What Knife do you use?

[Frenchieboy]

I'm an Opinel man myself! They are super sharp and easy to resharpen if you do manage to blunt them, you can lock them open or shut for safety and best of all they are cheap to replace if you put one down in the field and forget to pick it back up. I have a leather pouch with mine and the knife and pouch live in my ammo safe so I am reminded to put it on my belt whenever I go out shooting!

I do have a few larger fixed blade (Sheath) knives that I have picked up over the years which hold a pretty good edge but I haven't a clue what make they are, and, knowing me and how tight I am I would have only paid a matter of a pound or two (at the most) for them at boot sales!

I can understand those that want something "special" and are prepared to pay the earth for it but to me a knife is a knife and as long as it does what it is surposed to do then that is plenty good enough for me, and if it only costs a few bob then all the better!

 

I'm sure I have jewish blood in me somehow!

[swiss.tony]

just an old filleting knife from chicken factory my mate works there and there free plus they are razor sharpe .

[Daveo26]

A laguiole that i bought in france about 10 yrs ago. I thinks its 12c 27 stainless.

Iv gutted everything fron rabbits to roe with it. I love it. best knife and best steel iv ever known.

[henry d]

Bunnies and general shooting, opinel or gerber gator lock knives.

However stalking is another story as we need to be totally clean and I have one of the cheapo £5 sheath knives with a bright coloured plastic handle and stainless blade and solid plastic sheath, just stick em in the dishwasher and thats that.

[DaveK]

Stanley knife with a curved lino blade in it. Blade gets blunt stick another one in it. Never fails and I'll not cry if it gets lost. Why fork out for anything more expensive?

[derek.snr]

helle harmony ,superb ,lost it stalking as it fell out of my pocket ,spent 45 mins to find it luckily it was frosty and i could retrace my steps .use a mora now helle stays in the bag

[groach1234]

just an old filleting knife from chicken factory my mate works there and there free plus they are razor sharpe .

 

Not technically free.......

[mick miller]

As with most others I use a Opinel No:7 for bunnies, birds & removing fox tails. But for deer I use a cheapo but hard to beat Frost's Stainless Mora. A Stainless clipper is just as good for a number of reasons, namely they're:

 

1. Cheap.

2. Dishwasher proof.

3. Virtually indestructible.

4. Cheap.

5. Stainless versions hold an edge quite well although can be tricky to get razor sharp.

6. Stainless versions don't rust.

7. Did I mention that they're cheap?

 

Oh and a Sagen saw for the breastbone.

Edited October 16, 2010 by mick miller

[chrispti]

Have a nice Brusletto hunting knife and a Joker pocket knife, both hold awesome edges, when sharpened correctly

[derek.snr]

i find with the decent knives you do need a good sharpning kit the pull through blade tech ones do not cut it for me ,ok for the cheapo jobs though.

[Bagsy]

I use this for everything, gutting rabbits, shaving, cleaning between my teeth and, if needed, splitting the odd rib or two

 

[Clamps]

i find with the decent knives you do need a good sharpning kit the pull through blade tech ones do not cut it for me ,ok for the cheapo jobs though.

 

 

I agree the best knife is only as good as it is sharp. What sharpening kit do you use? I have two - one for the field - cheap Bladetech

 

I don't mind if that gets lost. For home sharpening i use a base mounted Lansky - very professional system and can give a range of edges.

[derek.snr]

lansky pro kit ,and a bladetech same as your good self

[bennyblanco]

 

You can get them for a fiver and I get a bright colour like yellow so you can find it at night, one lives in my gun bag permanently. I wont cry if I loose it

Edited October 17, 2010 by bennyblanco

[Whitebridges]

I've been using Opinel knives for a long time.They are perfect for the job, they hold an edge and are relatively cheap to lose!Got three, No 6, No 8, and No 9.

 

Edited October 17, 2010 by Whitebridges

[Snap Cap]

Can't beat an Opinal, even better now they have sorted the handle. It was a mare when your hands where wet.

 

Don't use blade tec for sharpening they are useless. They appear to have put an edge on the knife but all they have done is score the blade. Use a stone!

[njc110381]

Stainless Frosts Mora for me too. Cheap, sharp and doesn't matter that much if you leave it behind somewhere. I have a green one at the moment which I've been lucky to find several times when I've left it lying in the grass. When it goes for good I'm replacing it with a bright orange one so I should manage to spot it as I'm walking away!

[Clamps]

There is a definite theme developing here - dropping/loosing knives. We must be more careful - or risk having to keep our knives tied to our sleeves like mittens

 

 

 

:cry1:

[Beardo]

lost many good knives over the years,

never got on with the locking mechanism of Opinels, but love the blades.

Currently got a Gerber Obsidian and a Frosts Mora (in dayglo orange) which i love to bits

[dunganick]

There is a definite theme developing here - dropping/loosing knives. We must be more careful - or risk having to keep our knives tied to our sleeves like mittens

 

At least the majority of the members on this forum are likely to loose their knives in a field or farmers yard somewhere. its not like being dropped in a childs playground or drug den.

 

Personally i bought the cheapest knife i could find with a sheath and fixed blade. Its done me fine for 5 years, lost it a few times, but always comes back to me lol.

[provarmint]

Philip Siddell knife, companion MkII

Edited October 17, 2010 by provarmint

[Salop Matt]

Opinel for me also. I currently have a number 7 in carbon for my shooting related jobs. Its great for being small light folding and sharp. My issue with 99% of knives is the shape of the blade (having to much depth up front) . But as my opinel gets worn down it will get better with time falling into a shape I like . Shropshire lad has one in number 8 size and if I can get him to put a photo up you will see how small the depth of the blade is now.

 

Iv tryed DC4 sharpeneing stones etc but have only ever done more damage with these and got no edge or sharpness so I stick with using a blade tech despite what some folk say about them trashing blades. They do what i need on my £6 knife !

 

 

 

For christmas though I have asked for :

 

Walnut handled SS 8.5cm Opinel : http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/opinel_original...edBundle=105212

 

And a pouch to put it in : http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Opinel_Alpine_C..._with_Snaphook/

[Clamps]

Philip Siddell knife, companion MkII

 

 

That is a fine knife Sir.

[COOK13]

i dont know why but i have about 20 knives i have collected LOL but the one i use on a regular basis is an very old italian lock knife (toledo) made of ivory with lots of engraving. got it off my grandad as a present for passing my gcse's

[hambone]

Opinel cracking all round folding knife, Frosts/Mora (same knife) for fixed belt knife and for gutting rabbits Wikinson sword folding pruning knife.