recommendations for a good pocket knife

[Kate040]

Can any one recommend a good pocket knife that will hold its edge? looking for single folding blade 3" or so.
To be used for general farm duties cutting string silage bags etc

 

[CopperBeech]

Opinel

 

[Bury the Trash]

 

[Tomr10]

Pocket/pen knife

can anyone recommend one for cutting silage bales ect that stays sharp for more than a day and doesn’t cost a small fortune Cheers

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[CopperBeech]

Heres a bit of a tip re the opined. The only down side is that the wooden handles get slippy when wet. Get some ice hockey / badminton racket grip tape and wrap the handle.

 

[neilo]

Can any one recommend a good pocket knife that will hold its edge? looking for single folding blade 3" or so.
To be used for general farm duties cutting string silage bags etc

After a previous thread on here, I bought a folding lock knife that takes Stanley blades from an electrician’s website when I was ordering some cable & stuff. Iirc it was about £7, c/w 10 blades, and it is much better for bale wrap/net/string/fert bags. Not as useful as my old Buck knife for tha5 time when you want to poke or pierce something with a pointy end though.

 

[stewart]

Opinel

Opinel? Call that a knife?

 

[icanshootwell]

You need 2 knifes
1. stanley blade that lives in the loader tractor for the bale wrap/net etc
2. General pocket knife for all the rest of your farm duties, skinning a rat, getting through gates etc.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Opinel

I don't like them, the blades are too brittle and snap, and I think it has the wrong shape blade too, I find the lambs foot (or even pruning) shape far more useful.

 

[borderterribles]

Yes, Opinel. Best knife I've had for keeping its edge. Not particularly snug in a pocket, due to it's round shape, but well worth persevering with it because of how sharp the blade is.

 

[Nearly]

opinel best knife but it will eat your pockets

ck plastic knife is more rounded.

 

[DrDunc]

Stanley knife for bale plastic

Spyderco paramilitary II for everything else

Just don't lose the spyderco, it'll be the best knife you've used, EVER!

 

[Nearly]

If I lost that I'd cry. £120 to £180!

 

[manhill]

One handed opening preferably.

 

[jondear]

Opinel cheap and stays sharp .Find a concrete block wall and like new .

 

[DrDunc]

If I lost that I'd cry. £120 to £180!

In the 20 years of using THE BEST pocket knife ever, I've lost one paramilitary II......

I held a funeral service and was inconsolable for nearly a week until the replacement arrived

 

[neilo]

If I lost that I'd cry. £120 to £180!

I once lashed out £35 for a Buck knife from a stall at Builth. Mrs NeilO reminded me of my frivolous spending for several years after.

I’ve still got it, as I can’t afford to lose it.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Best knife iv ever owned. Must have it at least 4 years now whereas most other knifes iv owned have fell in bits or bent over when cuttin bales nipping my hand long before 4 years old

 

[Ffermer Bach]

my knife, this shape

 

[HolzKopf]

Another vote for Opinel, I use several (no, not all at the same time ) and they're 'cheap' enough that you won't buckets if you lose or break one. Great for taking an edge. The trucks and tractors (should) all have one + I always carry one. If 'out' I'll take a no6 non locking which is a bit small but legal-carry

I've got other knives, Bucks, Kershaws and some Trevor Ablett knives made in the years shortly before he died. But the Opinels I reckon give good bang for your bucks even if they do wear a hole in your jeans

HK