Gezzer Report post Posted March 19, 2023 Old one I bought used 35/40 years ago got tossed ( sharpened almost enough to make it a fillet knife ). The blade thickness is thinner on these new ones but still Made in USA and high carbon so maybe it will be a good one . Made a sheath to help keep it sharp in the drawer . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted March 19, 2023 great sheath and i love those knives, i have three a skinner a boner and a chefs knife i love old hickory knives great steel. they've butchered a lot of critters!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted March 20, 2023 Nice job! Never owned one... Feeling kinda deprived.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted March 20, 2023 My dad actually found an old one in the field near his house. The handle was rotted away of course. He put a nice walnut handle on it and peened brass rivets in it. Before my LW days, I actually had someone make me a sheath for it. Still have it to this day. Thanks for sharing, and nice way to protect it in the drawer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gezzer Report post Posted March 20, 2023 21 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: great sheath and i love those knives, i have three a skinner a boner and a chefs knife i love old hickory knives great steel. they've butchered a lot of critters!! No high tech steel , nothing slick about how they look but they work . 10 hours ago, Hags said: Nice job! Never owned one... Feeling kinda deprived.... best $18.00 dollars you'll ever spend 1 hour ago, PastorBob said: My dad actually found an old one in the field near his house. The handle was rotted away of course. He put a nice walnut handle on it and peened brass rivets in it. Before my LW days, I actually had someone make me a sheath for it. Still have it to this day. Thanks for sharing, and nice way to protect it in the drawer. So your Dad king of gave it a second chance , very nice ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Gezzer said: No high tech steel , nothing slick about how they look but they work . best $18.00 dollars you'll ever spend So your Dad king of gave it a second chance , very nice ! thrift stores or goodwill i bought my last one for a buck and its an old good one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Reaper Report post Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) I have a butchers knife that I got back in 1987 when some kind of salesman from Kirby vacuum came to the house, just for the demo I got a free knife. Still have it and it’s the best knife I have. I will look for a used anything made in USA, I try to stay away from China crap!!!! Nice job on the sheath, I don’t have the room in the drawer but know I see I have to re-prioritize Edited March 20, 2023 by Doc Reaper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasJack Report post Posted March 21, 2023 I've got some of those Old Hickory knives I bought at a garage sale for a couple of bucks. Had to redo the handles and sharpen them, but they're not bad knives. I like the sheath. Looks good and goes well with the knife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
