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probably CRK and Emerson and Spyderco if I had to pick.

That is because if I had to give up almost every knife I would keep:

My large Inkosi and small 21
A Cqc7v from Emerson
And a Spyderco Pikal.
 
Carry a BM M390 805 daily. Favorite knife though is made by Walter Brend.
Most in the collection? Spyderco.
 
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Well.. As a long time CASE collector.. Drum roll.... CASE!!!:D John
 
Tied between Spyderco and Benchmade, Spyderco has the edge though and is pulling ahead of BM.
 
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My Favorite brand would probably be Imperial from their Providence Rhode island days.
they pretty much made every kind of knife I could want, they knew how to treat whatever steel they used, and they're not expensive. They just plain work and I like them.

Now I will say Buck is probably the best company in the business today, when you Buy a Buck knife you join their family. They may not make a lot of high end knives or innovate, but they make a good blade and stand by them.
 
Full blown Spyderco fanboy here! There are a handful of companies I have a lot of respect for and who make great products but 90% of my knife budget goes to Spyderco.
 
Buck, Ontario and Cold Steel.

Those 3 brands are a real working man’s knife that don’t cost too much money, also Buck and Ontario make USA made blades that are affordable. I like fixed blades a lot and for the price of a USA made fixed blade ,Ontario and Buck do it right.

If we’re talking about tough folders, the Voyager and Recon 1 are proven to be one of the best for their reliability and price point.
 
I tend to like ontario for fixed blades and then probably spyderco or cold steel in folders. I like bang for the buck and cold steel gets it for utilitarian at a good price and spyderco for ergos and ease of use.

If custom makers on the forums were a brand, I would choose them every day for fixed blades. I think the only production fixed blades I have left is a mossback B&T from CRKT (designed by small knife maker Tom Krein almost directly after his B&T) and an older OKC TAK 1 in D2. I have 5 handmades from the knifemaker's market including 2 customs made for me.
 
Folders: Spyderco, Kizer, Steel Will, Real Steel in that order. I am just starting to warm up to Benchmade.
Fixed: Bradford, LT Wright and Bark River. I only have 5 fixed blades and all are 3.5" or less.
 
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