Knife thread

[4RunAmok]

I have the Gerber LMF II also, great knife!

For the menial tasks around the campground, I have a Gerber camp axe, and a cheap Cold Steel GI Tanto.. The sheath that came with it sucked, so I bought a Spec-Ops sheath for it..

Amazon has it for $20-something, http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Sec.../dp/B004H9DO4Y Amazon.com: Cold Steel GI Tanto With Secure-Ex Sheath 80PGTK: Sports & Outdoors
It looks like they're sending a better sheath these days...

The knife stands up, watch this video, there's 10 parts to it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpn9LQLxeA4

[Fireman78]

If anybody found a small "Bear Grylls" folding knife at Ov Expo this year it belongs to my daughter. Reward of a cold beer at next Expo for return.

[Corey]

Here are a few pictures of my current crop.
I have many older knives dating back 100 years or more that were my dad's and his dad's.
Also have a few Swiss Army knives put away in a drawer somewhere, but these in the picture below are the ones that come with me on a camping trip or that I carry full time.

Tops left with the case above it and a sharpener, fire starter, and a GI can opener is the Tops Knives Hoffman Harpoon 01.
http://www.topsknives.com
http://www.topsknives.com/product_in...products_id=82

As posted in another thread by me on fire starters, the knife comes with a cool fire starter, a sharpener, and a GI can opener.

Below the Harpoon knife are two Gerber Coverts which have a spring that gives it assisted opening when you start to open the blade.
The smaller one is my daily carry at work, and it gets a good workout.

The bigger one is illegal to carry at work as the blade exceeds 3".
It is my main carry camping knife and knife I carry with me when I go out when not at work.

The big fixed blade is the Gerber LMF II which the Bear knife I posted at the beginning of this thread looks similar to the LMF II.



Closeup of the Hoffman Harpoon knife.



As seen in the other thread, I have another Gerber knife on order that will be here next Tuesday.
Gerber 31-000752 Bear Grylls Survival Series, Folding Sheath Knife

[southpier]

anyone have a reliable source for custom kydex sheaths?

thanks

[Corey]

The Gerber Bear Grylls knife showed up Tuesday.
For $23.12 the knife is a steal.
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-31-0007...6535117&sr=8-4

I have been using it at work since Wednesday, and I like it a lot.
The serrated edge works great for cutting big thick zip ties, and the regular part of the blade is good for cutting just about anything including the plastic wrap on my microwavable lunches I bring to work

A knife guru at work took a look at it and said it was very good quality, and he liked the fact it has tightening screws up front that you can tighten if any play between the blade and the handle should ever develop.

You can also flick this knife open without using the thumb studs which is nice.





I got a very good sharpener than came with that harpoon knife, and a few strokes with both ends of the sharpener and the new knife is razor sharp.
https://lansky.com/index.php/outdoor...ket-sharpener/

If anyone is hesitant about forking over less than $25 for this knife, read the reviews on Amazon.
Very positive reviews.

[PirateMcGee]

anyone have an SOG wooline small or folder?

if so, what do you think of it?

[Chazz Layne]

I'm particularly fond of Busse, and often carry a Game Warden when out on the trail:

anyone have an SOG wooline small or folder?

if so, what do you think of it?

I can't speak to the woodline specifically, but their other knives are good solid workhorses. I've carried and abused a Flash II (folder) almost every day for the past 3 years and it is still as solid as the day I bought it. It holds an edge for a surprisingly long time too.

[Quill]

I got a Marbles Woodcraft from the late 90s, when they were still made in Michigan. No wonder steel but a decent steel still. I was surprised how much I like it. I have several Puukos that are a classic knife that is hard to beat. My Aito Puukko with Bark Handle from Iisakki Järvenpää is the cats meow in a small blade. I will also be trying out a Condor Nessmuck this summer. Interesting design for the camp and inexpensive, but you need to smooth the handle and put a decent cutting edge on it. Not good for food prep right out of the box, for the price you can mod it to your hearts desire.

[Corey]

I can attest to the quality of the BG knives.
There is a guy at work who is a knife aficionado, and he liked my $22 BG knife, and also liked that it had studs to tighten the blade should it ever get loose.

And those at work who have felt how sharp the blade is are pretty amazed for what I got for $22.

Mine gets used hard every day at work, and it is still razor sharp.

[Lichen]

I just ordered the Bear Grylls Gerber knife on a recommendation by another forum member. I think it's funny how people admit they are high quality knives, but still shun them because they are associated with BG.


I bought mine for $60 bucks here: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=784457

Amazon has them for $38.