What’s your favorite knife?

[Blowpipe Sam]

It’s become obvious to me that a lot of the people on this forum who appreciate fine air guns also appreciate a good knife.  I like knives but I have a practical inclination and I only own three good ones which I rely on daily at work and around the homestead.  I’d love to see some of y’all’s collections though!

My favorite knife is this Parker drop point I found almost forty years ago at a flea market in Pasadena for $20.  I carry it every day and I’ve worn out three sheaths for it over the years.

[Kmanca1]

You mean there are men that don't carry knives?

For the last half of my career I've had to live in dress clothes, so I'm not comfortable with a larger sheath knife.  But to be without a knife is like being naked on main street at noon!  It just ain't gonna happen.

I searched for a lonnng time to find a knife that was unobtrusive, functional, convenient and capable. You know?   Small -- but not too small. Thin -- but not delicate. In other words the proverbial 'Goldilocks' knife.
When I came across the CRKT Squid, my search was over!
I've carried it most every day for close to 10 years, and never regretted it once.  I LOVE this little knife!

[hoteltwofive]

Usually carry several knives on me during the day, each with their own function. No matter if I’m at work or home, always seem to have a CIVIVI elementum in my pocket these days.  I’ve got them in several variations.  There isn’t a day that goes by without these tools being used for various tasks. 

I can’t recall a time when I didn’t have a knife in my pocket- something my grandfather instilled in me from a young age to have.  Just wish I had his knife- not sure where it ended up after he passed years ago. 

[mr007s]

My go too is a SOG Vulcan. Stays sharp, fits well, carry in my pants pocket or as a neck knife.

[avator]

Here is just a small portion of the stuff I inherited from Killer. One day I'll have to dig out and post some of the real nice stuff. I was never a knife collector so I don't know brand names or styles. I only keep them now out of respect to him.

[Bicycleman]

It a one-off, gifted to me by a good friend in Louisiana.  It is my goto for squirrel cleaning - nearing the 200 mark.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Some really nice knives folks.  I've heard good things about the Squid.  I've got an old SOG letter opener in a box somewhere.  That's a weird knife!

Hey Bill!  I like that Obsidian knife!  That's right up my alley.

I tend to favor functional looking knives like yours Mike.  The fancy ones seem to be for show and not work.

[lefteyeshot]

"Deejo". Slim elegant folder. Made in France. Supper sharp blade and point. Many different "tattoos" to put on blade. You can get engraving like your name or motto. $100-120. I just like'em.

[SwampHunter]

Well...knives are my "other" hobby lol, the Bradford guardian 3.5 sheep's foot is the one most likely to be with me
  It comes with a horizontal carry sheath that I really like, useful for most every thing I do. Runner ups including but not limited to a no 8 opinel, SAK,  Spyderco tenacious or case trapper.

[Matchstickshooter]

 I have carried the Gerber EZ Out Serrated Skeleton since 2000.   

[bantam5s]

Well...knives are my "other" hobby lol, the Bradford guardian 3.5 sheep's foot is the one most likely to be with me
  It comes with a horizontal carry sheath that I really like, useful for most every thing I do. Runner ups including but not limited to a no 8 opinel, SAK,  Spyderco tenacious or case trapper.

How can they get away with calling this a sheeps foot ?
Do they not know that a sheeps foot has a straight edge as it's most defining feature ?

[Blowpipe Sam]

Here’s a couple of interesting knives but I really don’t like them as work knives.  This blue anodized Kershaw is truly ugly with a poorly designed and treacherous grip.  However,  it is small, light, easy to deploy or fold with one hand, and it holds an edge.  For these reasons this knife rides in my shirt pocket most days.  Despite fact that I don’t trust the thin, slick, metal grips this is the knife I reach for most often.  It was a gift from my FIL for I would never have bought it for myself.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Here’s another knife that I don’t like but I acknowledge that it can be a useful tool in the right circumstance.  You’ve probably seen these “horse shoe” knives around.  Isn’t it interesting how if people know that you like knives they will dump all sorts of trash on you as gifts?  Someone gave me this a few year back.  I think they were regifting.  It’s a nice size and the blade has a wonderful profile for skinning small game.  It’s also carbon steel.  The blade is thick enough and robust enough to chop through small bones and joints without nicking or denting.  It really holds an edge well.  The handle is awful.  I ended up wrapping it in paracord but I treat it with respect.  This is a knife you could easily cut yourself with especially if things are bloody.

[SwampHunter]

Well...knives are my "other" hobby lol, the Bradford guardian 3.5 sheep's foot is the one most likely to be with me
  It comes with a horizontal carry sheath that I really like, useful for most every thing I do. Runner ups including but not limited to a no 8 opinel, SAK,  Spyderco tenacious or case trapper.

How can they get away with calling this a sheeps foot ?
Do they not know that a sheeps foot has a straight edge as it's most defining feature ?

I wondered that myself lol, but it works really well

[anti-squirrel]

There's a few in rotation for me.  My wife always has her CRKT CEO knife in her purse.  In the woods she carries a CRKT Golok.

The stuff I keep in rotation really depends on the activity.  Folders >>> mainly my Sodbuster, or a 1950s era Electrician's Knife- milspec with wood scales.  This was my father's EDC during his Navy years and into his Warrant Officer years, or I carry my Opinel.  The Opinel is one of their midsize with high carbon steel and takes a superb edge.  I have a larger Svord folder that stays in my "barn coat".  When we're working in the woods, I usually have nonfolders along with my EDC.  And generally, these are all older Westerns- all of them Cases.  I will add I'm rarely in the woods without my Parang or one of my Michigan axes.

When we go out to dinner (not often, but it happens) I have my Victorinox- it is a model with one blade, a corkscrew, tweezers, and a toothpick.

However, the blade you'll find on my pretty much ALL the time is a Milwaukee folding utility knife.  If I need a small super sharp blade, it is my go-to.

I do have a few fixed blades that may accompany me in town.  A Western patterned of the Schrade Sharp Finger, or sometimes my Frisco Shiv, a single-edge beauty designed by Blackie Collins. 


Now... the thread title asked what my favorite knife is... I don't really have a favorite "typical knife" but the one that gets used the most- far and away- and wins by default since we both love it- is my Ulu.  I bought it decades ago and it has survived 3 divorces.  None of the exes liked it, but the first time I had Sonja over she immediately talked about how she had one and it's her favorite in the kitchen.  That's when I knew she was The Right One.  So my Ulu is my favorite. 

[tennx]

 I have no need to carry…but do like knives….just recently did an impulse buy ….bought an buck automatic 112…put it with the 30+ year old buck 110 my brother gave me…🤷🏼‍♂️…keep that edge….

[bantam5s]

I have no need to carry…but do like knives….just recently did an impulse buy ….bought an buck automatic 112…put it with the 30+ year old buck 110 my brother gave me…🤷🏼‍♂️…keep that edge….

Everybody has a need to carry a pocket knife.
Even if it's just a small 2 blade pen knife , everybody has the need to carry a cutting tool.

[huntr]

I'm a knifenut. It's my other addiction.

The two I've had the longest are a Buck 110 ('68 or '69) and a Randall Mod. 14 (ordered in '68 received in '70). Wait time on the Randall's was only 18 months back then. I was a PFC when I ordered it. I think it cost me a month and a half or two months pay at the time. Good thing I didn't have to pay the whole amount up front.


I didn't like the oversized guard so I modified it.



The Buck was with me everyday until I separated from the Army at the end of '71. I was afraid to have my parents send me the Randall in VN for fear it would get lost in transit or go missing, so I carried a Ka-Bar in the field.

Now, I have too many knives to count. The largest number of fixed blades are Bark River, but I have Dozier's, Blind Horse, Fallkniven and God knows what else. Folders (too many to count, also) include CRK, Benchmade, GEC, Emerson, Spyderco, Cold Steel, etc., etc., etc., auto and manual. If it doesn't look like something from Star Wars or have some kind of crazy blade grind, I've looked at it and many times owned it. Oh yeah... let's not forget machetes and other large knives.

My kids are going to hate me when I die.

[KevinJBrown]

I have been carrying a knife since I was old enough to have pockets on my pants. My EDC is a G&G Hawke design flipper with a liner lock. It was a knife of the year for one of the knife magazines. Sorta funny story was once I was running through a big airport running late for a flight and had forgotten to take this knife off my belt. I probably looked like someone had kicked my dog. I offered it as gift to the gate agent instead of dropping it in the bucket. He took it and looked at it and said he’d figure out how to get back to me. I said thanks but just enjoy it and don’t throw it in the bucket. A few weeks after I got back home after my trip I got a package with no return information and my knife was in it. Been carrying it everyday since.

[brewbear]

I'm a knifenut. It's my other addiction.

The two I've had the longest are a Buck 110 ('68 or '69) and a Randall Mod. 14 (ordered in '68 received in '70). Wait time on the Randall's was only 18 months back then. I was a PFC when I ordered it. I think it cost me a month and a half or two months pay at the time. Good thing I didn't have to pay the whole amount up front.


I didn't like the oversized guard so I modified it.



The Buck was with me everyday until I separated from the Army at the end of '71. I was afraid to have my parents send me the Randall in VN for fear it would get lost in transit or go missing, so I carried a Ka-Bar in the field.

Now, I have too many knives to count. The largest number of fixed blades are Bark River, but I have Dozier's, Blind Horse, Fallkniven and God knows what else. Folders (too many to count, also) include CRK, Benchmade, GEC, Emerson, Spyderco, Cold Steel, etc., etc., etc., auto and manual. If it doesn't look like something from Star Wars or have some kind of crazy blade grind, I've looked at it and many times owned it. Oh yeah... let's not forget machetes and other large knives.

My kids are going to hate me when I die.

That Randall looks much better than original. Great job.