Any Good Recommendations For A Nice Knife For Plug And Ropes?

[spartacus]

Another vote for the Opinel. I use the small one that fits into my pipe case.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I use the sheepsfoot blade on my Case XX stockman.

 

[milehighpiper]

I bought this to get a better cut on my Peterson Plugs. I have not tried it on the Salty Dogs plug yet but it cuts 3p’s pretty good.
Boker Rambler

 

[carolinachurchwarden]

That's a nice looking knife there piper! I could see using that as a good plug or rope knife. I like the colors in the handle too.

 

[olkofri]

Heh, I bought a paring knife for the purpose. What I need now is a cutting board.

 

[carolinachurchwarden]

You know? I was looking for a small set with a paring knife and small cutting board myself for this purpose at one time too.

 

[ashdigger]

CCW, I used to be a professional and my knife box (a converted old wood tacklebox) had approximately 30 knives in it. I had various lengths of Chef knives, four different boning knives from crazy flexible to rigid. I had three different kinds of cleavers..... and you get the idea.
I'm a huge fan of specialty tools.
I'm not a pro chef anymore and do everything I need with a chef's knife and a paring knife,
You can less with more and more with less. Personal preference is all that's required.

 

[acidpox]

I just use my pocket knife which is a case XX russlock, but I do tend to keep it sharper than a lot of people's pocket knifes. Since I have worked in kitchens and farms my whole life I learned early that a dull knife is more dangerous than a super sharp one

 

[davek]

Something to look for would be proper blade geometry for the job. Your Gerber might be a little thick behind the edge and thus be binding up. A thin blade might work best. A thin kitchen knife in decent steel would fit the bill, as would the Opi IMO.

 

[chilllucky]

Microtech Giant Halo 3X

 

[acidpox]

^^^^ Haha Haha, why would anyone build or buy that?

 

[btp79]

For plugs I like my H. Roselli Puuko. For ropes and cube cutting flakes, I don't think you can beat a pair of Xikar Cigar scissors.

 

[gerryp]

I have a sharp santoku knife that does better for plugs than other things I tried. The straight edge and thin blade help to make thin, precise cuts. I think it does a little better in that regard than a chef knife, as well as for mincing and fine dicing other vegetables, i.e. the kind you're supposed to eat for food.
The downside: It's a little bulky to carry around with you. I guess you could put it in a sheath or something, in case walking around with a pipe hanging out of your mouth isn't eccentric-looking enough.

 

[didimauw]

Xacto knife

 

[lochinvar]

I use a Kuhn Rikon Mini Prep Knife, a mini cleaver, I think I paid $10 for. Very sharp and it seems a little easier to shave off something that looks more like a flake and less like mulch. I also use an Opinel No. 8 from time to time.