Time For A New Knife

[5 shires]

1 hour ago, silky fox said:

Will you be keeping it on the Magnum belt with the "Ford" buckle?

Nooooooo only wearing for work buddy??

[oldwoodcutter]

Keep my Whitby on my bench which I’ve had since the 70s not much blade left now but it still keeps a phenomenal edge.
Opinel in truck, had that for years too, don’t ask me how no ones nicked it yet.

[oldwoodcutter]

[silky fox]

I bought a nice CRKT rescue knife last week.Hopefully I shall never need it.But it will always be with me[emoji106]

[Haironyourchest]

I have a Victorinox 'Soldier' in a pouch on my harness. €45 I think it was. Serrated locking blade, and the tip is slightly blunt, so less danger of accidental injury. Philips on the back, big strong flathead/cap lifter/prybar and a saw. Saw is for last ditch backup. Never know. Also the cap lifter/prybar locks as well. + Tweezers etc. Tethered to a hole in the bottom of the pouch with thin shock cord that packs in the pouch with the knife and unravels on deployment. Also one hand opening blade, very important.

[Dbikeguy]

I do like a good knife chat.
Made a few and handled a bunch now, first is a custom cut damascus commission, friends husbands 60th pressie, made the sheath too.

my fav Opinal second with Olive wood handle, love these cheapish, holds a good edge and can be made shaving sharp.

Finally my latest project, mini blade etched black. just need to find time to finish the handle!


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[silky fox]

Very nice Dbikeguy.The 2nd is my favourite too.Quality work[emoji106]

[R.borist]

Hi

I have some new Wolf Gm Classic Pruning Knives, Bahco K-GP Pruning Knives and Petzl Spatha Small Knives, Serrated Blade for sale if anyone is interested

Pete

[Timbermcpherson]

Since 1867 the mercator has been made pretty much the same way

 

Thin profile so you can carry it in your back pocket of your chainsaw trousers and sit on it and not know its there

 

Great quality blade, lock, and easy to handle

 

My daughter will be the 5th generation of my family to own one

 

Edited February 18, 2020 by Timbermcpherson

[difflock]

The daughters boyfriend brought me back a rather nice Buck knife from the States.

 I also got a "found" Mercator as above.

But both knives are lock-blades, and I understood it was illegal to carry  any lockblade in the UK.

Unless specifically work related.

By that I mean I always carry a penknife in my hip pocket, a tidy aluminium scaled Swiss Army "Officer" model I think it is.

So would I "get away" with the lock-blade if stopped by a zelous PSNI Officier when out and about?

Marcus