recommendations for a good pocket knife

[Dukes Fit]

Can recommend Puma knives

http://www.pumaknives.de/index_en.php

Massive range, probably the range that most on here will find what they want is under "outdoor folders"

Very tough and hold a good edge for a long time.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Fair enough, I'm not saying you shouldn't. I'm just pointing out that the big wide world outside farming takes a dim view of people carrying knives these days, and its very easy for us farmers to forget that the rules apply to everyone, not just the ones the legislation is aimed at. And given farming is a very mobile lifestyle it is very easy to end up carrying a knife in places where one shouldn't be. Ninety nine times out of a hundred it wouldn't be a problem, but the consequences of that one time could be severe.

It did cross my mind after I automatically took out my knife to flip open the cover of a towing eye on a broken down van I'd stopped to help on a busy A road the other week. Don't think the policeman even noticed...

 

[Cowcalf]

Can recommend Puma knives

http://www.pumaknives.de/index_en.php

Massive range, probably the range that most on here will find what they want is under "outdoor folders"

Very tough and hold a good edge for a long time.

looks very expensive the day you lose it, as its only for cutting nets and wrap for a lot of farmers

 

[PeteWithABeard]

Buck bantam and or opinel no.7. Both light weight and hold an edge. Sharpen up on a concrete edge and cut like new.

 

[Jackson4]

can someone explain why locking knives are illegal?? You'd think the only difference is they are safer than carrying a knife that swings open in your pocket and stabs you? Cant get long with opinel, the wood swells and you cant get the blades out very easily, esecially if its cold, have gloves on etc. Also the high carbon steel has mre chance of rust and being brittle. Last but not least it has been known to trap my fingers in it because its not a locking knife... sometimes i need protecting from myself

Cant beat the bog standard foot knife if sharpend properly.. have 2 jap wet stones.. £50 quid but make a very sharp edge quick. I do have a bad habit of putting a knife down on a sheep if its sat on its arse, blue spray/injecting then letting it go with my knife then flying into the straw somewhere... bloody hell its annoying looking for a knife when your busy Lost my stanley blade knife yesterday! Expensive knives no good to me... must loose 5 a year That JCB combi looks ideal, stanly for wrap, blade for everything else.

 

[Grassman]

. I do have a bad habit of putting a knife down on a sheep if its sat on its arse, blue spray/injecting then letting it go with my knife then flying into the straw somewhere... bloody hell its annoying looking for a knife when your busy Lost my stanley blade knife yesterday! Expensive knives no good to me... must loose 5 a year

I do it regularly myself!
I am going to see if tying a small length of bright blue ribbon or string to mine would make it stand out a bit from straw.

 

[Paddington]

Brought the sheep onto the concrete last night to feed them and noticed a lame one. Cleaned her cleft out with footshears and put some blue spray on. Ten minutes later let them out, as the lame one passed me and toddled up the field I happened to see the footshears still on her back where I had left them.

 

[Grassman]

Brought the sheep onto the concrete last night to feed them and noticed a lame one. Cleaned her cleft out with footshears and put some blue spray on. Ten minutes later let them out, as the lame one passed me and toddled up the field I happened to see the footshears still on her back where I had left them.

You are going to be in so much trouble!
@bovine sort him out will you!

 

[Post Driver]

Cant get long with opinel. Last but not least it has been known to trap my fingers in it because its not a locking knife... sometimes i need protecting from myself

There is the collar that rotates to lock it out. But yeh, a fiddle when wearing gloves

 

[Paddington]

You are going to be in so much trouble!
@bovine sort him out will you!

Stirrer!

 

[Cowcalf]

can someone explain why locking knives are illegal?? You'd think the only difference is they are safer than carrying a knife that swings open in your pocket and stabs you? Cant get long with opinel, the wood swells and you cant get the blades out very easily, esecially if its cold, have gloves on etc. Also the high carbon steel has mre chance of rust and being brittle. Last but not least it has been known to trap my fingers in it because its not a locking knife... sometimes i need protecting from myself

Cant beat the bog standard foot knife if sharpend properly.. have 2 jap wet stones.. £50 quid but make a very sharp edge quick. I do have a bad habit of putting a knife down on a sheep if its sat on its arse, blue spray/injecting then letting it go with my knife then flying into the straw somewhere... bloody hell its annoying looking for a knife when your busy Lost my stanley blade knife yesterday! Expensive knives no good to me... must loose 5 a year That JCB combi looks ideal, stanly for wrap, blade for everything else.

wife bought me a metal detector brilliant at finding tools torches etc etc saves alot of time and frustration.

 

[shepherdess]

Lost count the amount of times I've been in pubic with one in my pocket, the bank,tescos,market,garage you name it, in honisty you forget it's in their, till you need it your not thinking about it.
Think concidering theirs a bail of straw, bit of string few castrating rings and God knows what else in pocket with it old bill would have some idea I'm not lying when I say it's my work coat. Though luckily the local lot are fairly sensible around hear.
But you are right get the wrong person unneeded hassle.

Don't get the lock knife bit either, both can do just as much damage if in a crims hands lock or not

 

[Paddington]

Re illegal knives, Dad's new company car in the late 60's came fitted with static seat belts. He was sat in the car outside the house checking the switches etc when he kept sounding the horn, the seat belt had jammed and we ended up cutting it. Next day at work he got a new belt fitted and went off to to see a client. On the way back he realised the new belt had jammed and he couldn't get out of the car so drove around until he spotted a police car in a lay by and pulled up alongside. The policeman produced a knife and cut the belt, saying they were constantly having to cut people free and recommended keeping a sheath knife taped under the seat within easy reach.
How times change.

 

[mo!]

A lock knife is so much safer, makes no sense to me. I miss my Spyderco, I could use it one handed wearing gloves and the clip was much better than having in down in the depths of my pocket. If only I'd used a crowbar instead of my knife I'd still be able to use it...at least I don't catch myself walking into nursery with an illegal knife now...

 

[Jackson4]

wife bought me a metal detector brilliant at finding tools torches etc etc saves alot of time and frustration.

Brilliant idea... as long as i dont run over it. Could do a bit of metal detecting whilst i'm on..found a silver coin with william the conquerer on it years ago, in some soil i was digging in. Its on a long list of things i need to do something about (like the dead mole in the freezer) Its a very castley area.... castles everywhere you know.. cant move for castles.

 

[Cjm]

Lost count the amount of times I've been in pubic with one in my pocket, the bank,tescos,market,garage you name it, in honisty you forget it's in their, till you need it your not thinking about it.
Think concidering theirs a bail of straw, bit of string few castrating rings and God knows what else in pocket with it old bill would have some idea I'm not lying when I say it's my work coat. Though luckily the local lot are fairly sensible around hear.
But you are right get the wrong person unneeded hassle.

Don't get the lock knife bit either, both can do just as much damage if in a crims hands lock or not

Unfortunate misspelling of public.... Just saying

 

[shepherdess]

Oh god pmsl dam auto text on phone well spotted

 

[jondear]

If you don't mind spending a bit of money the leather man knives are real good

Had a leatherman given to me by my brother and I have to say its the best knife I have ever had .Used it all winter cutting plastic silage bales on the serrated blade and still really sharp without touching it!

 

[NZDan]

I have a Swiss Army knife on my pickup key for general use, a victornox skinning knife for bigger jobs. I use a small hand saw for bales.

 

[Robigus]

Talk of locking knives - has anyone mentioned the Leatherman Wave

Choice of two blades - serrated and smooth - that can be opened one handed, that then automatically lock in place, and can then be unlocked and closed in one movement one handed.
Admittedly the last action does some times result in a little impromptu nail clipping.