ARtsig1
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Been seeing a lot of edc threads lately and it got me to thinking about the edc's I have. In a lot of the threads people will post a group of edc's that they often rotate. My question is this; Which one of these edc's is your ABSOLUTE favorite and why does it hold that role? If at all possible limit it to ONE knife.
I have 6 knives I consider to be edc's. I've carried all six at one time or another and all six have been a "favorite" at one time or another for multiple reasons. If I had to pick only one, and this is extremely hard to do, I would pick a folder from J.W. Smith as my favorite. This is a knife he calls a Scimitar. It has a 3.75" X .156" blade of S30V with a LOT of belly on it. The point is in line with the top edge of the knife and the whole blade starts to sweep up but then is cut off. There is also a slight recurve to the blade. The handle is a blue carbon fiber and is fairly wide from top to bottom so it really gives me something to grip. The frame and clip are titanium while the backspacer is stainless steel and runs about 3/4's the length of the handle. This would put the weight up to around 6.5 ounces which I REALLY like. Feels like I have a KNIFE in my hand! Lockup and action is excellent with no problems at all. Fit and finish is also excellent but what else would you expect from John W. Liners are also a little thicker than what you would normally find on a knife this size.
Why my favorite? Partly due to the construction I've outlined above, but all 6 of the knives I consider to be edc's have the same excellent construction. There is just something about the way the knife feels in my hand, the balance of it even though it is a weighty knife is fantastic. To me the location of the point in relation to where the knife is in my hand is near perfect for many of the task I use a knife for. The belly on the blade along with the recurve lets the knife "bite" deep into whatever you are cutting and when this is coupled with the high grind of the blade it makes cutting almost effortless. Finally, the overall shape of the whole knife opened and closed just visually appeals to me.
There you go. I've started it off and I only talked about one knife! It was difficult not to talk about the Obenauf framelockers and Carson E&E, which are close seconds and............................................well you get the picture. So come'on and spill the beans. Whats your FAVORITE edc?
I have 6 knives I consider to be edc's. I've carried all six at one time or another and all six have been a "favorite" at one time or another for multiple reasons. If I had to pick only one, and this is extremely hard to do, I would pick a folder from J.W. Smith as my favorite. This is a knife he calls a Scimitar. It has a 3.75" X .156" blade of S30V with a LOT of belly on it. The point is in line with the top edge of the knife and the whole blade starts to sweep up but then is cut off. There is also a slight recurve to the blade. The handle is a blue carbon fiber and is fairly wide from top to bottom so it really gives me something to grip. The frame and clip are titanium while the backspacer is stainless steel and runs about 3/4's the length of the handle. This would put the weight up to around 6.5 ounces which I REALLY like. Feels like I have a KNIFE in my hand! Lockup and action is excellent with no problems at all. Fit and finish is also excellent but what else would you expect from John W. Liners are also a little thicker than what you would normally find on a knife this size.
Why my favorite? Partly due to the construction I've outlined above, but all 6 of the knives I consider to be edc's have the same excellent construction. There is just something about the way the knife feels in my hand, the balance of it even though it is a weighty knife is fantastic. To me the location of the point in relation to where the knife is in my hand is near perfect for many of the task I use a knife for. The belly on the blade along with the recurve lets the knife "bite" deep into whatever you are cutting and when this is coupled with the high grind of the blade it makes cutting almost effortless. Finally, the overall shape of the whole knife opened and closed just visually appeals to me.
There you go. I've started it off and I only talked about one knife! It was difficult not to talk about the Obenauf framelockers and Carson E&E, which are close seconds and............................................well you get the picture. So come'on and spill the beans. Whats your FAVORITE edc?