Advice/Recommendations Wanted

shinyedges said:
Agreed, pipe down with all the reasonable thoughts, you need to be re-educated on enabling I see, back to the knife videos and water boarding until you've learned the "right way" to spend others money!
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Haha, do yall have any idea how hard it’s been for me to not give my Les George sales pitch!
 
killgar said:
Damn, I need to get new friends. None of my friends ever bought me anything that cost $500 :(.


But then again, I never bought them anything worth $500 either 😁 .
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Agreed, all my friends have a pact to not buy anybody gifts or invite each other to kids bday parties so none of us have to be bothered.
 

Cold Steel AD10 . Great working knife , very strong and reliable . Very smooth lock .

Want to go for ultimate strength and bigger ? Cold Steel 4Max .

Smaller and more compact ? Cold Steel Bush Ranger .

Thinner ? Code 4 and American Lawman .

Ultimate Hunter folder is worth looking at too !
 
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Wishfulthinker580 said:
Sorry for the slow response and thanks for all the feedback.

It would primarily be an EDC in a rural oil field/farming/ranching area. It would definitely see some use. Pretty diverse use at that.

We live in Oklahoma so no problem there. There will probably be a bit of travel in his future so I didn’t want something that he would have to leave behind or not be able to carry when out and about.

That said, all the comments have got me thinking about just getting him something that he will use most often and that would be at home so that blows the options wide open.

He’s not a knife nut but I think he would appreciate something a little nicer.
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I would go for a Large Chris Reeve Knives (CRK) 31 in Magnacut with an Insingo blade shape and Micarta inserts.

This is a heirloom quality knife that you friend will carry and use his whole life and can be passed on to future generations. The Insingo blade shape is fabulous for hard use.

The knife will retain most or all of it's value and, if well preserved, it may even rise in value.

Here is a link to the knife I suggest.........


If you do decide to buy one please purchase from an authorised CRK dealer. It is tempting to buy a cheap one on e-bay but you will probably end up with a fake.

Good luck with your search and let us know what you decide......... :)
 
mitchnola said:
Agreed, all my friends have a pact to not buy anybody gifts or invite each other to kids bday parties so none of us have to be bothered.
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I've bought a couple of buddies custom engraved propers, and one guy a custom bocce ball set. You can't take it with you, and since my mom passed, I vowed to myself to show folks what they mean to me. Of course I show myself the best 😁
 
Like many have said, it's tough to beat a Sebenza. While it's considered a grail among many of us who have been chasing that dragon for 20+ years, it was designed to be a hard use work folder. It just happens to look classy AF doing it. It doesn't have the same clout as it did many moons ago as there are a lot of similar knives out there these days, but it was the one that started the movement of titanium frame locks of exacting tolerances.

If you want something similar and possibly more overbuilt, the Spartan SHF has blown me away. What it may lack in the CRK refinement, it makes up for in being hell for stout.

I think both would be appreciated by a guy in the trades/contractor with an appreciation for something a bit next level.
 
I don't understand $500 knives. (Not that I have an issue with them. I am just too poor to buy them. So I literally don't understand them.)

So this is the knife I am eyeing off for myself at the moment.

Which for you guys is a lot of knife for $60. And for me, mabye $110.

Here is my ideas for a gift.

Look. The knife should be good. In all layman's terms. In that it will open and close and be sharp out of the box. The handle will feel nice and it will just work.

I own other civivis and they are just quality slick pieces generally.

But it also has a nice presentation pouch and a little cloth which I think matters as a gift because that feels expensive.

And nitro v is supposed to be very rust proof and it is a basic plain colour palette. So it doesn't come with the additional stress about skeezing it up if it gets used.

And the wharncliffe shape is a good tradespeople style shape. So it will generally seem just better if they are using it for those jobs.
 
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Reate Mini EXO Drop Point​

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Since this thread has been revived I was wondering what folks opinions are on Nicholas Nichols and Olamic are? Taking my time making a decision
 
How about a Spyderco Shaman? Big brute of a working knife but refined and the contoured G10 scales are an ergonomic masterpiece. It reeks of quality and I’d be very excited if someone gifted one to me. Go for the serrated version if you want a handheld buzzsaw. The blade length may be a problem however, depending on the local knife laws.

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ktataragasi said:
What about a Native 5 in Magnacut? It's way less than your budget but probably one of the best values for your money.

It would look like this but the handle is yellow.

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That’s an excellent knife. I have the Native 5 in several versions including S30v and s110v. The only problem is, those FRN scales feel and look cheap and flimsy to the uninitiated. If you have to explain to someone why your gift is in fact not cheap and flimsy, well…. The G10 version of the Native 5 feels much more substantial and impressive IMO but it doesn’t come in Magnacut as far as I know.
 
When they guys that work for me hit the 10 year mark they get a Small Sebenza. I choose the small as Its what I carried at the time and it kept HR off my back. I started this several years ago as the Maintenance Supervisor and have continued it as the Ops Manager As of last week there are 2 in my shop and three retired at home. Not one ever failed and no one has ever complained.
 
Let me suggest a different approach: A Victorinox Swiss Army knife (SAK) and a matching watch.

As for the knife, nothing will get more diverse use than a Swiss Army knife and that was one of the things you mentioned about him. It is something that often gets overlooked here, except in the multi tool sub forum. A knife is just one tool, unless misused. A SAK is many tools in one. The Super Tinker is probably my favorite model for pocket carry for everyday use. That’s about $40, but classy and high quality.

The majority of the budget would then be spent on the watch. They are very good, and the layman will be able to appreciate a Swiss watch more than a high-end knife.
 
If it’s got to be just a knife, I like the Spyderco Native idea. Get him a G10 handled version with a higher-end steel. These knives fit the hand SO well! Easy to open and use, even with gloves on and they fit the hand so well. Excellent factory edge grind and sharpening too.

Then, to round it out, buy him a Spyderco Sharpmaker to go along with the knife. He will end up using that as much as the knife.
 
If I weren’t already into knives, the size, simplicity, elegance and quality of a Mnandi would communicate the value of the gift itself. He may never become a ‘knife guy’ but he would certainly appreciate the intent of the gift. Useful size, functionality and pedigree would communicate the value of the gift and too, the meaningfulness of the relationship. As would an inlaid small 31 in Magnacut. For someone who’s non steel-centric, s35 or s45 would do as well and save you the premium on a steel that might not be otherwise noticed.
 
Wishfulthinker580 said:
I basically went against the hole premise of my OP. Since he’s not a big knife guy I went with multiple knives of lesser value plus a few little knife related extras (I remembered he liked Kershaws years ago). No pictures since I’ve already given them to him. These are what I went with:

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Cool choices. He should love them for a lifetime!
 
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