A nice modern utility knife

ALLHSS said:
I have that problem as well.

Well, the classic endura is like $60. Might be your best bet to try spyderco out. I would suggest a native though, unparalleled ergonomics and s30v at $70. The cheapest benchmades (mini griptilian) are now like ~$80.
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My drawback with Benchmade is the Axis lock. I do worry about those Omega springs as from everything I've read they are the achilles hill of that knife. If I go benchmade I'm 99% sure it will be one of the Osbourne design reverse tantos or the mini onslaught.

I love the simplicity of the Spyderco. It just has such clean lines. If I go spyderco I like the Manix II, the Military and the Para Military.
 
bluemetalchurch said:
My drawback with Benchmade is the Axis lock. I do worry about those Omega springs as from everything I've read they are the achilles hill of that knife. If I go benchmade I'm 99% sure it will be one of the Osbourne design reverse tantos or the mini onslaught.

I love the simplicity of the Spyderco. It just has such clean lines. If I go spyderco I like the Manix II, the Military and the Para Military.
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I also am wary of the omega springs.

Of those, I've had a 940 Osborne, manix, and paramilitary.

940: really easy to carry, really smooth. Gets play easy, but can be adjusted. Mine came with uneven grinds and edge. It was also a little small in my hands. I am thinning of getting another, to see if I get better grinds and stuff.

Manix: the manix is really nice. It has the cbbl, which has the strength of the axis with a more sturdy coil spring (but is less smooth and has that plastic cage). It has perfect ergonomics when using and when not using the choil. The new version has a ffg blade. I like the manix.

Paramilitary: the compression lock is awesome, but it was too tight yet had play on the one I had. The blade is a great shape and is very sturdy. It was too small for my hands though.
 
I guess you could look at the Omega springs needing replacing as a good thing. With many of these other locks it seems like they would be harder to service.

ALLHSS said:
I also am wary of the omega springs.

Of those, I've had a 940 Osborne, manix, and paramilitary.

940: really easy to carry, really smooth. Gets play easy, but can be adjusted. Mine came with uneven grinds and edge. It was also a little small in my hands. I am thinning of getting another, to see if I get better grinds and stuff.

Manix: the manix is really nice. It has the cbbl, which has the strength of the axis with a more sturdy coil spring (but is less smooth and has that plastic cage). It has perfect ergonomics when using and when not using the choil. The new version has a ffg blade. I like the manix.

Paramilitary: the compression lock is awesome, but it was too tight yet had play on the one I had. The blade is a great shape and is very sturdy. It was too small for my hands though.
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The only kind of lock that has ever fully failed for me have been liner locks, and that was under gross abuse. However, I think any lock is difficult to fix. The problem is that the omega springs seem to fail note frequently than other locks, especially under normal usage.
 
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