Best knife under $75

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Best knife under $75 ( maybe under $100) with a few factors

Folding knifes only that lock in place when opened

No serrations

1 Must cut wood well especially for sharpening sticks
( that eliminates AUS-8 Steel as its slippery on wood )

2 Not hard to Sharpen, So ….. some “super steels” that are “very hard to sharpen” are out

3 Built very well and Tough i.e a very tough folder, to be used for example for a farmer or a rancher or frequent outdoorsman. .Does not fall apart with rancher / farmer / outdoorsman use

4 Easy to open, no nail nicks for the opening mechanism.
 
i'm not sure about wood cutting, i don't sharpen a lot of sticks but I do work all day on my farm and what I go with for a beater, every day knife is a Spyderco Endura

light
durable
easy to sharpen
easy to open
locks open

take it apart and locktite everything first and foremost and then go to work
 
I don't understand how AUS-8 is "slippery on wood" but it pretty much sounds like you would want either a Cold Steel Voyager, American Lawman, or Recon. Those are all very tough, easy to sharpen folders.
 
What you need is a Buck 110...but you don't like nail picks. Do you mind me asking why it is that you don't want a knife with a nail pick? If you're a farmer/rancher and this knife is for ranch work, does it need to deploy fast, or are you thinking it should be easy to open with gloves on?
 
"Slippery on wood"? I don't know what you mean by that, but that's the first I've heard of someone having that problem. I wouldn't worry about it.

That said, these might suit you:
- Cold Steel American Lawman
- Spyderco Manix 2
- Spyderco Endura/Delica
 
I have lots of folders in aus-8 that slip THROUGH wood like butter.......I am confused.....your statement makes no sense at all.
With your price range aus-8 is your best bet.
Get a ontario rat-1 in aus-8 for like 27$ and prove yourself wrong.....I guarantee it.
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Meyerco Edc lightfoot, lambert, darell Ralph. Kershaw almost anything. As far as Aus-8 being slippery on wood...that's ludicrous.
 
Spyderco Endura, Spyderco Delica, Spyderco Native, Spyderco Tenacious, Spyderco Resilience, Cold Steel American Lawman, Cold Steel Recon 1, Spyderco Manix 2, Kershaw Shallot, Kershaw JYD II, Or The New Kershaw Knock Out.
 
I was making another kubotan outside today with a Cold Steel Voyager that has an AUS 8 blade - works very well just like the old Endura in AUS 8 I used to whittle with all the time.

Get a Large Voyager, they are great for $38. Handle is awesome for a variety grips, very tough build, good fit and finish, great cutting wide FFG blade, locks up completely solid even half way disassembled.
 
Hate to beat a dead horse, but AUS8 is "slippery on wood"?? That doesn't make sense.

If you want to go towards the low end price wise, there is the Kabar Dozier Folding Hunter series. I own the "Large," it's a real tank for the 30 bucks or so it costs, and it's AUS-8 steel I find very easy to sharpen, and have had no wood slippage (and we all know how painful wood slippage can be :) ).
 
"slippery on wood" probably refers to either very dense wood, or just a dull knife. I remember as a kid thinking that some knives were good whittlers and others weren't, just because some were sharp or not.

Check out the Ontario RAT-1, it seems to fit the bill pretty well.
 
Kershaw Junkyard Dog II or Rake might fit the bill. The composite blade uses CPM-D2 on the cutting edge. That holds an edge really well and is pretty easy to sharpen. I don't have either of the aforementioned, but I do EDC a CB Leek regularly (may not be as robust as what you're looking for). I keep slightly toothy working edge (600 grit stone) on mine, and it grips and cuts stuff like wood and sheet rock just fine.
 
just to update my recommendation on a Spyderco Endura... i would probably go with a saber grind standard type endura blade vs. the full flat grind blade. I use the full flat grind blade but I could see where this would be a weak point at the tip for some folks. I haven't had a problem but if you where concerend and that might be an issue, you might take that into concideration.
 
calldoug said:
( that eliminates AUS-8 Steel as its slippery on wood )
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I'm not sure what you mean here. I've had great success with using the Cold Steel Spartan and Kobun knives for wood (cutting, shaving, shaping green and fallen wood.)

For your purposes, I'd recommend the Spyderco Manix 2, Cara Cara 2, Endura or Delica FFG, Cold Steel Voyager, Enlan EL02 or EL04, Kershaw Cryo or Junkyard Dog II, used Benchmade Griptilian, Ontario RAT-1, or Ka-Bar Dozier folders,
 
calldoug said:
Best knife under $75 ( maybe under $100) with a few factors

Folding knifes only that lock in place when opened

No serrations

1 Must cut wood well especially for sharpening sticks
( that eliminates AUS-8 Steel as its slippery on wood )

2 Not hard to Sharpen, So ….. some “super steels” that are “very hard to sharpen” are out

3 Built very well and Tough i.e a very tough folder, to be used for example for a farmer or a rancher or frequent outdoorsman. .Does not fall apart with rancher / farmer / outdoorsman use

4 Easy to open, no nail nicks for the opening mechanism.
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based on your price point and needs, i highly recommend the spyderco manix2
 
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