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Old Hickory 753 - 3 1/4" Paring Knife.
http://www.ontarioknife.com/oldhickory.html
This is a 1095 Carbon Steel , heat treated blade of 3 1/4" (as listed )and total knife measures 6 3/4" in length.
Just simple kitchen paring knife with a hardwood handle and brass rivets.
The tang only inserts into handle 1 1/2"
Mom & Pop hardware stores carries these for around $4
Yes, this the knife I share about often. I go way way back with using one of these.
Legal blade length here is 3 1/2 ".
Sure, I would prefer a longer handle and full tang, still for $4, and 1095 carbon steel, and what all I and others have used these for, I and others are not going to fuss.
Actually we are quite complimentary about this knife.
I normally drill a hole into the handle before I ever take one out of the vacuumed sealed , plastic onto cardboard package.
I will use a toothbrush holder often to keep one in. I am not trying to hide anything, just a oval-ish toothbrush holder allows me to safely carry one in my truck, back pocket afield , or have in a desk drawer, when traveling and toting to and into a hotel room...whatever.
Index cards, since I use these often, make sheaths, then again I have just used cardboard...
Hole in the handle allows me hang on a nail, or attach a lanyard, which I will do when in or around water, or using it where dropping it from a height would not be good.
While I prefer rawhide , the thin cord, like many are familiar with in building duck blinds, is often used. Just get a length, tie a square knot and then insert the folded end opposite of knot, pull through and do a slip knot.
Easy to take on and off...
Of late, since I have it, the beaded key chain can be bought in bulk at the hardware store in brass, or nickel, and in two sizes. I last used a small brass beaded key chain about 24" long.
Just removed this chain from around my neck, put onto knife and good to go.
I have used to cut a B-Day cake in a office setting, deli meats, cheese and whatever else a office setting in a lunch room needs a knife for.
This is my kitchen knife at home.
I supplement with my pocket knife, a Case Peanut.
I rarely use a bigger knife.
I have cleaned fish and game.
Duck blinds being built, picking the lock on the duck cabin to get in, and ...
I have cut garden hose to splice back, rope, cord, twine for garden use, pruned rose bushes, cut small branches , including for a sling-shot fork.
Cut feed , seed, and whatever else sack one can think of.
Open a bottle top, open a can of soup, tighten a radiator hose, cut heater hose to fit, scrap off an old gasket...
Remove and put back the crane screw on a Model 10 and 64 , Colt Python, Detective Special, remove stocks from a Bone Stock Gov't Model of 1911 and Custom Caspian 1911...
Cut branches, make a shelter , whittle kindling for a fire, whack a magnesium fire starter to start the fire...
Makes a pretty good door stop too...
For $4, I can't afford to not have one of these , and others scattered ...like one most likely still on a roof and maybe the next time it rains it will come down...
Sharpening.
My go to stone is a Norton 3" combo corse/fine India stone. About $5.
Freehand sharpening allows me to very quickly to touch up this knife, and if I need to get more serious like after cutting a vent hole in aluminum, or scoring drywall...it does not take long to repair any nicks or damage I may have done.
I have used any stone from a .59 no name from a gas station to emery paper, to the bottom of a ceramic coffee cup, cereal bowl or cookie jar to...
I like my Norton India best.
Strop on cardboard, jeans, hand, shoes, fencepost...
$4, means I don't care if I lose it, or abuse it.
On some of these I have taken a half round file, and made a very shallow finger notch where handle meets steel.
Some have reflective tape in green, orange and white.
These knives are users and out on the property, farms, and ranches, just easier to see if dropped or walked off from.
Re: Rust.
These get a patina and I normally introduce that right off the bat.
I honestly never have had a problem with one. Unless one is forgotten and left out in the rain or similar.
Then a bit of oil, steel wool and in no time good to go.
At home and in the Kitchen, Mineral oilworks fine on the handle and steel.
I am out ,so of late PAM cooking spray is what I am using.
Out and about...ain't no telling.
Those around property trucks might get John Deere oil oil or stuck in the tin of Crisco that has been in the work shed since Ike was President.
Quite a few of these live in vehicles, and are in kits with vehicle emergency needs with first aid kits, and there might be a .22 pistol stuck in with one.
Folks asked again, so there is the knife for about $4 that I have used forever and still do and recommend folks at least get one, and mess with.
If nothing else, to learn how to freehand sharpen with.
These are great to dull on purpose the point and edge and let a kid learn about responsible knife use with supervision.
Get kids bigger, earned being ready, take a file, put back a point and edge, sharpen with a stone and the kid is good to go.
Steve
http://www.ontarioknife.com/oldhickory.html
This is a 1095 Carbon Steel , heat treated blade of 3 1/4" (as listed )and total knife measures 6 3/4" in length.
Just simple kitchen paring knife with a hardwood handle and brass rivets.
The tang only inserts into handle 1 1/2"
Mom & Pop hardware stores carries these for around $4
Yes, this the knife I share about often. I go way way back with using one of these.
Legal blade length here is 3 1/2 ".
Sure, I would prefer a longer handle and full tang, still for $4, and 1095 carbon steel, and what all I and others have used these for, I and others are not going to fuss.
Actually we are quite complimentary about this knife.
I normally drill a hole into the handle before I ever take one out of the vacuumed sealed , plastic onto cardboard package.
I will use a toothbrush holder often to keep one in. I am not trying to hide anything, just a oval-ish toothbrush holder allows me to safely carry one in my truck, back pocket afield , or have in a desk drawer, when traveling and toting to and into a hotel room...whatever.
Index cards, since I use these often, make sheaths, then again I have just used cardboard...
Hole in the handle allows me hang on a nail, or attach a lanyard, which I will do when in or around water, or using it where dropping it from a height would not be good.
While I prefer rawhide , the thin cord, like many are familiar with in building duck blinds, is often used. Just get a length, tie a square knot and then insert the folded end opposite of knot, pull through and do a slip knot.
Easy to take on and off...
Of late, since I have it, the beaded key chain can be bought in bulk at the hardware store in brass, or nickel, and in two sizes. I last used a small brass beaded key chain about 24" long.
Just removed this chain from around my neck, put onto knife and good to go.
I have used to cut a B-Day cake in a office setting, deli meats, cheese and whatever else a office setting in a lunch room needs a knife for.
This is my kitchen knife at home.
I supplement with my pocket knife, a Case Peanut.
I rarely use a bigger knife.
I have cleaned fish and game.
Duck blinds being built, picking the lock on the duck cabin to get in, and ...
I have cut garden hose to splice back, rope, cord, twine for garden use, pruned rose bushes, cut small branches , including for a sling-shot fork.
Cut feed , seed, and whatever else sack one can think of.
Open a bottle top, open a can of soup, tighten a radiator hose, cut heater hose to fit, scrap off an old gasket...
Remove and put back the crane screw on a Model 10 and 64 , Colt Python, Detective Special, remove stocks from a Bone Stock Gov't Model of 1911 and Custom Caspian 1911...
Cut branches, make a shelter , whittle kindling for a fire, whack a magnesium fire starter to start the fire...
Makes a pretty good door stop too...
For $4, I can't afford to not have one of these , and others scattered ...like one most likely still on a roof and maybe the next time it rains it will come down...
Sharpening.
My go to stone is a Norton 3" combo corse/fine India stone. About $5.
Freehand sharpening allows me to very quickly to touch up this knife, and if I need to get more serious like after cutting a vent hole in aluminum, or scoring drywall...it does not take long to repair any nicks or damage I may have done.
I have used any stone from a .59 no name from a gas station to emery paper, to the bottom of a ceramic coffee cup, cereal bowl or cookie jar to...
I like my Norton India best.
Strop on cardboard, jeans, hand, shoes, fencepost...
$4, means I don't care if I lose it, or abuse it.
On some of these I have taken a half round file, and made a very shallow finger notch where handle meets steel.
Some have reflective tape in green, orange and white.
These knives are users and out on the property, farms, and ranches, just easier to see if dropped or walked off from.
Re: Rust.
These get a patina and I normally introduce that right off the bat.
I honestly never have had a problem with one. Unless one is forgotten and left out in the rain or similar.
Then a bit of oil, steel wool and in no time good to go.
At home and in the Kitchen, Mineral oilworks fine on the handle and steel.
I am out ,so of late PAM cooking spray is what I am using.
Out and about...ain't no telling.
Those around property trucks might get John Deere oil oil or stuck in the tin of Crisco that has been in the work shed since Ike was President.
Quite a few of these live in vehicles, and are in kits with vehicle emergency needs with first aid kits, and there might be a .22 pistol stuck in with one.
Folks asked again, so there is the knife for about $4 that I have used forever and still do and recommend folks at least get one, and mess with.
If nothing else, to learn how to freehand sharpen with.
These are great to dull on purpose the point and edge and let a kid learn about responsible knife use with supervision.
Get kids bigger, earned being ready, take a file, put back a point and edge, sharpen with a stone and the kid is good to go.
Steve
