EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

[BMCGear]

All weekend.

 

[TheFactor]

 

[BMCGear]

I missed having a 4 oz./3.5" no-nonsense EDC to rotate, and I was enjoying my Socom Elite with its aluminum handles and rubber inserts, and the recurve on my Super Commander and 0350, and realized I was completely overlooking the Kershaw Blur.

No longer! I can see why this model is so popular.

I had a Blur I edc'd off and on for a few years. It was a good knife but the serrations, tanto, and assisted opening never really did it for me. I recently picked up a plain edge drop point version and de-assisted it. I am really enjoying this knife.

I wish ZT would release a version of it. Titanium with micarta inlays. I could keep or lose the recurve.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Benchmade Bugout, quite the slicer;

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

G2

 

[alliuse]

Do you carry/use your SR1 much? I've got the same one plus a red SR2A and they're really sweet knives, but they just don't find their way into my pocket. I'd kinda miss 'em if I sold them off so I can't decide whether to let them go or not. Both mine are basically LNIB and I'm in that no-man's-land of using them and dropping value or moving on.

I have it in the 75ish knife rotation. So it doesn’t get overly used, but I enjoy it every time I get to use it. Thinking about picking up one of the aluminum versions now that they can be had at a highly reduced price. It did come pretty dull from the factory. Had it sharpened several years ago and has held the edge ever since. It’s comfortable in hand, a bit of a pocket hog, but carries well in jeans.

 

[SharpieB]

Trying out the new to me Benchmade 530 Pardue. It’s an old 440C version. Almost identical in size and weight as my Bugout! Nice little knife.

 

[whp]

Red PM2 earlier today. Recon1 when I got home this afternoon to help with some unexpected yard work.

 

[miltmaldo]

All weekend.

Almost bought that same Felix light . I went with Olight m2r and I also picked up a Nitecore. Not a flashlight guy but that PD35 is calling me .

 

[BMCGear]

Almost bought that same Felix light . I went with Olight m2r and I also picked up a Nitecore. Not a flashlight guy but that PD35 is calling me .

I've had the M2R and it's a good light. I do prefer the PD35 these days.

 

[Barman1]

I've been carrying this one for a couple of weeks now and it's performing perfectly.

 

[farcry33]

Massdrop Terzuola, made by We Knives.

 

[whp]

My lightweight Manix 2 with cts xhp blade.

 

[vox801]

 

[alliuse]

 

[ChazzyP]

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Is that the large or small Strisch? Hard to tell looking at one knife only. How do you like it?

I picked up the small in CF and Vanadis 8 last Spring. It was wicked stiff out of the box, as I think it had sat around in stock too long with no lube. It frustrated me for some time as I tried to loosen it with TriFlow (PTFE) to no avail, but W10 NanoOil did the trick. I also tried to open it when I had it up at our Vermont cabin, but its free-spinning, lock-tited pivot resisted the assistance of the rather weak-ass hair dryer we have up there. Still it's wicked smooth and pretty free now, though I'll still try to crack it for a washer polish and maybe slight pivot loosening. FYI, opening the knife voids the Cheburkov warranty according to their German dealer.

Nice knife, though, and the Vanadis 8 blade was wicked sharp with a polished edge out of the box.

Edited quite a bit later after discovering that spell-check changed Vanadis to Vandals. Actually not a bad name for the steel as you could use the blade for wanton destruction, but as someone once said, "Auto-correct is my enema."

 

[Jpd0144]

 

[t5brick]

My Mantra 3 followed me to work today.

 

[Smaug]

I've been carrying this one for a couple of weeks now and it's performing perfectly.

That's a beauty. It's one of the few multi tool series with a big enough blade for proper food prep. The pocket hanger is a must. (Or belt pouch)

 

[Smaug]

I finally replaced my old 1st-gen Delica I've been missing since I moved it on. It didn't take much to get it razor-sharp on the Sharpmaker.

In the pocket is my Vic Clockwork Classic; I can't go without a toothpick, as I have big, round, tight horse teeth. The scissors and nail file/light pry bar often come in handy too.

On the wrist is my Hamilton Navy Pioneer. I'm a watch collector too.

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[Barman1]

That's a beauty. It's one of the few multi tool series with a big enough blade for proper food prep. The pocket hanger is a must. (Or belt pouch)

I was hesitant to buy one not knowing if the quality would be at a level to withstand professional level usage.
What was I thinking, it's a Victorinox.
The edge angle on the main blade was a bit steep for getting a proper zest for cocktails but 20 minutes on my EdgePro took care of that issue.
Thumbs up on this one.