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Old 12-11-2008, 11:05   #13
Bill Harsey
Bladesmith to the Quiet Professionals
 
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AM, TR,
Thank you. Best for what is a good question.
I started that way on purpose because this forum covers a wide range of activities and wanted to see which way this might go.
There are hand tools here in the shop that are ugly but I learned to like them because they work right. They become "best".

TR,
For application: First category of knife would be "field use" military in deference to the primary group on this forum. Included in field use would be daily carry.
also of note, unless something has changed we do not discuss use of a knife by military personnel for lethal purposes here.


A knife used to open, clean and skin a game animal is the first step of food preparation. The chefs knives are the last step in food preparation just before that steak knife is used. Making food in the field happens with whatever knife is on you and that becomes the chefs knife.
It's human nature to value our knives and it started a very long time ago.
That is why I asked the question.


Great responses so far, thank you.
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