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People who have only one good knife

hiwa

hiwa

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You know whom I'm talking about; The guy (or gal ) that isn't a knife chronic like us, but has carried for years some "respectable" blade that is always with them, takes care of all their cutting needs, and they seem to want nothing more. As a fellow who has an above average knife collection around here, I respect and even admire to some extent a person who carries only one. maybe two cutting tools at the most and is happy with that. One co-worker only carried a Buck Rubber grip Vanguard for years, another good friend, a Buck antique single lock-back,always in his pocket (said he sharpened it once a year,wether it needed it or not), another had a SAK soldier.
That being said, what are some knives you've seen people carry that fit the above description? Thanks for indulging me.

Pete
 
I can think of 2:

Buck 110
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Buck 119
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No doubt. Everbody and their dog has one of those. Bucks seem like a main choice, probably cos lots of people see them in dept. stores and such.
 
My pops has carried an Old timer stockman for as long as I can remember. Ive bought him SAKs, Cases, even a nice GEC, and he still carries that dang Old Timer. :D
 
Great thread :thumbup: Wish I had one to add :o

This should probably be in general.
 
Well, at the moment, all I have is a re-handled Mora, and my Case slipjoint.

But that's mainly a money and wife issue, not a totally satisfied with what I have, although I actually am for the moment, until I can make something better.



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The Buck 119 and 110 are near perfect. For ten years I used just the 110 and a Buck fillet knife for all my outdoor knife work. I didn't find out until I got here that you needed a bag full of specific knives to get by.
 
My dad carries a Buck 112 I got him for Christmas around 1993. NS Bolster's and his name engraved on the blade. He has used it on alot of deer. I have given him a few knives over the years, but he always goes back to that on. Also have a buddy that has a org. Spyderco Delica that is so worn out its cool.
 
Of course the Buck 110 is the be-all-end-all knife, but I believe that Case trappers and SAKs are also knives that everyone in and out of the knife community recognize as "Great" knives.

I suppose the knives that our grandfathers (and fathers for some of you :eek:) carried would be the knives that just keep on kicking. Things used to be made with Quality, not quantity in mind.

I'm sure there's a ton of knives that I missed, but I remember when a two handed buck was all I needed (or a camilus folder) until I discovered this place and a pocket clip :D
 
Well, my father-in-law carried a Gerber LST for about 20 years. Never wanted or needed another knife. I had given him a couple of knives over the years, but he never carried or used them. Just stuck with that old Gerber he bought when my wife was in High School. Last time I saw that thing, it had a butter-knife edge. I was sitting at his kitchen counter sharpening a new knife, and he pulled his out and swiped it on a steel a couple of times.

I took it and sharpened it for him, and realized that he'd worn it down quite a bit since I met him. So, last Christmas, I gave him a new Case Mini Copperlock -- about the same size as the LST, but with black bone handles and a bit shinier and nicer.

He carries this one, and uses it for everything. Bit easier to sharpen than that Gerber. I expect that he'll be carrying it for at least the next 20 years.
 
Cool stories. A lot of old-timers carried slip joints before the Buck 110 came around. Never heard or read of any major complaints. Look at Horace Kephart, Nessmuk and fellas like that; they went into some real hard-core bush without a whole bag of knives on them. I always seem to have to bring 5 or 6 because I have specific jobs for each, instead of compromising with just one.
 
I could'nt do it (just one knife). I really enjoy carrying 10+ knives into the woods or or as EDC in the city. Its pure joy to be able to use a different knife fro each cutting need.

to each their own.
 
My dad has packed his Western W49 Bowie since 1974 (I think) & he has on his belt an "OldTimer" BullDog..I think thats what the model is called (Large Drop point,lock backw/ leather sheath) He still uses them today !
 
Cool thread :thumbup:

The Buck 110 & 119 are really great.The Case Trapper and various SAK's are awsome too.I use them daily.
 
I've had a 110 kicking around for a while now, as has my vanguard. 119 see's some use, but not much. Dont know why I dont use it more.

The RC6 and spyderco millie have seen most of it all though.
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I guess I only owned one knife for a short time many years ago when I was just a kid and my folks gave me a small slipjoint (or maybe a cheap sheath knife with a pressed steel handle.... cant recall for sure now). I might have been six or seven years old.

A while back in my country, the German Mercator pocketknife was likely to be the knife of choice for a lot of folk. The blades take a wonderful edge, but you could snap them if you abused them by levering. I used to carry one a lot (but I did own other knives). They are fairly hard on your pockets with their thin sharp corners, but they are a great knife. A versatile blade shape, a locking blade so you could stick a pig or whatever, and relatively inexpensive.

Around 1970 I recall seeing some of these for sale for NZ$0.95 each. Should have bought fifty of them. Now the genuine Mercators are around $40 I think.

Here are my Mercators:

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Regards.... Coote.
 
My dad isn't into knives. He is carrying an old Friedrich Herder working knife for many, many now in his working pants. I know he also has an old Black Eagle knife, which looks like a Buck 110, but I have never seen him using it and also I don't know how it got into his house.
 
My brother has carried an Old Timer "Deerslayer" that I gave him as his fixed blade camp and huntimg knife for over 25 years. I have given him other knives since then but I've only ever seen him out with one of them one time and that was a Cold Steel ODA.

My dad has carried a two blade case slip joint, not sure what model has about four inch blades, for his EDC for about the last 30 years I guess.

I have several but only ever have two or three on me when I hit the trail....usually two fixed and a folder....and now the Breeden Final Option Knife also.
 
what about the old case sod buster or the buck 500, that's what I carried for a while!!!!!
 
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