All About Pocket Knives

Very cool knife, stancaiman!

~ Edge

(11 cm is a shade over 4-1/4") …

You Guys are really pushing with those new Outlaws...

johnnierotten wrote: You Guys are really pushing with those new Outlaws...

It gets worse Johnnie!

I just picked up a Rootbeer Float from Barry!



~ Edge

Paul...your killing me. .....I already see that I'm gonna have to get one. ...

Decided to take this one out for some exercise today.

Edge and Gino, those gunstocks are sweet!!
Thats a real nice choice for an EDC Sasquach......I like it.

IM

I've been using this to scrape the Mud dobber nest's off the walls. It's very convienient when your up a ladder

those are some right purty knives boys, been carrying this inna pocket last few days

I'm carrying a Schatt and Morgan English jack. Last year I had a Northwoods Indian River English Jack. I like to vary.

Jim

a Buck 301 stockman, it is my whittling knife too

Shapleigh DE still.

This Old Timer arrived in the morning mail so I oiled the joints, touched up the edges on my ceramic sticks, and dropped it right into my front left pocket. Will carry it for the rest of the week just for the thrill of EDC'ing something new (to me). OH

For me OH the 8ot is as close to perfect as it gets for a working-mans knife

Old Hunter wrote:This Old Timer arrived in the morning mail so I oiled the joints, touched up the edges on my ceramic sticks, and dropped it right into my front left pocket. Will carry it for the rest of the week just for the thrill of EDC'ing something new (to me). OH

Sure is in good shape.I like the old timers and that is a nice one.

Nice Old Timer there. I LIKE it!!

IM

Theses are my two EDCs: Top - A Northwoods Indian River English Jack that I carried last year and a Schatt & Morgan Jack Knife that I carry now.

That's a great lookin' Old Timer there OH, the 8ot is a classic knife for sure. I'm curious as to what your thoughts are on it in comparison to your Buck 301? I know how fond you are of that Buck of yours, so I'd be interested to hear a comparison from you of the 8OT vs the 301...both stockmans, yet both with their own characters.....

Mike

Here todays EDCs top to bottom-
Benchmade Mini Griptilian -right ruler pocket
Camillus penknife- from Gino - watch pocket
Camillus #72 (missing the coping blade)- left front pocket
Camillus 4 line farmer jack- right front pocket

Carried this one today for a "heavy use" day at work full size Case CV Trapper...find myself reaching for this one to edc pretty frequently actually, love the way the handle fills the hand, the main clip blade is really versatile, like having the spey option for food items, and the CV blades take and hold a great edge. Also like the red bone handles, I work them like a worry stone in my pocket, might be my imagination but it seems to me the red is getting deeper the more I carry and use the knife...one of my edc faves.
Mike

Grilling for the crew today. The Hobo got the nod.

313 Mike wrote:That's a great lookin' Old Timer there OH, the 8ot is a classic knife for sure. I'm curious as to what your thoughts are on it in comparison to your Buck 301? I know how fond you are of that Buck of yours, so I'd be interested to hear a comparison from you of the 8OT vs the 301...both stockmans, yet both with their own characters.....Mike

First, it is amazing to see the sheer variety of knives that get posted here at AAPK in the various threads every day for our visual pleasure - I guess that is a good thing, as intellectually it helps me realize I can never own them all - but all these different knives sure fire up the imagination! Thanks to all for all the great pictures posted everyday.

Mike, the weight and feel of the two knives are the same (Buck 301 & Schrade 8OT), the only real difference is the steel. I used the sheepfoot blade on the 8OT today to cut old tie-wraps holding burlap curtains around a deer stand and then I used the main clip blade to cut the replacement tobacco sheet (burlap) once fitted around the stand. I can tell no difference in use except that I don't have the Schrade as sharp I should have it - I will rectify that tonight. The Schrade has a stiffer/harder snap than my Buck - but both are in the "normal" range. I like both knives equally (so far) as users, but I have an emotional attachment to the one Buck 301 that I have to no other pocketknife (to include other Bucks) that will never change. OH

Been off sick for a bit and then madly trying to catch up, but I am back.

Carrying this one for the last week or so - a new prototype I'm testing - 3" blade in 12c27 with Micarta scales"



Idea was for a folding skinner. On the next one I am dropping the point quite a bit more.

Smokepole thats a nice pocket skinner ::nod::had a light duty day at the print-table carring some Imperial frontier

Thanks OH for sharing your thoughts on the 8OT and 301....I know what you mean about the snap being a bit "softer" on the 301...I think of it as a positive, makes it easier to get open in a hurry, almost equates to a smoother opening action. ...you are right about the emotional attachment consideration, that is a huge factor in how much I enjoy carrying a knife. Sometimes I will purposely choose a knife to carry that I know is a little more time consuming to open, just to force myself to slow down a little and keep things in perspective...other days when I know I'm in for a rock n' roller I go for the easiest access and fastest opening closing blade I can...So many considerations, good thing we have so many knives to choose from!
Mike

313 Mike wrote:Sometimes I will purposely choose a knife to carry that I know is a little more time consuming to open, just to force myself to slow down a little and keep things in perspective...other days when I know I'm in for a rock n' roller I go for the easiest access and fastest opening closing blade I can...So many considerations, good thing we have so many knives to choose from!
Mike

So many activities have this sort of trade-off.

Manual vs automatic transmissions.

Same debate rages among some cyclist regarding old fashion shifter and modern shifters (in the brake levers).

Speed vs being more connected to the process.

In any event...

Worked from home today so I carried the 110 (pocket). Office tomorrow, so the 112 (pocket).


Buck Folders by Pinnah, on Flickr