Thread: Knife collectors

This pic shows my every-(work)day knife, and one of my favourite others.


I carry the smaller Mnandi at work. Earns its keep cuting my lunch, cartons, jiffy bags, pallet wrap and strapping, and looks damn good doing it, if I don't say so myself. It's tough but unassuming. Looks like a pen when clipped to my pocket.


The larger of the two is a Emerson Knives 'Roadhouse' model. The knives from this maker are a favourite of the US armed forces, due to their rugged construction and interesting chisel grind on the blade. Idea is they are very field servicable, and the chisel grind can allow a capable edge to be ground with limited tooling, while having a greater material mass behind the edge to make a stronger cutting edge.

The other real cool thing about the Emerson knives is the wave feature which allows it to open itself while being withdrawn from a pocket- faster than any automatic knife, flipper, or spring assist.

I don't collect but have a Katz skinner that I used in a previous life.

I used to have SOG Power Pliers, the original ones with the standard pliers but left them on the back of the Defender one day.
And someone on a job decided they needed my Ka-Bar more than I did.
Neither have ever been replaced.

Uninformed collects, I should direct him here.

Originally Posted by POD

I was an avid knife collector when I was about 8 years old. Dad spat the dummy and threw out all my knives when he discovered I had slashed my bedspread! ........

I had a similar thing happen on my 15th birthday, my Dad made me throw away my teddy, and all my other lingerie, ha,ha.
If I started to collect knives, the one I'd want to get is a penknife I saw made in France, and the way they fold the metal when making the blade, results in a four pointed star pattern.

I like the Lansky knife sharpening system Lansky Sharpeners - Professional Knife Sharpening Systems & Kits but in the last few years I've been using the razor/paint scraper blades for opening boxes, packets, cutting hose pipe, etc. They are very sharp and cheap as chips. Craftright Scraper Blade - 100 Pack | Bunnings Warehouse

In the army I lent my Swiss knife to a millwright, who to repay the favour sharpened it for me, it was was so sharp, that when I cut the tip off a tube of silicon, it cut right into my thumb!

It might not have been anything special , but I think I have somehow lost my opinel pocket knife 👿
I have had it for years . I’m used to not having cash in my pockets but without the knife , oh so empty.

I have a few Schrade Old Timer pocket knives which I have had for decades.
I find that they are reasonably good quality and hold their edge rather well.

Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by trog

It might not have been anything special , but I think I have somehow lost my opinel pocket knife 👿
I have had it for years . I’m used to not having cash in my pockets but without the knife , oh so empty.

They are still available i have had one for a couple of years
Just about any good grain store will have them

Fantastic carbon steel blade that holds a good edge

I was impressed with the carbon steel Opinels I have. Very simple, and nice to use. I keep a No:8 Opinel in the picnic kit.