SherlockT
Do not - I repeat do NOT - buy from anything from Perkin Knives, as one member recommended. Perkin is operated by a shady character loathed in (British) knife circles. Knives are mostly sourced from Pakistan, many of them in 'crapmascus.' For years, they claimed the knives were made in the UK, then they claimed EU and now it something like 'made outside the UK' by expert craftsmen or some such nonsense. Horrible company, horrible person behind the company and last but not least horrible bargain basement POS 'knives.' Perkin makes BudK knives look good. Run, dont walk away, if you spot a Perkin knife.
Please do not recommend Perkin to forum members lest somebody buys from them. Reason; see post above.
SherlockT
I can't make your current time frame but I thought I'd tell ya about what my wife carries. We don't really camp anymore but as ranchers we are out in the wilds probably more than most folks. For some years now she has EDCed one of my Gordo models (AEB-L stainless or damascus), here bottle feeding this orphan calf (Frank made it btw, many don't):
N NapalmCheese and @Sharp & Fiery and @dirc Thanks guys for the recommendations!
Horsewright
, I showed her your blades and there was an immediate emotional spark. Especially from your Damascus Gordo. She also loved the horizontal crossdraw sheath. And all of this is important because quite frankly my wife doesn't like ANYTHING. I'm going to PM you when we get back from this trip and we can talk about timeframes and cost. Also, there is another interesting angle here I'll discuss on the forum now. I play in a band, and we have new material coming out starting in August. (We're transitioning to an internet based model where we release one new song a month plus a video for it. All original content.) The October song will be a song that I specifically wrote for my wife. I think you'd enjoy the lyrics and it would be very interesting to tie the knife in with the song so that I could present her both in October. And I think it would be amazingly fun to release it all here on the forum as well. I'll PM you when I get back and we can talk about getting the ball rolling on it.
I hope she likes it! Just keep them oiled if they're being stored for long periods of time. I'm sure you already knew that though. I forced a patina on mine with mustard and doesn't rustWell it's my wife's Birthday and we leave at around noon tomorrow for the camping trip. Just wanted to update everyone on what she got.
The Becker BK16 was the clear winner in terms of cost effectiveness, features, and the ability to Amazon Prime the thing to get here in time. She is very pleased with the size of the knife but promptly complained that the sheath wasn't black. I've since installed the coyote brown scales on it with a bit of blue threadlock and she's happier with it now that they match. This will serve as a fine camp knife for her until I order something custom. (Which I'll address in a minute.)
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This was just a damn fine idea for knife to keep in the camping kit at all times. The single blade that you suggested was roughly $18 on Amazon, but this set was $35. My wife is beyond thrilled to have a permanent camp kitchen knife set and now has a new project in front of her when we get back. She's going to buy some canvas and pull out the sewing machine and make a custom roll to keep them in. She's thrilled.
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So my wife is a tradeswoman. She's a federally licensed locksmith and she works as an in house locksmith for a major door company. She also works as an architectural consultant on doors, frames, and hardware. She handles some big accounts (Lakewood, Baylor College of Medicine) and she does everything from single locks to small project management. In short, she likes tools but quite frankly isn't impressed by anything unless it's the best.
Thank you everyone who participated here. What a fun group of people!
Well it's my wife's Birthday and we leave at around noon tomorrow for the camping trip. Just wanted to update everyone on what she got.
The Becker BK16 was the clear winner in terms of cost effectiveness, features, and the ability to Amazon Prime the thing to get here in time. She is very pleased with the size of the knife but promptly complained that the sheath wasn't black. I've since installed the coyote brown scales on it with a bit of blue threadlock and she's happier with it now that they match. This will serve as a fine camp knife for her until I order something custom. (Which I'll address in a minute.)
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This was just a damn fine idea for knife to keep in the camping kit at all times. The single blade that you suggested was roughly $18 on Amazon, but this set was $35. My wife is beyond thrilled to have a permanent camp kitchen knife set and now has a new project in front of her when we get back. She's going to buy some canvas and pull out the sewing machine and make a custom roll to keep them in. She's thrilled.
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So my wife is a tradeswoman. She's a federally licensed locksmith and she works as an in house locksmith for a major door company. She also works as an architectural consultant on doors, frames, and hardware. She handles some big accounts (Lakewood, Baylor College of Medicine) and she does everything from single locks to small project management. In short, she likes tools but quite frankly isn't impressed by anything unless it's the best.
Thank you everyone who participated here. What a fun group of people!
Excellent choice! There are plenty of kydex benders that can make a black sheath for that knife ( @azwelke is one). Or if you want to keep the nylon, you could always dye it black.Well it's my wife's Birthday and we leave at around noon tomorrow for the camping trip. Just wanted to update everyone on what she got.
The Becker BK16 was the clear winner in terms of cost effectiveness, features, and the ability to Amazon Prime the thing to get here in time. She is very pleased with the size of the knife but promptly complained that the sheath wasn't black. I've since installed the coyote brown scales on it with a bit of blue threadlock and she's happier with it now that they match. This will serve as a fine camp knife for her until I order something custom. (Which I'll address in a minute.)
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This was just a damn fine idea for knife to keep in the camping kit at all times. The single blade that you suggested was roughly $18 on Amazon, but this set was $35. My wife is beyond thrilled to have a permanent camp kitchen knife set and now has a new project in front of her when we get back. She's going to buy some canvas and pull out the sewing machine and make a custom roll to keep them in. She's thrilled.
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So my wife is a tradeswoman. She's a federally licensed locksmith and she works as an in house locksmith for a major door company. She also works as an architectural consultant on doors, frames, and hardware. She handles some big accounts (Lakewood, Baylor College of Medicine) and she does everything from single locks to small project management. In short, she likes tools but quite frankly isn't impressed by anything unless it's the best.
Thank you everyone who participated here. What a fun group of people!
This is true. The tweener sheaths were the same sheath made for knives of different sizes, the largest of which is the BK 15. That knife fits quite well. Here is a pic of the 15 with a knife that is still just a bit larger than the 16 to give an idea of how much wasted room there is in this sheath for the 16.
