I would very much like to hear from you folks what you like in a folder, or what you'd like to see in a CPK folder, however...
Main attributes.
Smooth action. No blade play, lock stick or anything poorly aligned. Centered blade.
Good handle to length ratio but not at the cost of poor ergonomics. Needs to be grippy enough to be safely operated during a wide varieties of tasks in cold or wet conditions but not so abrasive as to damage clothing during carry.
Stock thin enough to cut and slice with. No need for folding pry bar.
Prefer a stainless steel that is practical for use on food. I use my EDC during lunch to cut fruit and meat etc. A semi-stainless is OK as well. It needs to be able to be carried bare in a pocket in the sweaty summer and not corrode.
Steel that is properly heat treated. Needs good edge retention. I don't want to reach down for my EDC and elect not to use it then go find another knife regularly.
Nothing too heavy if possible, and a pocket clip that fits the hand properly without hot spots or digging in when gripped as intended.
I've used my current EDC (Sebenza 25 w/ micarta inlay) for opening boxes. Opening a plastic bag. Stripping copper wire, slightly enlarging a hole in drywall. Prying a loose knot out of a board that was proud. Trimming a burr off a piece of copper pipe, cutting pex, scraping a drop of dried paint off concrete. Taking the burr off about 10 cut 2x4s, and deburing holes drilled in 60 year old 2x4s. Cutting a metal sliver out of my hand and scraping a price tag off a piece of wood. This was all in the past 48 hours.
I would like a knife that can do all that and still be reasonably sharp.
There is more if I could find all this, but I figure this is a great starting point.
