That is just so touching! Imagine, a heavily armed support group. You guys and girls are the best! I think I will be heading over to the Reeves website to start looking. You know, the folks over in my other support group, straight and DE razors, are going to get pretty jealous if I start hanging with you folks too much. Shhhh... don't tell them.It's never out of your price range as long as you like Ramen for awhile lol. Seriously I'd just buy a sebenza or an inkosi and be done with it. Buy once cry once brother. And we are here to support your knife buying
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I've had, used, and tinkered with a lot of knives over the years, including an absurd number of Chinese knives. The better manufacturers over there, especially WE/Civivi, Kizer, and Bestech generally do a great job. Overall, Kizer is my favorite Chinese knife company. I don't know who makes the Vosteed Knives now but at least some of the early models were made by Kizer. While I've only had three models from Vosteed, I've been happy with them (especially their little fixed blade in Nitro-V).
Warranty service is more limited with most of the Chinese brands but not entirely. For instance, WE/Civivi has stateside warranty service. A fairly well-known member of the knife community went to work for them doing that a few years back. I sent in a second-hand Civivi with lock rock last year. It came back fixed and tuned with a new lock-bar within a few weeks. (I just had to pay the shipping one way.) Otherwise, if you are handy, some of the other companies will ship replacement parts for either cheap or free.
Coincidentally, I needed a replacement clip from Kizer and replacement clip screws from Spyderco within the same year. Spyderco would only give me new screws if I bought a new clip for $8 and they charged me a few bucks for shipping from halfway across the US. Meanwhile, Kizer sent the clip for free and only asked $5 for shipping from halfway across the world. So it really does depend.
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I would have to agree here. Kizer makes some really GREAT knives, and as someone who has ardently bought domestic folders, I think they're really worth looking at. The Sparrow and Critical are both really good folders.
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Thanks for your input. I did end up going with an American company that manufactures in Korea. As I stated above, my complaint with the iQ was the design of the clip, but the rest of the knife is excellent.
I don't remember looking at the Critical. I'll have to go take a peak. Thanks.
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I use the hell out of my L2, also in Ben blue, a few strops during the week and 5 minutes on the polish stone once a week and it's hair popping sharp!I'd recommend the Knafs Lander 2, with S35vn blade that seems to be heat treated properly, arrived sharp and has remained so since which is a nice thing.
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and as time goes on, there are secondary suppliers that are making scales to swap out so if you grow tired of the blue, you will have some options and it's very easy to change the scales out without having to dismantle the entire knife.
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I cut oak and brush, strip wires and open green coconuts with mine daily... Love the adjustable crossbar Kizer uses too! Highly recommended.
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Part 1
I thought I would update this thread since there has been a ton of stuff that has happened since this whole thing started. I will tell you that I have settled (for a while anyway) on what Iām carrying. You just have to skip to the end if you donāt care about the rest.
Where I left off with my last post, I had decided on the Quiet Carry iQ. As I mentioned though, the pocket clip was a problem. I did carry it for about a month until I finally got absolutely fed up with the sharp boxy edges of that clip. It now sits on my desk at home and is a quick grab tool. It really is too bad, itās a nice knife.
In cleaning out my knife area, I found a ZT 0450CF that I have no idea when or where it came from. Itās a really nice knife that I didnāt enjoy carrying (or must have not liked it whenever I bought it). It carries slightly pokeyer than my ZT 0462. I really liked 0462 better in the pocket.
Then I tried a Hogue Deka. Nope. Under the right work environment, I would probably carry this. This would work for me in a tool belt or a drawer of a tool box, but for my daily work use, this was too much knife. Iām not a big fan of the scales either. They get the job done though.
So at his point, I decided just to go back to my 0462 and give it all a rest and change focus. I decided that I wanted to carry a sub 3ā fixed blade as my weekend EDC. I was fascinated by Knife Centers exclusive Pocket Tango in a sheepsfoot, so I ordered one. I also ordered a Bradford G-Cleaver. I bought a deep carry clip to add to the Kydex sheath. I had no intent of using it as a neck knife. I like both of these knives very much! I with the Bradford had a leather sheath. I always feel Kydex is too fidgety to use. The MKM is deep inside my pocket every weekend.
I thought I would update this thread since there has been a ton of stuff that has happened since this whole thing started. I will tell you that I have settled (for a while anyway) on what Iām carrying. You just have to skip to the end if you donāt care about the rest.
Where I left off with my last post, I had decided on the Quiet Carry iQ. As I mentioned though, the pocket clip was a problem. I did carry it for about a month until I finally got absolutely fed up with the sharp boxy edges of that clip. It now sits on my desk at home and is a quick grab tool. It really is too bad, itās a nice knife.
In cleaning out my knife area, I found a ZT 0450CF that I have no idea when or where it came from. Itās a really nice knife that I didnāt enjoy carrying (or must have not liked it whenever I bought it). It carries slightly pokeyer than my ZT 0462. I really liked 0462 better in the pocket.
Then I tried a Hogue Deka. Nope. Under the right work environment, I would probably carry this. This would work for me in a tool belt or a drawer of a tool box, but for my daily work use, this was too much knife. Iām not a big fan of the scales either. They get the job done though.
So at his point, I decided just to go back to my 0462 and give it all a rest and change focus. I decided that I wanted to carry a sub 3ā fixed blade as my weekend EDC. I was fascinated by Knife Centers exclusive Pocket Tango in a sheepsfoot, so I ordered one. I also ordered a Bradford G-Cleaver. I bought a deep carry clip to add to the Kydex sheath. I had no intent of using it as a neck knife. I like both of these knives very much! I with the Bradford had a leather sheath. I always feel Kydex is too fidgety to use. The MKM is deep inside my pocket every weekend.
Part 2
About 6 weeks ago. I had a few extra $$$, so back to the workweek EDC. I decided to break down and look through the Pro-Tech site again. This time I saw the Runt 5 that looked interesting. Before I could place the order though I also found the Benchmade Partial Immunity. Even though I have never owned (or even entertained owing) a full auto, I thought Iād try. Both of these companies are reputable so I can at least be assured quality.
Iāve owned a number of Benchmadeās so I started carrying the Pro-Tech. Itās a great knife. (Oh yeah, thereās a but coming.) Great blade shape and steel. Iāve kept it honed and itās been a good work knife. Hereās the butā¦ Itās boxy as hell and is almost as irritating as it iQās clip. The bigger problem here is that the knife is inside the pocket. With it inside my pocket, I donāt like carrying anything else that I would have to reach into the pocket for. I hope they Pro-Tech resolved that issue with the Runt 6. Unfortunately the Runt 6 doesnāt come in a reverse Tanto, sheepsfoot, or Wharncliffe.
I was hesitant to carry the partial immunity in the unlocked position because the Axis opening mechanism sits slightly higher than the scale and the actuation happens in the same direction as putting the knife in your pocket. I feared that it would be too easy to deploy the blade accidently. Iām happy to say, that has not happened. I pulled the lanyard off and stuck it in my pocket and thatās what I have landed on for my work EDC.
About 6 weeks ago. I had a few extra $$$, so back to the workweek EDC. I decided to break down and look through the Pro-Tech site again. This time I saw the Runt 5 that looked interesting. Before I could place the order though I also found the Benchmade Partial Immunity. Even though I have never owned (or even entertained owing) a full auto, I thought Iād try. Both of these companies are reputable so I can at least be assured quality.
Iāve owned a number of Benchmadeās so I started carrying the Pro-Tech. Itās a great knife. (Oh yeah, thereās a but coming.) Great blade shape and steel. Iāve kept it honed and itās been a good work knife. Hereās the butā¦ Itās boxy as hell and is almost as irritating as it iQās clip. The bigger problem here is that the knife is inside the pocket. With it inside my pocket, I donāt like carrying anything else that I would have to reach into the pocket for. I hope they Pro-Tech resolved that issue with the Runt 6. Unfortunately the Runt 6 doesnāt come in a reverse Tanto, sheepsfoot, or Wharncliffe.
I was hesitant to carry the partial immunity in the unlocked position because the Axis opening mechanism sits slightly higher than the scale and the actuation happens in the same direction as putting the knife in your pocket. I feared that it would be too easy to deploy the blade accidently. Iām happy to say, that has not happened. I pulled the lanyard off and stuck it in my pocket and thatās what I have landed on for my work EDC.