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Brutus013

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What folding knife has the best slicing performance (with the stock edge) that you've used?
 
The Al Mar UltraLights have a very nice cutting geometry. I've used them for food prep alot. I also like my Mini Dejavoo. They are both flat ground blades.

Ric
 
Spyderco Caly3/CF and ZDP-189. Amazing knife. Hands down best slicer I've had.
 
Brutus013 said:
What folding knife has the best slicing performance (with the stock edge) that you've used?
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That's not really fair, some of my best slicers have come with really bad factory edges.
 
The Opinel; comes with a nice convex edge, thin bladestock for great geometry. Gets scary sharp.
 
Mcusta has been the best of what I have tried so far.

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Great grind, thin geometry, outstanding steel.
 
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I have a sharpmaker with no diamond stones. I can't really sharpen a really bad factory edge.
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Have you tried coarse sandpaper wrapped around the rods?


Once a proper edge is applied the blades geometry plays the biggest factor in how well it will slice. That said some of my best slicers would be, S90V millie, G-10 Endura, TOPS thunder hawke, and suprisingly my BM mini-rukus, in that order.
 
Brutus013 said:
What folding knife has the best slicing performance (with the stock edge) that you've used?
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Sticking to your original question, my Spyderco Endura 3, sharpened only on the Spyderco sharpener, is my top folding slicer.

However, one of these days, someone will put a full convex grind on an equivalent folder and reshape the market.
 
Spyderco's seem to be good slicers. The factory edge on the Spyderco Tenacious that I just got was very sharp. Full flat grind helps too. I think the best slicer I ever had out of the box was an old Rapala filet knife. Of course, the blade on it is nearly paper thin.
 
Gotta be the Opinel in carbon steel. Haven't really had anything cut like it. With just a little maintenance, it'll slice through everything from rope or shoe leather to paper thin slices of tomato.
 
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