Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades

[jimmy]

anyone have experience with puma hunting knives? i have their antiques scissors which is amazing so might pick one up for a up coming hunting trip.

[DougNg]

I haven't heard anything about Puma in years…they're really not very popular anymore

What's your budget?

[jimmy]

like to try and stay under 450USD. it has to be a good functional knife for killing and skinning. comfortable size for a leg strap.

[DougNg]

Wow, $450 is a pretty high budget, you can get a really nice custom for that price. Let me think about it

[jimmy]

yeah i had a custom before but was pretty rubbish, no good ones around here i guess.
most "hunting knifes" these days are more like camping knifes.

when your life is at stake you dont really want to go cheap….

[derivative666]

Jimmy check out these. My neighbor is a hunter and swears by them.
http://hossom.com/index_page0001.htm

[jimmy]

thanks for the link deriva. The Easterner is the style that i am after and the guys selling is a hunter too so knows what we're after.

any other suggestions welcome, i wont be getting time off anytime soon just planing a head with a few friends.

[derivative666]

I am not a hunter but love quality blades. My neighbors knife is beautiful and it holds an edge wonderfully the craftsmanship is tremendous.

[Bigbertha]

http://www.piakbowieknife.com/index.php?menu=listprd&knifetype=14

In Chiang Mai for the week. Heading out to Piak Bowie today. Super excited!!

[Bigbertha]

Well we managed to find a tuk tuk to take us to the shop. Every knife in the shop was too big…so they are going to make me a custom one. Can't wait to pick it in couple days.

[DougNg]

@derivative666:

Jimmy check out these. My neighbor is a hunter and swears by them.
http://hossom.com/index_page0001.htm

The problem with getting these is that you can only get them at shows. And they cost a lot more than 450. I have two Hossoms and they're amazing. Best I own. Tom Krein is a close second though

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[jimmy]

what do you mean by he only sells at shows doug? i am willing to stretch my budget for something special.

looked up tom krein but his site doesn't tell you much and nothing of his that i can find online grabbed me.

[DougNg]

He stopped taking orders years ago because he could not keep up with the demand. His list was over a year long.

Nowadays, he brings about two dozen knives to trade shows and sells them there. That's about as many as he can make anyway

There are actually a lot of custom makers that don't take orders anymore because demand has exceeded supply by so much. Ken Onion and Rick Hinderer come to mind immediately

Sometimes, you can grab one of his knives from one of his dealers after a show. They bring back a decent portion of his knives back with them. But he doesn't take custom orders anymore to my knowledge

I would drop Jerry a line at jerry@hossom.com to confirm. Also, I would ask who his current dealers are and when they would have product.

Jerry's one of the finest men I've met in my life, and we're actually very close despite the fact that we almost never have time to talk to each other anymore (I still call him "Uncle Jerry" though). He's one of those guys that you take something important away from every conversation with him. Both of my knives have tremendous significance to me not just because of the quality of the knife, but also the man who made it with his hands

[DougNg]

J Neilson does great hunting knives as well.

www.mountainhollow.net

[Anesthetist]

I still dream of owning an Ed Fowler. Great stuff!

[Onairda]

My grandfather picked this up for me when he was on a Summer trip in Portugal, I think the knife is French but not sure.  Fits perfect in the third pocket of my 461's.

[michaeljcr]

A couple of new, cheaper knives. I really like the Chinese SRM 704 (larger of the two at the top) - it's cheap, pretty decent for household jobs and I got 3 for $25 including postage to the UK. The smaller is my current EDC, a Maserin Colt Temperino with a 2.5 inch blade. Not the best knife, but not bad for a gentlemanly option that isn't going to upset the local coppers. Not sure about Maserin's quality control though, this was missing the very tip of the blade, but I smoothed it out myself rather than go through the hassle of sending it back for an exchange.

Sorry for the poor quality photo!

M.

[bagley920]

Recommend me a new knife. Has to have a clip to hook on the pocket of my jeans. Less than $200. GO!

[derivative666]

Benchmade 940 Osbourne $210 outstanding knife it's been my edc for the last 5 years.

[DougNg]

@bagley920:

Recommend me a new knife. Has to have a clip to hook on the pocket of my jeans. Less than $200. GO!

That doesn't really narrow down much of anything. I'll say the Zero Tolerance 0550 just because I want one