A little help before I buy my next knife

silenthunterstudios

silenthunterstudios

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I've gotten the "have to have it nows" for some knives, only to find out that for my pretty easy EDC wear and tear, they are junk and don't hold up. Some have totally blown my mind in how good they are, but I just don't have the spending money to buy one before I know how it works. Below are two lists of knives that I am interested in buying.These are both knives that I will use, and knives that will be dress carry/shelf knives. Any input is appreciated.

DRESS KNIVES
Cold Steel Laredo Bowie, AG Russell quince wood lockback 2-334CQ, Spyderco Persian, any Randall knives, Kershaw clad blade.

KNIVES TO BE USED
AG Russel Sea Master; Cold Steel Trailmaster, Ozark Hunter, Ultimate Hunter, Bird and Trout fixed; CRKT Corkum First Strike 2706, M21-14, Convergence, Serengeti Hunter, Bwana; Lone Wolf Harsey Ranger; SOG Twitch XL, Flash II; Spyderco Assist I w/ carbide tip, Catcherman, Spyderhawk and a replacement Delica (my current EDC).

Some of these knives, like the Trailmaster and the Sea Master will be hard use knives, the Trailmaster for camping and the Sea Master for boat work. Thanks for your input.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
DRESS KNIVES
Cold Steel Laredo Bowie
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I'm just curious what kind of social functions you'll be attending where this is a dress knife: :eek:

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My 2 cents worth...exclude any CRKT for an EDC knife...they simply do not hold up to daily use...and include the SOG FLASH II w/the aluminum handle for EDC...they simply hold up...your best long-term value is still a USA-manufactured cutlery item...I do not mean to blast CRKT but they are more show than go....
 
libbyhuck said:
My 2 cents worth...exclude any CRKT for an EDC knife...they simply do not hold up to daily use...and include the SOG FLASH II w/the aluminum handle for EDC...they simply hold up...your best long-term value is still a USA-manufactured cutlery item...I do not mean to blast CRKT but they are more show than go....
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nothing wrong with a CRKT knife. i carried an M16-12z for over a year and it held up fantastically. i don't know if i'd recommend their newest offerings (with their ultra-low end steel), but their older stuff is pretty nice. an M16-01k is a great little 3" EDC, with its slim profile and aluminum handles. every bit as nice as the Flash II.

btw, you can skip that USA comment. look at Spyderco. i'll take a Japanese Spydie anyday of the week... over a SOG. their fit and finish is fantastic at their price point and their VG-10 punches a hole thru SOG's stuff. don't get me wrong (or do), SOG makes some nice stuff, but the USA is no longer the only place to get a nice knife.

abe m.
 
DRESS KNIVES
Cold Steel Laredo Bowie, AG Russell quince wood lockback 2-334CQ, Spyderco Persian, any Randall knives, Kershaw clad blade.
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Pretty much any good looking knife will do for a safe queen :) A.G.Russell's knives will hold up under use. The Spydie Persian is beautiful and looked strong enough for regular carry; it's just a little small for my hands.

KNIVES TO BE USED
AG Russel Sea Master; Cold Steel Trailmaster, Ozark Hunter, Ultimate Hunter, Bird and Trout fixed; CRKT Corkum First Strike 2706, M21-14, Convergence, Serengeti Hunter, Bwana; Lone Wolf Harsey Ranger; SOG Twitch XL, Flash II; Spyderco Assist I w/ carbide tip, Catcherman, Spyderhawk and a replacement Delica (my current EDC).
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The Russell Sea Master is way expensive. How about his Sailor's Knife second instead?

The Trailmaster in Carbon V may be the best knife CS sells.

Any Spyderco is a good bet as EDC.
 
ALLYOURBLOOD...I had a CRKT M-16 13 serrated blade blade finish and it was weak all the way around. Sloppy blade action, weak liner lock, blade dulled easily, I was in general disappointed at the price point they sell for. I contrasted that w/the SOG Flash II I purchased at roughly the same time and was left w/no other conclusion the SOG is a superior knife than the CRKT...I will confess to being fair ignorant of Spiderco's offerings...i am saddled w/a burden to purchase USA-made products almost exclusively so don't get to partake of perhaps decent non-USA-made products...I have to be careful as some USA companies will sneek products past me....I grew up in the industrial Great Lakes region and watching US manufacturing capabilities vanish right before my eyes and mostly replaced w/Chinese 3rd rate products is almost to much to bear....
 
libbyhuck said:
...and watching US manufacturing capabilities vanish right before my eyes and mostly replaced w/Chinese 3rd rate products is almost to much to bear....
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i hear ya, libby.

i don't know if it's good or bad (i think it's good), but China is really coming into its own lately, in regards to quality in manufacturing and labor. they're beginning to give Japan and other overseas competitors a run for their money. for an example, look at overseas animation production.

however, not every facet of American outsourcing is moving smoothly, and in the interim, we're forced to put up with inferior products and sloppy business practices. i also wish companies would maintain manufacturing within the US, but if the quality is there (and it sometimes is, as in the case of Spyderco), i'll buy knives and other products produced overseas.

abe m.
 
ALLYOURBLOOD....I am told that a globalized market place is a good thing...I think I believe that in principal....but it opens up questions about fair trade..and that when the crap hits the fan for me....respecting intellectual, trademarks, patented products, there just seem to be so many areas where greed, corruption, political/idealogical agendas creep in...I guess I would rather just deal w/a known US company than send money overseas...but given the last few years headlines of "book-cooking" going on here in the US, well...now where is someone's dollar best spent??? I guess I long for a nostalgic America where the good guys wore white hats, 2+2=4, marriage was an exclusive male/female institution and American industrial might was the envy of the world....
 
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