If you could only own 3 knives for the rest of your life...

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If I had to choose 3 that I currently own they would be 3 of my folders. I don't carry a fixed blade often.

Vic Ranger SAK. Best SAK for my needs and most often all I use. Bugout. Hands down best EDC for my needs. And then either my 0562 or Emerson CQC 7B for larger heavier folder.
 
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jstn said:
Carothers DEK1. I could just make do with that.

Since I get to more, I guess I’d need a folder, so I’d go with my James brand Kline. Then a Bradford 3.5 in MagnaCut.
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I've been looking at the DEK1 for a while now but already bought way to many knives this month😂 the missus might stab me with that very blade if I was to buy another one🤣
 
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Rob47 said:
Wusthof 8 inch chef’s knife, Wusthof 3 inch paring knife and a medium amber bone Case Stockman, because these are the knives I use 90% of the time.
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I know exactly what you mean since cooking is my one of my favorite hobbies, almost no one died due to my culinary skills as of now 😄

I fondly remember getting the first set of really good cooking knives and how much more fun food prep is ever since
 
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soundless said:
I know exactly what you mean since cooking is my one of my favorite hobbies, almost no one died due to my culinary skills as of now 😄

I fondly remember getting the first set of really good cooking knives and how much more fun food prep is ever since
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Different lifestyles call for different knives. I’m 75 years old. No longer hunt, hike, fish, camp, fight :) or work. I open the mail, cut strings and tags off clothes, clean my fingernails, and cook.
 
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soundless said:
What knives would make the cut so to speak 😜 and even more importantly why?
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Just to clarify, that's 3 knives to satisfy all of a poster"s knife needs? Food prep, dining, EDC, all hobbies, work, etc?
I'm not sure 3 is a reasonable number. I typically carry 3 knives (fixed, traditional, modern folder). But I use different knives for food prep, at the dinner table, while camping, while diving, etc. I don't use my dive knives for anything else, and none of my other knives are appropriate for diving. My kitchen/food prep knives aren't suitable for edc, diving, or bushcrafty type camping tasks.

I suppose I COULD choose a favorite kitchen knife (1); and use it for all food prep and dining, including camp & yard. I could choose a single fixed blade to use for other camp chores and EDC carry (2), and a single folder for all folding knife tasks (3)...but what kind of world are you condemning me to??? What if I break my folder because I didn't have an appropriate knife for the task? I'm SOL with a kitchen knife and whatever everything else fixed blade I chose.

I guess I could change my diet - eliminate meats and live on processed foods - so I wouldn't need a kitchen knife. Dive without a knife :oops:. Eliminate most knife related things from my world....
All I'd really need then is a suitable tanto with which to end my miserable life.
Thanks - Who knew the end was this easy...
 
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hhmoore said:
Just to clarify, that's 3 knives to satisfy all of a poster"s knife needs? Food prep, dining, EDC, all hobbies, work, etc?
I'm not sure 3 is a reasonable number. I typically carry 3 knives (fixed, traditional, modern folder). But I use different knives for food prep, at the dinner table, while camping, while diving, etc. I don't use my dive knives for anything else, and none of my other knives are appropriate for diving. My kitchen/food prep knives aren't suitable for edc, diving, or bushcrafty type camping tasks.

I suppose I COULD choose a favorite kitchen knife (1); and use it for all food prep and dining, including camp & yard. I could choose a single fixed blade to use for other camp chores and EDC carry (2), and a single folder for all folding knife tasks (3)...but what kind of world are you condemning me to??? What if I break my folder because I didn't have an appropriate knife for the task? I'm SOL with a kitchen knife and whatever everything else fixed blade I chose.

I guess I could change my diet - eliminate meats and live on processed foods - so I wouldn't need a kitchen knife. Dive without a knife :oops:. Eliminate most knife related things from my world....
All I'd really need then is a suitable tanto with which to end my miserable life.
Thanks - Who knew the end was this easy...
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You gave me a good chuckle that I was in dire need of since my work day was way fucked up...
Thanks a lot for that!
 
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I could just get by with just one the My parang Duku chandong heavy. Many people do in the far East and John "Lofty" Wisman says so so who am I to disagree.

I've just finished handling a Brisa Bigmuk blank (American cherry) and that or a Skrama would be a fine choice too although neither chop as well as the Parang.

I prefer larger knives but perhaps a SAK or Leatherman to compliment the above.
 
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