Your most "hard use,sturdy,ba" SLIPPIE

If I'm expecting heavy duty knife work when I select my knife for the day, I choose one of my buck rogers lockbacks, generally my 812S Benchmade mini-AFCK. I would use a large stockman pattern if I chose to take a slip joint. I have several nice ones to choose from. The sodbuster, either the Case or the Queen, would do well, but I've only had them for a couple weeks.

I keep a Gerber Air Frame in my toolbox for when I need a knife for ugly work. You know the kind of work where you would ask a co-worker if you could use his knife. I think the ugliest work I've ever used my knife for was opening gallon cans of beans (nobody thought to bring a can opener and nobody had a SAK or camper) and a large coffee can back when they made metal coffee cans.

EJ
 
Blues said:
While I totally agree in using the right tool for the right job, I kind of read the OP's intent as identifying what knife would stand up to the toughest duty assuming that it was the only tool available to you.
(Such as when caught out on a short/informal hike, visiting away from home, or other occasions where our shop or garage was not available to us.)
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Hey Elliott you got it right. Just think if it like this. You hold the knife in your hand, a good firm grip. You open the blades to a loud snap. You think to yourself...Yes! This knife is meant to be used. This is no safe queen. This is 4(ish) ounces or steel in my working hands and I'll be damned if I don't use it for whatever cutting jobs come my way.

So it seems to me like a large stcokman would seem to fit my desciption here and is a popular choice. I gotta agree with y'all. Plus there is some good eye candy being shown!
 
Thanks, Corey. In the end I think it really comes down to build/construction. While I'm a huge fan of the stock knife, a well built single blade or something like a stout regular or harness jack would be hard to beat for a tough knife. It's all about the construction. (And proper technique, of course.)
 
This is my toughest lil`pocket rocket. The blade stock is as thick as a ZT0200. It opens with ease, and snaps harder than any slippie I`ve ever owned.

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I'd have to say one of my John Greco friction folders. Handles and blade are both 3/16" 8670 steel.
 
When I'm expecting hard work, I keep this one on my belt. It's a Schrade LB7 I bought used and slightly abused. I pulled it apart, cleaned it, sanded the dents and dings out of the brass, fileworked the blade and spring and put on a set of tiger maple scales just to see if I could do it. It's kinda comical to see the big eyes around when I pull it out, especially working construction. You don't see many "fancy" knives on the jobsite. Since I did all the work I don't feel so bad about using it for tougher jobs. My go-to knife is an Old Timer 8OT.

Chuck

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My slippie that inspires the most confidence for hard use is my Queen Cattle King stockman. Winterbottom scales... quite a looker in my opinion.
 
Any of my Vic. Alox Pioneers, large and small CV Sodbusters, or Douk Douk (even though it's not really all that comfy to use for extended periods...).
 
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