favorite folders...

I'm suprised there haven't been more Spydercos in this thread! I've been a folder collector for many years, my collection is composed of mostly Spydercos and Benchmades. My favorite folders, out of everything I own, are the Spyderco Paramilitary, the Spyderco Yojimbo, and the Benchmade 940. The Paramilitary is a work of art- completely no-nonsense, completely functional, and tough as nails. Pretty much any G10- handled Spyderco is a winner, I've yet to come across one I didn't like. The Yojimbo is an excellent knife- it's a shame it's been discontinued. There are a lot of great Benchmades out there- I have a lot of them, but I've never taken a shine to any of them as much as the 940. The 940 is like a straight razor switchblade on steroids. Super fast, super well constructed, super nice. The smoothest axis-locking folder on the market.

That said, I always have a Busse with me nowadays. There are a lot of things I can do with a Busse, without worry, that I would never consider doing with a folder.
 
Tyrkon Lawson said:
They do have a good rep for sure.

  1. Would you consider it a large, medium, small folder?
  2. Ergonomics of handle?
  3. Beefy lock?
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id say medium. should be a good edc.
i like the ergos, though they are a bit narrow on the lower end.
dont remember how beefy the lock is.
 
My all time favorite folder would have to be a BM AFCK, it's been my constant right handed carry since released, only to share time with a BM806. Close seconds would be Reeve Sebenza and BM710HSR, which share time in my left pocket. I'll have to include my Swiss Champ as well. I've handled a lot of Striders and a couple Hinders and they are sweet but I haven't used them so I don't feel I can rank them. Emerson Commanders are pretty dang cool as well, when they first came out I ruined more then a few pairs a pants playing with those bad boys to the point that I asked for a clothing allowance, but didn't pan out.

Helle
 
Benchmade 556 mini grip

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Favorite Folders:
* BM AFCK (BM800HS) -- awesome knife, great M2 steel, nice and light IWB. It was also the first "real" knife I purchased. I gave up on EDC'ing it when I had too many close calls of the blade partially opening whenever I took off my tucked-in dress shirt.
* EDI Genesis -- nice and thin (.115"), great slicer, retired for the same reason as the AFCK.
* BM710HS -- replaced the AFCK as my EDC because of the positive AXIS lock.
 
Gary007 said:
Benchmade 556 mini grip

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For the price it's hard to beat the Griptilian. I've got the Cabelas one in D2, and the mini Ritter Grip in S30V, both great utility folders without a doubt.

Edit: I'm generally hesitant to post in threads like this one because I generally fall in love with certain characteristics of any folder I like enough to buy. I have some Spydercos that I like, but they are not in the same category as the Benchmades, which are totally different than the slipjoints I like, and my current EDC folder (small regular Sebenza) is pretty darn cool too!

I want to try a green G10 Strider SnG but better Busses keep coming up!
 
huh, aren't folders already broken knives :confused::eek:

Atm i don't have any folders, maybe some day when i have spare knifedollars/euros,- (think thats gonna be the most difficult not to spend it on a busse haha) im gonna get me a sebbie i think. Looks like a sweet knife.
 
Emerson: 8, 11, 13, Commander, modded SARK.
Spyderco: Chinook II
SOG: Tomcat III
Benchmade: 9053 AFO
Elishewitz: EDF tanto
 
I like my Benchmade 800 and 812 and a few others but I only carry these two. Small with shorts, large with jeans.

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My third and fourth favorite
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Until Busse puts out a folder my EDC is a Kershaw Scallion in the office and a Kershaw ZT 0400 anywhere else in the city (at least until the IWB sheath for my AD gets here). I'm not a big fan of the tanto point on the ZT but it was the right steel at the right price.
 
For me I carry a Spyderco Native, SAK Waiter and when possible a GW.
 
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