Knives. What do you cary?

I just got to where I can hang on to a daily carry pocket knife for more than a year or so, and I'm looking to get something a little nicer. Right now I've got some MTech pos(that's never let me down). I'm looking at a couple of Kershaws and CRKTs. Also, does anyone know of a good online guide to the characteristics of metals used in knives?


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http://www.kershawknives.com/productdetails.php?id=84


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http://www.kershawknives.com/productdetails.php?id=31




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http://www.crkt.com/m16zytel.html


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http://www.crkt.com/M21.html


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http://www.crkt.com/mytighe.html
 
That Delica was also recommended to me. I don't like the design quite as much, but it would appear to have the best steel of the ones I'm looking at.
 
A. G. Russell has a list of knife blade materials.

I have, as stated before, carried a Spyderco Standard for going on 25 years now. In that time I have only had 2. The original SpyderEdge, with the clip formed out of the scale, was lost in the early 90s at a building collapse in a blizzard. It was replaced with a later version, with the clip attached via 3 screws, and rides on my belt today. It's never let me down.

The SS Delica is the current iteration of this knife. The Delica IV, with the Wave opening shape, isn't as nice to me. There are any number of NIB versions on Epay.

My wife has recently decided to carry a Kershaw Scallion, in gray, with a combo edge. She works in a grocery store, and the knife just seems a natural to her.:)
 
I've been carrying a Chris Reeve Small Sebenza for the past few years. After trying various production and custom knives, this knife has the best combination of properties that makes it work for me. I haven't purchased a knife since getting it. Prior to that, I was buying a new knife every few months.

Chris
 
These are what I usually have along, a Spyderco "Wegner" and a German Fallschirmjager knife, along with a Bark River "Trickle", and few others on occasion.

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Knife?? I don't carry no stinking little knife...

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Ok, so I only carry the bearded axe on special occasions... :D Couldn't resist though. Normally it's a $10 utility folder that I won't miss when it gets lost or "borrowed" at work and have to replace it with some other $10 utility folder.
 
Mad Martigan.. I dont know any online resources that tell about steels used in knives, but if there was, i wouldnt trust it. I've seen esentially the same hardness of steel from diffrent manufactures that didnt compare in any way. 440 stainless from buck and 440 stainless from something cheap like united cutlery doenst compare.

It takes a while to train yourself to do it, but I've developed an ablitly to 'feel' the quality in a knife. I dont know how to explain it, but with pratice you can draw a blade inbetween your fingertips and that will tell you everything you need to know about it.

I've also fond that the best way to sharpen is not by the use or a guide, or by sight, but to sharpen by sound. Proper blade angle changes from knife to knife, but when its in its sweet spot, it will let you know. The sound changes. I sharpen only with arkensas stones, but I do ocasionally use a diamond stone to take the factory edge off a new knife. Saves me a few hours time.

Gerber is a good knife, but the steel is very hard. You'll need a diamond stone or perhaps carbide to maintain the edge. Some people love gerbers, but the difficulty in sharpening one turned me off of them.

As far as steel quality goes, its very hard to beat an old case trapper, or an Old Timer 3 blade stockman. Jam the blades down in a potato and let them sit overnight before really sharpening them. Its very easy to get a sharper than shaving edge on those knives.

In hunting knives.... watch ebay for anything by liberty cutlery from germany. They havent been made in 40 years, to my knowledge. Their ability to get sharp scares me. I've got one that I've maintained the last few years with just a strop.
 
After owning a bunch of Spydercos, CRKTs, Cold Steels, and some others, I've settled on the $19 Ka-Bar Dozier models. I have 5 of them, and they're great.
 
Ka-Bar Mule (Field Folder 3051) partial serration. Just fits in side pocket of carpenter jeans. Strong lock up. Stands up to the elements.
 
Old three bladed Ranger pocket knife, rust spots on blades, full of lint, cracked handle,tip of one blade broke off. Can't seem to loose it, not worth stealing, and I'm too cheap to buy another.
 
Having been a scout leader for years, I carry a standard ol' Boy Scout pocket knife Over the last 25 years I have had two of them. When I go out in the desert I carry a Marine Corps K-Bar.
 
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