Do You Have a Winter Knife?

[XMP]

Just curious if you use your favorite knife all year round or if you have a different knife for the winter. If you do, why?

I no longer own any stainless fixed blade knives, so that isn't a consideration for me. But I do have a couple of hidden tang knives that I tend to gravitate to in the winter. One in particular, a ScrapYard Dumpster Mutt LE, has a resperine C handle with no exposed metal. I like this handle for the winter, because its a little warmer in the hand. In its stock configuration its not the best slicer, but I've sent mine in to BarkRiver and had them put a full convex on it, so it cuts very well now.

 

[everglade blade]

i tend to use a knife with a thiner handle, due to use with gloves dring the winter. i also use a little thicker of a blade for ease of splitting wood. i agree with limiting the exposed metal on the handle for winter as well.

 

[Easy_rider75]

Nope same knives as warm weather my Mora and my SAK

 

[Frederick89]

I've used the same birch bark puukko from august onwards and found no minus points so far. Always warm, velvetly and grippy, waterproof, no shrinking and loudicrously confortable.

 

[nwoodworth1390]

I use my SpydercoBushcraft along with my Wetterlings LHA all year round.

 

[Awasos]

Faulkniven F1 and Enzo trapper year round

 

[Hubb]

I keep mine the same year round. Here in South GA, it only gets cold when the wind blows.

 

[skorpyd]

I like the Scrapyard 511, it's not as thick as the dumpster mutt & comes with a slightly convex and sabre grind. It's been on the website for a while now so it probably won't be around much longer. I haven't used mine out this winter yet but have a snowmobile trip coming up that will get it some use.

http://www.scrapyardknives.com/knives.htm

 

[Adventure Sworn]

I basically use the same knife all year round. The knife I choose is more dependant on the task at hand rather than the season.

I will bring a larger axe & saw, however. Mass firewood processing can prove quite troublesome when I'm using my standard sized cutting tools.

 

[fire65]

Never even considered that there was any difference in knives for summer and winter. DAMMMMM, I have no idea if i am carrying a summer or winter knife.
Can I just use what I been using for the past years?

 

[EdD270]

I use the same knives year-round. Mine have stacked leather washer handles, or else some man-made plastic like material, and they are warm and "grippy" in winter as well as summer. The few I have that are all-metal, such as Cold Steel's Bird & Trout knife, are no problem either as I carry them inside my coat, and wear gloves.