Pocket knife - what's yours?
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Trevor Ablett Antler - EDC legal and take a nice edge. Stupidly cheap for a handmade pocket knife.
Ablett Antler by British Red, on Flickr
Ablett Antler by British Red, on Flickr
Trevor Ablett Antler - EDC legal and take a nice edge. Stupidly cheap for a handmade pocket knife.
Ablett Antler by British Red, on Flickr
Definitely similar to my old Barlows.
I am a bit sad with my EDC I generally rotate a Byrd Tern that I match with a black metal clipper and a black thrunite torch. It's counterpart set is a Victorinox Alox solo with a chrome Solarforce torch and a chrome finish Metal Clipper. For work I rotate a Victorinox Super Tinker with a Victorinox Handyman.
On my key set I have another little Victorinox Alox knife.
On my key set I have another little Victorinox Alox knife.
I do have a Trevor Ablett (it's a Sheffield thing, you have to have one 
) but its a little weighty in the pocket of trousers.
I feel a trawl through Amazon looking at Wenger and Victorinox coming on. However a look for Joker may be in order too given the popularity. Must resist clicking buy however.
) but its a little weighty in the pocket of trousers.I feel a trawl through Amazon looking at Wenger and Victorinox coming on. However a look for Joker may be in order too given the popularity. Must resist clicking buy however.
Never tried spyderco in any shape. Grasshopper looks a little thing. Very pocket ready. However notice there are two models even smaller. Honeybee and bug. Bug would make a nice pendant for the missis
Stop it. The missis will kill me, then possibly hunt you down too
probably not.However I did drop into conversation last night that I bought that blade blank, I waited till she had had wine. It softened the blow. Need more wine for when I buy the antler for the scales and the brass pins
Oh, and a sheath. Oops
she has to find me first..........Stop it. The missis will kill me, then possibly hunt you down too
Opinel 6 in my pocket if I'm off to the woods, Colt stockman for when I'm in town and the little victorinox goes everywhere with me. It's getting a bit beat up now but I've carried that one for the past 10 years.
I also carry a Leatherman Wave if i'm working but don't really class it as a pocket knife.
I also carry a Leatherman Wave if i'm working but don't really class it as a pocket knife.
Yeh, what is the hook for?
Found out the pointy thing is a reamer. That I use. Mine does not have the hook but am looking at options.
Found out the pointy thing is a reamer. That I use. Mine does not have the hook but am looking at options.
The hook is for parcel tying and improvising I've used mine to pull boot laces, get extra purchase on certain knots, a tamp for my pipe blah blah lol
I've used mine to pull boot laces, get extra purchase on certain knots, a tamp for my pipe blah blah lol
I have a lovely Trevor Ablett bought last year when I realised he was still in business.I thought I'd missed my chance and he'd retired.I agree with Red ; Trevor's work is way too cheap.If he was in the USA his knives would be 200 dollars.It's my "posh carry" when I wear a suit.
EDC for my jeans pocket is a S&W 3 blade folder I got at the Bushcraft Show in 2011.Cheap , sharp (now), and very handy for all sorts of jobs.Weapon of choice for light carving & whittling.
For eating a nice olive handled Laguiole I've had for years but not street legal , or a Svord.
I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.
Cheers , Simon.
PS I know this wont go down well but I ?hate? Swiss army knives.I've never seen the attraction in a tool which does everything but so poorly.
EDC for my jeans pocket is a S&W 3 blade folder I got at the Bushcraft Show in 2011.Cheap , sharp (now), and very handy for all sorts of jobs.Weapon of choice for light carving & whittling.
For eating a nice olive handled Laguiole I've had for years but not street legal , or a Svord.
I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.
Cheers , Simon.
PS I know this wont go down well but I ?hate? Swiss army knives.I've never seen the attraction in a tool which does everything but so poorly.
okenest: fair point. I carried mine for years and used it for all sorts of stuff. Then felt the same. Wanted a 'true knife' and being in Sheffield, wanted local. However do see the merits of the SAK and should look at it again.
My favorite EDC is a Victorinox One Hand Trekker German Army.
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Gordy
I have something similar in my pack as a backup knife. Mine locks the blade however and is just over legal length. Hence why it's in the pack and not one of my EDC options.
Learnt a new acronym today. EDC
simple things
