All About Pocket Knives

I posted somewhere that this knife blade was 'off-center' and that it had a very thin
piece of stag near the lock. Just trying to show a view of it.

IM

It's been my Yellowrose #53 non stop, but now that I've seen IM's pics, I think I'll add this on to the pocket.

For the past week, I've been thinking a lot about the full subject line of this thread and wondering if I've entirely lost my marbles.

For about a month, I carried nothing but my Shrade 5OT lock back. Thin. Pockets easily. Sturdy lock up. Carbon blade. All goodness.

Then, for no apparent reason, at the end of last week, I started carrying my Ulster Camper knife again. I just love that knife.

Today, the Opinel #8 is back in my pocket instead. I have a love hate relationship with it. I hate the flimsiness of the lock and the blade is a bit too narrow for my liking but man, it's light and fits in the hand well.

All 3 of these knives sit in a bowl on the top of my fridge where I keep the day's extra change. It's becoming sort of a game, like the knives are puppies in a kennel, jumping up against the edge. "Pick me! Pick me!"

What's am I carrying right now? The Opinel jumped into my hand today.

What is my fav ED? That's become impossible to say. Sort of like picking a favorite food or bike or song or kid or...

Am I alone on this?

No, you are very far from alone. I did the same thing with my Buck 501 this month, I loved the knife, than I lost interest in EDCing it. So I went through about 8 knives in a week, trying to decide who would be next in line, well the Yellowrose is it for now. But, I can't help but feel "bad" for not sticking with a knife, one knife for all my chores. I've gone through so many knives it's not funny. It's a madness my friend, a disease I tell you. Well, I'd really like to buy another knife right now, it looks great for the pocket.

I had had the Remington Jack in my left pocket for quite some time.

Today for no good reason my Case CV Canoe took it's place.

I also haven't had my SOG Twitch II clipped in right pocket in several days.

I think I like my camping or scout knife with no other marking but Prov. R.I. on the blade and pinned on red scales best.

Dave, you are not alone! I also do the same. As soon as I become comfortable with a knife I want something else. I myself find something that I dont like about my present edc and change. I might go right back to that knife in a day or so also. It doesnt make sense and i never used to do this but I do now. LOL

im probely by myself i carry one knife and ill pack it till i wear it out lose it or something before ill get a different one rite now im packing a bear and bull buck creek congress its been a good one the only thing i dont like about is it dont have a sharp point for cleening finger nails so i pack a robeson babby barlow or quill for that

BD8B, you're not by yourself on that. I carry the same knife for years. The ones in the safe are for looking at, fondling and "having".

jerryd6818 wrote:BD8B, you're not by yourself on that. I carry the same knife for years. The ones in the safe are for looking at, fondling and "having".

i agree thats what mine are for also

It is utterly AMAZING how many very cool knives I have that have never been carried!

I have my Grandpaws knives out right now and a yellow Schrade 881Y is begging me for pocket time!

He obviously used the 80T a lot!

I love schrades.

Schrade Carbon Steel gives ANY other steel a run for the money!

Both those knives are EVER so sharp!

Nice lookin Schrades, I have the same yellow stockman.

I am still stickin with my Case copperlock. For now LOL

Have the Yeller one in my left pocket of my shorts. May not go anywhere or use it, but it's there!

Carried my swell end Case jack for a few weeks, them my Tidioute Green Valley Bone 73, thought I'd change up, so today it's time for the...


CALF ROPAH!!!!

Mid day change up! Inspired by something I read, I worked on the kicks on the two smaller blades on a Case Medium Stockman CV with Amber Bone. Got the wharncliffe down a bit so it's more comfortable to use.

It'll be in pocket for probably the rest of the day!

I got out a box of my EDCs the other day to oil and sharpen them (if they needed it).
I also oiled and sharpened several of my shop knives, knives I usually don’t carry, but are on my workbench ready to go to work at a moments notice.

I thought I would share a couple pics of them.

I see several in those two pictures that I would GLADLY take off your hands!

Why Dale I do declare! Do my eyes deceive me or is that a Canal Street canitler sittin there all pretty and proper in the second picture ? (fourth from the bottom on the right side)

Let me congratulate you on your excellent taste in cutlery!

Oh yeah, the rest of em ain't half bad either.

Phil

philco wrote:Why Dale I do declare! Do my eyes deceive me or is that a Canal Street canitler sittin there all pretty and proper in the second picture ? (fourth from the bottom on the right side)

Let me congratulate you on your excellent taste in cutlery!

Oh yeah, the rest of em ain't half bad either.

Phil

Yes it is Phil!
I feel bad using and carrying a numbered knife, but I bought it for a user, it just happened to be one of the early numbered ones.
I will tell you what; the D-2 steel in that knife don’t take a back seat to any other knife in sharpness and edge retention. It is one of my favorite cutters!

This one right now.

Nice main blade on that one Dave. Love me some red handles too. Good knife.

IM

Nice humpback Dave!

Just Plain Dave wrote:I see several in those two pictures that I would GLADLY take off your hands!

I am in line behind you!! John