Who else is CHEAP?

The best and least expensive I own is a Russell Green River 5" Hunter (blade blank) given to me by one of the members here. For around $8., if you can cut & sand a piece of nice hardwood, and cut a nail for pins, you can have a really nice, personalized knife. I'm really enjoying putting a handle on it, and the cost is so low I can make them for fun & give them to friends.

thx - cpr
 
For years, I owned exactly two knives; a Case slippie (that was not cheap for me) and a VIC Tinker. I liked looking and handling large fixed blades but I never could see myself actually using one for anything other than novelty purposes.

That has all changed now. It started with a EK bowie in 1990 and quickly moved to Randall's and a few customs. I was hooked. The hooking became more pronounced with use of the internet and reading the various forums. I didn't even know what these forums were until I read an article in a gun magazine in 2005. I never spent much time "surfing" until I got a high speed connection prior to the last few years. I never surfed at work. Never.

You may stay cheap. That is your choice. It seems more related to one's financial ability and priorities than just being "cheap" or "frugal". Keep reading about these knives on the forums and you will buy more blades.
 
orca8589 said:
The best and least expensive I own is a Russell Green River 5" Hunter (blade blank) given to me by one of the members here. For around $8., if you can cut & sand a piece of nice hardwood, and cut a nail for pins, you can have a really nice, personalized knife. I'm really enjoying putting a handle on it, and the cost is so low I can make them for fun & give them to friends.

thx - cpr
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CPR,

Well stated post, I like your take on the practicality, value, fun and satisfaction of putting a knife together here. :) As it happens, I just had the same situation occur and was fortunate enough to have been gifted a beautifully worked Scandi ground hi-carbon knife blade/tang from a good friend in Sweden. I am still looking for some decent round stock handle material suitable for use on her. Very :cool: indeed.

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On the topic of focusing on Cheap knives, I think sometimes the discussions here at BF trend way to often towards how expensive(or not) this knife, or that knife is compared to another knife that costs XX amount less and is perceived to perform as well or nearly as well, and so on, and so fourth, and it goes on and on.. :rolleyes:

In my opinion there is many, many additional factors to be considered about a personal cutting tool a man(or woman) owns and uses day in and day out, than just plain dollars and cents.. For example, what materials it is made from, who made it, functional design, how the steel was cut, forged and hardened, grind, fitted and the aesthetics of the knife, just to name a few, ect.. ect..

I recon my own cutting tools are pretty important to me and always have been. I like good quality knives made in the USA, Germany and England. I also want my knives to perform well and give me a lifetime of service, and afterward, when I am old and grey and my bones are frail, I would also prefer to pass on my knives to kinfolk and friends that will also want to use a good quality knives as well..

I recon I am guilty of subscribing to the Calvin Cooledge school of knives, "Life is too short to carry an Ugly knife!" :thumbup: :D



Anthony
 
Interesting. I'm damn cheap - make 99% of my meals from scratch ingredients, only shop at thrift type shops, walk almost everywhere.

But I carry a PE ATR or Manix, and have a leatherman charge AL en route. If I wasn't so cheap elsewhere I'd barely be able to afford nice gadgetry.

DC
 
jpvjr said:
I didn't use a pocket knife last year for deer. I'm probably the only guy in PA who used a 3" old hickory paring knife one day, and a Laminated #1 mora the next. The Mora is an outstanding knife for $12, my parer was $4, and just as good.
Who else is cheap, with a capital CHEAP?
I told my dad to send either 1 for the fish, and occasional goat. The Peanut works, but theres a lot of guck to clean from it after.
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Cheap, or nuts? Oh wait we're talking about you-cheap and nuts. This from a woman who owns ~30 Moras.
I hear you butchered a goat with your Peanut.:eek: DO TELL:cool:
 
I'm so cheap I go to KFC and lick other people's fingers! Most of my knives say Schrade or Buck or Case or Victorinox or Gerber. My most expensive knife is a Spyderco Endura I never carry any more.
 
I'm not cheap, I just don't have any money anymore, becasue of the economy. 2009 is going to be a year of austerity, I guess.

Fortunately, I have plenty of cool knives to play with.
 
Not me, but maybe that is why I'm usually broke. I am on the lists for a Dozier, Ken erickson, Ariel Salaverria and Brian Goode. Cheap knives have their place but not in my pocket.;) That said I love and carry my Case knives a lot and they aren't really expensive.
 
I agree I won't spend a penny over $3000 for a knife. Those expensive ones are just not worth it!!
 
Cool thing is now a days you can be cheap but still get great knives.
Especially if you're willing to buy second hand. The Sypderco Tenacious
and Kershaw Onion are both around 30 bucks and offer great quality
and performance. You can even get a Byrd Raven or similar knife for
under 20 bucks now and they are nice blades.
 
I remember a kid taping a razor blade to a Popsicle stick and putting it in his shoe back in college.

That cheap enough for you ?
 
Yep, cheap guy here. Especially when it comes to basic stuff like knives. For pocket or butchershop I always go for the simple, practical, easily replaced models(from a reputable maker of course).
 
I can't say I am cheap. I like many inexpensive knives and believe they are as good if not better at certain things when matched with more costly knives in the same category. The $17.00 Case SS Sodbuster at Lowe's is as sweet a deal as I have ever purchased. I enjoy shopping for low cost knives to use up or give away or just stowe for some other day. But as far as being frugal, I suck! Money burns a hole in my pocket that gives me a bloody rash!:eek: If I were frugal I would own one stock Buck 110 and a Rapala fillet knife. But I have at least 2 of each.:D So no I am not good at cheap.;)









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The knife I use the most in the office these days is Gerber EAB, costs about $10 from target. It's basically a compact folding utility knife (very sheeple friendly) that uses standard replaceable utility blade. The blade typically costs $1 - 3$ per 5 pack. I'm having fun trying different blades:

  • Stanley Heavy Duty Paper Utility Blade. Advertised as 50% sharper than regular utility blade and also sharper than a surgical knife. I tested it on paper, and it's sharp enough to create curly strands out of regular paper.
  • Stanley Extra Heavy Duty Blade. At 0.035" it's twice as thick as regular utility blade and 50% thicker than a heavy duty one. My choice for heavy work or anything where blade flex is not desirable.
  • Lenox Gold. This is one amazing blade. It's bi-metal, which means the body is made of tough carbon steel while the cutting edge is made of hard high-speed steel (probably M series). To top it off, it's coated with titanium that gives it durability and gold tinge. Edge retention is supposed to be at least 3 times better than a regular blade. This is what I got on the Gerber most of the time, although I haven't tested it that much. Not bad for $.60 a piece.
 
I payed 7 bucks for a china made buck and have already skinned one gobbler with it this spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!wooooohoooo, it's a keeper
 
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