EDC Folder?

Like most of the preceding posters, I can't recommend using a folder to pry with. I carry a Leatherman Micra on my keyring (in a $13 Kydex sheath from Normark http://www.mnsi.net/~nbtnoel/ ) and my primary edc folder is then used for cutting. The Micra has, among other things, a flat screwdriver blade that is much better suited for light prying than any knife blade. Most of the time, the edc folder is a Benchmade 705, which is a reasonably sturdy knife. Today I happen to be carrying a Calypso Jr (the original one with Micarta handles :) ).
 
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I agree with what a lot of people have mentioned about prying with folders. If you really want a pocket pry-knife I recommend a JKM-1 or a Kumar Karda. They're very tough.

For strong pocket folders, Spyderco makes some good ones. I don't do heavy prying with mine, but I may abuse them a little. The Gunting is good but has been discontinued. I have a Chinook II that is very strong. The Manix is pretty much the same strong design but the blade shape is different. All good strong folders, but not designed for prying.
 
I had been looking at a becker necker for a second knife. Wanted something a bit more tactical, something that I could use defensively

I normally carry a SAK tinker as a daily pocket carry, but had been looking at something a bit more pryable or defensive in nature. I took stock of what I wanted, and my skills errr sorry Skillz and then pondered the problem quite awhile.


Sooo after great thinking and long deliberation.






I bought another Glock and a pry bar.


Who'd a thunk it?

However it still bears thinking about...
 
45-70 said:
I bought another Glock and a pry bar.
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A pry bar can be quite useful as a primitive cutting tool. It has many other uses too like screwdriver, hammer, door-stop. It's a handy thing to have.

I find that it is hard to pry things up with the Glock in the stock configuration. You may want to file down the end of the barell so it is a little thinner for wedging into cracks.

Just a tip.

;)
 
Howard Wallace said:
I find that it is hard to pry things up with the Glock in the stock configuration. You may want to file down the end of the barell so it is a little thinner for wedging into cracks.

Just a tip.

;)
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Noooo you just use the concussion to loosen whatever you needed pried.
 
I found a little-known Victorinox SAK model called the Compact: main spear-point blade, big scissors, caplifter/screwdriver, cork screw w/mini screw driver, and a package hook. Plus the usual toothpick, tweezers and a cute little ball-point pen in the handle scales. I hung a little red Pulsar LED light off the key ring loop, and it is one handy travel package only a hair over 1/2" thick. The light makes it easy to haul out of the recesses of my pocket, and the knife makes the light easier to find in the dark on a motel nightstand. Is that called "synergy?"
 
My favorite EDC lately has been a Lonewolf Harsey T-2 Ranger with cocobolo scales (Dayum...say that ten times fast)

Anyhoo, it's everything I wanted in a pocket knife. app. four inch flat ground S30V drop point blade, very comfortable handle with the warmth of wood, wide pocket clip, excellent fit and finish, well executed liner lock, a nice lanyard hold, etc. It literally cut my knife purchases by seventy five percent, cause I finally found everything I wanted in one knife. Which is all actually pretty cool, cause now I have more money to buy the big fixed blades I actually enjoy. :D
 
Yeah, I shouldn't have said "prying." I just want something really sturdy. I don't like to have to worry about breaking my knives. They're too sharp, beloved, and expensive to have break.

Not talking about any serious prying. Just a knife that can handle most of what a day can throw at it. Knives are about the handiest things on earth IMO, and since I always carry one and use them frequently, I want something really dependable.

Thanks, guys. I'm really liking the idea of the CRKT M-16 tanto (big or small). They look nice and sturdy. I'll also take a closer look at spyderco. I never much liked their looks, but I haven't investigated them lately...

Thanks again,

Nam
 
M-16 Tanto is a great choice...

It's my wife's #1 favorite knocking around construction knife, and one of my best buddies who works construction has carried his from one end of Alaska to the other, worked all sortsa very remote villages with it, he's used it as a screwdriver, pried with it, scraped with it, and even cut a few things ;)

both of them are carrying the smaller models, which I think in retrospect is alot better choice. I couldn't resist getting one of the big ones, and now have hardly used the thing two and a half years later, it's just clunkier, and doesn't do as well for day to day tasks as the smaller model it seems.

(one of these days I'm gonna go to the trouble of trading it off for a warm beer or something)

anyhoo, hard to go wrong with them CRKT's!
 
Runs With Scissors said:
both of them are carrying the smaller models, which I think in retrospect is alot better choice. I couldn't resist getting one of the big ones, and now have hardly used the thing two and a half years later, it's just clunkier, and doesn't do as well for day to day tasks as the smaller model it seems!
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If you're a real knut, you have a 20" khuk for most jobs, so a small pocketknife works fine for thread cutting and picking your teeth. Something that gets the job done and doesn't get in the way. :D
 
+1 to the Spyderco Native.

Get the stainless handled one and you have a tough little knife that is kind of dressy. Kind of a friendly accessory rather than a tactical one. The thing is small and tough.
 
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