Pocket knife

[SHALER]

Her I am contemplating my christmas list and was looking for a pocket knife. Case has lots of nice ones, but they are not cheap. Is there another kinda middle of the road pocket knife brand? I will prob end up losing or misplacing it any way with 5 years so dont need to pay $100 for one.

 

[Janicholson]

Buck, Schrade, K-bar. Jim

 

[John T]

Over 65 years of about always carrying a pocket knife Ive lost several grrrrrrrrrrr. Years past when they were less expensive I usually carried Buck, Case, Old Timer, Schrade Walden, and even Hen n Rooster, but nowadays I buy them at flea markets BUT NOT THE SUPER CHEAPIE JUNK they sell for a dollar or two or three......

Id consider Old Timer if I were you.

NOTE this is about like asking what brand of oil or spark plugs are best or an electrical or legal question, you will get plenty of OPINIONS and each is the best I'm sure lol

Best wishes good luck

John T

 

[Steve A W]

Here's a link to Smokey mountain knife works.
Their a knife super store.
I carry a Case XX, made in USA
Smokey Mountain

 

[300jk]

This is the knife I carry everyday. A Case mini copper lock. Its a great knife . A little over 3 1/2 inches long with one blade. Nice and thin which for me is more comfortable in my pocket. After several years the blade is still tight with no play, and is easy to sharpen. Very nice quality knife. Think I paid around 60 dollars.

 

[BRSnKY]

Love my old Cases, but have been carrying a Rough Rider of some kind for about last 15 years. Usually pick up 3 or 4 ever time we stop in Smoky Mt Knife works. Around 10-12$ apiece, but well worth the price.

 

[db4600]

Pa told a story about grandpas pocket knife. Said grandpa would cut the heads off grasshoppers, scrape the grease from under his nails, and cut the strings out of the spreader beater with his old buck knife. Then when grandma brought out summer sausage for lunch hed use that same knife to cut that.

 

[Old560]

I gave up on regular pocket knives blades Dull up to too quick. Blade on this one is replaceable. And cheap enough I really dont care what happens to it. Its just a little too thick to carry in my pocket I always carry it in the side pocket of my carpenter pants.

 

[the tractor vet]

Been carrying the same craftsman stockman pocket knife now for over 50 years . She is showing her age .

 

[grizz02]

k=bar

 

[Philip d]

Kline makes a nice good quality old fashioned style knife ,has a hawk bill tip wooden sides and a metal loop,Milwaukee makes a nice one as well. The key is get a decent sharpener and keep them sharp. Smiths makes a nice working sharpener and theyre fairly cheap. The Kline is around $40 in Canada and the Milwaukee is $20, Im willing to bet theyd be close to 1/2 that in the US

 

[Geo-TH,In]

I have a dewalt box knife. Easy to sharpen blade.
Works great when doing electrical work too.
Senior moment, Don't try taking one of an airplane. I had to give up mine.

 

[M-MAN]

Lots of good knives out there for less than a $100. I have Old Timers, Uncle Henry's, Case's, Bucks, Swiss Army's and a few others. For everyday use I carry a Buck and a small Swiss Army. The Buck holds its edge better than anything else I have and the Swiss is just a good all round multi tool. Sunday go to meeting is a small Case. In my opinion you can't go wrong with a Buck or Case.

 

[Bret4207]

I'd say Buck if you could swing the Made in America models, but they aren't cheap. Same for Case XX. For a pocket knife I've come down to a military model Swiss Army knife. I don't know if they make it anymore, but this is the same thing in red instead of the metal scales I have- https://www.swissarmy.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Medium-Pocket-Knives/Recruit/p/0.2503

That link will get you a wide variety of similar knives.

 

[DoubleR]

I've been carrying a Swiss Army knife for probably 30 years. Always in my pocket even with a dress suit on. I've been through a couple of them as I'll lose it, order a new one, then find the lost one in a chair or something. It the tinker model about 35 bucks last time I got one. Knife blades, flat and Philips screwdriver, can openers, and small scissors. Tooth pick and twicers too.

I do have to remember to put it in my check luggage when I fly and leave it in the car at events where you go through metal detectors or having to mty your pockets. Its got me in trouble more than once. I had to hide outside the arena once at a Wings hockey game.

 

[Ozlander]

(quoted from post at 19:12:33 11/18/21) Pa told a story about grandpas pocket knife. Said grandpa would cut the heads off grasshoppers, scrape the grease from under his nails, and cut the strings out of the spreader beater with his old buck knife. Then when grandma brought out summer sausage for lunch hed use that same knife to cut that.

That's what a pocket knife is for.

 

[old]

I carry 5 pocket knifes all the time. I commonly lay one down on a machine and forget to put it back in my pocket. Been a number of times when one of my deer hunters find a knife out in the hay field and give it to me and yes it was the knife I lost last summer while baling hay. One knife I carry was given to me by a store owner. He had a bunch of them stolen but got some back and he gave me all the ones he got back

 

[DR. EVIL]

I still carry the BUCK #303 I carried in High School, and I graduated in 1972. I bought a new one, same knife, 10 yrs ago. Best to get a good whet stone to keep it sharp.

 

[Billy Shafer]

Due to my line of work.Power sysatems. Not allowed to have one own me. But from what I have seen.$100 is cheap.

 

[Stephen Newell]

I like an Old Timer, mainly because it has a needle and a pair of tweezers in the end of it.

 

[thdrduck]

There's at least 5 different knives on my dresser and always one in my pocket. Last Spring I ended up with a Kershaw with open assist and a belt clip. I have really become fond of the one handed open feature. If it came down to just one, I think that would be it. Right now in my pocket is a Marbles copy of a US solid stainless folder with an opener and a awl and flat screw driver. They go for about $10 and hold an edge pretty good.

 

[Drew]

I have 3 Kershaws. I never leave home without one unless I know I'm going thru a metal detector.

While I understand not wanting to pay a lot in case you lose it, I paid right at $100 for my first one (17 years ago) and I think paying that much helped me keep better track of it.

 

[Russ from MN]

I always have one with me, usually a Swiss army knife. Part of my collection, some gifts from places of work, some from equipment suppliers.

 

[Billy NY]

Russ, where did you deal with Albany Felt ? That was some operation they had here, the old buildings were really something, hardwood floors kept so nice and it was great to have seen it in action, friends dad worked there in the lab. I think they turned it into loft apartments now.

We had a lot of cool places like this, factories and such, most are long gone.
Albany Felt

 

[Russ from MN]

The paper mill I worked at used Albany felts, and our son has been in the paper industry for over 20 years, so that's where a lot of these knives came from.

 

[Hobo,NC]

I tote cheap ones once I find one I like I buy 5 are so... Now that I wash my own uniforms thanks co'v'e all I have lost end up in the bottom of the washing machine. : )

Yes I have sent a many off to Cintas never to return. I once asked the uniform man if by chance he has found a knife. He showed me 5 are he found so I picked one out : )

This does get interesting as I never pocket cash it gets put in its place... I was cooking supper on the grill late one day my niece shows up to pay me $1800 I loaned her. The next washing $1800 is laying in the bottom of the washing machine...

I then have to wonder Cintas lost a big tipper...

 

[DMartin9N-2N]

(quoted from post at 23:21:50 11/18/21) Here's a link to Smokey mountain knife works.
Their a knife super store.
I carry a Case XX, made in USA
Smokey Mountain

ood evening, Steve A W: I have a Case I like to carry a lot, it has XX on it, it is similar to the so-called military TL-29, except the main blade is a hawkbill. Still has the locking screwdriver blade, just like my TL-29s have. It is not very valuable, someone sharpened the hawkbill poorly, so it works ok but looks only fair.

Dennis M. in W. Tenn.

 

[da.bees]

What others reccomend doesn't mean much when it come's to pocket knives. You can't use one to cut rope,scrap gaskets and grease one day then castrate the next. I feel naked without a Leatherman in sheath and only carry my carbon blade Case trapper when hunting or other times I anticipate needing it. I have stainless Bucks and Puma but much prefer carbon blades when maintaining sharpness is important.
Schrade Walden knives I've owned seemed better than Schrades I've had.

 

[Robert (ID)]

BEAR & SONS i carry a us made stockman 3 blade they build...
poke here

 

[thdrduck]

I also am a fan of high carbon steel blades. All my fixed blades are high carbon steel mostly blades from the Green River Knife Works with handles I stuck on myself. I once field dressed, skinned and boned out a deer with the same knife only using a steel a few times.

 

[FLOLDFORD]

I carry a Case Russlock. Have for over 20 years. Have close to 20 different ones in my in safe.

 

[Dusty MI]

I have a 3 blade Sears that my dad gave me for my birthday about 70 years ago. I've carried every day except maybe when doing active duty in the National Guard, 6 months plus 2 weeks 3 summers at summer camp.

 

[stevieb49829]

Buck, Buck, and Buck. A stainless/Orange camo folding in my pocket everyday. A Bucklite (discontinued) in my hunting pack (2 extras in my drawer). A Buck experimental filet knife in my tackle box. Don't get me wrong, they are not all that good, but my neighbor across the road works at the Buck Factory in Post Falls - so they are all either free, or cheap. I fix the things he breaks, and he gives me knives for payment.

 

[Fred Werring]

I like the Buck 442's with the straight blade, not serrated. So of course they're discontinued. Have been for a while.

Big enough to do something with, but not real thick. Fit in my jeans pretty well.

Boss at work handed them out maybe 25 years ago as a Christmas gift. Once I find something I like, I don't like to change.

Got one on me now, probably another 3 in storage for when I lose one.

Buy them used off ebay, picked one up the other day for $18. Gotta admit your post made me think about it, I looked, made an offer and bought it. Pic is the one I bought. Needs cleaned up.

Lot of sellers are pretty proud of them, don't be in a hurry.

Fred

Buck 442s