a tough, workhorse of a knife

chazz said:
striders seem to be one tough knife, but you need to pay a pretty penny. i would pretty much be sold on the buck/strider. it looks a little beefy though, anyone know how it feels in your pocket?
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Very good point, and I'm one of the ones who recommended Buck Strider. I have the 889 and the only way I can carry it comfortably is clipped inside the front pocket. Doesn't ride well in the back pocket, particularly if you have to sit down. Also too angular to comfortably carry clipped inside the waistband. Forget letting it ride loose in the pocket. Too big, heavy, angular and rough textured.

I must say it's fine clipped in the front pocket of blue jeans though.

I still recommend it.
 
i like a benchmade auto stryker.. i've loosened rusted screws, pryed open power and metal cable boxes (when i worked w/ the cable company) cut through small gauge braided steel cable with very little damage, nothing a few strokes of carbide wouldnt take care of.. over all my experience with benchmade has been good.
 
Hello everyone. First post here. I was at O.S.H. and saw a chinese made buck that was $20.00. It had a skeleton handle in a camo finish with a tanto blade. I would of snagged this up except it is a right handers knife and i'm a south paw. But for $20.00 you could trash it and not care.
 
What about TOPS? The CQC is a strong folder. A bit more than a Buck but less than a Strider.
 
Leatherman has some knives out that have screwdrivers built in to them, one of those isn't too expensive, and he always has something to pry with. Which also brings up the venerable SAK. He'd probably be much less likely to pry with the knife if he had a SAK.
 
If he is breaking knives using them I'd certainly stay away from giving him something with an S30V blade steel. I've reprofiled an aweful lot of S30V this year back to points for forum members. As hard as he is on these things I think your best bet after giving it some thought is to just get him a Kershaw Vapor, or Kershaw Storm II at Wal Mart and let him beat it up. Those are good EDC knives and certainly take some abuse. I have one of each and they are not the best steel in the world but they do work well and seem to be pretty tough to me. The price is sure easy to swallow too. The Storm II is a good blade steel and nice and grippy. Do I need to mention Kershaw's great customer service?

I know if I got someone like my son a super knife for a lot of money and saw it snapped later I'd be kicking myself so believe me the users have their place for those types. Brandon, my son, does have a Strider/Buck 881 that has withstood his abuse though so if a knife is "Brandon Proof" its passed the toughness tests in my book.

STR
 
Y'all realize this thread is almost a year old and he's probably (if he's not a major procrastinator) bought the knife already. Now the question is, what did he buy him?
 
No I did not. One of these days I need to look at the dates of these things. He probably hasn't even been here since then much.

Thanks for the heads up.

STR
 
chazz said:
yea i was thinking of the manix, but i dont like the looks of it. and ill take a look at the sog.
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I love my Manix and think it is the strongest knife in my fairly large collection. I have never heard anyone ever complain about its looks befor. To me it is a very handsome knife that looks like it could perform the toughest of jobs (and it does). Your father will not brake the lock on this knife, nor the scales (handle). It is also perfect for a "friction" sheath so that he doesn't have to go digging in his pocket every time he needs it. Open you mind just one more time and give it a good look. It's a knife build for work, not for beauty and work is what you want it for. I also love my BM 710 but I don't consider it a "hard use" knife on the same level as the Manix.

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3751148

Regards
 
chazz said:
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.
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you need to give us a price limit
but considering its for christmas, which isnt to close- youd pretty much take anything

so Id say look at what stryder has too offer, I believe they have lifetime warranties(damn well better considering what they make you pay)
ope just saw the post about this being an old topic lol (need automated deletion here thne lol, 2005)
 
My brother in law is a welder/mechanic/metal worker and I bought him a Byrd Cara Cara...tough, functional, and easy to replace. He loves it, and gives it a beating daily without issue. I really like mine as well.
 
I have a 710 combo in ATS 34, I have beaten the snot out of it prying and everything else you shouldn't do with a good knife. It's a great knife, which is less than I can say about the 140 I just bought?? First day out I broke 1/32" or so off the tip on the 140 doing far less than I've done with the 710. I like the 140, but I question it a bit, see my other post.
 
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