Fish828
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What's your favorite knife brand?
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Case is what I voted for.
I was born with a Case knife with CV blades and a Revolver in my dresser draw crib.
A Case is in my pocket as I type.
Case Chrome Vanadium blades, Shirley are you listening?
Forget the Tru-Sharp Surgical Steel crap, and make more knives with CV.
Let the Collecting bunch learn what a real damn blade steel is about, and learn to maintain it.
Boker is another Favorite, as is Hen & Rooster.
Again, Carbon Steel blades, with proper heat treat.
Too much damn hype and folks charging too much per inch per hype IME/IMO
The Anatomy of Hype : http://www.cashenblades.com/articles/The anatomy of hype.htm
I was born with a Case knife with CV blades and a Revolver in my dresser draw crib.
A Case is in my pocket as I type.
Case Chrome Vanadium blades, Shirley are you listening?
Forget the Tru-Sharp Surgical Steel crap, and make more knives with CV.
Let the Collecting bunch learn what a real damn blade steel is about, and learn to maintain it.
Boker is another Favorite, as is Hen & Rooster.
Again, Carbon Steel blades, with proper heat treat.
Too much damn hype and folks charging too much per inch per hype IME/IMO
The Anatomy of Hype : http://www.cashenblades.com/articles/The anatomy of hype.htm
Valkman
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Strider - easily the best of the bunch listed. Emerson, Benchmade and Case would be the next ones for me.
2Ais4U
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I voted k-bar but only because there was no Western Cutlery choice.
22-rimfire
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Based on purchasing volume in the last year or so, it would have to be SOG. But I've bought two Spydercos in the last month or so and a couple SAKs. I have a litttle of many things, but no Benchmades.
rgs1975
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Boker without a doubt. Finest knives around in my opinion.
AStone
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I voted SOG because in camp,
my SOG seal pup is the knife that does everything:
cuts cord, rides back up to the .357 mag,
lays by the sleeping bag, does kitchen duty ...
In town, my EDC is a Benchmade Osborne.
I use it everyday. In camp, too, but less than the SOG.
So, what is my favorite knife brand?
I don't know; I'm so confused.
my SOG seal pup is the knife that does everything:
cuts cord, rides back up to the .357 mag,
lays by the sleeping bag, does kitchen duty ...
In town, my EDC is a Benchmade Osborne.
I use it everyday. In camp, too, but less than the SOG.
So, what is my favorite knife brand?
I don't know; I'm so confused.
Chester32141
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What no Puma ?
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ArfinGreebly
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While I love my Kershaw 31xx series knives, and my old Gerbers, and my Bucks, I gotta say that my favorite is actually a TYPE of knife as opposed to a BRAND.
Marttiini and Jarvenpaa (Finland) make them, Frosts and Eriksson and EKA (Sweden) make them, Helle and Brusletto (Norway) make them. And Normark re-packages the Swede & Finn blades under their own brand.
They are variously known as Mora knives, Saami knives, Laplander knives, among others.
Also called "Scandinavian" knives/blades.
They are typified by a flat blade with a single bevel -- which becomes the edge -- where the bevel grind usually starts anywhere from 1/3 to 2/3 of the way down from the spine. Since there's only a primary bevel, the ground surface serves as a sharpening guide.
They are commonly made of one of three kinds of steel: high carbon, stainless, or laminated (hard center, milder outside). They're very robust and take a heck of an edge.
So, for me, my favorite is the Scandinavian knife.
While I love my Kershaw 31xx series knives, and my old Gerbers, and my Bucks, I gotta say that my favorite is actually a TYPE of knife as opposed to a BRAND.
Marttiini and Jarvenpaa (Finland) make them, Frosts and Eriksson and EKA (Sweden) make them, Helle and Brusletto (Norway) make them. And Normark re-packages the Swede & Finn blades under their own brand.
They are variously known as Mora knives, Saami knives, Laplander knives, among others.
Also called "Scandinavian" knives/blades.
They are typified by a flat blade with a single bevel -- which becomes the edge -- where the bevel grind usually starts anywhere from 1/3 to 2/3 of the way down from the spine. Since there's only a primary bevel, the ground surface serves as a sharpening guide.
They are commonly made of one of three kinds of steel: high carbon, stainless, or laminated (hard center, milder outside). They're very robust and take a heck of an edge.
So, for me, my favorite is the Scandinavian knife.
alaskanativeson
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1. Randall Made Knives
2. Chris Reeve Knives
3. Busse Combat Knives
2. Chris Reeve Knives
3. Busse Combat Knives
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In terms of design alone?
Dark Ops Knives, with their Interceptor E&E as a special mention. But they're ridiculously expensive.
Overall, I like Buck, specifically the Buck Nighthawk. $60, comfortable grip, almost effortless to manipulate, absolutely perfect balance. When there's a Buck Nighthawk around when I get bored, I find myself holding it (sheath still on... that part's important!) in a reverse grip with my index finger on the finger groove for the little finger, and just pulling back. The knife flips a full 360, and I catch it in the exact same position as it was before it flipped, without moving my hand at all (just closing my fingers around it as it completes the flip). It's also very sharp, and holds an edge pretty darned well. And for that price, by the time it loses its edge, you can actually afford to just buy a new one.
I also like knives by Takeshi Saji, and Kanetsune from Japan, purely for their artistic nature. I have a Takeshi Saji Yo****sune, which has a snakeskin covered grip and sheath. As I say to everyone when I bring this thing up: 'It's part Asian, part Texan, just like me!'
....The board censored that...... .....The censored part started with an s, and ended with a t, so you can figure out the name of the knife and look it up if you want.
Dark Ops Knives, with their Interceptor E&E as a special mention. But they're ridiculously expensive.
Overall, I like Buck, specifically the Buck Nighthawk. $60, comfortable grip, almost effortless to manipulate, absolutely perfect balance. When there's a Buck Nighthawk around when I get bored, I find myself holding it (sheath still on... that part's important!) in a reverse grip with my index finger on the finger groove for the little finger, and just pulling back. The knife flips a full 360, and I catch it in the exact same position as it was before it flipped, without moving my hand at all (just closing my fingers around it as it completes the flip). It's also very sharp, and holds an edge pretty darned well. And for that price, by the time it loses its edge, you can actually afford to just buy a new one.
I also like knives by Takeshi Saji, and Kanetsune from Japan, purely for their artistic nature. I have a Takeshi Saji Yo****sune, which has a snakeskin covered grip and sheath. As I say to everyone when I bring this thing up: 'It's part Asian, part Texan, just like me!'
....The board censored that...... .....The censored part started with an s, and ended with a t, so you can figure out the name of the knife and look it up if you want.
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SAG0282
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Victorinox, then Case or Buck probably.
Brian Dale
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Schrade: old, US-made Schrade. There are a lot of brands in the poll that I've never used, though.
The Tourist
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My favorites are Striders and Grahams. A good sharp Emerson is great companion for some comfortable old blue jeans on a slow weekend.
DAVIDSDIVAD
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I would've voted CRKT
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