A nice knife to celebrate a personal milestone.

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novaldex

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Hello there :)

The title says it all. I'm coming to the end of 3 years of hard work and i think i'm gonna buy myself a nice knife.
I'm open to pretty much everything; it just have to be actually usable (meaning i don't plan on leaving it on a shelf; as far as i'm concerned, a knife is a tool, as nice as it may be, not a trophy) and it has to be a folder.

I'm willing to go up to 500$ (more or less, i can go completely insane if i really like something).

So, any idea or recommandation of what i should buy (or what you would buy with that kind of money) ? :)

Oh, and the knife doesn't have to be as tough as a bloody crowbar. On the other hand, a perfect fit and finish is an enormous plus to me.
 
I'd go for a custom slipjoint with some sort of natural handle material. Check out some of the stuff in the Traditional subforum.
 
Foilist said:
I'd go for a custom slipjoint with some sort of natural handle material. Check out some of the stuff in the Traditional subforum.
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I'd rather have a locking mechanism actually ;)

displacedtexan said:
Custom... Fixed or folder?
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As mentionned above, a folder ;)

*jijoel* said:
Crk mnandi or crk sebenza:thumbup:.
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I like both, although the mnandi seems awfully small. I really like the sebenza to be honest. Really not an original pick (not that i try to be original at all cost) but i do think it would suit my needs perfectly.
Any other ideas ?
 
DDR Trigger Maze, had my eye on one for awhile. Or a greg lightfoot or kirby lambert, both very classy and very tough
 
What kind of size range are you shooting for? Where would you carry it/ what do you use your EDC for? I assume you are looking for a folder?

These are all important questions to answer for such a special purchase.
 
Of the higher end knives I own , the CRK Umnumzaan and the Strider SnG are two of my favorites ( the SnG just fits my hand perfectly).

If you're leaning toward CRK products, I was lucky enough to handle both the Sebenza and Umnumzaan prior to buying the Umnumzaan. It almost came down to a coin toss ( my wife picked it), so either is a fine knife.



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smasak said:
What kind of size range are you shooting for? Where would you carry it/ what do you use your EDC for? I assume you are looking for a folder?

These are all important questions to answer for such a special purchase.
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Somewhere between 3" and 4" would be nice, and 3.5 would be perfect :D

JPD1998 said:
Of the higher end knives I own , the CRK Umnumzaan and the Strider SnG are two of my favorites ( the SnG just fits my hand perfectly).

If you're leaning toward CRK products, I was lucky enough to handle both the Sebenza and Umnumzaan prior to buying the Umnumzaan. It almost came down to a coin toss ( my wife picked it), so either is a fine knife.

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The like the strider as well, but it seems way too tough for my needs; i'm not a warrior, and i don't plan to cut a plane in half.
The umnumzaan is nice, but it gets a thumb down for not being as simple to disassemble as the sebenza.

Edit : I'm sorry to be so picky, but this just has to be perfect, especially considering i have all the time i need to make the right choice.
 
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freedoom said:
What about a Sebenza Insingo? it's hard to not love that blade shape.

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Very nice indeed, but it seems only Knife Art has them, and even there they're not available. I'm not the kind of guy who buys stuff without even having a vague ETA on his order. So unless i could get one without a month or two, that's not an option.

cziv said:
Hinderer XM-18 or XM-24 (4" just unveiled) :thumbup:
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It seems way too hard to get one for me to even thinking to try. And there's no way that i participate to the ebay craziness; when the maker says it's worth 385$, that's what it's worth. Paying more would be paying for rarity and exclusivity. I'm not interessed by that. I don't want a knife to show off, i want a quality tool (and i do understand that the hinderer knives are excellent knives, but the amount of money asked is just preposterous in my humble opinion).
So not an option either.
 
A knife from the "cheaper" William Henry designs?
I don't see these often but they are very nice.

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This one is about 400 dollar but there are some cheaper for about 250.
 
novaldex said:
Somewhere between 3" and 4" would be nice, and 3.5 would be perfect :D



The like the strider as well, but it seems way too tough for my needs; i'm not a warrior, and i don't plan to cut a plane in half.
The umnumzaan is nice, but it gets a thumb down for not being as simple to disassemble as the sebenza.

Edit : I'm sorry to be so picky, but this just has to be perfect, especially considering i have all the time i need to make the right choice.
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If you want the perfect knife geta Sebenza. You will never reget it.
 
novaldex said:
Very nice indeed, but it seems only Knife Art has them, and even there they're not available. I'm not the kind of guy who buys stuff without even having a vague ETA on his order. So unless i could get one without a month or two, that's not an option.
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i'm not sure where you are looking but Knife Art lists both large and small as ships same business day.
 
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