Chinese knives

[sfhogman]

Had to laugh. I was down in Florida a couple months ago and getting ready to fish the ocean and trying to teach my fishing novice buddy how to tie an Albright knot. Tied it and was cutting the tag ends off and took my eyes off what I was doing and of course cut the line and dug the very sharp Benchmade blade into my thumb knuckle. D'oh! A novice move myself.

"Watch what you're doing " might be a good title for a whole new thread...

 

[Jeepnik]

"Watch what you're doing " might be a good title for a whole new thread...

Finger nail clippers! Toe nail clippers for larger diameter. Don't use on wire leaders, that's what the needle nose are for.

 

[Jeepnik]

Hey, why don't we have a fishing forum? Seems lots of us fish.

 

[WendyZXZ]

Finger nail clippers! Toe nail clippers for larger diameter. Don't use on wire leaders, that's what the needle nose are for.

If a person is like my husband no need for toe nail clippers, just bite them like he does! :)

 

[RC44Mag]

Finger nail clippers! Toe nail clippers for larger diameter. Don't use on wire leaders, that's what the needle nose are for.

Was cutting 30lb braid and clippers don't cut it easily if at all.same goes for teeth and I’ll add, my teeth are pretty flattened out for using my choppers for cutting mono since I was a kid. Even had dentists ask me it I had my teeth ground down. I don’t and can’t cut with them anymore.

 

[KIR]

If a person is like my husband no need for toe nail clippers, just bite them like he does! :)

Yu funny Wendy...

 

[needsmostuff]

If a person is like my husband no need for toe nail clippers, just bite them like he does! :)

Well, I'm sure he is at least respectful and pays attention to where he spits them out.
I mean manners is manners after all.

 

[Hertervillian]

I’ve got a couple Chinese Almar folders. Hawk and Falcon maybe, Nice enough I carry them, cheap enough I don’t worry about them.
Both are exotic box knives in my use.

 

[el caminero]

Long ago i found many japanese, chinese, and pakistanii knives to be of dubious merit and usefulity, yet over time i have found some decent pieces which have escaped quality control...

 

[jav]

Just got a couple of new knives from case

 

[wproct]

I have never counted how many knives I own, gotta do that. Anyway, I'm gonna guess somewhere around 40 give or take. Anyway, I only carry two daily, a Swiss Army Cadet and a small Swiss Army with nail file, toothpick, tweezers etc.

 

[jav]

I really like the last two knives I got from case the black micarta one is awesome. I think I will buy only case knives from now on the fact they are made in the good old USA is definitely a plus. Case makes quality knives

 

[Hertervillian]

Here is the Almar Hawk, pocket slip and the ever present Fisher Space Bullet Pen.

 

[jav]

Here’s a pic of the new one I got from case

 

[Mauser9]

For fishing use a Bubba Blade and keep that Benchmade or Emerson for real collecting!

 

[jav]

I don't buy Chinese knives I am a case knife lover I have a great Keshaw made in the USA a ken onion model 2 more case

 

[tazbigdog]

As mentioned, some are made very well, and some are junk.

I know that Paul Chen and Hanwei blades are decent, and they are affordable. There are junk pocket knives from China that I would never buy.

 

[OMCHamlin]

Buck makes some great knives.View attachment 38087View attachment 38088

This Buck pattern (what I consider the original stuff), these are still good great knives. But you don't see them cheap much any more. Folks selling at gun shows around here think any Buck knife is an automatic antique, worth twice what you can give at any outdoor store. I had acquired most of these through time and hunting yard sales or flea market/gun show type things, but a local (back in Virginia) shop was going out of business, and I bought this old Buck counter top display. I had to buy one or two other Bucks to figure I had it full enough, but I think it looks about right. The place was also a deli & grill, so the Buck display had about an 1/8" of cheesesteak and burger grease on it.
Before I left for the Navy, we lived in Sevierville, TN which many know is home to Smoky Mountain Knife Works. Plus with several other prominent knife stores in the area, the Acorn in Gatlinburg (gone for many years now.), I was in a "knife collecting" rich environment...

 

[Hertervillian]

I think I own 3 knives made in China, and they are surprisingly nice for the money. However, I don't plan on buying any more. I'm old enough that I don't "need" more knives, and if I feel I must they will be made in the USA.

I’ve got 2 Almar folders that are Chinese as well as a Seki, Japan made version of the Hawk. Honestly can’t see much difference. The Chinese goes out every day as I would not feel bad about a $35 pocket knife getting lost or hurt.

 

[pyth0n]

The knife maybe advertised as 7Cr, but the odds of it being anything near that are slim to none. Worse if it came from a factory that "claims" to have an ISO certification. They just make up the certification as they go along. And the ISO doesn't even try to enforce it. I've got the acid burns to prove it.

I've thought that ISO should have been renamed Eye wash. That's all it was to me.

 

[The Kiwi]

I make my own!!

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I don't know much about knives. I have my hunting knives made by Buck and Schrade and dressed a ton of game with them. I have several fishing fillet knives I suspect are made in china (Daiwa). I have a "collection" of Ontario and Kabar knives more for show than anything else. I also have a Leatherman not really a knife but it gets used a ton.

However, last week I moved my 91yr old Mother from Cadiz KY to Glen Arm MD. While she was going through her numerous lock boxes and files, she kept pulling out items and asking if I was interested in them. One item was a knife. It said Ulster on the blade. Moms best guess is it was my Grandfathers and probably purchased before she was born. Again, I don't know much about knives and googled Ulster but haven't really researched it in detail yet. I believe it is a fishing knife. My Grandfather was an avid fisherman, lots of photos of him taking a pontoon plane to Canada. I have dozens of his lures which I plan to place in display cases. This knife would make a nice addition.

Any of you knife "aficionados" know much about Ulster? BTW the blade was super sharp. Probably been in that box for a very long time, long before I was born Mom thinks.

 

[BearBiologist]

If a person is like my husband no need for toe nail clippers, just bite them like he does! :)

YUUUUCCCKKKK!!!!!

 

[el caminero]

YUUUUCCCKKKK!!!!!

I think lister did that just to bug rimmer

 

[Larryburford]

I won a "Mossberg" Trapper knife one time. It's an exact copy of a Case Trapper. It's made in China but it a really good knife. I never would have bought it, but I use it since I won it and was surprised at how good it has been.

 

[el caminero]

In tge past, i never had a chineeknife my worst file couldnt sharoen, and when pakistan knives became a thing, they were spotyy on q.c., some would roll the fileteeth right over, most were cheap-file sharpemable. But schrade, case, buck, now have m.i.c and theyre all good, so-far. We have, pre-chima, had a buck that delaminated, amother that chipped out, and several schrades that could be sharpemed with a cheap file. I folliw dad's trial for a knife; if my swiss army knife, or leatherman, can scratch it, pocket or kitcgen knife, i pass on it. This is not akways adhered to with neat old carbon-not-stainles steel;, they are considered individually for what they are,but many are that hard, too.

 

[Ride1949]

What language is that?

 

[el caminero]

What language is that?

Yalls referrinta tha fack the "keebord" on my tablet an mah thumms dont get along verry well?
That, and not enuff racovery from roadmiles. I dont usually let unintentional misspellings escape me.
(Hope yer not tryinta insult me, it wont stick)

 

[Ride1949]

I wouldn't dream of insulting someone so well versed and with such a fine understanding of the English language.
Helpful hint #1: Type slower.
#2: Use spell check.
#3: Proof Read
If all else fails, provide a translation key.

Aqui es un comino por El Caminero.



ETA: (I hope you know I'm just funnin' with ya.)

 

[PRichardson87]

In tge past, i never had a chineeknife my worst file couldnt sharoen, and when pakistan knives became a thing, they were spotyy on q.c., some would roll the fileteeth right over, most were cheap-file sharpemable. But schrade, case, buck, now have m.i.c and theyre all good, so-far. We have, pre-chima, had a buck that delaminated, amother that chipped out, and several schrades that could be sharpemed with a cheap file. I folliw dad's trial for a knife; if my swiss army knife, or leatherman, can scratch it, pocket or kitcgen knife, i pass on it. This is not akways adhered to with neat old carbon-not-stainles steel;, they are considered individually for what they are,but many are that hard, too.

Wow that was painful