Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

5K Qs said:
I hadn't even considered that the blades might be carbon steel; thanks for the heads up. I know what knife I'll be using Friday morning to cut my apple, clementine, and grapes for my breakfast "oatmeal casserole". I might even have some leftover chicken I could cut up to toss in the bowl.

- GT
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2 weeks later I can verify J Just Tom. 's conjecture that the Mikov scout knife has a carbon steel main blade (at least).

Here's another of the thrifty knives Tom sent me in October. It's my first knife from the Ideal Knife Company, a cool little jack.
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- GT
 
Here's something unusual for Thrifty Thursday......... a Soviet made pruning knife with a chisel grind. I didn't quite pay the 1 Ruble and 35 Kopecs price listed on the handle, I think it was 10 bucks. I actually quite like this knife and use it often to cut vines during yard work and such. The contour line decoration on the handle provides excellent grip.
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Rinaldi Forest Knife, from Baryonyx. About $50, plus shipping (in retrospect, more like $60). I have always been curious about this knife, but never seen it mentioned here. Not always available, so when it came up, I went for it. The handle is comfortable and well-shaped, with a subtle palm swell and an oval cross-section that helps it index in the hand. It has a rustic feel, and seems like a lot of knife for the price.


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Henry Beige said:
Rinaldi Forest Knife, from Baryonyx. About $50, plus shipping. I have always been curious about this knife, but never seen it mentioned here. Not always available, so when it came up, I went for it. The handle is comfortable and well-shaped, with a subtle palm swell and an oval cross-section that helps it index in the hand. It has a rustic feel, and seems like a lot of knife for the price.


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Looks very interesting, do you know if it is stainless or carbon?
 
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Looks very interesting, do you know if it is stainless or carbon?
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Silicon manganese spring steel, which I assume to be a carbon steel. The blade is pretty thin for a knife this big, maybe 2.5mm at the spine, tapering to about 1.5 or a little thinner at the top of the edge, which is a convex edge put on by Baryonyx. I have no idea what the original grind looks like. With the coating, the blade appears to be cut from flat stock. In fact, forged from silicon manganese spring steel, at 58RC, per the ad.
 
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Let me know how it holds up for a general work knife, I assume it is for a Camp kitchen.
 
This knife is a gift from my daughter, and since she bought it at the Mt. Rushmore gift shop, I really doubt if it meets my "thrifty threshold" of $12. But I'm going to post it here because it SHOULD be quite inexpensive.
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- GT
 
Rough Rider faux tortoise mini canoe. These are nicely made knives, but they're a bit smaller than a Peanut. I happened to use an amber jigged bone RR mini canoe when I was making breakfast this morning, and cutting up an apple required more planning than I typically do when I have a knife whose blade is longer than the "diameter" of the apple.
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- GT
 
5K Qs. I'm guessing you did the same thing I do with my Wenger Esquire or Pocket Tool Chest, with 1.75" blade. Cut a polar orbit, then twist the halves apart. Nice looking Mini Canoe.

afishhunter. Also nice looking Marbles Scout. G-10 bargain. Have you tried the punch? Just wondering if it makes new belt holes as well as a SAK.
 
marantz said:
5K Qs. I'm guessing you did the same thing I do with my Wenger Esquire or Pocket Tool Chest, with 1.75" blade. Cut a polar orbit, then twist the halves apart. Nice looking Mini Canoe.

afishhunter. Also nice looking Marbles Scout. G-10 bargain. Have you tried the punch? Just wondering if it makes new belt holes as well as a SAK.
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sorry, I haven't used the punch/awl/reamer yet.
Since it has a sail/tent thread eye, and how sharp the tip is, I'm guessing it will hole something easier than my SAK punch/awl/reamers.
Haven't done it in decades, but I suspect if you are re-glazing windows, it would work as well or better than a coping blade. The tip looks like it would make a fine small/narrow chisel when whittlin', too.
 
I, and apparently everyone else, neglected this thread the past two Thursdays (1/12 and 1/19). I can't let it slide by this week even if it's almost 8:30pm already and I should "hit the silk."
Here's a Chinese Imperial version of a Sod Buster Jr style knife. It's a good knife, it's unbelievably inexpensive, and it's blinding yellow.
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- GT
 
Queen Pilot Test Run
U.S.A.
QN1
Mini Trapper
Cover: Black Composite
Blade: 440 Stainless
Blade Length: 2 3/4"
Bolsters: Nickle Silver
Pins: Nickle Silver
Liners: Stainless Steel
Length Closed: 3 1/2"
Weight: 2.2 oz

Manufactured by Bear & Sons

150 made

Includes zipper pouch

$39.99


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Turns out these were very good knives. Well built. No gaps, cracks, drips, runs, or errors.

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