All About Pocket Knives

gino wrote:Style, she is a pretty knife boy!

I know what you mean, for a 117 year old lady, she's still got looks.

style0 wrote:I live with my Vicotornox classic, but my dress up knife is this one. 1894 Sheffield fruit knife.

I got two or three of these type knives.
Two from England and one a USA Gorham.
Never carried one.
All of them are dull like a butter knife.
I'm a little leery of trying to sharpen them.
Having a high silver content, I would assume the blades are somewhat soft?
Does anyone know if there are any special precautions that should be taken when sharpening a fruit knife? Or is it straight forward and can be done just like any other knife?
<PS>Very Beautiful knife........
Thanks,


J W

I got two or three of these type knives.
Two from England and one a USA Gorham.
Never carried one.
All of them are dull like a butter knife.
I'm a little leery of trying to sharpen them.
Having a high silver content, I would assume the blades are somewhat soft?
Does anyone know if there are any special precautions that should be taken when sharpening a fruit knife? Or is it straight forward and can be done just like any other knife?
<PS>Very Beautiful knife........
Thanks,


J W [/quote]

Mine is a bit of a "no go show boat", but I have stropped it a couple times to get it up to cutting tape sharpness.

style0 wrote:I got two or three of these type knives.
Two from England and one a USA Gorham.
Never carried one.
All of them are dull like a butter knife.
I'm a little leery of trying to sharpen them.
Having a high silver content, I would assume the blades are somewhat soft?
Does anyone know if there are any special precautions that should be taken when sharpening a fruit knife? Or is it straight forward and can be done just like any other knife?
<PS>Very Beautiful knife........
Thanks,


J W

Mine is a bit of a "no go show boat", but I have stropped it a couple times to get it up to cutting tape sharpness.[/quote]
Thanks Style,
I know these knives were designed to slice fruit and will not be able to withstand any heavy duty use. I'll give the stropping a go.
These knives will make good letter openers.

J W

This trio has/and will be on me for the next few days.




They are a great size for my pocket knife needs.

Great looking bunch of knives Caleb. Your getting pretty good at taking those phots too!

I just added a old friend, a black bone Hen & Rooster whittler back into my EDC rotaion. I carry all 3 of these at once.
I cut my fruit and veggies with my GEC.
I use the H&R for everyday things like finger nail cleaning to envelope opening etc...
I use the Benchmade for cutting rope,cardboard or the tougher things I need done.

Gino.....I really like the jigging on that Mustang

Tim

Thanks Tim. Thats after a few years in the pocket. Here is a old pic of it new. I forget what the jigging is called, Johhnie (Rotten) told me a long time ago but I can remember.

Looks good Gino.
I have a Boker whittler in the glove box of one of our vehicles, it's a good just in case knife.

I dig that Boker Caleb. German steel is one of my favorites!

today terzuday

Great lookin knife Stan. I really like the looks of that one.

mine is a kershaw leek. my fav is the rainbow one. its a nice size and it has a titanium coating. plus it is an assisted opening, so it is my favorite edc

Welcome hills. The leek is a cool knife. I carried one in the past and still own a few.

Welcome aboard THHK. Always good to see a new face. I'm not much on tacticals but I sure like that Leek. That's one slick outfit.

yea i like single bladed knives and tacticals. plus i like almost everything from kershaw. but thnx for the welcome.

Here is what I am going with the last few days.

GEC as always
Case xx copperlock

Kershaws kick ass..

What year is your Copperhead, Gino?......I have one and really like them.

Johnnie, its a 1978. I really like it I carry it now and again but I think I am gonna stick with it for a while.

Cool....I believe mine is a 76.

Hey Gino.. Seems that copperhead keeps finding its way into your edc.. I know I have said it before but I really like it!! John

Thanks John, I cant keep away from it long. I really like it too.

i like the copper head. i used to carry one. my fav now, besides the leek is a buck 110

Yesterday, for the first time in a long time, I left the house without a knife. I couldn't decide on which GEC to take for the occasion, so I tried the two out that I really liked, I still couldn't figure out which one, so I put them both in the box and decided to choose right before leaving, that way I'd be forced to choose. Well without thinking I never passed my rotation box again, and I left the house without my EDC. It wasn't until I was in the car and headed off that I realized I was without a knife.

Thankfully, I had the trusty Boker backup whittler in the glove box, I slipped it in my pocket and now I was fully dressed. I hate going anywhere without a knife, it just seems unnatural not to have one in the pocket. Thats partly to do with this site, and the members here that commit to keeping the knife users tradition alive by choosing to slip a knife in the pocket and be ready for anything. I needed that knife too, so it's a great feeling knowing that a backup is always around.

So today, I'm pairing the GEC Elk up, a #12, and a #72.