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Always in my pocket ( and on my belt ) are a CRKT Urban Shark with a Greg Lightfoot 02 blade & a Kershaw Outlaw Bill which I've had about 20 years !
Can find folder but not camera.
Due to discovering, my Opinel no.7 is against the law for EDC.
My only legal knife is a copy of the old british army knife. The one with a 3" marlin spike down the back. Made in sheffield. Nice knife, have had about 5 of these all told. This is the only copy.
Might have to buy a spyderrco and team it with my resus mask and gloves. It is a rescue knife, honest officer.
Just as a point, don't the big leathermans (wave etc) have locking blades?
Due to discovering, my Opinel no.7 is against the law for EDC.
My only legal knife is a copy of the old british army knife. The one with a 3" marlin spike down the back. Made in sheffield. Nice knife, have had about 5 of these all told. This is the only copy.
Might have to buy a spyderrco and team it with my resus mask and gloves. It is a rescue knife, honest officer.
Just as a point, don't the big leathermans (wave etc) have locking blades?
Yup, and therefore you need a good reason to carry one, although I'd consider bushcraft a good reasonMinotaur said:
Get a Spyderco Penknife.... go on, get one, do it now...
Hellz
My camping slipjoint is a New York Knife Co, "Cattle Knife" pattern (spear, whancliffe, and pen).
Hellz said:Get a Spyderco Penknife.... go on, get one, do it now...
Yep, agree with that. I was anti Penknife for ages (G10 & no lock) but since buying one I love it. Superb blade, lovely erogonomics.
Still not a fan of the G10 though....
You can use the G10 on a UKPK to rub the lumps of hard skin off your feet and help prevent blisters (not that I have done). It's stiffer and weighs more then a calypso and costs more to loose so if it's only for bushcraft I wouldn't suggest it. However, as it's also a legal EDC I do.
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Annie
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I have particularly small hands so find most folders a bit too bulky, however I make exceptions for the Mission MS102. Currently using CRKT urban shark & Kershaw 1550ST which are just fantastic.
And what is the general opinion on the stainless steel used in the Sheffield made British army clasp knife? Bamboo doggy was kind enough to gift me with one, and while I have sharpened it nicely I haven't had a chance to really use it yet. Soft steel? Hard steel?
I've used SAK's my entire life so far (not that it's been that long) and recently bought my first fixed blade....a Frosts Clipper in 12c27. It's amazing steel and I love it....especially the price!
Adam
I've used SAK's my entire life so far (not that it's been that long) and recently bought my first fixed blade....a Frosts Clipper in 12c27. It's amazing steel and I love it....especially the price!
Adam
I think it's the same steel that is used by victorinox but I have a feeling it's run a tad harder (vic knives are 53-55RC). It has IIRc a slightly less acute acute edge so it still wont chip
SAK Forester utility,Maser ELK for surgery, Big/super swede for reliability, and a Spydie Manix a best pal. Fil
My folder is an Opinel 7.Ive been tempted by that spyderco pen knife for a while so I be interested to hear peoples opinions. The thing thats always put me of is the secondary bevel Im just not sure I could sharpen it to razor sharpness.
off subject but is this the longest thread ever on bushcraftuk
off subject but is this the longest thread ever on bushcraftuk
How can you beat an Opi no8 for £5!!!??
I took the excessive point off with a file (and stabbed my index finger in the process.. ouch, that'll teach me!) to give it something more like a little crop point. Then I rounded off the end of the handle which makes it more comfortable for me. Its fantastic and should you loose it, not only does it cost a fiver to replace but I doubt there'd be much of it left after a few years, pushes the limits of bio-degradable but hey!
I think I'm a bit biased, being 1/2 french I think i've allways had one as a kid.
Ben
I took the excessive point off with a file (and stabbed my index finger in the process.. ouch, that'll teach me!) to give it something more like a little crop point. Then I rounded off the end of the handle which makes it more comfortable for me. Its fantastic and should you loose it, not only does it cost a fiver to replace but I doubt there'd be much of it left after a few years, pushes the limits of bio-degradable but hey!
I think I'm a bit biased, being 1/2 french I think i've allways had one as a kid.
Ben
bambodoggy
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
addyb said:
You're more than welcome mate...hope you enjoy it
You'll find it a sight more beefy than a sak but maybe not as good for delicate tasks....oh and don't forget it's pretty much impossible to get a firesteel to work with it
Bam.
As with alot of other Folks.... I carry the Opinel #7. I also carry my Buck 112 every once in awhile. In fack I have my Opi on me right now. Just put a new coat of Linseed oil on it yesterday.
