Bang for the buck...

Jazzman

Jazzman

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What knife has provided you with the most bang for the buck? I'd have to say that mine is the Cold Steel Medium Voyager Tanto. I paid 50 bucks for it and I've never been dissapointed. It has a strong lock up, great handle, and a strong blade. I can also sharpen it with ease (ironically, I can only usually sharpen chisel grinds). Overall, it's a very high performance knife for not so much cash. What is yours?
Thanks,
Matt
 
CRKT Crawford/Kasper fighting Folder. got it for $40.00 at LKS. I had the small one and it felt perfect in my hand. never had any problems and always locked up tight. perfect for all the utility stuff that I do. the AUS 6 steel that a lot of people have a problem with wasn't a problem for me. it took a razor sharp edge and was super easy to sharpen. unfortunately I lost it at a job site. I decided to get a Boa after that but I might pick up another CKFF later down the line
 
That would have to be the NIB! Gerber BMF that I bought at a pawn-shop for $50 (including sales tax). I later sold it to a guy for $210.:).

Also, I paid $10 (at the same pawn-shop) for the NIB Cold Steel plain medium clip-point Voyager that sits somewhere in my wife's purse.
 
It's funny how three of us are choosing Cold Steel Voyagers, and yet, Cold Steel does not get a lot of press around here! I have one of the very first Voyagers (large and clip blade). I absolutely love this knife. Very comfortable in my hand, awesome edge geometry, and a breeze to sharpen. Mine is always present on my dresser and is used for a myriad of tasks (opening mail, removing loose threads from clothing, etc) It seems like it was about $60.00 US dollars when I bought it in the first half of the 1990's.
 
The Benchmade 551 Griptilian (or the 550). This thing has the axis lock and a good blade steel. And you can really grip it (hence the name), I can get a better grip on this knife than I can any of my G-10 handled knives.
 
Yup...The BM 550 is a great knife for the prices at knife shows. I bought my nephew one and he has really abused it!!! It's still marching on.., and actually holds it's edge very well for 440C.

I also have to mention that I have literally destoyed a few various CRKT "beaters", and for the money they are tough to beat IMO.


"Hunters seek what they [WANT].., Seekers hunt what they [NEED]"
 
I posted in the other bang for the buck thread about my Livesay NRGS and my swiss army knife as good bang for the buck.They are good in general,but my truly favorite is the benchmade 710 axis I found at a local store with the wrong price on it.They wanted $63.00 for it.I explained to the clerk that it was mismarked as a Mel Pardue linerlock.He insisted that the Axis was a linerlock.I told him to doublecheck the sku number.He said that the price was correct.So I bought it:)Thanks K's Merchandise!
troy
 
My first vote goes to the Spyderco Native Lightweight. It feels good, handles any task, and it's fully-ambidextrous too. And where else can you get a 440V blade in a $50 knife?

My second vote is for the Victorinox SwissTool X. This has always been one of the best multi-tools available. Now that the price has come down a bit it is a steal!

Third choice would be *any* of Bob Dozier's knives. His prices compete with some mid-level production pieces, but his work is absolutely top-of-the-line custom.

--Bob Q
 
Spyderco Calypso Jr and Benchmade 550 have the most bang for the buck in my collection. :)
 
1)CRKT KFF
2)BM 800S AFCK from new graham for $67.50
3)gerber MK2 i bought in '69 for $37.50 and carried for almost 2 yrs almost daily in the service


sifu
 
To answer this question I was going over all my high end to low end knives trying to come up with which one supplied the most bang for the buck. Then it hit me. It has to be the tiny Swiss Army Classic., no matter what other knife I have with me it is always in the opposite pocket with change and keys and gets used a ton. Tweezers, little scissors, and the fingernail file is always getting used. Pull it to open boxes and cut errant threads, it gets used in front of sheeple a lot. I guess it gets the most actual use of any knife day to day that I have. Less than 10 bucks.
 
Victorinox Recruit
I use both blades, and both screwdrivers almost daily, and the tweezers come in handy alot, too.
I have a red one, and a black one. They're ~$12/ea.
 
Seems like everyone is mentioning folders. In that case, my vote is for my - yes - Sebenza. Yes, it was expensive. But it'll last my lifetime, and probably that of my grandkids, as well. It's two years into heavy use and still only needs touching up once a week or so to scare the hair on my arm into taliban-style retreat.

In a fixed - like I posted on the other thread - my Livesay Air Assault. It ain't the prettiest or the sharpest or the longest or the shiniest blade in the drawer - but, like the sebbie, I won't leave home without it. My thinking on the AA is - which blade do I want with me, no matter what, if I need to cut, pry, stab, dig, hammer, screw or otherwise find myself in need of mechanical assistance? Which blade will I not be afraid of damaging, both because it's tough as heck and because I can afford to replace it without incurring the wrath of my wife? :rolleyes:
 
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