C'mon...

Simple solution for carrying a nice pocket knife:  Leather sheath on the hip.

Just now, roadwarrior said:

C'mon...

Simple solution for carrying a nice pocket knife:  Leather sheath on the hip.

LOL! True but my office might frown on me carrying my Mossy Oak Bowie knife to work.

6 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

C'mon...

Simple solution for carrying a nice pocket knife:  Leather sheath on the hip.

Doesn’t work in crawl spaces 

27 minutes ago, Log Catcher said:

I used to carry Buck stockman knives but it seemed like they got to where they didn't hold an edge as good as they older ones did.

 

   I might be wrong, but I believe the Stockmen's knives are now imported. That might explain a little.                          jj

5 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   I might be wrong, but I believe the Stockmen's knives are now imported. That might explain a little.                          jj

I have a model 301X and a 307 in Buck knives. They both have made in U.S.A. on the them. They are both at least 30 years old.

2 minutes ago, Log Catcher said:

I have a model 301X and a 307 in Buck knives. They both have made in U.S.A. on the them. They are both at least 30 years old.

 

   If you're having trouble with edge retention on a 30-year-old Buck, then I have no idea. I'm lost. The only thing I can think of is having worn the blade down until you're sharpening into the spine, which is heat treated differently.

   Even then, I admit that's a reach.

 

   Now you're gonna keep me up tonight, thinking about this!   ??     jj

  

Gerber at work and a Buck 110 everywhere else

I like a Leatherman.  You have no idea how many times I use the #2 Phillips in a week.  

59 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

LOL! True but my office might frown on me carrying my Mossy Oak Bowie knife to work.

Ya, I don't think walking around with a 12" Scottish Dirk on my belt would cut it either.

7 minutes ago, CountryboyinDC said:

I like a Leatherman.  You have no idea how many times I use the #2 Phillips in a week.  

This past week, truck door was frozen shut. Opened my Leatherman to the pliers, and carefully wedged them around the door edge to get it open.

8 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

This past week, truck door was frozen shut. Opened my Leatherman to the pliers, and carefully wedged them around the door

Definitely good for a lot of things, they are.  The wire cutters aren't the best.  I remember I couldn't cut the treble on a Whopper Plopper that got stuck in someone's shin.  Ended up using a split ring plier to separate the lure from the hook.  I usually walk out to the garage and get real cutters if I need some.

I use Gerber knives and multi-tools.  Some of their stuff is still made here in the 'States, so that 's what I buy.

 

Gerber also gives discounts to Police, Fire, Military.  

I've carried a stainless Spyderco Dragonfly for the last 10 years or so.

 

It's a smaller knife so it doesn't take up much pocket space but large enough that it's still useful for everyday tasks. It holds an edge well, opens and closes easily with one hand and is very well constructed with a great pocket clip.

 

I have a ton of other knives and a bunch of Spyderco's but this is the one I like the best as an everyday carry knife. 

Leatherman Rebar on the hip and a Gerber in the back pocket. 

We fish a lot of cypress overhang to find the best hill country endemic river bass.  I can think of several spots where an underhand cast on a short glass fly rod will let you sight-fish 5-lb bass that have never been presented to before.  

When cypress branches eat your fly, there is absolutely no way to extricate it without first cutting the branch.  The very best shirt pocket folder for this work is the CRKT M-16 Compact - at 2.2 ounces, it's right at home clipped in your shirt pocket.  One-hand open with Carson flipper.  

 

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The most ergonomic knife ever is Spyderco Native.  

When Spyderco made their first 440C prototype run of the Native, they sold out the result at $25/ - I bought 5, gave 3 as Christmas gifts, spread the remaining 2 in fishing bags, and went back later to add a 3rd (higher-grade Cr-Mo-V).
A dozen years later, my BIL was still fishing with his.

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The most useful pocket tool ever is the Swiss Tech 19-in-1 - it folds up onto your key ring

You fold it into whatever tool you need.  I've used the pliers before to remove a (chemically) dead battery on my truck.  

6 hours ago, Bassin' Brad said:

Leatherman Rebar on the hip and a Gerber in the back pocket. 

Another back pocket vote? I am slightly shocked but hey some people lay on a bed of nails 

 

2 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

We fish a lot of cypress overhang to find the best hill country endemic river bass.  I can think of several spots where an underhand cast on a short glass fly rod will let you sight-fish 5-lb bass that have never been presented to before.  

When cypress branches eat your fly, there is absolutely no way to extricate it without first cutting the branch.  The very best shirt pocket folder for this work is the CRKT M-16 Compact - at 2.2 ounces, it's right at home clipped in your shirt pocket.  One-hand open with Carson flipper.  

 

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The most ergonomic knife ever is Spyderco Native.  

When Spyderco made their first 440C prototype run of the Native, they sold out the result at $25/ - I bought 5, gave 3 as Christmas gifts, spread the remaining 2 in fishing bags, and went back later to add a 3rd (higher-grade Cr-Mo-V).
A dozen years later, my BIL was still fishing with his.

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The most useful pocket tool ever is the Swiss Tech 19-in-1 - it folds up onto your key ring

You fold it into whatever tool you need.  I've used the pliers before to remove a (chemically) dead battery on my truck.  

Cypress branches are the toughest things on the planet, I think it’s what they make the black box on airplanes out of haha

I’m in heavy industrial equipment repair and most days I have more stuff in my pockets than Dennis the Menace. I have a couple Leatherman versions but I bought the Skeletool version back awhile ago and seem to like this on the best. I’ve had a leatherman as long as I can remember working. But as far as a pocket knife I’ve never carried a true pocket knife. I have knives that I use while deer hunting or bird hunting. 

23 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   If you're having trouble with edge retention on a 30-year-old Buck, then I have no idea. I'm lost. The only thing I can think of is having worn the blade down until you're sharpening into the spine, which is heat treated differently.

   Even then, I admit that's a reach.

 

   Now you're gonna keep me up tonight, thinking about this!   ??     jj

  

I hope you are okay. I didn't mean to make you lose sleep over this. I did take the 307 out and sharpen it today. The main blade is super sharp. The two smaller ones are sharp but worn down from being sharpened a lot over the years. The 301 hasn't been used a lot and is still in good shape. Since I am retired I don't use a knife near as much as when I was working.

I've carried one for probably forty years or so. I usually carry a stockman three blade knife, med size. Case and Buck are my favourites.

After losing many, many knives day to day and fishing, i have a Kershaw 3700 that I have been carrying all the time for a few years now. Big enough to be usefull, small enough to clip in my front pocket in everything from suits to swimsuits. I keep it sharp and it sees service making lunch, opeining boxes, cutting plastic, cutting bait, etc etc. 

Found a bunch of the non everyday knives at moms 

Spyderco Delica 4

Besides my Leatherman....

 

 

This is my go to for work....

 

 

And my everyday pocket knife....

 

I carry a MSD - Monarch Steampunk Dragon Knife they are a little bit pricey but worth every penny I carry it in my back pocket so all my jeans are imprinted with the shape of the knife  

I just sold six hundred dollars worth of knives . Bucks , Case , Schrade , Queen ...My every day carry is a Swiss Army Knife "Hiker" and a Chinese SanRenMu for easy one handed access . The Sanrenmu is a decent knife and easily replaceable at only fifteen dollars . I'm on my third one. The last one I kicked overboard .

1 hour ago, chuck-norris-707 said:

I carry a MSD - Monarch Steampunk Dragon Knife they are a little bit pricey but worth every penny I carry it in my back pocket so all my jeans are imprinted with the shape of the knife  

You carry an $18,500 knife daily?