tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post2280781298003692701..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Praxis: "and Knife to the Hilt."Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-31881337540150306512008-12-09T22:18:00.000-06:002008-12-09T22:18:00.000-06:00Anon:I make my own and I paid a month's beer money...Anon:<BR/><BR/>I make my own and I paid a month's beer money and a wood stove for a Mad Dog. <BR/><BR/>Never looked back nor had a regret. It's a better battle knife than my hunting oriented designs although less of a general utility knife as there's always a compromise.<BR/><BR/>Try different ones under different conditions and see what actually works for YOU. That's the most important thing.<BR/><BR/>Too bad they don't let you test drive knives and rifles (unless you're buying from a friend like I did with the Dog).tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-9469439598088269632008-12-09T18:57:00.000-06:002008-12-09T18:57:00.000-06:00Excellent post!! This is the kind of advice that p...Excellent post!! This is the kind of advice that people really need. People who have used them in the real world and learned from experience what works and what just looks 'cool'. <BR/>A lot of years ago, I made knives for a while as a hobby ( just stock reduction and such, no fancy forge work) and I learned what worked in a regular 'work' knife, or a camp knife, but a combat knife is a whole 'nother animal. And indeed, the Ek blades were fine and affordable, which some of the Randalls were not. On the other hand, back when Nam was in full swing, Randall and Ek both offered special discounts to active service members, although the wait on a good Randall could be three months...<BR/>Likewise, today you can find some Busse and Mad Dog blades that are very nice and again, nearly indestructible unless they take an RPG hit, but if you can't justify using most of your month's salary for one, then you end up leaning more toward those Kabars or Cold Steels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-63379128646225596122008-12-09T17:59:00.000-06:002008-12-09T17:59:00.000-06:00My two cents:I like a 7-8" drop point single edge ...My two cents:<BR/><BR/>I like a 7-8" drop point single edge and I make mine for myself. High carbon, not stainless, as they sharpen easier, and the edge is designed to be sharpened easily.<BR/><BR/>Old car leaf springs make a good starting point.<BR/><BR/>If you can't butcher a deer with it, hammer a nail with the hilt, cut tree limbs, and fillet a fish for grub, it's not going to be my sole carry knife. Don't care about hollow handles and escape kits in the handle, I carry a compass anyway.<BR/><BR/>Those are MY requirements for a survival knife. Nice if you can carry three or five knives but if you can only pick one, that's what I carry.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.com