Favorite EDC Fixed Blade Knives

Favorite EDC Fixed Blade Knives
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[@bbaileystl]

You have the best and simplest way of carrying a fixed blade. Definitely going to test it out as an edc fixed blade option. Thank you!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thanks. I think you will really like it

[@jamesappel8747]

Welcome to Georgia. I just found your channel and enjoyed the content, I am a big fan of small fixed blades. I have Bradford Guardians, White River Backpackers and Lionsteel M1s. They are all super steels, but I am retired and have the time to hand sharpen. Since I do not use them often, the need is not frequent.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Those are all amazing knives.

[@unfi6798]

Great collection of EDC fixed blade. Cheers from Australia.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thank you

[@npenick66]

Carried an Izula 2 horizontal appendix carry edc for a long time and it did the job. Recently upgraded to a Creely Mako in magnacut and love it. It is a little harder to sharpen than 1095 but not by much on a KME sharpener and holds an edge for many times longer. Can't go wrong with smaller edc fixed blades, they can do 99% of what you need. If you're going to need a bigger knife you'll know it and probably have one with you. I've hit that age where folders (even auto openers) are a bit of a pain even though I've drawers full of them.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep love the small fixed edc knives

[@travisstiles4158]

Thank you Jason. Appreciate you buddy!

[@SamkoTradBow]

For sure! Keep making your amazing knives

[@johnaugustin5447]

I carry an Izula in S35VN with after market scales from The Knife Connection, and sometimes a Xancudo fixed blade paired with a Leatherman Charge or Surge as my EDC. I have several Izula's and Izula 2's as well in both 1095 and S35VN. My favorite small fixed blade.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Love the izula

[@stymebone6603]

Love the “dangler” way of carry. Thanx!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Works great. Glad you enjoyed it

[@OklahomaLoneWolf]

I’m here for this!! Been looking for one!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Lots of great options out there

[@bradleyhermes304]

I started carrying a fixed blade for EDC after watching one of your other videos. The Esee CR2.5 in a kydex sheath on a dangler is dynamite; it's like a paring knife on steroids. I definitely prefer the high carbon steel knives moreso over some "super steels" in some of my folders, they're simple, robust and functional. Great content, great video as always.

[@SamkoTradBow]

That cr2.5 is on my list to buy. Glad you like it! The dangler is such a great way to carry a small fixed blade

[@noahoakley5894]

I’ve actually got my first broken compass knife headed my way this week. Travis just finished up building my custom hiker with vintage micarta scales and orange g10 liners and pins. I can’t wait to get my hands on it and bring it into the field with me.

[@SamkoTradBow]

You are gonna love it

[@travisstiles4158]

Thank you Noah!!

[@noahoakley5894]

@@travisstiles4158 your welcome, thank you too!

[@theothermrt]

I'm glad I'm not the only one with city pants and woods pants. City pants have a sgian dubh and a leatherman wingman. Woods pants have a mini Bowie and Leatherman signal.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Very nice. Yep daily pants and woods pants have thier own belts, knives etc. And both are ready to put on at all times

[@theothermrt]

@@SamkoTradBow samesies. furthermore I have the city car, with kid stuff, and a woods SUV ready to go with all that stuff.

[@michaelandrew8493]

My favorites are white river model 1, protech sbr fixed blade, bmkt fixed , and Bradford 3

[@SamkoTradBow]

All fantastic knives

[@victorcaceres9603]

Like your version of a Dangler. Simple and effective.

[@SamkoTradBow]

I like how I. An never loose it and it keeps the weight on my belt not in my pocket

[@ulbushcrafting6592]

Same here, lost too many folders. And after EDC’ing large fixed blades, I’ll never go back.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Agree 100

[@dougkidd4799]

Great video, thanks

[@caseysmith544]

I have had either a Shefield plastic Exacto knife or now a bigger Amazon version of plastic Exato knife in my pocket, those are so useful for me and one for work in a kitchen, before this I had a smaller of a two set of folders from Ozark Trail with blue durable phenolic plastic handle before it fell apart, some Walmart ones I got in 2009 when a then almost 25 year old tent exploded and we were getting a new tent after a vacation. I use the other bigger knife same type of handle as a deer/animal knife and for some bigger cut things the small blade can't get. My brother has a Folder that a person made in South Dakota that is his everyday carry but it came with a leather sheath that can hook on a belt, he has it for use as a job with parents in a Green House they have owned since January 2nd 2016 and the property since sometime in 2017 from the original owners in town. Before this he had some bigger folding knife that was over 10--15 years old depending on when the original owner got it, that my brother got from somebody who had a relative that worked airport security for about 1/2 of the same brand new. He has that knife as a deer and other animal skinning knife now since it is kind of big.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Those exacto replacement blades are excellent.

[@caseysmith544]

@@SamkoTradBow Yes and for the reason at work of getting it wet I love this as they tend to rust out as they only make lower end stainless steel. With the one I have the cheap clones of plastic from Amazon, they need to break in the connector to accept other blades as the plastic is off from the blade. last time I forgot I need to do this break in of needing to slam the part back to closed so I ended up with a bad cut that took a week to heal to near full normal due to trying to force the safety part closed on own and have hand slip. These are the foldable blades I love to use for my everyday use that get about 85% of my needs.

[@SamkoTradBow]

@Casey smith getting cut by your own knife sucks. Been there many times

[@danrussell9357]

I EDC a Hogue Extrak - super sharp & tough

[@tap42al]

Great vid. I need a Kydex sheath for the Bradford

[@SamkoTradBow]

Love the bradford

[@peterweikel7123]

making your sheaths would be an informative video. as for edc, i carry a simple small case 2 blade pocket knife like granddad used to carry. i carry several different fixed blades when hunting. excellent video

[@SamkoTradBow]

I have a couple videos on how I make kydex sheaths. If you search kydex on my channel they will pop up. I also have knife Playlist I think.

[@anotheryoutuber_]

i flip flop between the esee izula 2 and the esee cr2.5 both in black oxide, rub em with alcohol at the end of the week and then put on a real light coat of coconut oil. fixed blades are joy.

[@SamkoTradBow]

2 excellent knives

[@jamesgilchrest7077]

I love T.Kell Fixed blades👍

[@SamkoTradBow]

They are beautiful

[@jakeMTSU]

I love OTFs, but cant beat a fixed

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep otf knives are like fidget spinners, can't stop playing with em 😂

[@omarceriani3371]

Beautiful options for edc! Personally I would include the becker bk-11!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Have a couple of those bk11s in the vehicles. They are a great knife especially for the orice

[@johandoe895]

The clip

[@SamkoTradBow]

@johandoe895 on Benchmade the clip is reversible on the civivi it is not

[@johandoe895]

Thanks

[@gregmccaslin7400]

I have lost so many pocket knives due to pocket clips snagging on this or that . Any more all my folders I attatch a retractable yo yo . I do the same for my flash lights with pocket clips . Thank for your Video and insight . 👍

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep thats a horrible feeling to loose a knife like that

[@malcolmholt2010]

I prefer the super steels. I love sharpening knives, though, so if you don't really get into sharpening, then I can understand not enjoying the super steels. Magnacut heat treated properly has become my favorite. I do like 10v a lot as well.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep if you have the time to sharpen them they are amazing

[@nitrorc4life1]

Have a izula 440c on me now, and a bk14(usually a bk24) today.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Awes9me knives

[@michaels7499]

Have you checked out T Kell knives? I have a lot of Esee knives but have been buying T Kell knives lately. He treats the blades with nickel boron which is what they use for bolt carriers on rifles. It slicks the blade up where they cut through things smoothly. He's a knife maker out of Georgia.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Have not seen his stuff yet. Will check it out. Thanks.

[@raoulduke3770]

I have a dozen fixed blades, but the Tops MSK ends up in my pocket the most.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Such a fantastic knife

[@richardhenry1969]

I personally like coldsteel mini pendleton hunter in aus10. I don't understand people paying crazy money for a tiny $30 knife. Steel isn't expensive its all a marketing scam. Im done buying crazy priced knives. Im making my own. Plus im working on a puuko now. Realistically for the price of two name brand knives i can buy everything to make my own. Fortunately being a mechanic and metal fabricator i have everything anyway. This way my heat treatment will be spot on not 3 points maybe. The easiest way is buy puuko blades and make a great knife.. best design for the last 100 years. An still is.

[@SamkoTradBow]

That's excellent you are building your own. You get to make exactly what you want

[@johandoe895]

Thanks

[@SamkoTradBow]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gillzgotskillz]

Any certain way you tie the dangler? I definitely like this for another option of carrying fixies great video!

[@SamkoTradBow]

I tie a loop on the end big enough to fit the knife thru so I just slid the loop under my belt and stick the knife thru the loop and it drops in my pocket.

[@gillzgotskillz]

@@SamkoTradBow thanks man I'm definitely gonna try it!

[@Hunting4Hookers]

You have a new subscriber buddy! We bumped into each other when you were hog hunting in SC after a monsoon!😁 Good stuff!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thanks! Glad to have you here.

[@Hunting4Hookers]

@@SamkoTradBow 👊👍😁

[@Sophocles13]

If I had a dedicated "Wedding"/dress knife, I'd really want it to be US made. Just me.

[@SamkoTradBow]

I live the civivi even more than any Benchmade I've owned and I've had many. The civivi in d2 is outstanding

[@kylewood8327]

Knife fighting is not for me, I want something to keep people away from me not confronting people at close range to knife fight. I’ll take my S&W 66 .357 snub anyday. That said the small fixed blades are nice for everyday use. I have a Bradford Guardian 3.5 that I’ll wear now-and-again.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Nothing wrong with that.

[@definit1on119]

Nice review. I’m thinking about picking up a fixed blade edc this year. I take it you’re not a fan of the otf knives?

[@SamkoTradBow]

I am not. I don't trust the locking on them in or out. Same with folders. I like liner locks but I'm left handed and that's not the best for a lefty and I like Benchmade axis lock. But I only carry fixed blades on a dangler in my front pocket. It's wicked fast to deploy and has the strength I want.

[@conor3932]

Take a shot everytime he says "And all the stuff that people do." 💀💀💀💀

[@GBall_Vision]

💥 GREAT VIDEO

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thanks

[@Forester17]

Nice collection

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thanks

[@jamesconnors5653]

ESSE PR4 and US Legion

[@Jasemba]

What about the White River M1, any thoughts on this piece?

[@SamkoTradBow]

Never owned that one. But own the white river caper. It's a great knife

[@Proudloser95]

I tell people all the time too not to clip things in your pocket in the woods. I’ve had expensive knives and flashlights pulled out of my pockets by branches and not know it. Better off just putting whatever in your pocket without a clip.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Agree 100% was a hard lesson learned for me.

[@Proudloser95]

@@SamkoTradBow yes sir, same here. That’s what got me into fixed blades as well. I’m more willing to spend more money on a fixed blade than a folder, just because I know when it’s on my belt it ain’t going anywhere. And even small fixed blades cut better for me than even big folders. It’s things you don’t know till you know. My friend just lost a $500 pocket knife too and he wasn’t even in the woods. He’s a truck driver and thinks either a seatbelt or possibly a tie down strap or something like that probably pulled it out of his pocket unknowingly.

[@richardhenry1969]

Back in the old military when we still used LBEs. The first thing you learned was tie everything to you. We spent hours cleaning out 550 cord using certain lengths for different things using the inside to tie small stuff. All that said I lost my gas mask at EIB in Colorado. We had to untie everything to match the regular army. They didn't want use rangers to appear different. Lol. Everyone knew when rangers were around. My buddy hooked me up they wanted me to pay $100 in 1991 on E4 pay. Really blows my mind knowing Bidens military left billions in weapons and equipment and nobody was in any trouble. Sorry can't help myself.

[@skipskipper99]

Check out White River m1 pro backpacker I think you would like it.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Have a few white river knives. They are excellent

[@hardh2ogillz]

How are you making your sheaths?

[@SamkoTradBow]

I have a few videos if you search kydex on my channel. Heat the kydex in the oven, wrap around blade, put between 2 pieces of foam and step on it for 10 mins. The drill, install rivets, and fine tune

[@timjk32]

lt wright frontier valley u should really try out

[@timjk32]

cheap to 70 bucs on lt wright website

[@jonbrown9490]

Check out Calton Cutlery. If you want a handmade knife at a decent price, Joe's knives are pretty much unbeatable. He has the best heat treat of any maker that I've used over 26 years in a professional kitchen. My Calton's take a better edge than my 1000+ dollar japanese steel and they are just indestructible. Joe is a super nice guy and his knives are priced super reasonably, plus he's actually got some in stock so you don't necessarily have to wait months for a custom order.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thanks! Always great to get first hand testimonials from custom made knives.

[@demo2952]

Buck 664 with a custom kydex sheath

[@SamkoTradBow]

Very nice

[@aadarshsharma3839]

Hey I wanna buy my first knife can u give me some recommendations? I am looking to spend around $15, and I am looking for a EDC fixed-blade. please give around 5-7 recommendations.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Sorry don't know of any in that price range that I have any familiarity with

[@aadarshsharma3839]

@@SamkoTradBow no problem thanks for the responding btw

[@johandoe895]

I cant tell from the pic online if its reversible.

[@SamkoTradBow]

If what is.

[@devodoesitall1969]

Check out the CRKT Biwa it’s totally your style. Great little affordable knife. Your videos are great just got into traditional archery.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Will check it out. Thanks. And welcome to traditional bowhunting

[@johandoe895]

Which Civivi is that?

[@SamkoTradBow]

Elementum

[@johandoe895]

Im a lefty , too. You don’t use the clip i see.

[@SamkoTradBow]

@johandoe895 nope. Not a fan of clips. Lost my favorite knife a few years ago to some brush catching the clip and pulling the knives out of my pocket in the swamp

[@chippooutdoors5325]

a drop of oil on ceramic bushing on blade for civivi

[@SamkoTradBow]

yep it needed alittle maintenance

[@chippooutdoors5325]

we all need a little maintance, I feel it some mornings getting out of bed going to work LOL

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@chippooutdoors5325 I know the feeling.

[@chippooutdoors5325]

@@SamkoTradBow I havent shot a bow in 10 years, I had a package from cabelas that got stolen along with 10 guns and lots of everything else. Just got my lifetime sportsman/costal fishing liscene I have harvested 1 deer with a bow and about 15 with a rifle, Planning my budget for 700$ left eye dominant

[@SamkoTradBow]

@chippooutdoors5325 that sucks about the theft. We just had our brand new grill stolen off our back porch 2 nights ago. If I find the guy that did it I'm gonna hold him under water until the bubbles stop😂

[@michaelcope2329]

You mention, carrying that large fixed blade occasionally for self defense. Sir, I hope you have trained extensively with the blades for that type of situation, I hope you are in excellent physical condition and I hope you have the mental frame work to actually use it, without being graphic. I simply do not think that you have thought that through, because from the looks of things, it would be taken from you and it would be used to mortally wound you. Personal protection with a knife is only realistic for high level special operations groups operators or other trained leo and/or military, unless you happen to be one very dedicated every day citizen.

[@SamkoTradBow]

I meant I carry the large fixed blade for defense from things in the swamps I spend all my time hunting. Some of the places I hunt will not allow a handgun carried while bowhunting. The large fixed blade will help me if I a gator grabs my angle crossing a swamp, or wild dogs come at me. That said my little 3 inch edc fixed blade I have trained quite a bit with and do know how to use it for defense if I have to.

[@mathewjeffery3592]

Look in ur couch

[@timjk32]

no tops el pionero

[@enemyofmyenemy6713]

PAULO SUETT KNIVES

[@seanlowkey9388]

Bet it’s still in that swamp

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep. Somewhere out there

[@jonaldridge6040]

May want to water that plant in the corner.

[@SamkoTradBow]

not my department. I just work here. Thats the wife's world.

[@timothykitzmann3124]

Cpm3v is not even close to 1095.

[@SamkoTradBow]

to me it is.

[@jgross1991]

The firearms statement will come back to bite you in the ass

[@SamkoTradBow]

I have zero worries

[@devilsadvocate783]

I want to live in whatever make believe world you live in. “Don’t need them. Not worried about it” Funny thing. These days. Are you joking?!!!

[@SamkoTradBow]

I live in a world where I can. Choose what I want to carry and don't. And nope, not worried even remotely

[@devilsadvocate783]

😂 hope that works out for ya.

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@devilsadvocate783 like I said. Zero fears

[@devilsadvocate783]

@@SamkoTradBow Good luck with that...