Folding knives

[ISCS Yoda]

One of our own wants to see a discussion on folding knives. Easy to do; I have dozens.

We'll keep this general. After I take pictures of others I'll discuss variations.

Smith & Wesson Forum - ISCS Yoda's Album: Blades - Picture

These two are with me almost every day. The SAK 95% of the time; the Browning less because I carry a Boker AK switchblade more often.

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Texas dropped the illegality of switchblades last legislature so the folding lockback/tactical folders that I have were replaced by a Boker AK switchblade for daily carry. Small, reliable, sharp, and obviously easier to open than a two-handed requirement or even a thumb stud. There are some non-switchblade springing open knives easier to open than even a switchblade; I have a Benchmade (picture for the future) that excels at that.

So, since this is a general knife thread, let's pose some questions.

Do you carry a knife every day?

What kind of knife?

How large?

How do you carry it?

No polls for this. Just talk.

I carry other knives on my belt, also. Usually a small, fixed blade; sometimes a folder, sometimes the blue SAK. It's as much a don't leave home without it as a firearm is in my book.

Now, bear in mind that I live in Texas. If you happen to live in a knife unfriendly jurisdiction, such as NYC, you better read their rules and follow them. Almost everything is illegal except certain small fixed blades (I think) and folders that do not lock. They WILL arrest you for almost any knife that they can even force to be a "gravity knife" under their rules. Also, almost every large, public building/office building has security and metal detectors. Disallowing knives is a normative behavior in that city of paranoia and hoplophobia. Remember that.

Okay, rock and roll with knives amigos!

***GRJ***

***GRJ***

 

[Muss Muggins]

One of two Benchmade automatics with a pocket clip every day. Benchmade automatic and Benchmade butterfly in the truck bag. Also a Gerber, Buck, or other very small one blade folder in the pocket. If it's a jeans day, Randall boot knife in addition to the other two. When somebody asks if they can borrow a knife, the standard response is "Are you cutting people or stuff . . . ?"

 

[USAF385]

Leatherman Skeletool. I wanted a multitool with a pocket clip. It has a blade, pliers (w/ small cutters), and screwdriver heads, the three things I needed.

 

[Mule Packer]

Folding knives? Did somebody say, "folding knives?" Yep, I definitely have a few.

Now, to answer ISCS Yoda's questions...

Do I carry a knife everyday? You bet your bobsled I do! I've carried one everyday since I was six years old. That was sixty years ago. As a result, I've accumulated quite a few of 'em over the years.​

What kind of knife? Usually a Case Trapper.​

How large? Two 3-inch blades...a clip blade and a spey blade.​

How do I carry it? It rides in the left front pocket of my Wranglers.​

I also carry a Buck 110 on my belt. I use these knives everyday from everything to cutting the string on hay bales to opening feed sacks to opening my mail. I don't know what I'd do without a good knife on me.

I feel so strongly about the importance of having a good pocket knife on you that I've made it a tradition to give everyone of my 14 grandchildren a pocket knife on their seventh birthday. I've already given seven of them and our eighth grandchild will be receiving his Case stockman's knife on the 25th of this month. My grandfather gave me my first pocket knife when I was around that age. I can't think of a better way to tell a kid that you trust him.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Yessir, Mule Packer, that's the way to go!

 

[Smith357]

Do you carry a knife every day?

Absolutely, I feel naked without a knife

What kind of knife?

Generally, I carry a SAK of some flavor with my favorite being the Alox Soldier, on weekends I will add a large single blade like the Gerber Applegate Covert or a 4-5 inch fixed blade BHK Nessmuk or Green River style skinner.

SAK Soldier

Gerber Applegate Fairbairn Covert

BHK Muk

How large?

My knives would be considered small by some standards, if I feel the need for heavy chopping I carry a tomahawk or small hatchet. I'm a follower of the Nessmuk Trinity.

How do you carry it?

SAKs loose in the pocket
Bigger knives with the pocket clip
Fixed blades on the hip

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I have way more blades than I do blade pictures.
Right this second, I have a SOG Twitch II in my pocket.

 

[sodacan]

Carry one everyday. Among them: Grayman Dua, Emerson A100, Benchmade Presidio, Protech Harkins (manual), Kershaw Boa and others. Never leave home without one.

 

[Marshwheeling]

I always carry at least one small multi-tool and one decent blade. My favorite small multi is the Leatherman Micra. My favorite pocket carry is a Griptilian or a 551 Mini Barrage. My Kershaw Leeks (stainless for office wear, Rainbow for the clubs) and the SOG Spec Elite that Conchita gave me for Christmas also get a lot of play.

In my younger days I would usually choose between a SAK and an Opinel with my small Anza in a front pocket with its sheath, or a puukko if I needed a longer fixed blade. These days I will usually grab a Mora. I almost never wear a knife on my belt.

 

[Linejudgemick]

I have a folding knife with me every day... I have several, but a Benchmade 531 is quickly becoming a favorite. I also have a SAK on my key chain and usually a Leatherman Juice in the other pocket. I've ordered a Squirt and plan to try it on my key ring for a while.

 

[kozmic]

I carry a D2 blade Benchmade Mini-Griptilian clipped to my left front pocket. It is tip up. I can pull it and open it with one motion. I haven't owned nor can I think of a better carry knife for me.

I've carried and used it everyday for the past few years. If I loose it I will get another one without hesitation.

 

[mrrick]

Mad Dog Pygmy ATAK,

Chris Reeve large Sebenza

 

[bearfoot]

EDC, 2" boker fighting folder. homemade nylon sheath w/ D ring on belt loop. BC tanto folding/ nylon sheath if the day might be heavy. when i lived in a southern state a double edged blade was illegal. so a good sturdy boot knife was a paper weight. now the northern state i presently live in the double edged is also not a ck.

 

[bhayles]

I believe Yoda started this thread because of me...he saw me flailing around in another thread trying to figger out what knife I want. Thanks, Yoda.

I don't have a clue what knife I want, but I know what I want it to do.

1. First, I want a good knife but am not looking for the "right" name to be on it I want it to do a job, not impress anyone with my choice of brands.
2. Good quality probably goes without saying. Without going crazy, I'd rather spend a bit more once than have to spend less but do it over and over.
3. I would prefer either pocket or clip carry...I really don't want a case hanging on my belt if I can get what I want without the belt case. It will probably be a clip on rather than pocket because what I want takes a bit of size.
4. I like (but am not married to) the tactical appearance (black nylon?) but not a skeleton.
5. Probably a single blade thumb opening lock blade, but you guys might show me a reason for something else. (I also have to consider the knife laws in Georgia, which I am looking into now.
6. I'll probably carry it hunting so something for cleaning game is a plus.
7. I want something that would be good in a 3 day bag as well as my pocket...everything from cutting cord to build a shelter to cutting small branches...SMALL branches...to use to build a fire or support a small tarp shelter.
8. No whittling, fingernail clipping, etc.
9. Just a good EDC knife.

Questions? Ask away...and thanks.

 

[shouldazagged]

I've carried at least one knife every day for almost seventy years. Nearly all men and boys, and a great many women and girls, carried pocketknives. And needed them, daily.

These days I normally have a Swiss Army knife--the alox Pioneer, same as the one that used to be actually issued to the troops, or a Super Tinker--or a regular pocketknife in my left front pocket. I like a stockman pattern best, usually in the four-inch-closed size.

Clipped in my right hip pocket most days is a Spyderco Endura, with a four-inch flat ground VG-10 blade, which was a gift from a generous friend. Has brown scales, which I had never seen before.

Other days I carry a SOG Flash II assisted opener. It has a four-inch drop-point blade, AUS-8 steel. Very nice knife for the money, good cutter, and holds an edge well; but the Spyderco is my choice most of the time.

I almost never have occasion to carry a belt knife anymore. When I do it's a Bark River Highland Special: four-inch drop-point cryo-treated A2 blade, convex ground and formidably sharp, with green canvas Micarta handle.

Like Mule Packer, I give knives to kids. Each of my son's three boys has received a Swiss Army knife and at least one sheath knife.

 

[Mister X]

Spyderco Delica 1st Gen all day, every day. Occasionally Spyderco Endura 1st Gen.

I have several first Generation Delica's and Endura's with G2 and Aus 8 blades, wide integrated/molded FRN pocket clip, plain, serrated and combo edges. Pinned construction. I really dislike torx or any screw construction and liners on any EDC knife preferring the lightweight, maintenance free early spydercos.

 

[shouldazagged]

The Spyderco Endura is a fine, tough cutting tool, Bob. Some people like the smaller Delica, but I think the four-inch blade is more versatile.

Having said that, however, I prefer a drop point blade for dressing out game.

 

[Golphin]

I own many Case brand knives from large to small and old to young. I carry a case pocket knife every day and have for 40 years. I still own a bunch of Zippo lighters but dont take one with me most days as I don't smoke anymore. I still have one on my dresser ready to go and flints and fluid for starting fires. I have a 100 Case knives and Case NASCAR knives as well in wooden boxes for several drivers including Fireball Roberts and Dale Earnhardt.

 

[Philadelphia Patriot]

Right now I carry a Buck 285 Bantam w/ 420HC 3 1/8" blade. It's not a bad $20 knife and looks good, but I wanted something a little more "rugged".

I just ordered a Spyderco lightweight Native 5 with FRN grips and S35VN 3" blade. I should receive it in the mail sometime this weekend.

 

[Cyrano]

Showd this one recently but will do it again. I had a knife like this when stationed in Alaska. Got transfered to Vietnam; once riding in a chopper it slipped out of the patch pocked in my fatigues, and was lost. I asked my wife to send me another. This is it. I carried it until a few years ago when the knife had been sharpened to where the point stood out from the body of the knife. Uncomfortable in a pocket. Also the red plastic had worn away around the Swiss cross; that thing is metal and is sharp; very uncomfortable to handle. I retired this one and daily carry another one just like it. I use the blades some, but get more use out of the screwdrivers.