Knife porn thread

Indra, I'm Dutch. I sometimes make a mistake when saying your, you're etc.

Eamsy, some people don't like it when they see a knife clipped to your pocket.

Any recommendations for a good quality folding saw that isn't too expenisve and can be fixed / replaced when parts break?

Bahco 396

Bam!

That was quick.

Cheers.

Would your answer still be the same if I said that it would be more for gardening type stuff so size isn't a consideration?

yep, they are amazing, and only my tree surgeon mate has a better one and it cost him £175

Bought a lovely hand made Japanese kitchen knife in Tokyo:

http://instagram.com/p/aDYdwZDpac/#

Cheers.

Also, I'm a massive douche for not taking a proper picture of this:

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad106/hugo7_photos/1C37DBF6-0A88-404D-827B-8832EF59C4F7-9315-00000B25E560CED4_zps75307f9f.jpg?t=1370513590

Its a knife a guy made for for my uncle. It also had the most beautifully made sheath.

Anyone recognise the logo?

#longshot

yeah - it's a bird.

apologies.

Thanks for the suggestion on the Laplander. I ended up getting two from here:

Bahco Laplander Folding Saw (396LAP): Amazon.co.uk: Garden & Outdoors

(annoyingly I keep forgetting to link from the forum)

As I’m going to give one to my dad as a birthday present I thought I’d try and get a nice leather sheath. Unfortunately most of the ones I found online looked a bit meh. Then I found a set of youtube videos from a guy called grierwolfe in the US.

Here’s the 3rd video:

How to make a leather laplander sheath - Completed sheath - YouTube

I liked his ATD and the way they looked (specifically having a proper welt) so I ordered one. It’s $45UDS posted within the US. Not sure what the P&P will be for the UK and he has about a month of back orders, but I’m quite excited.

Here are some images from his FB group:

Also this guy seems to have a lot of nice stuff: http://awknives.blogspot.co.uk/

Hultafors Heavy Duty.
Stuff is always described as indestructible, it never is, but this is an extremely tough shank.
Under a tenner as well.

Bought a lovely hand made Japanese kitchen knife in Tokyo:

http://instagram.com/p/aDYdwZDpac/#

lovely! who is the maker?

Hultafors Heavy Duty.
Stuff is always described as indestructible, it never is, but this is an extremely tough shank.
Under a tenner as well.

That is a great knife, I got one from Class Ohlson, gets a load of abuse in the workshop / garden / camping etc.

lovely! who is the maker?

Kamata, on Kappabashi-dori near Asakusa.

http://kap-kam.com/

It's a Santoku. This guy blogged about them: http://blog.hinomaple.com/2012/11/27/kamata-kappabashi/

Decided not to get my own name engraved, which they offered to do.

I already have a sushi knife. A friend in Japan's Dad is a knife salesman and she sent it to me. She said it was the mutt's nuts and it's pretty special.

I wanted to get something for chopping up a variety of things. I cut up some carrot the other day with the santoku... incredible! So sharp.

Here's my Whitby Silver Serpent lock knife, I've had it for over 25 years... Illegal now so it stays in my tool box, shame really... I still carry my black Victorinox Champ with me everywhere I go...

Just thought I'd post an update of the sheath I ordered for my dad.

It's been finished and I'm just waiting to find out about delivery. He's now got a website: http://wolfecustoms.com/ (albeit with just a link to his FB and YouTube but I guess more will come).

I'm looking forward to seeing it in the flesh.

Also wondering about seeing if I can get some sort of inscription stamped on it.... probably on the loop.

Any recommendations on a decent do-most-stuff chef's knife? I've spent the last 4 years with Anolon and Sabatier blocks and I'm moving away from my cooking mates and fancy something decent myself. Willing to spend a fair bit for something that will last me a long while.

Wusthofs or Henckels classic chefs knifes are the way to go IMO.

8" one for major destructive activities and 6" one for smaller work.

Add in a 3" paring knife and thats is all the kitchen knifes you initially need.

So I left my Victorinox Swiiss Army knife in my bag like an idiot, and it got confiscated by the airport security people.

Before I buy the same one that I've been carrying around in my pocket for the past 25 years are there any others I should consider?

I had the Huntsman model as I found the saw occaisionally very useful.

I've got a Leatherman which lives in my bag- I find it to be a bit bulky to go in a pocket.

I was having a clear out yesterday and found in the back of draw a Farid T-1000 Titanium framed knife that my dad gave to me about fifteen years ago. I've never cut, sliced, stabbed or whittled a thing with it. I think this piece of kit is wasted on me. Anyone know of the maker and their wares?

that's v nice and seems to be £$£$...

I'm keen on my Globals in the kitchen but have limited knowledge on knives of this genre. It certainly feels like a quality knife. How do you go about putting a price on this? The Farid website doesn't seem to work anymore? In fact that picture distorts the proportions somewhat. This may be a better representation

So I left my Victorinox Swiiss Army knife in my bag like an idiot, and it got confiscated by the airport security people.

Before I buy the same one that I've been carrying around in my pocket for the past 25 years are there any others I should consider?

I had the Huntsman model as I found the saw occaisionally very useful.

I've got a Leatherman which lives in my bag- I find it to be a bit bulky to go in a pocket.

I am a bit like you. I have the Champ in black also but preferred a Leatherman. I bought the Wave model but it is illegal to carry and I wanted something to carry on me. I called Leatherman and they said the UK model they do that is legal for carry is the Juice range. A bit more expensive than the Champ mind you, but less bulky. Not as many tools I would say, so check if it suits you. I do miss wearing my Wave, it was very useful on so many occasions.

http://www.leatherman.co.uk/images/products/juice-cs4/Carousel/juice-cs4-storm-fanned.jpg

http://www.leatherman.co.uk/product/Juice_Cs4