effblue Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 With so many knifes out, can you guys suggest a good one to take with me, all the ones I find look cheap or are made in china. Don't like china Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I like Buck knives personally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emcgehee Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 good knife?? I have a kershaw and a case that u carry. Case make good knives as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 hammerforged make hand made knives.Great pieces of work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 hammerforged make hand made knives.Great pieces of work! ross is certainly the best and the prettiest, but i use a schrade old timer. it's what works for me. hey, i've been gone so welcome to the forums.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Welcome to the forums. Like gerber knives here, schrade makes good knives too. My gerber gator is my most often used knife. Ross Tyser knives are fine knives, one of these days I hope to have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradog Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 This was on another forum. "Companies like Buck Knives in Idaho are recognizing the true marketing potential of a stamp that reads “Made in U.S.A.” The company, which had outsourced about 30% of its knife production to Chinese manufacturers, recently returned production to North Falls, Idaho, where the company was founded in 1902. “Hunters are rednecks, and they don’t like anything with that C word on it,” Chuck Buck, the company’s chairman, told The Idaho Statesman." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effblue Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 good knife?? Awesome thanks for the welcome and advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I've always have a Buck Knife laying around....but I also have a Ross Tyser (hammerforged here on Realtree) knife...which I have yet to get blood on it,lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy778 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Welcome to Forums and I personally like Kershaw knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Right now I have a limited edition Buck knife that my mother gave me that holds a really good edge. But my next knife will probably be purchased from Ross, aka Hammerforged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Wish I had a knife by Ross of course. Some day. I have Cabelas points saved up so my next knife will be a Cabelas / Buck Alaskan guide series knife that uses the S30V steel. Waiting for a 20 dollar off coupon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzilla45 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I have two buck knives and probably never will need to buy one again. First one I got upon graduation from hunter safety course. A few years after that I bought another one because I thought I lost the first one. They are rugged and dependable which is what I need in a knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 ross is certainly the best and the prettiest, but i use a schrade old timer. it's what works for me. hey, i've been gone so welcome to the forums.. +1 for knives made by ross. lol on a more average joe thought i've used shrade old timer knives too and they're good. used to have a little pocket folder made by Buck and that was great too. I've got cheap little Lansky folding pocket knives that i'm using now. sharpest things i've owned, but i wouldn't want to pry open a can of baked beans with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I have Cabelas points saved up so my next knife will be a Cabelas / Buck Alaskan guide series knife that uses the S30V steel. Waiting for a 20 dollar off coupon. Caping knife I had was a cabelas alaskan guide series. It was a good knife, held and edge real well, it was made in china though. I did not know it was made in china when I bought it. We lost that knife in Wyoming, think Steve saw the made in china and tossed it over the cliff on me. just kidding of course. lol. I think I still had an extra coupon here somewhere for $20 off a $150 purchase that expires the end of this month Frank, will see if I can find it if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I've got this one: Buck® Alpha Hunter™ Fixed-Blade Knives - Drop Point | Bass Pro Shops and it's a great knife. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I really like Buck and Case knives. I currently have 2 Buck knives that I use on a regular basis and both are great knives. Buck also has really great customer service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I have to agree about a Ross Tyser knife being one of the best out there. I have yet to get blood on my Tyser matserpiece. But as a normal working knife. Case and Schrade are good also. I happen to be a fan of Cold Steel knives. Some of their stuff is imported. But the hunting knives are made in the good Ole USA. They use excellent grade steel and the edges last quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 schrade, buck or case is what i would suggest but i've also heard that gerber is good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I always carry a small knife on me, comes in handy cutting boxes and plastic open at work, I just carry a small buck knife, also have a few Kershaw knives as well that are great quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryonheath Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 good knife?? I like the swing blade it's found at cabellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 The Buck 110 is probably the best domestic made $40 price point knife on the market. It's a 420HC blade but Buck heat treats it better than anyone. There are other domestic and foreign knife makers that use 420HC for blades but they don't heat treat is the same way. It's not even like it's the same steel. 420HC is a good blade steel if it's in a Buck knife! The Benchmade Griptilian is another outstanding domestic knife. 154cm stainless is an excellent blade steel. It will cost you around double or more the Buck 110 will. Ross Tyser makes great custom knives. He forges his own Damascus blades. Not a lot of custom knife makers doing that! Since no one else posted the link to Ross's website. I will. Ross Tyser Custom Knives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Thanks for the good words everyone - Both Buck and Case are great knives and are still made here in the USA. Benchmade is another great USA made knife. The best import in my opinion is Muela from Spain, a few years back I would have said PUMA from Germany but lately their quality has fallen off some. Cold Steel has some good products but stay away from their "Bowie" style knives. they only have a half tang and will fail if used as a camp knife. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 This was on another forum. "Companies like Buck Knives in Idaho are recognizing the true marketing potential of a stamp that reads “Made in U.S.A.” The company, which had outsourced about 30% of its knife production to Chinese manufacturers, recently returned production to North Falls, Idaho, where the company was founded in 1902. “Hunters are rednecks, and they don’t like anything with that C word on it,” Chuck Buck, the company’s chairman, told The Idaho Statesman." Of the buck knives I own, the two fillet knives were both made in taiwan, last one I bought was about 5 years ago and stamped right on the blade it says made in taiwan. They do both hold edges fair and get the job they are intended to do done. Not sure about my buck folder, it is like a knock off of the gerber gator, the high carbon blade on it does not hold an edge anywhere near as well as the gerber and it also has a nice little chunk of the blade near the handle missing where it busted one morning after gutting a deer when I accidentally barely hit it against a frost free hydrant in the yard. In my opinion in same price point folding knives, the gerber hands down is a better knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Buck knives here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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