Knife porn thread

why not serrated?

Have you ever cut a saucisson with a serrated blade?

Why not one from a climbing company that will go niely on a carabiner?

Mainly because they tend to come at quite a brand premium and most knives can easily be clipped to a harness if it has an eyelet.

also why not serrated?

Serrated blades cut rope fractionally faster than non serrated but as a downside, they cause too much fraying to use on cutting rope and cord in a non emergency situation. IMHO, for my uses, I'm happy to lose a little speed of cutting (and it really is a few tenths of a second) if it means that I can also slice cord/rope safely and not tear up my saucisson.

No mention of saucisson in the original brief, that completely changes the game.
What about the Opinel Explore if you can accept the handle design?

What about the Opinel Explore

Nice suggestion. That handle actually looks pretty sensible for use with cold wet hands! Definitely the sort of suggestion I was looking for. Thanks.

There's a half-serrated Opinel #8 if you don't mind using one half of the blade for sausage & clean cuts, and the back half only for emergency hacking:

https://www.needlesports.com/Catalogue/Accessories/Knives-Tools/Opinel-No08-Outdoor-Knife-Over-18s-only

Just pondering whether I should just go for a shorter fixed blade from Mora or similar.

I use a mora 511 at work (tree surgery) and find the grip decent in the wet w/ and wo/ gloves. Holder keeps it in well, never had it fall out on me. Keeps a really nice edge, index finger guard means I don't really worry about slipping and cutting my finger. Nice little protrusion for the little finger means it feels secure in the hand. Got 3 cheap as fuck in Sweden for about £3.50 each, doubt they're much more over here

I have a Mora for the garden, but I prefer the Opinel blades for anything but the heaviest jobs. Unless you need to kill the sanglier to make your saucisson, my preference would be Opinel.

This is what I have. Enough smooth blade for food based emergencies (lunch) and non emergency rope cutting. the hole is positioned so it hangs nicely, not certain that would be the case for the ones with the hole in the blade.

If under tension thin climbing cord cuts rope etc pretty easily. As my wedding ring is round neck on thin cord I tend to not bother with the knife but I would take on big mountain routes, mainly for cutting excess tat away from abseil stations, I keep whistle, a bit of finger tape and some spare tat on same carabiner.

Are likely to need 1-hand opening? That'd likely rule the Opinel out if so.

I believe folding knives that lock into the open position are no longer legal to carry around. Worth checking out https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives#:~:text=Lock%20knives%20are%20not%20classed,in%20public%20without%20good%20reason.

folding knives that lock into the open position are no longer legal to carry around without good reason

Ftfy I think?

Are likely to need 1-hand opening? That'd likely rule the Opinel out if so.

Yes. Thanks for the reminder. Its luck that my previous knives have had it, which is why it didn't cross my mind to specify. That or a fixed blade. Although there's something about the length of a fixed blade knife that feels quite ungainly when stowed.

I believe folding knives that lock into the open position are no longer legal to carry around. Worth checking out

Well aware, but thanks anyway. I doubt i'll ever have a reason to carry this knife in the UK.

Mainly because they tend to come at quite a brand premium and most knives can easily be clipped to a harness if it has an eyelet.

The Petzl one is a fair bit cheaper than the Opinel. Personally I'd want something less fiddly to open and lock than the opinel.

The Petzl one is a fair bit cheaper than the Opinel.

I hadn't spotted that. Its a compelling option, even if the blade is lightly serrated. just need to figure out if the blade is a decent enough size. That said, 45g is incredibly light so maybe I don't want a longer blade if I can avoid it.

Just watched this
https://youtu.be/_lbtr9O6G_Y

It looks like a really good option. Well designed, can be used with gloves. Plus it's inexpensive, and the non-serrated half looks to be a reasonable length.

Very much personal opinion and all, but based on your brief I wouldn't go opinel nor fixed blade.

It might be helpful to see what Clint used...

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Very much personal opinion and all, but based on your brief I wouldn't go opinel nor fixed blade.

I think you are quite correct. I'm probably overthinking it a bit. That knife is definitely the best knife for the job.

There's always n+1 when it comes to pocket knives.

It might be helpful to see what Clint used...

Looks like a pen knife blade!

Interestingly you don't need much of a blade to cut a loaded rope. There's so much tension in the thing that something really quite blunt would do the job.

How does the knife compare to the victornox fibre handled knife.

I was thinking that too.

@Stonehedge Are you an international hitman ;)

Not one handed operation, and locking blade with a block.

Totally different so it's hard to compare.

It's raw wood so very grippy, but idk how it would stand up to time. I put a few coats of Danish Oil on mine.

It is smarter looking with the liner and metal end cap. It's very light. I find the shape comfortable and fits my hand well.

Do it.

Then post pics.