First Real Knife

Combo edge... best of both worlds. I like straight edge blades, seem easier to control, but seratted is a must have in a good knife.
 
Err, don't get Combo. It's NOT best of both worlds, it's not enough of either, especially on a 3" blade. Serrated is not a must have, though it depends on what you're cutting. BTW: what is the access you are talking about?
 
Those are all good knives you've narrowed down to.

If you want my opinion, I'd say save a bit more and spend $100 on a Ritter Grip. You won't be spending money on any "luxuries" here (mother-of-pearl, exotic wood, etc). Just a tough as nails folder with excellent steel. For a $100 you can't beat this deal.

Steel is my #1 priority when considering a knife. The Ritter uses S30V. IMO, S30V is the best stainless steel for a folder size blade.
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More info: "CPM S30V is a martensitic stainless steel designed to offer the best combination of toughness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance. Its chemistry has been specially balanced to promote the formation of vanadium carbides which are harder and more effective than chromium carbides in providing wear resistance. CPM S30V offers substantial improvement in toughness over other high hardness steels such as 440C and D2, and its corrosion resistance is equal to or better than 440C in various environments."
 
100$ is waayy out there. I'm lucky if my dad lets me spend 50$ for a new Delica. That knife is pretty mean lookin... :eek:

I'll probably just get the straight edge, then. maybe the seratted... erm... what's better for cutting EVERYTHING?

Go to froogle.com and type in Buck Access 3.0. By what I've read it's a good knife for the money. (20$ USD)
 
I got a rittergrip after spending time looking for my first good edc (there should be a thread started by me about my search if you want to search for it) (was looking to spend $40-70 or so to start with, but you b*stards convinced me to go a bit higher;) ), and I love it, especially the axis lock, which I think is great.

I've even had several compliments on this knife when I've pulled it out to cut something, although I'm fairly sure those were from people who just liked the look of it, and didn't really know much about knives. It has cut everything I've used it on so far quite well (food/cardboard/paper/plastic packaging/tape/tried shaving a bit of wood with it just for fun/etc, nothing particularly hard), and it's still sharp enough to shave my arm.

I'm sure one of the cheaper spyderco/bm knives would be nice as well, but this one is just a really great knife at what I think is a reasonable price.
 
GroovyGnome said:
100$ is waayy out there. I'm lucky if my dad lets me spend 50$ for a new Delica. That knife is pretty mean lookin... :eek:

I'll probably just get the straight edge, then. maybe the seratted... erm... what's better for cutting EVERYTHING?

Go to froogle.com and type in Buck Access 3.0. By what I've read it's a good knife for the money. (20$ USD)
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I've always much preferred plain edges, although I might think about trying a good fully serrated sometime. I don't think the small amount you would get serrated on a combo knife around this size would be worth much.
 
Same thing happened to me I wanted to spend 25$ on a knife and now they makin me spend 70$ :eek: I've heard nothing bad about a Delica plus I love the way it looks haha. I'm definitely buying that knife. But now I want the Ritter, too!

Can a seratted knife do everything a straight edge can?
 
Except shave hairs off, (well they do when new,Spyderco makes the best serrations and hair will blast off of those) The problem is sharpening the serrations. Ultimate pain in the butt
 
Serrations are most useful in cutting fibrous material like rope or cardboard. If you aren't going to do a lot of that, forget it. A plain edge is quicker and easier to maintain, and a sharp plain edge does the same jobs as a serrated edge and more. You might also have to consider that many people worry more when seeing serrations.

Although as one of our friends said, spreading peanut butter with a serrated blade is funny. :D
 
Luckylefty01 said:
(was looking to spend $40-70 or so to start with, but you b*stards convinced me to go a bit higher;) ), and I love it, especially the axis lock, which I think is great.
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I told you that you wouldn't go wrong with the Ritter. :D
 
Have you considered the main uses for the knife? Might be important in your decision.
 
Everything. It's gonna be used for everyday stuff, fishing, camping, looking at, cutting tape, cutting plastic, cutting rope, cutting cardboard, anything you might need a knife for.
 
Sounds like your on the right road then. A good utilitiy blade will serve you well.

Most of the blades named here fit the bill nicely.
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Absolutely go for the Delica. Plain edge-more cutting edge as from the sound of it you really won't use a serrated blade much at all. The steel on the Delica is more than enough; VG-10 is still a high end steel. Just because it isn't S30V doesn't mean it's useless!
Do yourself a favour and don't use WD-40 on it either. You may have inadvertantly lubricated the locking mechanism on the others causing the failure, and the Delica won't need lubricating I promise you. I'd be disappointed if it did.

Welcome to a new world. ;)
 
Hey GroovyGnome,
For $25 you can buy some pretty good knives, not as good as a $300 knife obviously, but much better than $5 junk knives. Unfortunately I'm not familiar with the Buck Access you're asking about, but Buck makes good knives and I'm confident it'd be a fine knife.

Here are some other ideas:
- BuckLite, an excellent knife for the money
- Buck Protege
- Gerber Gator Mate (the full-size Gator is only $30)
- Gerber EZ-Out Jr
- Gerber L.S.T.
My first choice of these would be the EZ-Out Jr or the GatorMate, depending on which feels better in your hands.

Have you seen Opinel knives? I own over 100 knives, and an Opinel is the only one I carry. It's available in several different sizes. The best part, they cost between $8 and $12, so you could get a couple of them.

I'm sure the other knives being suggested are good too. I just can't recommend them because I haven't handled them myself.

Happy Shopping,
Bob
 
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