade Mini-Presidio 527 in 440C I have several 440C knives including a Buck Yearling, really good steel don't know why people crap on this steel. Sharpens easy, stays pretty sharp. That said not all combo-edges are created equal. I have a cheapie CE up until this mini-presidio came my way. Basically not all CE's are created equal. This one has a very thin PE section that cuts awesome that sits a little lower than the CE portion. And the serrations on this one is done very nicely. The serrations basically cut with light pressure vs sawing. It also cuts things like cardboard a lot easier. I picked up a Lansky multi sharpener to sharpen the edges.
Last is the CRKT Drifter - Bought this for $10 on sale. As you can see if you have one of these knives I reprofiled the belly so that the recurve is flatter. I like recurves but they are a hassle to sharpen with a stone. That said I've really abused this knife. It was my first knife purchase that I had intended to EDC. It has since been put into my utility drawer. I'm very attached to it and I don't know why. I didn't respect the little knife when I first got it because it was cheap. I beat the crap out of it whittling branches trying to get it to chip or break I've lightly baton'd with it for no good reason. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Most of all it sharpens right back up after a few minutes on a tri stone. Amazing quality. CRKT Customer service is also awesome. I killed a washer taking it apart to lube and customer service sent me a free replacement.
So have you had any knives that have altered what type of knives you carry or use?
From top to bottom:
Opinel #9 - let's just face it, this is a cheap, rustic and very non jazzy knife. When I first got into knives there was always that random lurker dude that somewhere in the middle of a Benchmade/Kershaw/Spyderco knife argument would randomly pop his head up and say OPINEL!!! And I would be like what? Your kidding right, that's an $11 French sheep herder knife you've got to be kidding me. That is, until one was gifted to me and I almost cut off my finger checking the factory edge. And then I used it to cut stray branches in my yard and it utility blew me away. It was indeed the sharpest knife in my collection, cutting cheese or branches as if there was a laser attached to its edge.
Still one of my favorite knives and a forever keeper. I had to blunt the tip as you can see.
Rough Rider Trapper - I bought this cheapo knife on a whim and because it was on ebay and I didn't want to spend $$$ on a Case or other slippie as I was buying best budget modern one handers like they were going out of style over the summer. Out of boredom and from finally realizing that if you buy four 8CR13MOV knives they are ALL going to perform pretty much the same way no matter how it is handled. That is unless, it's a Spyderco FFG blade. I posed a question about traditional slipjoints. Some very long discussion later I bought this knife on a lark because it had a cool Gadsden flag on it. Who would have thought that this thing is a fruit assassin it slices peaches and apples like the bees knees and also makes an awesome snappy sound when you open and close it. The trapper pattern when closed also fits awesome in one's pockets and can handle most major non hard use cutting. This knife never leaves my work bag now. It gets kudos just like the Opinel for its thin blade which makes for awesome slicing!
Schrade Old Timer 1040T - Was given this as an extra in a trade. I ended up LOVING this one and only liking the other larger slippie. I've been progressing to smaller and smaller knives for EDC in my front pocket and this one is no exception. The little tiny pen knife does most things well enough and is handy enough to keep in a pocket 7 days a week.
Benchmade Mini-Presidio 527 in 440C I have several 440C knives including a Buck Yearling, really good steel don't know why people crap on this steel. Sharpens easy, stays pretty sharp. That said not all combo-edges are created equal. I have a cheapie CE up until this mini-presidio came my way. Basically not all CE's are created equal. This one has a very thin PE section that cuts awesome that sits a little lower than the CE portion. And the serrations on this one is done very nicely. The serrations basically cut with light pressure vs sawing. It also cuts things like cardboard a lot easier. I picked up a Lansky multi sharpener to sharpen the edges.
Last is the CRKT Drifter - Bought this for $10 on sale. As you can see if you have one of these knives I reprofiled the belly so that the recurve is flatter. I like recurves but they are a hassle to sharpen with a stone. That said I've really abused this knife. It was my first knife purchase that I had intended to EDC. It has since been put into my utility drawer. I'm very attached to it and I don't know why. I didn't respect the little knife when I first got it because it was cheap. I beat the crap out of it whittling branches trying to get it to chip or break I've lightly baton'd with it for no good reason. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Most of all it sharpens right back up after a few minutes on a tri stone. Amazing quality. CRKT Customer service is also awesome. I killed a washer taking it apart to lube and customer service sent me a free replacement.
So have you had any knives that have altered what type of knives you carry or use?
