Common -- really now . . .

[elkins45]

I agree. It is steel tweeking. Nothing out performs my A2 blade except...INFI.

Great. I'll take a 3.5", tip up titanium scaled framelock with round hole opener in INFI please.

What's that you say...

Back to the point: yes we can do 99% of what we need done with a Mora and an Opinel. But why would we? That's the joy of being a knife enthusiast.

 

[alaskanmonte]

Yes, I agree that almost all your typical day to day tasks could be handled by a small folding knife in an inexpensive steel. If fact I spend a lot of time carrying a buck 110 myself. For me the biggest thing in buying a knife isn't if its in a "super steel", its the features and ergonomics of the knife. Manufactures have to find a way to stay competitive and by using these "super steels" it gives them that competitive edge they need to sell there product to us knife nuts.

 

[Bob W]

...but frankly 95% of everything I use a knife for could be acomplished by a Buck 110.

I'd say a Buck 110 is functionally capable of performing 100% of my cutting needs.

Where is lacks, one critical feature, the ability to fit comfortably in my pocket.

 

[orca8589]

. . . but frankly 95% of everything I use a knife for could be acomplished by a Buck 110.

Yup. That's why, even with several dozen knives in my collection, I have about half a dozen 110 types (110's, Schrade LB7's & 6OT's, Camillus brands, etc.) in tool boxes, bug-out packs, sock drawers, car glove compartments, etc.

They're easy to use, the wife & kid can open/close them easily, and they're easy to sharpen. I love all my other 'toys', some with various exotic steels, but at the end of the day, the 110 & it's clones are still king, IMHO.

thx - cpr

 

[Chewy1]

I have to agree with the op. For some folks like guys who lay carpet, the better steels are worth the argument, but for me, not so much. Any of them shave arm hair or cut up a steak or open an envelope.

 

[KarlMaldensNose]

I agree. For some reason the performance steel knives i have i tend to baby and use the AUS stuff for the job at hand. I dunno?

Me too. Even though I (would) love trying out all the new exotic steels, the sissy in me usually breaks out the AUS8 for most hard-use tasks... and it does a great job for me. Here is my go-to beater:

 

[Lycosa]

KMN--- I concur. :thumbup:

 

[Stainz]

For most of us knife-accumulaters - Buck's 420HC is just super. So are the CS's - 01, A2, 5670, 1095, etc. For use... a Spydie Sharpmaker will keep them all sharp.

Of course, for bragging rights... the blade steel, design, and heat-treating, not to mention the attendant cost, really matters! The fact that a Buck 110, Vic SAK, or Boker Tree Brand (CS) will do the same chores - for a while - doesn't matter - when bragging rights are concerned.

Stainz

 

[LX_Emergency]

For most of us knife-accumulaters - Buck's 420HC is just super. So are the CS's - 01, A2, 5670, 1095, etc. For use... a Spydie Sharpmaker will keep them all sharp.

Of course, for bragging rights... the blade steel, design, and heat-treating, not to mention the attendant cost, really matters! The fact that a Buck 110, Vic SAK, or Boker Tree Brand (CS) will do the same chores - for a while - doesn't matter - when bragging rights are concerned.

Stainz

I lovez my Böker tree brand knifey.

 

[Herr_Noobien]

The buck 110 is the only knife you NEED. It's sort of like getting a Mitsubishi EVO X, when you have a 4th gen Honda Civic. The EVO is hands down better than the Civic, but at the end o the day, both will get you from point A to point B. With that said, I still think Sebenza's are worth every cent

 

[barrabas74]

Knives as choppers were mentioned. Okay, for those that like that sort of a thing, that is the sort of thing that they like. But I can count on the thumbs of one foot the number of times I've HAD to chop down a tree with a knife. Or wanted to. As I've said before, that's why god made hatchets -- or chainsaws. Must be getting lazy in my old age.

Not lazy I prefer my Battle Mistress to split wood and such from the backyard to camping. Just a personal thing. If I am taking down a large tree of course I'd use a chainsaw...not laziness just a hell of a lot easier. I love choppers because I do I guess. People like things for all kinds of crazy reasons.

 

[GIRLYmann]

i'm not talking about knife collectors or steel snobs, but i'm just guessing that a good 3/4 of the world's knife-users are quite satisfied using their cheap 'n nameless cutting tools with typically unspecified type of "stainless steel" knives every single day.
only because they are cheap and easily replaceable cutting implements.
the use of premium steels was probably a well thought of industry method to justify a premium price for what otherwise would have been basically thought of as simply an ordinary plain old knife...

 

[bladefoolish]

i'm not talking about knife collectors or steel snobs, but i'm just guessing that a good 3/4 of the world's knife-users are quite satisfied using their cheap 'n nameless cutting tools with typically unspecified type of "stainless steel" knives every single day.
only because they are cheap and easily replaceable cutting implements.
the use of premium steels was probably a well thought of industry method to justify a premium price for what otherwise would have been basically thought of as simply an ordinary plain old knife...

I agree that the "knives" that the majority of people I know use are ones that I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole -- those in the dollar knife category.

However, having said that . . . I keep a couple of under $10.00 Smith & Wesson slipjoints around the house and office just to do nasty work, like scraping shit. Like others have said, I tend to "baby" my nicer knives when it comes to things like that.

 

[Lycosa]

Mt father in law works in a factory. When i showed him the knife I carry, Metro Razor, it told me I'm in a minority. He is correct. I do believe most folks carry an inexpensive, hard working knife.