knives

[Tkleather1]

Hey guys I am sure that this has been asked before but since I am new around here I will ask again. What is everybodys favorite swivel knife and what is your favorite round knife or head knife? now I know alot of you profesionals have about twenty of each but if you could have just one of each what would it be?

Now me personally I only have one round knife and it is an OLD Osborne and I do like it. and I only have two swivel knives one is an elcheapo tandy and the other is an elcheapo Al Stohlman from tandy. The stohlman knife isnt bad but it isnt great either.

the reason I am asking is to learn of new toolmakers that I have not heard of or dealt with before and I want to expand my selection sooner than later.

So Tell me, what are your favorites?

[jbird]

Swivel knives a have 8 and my best one is my sk-3 swivel knife from leather wrangler Paul is a great guy and very good knife maker and they come in different colors.

Josh

[David]

My favorites are the old tandy knives with the 1/2 barrel and the cast finger saddle.

I'm always looking to buy those.

Dave Theobald

[Rawhide]

I have about 10 swivel knives, and so far my favorite is a Chuck Smith, 'Ol Smoothie...However, I have a Bob Beard knife on order, and those are supposed to be the Rolls Royce of swivel knives.

As for a head knife, I have 3, an osborne, an Al Stohlman, and a Danny Marlin... by far the Danny Marlin is my favorite...But there are several that are supposedly very good, such as Bill Buchman.

If you want an old vintage knife, contact Bob Douglas...his info is on the supplier's link.

[Rayban]

I have a Tandy swivel with a synthetic blade which does me just fine for my type of work.

I had this oldie head knife gifted to me. It has no maker mark on it, all I know it's a carbon blade and I got it pretty darn sharp...can't see how I could get it to cut any better.

So that's it....one of each......hard for me to imagine how one can use more than one at a time.....

[bruce johnson]

For the swivel knife it has to be something comfortable for you. Some like thicker or thinner barrels. Others like a medium knurling or a finer knurling. Different cradles feel different. Blades are the bigger difference to me. Some like a thicker blade, others thin. Longer blade, angled blade, straight blade - there are a lot of choices. One not mentioned in this thread yet is Henley. I've got a few, but my users are a Barry King, Henley, original Hackbarth, thin and thick barrel Ol Smoothies. Each has a little different blade set up and that is the bigger difference for me.

For round knives I still like my old Clydes for most stuff. I got to play with one from Bob Dozier last April. It was a very good knife, and I ended up and got one at a show the next month. No regrets there.

[steve mason]

Howdy; here are a few photos of the knifes that I use, I am pretty knife poor, I think I should get some more, no I need more!!

Swivel kinfes, left to right

-ellis barnes barrel with henley blade

-chuck smith "ol smoothie" with henley blade, ( I would say the henley blades are the very best blade made but they are the best blades I have ever used)

-don king barrel and blade

-old craftool with ceramic beader blade

-don king stainless barrel with a barry king beader blade

round kinfes, left to right

top row

-bill buchman knife, I have had this knife for years and it has been a great knife

-Bob Dozier knife, I have not had it for long but it may turn into my favorite knife

-LBL knife, this is a good knife that was John Kings (my first saddle mentour) so it has sentimenal value

-W. Rose Knife, good steel

bottom row L to R

-old osborne knife, this was my first round knife given to me from my grandfather, it has been a great knife over the years, it's kind of retired for now

-weinland knife, he took over LBL knifes, I don't think he is still making kinfe, to bad they were good

-danny marlin knife, this knife is just for skiving, which it does an awesome job at, but the edge does not hold up worth a damn when cutting on butcher board

-old gomph, i also use this knife to skive

straight knifes L to R

-weinland knife, been a good knife

-henckels paring kinfe, this is one of my favorite straight knifes, I like the price also

-I got the blade from lee valley, made the handle from a 2X2, not very fancy but an awsome straight knife

-lee valley knife, has a bevel on one side only, suppised to cut one direction better, but I find it kinda sucks in both directions

-bill buchman knife, he said it was for bleeding strings, I use it for that and for every thing else I can think of, it's one of my favorites

-bob jolly knife, I have had this knife for years, I decided long ago that I did not like this knife, but I started using it again and I love this knife.

-this last knife is a my utility knife, I just it for cutting boxs, and cutting rough stuff etc, this is my version of a razor knife.

[Art]

My favorite swivel knife is my Bob Beard, and I think his blades are the best around. However Paul Zalesak makes an excellent knife that I like in the small size (diameter) with the aggressive knurl and the big yolk, they are light nimble little things for intricate, tight turn work.

On the head knife it is Bill Buchman all the way for me, I have had others and his just work great for me. Of all my Buchmans, his small angled skiving knife gets the most use.

We have covered this extensively on the board, with a lot of pictures also, so do searches on head knife and swivel knife and you should find them.

Art

Hey guys I am sure that this has been asked before but since I am new around here I will ask again. What is everybodys favorite swivel knife and what is your favorite round knife or head knife? now I know alot of you profesionals have about twenty of each but if you could have just one of each what would it be?

Now me personally I only have one round knife and it is an OLD Osborne and I do like it. and I only have two swivel knives one is an elcheapo tandy and the other is an elcheapo Al Stohlman from tandy. The stohlman knife isnt bad but it isnt great either.

the reason I am asking is to learn of new toolmakers that I have not heard of or dealt with before and I want to expand my selection sooner than later.

So Tell me, what are your favorites?

[MarshalWill]

My favorite swivel knife is a Henley. By far the best one I have.

My favorite cutting knife is one I made from a sawblade. I never got used to a round knife because the saddlemaker I learned from years ago showed me his knife he made. I copied that one. Here's a picture. The lighting makes the blade's edge look dark, but it isn't.

[Rayban]

My favorite swivel knife is a Henley. By far the best one I have.

My favorite cutting knife is one I made from a sawblade. I never got used to a round knife because the saddlemaker I learned from years ago showed me his knife he made. I copied that one. Here's a picture. The lighting makes the blade's edge look dark, but it isn't.

I like thatun Will....very practical looking and looks like it would be easy to control.....