Best high end user folder out there?

BJE

BJE

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I am looking for an "end all searches edc" (I know it will never happen, but it is nice to dream). I want it to be extremely well made by a company with a good warranty/customer service. I have a buget of $200 and under. I have been eyeing a Bradley Alias but not sure I like the spear point blade, I really prefer drop point, but it is still a possibility. I like slim folders with aluminum or G-10 scales and around a 3-3.5 blade. I also like the Kershaw Blur but I am not sure it will be high end enough to satisfy me:D. Shoot me some suggestions before I buy something I will regret later.
 
BM 710, 4"... oops. D2 Steel, incredible to say the least.

As you said, Alias.

Ah....Emerson ?? No experience with those, don't really like 154CM...
Spyderco's are all well and good, I hear great things about them on here..
 
You should try the new rijbak from blade tech. Thats a nice new high performance knife. Titanium framelock, with g-10 slabs and premium s30v. Its a beaty. Thats what im savin up for... Give it a search. Blade may be longer than 3.5 though...
 
Someday you will buy a Sebenza. When you do, wahtever you buy now will be dissapointing and you will say to yourself " I should of ponied up for the Seb in the first place"

SO PONY UP!!!!!!
 
A nice little folder is the Spyderco Caly3. Top notch F&F for under $100. That leaves you with another $100 for another sweet blade... or you can splurge and get the Caly3 in CF scales and ZDP-189 steel for under $200. Just do a search and you can see how many extoll the virtues of the lovely Caly3.
 
Forget price. It's within your budget. Might as well go for the CF with ZDP. Just be aware the ZDP is a laminate. The G-10 version has VG-10 and is plenty strong for your needs.

Tom
 
PersianDamascus said:
BM 710, 4"... oops. D2 Steel, incredible to say the least.

As you said, Alias.

Ah....Emerson ?? No experience with those, don't really like 154CM...
Spyderco's are all well and good, I hear great things about them on here..
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Already have a 710 (I love the knife, but just isn't perfect for me), had an Emerson CQC-7 and traded it, have several spydies and they are great knives, but don't appeal to me aestheticlly (I am just wierd I guess). I am partial to S30V myself and I also like 154cm and VG-10, but didn't like D2 (it was hard to get a good edge on my RAT-7 D2).
 
Tballetta said:
Someday you will buy a Sebenza. When you do, wahtever you buy now will be dissapointing and you will say to yourself " I should of ponied up for the Seb in the first place"

SO PONY UP!!!!!!
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I do want to get a Sebbie eventually, but I don't have the funds right now and I want to know that I will use it instead of just drool over it. I might get one when I get my taxes back, but for now I am looking for something a little less expensive.
 
The Rijbak and the Sebenza are both good options; I agree with Tballeta about the Sebenza, the fit and finish is second-to-none.
More within your price specifications, there are a number of Benchmade folders you could probably snag for that price. And since Benchmade's quality is legendary, this is one of the wiser options. Check a few of these out:
-Benchmade 710
-Benchmade Griptillian (many variants)
-Benchmade Apparition
-Benchmade Mini-Rukus
-Kershaw Spec Bump
-Zero Tolerance 0400
-SOG Visionary
-SOG Bi-Polar
-SOG Vulcan
-Spyderco Captain
-Spyderco Endura ZDP189
These are all decent knives within the price range you specified; most are up for hard use. Good luck with your decision.
 
I say find a deal on the Bradley Alias and go for it. I'm very happy with my Alias II folder. Also check out the Benchmade 750 framelock.
 
Personally I think the Sebenza is the best. It's above your price range, but you did ask for the best high end user folder and to me, that just screams Sebenza. It's well worth the money IMO. I've had plenty of customs from most of the big makers and the Sebenza is what I carry everyday. It takes the abuse beautifully and I love using it.
 
missin_hobo said:
The Rijbak and the Sebenza are both good options; I agree with Tballeta about the Sebenza, the fit and finish is second-to-none.
More within your price specifications, there are a number of Benchmade folders you could probably snag for that price. And since Benchmade's quality is legendary, this is one of the wiser options. Check a few of these out:
-Benchmade 710
-Benchmade Griptillian (many variants)
-Benchmade Apparition
-Benchmade Mini-Rukus
-Kershaw Spec Bump
-Zero Tolerance 0400
-SOG Visionary
-SOG Bi-Polar
-SOG Vulcan
-Spyderco Captain
-Spyderco Endura ZDP189
These are all decent knives within the price range you specified; most are up for hard use. Good luck with your decision.
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I already have the
710, Grip, and Endura.
Don't like the apparition or captain and the mini-rukus is too big in the handle region.
I really don't like anything by SOG, have owned a couple but never any I wanted to keep. I was also thinking about Al Mar and MCusta but I don't hear to much about them and MCusta looks too good to use. Keep the suggestions coming.
 
I have a Sebenza and I think honestly the Caly3 is just one step below it in F&F. The action is glass-smooth due to the polished surfaces of the knife and it doesn't even use PB washers! It's a finely finished knife and I think you'd be hard-pressed to find something in the same price range or even somewhere above that comes close to matching the Caly3's superb feel. It's not really a knife you'll regret owning and it is an excellent user.

Other really great folders I'd suggest are the Al Mar Mini SERE and the BM Mini Dejavoo.
 
You ask for the best "HIGH END" folder and you follow that statement with I have a $200.00 budget?

Kershaws can cost over that now, Benchmades and a host of other less than high end folders are already over two hundred bucks.

Folders I wouldn't own.

You need to double and then some your cash outlay for your dream knife in reallity. I forked out a ton of dough over and over again searching. Go to a really big knife show near you. Do a web search. Find a folder there that really flips your mind!

Bring your credit card!

The mind blowing folders are worth paying for. I found one by Pat Crawford.
www.crawfordknives.com
It was quite a bit more than I expected to pay,but it is worth every penny. I had a custom leather pouch with flint stick and mini mag made to house it. I also had a red and one blue Kydex sheath made so I can change off. I carry that folder Every Day now.

What ever you find my guess is that if you do not step up your money out you will end up posting this again a year from now with the new knife laying in a dresser drawer with the other wannabe EDC blades.
Good luck in your search friend. I looked long and hard to find my dream folder.

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Peace.
 
BJE said:
I also like the Kershaw Blur but I am not sure it will be high end enough to satisfy me:D. Shoot me some suggestions before I buy something I will regret later.
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I see that enough people have responded to your definition of high end and agree with most of their comments, however, The term "high end" obviously has different meaning to different people. Perhaps you should have stuck to asking "what's the best knife for >$200". No biggie. I understand what you meant, you have a budget and that's that. I will offer my opinion. There are many good suggestions so far, but I"ll respond to the part of your post that I have quoted above.
If you like the Blur but are worried that it might not be "high end" enough for you, look at the Blur with the SG2 blade. Great steel unbelievable slicer, sharpens up easily and holds it's edge well. The regular 13C26 blade is good as well, but the SG2 is most definitely a "higher end" steel.

Good luck.
 
I suggest a BM 940. A slim and streamline profile, but don't let that fool you, it is a very tuff knife. Roughly $130 (if you look in the right places), 3.4 in. blade, aluminum scales, now the deal breaker on this is that it is not a drop point, it's a reverse tanto. Now if the reverse tanto kills it for you then I suggest a 525. The 525 is a drop point, with a 2.95in. blade, and is a pretty slim knife with aluminum scalse. About the same price wise as the 940. I would say this is one of the toughest of the smaller BMs.
 
Hi BJE,

If you'll pardon my sales pitch :o, I would suggest you look into the Stretch2. Full flat, 3.5", ZDP-189 blade, peel-ply carbon fiber scales. Full skeletonized liners. Mid-lock-back.

sal
 
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