Who has found THE knife?

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I have come to the conclusion the title should be changed from "Who has found THE knife" to " Who has found the NEXT knife?" !

Since reading this I have bought a buck 889 in desert ironwood, a TA Davison desert ironwood pocket folder, and am about a hairs breath from either a Hinderer XM-18 or a Strider AR, or both! I don't want THE knife! I want the NEXT gottahavit knife!
 
I wanted a Randall for years; got on the waiting list, and 3 years later the Attack with stag came. A year later, it's twin brother arrived. After a couple of years of taking them out every few months and looking at them, I sold one for a modest profit to a user and let a buddy have the other at my cost. I can honestly say I got more satisfaction from the sale than from the ownership. I had no intentions of using them, and they're tools, and meant to be used. Now they both are.
 
I am happy to say that I have found my 'One' large fixed blade. I'm not sure about all the rest yet (EDC, small fixed blade, etc.), but the Ranger RD7 suits me perfectly for a large FB. Justin makes an excellent, incredibly tough knife at a great price.

A few pictures because, as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and mere words don't do justice to such an awesome blade:

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To ask "Who has found THE knife?" presupposes that the pleasure comes only from a specific set of characteristics in a given knife and NOT from what drives a lot of consumers: NEW and MORE.

Aside from that, Gary W. Graley, you have one of the best collections I've ever seen!
 
Well, I have not found "THE KNIFE" but I'm steadily finding out which ones are NOT "The Knife".:o
 
I have found my knifemaker. Bob Dozier. I have only been collecting knives for a year, but in that year I have owned and handled a fantastic variety of high-end knives including Lovelesses, Morans, and Walkers (handled those, not owned them). For me, Bob Dozier is the best. And by a large margin. His knives just fit my hand like no other. And even though his designs vary a lot (which makes them fun to collect), they all fit my hand well. Large, or small, thick or thin, Bob does it right.

If I had to pick one as "THE" knife, it would be my Companion in flat ground D2 with White Paper Micarta scales. I like the art-deco look of it, it fits my hand especially well, I like the size, the bladeshape, and the full flat grind came out great. It is a pure workhorse with a unique, classy look. Totally comfortable to carry (as comfortable as any teeny tiny folder- as it is unnoticable) and extremely strong, and fast to access and return. Very close to being the perfect knife for my wants and needs. I wouldn't change anything! That is saying a lot!

But I will continue to buy Doziers because it is so much fun. The Companion does feel like "The One" though.
 
Big D1 said:
I do not think I will ever find the "one". All I can hope for is that I find something to be content with for the time being which will slow my urge to buy something different. Big D1
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My one is two, these two knives have slowed my buying down to a stop. They are the Scott Cook Lochsa and my Lambert Inferno, since aquiring these two my buying has stopped completely. My looking on the other hand has continued unabated. But three months without a new knife is a personal record. Maybe I have found the "one"(two).
 
allenC said:
Well, I have not found "THE KNIFE" but I'm steadily finding out which ones are NOT "The Knife".:o
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Yup.

And just like the theme here, most inexpensive knives don't cut it. :D

I'm poised on the brink of handmade knives (and their prices) - making my perfect features list, and knowing in five years I might not even want it. :confused:

Such is life.
 
In folders, I think "the" knife for me is my Buck Strider SBMF, perhaps until I upgrade to a "proper" Strider.
In small fixed blades, I LURVE the CRKT AG Russell (must get a good sheath made for IWB carry!)
And in BIIIIIGGGGGG blades, I think Id have to say my SRKW Battle Rat, though Im sure it wont stop me buying more blades!
 
Hair said:
I have found my knifemaker. Bob Dozier. I have only been collecting knives for a year, but in that year I have owned and handled a fantastic variety of high-end knives including Lovelesses, Morans, and Walkers (handled those, not owned them). For me, Bob Dozier is the best. And by a large margin. His knives just fit my hand like no other. And even though his designs vary a lot (which makes them fun to collect), they all fit my hand well. Large, or small, thick or thin, Bob does it right.

If I had to pick one as "THE" knife, it would be my Companion in flat ground D2 with White Paper Micarta scales. I like the art-deco look of it, it fits my hand especially well, I like the size, the bladeshape, and the full flat grind came out great. It is a pure workhorse with a unique, classy look. Totally comfortable to carry (as comfortable as any teeny tiny folder- as it is unnoticable) and extremely strong, and fast to access and return. Very close to being the perfect knife for my wants and needs. I wouldn't change anything! That is saying a lot!

But I will continue to buy Doziers because it is so much fun. The Companion does feel like "The One" though.
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That's about as close as I've come, too. No such thing as the "perfect" knife, but Bob's knives are all great. He must have been a Hand Doctor somewhere along the line, because they all feel so comfortable. His PGK fits like an extension of my hand. If I were forced to pick only one, the PGK would probably be the one.
 
I searched for a long time for the one, I finally just designed it myself and had it made. I haven't bought a fixed blade since.

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Great favorites and stories to go with them.

The knife for me? I own a few and they are all "the knives" in my pointed little head that are the knives in my collection.

There is the first knife ever given to me by my dad. (Schrade Stockman).

There is the first custom multiblade I ordered (Gene Shadley).

There is the first Carson (and a few more.)

There is the first Tony Bose, the second Tony Bose (and so on).

There is the first Reese Bose (and so on),

There is a colab knife between Rob Simonich and Darryl Ralph stemming from a thread that Dexter Euing started.

There is the first Brend, the second (and so on).

There is the first Richard Rogers multiblade (and a lot so on.)

There is the first Chamblin (and so on.)

There is the first by Bailey Bradshaw (and so one).

There are daggers by makers going for their M.S. stamp. Knives aside some are by close friends.

There is the first Broadwell.

There is the integral carved dagger by Audra Draper.

There is the first Ashley Forge knife. (Hugh Bartrug)

Threre is the (actual) first folder made by Sava Damlovac.

There is John Fitch's first mosaic damascus knife.

There is the first Chris Reeve Knife.

There is the first Dozier.

There is the first Scott Cook.

I have meet all the folks who made these knives and many more that I have collected. Many of them have become close friends. All those knives to me are "the knife" the ones made by friends are even more of "the knife".
 
"THE KNIFE" for me is the Swamp Rat Bog Dog in D-2. It is not my favorite knife, my only knife, or even the one I use the most. The only fault I can find in it is that it has been discontinued. It does however cover all of the purposes and needs I encounter during the range of activities I do.
 
UnixDork, that's a nice looking knife!
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Bastid said:
Great favorites and stories to go with them.

The knife for me? I own a few and they are all "the knives" in my pointed little head that are the knives in my collection.

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There is the first Chris Reeve Knife.

There is the first Dozier.

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You have the first Reeve knife he made? The First Dozier?

Pictures please!!!!!!!
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Gary W. Graley said:
UnixDork, that's a nice looking knife!
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Thanks! I didn't care much about looks but it came out looking pretty decent, I think. I wanted a general purpose outdoors knife, and I wanted it tough enough to do anything I could come up with (within reason) in the woods. It's not really anything new as far as design but I made the handle longer because I like to have a lot of gripping surface. Here's a better picture of it in my fat paw.

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Gene Ingram is the maker. It's 3/16" S30V, stainless pins and micarta scales. It's a surprisingly good slicer for being so thick.
 
Right now my Brian Goode fixed blade is the knife, and has been since I got it a year and a half ago or so. It's pretty much perfect because it's custom and I got to decide on everything- materials, design etc.
 
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