5 Reasons to Carry a Traditional Pocket Knife
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- You really should carry a traditional pocket knife... Find out why!
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Can you help me find a double action it’d at a good price like 60-80
Tree knife clip blade is a distinctive shape
I do not use any non
locking knifes except when dressed up
@@crackmonkeynet DID YOU SAY "USE NO" & LOCKING "KNIFES"?!!!. YOU OBVIOUSLY MUST'VE MEANT TO SAY "USE A-N-Y" & LOCKING "K-N-I-V-E-S", DIDN'T YOU?!!!. OF COURSE YOU DID, RIGHT?!!!. RIGHHHHHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!. GOT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT ETYMOLOGY & GRAMMATICAL USAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Do you like the Old Timer,,,? Not sure if they are still made and definitely might be different than the 60s if they do. 👍
As a US Border Patrol agent, with 30 years on the job, I have always carried a handkerchief in my left front pocket, Old Timer Stockman in my right front pocket, Swiss Army Fieldmaster in my right cargo pocket and the Buck Hunter 110 on my duty belt. They all have their purpose and have come in very handy on multiple occasions.
I've carried a traditional pocket knife since I was 13 years old, and I'm an old man now. I've always carried a Buck. My father and grandfather told me a man should always carry a knife. It's the most useful tool. Once, I was headed off to work. Made it about 10 miles down the road and realized I forgot my pocket knife. Yep, I turned around and went back home to get it. Luckily I wasn't late for work, but I wasn't going a day without it. I feel naked without it.
Keep a spare in the truck 😊
Good story, Hell it' makes me proud .
I have a Buck Trapper that I found in 1974. I have lost it and found it dozens of times. I'm 59 now, and still have it
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As someone living the north atlantic, we have always been told: "A knifeless man is a lifeless man".
That’s a sailor 👍🏼
And a knife carrier is a potential killer
north atlantic as in anywhere along the US eastern coast?
@ no, as in living on the Faroe Islands
Or a life saver.
I've carried a pocket knife for fifty years, since I bought my first at 16. Tried the "tactical" styles and multitools. I keep going back to the basic Stockman and Trapper styles.
I managed to find an old Buck 110 for nine dollars at a thrift store, best purchase I’ve ever had. Thing is strong and holds an edge and has the boxy shaped handles like there were on older 110s.
You got lucky
Nice knife. Bit on the heavy side.
@@jskjsk3986 True, but solid without wobble.
you can't go wrong with a 110.
Not to mention buck has a lifetime warranty. You send that in if it gets rough looking and they'll freshen it up for you. Did it for my dad who had his since the 60's with square handles like your talking about.
My grandmother gave me a box of my grandfather’s various pocketknives when he passed a few years ago. Pretty cool stuff in there! Like a couple of brand new identical Buck folders that he bought because he thought he lost the first one, and ended up finding it later haha! I need to post a picture of them all laid out somewhere. Great content as always, much love from Texas!
A box full of grandpa’s treasures .! Lucky !
@@ukestudio3002 some pretty cool “no-no’s” as I used to call them as a kid haha!
Please do an "unboxing" video on UA-cam...
Link to Grandpa's collection?
Oh that would be an awesome gift to receive. Just looking at what he had throughout the decades
I've carried a pocket knife for at least 65 yrs. I'd feel naked without one!
Same.
Same!
Yep!! Don't leave home w/o it!
I've worn holes in jeans from the clip being pulled in and out.I don't just drop them in my pocket anymore.
Remember those early Aprils in school when some kid would say "You dropped your knife", then you looked with all seriousness.
The traditional folding knives are the pioneers of knives themselves. Thank you for the wonderful video. 😎👍
I carry my dads old buck knife everywhere. I like the utility and the look. Nothing beats an old buck. RIP old man.
He would be proud.
I've got a Buck 055 in my pocket as my EDC at all times. Chose it because it's essentially the smaller version of my dad's Buck 110 folding hunting knife. Lots of good memories built camping with him growing up. Of anything that I might someday inherit, I think that Buck 110 is going to have the most meaning to me.
My dad carried an old Western pocket knife that I still own. He’d do everything from whittle wooden whistles to cut drywall with it. It’s been sharpened so many times that the blades original style and shape is unrecognizable.
That’s not a knife, you’re carrying your dad with you. Same with my dad’s tools. I can’t use them without thinking of him.
You are so lucky to have this ..a REAL heirloom !
👌
Buck, Case, and Old Timer are the one's i remember as a child my grandfather had all 3 over the years.
I carried a Buck 317 for decades. These days I carry an Uncle Henry Trapper.
I recently inherited my Grandpas knives too. He always carried a Case stockman or sometimes his Old Timer. Case, Schrade and Buck are "Grandpa knives" because Grandpa was wise beyond words and knew what was good.
@@jimbusmaximus4624Most Grandpa's are definitely wise
Been carrying an Old Timer single blade since i was a New Timer (teenager)! 50 now, so getting closer to being an old timer. This humble little pocket knife will certainly outlive me.
Case are fantastic, and Older Timer is made by Schrade which is pretty good. Buck is peak trash though, never buy Buck.
Got an old timer folder and a swiss that are my edc knives.
Well said, who needs a $500 jackknife. I still use the Schrade knife I bought 40 years. When I worked there(86-87), I bought every limited edition knife set and single piece.
The Buck Folding Hunter is one of the best knives ever made.
If you count no other knife ever, then sure. Buck knives are stupid expensive and they're made from absolute shit materials.
@@MarshmallowEclipseI have a Buck 500 with Linen Micarta and 20 CV steel. Some opinions are just wrong.
@@MarshmallowEclipse You can get a Buck 110 in Magnacut for less than you can get Magnacut from most other brands. Pair this with Buck's iconic heat treat that even makes their default "lesser steel" do decent, a good sharpen out of box, and their proven history and you can have a solid knife if you don't hate on the brand for no informed reason.
@@tomlevasseur8550yeah until you use it for actual work and the blade breaks lmao youre the wrong one 😂
@@JayyNotGoing you appear to know everything. I use my knives daily and never broke a Buck. You have no experience and don’t know what you are talking about. If you break a Buck it’s because you’re not using it as a knife was intended. Hope I educated you out of your obvious bias.
Whenever someone comes in to the shop looking for a knife for their husband.. put a Buck 110 on the counter, cant go wrong with brass and wood.
Love it have had a few but ..so heavy .
@ukestudio3002 they are ..but look so expensive and classy
I'm 60 years old now. And I've had a 110 on my side since I was 14 years old . 👍
I've had a half a dozen of them. They are very popular if left unattended 😢
@@matthedeen2190 true.....,🤔😩😩😩😱✌🏻
“They’re affordable”
*Shows a Case knife*
compared to a micro-tech or benchmade knife or any other high end knifes
People in the knife world call anything under $150 "affordable" 😂
@@iancoots4394 seriously! It’s kinda ridiculous! I see all these videos of cool knives and the guy in the video goes “and you can pick these up for pretty cheap” then I go to check and it costs a months rent!
@@iancoots4394it is tho
Lemme justify my blade addiction 😂
My 2 case knives are bother letter openers and box openers in my kitchen, I have had several and I have never had one that didnt rust like a big dog just from being in my pocket. And I live in an arid desert lol. Tried to edc them, want to. Its unfortunate
My dad has carried his Buck 110 since before I was born. I'm 33 now and he still has it in his truck or in his pocket. The tip of the blade is gone from whenever he tried to use it as a screwdriver, and there are small knicks up and down, but somehow he's managed to keep it sharp all these years.
Send it to Buck and they will clean and buff it and put on a new blade for about $10
In the summer of 82, I worked for a knife maker Scott Sawby. As a college student I couldn't afford his level of craftsmanship and carried a German Puma.
Today, Scotts' knives are $1,500 and up , if you can find one .
I carried a stainless, Puma folding hunter from maybe 1975 - 1985. It was literally my every day carry, and was easy to open and close one-handed.
I have carried folders all my life and used them virtually every day. The Victorinox "Tinker" is very useful for me, it can be easily resharpened, and is cheap enough to use, abuse, and lose, as needed. The blades (consider one as a spare "sharp blade") will open a box, open a letter, or open a steel food can. Other "tools" are small, but often do the job in a pinch
i got a Case Hawkbill lineman's knife for my electrical work. i love it
I’ve been carrying my Case redbone lock back in my small jeans pocket since becoming an adult 10 years ago and it’s never let me down. Everyone I give it to to use loves it
Case is probably one of my favorite old school styles that still are made today 🔥
Case makes awesome knives. They last forever. I have a Stockman from 1971 that I still use on a regular basis. It was my great grandfather’s and I inherited it.
So how’d you become an adult? Asking for a friend
@@HA51971 now that I think about it I’m not sure 😂 maybe when I got the dad bod
Wait we have to be an adult to carry one? I’m 54 and still haven’t gone over to the adult side of the room. I guess I’ll have to put all my folders in a box until I’m bigger enough. lol
I have several folding pocket knives. My all time favorite is my Old Timer with 3 blades. I've had it for over 30 years now. I bought it and for some odd reason, it holds a lot of sentimental value.
Yes I like the older Old timers they seem to be made of better steel. Have several always carried one.
@benjimenfranklin7173 you don't realize the quality of one until you've had it for 3 decades and it still operates like new.
@@Godric_71
Really I have a hen and rooster that belonged to my grand father that was made in 1850 . It still works great plus I have another hen and rooster that I have carried sense 1980 and it still works fine too. Like grandad said it's a knife treat it like a knife not a hammer or pry bar .
Talk about quality !! The Hen and Rooster is the finest in the world.
I got my dad new "old timer" pocket knife when I was 12. mom gave it back when dad passed away. I'm in 70s an still carry an use it 60 years later.i still use my Buck 110 featured in your video.
I love my Uncle Henry stockman , Old Timer inner lock, Case trapper, and Old Timer lock back. All of which I grew up carrying on the farm. My first fixed blade was a bayonet for my m-16A1 when I joined the Army.
My Dad always carried one. Whenever someone needed to cut, pick at something or poke at whatever..he was always a hero when he pulled it out!
Whatever floats your boat. I personally have lost many folding knives. At the same time I've never lost a gun, 62 years.
Good point
I've carried my old Case 3 blade for 53 years, great knife. Just recently retired the old boy cuz the bone was getting a little thin. Got it for Christmas as a kid. Sittin on my shelf now on display.
Got a Buck folding blade that is into it’s second generation and will be handed down to the third. Beautiful and practical. Carried daily for decades.
I used to carry a pocket knife to school every day back in the 70s when I was a kid here in Canada, so much that it wore an outline in my pants. If a kid did that today, THE SCHOOL WOULD BE LOCKED DOWN AND THE KID IN CUFFS ON HIS WAY TO JAIL.
Same here. Often had twenty-two shells, or even an occasional shotgun shell, in my pockets as well. Was in the 60's and 70 -71 for me.
Same. In my high school in the early 1970s, alk us "Southside Boys" carried pocketknives. They were necessary tools, not weapons.
Same here!! Every single day of my life since I was 7 years old!!
I remember when i was in school o accidentally brough a knife in my pocket and i remember thinking if they found out that they would probably put the place on lockdown
I wear one to school and I’ve never had any trouble. I’m not pulling it out in class or during school at all so I guess that’s why
You may have convinced me. I’m a plumber and for the last several years I carried a Milwaukee folding razor knife. The advantage was I could just changed the blade when it would get dull. However there’s other situations where I preferred a pocket knife. I decided to get a good but reasonably priced kershaw as a work knife. Then I just started carrying only it but the issue is I have to sharpening it at least once a week, sometimes more. With a 2 bladed old timer or something like that, I could have a sharp blade and a trash blade
Check out some of the Outdoor Edge folding pocket knives, they combine both features.
At 60 i still have that brass Buck that i got at 10 yrs old. Just always loved the classy look.
My grandfather gave me my first knife. It was a old timer Schrade . I love it
Got an Old Timer Scout Knife (that BSA used to sell/sanction) that's been in my pocket since I got my WEBELO badge and headed to Boy Scouts. Well, that was about sixty years ago. Lost it once, found it. Got run over once by an F-150. Still going strong.
Five reasons to carry a modern pocket knife:
1. A single blade knife is thinner, less bulky, thus more comfortable to carry.
2. It clips on the outside of a pocket so you don't have dig for it.
3. Thumb stud allows one hand opening.
4. The blade lock design allows one hand closing.
5. They can be disassembled for cleaning and maintenance.
I keep my traditional folders handy in a drawer or toolbox. My carry knife disappears in my pocket but is always at my fingertips when needed and requires only one hand and no eyes to operate.
Both! Both? Both.
Both is good.
I got a badass straight blade. I enjoy both being on me
I'm with you and they're regulated anyway in my country
#6 (but should be #1). Serrated blade.
Have carried a pocket knife since I was 7 years old , that's over 60 years ago & counting .
I have two of the wood/brass handle knives. One is a Buck, and the other a Shrade. I’ve had them for over 40 years, and they’re in perfect condition. My favorite knives.
Been carrying a pocket knife since I was 6 years old I cannot tell you how many times it has come in as a lifesaver
I have a Buck 110 folding knife with finger grooves on the side. Very sturdy.
Couldn't agree more....had to use a little fold knife many times for many reasons, men in my family got me use to carrying small knives and I thank them often
Can't ever go wrong with a classic Buck 110 Hunter. The one I recommend to anyone just starting their knife collection or EDC journey.
Honestly, I think the 112 is a better option for most people. Just as good mechanically, but the smaller size is a lot more practical
@@thomasgordonjr.2208I'm torn between the 112 and 55 for my soon to be 13 year old.
That and a Schrade LB-7 or LB-8. They’re the same size and just a little bit bigger than the Buck 110.
Lmao yes you can. They're heavy, clunky, terrible ergonomics, poor cutting geometry, crappy steel, and you literally need a belt pouch to carry the thing unless you want it clunking around in your pocket. They're a terrible choice for edc.
@@not-a-raccoonif you don't already have a knife holder you're set to spend too much on pants worn down by belt clips if you do carry every day. My 2nd hand store bought buck sharpened up better than any other knife I've ever touched and then I absued it as much as possible cutting through fiberglass with mild steel behind it and the knife still cut well after days of construction abuse in the dirt and cutting tensioned banding straps. Go fanboy over new junk somewhere else
Class of 81 in southern Illinois high school half the guys wore Buck lock blades in leather cases on our belts. They weren't for weapons necessarily. They were tools.
I was issued a Gerber multi tool in the army and that is the knife I still cary 10 years later. I can cut open a MRE, open a can of beans, and turn a screw all with my pocket knife.
Yeah, for what most of these folders cost or less, a person could get a nice Oregon made Leatherman that has a good blade in it. I like my Wave+.
I miss my Skeletool. I love a multi tool that I can access the blade with just my thumb.
@redclayscholar620 Gerber makes one that you can axcess th blades with out opening the pliers.
@@joshuathomas8529 now you're speaking my language! 😁
I carry a buck knife with a Damascus steel blade. Engraved brass caps. I love it. I have had it for about 5 years. Still beautiful and sharp
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Absolute mastery of down roots example of individuality.
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One I've experienced is when I flick open a modern folder, many folks clutch their pearls. When I open a traditional knife they rarely react at all.
People are afraid just because the big media told them to be afraid
If I were around people like that, I’d make a point to carry a “scarier” knife.
It’s a piece of sharp metal, a vaguely stylized tool, not a hand grenade. If all it takes to frighten them is a fancy looking grip and serrations, then I’d hate… or maybe love to see how they’d react to something actually scary.
@@necrowmancerowothey’re the same people who thing ar15 means assault rifle 15
@@jesselobsinger3325 well, to those people I just say I’ll go home and get my AR10. It’s only 2/3 as dangerous as an AR15.
Ive never even gotten a side eye when i pull my modern folder out.
But tbf i dont pay much attention to that because other peoples opinion on the knife i choose to cerry
Doesnt matter in the slightest
Every man from all walks of life should have one
I have a friend that married a beautiful country girl that ALWAYS has her Buck folder on her!
@@elkabong6429 every person...👍
@@elxever44abarca39 Zactly
@@elxever44abarca39and dog
A long time ago someone told me the code, a man doesn't leave the house without a belt, a watch, and a pocket knife.
Ah yes, the WW2 folder that won the war.
Yes like paratrooper knife (not rly a folder tho and the germans didnt won 😅)
😂
I mean for want of a nail...
Who knows. Maybe a folder DID win us the war.
@alexanderhanksx I can reread my high school and college textbooks and look in the index for 'knife that won the war'.
Italy, technically
I used to work for Buck, they tried to teach me hollow grind, those 301 and 303 blades were hell to get right I'll tell ya
I had the Buck 389 traditional folding knife but gave it to my son before I ever used it, (so it wouldn't be wounded in battle before I gave it to him). It's small and has the traditional old timer appearance and is pretty attractive to look at. I just got the, Rush Deer, folding knife for $22 yesterday off of Amazon; it's 3.47 inches blade length, G10 Stainless steel, seatbelt cutter, window breaker on the end of it, black with neon green scales it is an assisted flipper but not spring assisted or automatic. Totally legal and pretty cool to look at. I never heard of Rush Deer until I saw it advertised the other day on UA-cam. I thought I would give it a shot; it's not a bad idea to give smaller companies and their product a shot. Many of the smaller less known companies are trying to make a name for themselves and many times put out a decent product at a good price. I'm pretty impressed with it overall and will see over time how good of a knife it is. ~ At $22 bucks if it lasts me a year I got my money's worth out of it. 😂 In a life or death situation it could be used for self-defense. You have the blade and the window breaker on the butt end of it which could be used for a temple or sternum strike, etc. It is totally legal and has more than one use. Good for EDC but is a little heavy but not overbearing. Thank you for the traditional folding knife short video. They are the pioneer knives that catapulted the knife industry. 😎👍✌️
Unfortunatly the buck 110 just recently doubled in price.
Got mine at Wally World for 69 bucks :/
@@nomadjedimaster7690 it was $39.00 a couple of years ago.
i got mine for like $80 it was a bit more because i got the finger grooves
@@bobcole612 exactly.
@@nomadjedimaster7690 that's $30 more than the price was in 2020.
I'm 56 and I grew up on a small dairy farm in the central valley of California. I have carried and used a pocket daily for at least years 50 years. All of my pocket knives are rusty from sweat.
Granddad always said a man without a knife isn't much of a man
I Have always heard that from my grand paw & all my Uncles Growing Up !
Yep, my father and grandfather said the same. Been carrying a pocket knife since I was 13, and I'm an old man now.
I tell that to my Grandkids now 😂
American 😏
Was he Puerto Rican? 😜
I carry 2 knives. Buck 110 in my belt pouch, and a 3 blade workman model for small tasks. I have a USMC Kabar in my GHB, along with hand axe, folding saw, and a Kukri machete. Best of all worlds.
I Customized my Buck 301s Handle to fit my hand better, while I was on the Carrier in the Navy! back in 76 or 77. JJ
I'm gonna carry whatever works for me
I bought my son his first knife when he was just ten years old, you teach a kid to be responsible, is how you create a good adult.
So proud of him, graduated from the prestigious University Queensland with class one Honors with a degree in Electrical Engineering and now helping run our nations electrical grid.
God bless you and your family! Y’all sound great. ☺️
And then there is me, my father gave me a german bayonet at age 6
Thats wonderful! Cheers.
I'm 75. Every man should be carrying a knife. We all were responsible and had a Cub Scout knife at age 8. NOBODY ever cut anybody and I never saw a kid cut himself opening or folding his pocket knife. Now kids can't operate a pocketknife or read an analogue clock.
Parent's fault.
I carry an locking Opinel #6 in carbon steel. It's easy to sharpen and very light.
I carry a #8. Like the carbon steel blade, easy to keep a razor edge, just like the straight razors.
Opinels are some of the worst made knives that break the fastest, but they're also SO cheap that it kind of works. You can buy an Opinel for like ten dollars, use it for a rough task until it breaks, and then just get a new one.
I’ve got this exact knife. I think it’s the sharpest blade I own! Scary sharp.
I love my Buck knives. I have 3. 1 for hunting (traditional). 1 for dress (silver with blue handle) and for every day use my Buck tactical auto. (black with black blade and pocket clip) and my wife carries a manual assist thin Buck every day in her purse.
They are extremely useful and that’s part of how they became part of our heritage. Love them.
A friend of mine once told me that "A gentleman always carries steel.".
Sure do, cold steel marauder
@@lonewolftrucker3955cold steel luzon medium or espada large for me.
Sure a .38er S&W 😂😂😂
i have carried mine for decades and will continue to do so till i expire
ahh flew from auckland to paris with a small stabing knife in my back- pack . it got through border cheak at airport and ahh nearly use it on two robbers in paris at night time attack on me. Pray some Arab got them or the sun heat in Paris City.
I still have my Buck 110 from 1976, and it’s original leather case. I find my Boker Kalashnikov a more practical EDC, but will take my old Buck on occasion.
I am a bit wreckless in terms of resale value.
I like to save up, get nice things, then use them like they were free.
I was never going to sell it anyway. Might as well see what my money is worth.
Boker Kalashnikov has been my everyday knife since 2007. I also carry a Camillius US Army Engineer pattern 1992 dated since 1993.
My parents gave me a buck knife folder for my 21st birthday. 34 years later I still have it and use it often.
Still have & love my Buck 110 that I bought as a teenager back in 1980. It's kept in the original sheath/pouch & I have the original receipt + paperwork. 🗡️😎🤙
It doesn't have to be the latest and greatest "name brand" knife. Just carry something that will do the job well when you need it.
The buck 110 is one of my favorite knives
It IS my favorite without a doubt
They're only worth it if you can find the old ones. Buck still makes the 110 of course but they're so cheap and shitty these days. They started charging higher prices and using cheap steel.
Why? It's made from cheap crappy materials and costs a lot of money. Buck is one of the worst brands you can buy from.
Agree . Love the tradition of carrying a knife, knowing it’s what our grandpas did. As a result, particularly fun to find an inexpensive treasure, with a history of chores behind it. Thanks for this video.
I carried a Scrade scrimshaw for years until I bought my first axis lock. Now I carry modern knives more for safety and edge retention.
A good work knife is worth it's weight in gold when you really need it
Found a Benchmade Bugout a couple years ago at a pawn shop for a great price so it went home with me. I choked on the price even at its discount but couldn’t be happier with performance.
I am amazed at how well it keeps its edge sharp through edc use.
And it is so light you don’t notice it there until you need it.
Love it.
Trad knives are the way to go for any collection
Their lockback locking system is also one of the most secure/safe.
It is the MOST secure of all lock systems.
Key word: "nonthreatening." I don't want people tensing up when they see my knife. So I carry a Case folder.
My great grandpa carried Case brand knife that was equipped with 3 blades and white almost bone colored scales i have no clue what model it was but it was given to him by my great uncle as a birthday gift in the mid 90s and he carried it to the day he final days it was handed to an aunt before he entered the hospital and was he was diagnosed with cancer he passed a month or 2 later He is the reason i carry a knife and even thought i carry a utility knife most days the "classic old man knife" style holds many places in my collection
The buck 110 is still a scary mofo when unleashed.
I have a slight preference for a Schrade LB7.
Never know when a mad squirrel attacks 😂
Why not a traditional folder with a modern super steel? Get the best of both worlds.
Super steel isn’t really super, it’s all the same tbh just fancier names
@@IsaiahGonzalezofficialnot really, it’s different mixes of carbon but there is no true super steel it just depends on heat treatment, composition, edge retention, and ease of sharpening
@@CRlMSONz I own knives with m4,s30v,s90v and I don’t see a difference in terms of edge retention when compared to something like 440c or 1055 I don’t know why I use my knives all the time
@@IsaiahGonzalezofficial I guess it just depend on the activities and things you use your knives for
Agree 💯 I Carry a old buck it's the best the blade never gets dull old knifes are the best
And don’t forget that other than the Buck 110, none of those knives you showed lock in place, which means you’re more likely to cut yourself with it one day sooner or later.
My brother still carries and uses his Buck 110 that he got in 1978.
I still carry and use the Sharpe 150 that I got in the same year.
The only reason I did not get the Buck was because when we set them down in the woods, I didn't want to confuse which was which.
I posted a video about the 150 about 5-6 years ago. It is still a stellar knife.
Camp king has a nice can opener and a nice awl for making stuff in the bush.
Who would have ever thought having a sharp knife would morph into "edge retention"?
Bucks are great, NO doubt 🤌.. Honestly? I've always been a switchblade/stiletto fan Lol... However, I've been carrying the SAME ol miniature Husky mini box knife (from H.D.) quick change razor box knife for almost 20 years now. They don't even sell em anymores (in the stores anyways😞.) But yeah, THAT has been WHAT HAS actually worked for me ALL THESE years...Plain ol box knife (What are they now $10-14 bucks?) 🤔. Course, I am not cleaning fish etc... But yeah, definitely "at a loss/feeling of INCOMPLETENESS" IF or WHEN I discover that thing AIN'T CLIPPED ON TO MY RIGHT PANTS POCKET 👖 😬 Lol.....ROCK the funk ON 😎🤘🔥🤘
I have My great grandma's Sheffield stockman that she carried throughout WW2 as a major in the nurse corp and the blade she used the most was the pen blade , it's been sharpen so much its almost a toothpick, and the spay blade which has also been resharpened thousands of times. She personally credited this knife to saving 4 American GIs and helping a Polish partisan woman give breech birth .
Buck 112 FG had it since 1980,my old man gave it to me. Most treasured tool I have. Been everywhere with me.
the best knife is the one that you are most likely to carry. in many cases, that is a newer style LIGHTWEIGHT knife.
I love carrying a classic folding blade. That the moment I'm carrying my black buck 256 Decatur, which i cant get enough of. My brother got me on to this simple, unassuming pocket knife, when i bought him his in the brown as a thank you gift. He only had good stuff to say about it and got me onto it. Although, I have to say that my Leatherman Wingman tends to be more useful to carry. Whilst I love carrying it, I enjoy carrying a classic pocket knife more.
Meanwhile I carry a spearhead
A+ presentation. Your Bowie knife is your Ak-47 your AR-15 ... these fold out pocket knives are your Saturday Night Special, ankle holstered for sure ! I have one variation of each knife shown in this video BUCK knives are legendary ... don't be fooled ! You can threm them as well, that's when it metaphorically goes from a Satudaynight special to a Pepper gun. Thumbs up.
I got 2 amazing Buck knives i alwasy carry. One little folder and one 5 inch blade with the tradition handle and brass, its such a great knife.
I have the black Buck 307 USA had since I was young in my late teens and worked on fishing boats back in the later 70’s. I still carry it around decades later and I’m 67 now.
I've carried Buck 112s for years. It's what I reach for in polite company, small enough to be non-threatening, stout enough to do most tasks, and being the 110s baby brother, it has that vintage styling. At work, Spyderco PM2 all the way. Very good ergonomics, comfortable, and durable.
Love my Shrade-style Craftsman knife. Wood, brass, hard steel, small, lockback, and tight tolerances.
I like a traditionally made non-folding knife but I think a multi-tool is the way to go practically in day to day life. I have rescued several sheep trapped in fencing with the wirecutters, undone countless flat and cross screws in situations where I've had no other options and I can't even remember the amount of things and times i have used mine in various ways and it isn't even an expensive one, just a Gerber (Leatherman is in cold storage :))
I carry an OTF knife that I thought I would hate but love. MT doesn't regulate like CA, but the ease of use with a true one hand use knife is awesome. Also, Buck makes great auto knives that look like the originals that work great, and have spine locks to quell any worries of folding the blade into your fingers.
I've got a Buck 110A. Always was the coolest looking knife in my opinion adding the automatic opening makes it that much more badass.
Carried one all my life as my grandfather did.
"A"? I carry multiple. And in my State there are NO knife laws.
My EDC is my late dad’s last EDC 3 blade Uncle Henry that he carried and used daily. The long blade is still unbelievably sharp because in five years I’ve used it maybe three times. I had a limited working life with Dad. He kept them sharp and use them often.
My father carried a 2" one on his key-ring. I have a slightly larger one. Amazing how often they come in handy, from cutting all manner of twine, tape, zip-ties, scraping off some damaged material, peeling fruit, trimming plants, personal grooming, screw driver etc 🙂.