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I EDC a Gerber EVO jr (plain edge). I honestly think it is a decent little folder. I got it cheap (~$15-$20) and I can put a wicked edge on it w/ the coffee cup method (yes...i am too cheap to buy a real sharpener) :o . Anyway...if you are looking for a cheapie EDC or even a nice little stocking stuffer i really think one could do worse than this knife. Anyone else like them?
 
I don't have that particular knife, but I love cheap everything. Cheap knives. Cheap beer. Cheap books. If you can get a good edge on it, then that's my bottom line. If I could get a good edge on a tuna can top, I'd carry that. I've had mixed results with Gerbers, but overall I still like them. I'm sure I'll buy more, as long as they stay good and cheap.
 
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I think Gerber gets a bad rap from the knife snobs. I've seen too many of my friends with those little LST's beat the snot out of them, and they keep on going. It was one of the most popular knives in the machine/sheet metal/shipping department.

I've got a couple of those Gerber/Fiskars sliding blade saws stashed around, and they work great.

Some of the Gerber stuff is still made in Portland Oregon.
 
I don't have any experience with that knife, but I sure do love my Ka-bar Dozier folders for a cheap sharp knife. Can you describe the "coffee cup" sharpening method?
Thanks
AI
 
agentiron, you just use the unglazed ceramic on the bottom of a coffee cup (or bowl, or plate, etc) to sharpen the bevel of the knife. it is fine, so i suggest (only for the cheapskates ;) ) that you thin out the bevel on a cinder block or brick first, and then finish on the cup.

littlehairyape, if you'd like, i could send you a tuna can top that will shave hair off your arm, and you could give it a test drive... ;) (but seriously, send me an email if you are interested)

theedge, its good that you found something that works for you. as long as it works, i don't see any reason for you to have a problem with it. when i was younger, before i knew any better, i carried a china SAK knockoff...it worked fine for what i was doing (that is, until the blade snapped in half whittling some wood :eek:)
 
Agent Iron said:
I don't have any experience with that knife, but I sure do love my Ka-bar Dozier folders for a cheap sharp knife. Can you describe the "coffee cup" sharpening method?
Thanks
AI
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How are those little KaBar Doziers? I've seen pics and really, really liked the simplicity of the design.
 
jackknife said:
I think Gerber gets a bad rap from the knife snobs. I've seen too many of my friends with those little LST's beat the snot out of them, and they keep on going. It was one of the most popular knives in the machine/sheet metal/shipping department.

I've got a couple of those Gerber/Fiskars sliding blade saws stashed around, and they work great.

Some of the Gerber stuff is still made in Portland Oregon.
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Yup. +1:thumbup: on the LST's and saws. Whenever I see the LST's on display, I buy one or two.
 
siguy said:
littlehairyape, if you'd like, i could send you a tuna can top that will shave hair off your arm, and you could give it a test drive... ;) (but seriously, send me an email if you are interested)
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Siguy, I am sure you could sharpen a bar of soap until it would shave steel wool off of a Buick's bumper, but the last thing I need is another safe queen. Thanks for the offer though. :)
 
SpookyPistolero said:
How are those little KaBar Doziers? I've seen pics and really, really liked the simplicity of the design.
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Spooky, I like them so much that I have have two of every blade style that Kabar makes. They're a great value. I highly recommend you get one that has a blade style that you like. You will then end getting a few more.
 
siguy said:
agentiron, you just use the unglazed ceramic on the bottom of a coffee cup (or bowl, or plate, etc) to sharpen the bevel of the knife. it is fine, so i suggest (only for the cheapskates ;) ) that you thin out the bevel on a cinder block or brick first, and then finish on the cup.

littlehairyape, if you'd like, i could send you a tuna can top that will shave hair off your arm, and you could give it a test drive... ;) (but seriously, send me an email if you are interested)

theedge, its good that you found something that works for you. as long as it works, i don't see any reason for you to have a problem with it. when i was younger, before i knew any better, i carried a china SAK knockoff...it worked fine for what i was doing (that is, until the blade snapped in half whittling some wood :eek:)
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What he said....tho i dont use a cinder block/brick...may have to try that thanks man! :thumbup: i should just send all my stuff to you...again...im a cheapskate :D
 
I think an LST was my first real knife. I still have it and I carry it from time to time but I will prolly put it a safe as it is nearly 15 yrs old. It is worthless to everybody else but priceless to me. I also had a EZ out for a few years and I loved it but the belt clip broke and now my father uses it in the garage.

Usually I am a huge proponent of "you get what you pay for" but there are a few instances where it doesn't hold true. I can think of more hten a few knives that have inflated prices for nothing but PR and hype.
 
I picked up a cheap Gerber DPSF and it would get a lot of carry if it was offered in plain edge, but it only comes in combo. It was less than 40 bucks with an S30V and near as I can tell its U.S. made. Really a decent knife for the money.
 
RONIN21 said:
Spooky, I like them so much that I have have two of every blade style that Kabar makes. They're a great value. I highly recommend you get one that has a blade style that you like. You will then end getting a few more.
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Quite an endorsement! I may have to pick up one of those spearpoint buggers. :thumbup:
 
I don't have that folder, but I recently picked up a Boker Subcom folder. That cheap little thing has been in my pocket since I took it out of the box. The steel is crap, but otherwise it's a very nice little folder.
 
LittleHairyApe said:
Yup. +1:thumbup: on the LST's and saws. Whenever I see the LST's on display, I buy one or two.
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:thumbup: My LST Magnum Jr. must be going on 15 years old now. It was a freebie in a clamshell pack when I bought my Gerber multi-tool. It doesn't get much pocket time anymore but it does get used from time to time. With no pocket clip it makes a good PC knife for areas that frown on 3"+ knives with clips.

I've seen too many of my friends with those little LST's beat the snot out of them, and they keep on going. It was one of the most popular knives in the machine/sheet metal/shipping department.
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I bought my brother-in-law one a few years ago. He works in a metal shop (disassembling/recycling Titanium) and is still beating the snot out of it.
 
I think knife snobs can get a bit carried away. Think about how far our ancestors got with a sharp flake of obsidian. Now we look down our nose if the steel is not the latest and greatest in the trend of upmenship.

Think of how the native population in some of the third world coutries get by with a blade made in some jungle workshop out of a old truck spring.

Face it, we're spoiled.
 
Is the one in my hand. I have several cheap knives and I enjoy them all because I can use them hard and not worry about them. In fact, I used my Wally World 10.00 special - Ozark Trails fixed blade knife - to see if I could teach myself knife throwing, in the basement. Talk about abuse, I chipped off the point, fractured the wood scales and banged up the the edge pretty bad. I brought it back to life with some glue and tennis racket grip tape on the handle and then used a small metal file on the blade followed by a Spydie Sharpmaker. I can baton with it and it still cuts some decent fuzz sticks.

Gerber makes a small fixed blade that fits in the handle of the pocket ax. It is dull out of the box and flies out of the handle when you use the ax. I re-profiled the blade by hand with my file, just to see if I could do it. Then gave it a workout on the sharpmaker. I found a small nylon holster from an old laser pointer, made a liner out of cardboard and duct tape, reinforced with metal from a pop can. It is now a decent necker or hip pocket carry knife for utility carving in the woods.

I enjoy these knives because of the hard use that they received and the hard use that they can take.

Buck 110 - under 30.00 at Wally World - and a Ka-Bar folding Dozier are on my short list. I am still kicking myself for not buying a Spydie Native when Wally World was selling them.
 
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