I have one of these...
https://www.heinnie.com/hultafors-chisel-knife-stk
Less than 6 quid and absolutely bombproof.
https://www.heinnie.com/hultafors-chisel-knife-stk
Less than 6 quid and absolutely bombproof.
Wow,I have one of these...
https://www.heinnie.com/hultafors-chisel-knife-stk
Less than 6 quid and absolutely bombproof.
There's some great value knives on there.I have one of these...
https://www.heinnie.com/hultafors-chisel-knife-stk
Less than 6 quid and absolutely bombproof.
Tell me about it - I was blissfully unaware of the website, now I can't stay off it. That and greenmanbushcraft. I'm a middle aged chemist not a prepper dammit. I don't need to defend against the zombie apocalypse - I just want to, we may get a chav/scrote apocalypse in our street but not zombies (Ew - hordes of sport gear wearing teens with ill fitting trousers). Too much kak I want but have no use for like sexier knives, bug out bags, fire starters, para cord - probably a good job I spend my money on archery stuff.There's some great value knives on there.
I don't need any more but I'm still tempted...
I think we're cut from a similar cloth.Tell me about it - I was blissfully unaware of the website, now I can't stay off it. That and greenmanbushcraft. I'm a middle aged chemist not a prepper dammit. I don't need to defend against the zombie apocalypse - I just want to, we may get a chav/scrote apocalypse in our street but not zombies (Ew - hordes of sport gear wearing teens with ill fitting trousers). Too much kak I want but have no use for like sexier knives, bug out bags, fire starters, para cord - probably a good job I spend my money on archery stuff.
Cheers Gold Flinger.
Just had a quick look at those and they look great then I stumbled on a plastic handled folder for...?1149.95!!!!!!!There's something about knives - maybe the fact that they're the most basic tool - that fascinates me in a way that I can't quite get my head around... I can sit and fiddle with a good quality knife for hours... Axes have a similar primitive attraction. I put it down to the fact that if you have a knife (or an axe) you can make other tools, make shelter, trap/kill/collect food and prepare it...
Sure, you can't beat having the "right tool for the job", but a knife is the "right tool" for far more jobs than anything else...
Single-bladed folders seem to be my No.1 fetish, I have a beautiful B?ker Gordito (pictured) which lives in my pocket for work duties but it's a locking blade, so not legal for carrying in public.
If I'm out and about, I carry a Buck Canoe - a proper old-school traditional pattern slip-joint... Rosewood and brass knives always have a place in my heart since my first penknife - a Buck 110 copy I had as a child.
I have an Ontario Knife Co. RAT for woodland/garden duties at home - big, strong and lethally sharp - or a CRKT Pilar, a recent addition that I absolutely love... Proper chunky 4mm blade and a beautiful Jesper Voxnaes design.
I wouldn't use any for digging arrows out though, I'll keep my 5 quid Hultafors chisel knife for that!
It's absolutely bonkers what people will pay for a knife - the Gordito is the most expensive I own, but it's a beautifully put-together thing and it lives in my pocket all day every day at work where I use it 3 or 4 times a day...EDIT - actually there's one for over two grand!!
It's absolutely bonkers what people will pay for a knife - the Gordito is the most expensive I own, but it's a beautifully put-together thing and it lives in my pocket all day every day at work where I use it 3 or 4 times a day...EDIT - actually there's one for over two grand!!
Karl, I wont lie, I'd like to see a picture of the finished product if it were possible? I'm a big fan of forging and maker channels on Youtube - I recently saw one where a guy picked up a broken Japanese nakiri chef blade in a carboot. He lovingly restored it over time and it's stunning. I appreciate good craft but I also like to see it when people put effort into the things they appreciate (it's potentially why I am subscribed to Del's YouTube channel even though I'm a recurve man).I am with you on the knife thing Gold Flinger, there is something about collecting and using good tools.
My pride & joy is a forestry axe I found abused in a car boot sale for ?2, handle split and blade covered in surface rust plus dents in the blade where someone had been wire cutting wth it! It took months of work to file and hone and whet the blade to a useable contour once more. Further hours of polishing with mops, pastes and rags to give me back it's mirror finish. Hand cutting my handle from a neighbours seasoned timber stock was the icing on the cake.