I got my Old Hickory knife by finding it. It was already somewhat rusty, so it was quite neglected. But I immediately fell in love with "her" figure... And I was like, “Oh Babe, what happened to you, who did this to you?! You deserve far better than this!" So I took it home and tidied it up nicely, it now has a nice patina to protect it. I've loved it ever since and can't wait to find another one...
@@HawkMeyerOutdoors "Old Hickory" knives are criticized by a lot of people on Amazon, mainly because these knives are prone to rust. Despite of the fact that it is written on the Amazon webpage that it is made from CARBON STEEL. But many ignorant "sofa-Rambos" buy it while they have not the slightest idea how to take care of such a knife, what can be expected from it and what not! Unfortunately, nowadays everyone is used to products made of stainless steel, this has completely spoiled people's taste and value judgment, especially because these stainless things are even cheap, because they are produced in huge batches by the Chinese... and in most cases their quality is also "Chinese", i.e. crap! But at least they shine nicely and really don't rust. However, even the pan I use for making fried eggs is not stainless, but cast iron! And it is far more fun to work with that! In general, I love vintage things. I also want to get an M65 jacket these days...
My dad had a few of them in exquisite shape and they held an edge. When I went back to get them he sold them at a garage sale, I was pissed! One was a real monster the other was just a beautiful carving knife.
I would like to try out the New Old Hickory Outdoors Machete for bushcraft, too bad it is SOLD OUT right now. I use my 60-year-old 14" Old Hickory Butcher Knife & my 40-year-old 6" Boning Knife, when I order a side of beef, or harvesting a deer.
The 16in and 10in are great for bushcraft. I have used them several times for that fashion. Check on midwayusa.com I have bought a few from them over the years. Thanks for the comment and view.
The Old Hickory Slicer greatly resembles a French Trading knife from the 1700's. Their paring knives are awesome in the kitchen. You can get these knives reasonable from Midway USA. I got my slicer from them for $7.95. The Butcher knife there is (7") is $6.99. I don't baton with my knives, so handles don't pose a problem. If those two guys had oiled their wood, it would swell back up on the rivets holding their handles on. Use some apple cider vinegar on the blade to force a patina and help keep rust away.
No originally there not meant to be an outdoors knife. A few mods and in our eyes there good as gold. We have been using them for years and they have been great. Good cheap knife that has a lot of potential. Thanks for the comment!
with all the modern supersteels etc 1095 and other simple carbon steels still hold up amazingly, and they are cheap as dirt. The devil is in the heat treat but if done right i have seen some knives outcompete these supersteels head to head.
I love 1095, yes it does take some maintenance but it has never bothered me. One of the best companies to get 1095 right is eese blades. They just got it right. Thanks for the comment and view.
Got 7" and 10" just missing 14" awesome knives,even if you find an old one at garage sale buy it..That steel will never break. I had high carbon steel knife and was super sharp but it broke...For my taste and use 1095 is just fine
@@HawkMeyerOutdoors Maybe one day,they’re expensive up here in Canada 🇨🇦 I do have machete Cold Steel Made in South Africa 🇿🇦 and it’s awesome 😎 the only problem is the People..They see machete they think you’re cereal killer 😂…BTW city living sucks, I loved 🥰 my little family farm but got destroyed in the War in Bosnia 🇧🇦
@J N ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3qSALOssK7E.html This is are video of doing a forced patina on a morakniv with a carbon steel blade. This would be the same way you would put a force patina on a old hickory! Thanks for the comment and the view.
The cheap construction is evident. They only put two rivets on that handle instead of 3 like they used to decades ago. You just have to wonder how much extra would it cost Ontario to put an another brass rivet in the middle of handle. Next to nothing but the attachment would be much stronger. Another thing is that the handle should be epoxied at the factory so the water doesn't penetrate. These also come pretty dull out of the package. Why? $2 gas station knives come shaving sharp. Why can't Old Hickory??? The fit/finish is borderline crap for made in USA cutlery.
Yeah unfortunately some do come dull. Another brass rivet wouldn’t hurt either. They definitely have flaws. Good thing we love to mod these things. Thanks for the comment and view.
That's exactly what I did to my 14 inch Old Hickory in order to make into a large outdoor usage/bushcraft knife. I removed and drilled a third hole in the center of both scale and added a third pin. Also, before I reattached the scales with the pins, I scratched up the surface of the tang and the inside of both scales with a file and epoxy them to the tang with JB Weld. As a final touch to further strengthen and preserve the handle, I lacquered it and coated it with varnish after the lacquer completely cured.