what's your prefered pocket knife? + pics!
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Do you use the eka10 for battoning at all?
My current favorites.
EKA Swede 88, 8 and 10.
Stainless steel and great ergonomics. No "tactical" look. Just great tools. The 8 and 10 has seen quite a bit of use. I am a little more careful with the 88. The 88 is a very elegant light weight slicer. The 8 and 10 are more robust bruisers.
greensurfingbear
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I've drawers full of knives that I've aquired and I like to rotate them. From the old and tiny to the new and hopefully these days not silly. On the car keys is the everyones old fav a Victorinox, they don't do this one anymore I think. It's the Manager Swiss but with red LED instead of tweezers/toothpick. Has the wee biro in it too.
Also have a couple of Opinels kicking 'round the pocket and bag.
No.8 Bose limited edition for the 1992 winter Olympics in Albertville.
And a bog standard and the older I get the more I love these little knives for everyday living a No6 Carbon blade.
Next pic for scale.
Will post more from the collection sometime, I have a series of old mini penknives which are nice.
GB.
Also have a couple of Opinels kicking 'round the pocket and bag.
No.8 Bose limited edition for the 1992 winter Olympics in Albertville.
And a bog standard and the older I get the more I love these little knives for everyday living a No6 Carbon blade.
Next pic for scale.
Will post more from the collection sometime, I have a series of old mini penknives which are nice.
GB.
Fantastic blades, a lot of farmers use them in South Africa cause they (farmers and the knives ) are tough.
No, I hardly ever baton with any knife. Especially not with a folder. It might work, but I wont test it. I might baton in an emergency with a Mora or my Fällkniven A1.
I prefer to split wood with an axe or an hydraulic log splitter, depending on the dimensions and where I am. And cut with a bow saw or a chainsaw. For cooking on a small camp fire or a brew on my Kelly Kettle a pair of good pruning shears usually are enough to prepare fire wood. I often carry a Leatherman Hybrid for that purpose. Great for gathering fir branches to sit on as well.
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This one gets a lot of pocket time, along with my Victorinox Mauser.
Shing Raven in D2 and black G10, i have put a mirror polished convex edge on her, Shing's knives are bombproof.
Shing Raven in D2 and black G10, i have put a mirror polished convex edge on her, Shing's knives are bombproof.
Very nice indeed, i love my hollow ground 21's, any pics of the flat ground version, never seen one?
I saw some photos a while back of a fixed blade, early middle ages 'heax' knife which was exactly the same shape as my opinel no 8. Which has a pretty distinct handle and blade.
Anyone know what the difference between heax and a seax is?
A good bird and trout knife.
Anyone know what the difference between heax and a seax is?
A good bird and trout knife.
that's a nice picture dude 
I've had a go with lots of different pocket knives lately and some I like alot, some I like but don't use and some I love! I think the Spyderco ukpk is very good, mainly due to the one handed opening being so practical. But I really like my GEC bullnose and have been pocketing it everyday since getting it.
and it's new sheath..
I've had a go with lots of different pocket knives lately and some I like alot, some I like but don't use and some I love! I think the Spyderco ukpk is very good, mainly due to the one handed opening being so practical. But I really like my GEC bullnose and have been pocketing it everyday since getting it.
and it's new sheath..
It's a lovely knife, probably the best production made Sodbuster out there! 01 steel, 3" blade choice of 3 handle colours and rare! Luckily I managed to source an unused one from someone who panic bought one a while ago!
I wanted a simple, single bladed knife that was tight and very well made. This is it and has the usual GEC top qulaity fit and finish.
