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Blades, Bows and Tools Discussion of non-firearm weapons and camping/survival tools. |
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Spyderco Centofante 3
Spyderco Endura Wave (Christmas present from sister)
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I love that YojimboII though. |
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I just picked up a CRKT Hootenanny by Ken Onion, It's an amazing slicer and a great value for $35. Was never a huge fan of CRKT but they've really stepped it up the last few years design wise. In fact they're basically the only company with new knives that interest me. |
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What's the difference between the Rat 1 and 2? Anything important? Like handle, steel, blade length?
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Right now bladehq has rat model 1s with D2 blades for $40 http://www.bladehq.com/item--Ontario...er-Lock--50520 |
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Yeah its a quality tool steel thats more common on fixed blade knives. It'll hold an edge much better than Aus-8, the downside is it's not stainless so you'll have to keep it oiled to prevent rust. Personally I'd take D2 over Aus-8 any day.
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D2 is a chore to ReSharpen unless you have one of the newer sharpening stones made for it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/262703031006?redirect=mobile Then a 3k Then a 8k stone and done
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The Kershaw OSO sweet meets your needs...
https://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-1830-...+sweet+kershaw Light, fast, cheap... Maximum blade to handle ratio. Buy two.
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Imho still a great choice as long as you don't live near seawater or plan to use it as a food knife. |
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I've been carrying the Kershaw Brawler for several years. Currently on sale at Big 5 for $19.99
http://www.big5sportinggoods.com/sto...k#.WIkU2cvQeM8 |
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...Uh oh! (lol). What type of knife would be good for an ad hoc food knife?
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I loved this little knife so much I bought 5 and put them in the cars and tackle box.
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I have the huge Mora in stainless, the All ROUND 5.8 it slices better than most anything and doesn't patina. |
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http://www.bladehq.com/item--Ontario...-Folder--16435 http://www.bladehq.com/item--Ontario...-Folder--11671 If you dont care about one handed opening or a pocket clip its hard to beat SS Opinels for food use and they're excellent knives for very cheap. http://www.bladehq.com/item--Opinel-...s-Steel--27870 |
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What is your use case? Do you want to look tacticool with a tanto armor piercing tip, or are you and old school Barlow type? How long a blade do you want, what shape and how will you use it?
I carry a Kershaw Blur, an Opinel or an old Spyderco when I don't have my Leatherman Wave on me. It will depend on the use case and what I grabbed when I got up. How it fits in your hand and in your pocket will matter a lot, too. |
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Moras are great knives. They're fixed blades though, so they're not really gonna work for edc unless you're able/willing to open carry. Concealed carry of fixed blades is a felony in CA.
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I know this is an old thread but budget folders are a thing near and dear to my heart:
Kershaw Shuffle II: it's been mentioned twice in this thread and for good reason. It's thin, light, but with a decent sized blade, and dirt stinkin' cheap. The integrated bottle opener and flathead driver is surprisingly handy as well. I have a ton of folders and I probably carry this more consistently than any of them. The only downside is that on mine, the pocket clip screws are starting to loosen. CRKT M16 Series - Loooove the blade shape on this bad mama-jamma. Super small and easy to carry, very easy flipper deployment. My own qualm is that stupid safety CRKT uses! I have a CRKT Crawford/Kasper somewhere that I took apart and purposefully put the safety in backward so it wouldn't be so hard to close one-handed. I will probably do the same eventually with the M16. Good Segway into the CRKT Crawford/Kasper here. Under 25 bucks, decent materials (other than the budget steel which is personally a non-issue). Has a big strong pocket clip so it goes to work with me a lot. Again, the only downside really being the safety feature on the liner lock. HK by Benchmade Unsub. - Terrible name for a knife, but not a terrible knife at all. This model along with two others, the Espionage and the Flak are Big 5 Sporting Goods exclusive models that typically go on sale for under 20 bucks on a regular basis. (in fact I just checked and both the Esp and the Flak are on sale this week). All are assisted opening with the Unsub and the Flak having thumb/finger holes, and the Espionage being an assisted flipper. The only qualms I have with this line of knives is that out of the box, the spring is SUPER STIFF. I had to open and close my Unsub many, many times before it was comfortable to open. My thumb was mighty sore. There are Chinese made but with a little Benchmade flair and QC added. I will likely get the Espionage and Flak at some, probably soon because IIRC Benchmade is no longer producing the HK line as of last year, so when they're gone, they're gone for good. Kershaw Clash - Also a great assisted folder. Of all the assisted knives I've owned, I appreciate Kershaw's SpeedSafe system the most. It's easy to open but smooth. The Clash can be had for under 30 bucks on amazon any day of the week. I love plain edge drop points and this one has a great shape with a slightly recurved edge. Great EDC knife all around. The only negative is the slightly recurve to the blade comes with a little learning curve for sharpening if you aren't familiar with the process (no pun intended). I swear I could write a small book on the budget knives I've owned, both good and bad so I'll stop there.... Now I'm getting itchy to go by those HKs.
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I like easy to carry knives for everyday use.
ThumperXT , what is the user name about. I sport an '83 XT550 , that'll out run a police cruiser...............
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And I don't particularly fall in line with tacticool or old school tastes either. I am in between, and things like the Rat and Spyderco in my view fall into the falf-way point of that. Hope my information is useful to you. |
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The cat is a good choice. The dragonfly2 is another spyderco in that size range that is a great choice and even lighter with the frn handles. The endura4 and delica4 (my personal favorite) are both classics.
But for people looking for budget blades its hard to beat the Byrd series which are chinese versions of their most popular blades with 8cr13mov steel and added finger choils. http://www.bladehq.com/item--Byrd-Robin-2-Folding--7748 http://www.bladehq.com/item--Byrd-Me...rk-2-FRN--6825 http://www.bladehq.com/item--Byrd-Ca...-Folding--7361 |
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Check out the Ka-Bar Dozier I have one on order, it would be my second one since I somehow lost my first one. Great edc knife, good for when your out in public and don't necessarily need a tactical knife. Oh and under $20.
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I used to be a knife snob. I had several spyderco's and benchmade''s. Then I learned that I just beat the chit out of them or lost them as easily as cheap knifes. So, I've bought a bunch of kershaws when they're on sale at Big 5.
Today's Big 5 ad has the Clash and the Oso sweet on sale for $18. I have a dozen or so of these cheap Kershaw''s and they fit my needs and...I don't worry if I beat them up or lose them. My favorites are the Volt and the Clash. |
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