Just ........................... "fark!"

Some beautiful metal work there.

 

For those of you who collect both watches and knives, this French manufacturer has you covered:

 

Globals are a great 'gateway knife'. If you ever find you need to spend more time on forums visit www.kitchenknifeforums.com

 

I know what you mean. I got into them when working in a kitchen, and just found them easy go-tos when needing something. However now I find myself looking at more interesting pieces....ruh roh ...
Been watching this guy for years
http://cutbrooklyn.com/

 

He's been around a few years now. A couple knife forum members have tried out his stuff; general consensus is are decent cutters but you could do a bit better for the price. I actually haven't heard him mentioned in a while, so there is a good chance he is fully booked. Some people really go for the 'handmade in Brooklyn' take these days.

There are a lot of custom makers around in the US now. Homebutcher.com is handling sales for a lot of US makers; a visit to his site is always interesting.

But overall bang-for-the-buck usually goes to some of the Japanese makers. And for Japanese knives in the US it is hard to beat Jon at japaneseknifeimports.com. And Korin in NYC is the long-time j-knife champ.

 

Here is my Japanese knife supplier

https://miuraknives.com/19-japanese-knife

picked up one of these last time

 

any one in to GECs

 

Brb..... probably poorer.

 

Very nice! I used to live about 30 minutes away from where it was made!!!
They have an annual cutlery festival there each autumn, it's amazing

 

I have a couple of knives... 9 drawers of them.... 1 drawer left to fill

 

same here... I started with Swiss Army knives back in the 60's , and later I started adding Randall, Russell, etc

 

here are some vintage ones

 

Ok, I’ve seen enough and love them all. I’ve got to get a decent pocket knife and I have 250 dollars to do so. Any recommendations for the rather petty sum to get the most for my buck?

 

I went Sheffield from @STANDY recommendation. Very pleased with the quality and size.

 

I have always found it hard to go wrong with an older Case. I carry my dad's last pocket knife he bought and each of my son's carry Cases.

 

Picked up a good Al Mar folding knife recently.

 

Frost Cutlery used to make excellent pocket knives. Not sure if they still do. Theres a Chinese company who's products are considered every bit as good as the old Case and Camillus knives. The name of the company escapes me for the moment even though I've bought their knives as gifts in the past.
Those are far cheaper than you are willing to spend.

I'd go for an antique in good condition over a recent product. My best pocket knife is probably a German "Eye" with very little external wear from being carried in a pocket but the blades are still in pristine condition. The company logo engraved on the main blade is striking. I found it in an old chair I was reupholstering. No one recognized it so I kept it.

Of course you can get technically better knives I suppose, but the old classics still have an appeal.

 

I've got a few nice knives but my goto is a French Opinel. I left one with my son in UK, blade so worn with sharpening that you have to knock the heel to open it, this one I've had for about 15 years bought in France on a holiday.

I've got a few nice kitchen knives from Japan and Australia. This is my favourite from https://www.kingforge.com.au/?s=K100DS1+Santoku

 

The CRKT was my use for everything knife while in the Army. The Dart and Hydra are my everyday EDC. The other is a Bawidamann Huginn X RDH

 

Another heading my way. LT Wright camp Muk in A2 steel with G10 handle