At six years old my stepfather gave me my first pocket knife and it was a Barlow. My first fixed blade knife was a Buck 119, I was eight years old. I got my first firearm that year too, a Winchester. 22 tube fed slide action rifle. Needless to say, I was one happy camper. My stepfather was an awesome man and started teaching me skills at a young age.

I've been carrying my Cub Scout knife for 38 years now. Blade, awl, flat head screwdriver, bottle opener. Made n the USA ( New York) by Camillus. It has never let me down.

I don't go anywhere without my old Leatherman Wave. It's been on my belt for 23 years and has been ued for everything from food prep to camp chores and more.

My Dad always carried a Case 6295 whenever we were out. He did everything under the sun with that knife! From cutting up food to making traps and triggers. That knife is one of my most prized possessions. The memories I have of him with that knife make it priceless.

That presentation is nicely done. It´s always nice to see that knives that just work do not do it by chance. It´s the result of careful design. The classics are still around for a reason. The folder also is less visible and doesn´t spook people you meet. In my neck of the woods that might be an advantage.

Great video! As a teenager back in the 70's, I always carried a Schrade Uncle Henry LB7 Bear Paw for big work and either a Schrade Barlow or a Case 2 bladed Copperhead detailed work. The 2 knife combo never let me down or left me feeling like I needed more knife. I carried the 2 knife system for 20 years in the Army I still to this day carry a 2 knife system.

I’ve had the Uncle Henry version for decades, one of the early ones with the heat treated stainless blade. Perfect for processing deer. The saw is more for the pelvis than the breastbone. The blade is heavy enough to just rip up through the cartilage around the breastbone. But it’s also light enough and maneuverable enough for deboning. The Buck 110 is good, too, but I prefer the slightly longer, thinner blade on the Schrade. Heck, I’ve even used it to clean fish. That’s pretty versatile! 😃

I LOVE old timer. My grandfather used to love to talk about how great they were

I’m 67 I carried a knife when I was in school I small buck knife enjoy your videos

To me, folding knives is an infinitely more interesting topic than fixed blades. These are the knives you keep on you everyday. People have fixated on fixes blades for so long. But, more and more I see them putting their fixed blades in their pack, or even just in their vehicle. As you gain more experience, you realize fixed blades are just cumbersome. And, with enough practice, you can meet all your needs with a proper folding knife.

In America it is called woodsmanship! I have the vintage boker lock back ! Love it !

Blackie I carried a Buck 317 for many years. I kept one blade in general purpose use and the other for precision work. Fine knife.😉👍

As a young man ( long ago ) I carried many Schrade Old Timer knives (this very model ) and I thought the Old Timer name was Ironic . Fifty years latter I still carry Old Timer knives ( old stock \ U.S.A. made ) but now I find the Old Timer name accurately descriptive . Great video . Thank You .

Felix Immler demonstrated how to safely baton with a SAK folder so you don't damage the pivot. Only open half way and grip at the pivot point. No stress on the pivot. Like that knife, Blackie.

Good point and excellent video brother! Something to mention is Nessmuk and all these guys what they did is develop a system that worked for them and their preferences. They can work for us, but we can also develop our own. We are lucky in a way they weren’t as we have so many more options to choose from. Makes it harder in a way.

Blackie I always has my sak in walnut scales or my schrade barlow but uk knife laws are changing because of animals going around sticking one another I always carry my hand carved oak shillaglah fighting stick it's a walking aid but a martial art of Ireland I always look forwards to seeing your content due to very strict uk knife laws a locking blades arnt allowed for edc but I prefure nostalgia like Tom soyer carving handy fun items with my sub 3 inch legal carry barlow if its good enough for Tom soyer or huckleberry finn it's good enough for me too I absolutely love schrade pocket knives and rough rider great quality and price 🍻🇺🇲👍🇮🇹🦊🐾

On my 21st birthday I got a Schrade Old-Timer two bladed knife like what you're using on this video. I've went through several folding knife sheaths but the knife has made a lot of work easy. I'm 67 years old now and I use it all the time. Old timers knives are the best.

Carried a folding hunter since 1970 including a short tour in nam Ive never felt like I didn’t have enough knife Its done everything Ive asked of it

Funny how back in the day they used fixed knife for food and folding knife for whittling. And today we have it partially reversed. :D

Victorinox ranger wood 55 is my in between knife awesome video

Good video Blackie , thanks for sharing , God bless !

I recently just picked up a buck stockman for those times when i need a knife and don't want to pull out something more tactical. I usually carry either my crkt spew or minimalist Bowie and the buck stockman. I also usually carry a multi tool as well.

Grew up with a case xx folding hunter. Decades later still carry one...

I have the Boker version of this knife. Both the saw and the blade are lock backs. Very useful and sturdy. Great video thank you the videos!

Agree. A little smaller but I love to carry a Case trapper. My go to skinner

That is a fantastic knife . It is all I had for skinning and fish cleaning and cooking for many years .

Imperial Schrade used that big frame for several great knives over many decades, I have a craftsman 95091 which has 2 blades and one is a liner lock. A tank of a knife. Great review.

Thanks Blackie, I’ve had a knife like your for years and they’re tough enough to make a fire board, a great all purpose. My other knife is my Swiss Army. Many Blessings! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

I love these videos God bless you Thomas

Hi Blackie! I have noticed a trend, as I am getting older, my knives are getting smaller. When I was a kid I thought you needed a bayonet or a trench knife but now I carry a Victorianox pioneer and a Mora . Regards and best, Pink.

I have owned this exact knife since I was a teenager - so. long time!! Great knife

Thanks Blackie. I have a couple Case folding hunters that I really like. No saw blade, but the second straight blade is great for skinning.

I have a Fieldmaster kicking around somewhere. However, my favorite for a bushcraft/fieldcraft folder is the Victorinox Rangergrip 78. I realize it doesn't have the scissors, but it has the larger saw and main blade. In addition, the main blade is a lock back and is a one hand opener.

Excellent advice on the importance of the folding knife

Love the education, thank you.

Carried a buck 112 for years, I am a firm believer in that size of folding knife it is just a good tool.

Great video Blackie. I've been carrying the same knife(2250T) for years. It is excellent blade and has served me well.

That's a good knife

The old Schrade and Uncle Henry knives were good tools. I carry a SAK, a folding saw, and a large (11" overall) fixed-blade knife I made myself back in 1980. The fixed-blade is made of 440C and, in concert with the folding saw, can do all that I need to do, with the SAK reserved for the fine stuff.

I’ve had a Buck 110 on my belt everyday since I got my first on my 10th birthday in 1976. In the city or in the woods that’s always with me. May not have all the bells and whistles of the “latest greatest” but it’s never failed me and has gotten me out of a few jams over the years. Now for the rare times I do travel to a state with stupid knife laws I do sub in the 3” Buck 112, but you will never see me without one of those two classic Bucks.

That is one sweet knife! Now I want one. Great video and I can’t wait for the next one!

Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺 thank you for your time to make these videos

Still one of my favorites

My sister bought me one of these for my 20th birthday. It came with a brown leather belt sheath. I never used it. I put it in my drawer still in its box and that's where it stayed since 1982. I already had my Buck 110, Case bone Trapper, and Uncle Henry 3 blade Rancher with those yellow scales.

outstanding❗💯🏆💪🇺🇲

That one and the Buck 110, you nailed it in both videos! Hello from East LA, or as we call it East lower Alabama! Kinda lower anyway definitely East, near an interstate, anyway carry on!

Exactly. I usually use a Mora Garberg for everything *but* food prep. For food prep I use a lightweight Buck 110 that's always clipped in my pocket. For everything else there's the new Silky Pocketboy (the black blade model), Swiss Army Knife w/mini-saw, and a camping axe.

Good stuff. Love those Old Timers

My dad just gave me his old case knife he had in Vietnam on a destroyer in the navy. I don’t want to use it because of its history, but it’s still a awesome knife. Unbelievably strong lock up still like yours. Blades were used every single day on rigging lines. Grind’s aren’t even, yet ludicrous sharp. My dad said only one guy on the destroyer knew how to sharpen knives so all the sailors would give him their knives to sharpen 😅. I cleaned it up and sharpened it just the way his friend did it and didn’t change the angles. I think I’m going to frame it, even though it’s a great knife still. I’ve never seen a knife so worn yet so tight still. I’d depend on that knife any day even still.

Randall knife llc. Will tell you "don't baton your knife, that's what a hatchet is for".

Thank you for busting the batoning myth. I may have a couple years on you and always could find squaw wood to get a fire going, even under snow in the dead of winter. I just learned of this Old Timer from your video. My little kit has a Victorinox Walker in it; almost identical in purpose and function.

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Nicely put. I have two folding hunters. One is an old Ka-bar and a newer model from Rough Rider that does just as good of a job. Most of the time I carry a folding trapper or a large Stockman. My father used a regular size Barlow for everything except large animals. Most don't realize how old the Barlow is or that it was George Washington's prefered style of folding knife.

a great knife

Evening Blackie. Really enjoy your knife videos. Still have a couple like that laying around in my knife drawer. They've served me well throughout the years.

Yes sir, fire making and food prep. Usually pocket knife priorities.

Nice to hear from you

I bought a pathfinder "woodsman wedgie" when they first came out..really does work for splitting wood and saving my knife edge..I seem to remember a shrade advertisement about using that folder for big game..as always..LOVE this channel!

Ive got two of these. (Thought id lost the first one) i absolutely love them. Theyre fantastic crafting knives for most anything you'd need, and clean fish well. I use the spine of the saw as a scaler. The only downside with the new ones is the sheaths beltloop, if it can even be called one. Sewn on flat, and can barely get a piece of paper in there, much less a belt. The knife itself however, is fantastic. May need to clean the gunk out of it when you get a new one though, pretty gritty.

Hey Blackie- This was a good presentation of a useful good size folder. Im pretty impressed with the beefyness of the saw it has. Ive never carried a folder like your before, but I might be changing my mind now. Thanks for the video and you be careful out there-

My dad bought me a big Kabar just like that Old Timer you have, when I was about 13 years old, except it didn't have the saw. It had two blades instead. It was my every day carry knife for several years, as a farm kid. Later I went on to the Buck 110 and Puma Game Warden knives. I still carry a Custom Buck 110, 50 years later, but I also still own a couple of CASE Knives just like that Old Timer you have in this video, but not with the saw. Back in my youth, I usually carried both the big Kabar and a Case 3 blade stockman. Together, I always had the right blade for the task at hand.

Great video. That's a nice knife. I have a pocket folder hunter. From Case . Old school one. Not the crap there selling to day that for shore. The new ones lack the walk and talk and pull. Ya if I get the money I think I will pick up one like you got I like it. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts. Thanks.

I just finish reading the book that engraving was in. Very informative

I've found the Cold Steel Bushman knives to be a cheap, hard-working chopper, well suited to the Batoning chores you may need. Big, but very lightweight strapped to your pack. Add a short handle, it's an excellent chopper. A long handle gives you an emergency spear!

Couldn't find the 2250T but was able to pick up its littler brother, the model 970T that also has a toothpick and metal tweezers. I've been looking for a good small saw blade and this thing sure does the trick. Thanks pointing out this style of knife.

👍 Very nice presentation. I have 2 Hubertus knives (1 lever lock & 1 slip joint) each with a clip point blade and a saw about the same size as your Old Timer. As you so effectively point out, a very useful woods tool - camping/hunting/fishing.

And all the teddy bears just had a meltdown over common sense buttoning……. 😂

The Field Master is my all-time favorite Swiss Army Knife, though I sometimes carry a Tinker when I need something light and slim in my pocket. I love the Buck 110 too and have been thinking about getting a new one, the web-exclusive model with the drop-point blade. There are a lot of nice Schrade Old Timer models, I love my traditional knives.

Blackie, I have a Old Timer 25OT two folding hunting knife with a lanyard hole also a Old Timer 125OT single locking blade both with leather belt case . I bought them both while I station in Germany 1980-1982 .I got both of them for $15.00 a piece at the Rod and Gun Club that I was a member of. Great knives I also have the Buck 110 .Outstanding Knife video I wished that you would do more knives videos. Thanks Again for all you do and sharing your vast knowledge and experience, wisdom. Passing on the Craft. Tim L.

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your adventures and information

Buck Bantam 285+ has lived in my pocket for years. Its my daily workhorse. Love it.

THANK YOU 🌲

That folder in the picture is nicknamed a cigar whittler. I grew up going back and forth between the old timer hunter like that with two blades and the saw. From Bush work to deer skinning and processing. Good knives.

Have the slightly smaller Buzzsaw Trapper which is a slipjoint blade and locking saw. I really like it and it's very useful. I did not know there was a bigger version with a locking hunting blade and saw. You become accustomed to having something on you you can get close to the work with, it's just easier in the long run.

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Great video Blackie, I have a few Old Timer knives. I've never seen the 2250T before, until your videos. I'd like to find one of those. Hopefully they still make them. Thanks !👍

Blackie, another great useful video. As usual. If Nessmuk could have I believe he would have added a fourth: a SAK/Leatherman w/ saw/scissors/file. But the OT 250T, Case, KaBar, Western Cutlery version presented here is under appreciated and overlooked

I'm with you on that batoning stuff, nope. That size case knife is coveted at our deer camp for skinning deer, but in carbon steel, but were all over 60. An carbon steel rules for us, even tho we have other pocket knives we carry for daily use that are SS. Yeah can't wait for the Buck 110's vid lol.

Buck 110 was my go to for the first 35 years. I blame the Dukes of Hazzard for that though.

😊Thank Blackie.

I've got all the gear I ever need (except more guns since you can't have too many) but I try to do everything camping and crafting with my EDC Swiss Army Knife. That way, I know, for sure, I can get by with just it if I had to for some crazy reason. It'll do it but having a diverse kit makes life easier. Thank you for all you do, sir.

As fir fire wood i just let the fire do the cutting, i pull up dead fall branches and drag them up broken end first and just keep feeding it into the fire, big branvhes i lay across the fire and cut it in half with fire, i lay and/or(drive stakes into the ground to make stacking brackets) stack suitable logs next to the fire to make a radient heat reflector, thank you for the informative and welld done video,,, doing is the best xchool. Trial and error leads to inovations, necessity is the mother of invention,,,remember, the most important And valuable tool you have in ANY situation is y o u r Brain. That self defense move in the commercial is called "Aiming the Spear" from the Tracy's Kenpo karate, a most useful technique from the orange(2nd color belt) belt kata, dart from yellow belts id a finisher but you have to be willing to take a persons sight from at least 1 eye., the wrist lock they teack will set up the finishing move with strike to the tripple heater area of the jaw right in front of the ear either side, a knock out pressurd point(this combo move you would be wise to practice it until you own it. Same with any self defense move, you Must commit 100%, you need to,,,recognize a situation coming, no metter how surprised you are,,,you have to bait them in(unless of course in casses of total surprise),,,set them up for what you want to do, exicute your finishing moves flawlessly. Aiming the spear is a 2 part technique, you break the nose by splattering across one eye or the othe then deliver an open fist blow to the solar plexus just below the sternum,,,fight over,,,this all transpires in milisecons from start of the assault to your lsst movement,,,practice untill you own ot, pay attention to where you are and whats going on, in an encounter commit 100%, if you own aiming the spear, really own it there ia sothing the attacker can di is go down, and if you punish them with "the dance of death" good for you, but dont beat their face, head and body too badly, you dont want to get arrested, best to just defuse the situstion annd move away to a safe place, and remember what happened exactly, dont talk to the police any more than you have to, dont 'offer' them info, they try to make you the crimial no matter how stellar your reputation is. I have been in 4 situations involving 3 guys at a time, each time some cop on the scene wanted to arrest me because i layed them out, 2 time i interviened and rescued women in distress being attacked by know rapist gangs(i didnt know they were rapist), one in 1979 they were beating a struggling woman and trying to get her into a van on a bloomingdales parking lot, i layed em out, a cop on scene wanted to arrest Me! A ranking officer sent me packing and put me down as an inocent good Samaritan saving the woman and dissappearing,,,a nurse at 3AM got out of her car on a dark street in front of her inner city home when accosted by 3 thugs, in 2001 just as i walked around the corner with my girlfriend out on our regular 5 mile late night walk, i laid them out, again one of the cops wanted to arrest me on the scene, i knew the Sgt. on scene who sent my girl and i packing for home, same repore, good Samaritan yadda yadda yadda,,,the other 4 times were bloody bar fights, no cops called. One more thing, the bad guys practice their criminal skills to flawless perfection and a situation evolves lightning fast, so be prepared,,,carry if you can, commit if you draw, you cant flourish or brandish,,,good luck, Again, thank yuo for an excellent video on usable bushcraft ❤❤❤❤❤😮😊

I have an old timer, but the second blade isn't a saw but what I can only describe as a skinning knife. I have the leather sheath as well. Both edges are keen as long as I've owned them. That's four decades now. I'd rather have the one with the saw. Have you ever heard of one with a skinning knife?

Just as I was typing you say it. LOL

A knife is a tool. Tools can be used to make other tools. If you need to split something, use the knife to make wedges. Works like a dream and protects your knife.

The folding hunter pattern Has been the go for over 80 Years the clip point blade Cuts hay bail rope, feed sacks Cut branch for guide stake trap line skinning blade, squirrels, rabbits, deer, catfish And supper

Great video Blackie I've carried a buck cadet since I was an apprentice electrician in 85 feel naked with out it

Hey, g ppl d to see that Old Timer! I put bolsters on those knives when They were still Schrade- Walden in Ellenville, NY. Every year I would get a new fish filet knife for my Uncle. They are built to last! Uncle Jack still had those fillet knives when he died! Not the best, but, good is good enough. I enjoy watching your videos because they make sense to me at 74 years old...

God point ! 😊👍

I really miss the Gerber bolt action. One of the greatest knives in my opinion. By the way my mother sent me that old timer with a single blade to me in Vietnam for Christmas 1972 along with a Wham-o slingshot which I had a lot of fun with for a little while.

I like some of the cold steel lock back knives. They made one called the lone star with a blade just a little longer than the buck 110, and the lock release is midway on the handle. Also, it has thumb studs and is all stainless steel (no brass). And I forgot to mention the stag horn scales on the grip 👍... great video as always

In my school days in the 70s I carried a case that size but it had 2 edged blades, no saw. Carried in a belt pouch. Used that knife for everything under the sun. My fixed blade belt knife was smaller. Lol.

This style of folder is very old, they usually hade two blades, one clip and one with a straight back (Case still makes them like that). I have a Schrade like yours, it's a big heavy knife, but don't weigh more than a Buck 110 actually. Perhaps a little less even!?

In the SAK 93mm frame the Fieldmaster is perfect, even better than the Huntsman. I also like the FarmerX. But a more affordable option is the Hiker, it has everything the Tinker has plus a saw.

Yup always have my Case Large Folding Hunter

Many of the old folder patterns are useful as part of your woods kit. A Stockman, Trapper, or Sodbuster are all good. A folding Hunter with a saw may be tougher to find......but SAK has saws covered...

Somewhere in my box of folders I have the little brother of that knife, Schrade Old Timer (Buzzsaw ?) brass bolsters wood handle scales, a slim clip blade and saw both slip joint and a steel pin with brass tip within one bolster

It is a great old skool knife like the buck 110. However because it doesnt have a lock back on it i would not use it to bore holes on the off chance that it might close up on your fingers if you put too much pressure on the blade. Which has happened to me in the past & ive been using knives for over 30 years it could happen to anyone. I will always bore holes with either a fixed or lock back knife never one without.

Old timer has a new version with 2 Swiss army style handle slots. One holds tweezers and the other holds a leather hole punch. It’s called the “buzzsaw trapper” I’m very satisfied with mine and it’s cheaper than the field master which is my primary haversack blade.

Had a Camillus double blade like that bought it new 50 years ago.