Neck Knives.

[Pattree]

It is very apparent that neck knives are useful to many very experienced outdoors folk, including not a few bushcraft icons.

Can someone explain them to me. I had never heard of them until I came here.

 

[Toddy]

I think that it's a bad thing that it's being called a neck knife or necker. I know that's our common parlance, but it's uncomfortable to explain. "No, I'm not going for the neck!", kind of thing

Really, it's just an at hand small knife, neatly tucked inside a shirt and easy to access. Keeps it clean and dry too, no one wants a messy one put away close.
Sturdier than a pocket knife, clean, sharp, always handy.

Personally I prefer mine on a baldric across my chest and it tucks into my hip pocket, but it doesn't suit everyone.

 

[Pattree]

Personally I prefer mine on a baldric across my chest and it tucks into my hip pocket, but it doesn't suit everyone.

Now that makes a sort of sense. I use a leather pocket liner so a knife pouch on a string that fits in that could be useful.

 

[Keith_Beef]

Sometimes I find that a folding knife in a pocket is hard to get to if the pocket is a bit tight or I'm crouching. A knife on a belt sheath can be a bit too visible or can (in a dangler style sheath, like a puukko or brukskniv) need a hand on the sheath as well as a hand on the knife.

A neck knife can tuck inside a shirt to not scare the sheeple and be drawn with one hand.

By necessity such a knife is small and light.

 

[demented dale]

Sometimes I find that a folding knife in a pocket is hard to get to if the pocket is a bit tight or I'm crouching. A knife on a belt sheath can be a bit too visible or can (in a dangler style sheath, like a puukko or brukskniv) need a hand on the sheath as well as a hand on the knife.

A neck knife can tuck inside a shirt to not scare the sheeple and be drawn with one hand.

By necessity such a knife is small and light.

Never mind knives. Your avatar is Professor Yaffel from Bagpuss. I forgot about him. I like that a lot x

 

[Pattree]

Fixing song.
We will find it, we will bind it
We will stick it with glue, glue, glue
We will stickle it, every little bit of it
We will fix it like new, new, new

 

[MrEd]

I use one, a brisa necker in an upside down kydex sheath, I either have it in my shirt top pocket if I am wearing one, or a chest pocket of my coat. I find it mega useful, but I don’t often let it just hang loose inside my shirt as I don’t entirely trust the kydex sheath tbh and I wonder if the knife could fall out (it never has) and I would find out when it stabs me in the stomach when I next lean forward…. I _must_ make a proper leather sheath I trust for it.

Also it’s Scandi grind and I think it would be more useful if it was flat grind tbh

 

[HillBill]

It is very apparent that neck knives are useful to many very experienced outdoors folk, including not a few bushcraft icons.

Can someone explain them to me. I had never heard of them until I came here.

Smaller, lighter knife. Ususally carried on a cord around the neck. Very capable tools, just not designed for heavier work like battoning etc. Though i do seem to recall Mary using one to split a log down little by little with one of mine i made for her, that had a sub 2" blade.

 

[Chris]

I use one, a brisa necker in an upside down kydex sheath, I either have it in my shirt top pocket if I am wearing one, or a chest pocket of my coat. I find it mega useful, but I don’t often let it just hang loose inside my shirt as I don’t entirely trust the kydex sheath tbh and I wonder if the knife could fall out (it never has) and I would find out when it stabs me in the stomach when I next lean forward…. I _must_ make a proper leather sheath I trust for it.

Also it’s Scandi grind and I think it would be more useful if it was flat grind tbh

The kydex I got with my Brisa Necker definitely isn’t secure enough for neck carrying. Seemed really loose.

Got an Esee Izula II now with a custom kydex and it works a treat. Super secure.

 

[Toddy]

Smaller, lighter knife. Ususally carried on a cord around the neck. Very capable tools, just not designed for heavier work like battoning etc. Though i do seem to recall Mary using one to split a log down little by little with one of mine i made for her, that had a sub 2" blade.

That is one beautiful knife
It's had so much use, and it's still virtually pristine.
A very firm favourite

 

[HillBill]

That is one beautiful knife
It's had so much use, and it's still virtually pristine.
A very firm favourite

Glad it's serving you well Mary.