Went knife hunting the other day! First time in awhile, so I was gonna go all out (for me at least.) So, I set about a $55 ceiling and set out for a nice tactical or maybe a decent looking multitool. I am aware that you can get very good prices on the internet, but there is something about seeing the knife in person before I buy it. Its like test driving a car, for most people, you can't just look at it on the internet and say, "I want that 2010 mustang gt because its silver!!"
Well anyways, I went looking around in some of the more obvious places for decent knives, like Lowes, Home Depot, Target, and of course the Wally World. I was originally gonna just replace my Vic Supertinker that was accidentally misplaced at work, but figured I'd go with something new. Lowes had Case sodbusters, SOG Twitch 2 and a SOG multitool, I have handles the Kobalt Multitool/Partially serrated folder combo and its not terrible at a measly $18 + 10% employee discount (gotta love friends), but I wasn't satisfied with that this time with a decent budget.
Next place of choice was Walmart!!! (after seeing home depot and target had nothing), went to the sporting good section and looked at 3 particular knives. Kershaw od-1, Kershaw Skyline, and the Buck Omni hunter, but also handled gerber fast draw 3.0 and the winchester auto assist. Initial thoughts on those were cheap plastic handles, screws that held the pocket clip were loose, and the winchester seemed to be duller than past experiences.
Skyline, didn't like the fact that left hand opening was little hard due to the durn pocket clip being in the way, and im not completely sure that it could be changed and turned around, but who knows.
omni hunter, the handles were a rubberized nylon feeling, but solid lock up and love the blade design, I like some belly in my blades, but i don't like the little tail it has and the ballistic nylon case seems a little cheap and ive had bad experiences with a lot of cases ripping due to me always catching them on something.
and the od-1, well i was super impressed with this little puppy. good steel, excellent lock up, opens super fast after you play with it for a minute, sharp out of the box, tip up carry, but i dont like that the pocket clip shows 30% of the knife, but oh well, this little puppy made it into my pocket and went home with me!, but @ a ~$40 price tag, i feel like its not enough knife. I am a fairly traditional person with the only tactical roots being S&W spec ops knives in g10 with hammer forged surgical stainless. (awesome knife btw, it can take a BEATING)
I like my knives on the heavier side and at 3.4 ounces, this knife isn't very heavy AT ALL! and with my edc being a leatherman juice s2 for work or maybe a buck 110 on my belt, im use to a heavier knife. The juice is about as light as i got at ~4.4 ounces, unless i was running a traditional knife, but those still run heavier due to three blades in the knife. I am debating on taking it back possibly for a heavier knife, but im really satisfied with the od-1.
if I could find a custom fixed blade around 3 1/2 to 4-ish inches long, just a little utility knife, i'd be in heaven, but those are all out of the price range for the time being and i refuse to save up when i can go out and buy one
but i just need a good knife around 3 1/4 to 4.5 inches long, good steel (i'll take 420hc as long as its been buckinized!!!), little on the heavier side, ~4 ounces or so, preferably fixed blade, like a clip blade style.
but if not, i may have found it with the od-1, im just gonna spray it down with a little concrete mix to make it heavier.
anyways, im gonna hit the sack and think about it tomorrow, might hit up a couple feed stores around here to see what they have in stock, probably end up returning the od-1 tomorrow and ill have around a $40 limit then.
any thoughts or concerns?
thanks, jerry
Well anyways, I went looking around in some of the more obvious places for decent knives, like Lowes, Home Depot, Target, and of course the Wally World. I was originally gonna just replace my Vic Supertinker that was accidentally misplaced at work, but figured I'd go with something new. Lowes had Case sodbusters, SOG Twitch 2 and a SOG multitool, I have handles the Kobalt Multitool/Partially serrated folder combo and its not terrible at a measly $18 + 10% employee discount (gotta love friends), but I wasn't satisfied with that this time with a decent budget.
Next place of choice was Walmart!!! (after seeing home depot and target had nothing), went to the sporting good section and looked at 3 particular knives. Kershaw od-1, Kershaw Skyline, and the Buck Omni hunter, but also handled gerber fast draw 3.0 and the winchester auto assist. Initial thoughts on those were cheap plastic handles, screws that held the pocket clip were loose, and the winchester seemed to be duller than past experiences.
Skyline, didn't like the fact that left hand opening was little hard due to the durn pocket clip being in the way, and im not completely sure that it could be changed and turned around, but who knows.
omni hunter, the handles were a rubberized nylon feeling, but solid lock up and love the blade design, I like some belly in my blades, but i don't like the little tail it has and the ballistic nylon case seems a little cheap and ive had bad experiences with a lot of cases ripping due to me always catching them on something.
and the od-1, well i was super impressed with this little puppy. good steel, excellent lock up, opens super fast after you play with it for a minute, sharp out of the box, tip up carry, but i dont like that the pocket clip shows 30% of the knife, but oh well, this little puppy made it into my pocket and went home with me!, but @ a ~$40 price tag, i feel like its not enough knife. I am a fairly traditional person with the only tactical roots being S&W spec ops knives in g10 with hammer forged surgical stainless. (awesome knife btw, it can take a BEATING)
I like my knives on the heavier side and at 3.4 ounces, this knife isn't very heavy AT ALL! and with my edc being a leatherman juice s2 for work or maybe a buck 110 on my belt, im use to a heavier knife. The juice is about as light as i got at ~4.4 ounces, unless i was running a traditional knife, but those still run heavier due to three blades in the knife. I am debating on taking it back possibly for a heavier knife, but im really satisfied with the od-1.
if I could find a custom fixed blade around 3 1/2 to 4-ish inches long, just a little utility knife, i'd be in heaven, but those are all out of the price range for the time being and i refuse to save up when i can go out and buy one
but i just need a good knife around 3 1/4 to 4.5 inches long, good steel (i'll take 420hc as long as its been buckinized!!!), little on the heavier side, ~4 ounces or so, preferably fixed blade, like a clip blade style. but if not, i may have found it with the od-1, im just gonna spray it down with a little concrete mix to make it heavier.
anyways, im gonna hit the sack and think about it tomorrow, might hit up a couple feed stores around here to see what they have in stock, probably end up returning the od-1 tomorrow and ill have around a $40 limit then.
any thoughts or concerns?
thanks, jerry
