What Two Knives Do You Use the Most

EDC a NiTi coated Kershaw Leek, gets used all day long at work. And after work my CRKT 'Sting' gets used a lot out back and around the house. It's a lot beefier but I don't bring it to work for legal reasons.
 
GEL99 said:
This is interesting. I had expected everyone outside of First Responders or the Military to list a small (3" or less) folder as their most used knife. There are a lot more fixed blades and larger folders listed than I had expected, including one individual whose profile seems to indicate that he is a chef and who, none the less, listed a Busse FBM as his most used knife. I wonder what people who are engaged in the 9 to 5 grind doing that makes a larger and/or fixed blade a practical option?
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Personally, I never carry folders, except in the form of multitools. A folding knife is, to me, nothing more than a fixed blade that's already broken. In my opinion, folders are, compared to decent fixed blades, ugly, impractical, not ergonomic, uncomfortable, unreliable and the craziest of all, more expensive. Seeing how in this country carrying folding knives is just as illegal as carrying fixed blade knives, there's no reason for me to carry a folder when I could just as well be carrying a real knife. ;)

Now, of course, some people like folders, and have reasons, such as legal ones, to use them over fixed blades. I'm not one of those people, though. :)
 
Elen said:
In my opinion, folders are, compared to decent fixed blades, ugly, impractical, not ergonomic, uncomfortable, unreliable and the craziest of all, more expensive.
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Wow, have you owned and good quality folders? I too prefer a fixed blade over a folder any day, but I wouldn't give them that bad a rap. I carry my folder for convenience mostly, it slips in my pocket easily and can't be seen. None of my fixed blades are small enough to do that.
 
4W4K3 said:
Wow, have you owned and good quality folders? I too prefer a fixed blade over a folder any day, but I wouldn't give them that bad a rap. I carry my folder for convenience mostly, it slips in my pocket easily and can't be seen. None of my fixed blades are small enough to do that.
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Well, that's a difficult question, seeing how I don't fancy folders. ;) But yes, I have and do own folding knives that are, as far as folding knives go, technically good quality, like some of the more expensive Spydercos. Although, most of my "folding knives" are in fact more like multitools, like SAKs. I've never found the size of my normal user fixed blades to be troublesome with respect to daily carry or even concealment. If I wanted to carry a 9" knife for some reason, then it would be different, but any reasonably sized knife like a 3 to 5 incher is effortless to carry. :)
 
Elen said:
Well, that's a difficult question, seeing how I don't fancy folders. ;) But yes, I have and do own folding knives that are, as far as folding knives go, technically good quality, like some of the more expensive Spydercos. Although, most of my "folding knives" are in fact more like multitools, like SAKs. I've never found the size of my normal user fixed blades to be troublesome with respect to daily carry or even concealment. If I wanted to carry a 9" knife for some reason, then it would be different, but any reasonably sized knife like a 3 to 5 incher is effortless to carry. :)
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Do you carry on your belt? I did for a while, but found it annoying when I'd sit down, the handle would poke me or the knife would fall out (bad sheath.) I've not got any custom knives or fancy sheaths, so maybe that is my problem :P My large fixed blades have "good" sheaths but are too big to carry, and my small fixed blades have lousy sheaths.
 
Which do I use the most...that would be my MOD 4 Survival Knife !
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Which do I carry the most....That would be my TOPS Wolfpup !
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4W4K3 said:
Do you carry on your belt? I did for a while, but found it annoying when I'd sit down, the handle would poke me or the knife would fall out (bad sheath.) I've not got any custom knives or fancy sheaths, so maybe that is my problem :P My large fixed blades have "good" sheaths but are too big to carry, and my small fixed blades have lousy sheaths.
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That depends rather on what I'm carrying and where. In the countryside or out in the woods, I carry openly on my belt, and in this type of use any decent sheath does well. In urban surroundings one needs a sheath more designed for urban carry. All kinds of neck and shoulder rigs work, but I really prefer belt carry. That's when some of the more fancy sheaths are useful, although some factory-made sheaths are pretty good as well. For a cheap example, I like the Ka-Bar TDI knife sheaths. They could be a lot better in quality, but they hold the knife well and aren't immensely large. Sometimes I just carry the whole shebang, knife and sheath, in my pocket, if I happen to have a pocket suitable for that kind of thing.
 
Al Mar 8" Chef Knife:
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I spend my professional life cutting things into smaller things, this is the knife I use.[/QUOTE]

Hey Spoonrobot, what steel is the Al Mar made of? I am looking to upgrade my main kitchen knife!

Thanks

Chris
 
When I am at home, it's my Buck 110 w/ BG-42.

When I am out and about (oot an' aboot for our friends from Canadia), it's one of my old Schrade Old Timer 8OT stockman knives.
 
The Black Pakkawood handled models feature VG-2 stainless steel laminated between 2 layers of 400 series stainless. It works wonderfully for me.

The Ultra-Chef Line features Chocobolo Wood handles and layered laminated stainless steel exterior with VG-10 core.
 
Folders:

1. Hinderer XM-18

2. Fallkniven U2

Fixed:

1. Krein TK 2

2. Strider MT-10
 
so I don't have too many choices, but my everyday carry, work knife, is my Delica 4 PE. A close second is my Spydie D'Allara, but I've been keeping this one in the drawer, as I have it up for trade. I'm am re-thinking trading it away now, as it is a very sturdy robust knife perfect for rough service in the construction industry, I just don't want to scratch her up...lol. My weekend carry is a black Scallion, a smaller sized knife fo my leisure activities. So I my answer to your question is:

1. Delica 4 PE
2. Scallion

Dave
 
1. Endura 3 (Carried as my work knife, so it's on me 5 nights a week)
2. Boker Wharcom

My other EDC knives are Byrd Cara Cara in G10, Spyderco Military & Native, Buck Hartsook, Brusletto Balder, a stockman and a handful of saks and Opinels. The E3 has been a beater since I got it so it was naturally elected to work knife status when I got my new job and the wharcom is in my change pocket quite often these days.
 
I always have my CRKT PECK as a money clip...but other than that, usually I carry a BM monochrome or a CRKT M16. Shoot, I forgot about the Kershaw Two-can on my keychain, and the Wenger cardknife in my wallet....geesh...it is hard to only carry 2 knives if you count all the little blades...lol.
 
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