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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: Bobby Urban on April 24, 2010, 02:13:00 PM
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I have had a Benchmade 905 Stryker clipped inside my left pocket for 12+ years and it does everything from open envelopes to boxes to??? anything a knife is designed to do and beyond. This has been a true fixture of my personality and I think I lost it??? I was outside the other day fireing up the lawn mowers and such and the next morning I noticed my 905 was not in it's place next to my wallet? OK, took dirty pants off in wash room - go check and no knife??? long/short - cannot find it even with the metal detector in the lawn and I am beginning to think I am going to have to replace her. I want a sturdy, high quality pocket clip knife that will be with me for the next 10-20 years. What are you carrying daily, why and pictures of it if possible. Thank you for any input.
Bob Urban
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I carry a Benchmade Mini-griptillian. Partially serrated. Holds a good edge and gets used for the same things yours does.
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Kershaw Leek with "Assisted Opening", I also like the Benchmades
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/Screamin_Eagle/knives-1.jpg)
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Get the new mpr from benchmade. Its gonna be my next daily carry once I save up some dough.
TBRA
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I carry an Old Timer Muskrat.I've carried one for over 20 years and would be lost without it!!Before that I carried a Case muskrat until I broke it :( :(
Mitch
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Little Swiss army knife I've had since the mid 80's. Really like having the screwdriver and bottle and can openers. Carried it every day up until 2001 when they started getting picky about airports.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/Hogbear/sa5.jpg)
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I carry a Swiss Army knife too. But I need one with a tooth pick, beer opener, & cork screw...just for emergencies ;)
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Either one or the other of these two.
Top one is a Rough Rider Congress whittler,
bottom one is a Rough Rider Copperhead.
To my mind, Rough Rider make one of the best value for money, traditional pocket knives in the world. Yes, they're made in China, but they take & hold a great edge, are very well made (No blade play or gaps anywhere) & generally cost about $12!
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/Barncam.jpg)
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case mini traper
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3" Buck lock blade with exquisite green plastic handle. Not much but it hasn't let me down in 20+ years.
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Here is my Buck knife that has been on my belt for the last 10 years. I bought it for myself as a "I'm finished university gift". It is a great little knife to carry on my belt, it holds a decent edge and the serrated blade comes in handy too. I think it cost around the $60 mark, I definitely have got my moneys worth. Chuck Buck signed the blade back in 2002, he is a very nice man, we had a great chat. Good luck with replacing your lost knife.
(http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae287/earlbargen/IMG_0483.jpg)
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Kershaw Leek, half serrated.
I think I had to swap over the pocket clip to carry it point-up.
Killdeer
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I cary a Case or Moore Maker both are Trapper stile.
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I carry a Ray Kirk Pocket Medicine. Good little fixed blade. The best part is that a friend made it.
Edited to add:
Here is a snap shot of my edc. This little knife is one of the best knives for the money out there. This one got run over by a Toyota one day, but just scratched it up. I was thinking about sanding it out, but decided it added to its character. Lin
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/3032752011_a92215f1d5.jpg)
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I have been carrying a Victorinox "61" pattern Soldier for about 30 years. It's the alox handled model that the Swiss Army recently dumped in favor of something more modern. The combination of tools and the slim profile have kept me hooked on the Soldier. I seem to use the awl the most. Great little scraping blade.
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My latest and greatest daily carry is a CRKT "Longs peak" skeleton foulder w/ pocket clip. Reasonable price, quality and availablilty.
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Thank you all for the info on your carry - bad news is I will not be carrying a new knife - good news is, I found my old one. Just turned up in with my dogs e-collar. I am guessing when I came in through the basement and took off the collar I also grabbed my knife out of my pocket. Did this because I wanted to leave my clothes in the wash room and head straight to the shower. At least that is the best I can recall. Went to put his collar on last night and, whola, there is my old friend. Feeling so much better with it in my pocket again.
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Glad to here your knife turned up, I love it when I find stuff I've misplaced. I actually just found $30 bucks I lost last fall, made my day, lol. It will pay for my bear tag this spring.
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Since I'm lucky enough to have gained many friends in the knife making world, a buddy of mine from Massachusetts, who is a folder maker, and myself have decided to do a knife swap.
Put simply, I've always wanted one of his and vise-versa.
Here's the one I'm getting, which was made from D2 and Ringed Gidgee.
Not sure what he's getting yet.
Like Lin, it's cool to carry another maker's knife when that maker is a friend.
I'm jealous of Lin's Ray Kirk knife! A finer gentelman you will meet nowhere.
Ray, I mean. ;)
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Blade%202019/DroppointPathfinder.jpg)
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The bottom knife with carbon fiber handle, it has about a 2 3/4" blade of ATS34.
I will also carry a liner locking folder made by friend Raleigh Tabor. It has a S30V blade and blue/black G10 handle.
Dan
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/OconeeDan/DSCN4019.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/OconeeDan/DSCN4658.jpg)
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SOG Trident is my everyday carry knife. Its also large enough that i've used it to skin deer and elk.
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Kershaw Leek until the cheap little blade lock breaks AGAIN. Hate changing those locks out.
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I always have either a little Buck keychain knife or a little Old Timer pen knife in my pocket. When I'm in the field with work I normally have a leatherman on my side. I will say that the other day I was trying to remove a nail (used like a cotter key) that was holding a tooth in a drill auger. I was trying to pull it out but didn't have quite enough room to get the tips of the pliers into the recess, so I tried to pry it a bit out so I could get a bite on it. Snap, one side of the pliers sheared right off at the tip about 3/16" back. I was kind of suprised at how brittle the plier tips were. But I ground them down and have semi-bullnose pliers now! LOL
Aaron
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Buck 112 on my belt and a Gerber 500 in my pocket....both, for years.
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I carry a Kershaw folder with the easy open feature. It opens in a hurry, it's just an overall good knife and keeps an edge well.
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Victorinox SA Tinker, been carryin it quite a while, its stripped ALOT of wire. The screwdrivers have saved me many trips to the truck, the blades take a heck of an edge and keep it well. Also carry a cheap Winchester Stockman that I abuse daily, its had a miserable life. I'm lost without those 2 knives.
Eric
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I've been carrying a Kershaw leek , the assisted opening is pretty cool , great for opening packages and cutting tape , things like that.
The day i got it I was playing with it in my backyard on my patio , initiated the assisted oppening while holding the knife awkwardly and the blade sprung open , slit my left index finger open causing me to drop the brand new knife on the concrete! :scared: :eek: :mad: :knothead:
Now I always make shure I have a firm grip on the handle before opening the blade.
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Guess since he's advertising I can post this ;) made by our very own Roughcountry, yep I love it. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/roughcountry/2010_03310024.jpg)
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Mine's just like Dougs. I use it all day long in the leather shop.
I'm sure not advertising around the talent on this forum. Maybe mine would cut it in a beginers class. :)
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Must be something going around, I lost mine last week. I think it happened while clearing out some overgrown wild rose bushes.
The dogs don't have it either. It was a CRKT knife 2903 folding HISSATSU, with assisted opening. Can't stand it any longer gonna have to buy a new one. :banghead:
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Mine's a handmade Puma 985 Custom. 2.5" stainless lock blade, very flat and lays comfortably not only in the pocket, but also in the hand. If that either won't or doesn't get the job done, I also carry a 4" S&W Model 29. ;)
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SOG Blink. Dosen't look like much but is small and sharp.
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I always had a love affair with knives and have way too much money invested in some of the finest knives ever made. But that being said I carry and have carried for over 30 years (not the same knife)a Swiss Army Tinker model. It's the right size, carries in the pocket well and is in use several times a day for more uses than you can imagine.
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Benchmade of course (http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy290/ThroopA/c920cf32.jpg)