How many of you like a really good knife?

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Just curious how many of you are finicky and picky about your knife choice. Some are satisfied with "whatever" and that's cool. Some are happy with a Havalon and that's cool. But how many want a top notch knife in their hands?

If you are one of those picky knife owners, what's your top choice?

I've enjoyed a couple Cold Steel blades, and a Fallkniven F1, but I am going with a Bark River Gunny Hunter for next season. Here's a pic, but mine will have Impala grips :) CVM 3V Super Steel is super strong and holds an edge very well
 

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I have a pair of Gene Ingram knives, S30V steel and ironwood scales.



Since I need binoculars worse than knives, they are for sale, PM if interested.
 
Awesome knife! I own 2 bark river knives. I have a " fox river" and a "drop point hunter". That convex grind holds an edge very well. I've only had to touch up a bark river in the field once (on a fat, tough, greasy ass bear). I have heard of guys completely cutting up 3-4 deer before having to take the blade to the strop for a touch up. However I started carrying a havalon to break down game because I didn't want to deal with carrying a strop, grit paper, and stropping compound on the chance I did have to touch the bark river up in the field. That's the only downfall to a bark river with a convex grind is that you can't just use any old knife sharpener. Well you could but you'd be ruining what makes those knives so great(the convex grind on the blade). I still carry one of my barkies on every trip cause I just don't feel right in the backcountry without one "real" knife but with the havalon I don't have to worry about packing my stropping kit.
 
Ozz08 said:
I just don't feel right in the backcountry without one "real" knife but with the havalon I don't have to worry about packing my stropping kit.
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My friend made me a compact stop from a cut off paint stick and some thick pieces of veg tanned leather. That plus 2 small sheets of sandpaper weighs almost nothing. Load your strop with compound before your trip and you won't need to take it with you.

I carry a BR classic drop point and a small folder as a backup.
 
ScottP said:
My friend made me a compact stop from a cut off paint stick and some thick pieces of veg tanned leather. That plus 2 small sheets of sandpaper weighs almost nothing. Load your strop with compound before your trip and you won't need to take it with you.

I carry a BR classic drop point and a small folder as a backup.
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Jason at DLT told me to just put some compound on a piece of cardboard and put it in a zip lock bag. That's all that's needed for field sharpening Bark Rivers. They also sell a small piece of leather strop for the same purpose. Sounds simple enough.
 
Good tip. Thanks! I could probably go the rest of my life without even packing the stropping kit or needing it as those barkies in any steel hold an edge so well but I'm happy with the havalon and using the bark rivers for camp chores or other more demanding tasks that the havalon can't handle.
 
Ozz08 said:
Good tip. Thanks! I could probably go the rest of my life without even packing the stropping kit or needing it as those barkies in any steel hold an edge so well but I'm happy with the havalon and using the bark rivers for camp chores or other more demanding tasks that the havalon can't handle.
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That is a good combo. The Havalons are so lightweight; why not take them along for the tasks they are so good at?
 
I have quite a few knives cause my father in law knows how much I like to hunt and every holiday or birthday he buys me one. I always seem to bring my cold steel knife when I'm off to hunt. I really like how it feels in my hand when using it and it holds an edge well. A Havalon is always in my kill kit though.
 
I carry an Erik Fritz Damascus EDC and a Damascus Drop Point Hunter.
I'm partial to Damascus blades by Erik. Next one will likely be a filet knife.
 
Never been one to spend a lot on a knife, they were just tools to me. But I've made a few over the years. I made this one over 35yrs ago in metal shop. Patterned after the Ruana large skinner. Used bone from my first buck for the handle. Made several others which were nicer for family & friends.



Have a few blanks that need finished as well.


Anyone here know Corbin Newcomb, the Damascus master from Missouri? I had the good fortune to chew on his ear a while back.
 
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have lots of knives, mostly safe queens. collected marbles from gladstone michigan for awhile after a good friend of my dads gave me one that belonged to his dad. currently picking up swamp rats as they are made in wauseon ohio where i was born over 63 years ago.......
 
Although I have a bunch of knives this dozier that was a gift from a good friend is the one I always take.I cut up 4 elk and 3 deer before it needed sharpening, I love the thing.
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I am partial to a nice knife but have many not so pretty here is my favorite a scott cook owyhee hunter with desert ironwood scales in s30v

 
Some pretty sweet knives in this thread. I have had the chance to use quite a few "custom" knives that look really sharp (pun intended). However in actual use the quality of the steel, the feel of the handle, and other such adjectives often used to describe quality knives is lost on me. I don't feel they really accomplish anything more than a havalon and a leatherman can do for me in the field.

I realize the same could be said for a Marlin XS7 topped with a Redfield scope vs. some super expensive rifle setup. It really comes down to personal preference. Certainly nothing wrong with nice knives, in fact I wish I possessed the ability to appreciate them better, I guess I'm just a simpleton in many regards.
 
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