Pocket knives

[moray james]

EDC.

I have one of these also a beauty, it opens like it had a spring assist but it is mechanical only. I have a number of Ruike knives exceptional build quality and extreme value. This knife has a special safety lock so it cannot close on you by accident, very nice feature great Swedish steel.

 

[martin clark]

🙂 that is all it is about I believe in the thread...these things are reminder. Most of the time we don t need it as a tool or to defend ourselves ... But they carry the beauty of a tool that someone needed it, be it from family or not and all the care that was involved in it when made by someone...

(slight edit only for brevity) - I completely agree with you!

 

[wintermute]

Today's pic. Not a pocket knife but can be worn on your belt. You would be arrested in Australia if you did though!

Was given to me when I was a kid by my uncle who served in Vietnam. Not sure what age, maybe 10....

Tony

 

[Cal Weldon]

Here is a pic of my everyday Ruko blade I posted yesterday. Seems like it has been discontinued, much like some of the others I see here 😉

 

[Moondog55]

That Marlin spike is very handy for making holes in "Jelly" or "Plastique" to take the detonator and they were used to take stones from horse hooves according to my instructors way back when, but also excellent for getting mud out of the soles of your boots.
I have no idea where mine went but at one time I had two of them, also my two German army "Swiss Army" knives have vanished, all I have left is a 3-blade "Stockman" branded Kershaw but made by Kai in Japan.

 

[JR_W]

My dad brought a KaBar rigging knife back from the Navy, spike used for unraveling rope to do splices/loops.

Looks like this, not his actual knife.

 

[wayne]

Since this is a DIY audio site how about this swag from the makers of fine low noise audio fets. This is a Benchmade Osborne design.

 

[moray james]

I have one of these also a beauty, it opens like it had a spring assist but it is mechanical only. I have a number of Ruike knives exceptional build quality and extreme value. This knife has a special safety lock so it cannot close on you by accident, very nice feature great Swedish steel.

here is a chart which helps to explain basic qualities of some popular steel alloys and the trade offs of those alloys.
I hope some find this of interest.

 

[diyiggy]

pretty objects... are they for wood working ? Something else ?

 

[diyiggy]

that looks like a wood carving knife they are made in a wide variety of blade shapes. I guess I have no idea how to attach a picture oh well.

At looking twice, second pictures really looks like wood tools... I'm not sure about the first picture... never saw such tools 😕 !


Oh, mine is really made for chesnuts... very traditional one and known history : no doubt !

 

[wintermute]

Found my swiss army knife. Victorinox Super Tinker.