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Post by kevshell on Nov 22, 2020 21:51:43 GMT -5
Another for the Benchmade Osborne 940.
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Post by lazytcross on Nov 23, 2020 9:42:23 GMT -5
I carry a spiderco in my hip pocket. A classic Swiss Army knife in my watch pocket with a small length of paracord through the key ring so I can get it quick. I use that all the time. Use the toothpick a lot. Tweezers a lot. And I sharpened the screw driver to adjust screws on windage and elevation on 6 guns.
As far as hunting and field work I use a morakiv They are so simple and packable. Rubber handle and replaceable. Have done a mountain of deer, antigoat,elk, moose, Buffalo, and water fowl with the ol crappy mora
When shooting buff there are several so you don’t have to sharpen a lot. That long hair will dull a good knife. Mora is no good for splitting pelvis. So a guy has to plan on that.
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Post by lazytcross on Nov 23, 2020 9:42:23 GMT -5
I carry a spiderco in my hip pocket. A classic Swiss Army knife in my watch pocket with a small length of paracord through the key ring so I can get it quick. I use that all the time. Use the toothpick a lot. Tweezers a lot. And I sharpened the screw driver to adjust screws on windage and elevation on 6 guns.
As far as hunting and field work I use a morakiv They are so simple and packable. Rubber handle and replaceable. Have done a mountain of deer, antigoat,elk, moose, Buffalo, and water fowl with the ol crappy mora
When shooting buff there are several so you don’t have to sharpen a lot. That long hair will dull a good knife. Mora is no good for splitting pelvis. So a guy has to plan on that. I end up doing a lot of calf cutting(due to most of the crew doesn’t like to get down on the ground ). With an old timer trapper. 5-600 calves a year between us and the neighborhood I suppose
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Post by alukban on Nov 23, 2020 9:55:44 GMT -5
I am pretty much identical to you these days.
A small Spyderco Squeak for quick access/chores + a SAK in my jeans’ watch pocket.
I add a cheap Mora (or POS folder) for dirty work - lives with the kill kit.
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Post by bula on Nov 23, 2020 9:59:22 GMT -5
Couldn't stand it anymore, just ordered a No.10 Opinel SS Filet. A regular Carbon No.10 has lived here for years.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Nov 23, 2020 12:19:27 GMT -5
I have several of the Opinals... including the olive wood handles, & the buffalo horn handles ( most are No.8's )... the function of the knife just doesn't turn me on... the imprecise design of the lock ( it works... but ) I did buy MRS one of their mushroom knife kits, & she loves it... because of... I've never "everyday" carried one... I was so glad to find this one again, after missing it for 8-10 months
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Post by lazytcross on Nov 23, 2020 16:53:16 GMT -5
I have the same automat. Carried it for 4 years. Awesome knife
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Post by 38 WCF on Nov 24, 2020 9:29:41 GMT -5
Does the Opinel have any kind of a lock? The #6 and larger have the lock. The smaller sizes don't. I wish the keychain sized knives had the lock so as to prevent them from unintentionally opening. I bought the #8 with Carbon steel. Still loving this little $17.00 Gem
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Post by bradshaw on Nov 24, 2020 11:19:56 GMT -5
Had to look up “EDC knife” to find out it means “every day carry.” Resent having to look up a pretension. The internet’s weakness for initials aside, my hand has found no Buck knife which could ride my belt. As 38 WCF attests, the very hard stainless blade holds two fierce negatives: 1) beaucoup difficult to sharpen, and 2) inability to hold an edge.
Jerry Busse makes positively the toughest edge-holding blades I have used. Busse calls the steel he uses INFI, a corrosion resistant carbon steel. I had cut things with a Busse blade I would not subject another blade to, and the damn things come up cutting. Suspect if Jerry Busse made a folder with the care of his stiff-arm cutters, it would sell to people who cannot live without a keen blade.
Having swung the mountain and cut planty meat with FLAT GROUND Schrade folders and various other blades, my conclusion is to select a blade which SHARPENS READILY ON AVAILABLE ceramic, steel, or stone. An exotic sharpening requirement removes a knife from my belt for all but an isolated occasion. Sharpenability precedes edge-holding. Occasional touch-up is acceptable, fighting to restore an edge is unacceptable.
“Sharpenable stainless” is no longer oxymoronic, as some very fine kitchen cutlery attests. To settle on stainless, the blade must be sharpenable. The person who cannot bring up a blade should accept the fact and use a pull-through sharpener for touch-up. David Bradshaw
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Post by bula on Nov 24, 2020 14:02:28 GMT -5
INFI..
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Post by z1r on Nov 24, 2020 16:39:08 GMT -5
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Post by dougader on Nov 24, 2020 23:23:45 GMT -5
For many years I carried 2 knives, a Benchmade AFCK in my right pocket and a serrated Spyderco Delica in the left pocket. The Delica was for emergency cutting of seat belts, etc, and before it fell out of my pocket and was lost I had only ever used it to cut loose button threads on my dress shirts.
Recently, I did a bunch of reading and video watching on knives and ended up with 2 Kershaw knives. Right side is now the Kershaw Launch 6 automatic with a CPM 154 blade. Left side is the Kershaw Link with the 20CV blade. Both came razor sharp and - so far - hold their edge really well.
The old AFCK has an ATS 34 blade and was all the rage when the knife was first released, but it sure doesn't stay sharp like this 20CV blade on the Kershaw Link.
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Post by lazytcross on Nov 25, 2020 9:26:23 GMT -5
Having swung the mountain and cut planty meat with FLAT GROUND Schrade folders and various other blades, my conclusion is to select a blade which SHARPENS READILY ON AVAILABLE ceramic, steel, or stone. An exotic sharpening requirement removes a knife from my belt for all but an isolated occasion. Sharpenability precedes edge-holding. David Bradshaw [/quote]
I agree. Being able to touch up a knife with sandpaper or the back of your holster or sling. The top of your window on your pickup or whatever you can find is very helpful
I really like carbon steel for that. I know there are others, but I find myself packing the mora for most field chores on game.
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Post by bula on Nov 25, 2020 10:16:49 GMT -5
The Opinel Slim line filet knifes I last mentioned are not an EDC option. Blades are slender and too fine of tip for EDC. The regular, original version ok. My No.10 Filet came, wife saw it and went back to her tablet and ordered herself their Garden Knife. It would make a decent EDC. If your EDC gets used as a chisel or pry bar, nope.
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Post by bigbore5 on Dec 14, 2020 11:39:19 GMT -5
Having grown up raising beef cattle I still carry the case trapper someone mentioned in an earlier post. But clipped to the top off my pocket is always a Kershaw Leek. It's a Ken Onion design that holds a good razor's edge with a fine point that pierces effortlessly. A really great design for less friendly social situations. Often I also carry a custom Damascus steel karambit fixed blade made by my old Filipino martial arts guru. A really vicious design for a no bs knife fighting style.
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