Hoot wrote:I've read a bit about the supposed quality difference between the old USA made Old Timers and what you can buy now, I never had one of the originals but I do have a small Old timer i bought earlier this year when I realised I didn't have an EDC option for 'nice dress'. It was overpriced, I think I paid about $65AUD and the same product is about $15 in the USA.. but it's not a bad little knife to be honest, keeps a good edge, but I don't trust slipjoint knives after just about cutting my index finger in half.
Okay in all fairness I was using the knife as a screwdriver, but that's not the point..
I had an old timer as a kid and still sad i lost it. I have sold Schrade knives since so have handled a few and can say i like their old stuff better than their new stuff.
I have a nice Benchmade that i have been bebying for a year and has just started to see some more abusive work. The edge has only ever needed a pass or two over the syeel or diamond hone so far. My last Benchmade lasted me 20 years and is now my wife's knife to carry around the property, albeit a bit beaten up and crudely repaired, it is still a perfectly functional knife with a very tough blade and durably sharp edge.
As for multitools. Having had a few, sold a heap and used numerous friends', i have to say that my old SOG was the best i've ever seen or used and the only brand i have not seen fail (i have a habbit of testing things to failure). If someone picked it up after i dropped it somewhere on Sheepyard Flats (Howqua), they got a good score!
When it comes to knives, quality lasts.