a tough, workhorse of a knife

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chazz

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hello everyone, i have not posted on here in a while. i am going to start though. my father has broken a number of knives that he uses for work. he is a carpenter and uses a knife daily. also i think he will use this as a folder for camping, he usually carries a fixed blade.

i am going to get him a nice knife for christmas, i know it is something he will use. he is very hard on tools so i need a knife that can take a beating. i am leaning towards a benchmade 705 or 710. i have an osbourne and i love it. i have heard you can put a 705 to hell and back. the other knife on my mind is a microtech socom, besides the praise that the socoms get i think a axis and the g10 scales would be better.

so i would love for some help from you guys, i know there is alot of info on this forum.
 
How is he breaking them? If I needed a tough folder, I'd go with carbon steel, first off. And something that was a lower rc. These will help durability, but if he is using it as a prybar, I don't think anything will help. Check 0out John Greco's knives.
 
he broke the lock on one, it was a slipjoint. he broke the wooden side(i am not sure of the proper name, not inlays)on another knife, again just from abuse. and i cant remember if he broke a butterfly or lost it, i think he lost it.

i have obtained a bit of knowledge about knives from posting on this forum a bit. i i know that no(or not many at all)will hold up being used as a prybar.
 
yea i was thinking of the manix, but i dont like the looks of it. and ill take a look at the sog.
 
Maybe find out what tools your Dad was lacking when he decided to use his knife instead which resulted in it breaking. :) I know my Dad has a lot of slip joints missing tips because he likes to pry or use them as a screwdriver. I've even seen one with busted scales, maybe it was used as a hammer?! Hehe.
 
I recommend the Spyderco Manix or the Spyderco Chinook II.
Those are two of the toughest I've ever seen.

Another one to consider, and a rather inexpensive one at that, is the Gerber Game Pro.
It's a strong frame-lock that was designed by custom knife maker Rick Hinderer.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
Buck/Strider 880! He won't break the blade unless he's trying to, and the pivot is strong enough to stand up to some prying, also.
 
Benchmade Griptillian is my suggestion. It is a good size knife with good steel and a good lock made by a good company.

http://www.benchmade.com/products/product_detail.aspx?model=550

Another good knife recommended to me by folks at the fire department is the Spyderco "Rescue". Some don't think it is very pretty because it doesn't have a pointy blade tip but it make up for this by having tons of cutting edge. Yet it is light enough to be an easy carrying knife.

http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=71
 
For around the price you want to pay I would go with a Benchamade Ritter Grip. That is a great buy for about $100.00
 
A busse, It took cliff over a year to destroy that thing. He cut through a sink with it, pryed enormous amounts of weight, and alot of other things. Or a swamp rat which would be just about as tough at a lower price. Those are fixed blades, I heard extrema ratio makes some real strong folders. I`ve seen a swamp rat and busse cut through cinder blocks without problems.
 
Benchmade Presido would be mu choice for a stout yet good cutting folder.

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i have to get my hands on a manix now. he isnt lacking any tools, they have more tools that you can imagine were he works.

comming back into knives, the microtechs, the busses, the addiction!!!

the grip, well, i think if i go with benchmade it is the 710.


thank you for all the suggestions.
 
I was reading your post and was thinking of the 710 (before i saw you were thinking of one). A few people here say that the 710 is 'built like a tank.' It is and can stand up to harsh jobs (my 710 replaces a Sebenza whenever I want to carry something different, this may give an idea about toughness). If you are worried your father may even destroy the 710, get a Buck Strider. I bought one and the first think I thought when I opened the knife was that somebody sent me a pry bar instead. :eek:
 
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