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Need a knife
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For a general purpose fixed blade knife, I like my Spyderco Bill Moran Drop Point Skinner.
That's a great design for all around utility use. Good grip, and good cutting abilty due to the thin blade and flat grind.
I usually carry one of my Fiend models in a neck sheath. They're great for opening boxes, general cutting and are small and light enough to forget that I'm "wearing" it. The problem us knifemakers have is everytime we encounter a customer, they usually relieve us of whatever we're carrying
I own a Boker Kalashnikov 74. Great knife, compact, light, spring assisted opening.
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Yes, thanks!! The Benchmade Skirmish's 630 and 635 are bassed in my much larger custom Skirmish.
Here's a custom Skirmish next to a 1911 for size comparison. The hurricane pattern on this one inspired the handle design pattern on the Benchmade 635. The custom Skirmish's range from no frills, ultra hard use to very high end, exotic materials and fancy
For a general purpose fixed blade knife, I like my Spyderco Bill Moran Drop Point Skinner.
+1. Spydercos are high-quality knives, and they have MANY designs depending on look, feel, size, intended use, and pricepoint. They deal mainly in folders, but they also manufacture a number of fixed-blade designs like the Moran and Perrin. For everyday carry I like my Native, which can generally be found for $50-60:
It fits well in my hand in a variety of grips, and is sizeable without being so big it scares people. I have two; one in plain edge for box-cutting and general use, and another serrated one for heavier-duty work.
If you need a no-nonsense knife that absolutely positively has to work every time, try the Woodlander:
It's expensive as knives go, but it's designed first and foremost as a big comfortable blade for outdoor work. There are related designs in four different lengths; this one is 12" total length, 6" blade length.
This is my spyderco blade. I use it when lifeguarding on our rescue boat. It's sharp. It can cut a line in nothing flat (save your arse if you're towing a sinking vessel). The blade is made in Seki City Japan, which is world famous for producing the blades for samurai swords.
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Niel, you do amazing work. I got your email, and your custom stuff is juuuuust a bit outside my intended budget 
But I'm going to look into your Benchmade designs - thanks for the input!
But I'm going to look into your Benchmade designs - thanks for the input!
Niel, you do amazing work. I got your email, and your custom stuff is juuuuust a bit outside my intended budget
I appreciate the compliments. I'll let you know when I do some semi custom runs and other special projects. The Benchmade line is very high quality, I'm sure you'll be happy with them. Other than a Stellite fixed blade, I carry the Benchmade's as well!!
I actually am Finnish, just residing in Sweden at the moment. No, no knife carrying in whole Fenno-Scandia, laws are very similar between one nation and another. However, you are correct in the sense that carrying a knife was usual in Finland in the beginning of the 1900's, when larger part of the population worked in rural areas and forests where there was more need for such a tool. The traditional fixed-blade knife is a very tool-like, as in short bladed and with only one cutting edge, so it wasn't really a weapon per se.
Of course in modern day Finland the situation is very different - I've had friends who've been removed their Leatherman's by the police, since it has a knife in it and they had no excuse for having it around. The gent in question said he forgot it on his belt when he went to a pub downtown, apparently had a bit too much to drink and wasn't even in a condition to walk upright. The patrol that happened by decided that maybe it was better for his own health to spend the night in the jail, and gave him a ticket for possessing an edged weapon in the process.
By the way, I would look at purchasing a knife as purchasing a tool - it should serve you for years, so you might as well put a few bucks extra in it and get a proper one.
I would go with a quality fixed blade, since camping knives usually see quite a lot of abuse and have to be able to cut everything from meat to logs. If you don't use it primarily for skinning/gutting, I would recommend a relatively short and sturdy knife, with maybe a 4" blade. If the blade is too long, it won't be very comfortable to use, and if it's too thin, you can't cut anything but meat with it.
Something like this is what I might go for: http://www.worldknives.com/products/eka-h8-nordic-hunter-babinga-hunting-knife-ekah8-179.html - the design looks very solid and comfy and the blade length is correct for more nimble use - things which unfortunately are something that I cannot say about the most blades marketed as "scandinavian" or "finnish puukko" knives on the American market.
I would go with a quality fixed blade, since camping knives usually see quite a lot of abuse and have to be able to cut everything from meat to logs. If you don't use it primarily for skinning/gutting, I would recommend a relatively short and sturdy knife, with maybe a 4" blade. If the blade is too long, it won't be very comfortable to use, and if it's too thin, you can't cut anything but meat with it.
Something like this is what I might go for: http://www.worldknives.com/products/eka-h8-nordic-hunter-babinga-hunting-knife-ekah8-179.html - the design looks very solid and comfy and the blade length is correct for more nimble use - things which unfortunately are something that I cannot say about the most blades marketed as "scandinavian" or "finnish puukko" knives on the American market.
Shane Sibert is a great knifemaker and his prices are very reasonable. He makes a variety of very usefull designs and he delivers them on time as promised. He's developed quite a following and we are proud to have him on our knife and gun forum.
http://www.sibertknives.com/index.htm
http://www.sibertknives.com/index.htm
I`ve noticed no one has mentioned leatherman....I no virtually nothing about serious knives so maybe they just plain suck?
I have used this for the past two years for everything from landscaping work to camping stuff and have never ever had a problem with it:
Mine doesn`t have the scissors or the extra large screwdriver tip but pretty much everything else...
I have used this for the past two years for everything from landscaping work to camping stuff and have never ever had a problem with it:
Mine doesn`t have the scissors or the extra large screwdriver tip but pretty much everything else...
