Knife carry on the farm?

They are made there in Matador, TX to the best of my knowledge. I like mine. GF gave it to me for Christmas, had it engraved on the handle. I think they are good knives, and the price is fair. Go to the site and you can look at the catalog.
Ed

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"Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness."
Thomas Jefferson to George Washington 1787

I have several knives for different purposes but my daily knife I carry all the time is a Gerber lock back with a serated blade. It has a pocket clip and I either carry it clipped in my front pocket or clipped in the front of my bibs. Its not real expensive but it gets daily use and I just can never carry anything clipped to my belt. I am always getting hung up on something.

The multi-tools (I have both Gerber and Leatherman) I keep in each of the vehicles.

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I like my Victorinox Yeoman. It is a very useful tool with a nice sized blade, scissors, magnifying glass, tweezers, pen, phillips and regular screwdriver, plus more. It has a rounded shape that doesn't tear up my pocket. I also have a Victorinox Tinker that gets a lot of use.

The serrated knife makes me think about my brother riding his horse. He breaks horses and starts them and sells most of them from time to time. While riding accross from his house down on a creek in the timber on a green horse that he had shod got a shoe hung in some hog wire and fell with him and went a little wild trying to get out. He could not leave the horse and horse was not cooperating and no wire cutters or pliers, but he did have a folding Puma with a serrated edge and he used it to saw or cut the wire and all was well that ended well. He has since bought another serrated knife. I never have carried a serrated edge knife, but would be good. I have a Kershaw with serrated blade, but too big to carry in pocket. The Buck that I now carry on my belt, is a really thin knife with no handles and I use it in the garden and for many things. As I said in early post, have never been a Buck fan, but this knife is not expensive and is very sharp and does not hang up when sitting down or getting up. I always carry a good gun and good knife when hunting, but for everyday I like this buck until something better comes along!

I keep a very thin and lightweight Buck knife in my pocket at all times. It is light duty, but very handy and has been used often. In the garage, barn/shed and house are sturdier knives and "box cutters".

I usually have a few box knives laying around. They are cheap, get the job done, and I don't care if I loose one.

Most of my tools are not high quality. I am just going to loose them anyway. It feels much better to loose a cheap tool rather than a high priced quality tool.

I have a CASE lock blade that is called a "copper" someting But it is with me always.

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If there are no dogs Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went.
-Will Rogers

I've carried a Spyderco Dragonfly for years. Stainless, easy to keep sharp, and has a clip on the back to keep me from losing it.

Uncle Henry tri-blade. Had it for 20 odd years.
I also like the case Peanut. Great for cleaning fingernails and such.

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I carry a Leatherman, a Swiss key knife and a boxcutter.

Cause Im so used to it since mid 90's its a Cutco 3"serrated for me. Use it most everyday & carry it in my back pocket even off the place. Lost it in the couch cushions for about a year.
Bob tried to get me to carry the Gerber but I dont like stuff hanging off me. Most pocket knives are just too bulky for me. So glad the Cutco was found!

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Near Seattle

http://www.emersonknives.com/ekCQC7b_BT.php

This is a "hard use" knife--154 CM blade. Virtually indestructable. If you put enough muscle behind it you could cut the roof off a car with this puppy, without seriously hurting the knife. Fits easily in you pocket (or clips on for fast access) and opens fast with one hand when you need it.

Although it's rather bulky with its rubberized grip, I have been carrying a Kershaw Colt for many years. Started out only using it when I'd go fishing or hunting but after losing my Puma Cadet (my everyday carry back then), I resorted to carrying the Kershaw every day. I don't usually wear a belt, so it was a bit bulky in the pocket at first, but I got used to it.

When I finally got rich enough to buy another Puma Cadet, I found that I'd actually come to prefer the Kershaw Colt for most uses. By now I've probably lost-and-bought three or four of each. I go through phases where I carry the Puma Cadet and then later swap back to the Kershaw Colt.

For traveling or going into the city, I carry a Spyderco Harpy - the older, all-stainless, non-serrated one that they don't make any more. It's thin and the clip keeps it where I can casually put my hand to it without looking like I'm reaching for a knife or needing to rassle it out of my pocket. The Harpy flips open in 0.5 seconds flat.

I carry a letherman and a spyderco sage folding clip-it knife or a spyderco delica4. I have become a big fan of the easy one-hand opening folding knives as I often find myself in situations where I'm holding something in the off-hand and need to access a knife with my strong hand to get the job done.

I've quit carrying fixed blade knives except for specific functions like butchering because the quality folding knives are so good these days and easier to carry clipped inside the pocket. The letherman of course has knife blades on them but the supposed one-hand opening models simply do not compare to the folding clip-it knives in speed and ease of access.

I am particularly fond of certain spyderco knives with the large opening hole as my fingers are not as dexterous as they once were and the large hole makes it easy for me to thumb the blade open without a lot of drama.

had a scharade trapper that had a blade and a small saw , sharp pick and tweezers , that with a belt sheath was probably one of the most used handiest knives dug so many slivers out with that knife - lost it last year fishing not sure just how just genraly when.

i also have a gerber muti tool i like but mainly now i carry a single blade locking folder in a belt sheath , it serves me well

i want to be able to open the knife one handed i prefer high carbon steel but either way it has to take an edge well
i don't like dull and i don't have time to spend sharpening much.

i also like sheaths that don't poke me in the side when i sit down the top of the handle should be even or slightly below the top of the sheath

i don't go for fancy , i am actualy looking at an old green river knife and making my own sheath next time i get a new one

When I'm out working I always carry a Leatherman Wave.

For EDC, I carry a Columbia River Knife Works M16-14T which is a folder w/one handed opening, 3.5" blade, and titanium handle. Weighs in at around 3 ozs:



http://www.crkt.com/M16-13-Titanium-...WKS-Combo-Edge

Chuck

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My rough and tumble farm knife that I feel free to abuse as a screwdriver, pry tool, etc. is a Barlow style knife by Imperial. That brand is best for being inexpensive and with blade hard enough to hold an edge but soft enough to easily sharpen. I consider them good value.

When out of my everyday clothes I have an Old Timer and a Case, both about the same size, three blade, and nice looking knives. Both were gifts. I would consider both pen knives as they are smaller than the Barlow although a little longer.

Barlow by Imperial for expendable has worked well for me for a few decades.

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I use a Military SOG Bowie Tactical Knife.

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Shari

I carried a Gerber Gator Serrator all over Iraq, and it was "misplaced" during med'evac; been looking for another but they're pricey for the exact model I want & hard to find as it is an older model. LOVED the serrated lower half of the blade for anything (cut a tire off a humvee wheel!), and the upper smooth blade stayed sharp, even with the abuse in the sand.

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OK, that link just ate a ridiculous chunk of my morning. Some really cool knives on there.