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What's Your Favorite Carbon Steel Knife?

Show us or tell us about your favorite carbon steel knife. Past or present. Add some pictures if you can.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 25, 2011 at 19:45

Are you still making them? I know a short little lady here if FL with a bum knee that would buy one. If I a gonna have a walking stick it should at least have some character and your appears to have just that

Robert Burris said:

Yes Miss Jan, there's some little girl left in you. Yes mam, that's one of my wlking staffs. I don't have any pictures of the ones I have given away. I might try get someone to take a picture of theirs. I made Miss Dolly,The lady that's gonna help with the Tee shirts, two off my staffs. I'll ask her to take ya'll a picture.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 27, 2011 at 13:17

Miss Jan, I don't sell them. Let ole Rob see what he can do for you.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 29, 2011 at 1:28

I'm kinda fond of this lil "Bird n Trout".

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 29, 2011 at 1:43

!!! .. You meet just the nicest people here .. !!!

Robert Burris said:

Miss Jan, I don't sell them. Let ole Rob see what he can do for you.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 29, 2011 at 7:16

I like it. What's the age of it?

D ale said:

I'm kinda fond of this lil "Bird n Trout".

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 29, 2011 at 13:20

@ Robert .. not sure on the age of that Queen ?!?

'n I need to modify my response .. to

"OPINEL"

The one carbon steel blade that has had the largest influence on my life over the longest continuous period of my life .. I was just doing some yard wk (using an opinel) & realized .. there's 1 in the laundry rm, 2 in the garage, 4 in the kitchen, 1 in the car, umpteen in my collection, modified bunches of em .. they are an absolute workhorse. I can't brag about their steel .. but I durn sure will supplant the 'Bird-n-Trout' pic with some of these work-horses !!!!!!!!!!!!

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 29, 2011 at 13:26

The locking system is ... SAFE.

Their light weight

Their inexpensive

They have a history

They work .. 'n work .. 'n work !!!!

Picked up my first one in 1975 .. havent been w/o since !!!!!!!!!!!!!

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 29, 2011 at 17:20

Dale that's one knife I have never tried. I have a friend that swares by them. He has all different sizes too.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 29, 2011 at 17:55

I have not tried one either but they look like a nice fit in the hand and I can see why there would be one in every room

AND............We do meet the nicest people here :)

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 30, 2011 at 0:32

I can't say enough about em folks. I'm forever playing with the handles. Modified a few blades too.

You need to accept them for what they are .. utility knives .. then they excell !!!

Kinda french "sod busters" .. a great first kids knife .. very safe lock .. I'm serious folks .. I really cannot say enough about em !!!!!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 30, 2011 at 19:24

Dale,

I decided to go with the Carbon peice I love the best because of its history and usefullness. Years ago Donnie bought me a set of Case kitchen knives in a nice Case block. I dont guess any meal I have made in 20 some odd years has not been chopped, cut or diced with that set. This one how ever was his grandfathers from out at the hog farm near Savannah. It will cut a chicken in no time and makes a nice mess of chopped pork BBQ. We figure somewhere around 110-120 years old but I always did like old stuff