Ontario Old Hickory knives, Garbage, or Gold? - BladeForums.com
Jun 17, 2016 · Ontario Old Hickory knives are a great value. they are typically 1095 tool steel, tempered back to about a 52-55 Rockwell. Their thin stock makes them very keen cutters and the softer steel makes them very tough. In my experience, they do not hold an edge nearly as long as my Beckers, but the Beckers are much thicker stock, tempered much harder ...
Old Hickory Hunting Knife. - Bushcraft USA Forums
Apr 17, 2019 · Ontario Old Hickory Hunting Knife 7026 Specifications: Old Hickory Hunting Knife Overall Length: 10.3". Old Hickory Hunting Knife Blade Length: 5.5". Old Hickory Hunting Knife Blade Steel: 1095 High Carbon Steel. Old Hickory Hunting Knife Blade Finish: Satin. Old Hickory Hunting Knife Rockwell Hardness: 55-57HRC.
Old Hickory vs. Russell Green River? - BladeForums.com
Dec 2, 2017. #3. Get both, they are really perhaps the best deals for real working knives out there. I like the 5" Green River 4215 quite a lot, having carried the 7" Ontario butcher knife for years. The Russell is shorter and thinner (but took less work to get a good sharp edge, since it was thinner). I use both in the field, but carry the ...
Old Hickory as Camp Knife? - BladeForums.com
Apr 25, 2004 · Jul 1, 2005. #1. Seems like an Old Hickory butcher knife would work pretty good as a camp knife. You can get them from 6-8 inches up to 12-14 inches and they are less than 15 bucks each. Has anyone used them? I know that they require more maintenance than a lot of knives, but still seems like an awful good deal.
My first knife re-handle: Old Hickory Butcher
Tennessee. Jun 6, 2016. #1. I purchased an Old Hickory butcher knife as a budget bush-craft blade I could beat on or modify without remorse. The knife ran me $12 delivered on Amazon. The leather Ka-Bar sheath was another $10. I gotta say, for $22 delivered I’m pretty impressed with the knife and sheaths initial quality.
Modding Old Hickory knives for bushcraft - Bushcraft USA Forums
NE Ohio. Jan 5, 2017. #1. I bought two Old hickory knives when I was in California for $2 each! I will take some pictures in a bit. My plan is to remove the old scales, recontour the blades, and then install new scales. I was really intimitated by the process of installing scales, but after watching a few youtube videos it looks like they are ...
Review: Ontario Old Hickory 7" Butcher Knife - BladeForums.com
Nov 1, 2004 · This is the Old Hickory Butcher Knife, model 77. I bought and a sheath it for use as a general outdoor knife, as it has a lot of the features I want in a nice camping knife: full tang, carbon steel blade, wooden handle, nice edge and blade shape. It kind of reminds me of a bowie. You can find these knives for about $7. Yup, seven dollars.
Old Hickory for Bushcraft? - BladeForums.com
Nov 18, 2010 · Look up "trade knives" and see what they remind you of. They were wood handled, high carbon, thin bladed, and meant for cutting rather than prying or other tactical use. Old Hickory would do fine for camp knives, butcher knives, skinning knives, or bushcraft. That's what they were designed to do.
Old Hickory Cleaver: Inexpensive Camp Knife? - BladeForums.com
Sep 29, 2016 · I have other Old Hickories (Hickorys?) in my kitchen that have held up fine for years. I still like how it performed though! Once I get some new handles on it, I see it having a permanent place in my camping box, partly because it works, and partly for the cool conversation factor. Whatever you do, never stop making Old Hickory!
The Story of the Nessmuk Knife - Bushcraft USA Forums
Louisville, KY USA. Feb 3, 2011. #1. George Washington Sears (1821-1890), under the pen name of "Nessmuk," wrote many letters to Forest and Steam magazine in the 1880s. These popularized canoeing, the Adirondack lakes, self-guided canoe camping tours, the open, ultra-light single canoe, and what many today call environmentalism.