Used to collect knives when I was a edgy teen decades ago, never had anything decent. Starting fresh, how did I do for my first purchase?
Any tips or troubles I should be aware of with this brand (KABAR)?
General knife thread too I guess
My first knife
Aaron Bailey
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Jonathan Sanchez
I went with synthetics instead of leather as my sweat is super fucking corrosive
Hunter Watson
Is that a KaBar short? That was my first "real" knife too. Served me good innawoods so far. Not the best for certain tasks that require more control but good for general work and I assume would serve well in combat if needed. Mine is the stacked leather handle with kydex sheath one. Mounted on my backpack strap.
Jace James
If you want some that's better for camp activities get a kabar Mk1. Much easier to use when doing small stuff.
Jeremiah King
Not the short, 12 inch all up, 7 inch blade. I just take shitty photos. It's pretty much for innawoods and emergency self defense. Do they hold an edge alright?
Jonathan Garcia
That is about as vague of a question as you ask. It depends entirely on what your usage is; how you will use it (if you will use it), how often and how will you carry, budget, location, general attire
Justin Cook
Innawoods you are better off with a pocketknife and a hatchet or machete.
t. innawoods for hours most of the week
Logan Foster
I've had mine 2 years with fair use and only needed to sharpen 3 times. It's good to tune the edge after each use though.
I have always felt that the full size was just to big for tipical innawoods business. At that length it's basically purely a combat knife. I have a full length also that I inherited. Never use it because of this.
Landon Ortiz
5 nights a week on the nightstand, 2 nights a week chopping up rabbit, pheasant or eels
Justin Rivera
Thanks for the input. I have a few axes, just trying to get a feel for knives again. I'm a weekend warrior, so pack weight and such isn't a huge factor. Seen some lovely hunting axes and such but they are bit pricier than I was expecting. Gotta save up