The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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The "reamer with sewing eye" as a back tool on the larger Swiss army knives is as ideal as you're going to find.Any harness jack or sak with a punch. Maybe an ice pick.
Ok. I'll be looking for an awl or ice pick, then!The "reamer with sewing eye" as a back tool on the larger Swiss army knives is as ideal as you're going to find.
The awl on the Pioneer and '61 Soldier patterns is just as good.
I wouldn't want to use a knife blade for this duty; it'd ruin the tip, or at least blunt it.
Crude Prison Shank
Are we talking about the Mick Burger specials? Still can’t figure out why people spend that much for a shank made of scrap Ti....
Kiridashi, available in both folding and fixed, make good marking knives and piercers
For you, I'm thinking the best would be a knockoff MicroTech Jagdkommando, maybe like this one from Xiao Ai Toolshop.
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What knives would you recommend for piercing things? Just want to know so I can add more amazing knives to my collection and I need one for work out in the shop.