John 
So, in his original post, Jerry asked, "I look at knives and think, "I like that but I would change this or that" and that got me to wondering, does the Perfect Knife really exist." In this light, your camper (Camillus, I'm guessing?) is perfect. No need to modify it.Just Plain Dave wrote:I have pondered this question until my ponderer is sore.
Gonna be a LONG time before I'd ever be able to keep just one knife.
But I find this old thing in my pocket more than any other knife.
Wicked sharp blade, nice punch, can opener and bottle opener/screwdriver.
Plain old plastic scales. Somewhat slimmer than most scouts and no bail to get in the way.
ALWAYS going to be a few other knives on me. But this one COULD perhaps be the one.
I just came upon this post and it's a great one for sure. You might even try to print it out and keep it if you haven't done it already! Again a great story, thanks for sharing.pinnah wrote:So, 2 weekend ago, before this thread started, my son who is 11 and I had the following conversation.
Some background I have an Opinel #8 that is my most used knife, by a long shot. My son has been begging for a real knife for a while. I got my first knife at 8 (and my first stitches about a month later and yes, they were from that knife) so I figured my kid was due. I gave him a small multi tool at the beginning of the summer that had a joke blade on it and he already had a key chain SAK, again with a joke blade on it. I tested him with my slip joints and lockbacks but his hands aren't strong enough to handle them with ease. But my Opinel was fine for him.
Anyway, 2 weekend ago, it was opening day for deer season up on Vermont and I took him with me for his first trip to the hunting camp. On the way up, I presented him with a new Opinel #6. It never left his hands or his pocket for the entire weekend. He walked close behind me as we hunted up into places that Grandfather had shown me. One, was a high flat landing with 4 or 5 large semi-trailer sized boulders that had cleaved off of ledges higher up on the mountain. Another was a wet swampy area of mixed birches and spruce just below 2 ponds that has a carpet of thick sedges. We worked our way through there in the golden light of late afternoon working into a nice headwind. Moose sign and deer beds all around.
On the way home he was sitting exhausted in the back seat with his new Opinel still in his hand.
"That's a perfect knife, isn't it?", I asked him.
"Sure is. Absolutely perfect. I love it."
"And we walked in some perfect places today, didn't we."
"Yah. But I wish we had seen a deer."
"I know. Maybe next time. Here. Hold up that knife for second... I have a favor to ask of you, pal. You might loose that knife next month, or you might still have when you're an old man. I don't know. But every time you reach into your pocket, I want you to remember today, when your dad took you hunting for the first time, ok?"
"I sure will."
"Listen pal, this old world certainly has some sadness in it. No way around it. But this world also has some perfect places too and you walked through two of them today. When you use that knife, I want you always to remember that there are perfect places. That there is a perfect knife and you're a perfect son. Always know that."
or the knife you used most over your lifetime. 
Schrade cut co 8813 and gec 81. I've just been looking at a Camillus #72 thread with 1286 posts.jerryd6818 wrote:I just re-read this thread and decided I must have started it before I got my first Camillus 72.
I found this knife on ebay. No one wanted an old Schrade, with a big crack in the bone handle.truck wrote:No more than the perfect woman. But I found my wife and I found the Schrade 34OT. Not in that order, though.
SHHHH!!! 
John 
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I never knew about the 89. You've given me another knife to look for, which is a mixed blessingColonel26 wrote:Yep, it exists. It's a XX era Case 6375, of course, a Camillus 89 will also do. Both are square jawed 4 1/4 inch stockman knives.
There are some differences. They're the same size, but on the 89 the sheepsfoot sits down below the clip instead of sitting up high like a CASE. Also on the 89 you can have it in any handle material you want as long as all you want is imitation stag made of delrin. Lol. But man what a using knife.KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:I never knew about the 89. You've given me another knife to look for, which is a mixed blessingColonel26 wrote:Yep, it exists. It's a XX era Case 6375, of course, a Camillus 89 will also do. Both are square jawed 4 1/4 inch stockman knives.
Got a pic wade. I can't believe it would beat 0ut the 67. ButtttColonel26 wrote:There are some differences. They're the same size, but on the 89 the sheepsfoot sits down below the clip instead of sitting up high like a CASE. Also on the 89 you can have it in any handle material you want as long as all you want is imitation stag made of delrin. Lol. But man what a using knife.KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:I never knew about the 89. You've given me another knife to look for, which is a mixed blessingColonel26 wrote:Yep, it exists. It's a XX era Case 6375, of course, a Camillus 89 will also do. Both are square jawed 4 1/4 inch stockman knives.
