Posted June 10, 2018 12:59 pm by Comments

By John Falkenberg

I have used the same pocket knife since I was 11 years old, when my grandfather gave me a little 2-inch number for my birthday.

I have never had the occasion to upgrade and I’ve never needed to downsize, obviously. Its short, lightweight dependability has helped cut more fishing line, pulled more splinters, and engaged in every little triviality that occasions a light-grade knife well for year after year.

Although I was a pretty happy camper, there was an appeal to expanding my collection of knives to include something in between “tiny” and “6-inch-belt blade” in terms of aesthetic, and what’s more, I have bear paws for hands. A knife with a little more bulk seemed like a smart way to go.

Then I went to Smoky Mountain Knife Works and thought — hey, what the hell?

For those of you who haven’t gone to Smoky Mountain Knife Works — go. It’s incredible. The “World’s largest knife showplace”, as the website describes itself, is almost exhausting to go through with their selection of knives from the kitchen to movie reproduction models.

It took me a while that stuck out to me enough for me to pull the trigger, but …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

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