[skab0311]

My buck/Strider folder is my edc, and my favorite folder. I own both the first and second types. The first is a very strong/think blade, but a bit too big. The second is damn near a copy of a much more costly strider and a very capable blade.

 

[wolfy]

Here's a shocker,......I carry a Victorinox Hiker in my front pocket and a carbon steel Opinel #8 in the plier pocket of my Key bibs. I'm a farmer and carry what works....kind'a like Vice-Grips.

I've eviscerated at least 3 Nebraska whitetails with that razor-sharp Opinel when I left my Morseth laminate semi-skinner on the front seat of my truck. I can't believe that the Opinels are not more highly touted here. They're light, sturdy, can be made scary-sharp, cheap and can be stowed any and everywhere at little cost......why not? I've never had one fail me, yet, but I've not batonned one through a concrete block, either. Gimme a break!

Most of us that own one....own more than one, because they are so effective. They have won international acclaim in design excellence, along with the Canadian Belt Knife from Grohmann Cutlery. There's another knife that should get more mention than it does!

Bon Chance

 

[samthedog]

Fallkniven TK3. It reminds me of my first pocketknife which was a Mundial squirrel. It was a great little knife.

Paul.

 

[Oh Shoot]

Cold Steel 4" Voyager, plain edge.

I'd love to carry the 6" Voyager, but 4 is the limit in TN.


- OS

 

[blckjack]

Buck 110 converted, maybe a little heavy though, (maybe):thumb:
Take Care
Craig

 

[catfish]

Buck 110 converted, maybe a little heavy though, (maybe):thumb:
Take Care
Craig

Yeah they're a little heavy, but they make a great light weight hammer because of it!: Buck 110s are the Timex of the folding knife world. I used my 1st one as a hammer, staple puller, hoof trimmer a lot. I was so surprised I didn't catch any flack when I mailed the pieces into Buck. But nope they sent me a brand new 110, no questions asked.:thumb: The butt end also does a number on a guy's nose or so I've heard.

 

[panch074]

Mine is a Queen Canoe in D2. I also carry my second favorite a Spyderco Native in S30V.

 

[letsgetreal]

Here's a shocker,......I carry a Victorinox Hiker in my front pocket and a carbon steel Opinel #8 in the plier pocket of my Key bibs. I'm a farmer and carry what works....kind'a like Vice-Grips.

I've eviscerated at least 3 Nebraska whitetails with that razor-sharp Opinel when I left my Morseth laminate semi-skinner on the front seat of my truck. I can't believe that the Opinels are not more highly touted here. They're light, sturdy, can be made scary-sharp, cheap and can be stowed any and everywhere at little cost......why not? I've never had one fail me, yet, but I've not batonned one through a concrete block, either. Gimme a break!

Most of us that own one....own more than one, because they are so effective. They have won international acclaim in design excellence, along with the Canadian Belt Knife from Grohmann Cutlery. There's another knife that should get more mention than it does!

Bon Chance

Looks like Opinel is the French counterpart to Mora. Most folks don't like the round, wooden handle ( certainly not Americans) and Mora offers non slip, better ergonimically shaped handles, for the same price. 'course, blade quality is debatable. AFA the Grohmann, it's a little high end for 440 stainless.

 

[tnrick55]

hen and rooster is the best pocket knife made. just my 2 cents

 

[SeekHer]

hen and rooster is the best pocket knife made. just my 2 cents

Prove it!

Had you just put "one of" in front of "the best" then I'd have no qualms with your statement...But you made a declarative statement so again I say, prove it...

I kinda like Schrade, Case, Buck, CRKT, SOG for domestic and Boker, Fallkniven, Katz, Kloetzli, Fox for foreign...Oh, forgot William Henry!

I also like my Al Mar, Allen Elishewitz, Bob Dozier, Bob Lum, Bob Terzoula, Brian Tighe, Buster Warenski, Butch Vallotton, Ed Halligan, Ernie Emerson, Greg Lightfoot, James McGowan, Ken Onion, Kit Carson, Michael Walker, Mick Strider, Ron Lake, Ron Paul, Russ Kommer, Tony Bose, Tony Marfione, Graham Razel, Wes Crawford, Wm. Harsey, etc., etc., etc.

 

[SeekHer]

Looks like Opinel is the French counterpart to Mora. Most folks don't like the round, wooden handle ( certainly not Americans) and Mora offers non slip, better ergonimically shaped handles, for the same price. 'course, blade quality is debatable. AFA the Grohmann, it's a little high end for 440 stainless.

Only thing I dislike about the Opinel is that damn ring you have to turn to lock the blade...

Grohmann is High End? Most of their knives are in the >$70 range...Well I guess comparing it to a Mora it would be high end! I have the complete collection in Stag and Rosewood, stainless and carbon steel versions, regular grind and only a couple in the flat grind as that isn't a priority now...They make great knives...

 

[wolfy]

Thanks, Seek'r......I agree, the Grohmann company could be a BUNCH better if they offered the original camp knife in carbon-steel with a simple FLAT grind, spine to edge FLAT grind! Ferkrissakes, even old George Herter did it better with a carbon steel blade and an OPINEL convex grind half-way down the blade width. He sold them for less than a 5 dollar bill!!!

Why should I have to pay extra for a carbon steel, flat grind blade? I just don't get it! Anybody that has one of those, KEEPS them or sells them on Ebay for hundreds more than they could be re-produced.

Wake up, kiddies,,,,,,,,,,,ya' ain't as smart as you purport to be. If you are, build 'em and I'll buy 'em from you...for what they're worth.

 

[dogmaw]

It was my Buck 110 until I got my 9 buck Buck, a 430U. Slim, ergonomic, well-made but inexpensive. Don't ever have to worry about losing it.

 

[AncientBrit]

My favourite folder is my Case moose.

 

[wolfy]

Looks like Opinel is the French counterpart to Mora. Most folks don't like the round, wooden handle ( certainly not Americans) and Mora offers non slip, better ergonimically shaped handles, for the same price. 'course, blade quality is debatable. AFA the Grohmann, it's a little high end for 440 stainless.

I've just looked back on how many posts you respond to and I must admit, I feel slighted.

You are truly an amazing font of knowledge. I bow to your expertise!

I am truly humbled and feel so ashamed to take up your valuable time. I didn't know that "Americans" would not use Opinels?

 

[haha49]

Benchmade Torrent 890 is the kinfe I carry its even been through airport securety with out me rembering I had it on me.. and I got to the plane and then noticed o yah I got it on me.. wasnt and issuse since I was guideing my friend and simply left after..

 

[SeekHer]

Wolfy---watch the snide remarks as he was right about the Opinel being not favoured by the N.A. marketplace whether because of the sliding ring or the handle shape is immaterial...The knife stores I frequent, and that's a few, some will carry a couple of Opinels in stock (most won't bother) but that's it and in many cases they've been on the shelves for years...

The D.H. Russell knife is not a flat grind and that came about years later but I much prefer the regular to the flat…But that’s also what I’ve grown accustomed to after carrying one for over thirty years…

The paying more is because it isn't a normal production run, almost say a custom run as the majority are made in stainless and regular grind...

EDIT
That applied to outdoor stores as the knives are more popular in kitchen stores which is why they sell to the USA...

 

[ActionJackson]

Buck 110 converted, maybe a little heavy though, (maybe):thumb:
Take Care
Craig

A Buck 110 is a mainstay. I've owned 4 over the years and learned to love them when I was a kid and my older brother got his first one.

 

[wolfy]

The old Russell Canadian Belt knife was made in carbon steel and was a flat/convex grind in the design that D.H. Russell provided to Grohmann. Since the time that Dean provided that original design, it has changed to what is offered today. There are now many versions available.

George Herter came closest to duplicating the original design back in the early 70's and he offered if for around a $5 bill, less the "model perfect sheath" BTW.

Ben's Backwoods is now offering a carbon steel version by Murphy, but it is wedge or "sabre" ground and not the same as the original, but close. A half hour on a flexible belt grinder could cure that problem, though.

Great design, just like the Opinel. Just 'cause they're not offered here, doesn't mean that they're not acclaimed world-wide and well worth the price charged.

 

[SeekHer]

Wolfy -- Methinks you err slightly...

Taken from the Grohmann site:

Grohmann offers two blade grinds on most outdoor knives, our regular "sabre" grind, or the new flat grind option. Our regular classic grind makes for a thicker, stronger blade, and was designed ideally for hunting and skinning. The new flat grind option is a thinner, fully tapered grind from top to bottom of the blade and makes for a more lightweight general purpose camp knife: can be used for fishing, hunting and general camp duties. In the stainless models there is no price difference, simply add an "F" to the model number for flat grinding ie. #R1SF or leave the number as is for our regular classic grind ie #R1S. Regular "sabre" grinds on the carbon blades are regular list price ie #R1C; but any carbon steel flat grinds are done on a custom basis only by special request and are subject to a custom charge ie #R1CF. Shown below is the Regular Grind which is standard on all models (except the Mini Skinner) and the Flat Grind as marked.

This is the Model #1 as designed and in the MOMA in NYC since 1958...

Got mine in 1967 as a birthday present and still, occasionally, carry it today but the smaller Bird & Trout I wear all the time in the city...

Close up of the two styles:
Regular Original Sabre Grind

New Flat Grind

Grohmann site:

By our last count, our knives have been copied by more than 16 different companies over the years that have come and gone, ours is still the only one in production after 50 years

Bark River makes a very good version and Cold Steel makes a Chi-Com version now but the first ones were good steel...Couple of other commercial makers as well and a few custom makers have a variant of the design but as a knifemaker I know says, "the design/features were 30 years ahead of its time"

Herter's is long gone, bought out in part by Cabela's but I loved their stuff...Still have a number of their cork duck and goose floater decoys and some of their bulletproof and canvas versions as well of ducks...I inherited a bunch of them so they must have been made in the 1950s or so and the rest were from the 1970s and they all still work well...

This is the folder version:

I only have the regular grind in stag and rosewood and will eventually get the flat grind version in Stag only...