Ya if I got those U.S. Prices up here. Wooe sallee! The heap would be bigger lol. But you can still find a fun toy for under a c note up here. My last was a D-2 rat 1. Before that a 4 inch hold out, prior to that a couple of bd1 pocket bushmen. Look around, there is tho stuff out there that you don't have to hide from the wife, lol
In the past 6 years I can't recall picking up anything less than $100 (outside of traditionals) and more often nothing under $200. So the other week I saw a really cool collaboration of a mid-tech knife I've been eyeing. The midtech goes for about $400 and the collab goes for $35. I thought I would pick up the collab with it's ABC123 blade steel just to see if I liked the feel of the design before taking the plunge for the midtech. After having this collab for a week, I must say I'm impressed with everything about it and has me wanting to put my foot back into the budget folder waters to try out some of the other collab offerings being put out.
While I could carry my Sebenza 25, I'm finding myself wanting to carry the $35 budget knife. I say budget, but really more like a value knife in my book. Lots to like for little money. Don't get me wrong, I fully understand the difference in materials and quality, but my EDC tasks can tell the difference between the two price points.
Anyone else ever revert back to budget/value knives?
I find myself conflicted as to what represents a 'budget' knife. I assess all my knives for functionality rather than cost. My Emersons are not 'cheap' to me, nor are my Spyderco knives, yet all too often they are pushed out of my pocket by a BD1, Cold Steel Pocket Bushman or an XHP American Lawman. I also have a large assortment of Byrd knives, as Charlie mentioned, which are remarkably functional in design. My Buck knives are priceless to me, yet in my mind they are a great value for the dollar. Some of my most used knives around the house are my Cold Steel Kudu blades which set me back a whopping eight dollars.
I guess in my old age, I have come to respect all knives in one form or another and price per se is a secondary aspect to me.
They're old school, heavy, bulky but still a perennial favorite - the Buck 110 Folding Hunter.
Revert back to them? I never reverted away from them.
My ~55 year old Ulster/Sears Craftsman Peanut and my Victorinox Farmer SAK are excellent knives. Spent less than $15 for one and about $30 for the other two or three years ago and have carried them daily since. Before that I was carrying a Boker red bone pen knife for ten years or so. One need not spend a lot of money to be well knifed.