your no1 knife

Wow... for the guys who have a number of great knives, this has to be a tough question. Different #1s for different situations for me. Most of my knives are #1's for one situation or another.

But if I could only keep one of the knives I've got... I'd probably keep the Sage 1 for the elegance in materials and quality or the 551 Griptilian (with the weighted scales given to me so generously by my friend bearcut!) for the strength of materials, quality and axis lock.

Reading this thread reminds me that I do need a Rift for sure and makes me think I might need to check out a Fallkniven. ;)
 
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tpa said:
whats your nummber 1 knife and why?
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This Victorinox Tourist ...

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A) It's got everything I need on a daily basis. And B) It was in my pocket during the births of all three of our kids.*






* Guess I wanted to be ready for anything. :D
 
Probably my #1 knife would be the folder I probably carry the most, an Elishewitz Cortex (Ti frame-lock with cocobolo inlays & Wharncliffe blade).

However, my most carried knife (Literally carried everyday), is my Joe Brum HAK.
 
Emerson super CQC 7 with framelock conversion by Reese Weiland.
 
It's a dead even tie between:
Spyderco Gayle Bradley CPM-M4 (One of the best all time Spyderco knives ever produced). takes hard use and laughs hysterically about it ;)
The second is the Spyderco Stretch in ZDP-189 (this thing is light, ergonomic, priced just right, and cuts like a scalpel)
 
No 1 is my RC3

I can and do beat the snot out of it with use and it just keeps coming back for more after a light sharpening. Took a burr off today using the spin of my zdp delica, worked great and went right back to fire prep work. They're great knives, and mine has some nice character now after a year of hard use.

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Used to have five serrations :D
 
Hands down the Graham Razel, Im an Electrical contractor and every day that knife gets hammered through floors,walls etc..
 
Not being a Learned Afficianado Of Cutlery, just a local guy who happens to own over 140 blades of all different types, and uses at least one every day, and carries no less than 3-4 folders in his 'luggage' every day, I must sheepishly confess the blade I have used most for the past year sits open on my desk as I write this, having just been used to cut open a food wrapper.

To my everlasting shame, amidst this august gathering, I must confess it is a Pakistani-made Wild Boar folding whittler with one long, thin blade 3 1/2" long but only a little over 1/4" wide. The other blade is a pen 1 3/4" long. Closed the whole thing is a skinny 4 1/2" long. Those long, skinny blades seem to be what I need most, and no other mfgr. makes anything even close.

The scales are green jigged bone (for spring/fall). I also carry a blue jigged bone for cold winter and a red jigged bone for hot summer. All three folders cost me a total of $24 from Smokey Mountain.

Yeah, there's some gaps here and there, but the blades are sharp and walk and talk. The stainless doesn't rust. Sharpening is easy. Sure, I have prettier folders, but I'd be afraid to put that nice engraved one in my pocket for fear of a scratch.

Thank you for allowing this poor old geezer boot-wearing hillbilly a voice alongside the learned metal-testing, microscope-examining elite of the knife-using universe.
 
Spyderco Military. Perfectly fits my hands and big enough blade for my tasks. I AM naked without it.
 
Dozier K1 with jigged bone grips. It is not only a classic design, it seems to hold an edge longer and cut better than any of my (many) other blades. I suspect this is a combination of the D2 steel and heat treat, and the blade geometry: Dozier's wizardry, in other words.
 
Right now I would say my Boker Titan Defender is the one. Stout little bulldog of a knife! As far as most carried/used knife it would be my Case G-10 Humpback whittler.

I have found myself carrying the modified Ontario Retribution 1 lately. The more I work the handles down, the easier it becomes to carry. Also like the foldover deep carry clip I added to it!
 
Emerson A-100....tough as it gets, fits great in the pocket, no frills or thrills just a good all around knife...
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hmmm... awful hard to pick an absolute favorite. I have a lot of knives that I like, but I maybe like this one the most.

D2 blades. Scales to die for. Just under 4" closed so that it fills the hand when I'm using it, yet is easy in the pocket with its rounded bolsters when I'm not.

Queen 4" stockman:

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Despite owning I don't know how many knives of all sorts, my number one knife remains my Victorinox Tinker. Had one in my pocket everyday for the last 30 years...currently own 3. At Christmas I took a step up and was given the Super tinker which adds scissors to the traditional tinker mix of two flathead, can opener, bottle opener, punch, phillips, 2 plain edge knives.
 
keithcarter said:
Not being a Learned Afficianado Of Cutlery, just a local guy who happens to own over 140 blades of all different types, and uses at least one every day, and carries no less than 3-4 folders in his 'luggage' every day, I must sheepishly confess the blade I have used most for the past year sits open on my desk as I write this, having just been used to cut open a food wrapper.

To my everlasting shame, amidst this august gathering, I must confess it is a Pakistani-made Wild Boar folding whittler with one long, thin blade 3 1/2" long but only a little over 1/4" wide. The other blade is a pen 1 3/4" long. Closed the whole thing is a skinny 4 1/2" long. Those long, skinny blades seem to be what I need most, and no other mfgr. makes anything even close.

The scales are green jigged bone (for spring/fall). I also carry a blue jigged bone for cold winter and a red jigged bone for hot summer. All three folders cost me a total of $24 from Smokey Mountain.

Yeah, there's some gaps here and there, but the blades are sharp and walk and talk. The stainless doesn't rust. Sharpening is easy. Sure, I have prettier folders, but I'd be afraid to put that nice engraved one in my pocket for fear of a scratch.

Thank you for allowing this poor old geezer boot-wearing hillbilly a voice alongside the learned metal-testing, microscope-examining elite of the knife-using universe.
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Wrong!!!

Throw that crap away, and pick up a GEC Melon Whittler!

(click me, scroll to the bottom and pick one :D
 
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