what's your prefered pocket knife? + pics!
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The Barlow is a common Taylor's one, a bit rough and ready but a seriously functional, useful knife. The other is a bit fancier, a Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #73 Scout, beaver pond bone, which I'd be slightly more upset if I lost
At the moment I no longer carry a knife all the time: when I moved to Manchester I discovered that people here regard them with horror rather than as everyday tools. After a few bad reactions I've decided to only carry a knife when I'm somewhere more civilised.
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I've been carrying one of these since Christmas:
It's a No.6 with the Virobloc ring removed... I keep a foot of paracord wrapped around it to stop it opening in my pocket, mind you it's stiff enough that it probably wouldn't anyway but I've sharpened it so it'd lacerate me pretty badly if it did.
I'd love to lie to you about the heat treatment I've applied and the differential hardening process making the hamon on the blade... outside of the realms of fantasy though, it was 20 minutes of mucking about with a bit of ripped kitchen roll and some pickling vinegar from a jar of pickled jalapenos
It's a No.6 with the Virobloc ring removed... I keep a foot of paracord wrapped around it to stop it opening in my pocket, mind you it's stiff enough that it probably wouldn't anyway but I've sharpened it so it'd lacerate me pretty badly if it did.
I'd love to lie to you about the heat treatment I've applied and the differential hardening process making the hamon on the blade... outside of the realms of fantasy though, it was 20 minutes of mucking about with a bit of ripped kitchen roll and some pickling vinegar from a jar of pickled jalapenos
My opinal No.8 I carry every day and will not stop the habit of a lifetime, Christ I had my first shotgun at the grand old age of 10.
I carry a leather man surge at work a Stanley sliding knife and a Victornox soilder lost my 08 soilder spent two weeks looking for it decided to buy a new one and they stopped making then but found one now
On the odd day off carry grandads old pocket knife nothing special but it was grandads
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On the odd day off carry grandads old pocket knife nothing special but it was grandads
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Been carrying a leatherman wave for years (lived in africa, so edc is rather different!)
Now have a desk job (and a tie) in the uk, so that's no longer an option. On dress-down friday my old sak climber in a belt pouch, otherwise its a reasonably discrete opinel no4, but i'm off to barcelona on monday and hoping to pick up a sub 3-inch laguiole while i'm there.
Now have a desk job (and a tie) in the uk, so that's no longer an option. On dress-down friday my old sak climber in a belt pouch, otherwise its a reasonably discrete opinel no4, but i'm off to barcelona on monday and hoping to pick up a sub 3-inch laguiole while i'm there.
Laguioles were gorgious, but out of my price range for a souvenir pocket knife, settled on one of these:
I don't do pictures because it's beyond my technical skill level and above my pay grade. Besides, what I carry isn't worth a photo. It is a genuine imported (from exotic Cathay) Schrade. It is a lockback with a 2 1/4-inch blade which doesn't even have a groove for your thumbnail so you can open it. All it's good for is opening boxes and cutting string and even then I don't need it because there are knives and scissors galore here at work and everyone else just rips open boxes with their bare hands. It cost four dollars and that's about what it's worth.
nice thumbstud mod!Spyderco Pingo
I have to admit, I love mine too despite the iffy blade centering....
Always nice to see a post like this. Whiles away the hours!
Here's mine:
This was a junk store purchase from Canada. A Premier Knife company three blade with bone scales. It is just getting smoother and smoother, more and more pocket polished with each day. has a nice patina on the back spine and blades too!
Cheers!
GJC
Here's mine:
This was a junk store purchase from Canada. A Premier Knife company three blade with bone scales. It is just getting smoother and smoother, more and more pocket polished with each day. has a nice patina on the back spine and blades too!
Cheers!
GJC
Its interesting how little some people value old tools. A little patination or rust and they think its only fit for the bin!
Been carrying this beauty by Shing for a couple of weeks. Gorgeous and built like a tank, perfect edc material.
Can a mod please change the title of this thread to 'Let's see your pocket knife!'.
I didn't know this thread has sooo many views!
And good name change for it and maybe a sticky?
I didn't know this thread has sooo many views!
And good name change for it and maybe a sticky?
