Folders that excel at cutting

My Douk Douk is a slicing machine!
 

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Any of the thin blades in fairly good steel will be good at slicing. Cutting in general is another matter and it depends on what you are cutting and how much force you typically apply. Thicker steel stock allow for more force to be applied as it is stronger (with everything else being equal).
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Well if the Opinels are a no-go how about a Mercator K55K or a Douk Douk?
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I picked up Mercator K55K and a Douk Douk a few months back, and they're great. And I happened to buy them from Baryonyx Knife Co. Thanks FortyTwoBaldes!

While the factory edge isn't great to start with they did take a good thin edge and slice very well. At some point this winter I'll have to add pocket clips, but otherwise they're great.

I've also been pretty happy with my Benchmade Stryker. I went and thinned out the edge on my DMT coarse stone and then polished it on a hard Arkansas stone and then used a white strop to finish it. I don't know how thin the edge is now, but it cuts really well. And with the D2 steel is holds an edge for a long while.
 
Opinel (No. 6 - 10) and the main blade on the SAKs are great slicers. Those are all 2mm thick FFG. The small blade on the SAK (1mm thick) also cuts great. Case Sodbuster (2mm thick, hollow ground) is another. For a more modern folder, the Skyline is another fantastic slicer (2mm thick blade, high hollow grind).
 
BM mini grip .100" thick blade.

I was lucky to pick up a mini grip M390 that a previous owner had flat ground, talk about a slicer...wow! It is my main EDC.
 
A Sebenza with an insingo blade is a great slicer! But as several mentioned, most slip joints are too. My best slicer is probably my Davison in ats 34 steel that is 3/32 thick.
 
I'm pretty darn smitten by the Ripple. I've heard it mentioned from several sources that there were some CQ issues. I'm looking at the framelock 7.5" overall. Was it a specific model that had CQ issues, or a production date? Anything I can look out for when ordering online? I live in Sweden so visiting my "local" knife shop isn't really an option.
 
The Benchmade Onslaught is a great one, too, though it's obviously a more expensive knife than many mentioned so far. Super thin and tall full flat grind.
 
a good slipjoint in chrome-vannadium or 1095 can outperform a super steel 'modern' owing to the thinness of the blade.
 
Just about any slipjoint or other traditional knife made is going to be a great slicer. If you're looking for a modern one hander, the Military, although large, is a great slicer.
 
If slicing with a sage is such a hardship and traditionals don't ring your bell, just get any supersteel folder and get it "kreined". You can have it as thin as you like.
 
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How about the Spyderco Centofante series? 2mm thick, hollow-ground VG-10, fantastic slicers!
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pialia said:
I'm pretty darn smitten by the Ripple. I've heard it mentioned from several sources that there were some CQ issues. I'm looking at the framelock 7.5" overall. Was it a specific model that had CQ issues, or a production date? Anything I can look out for when ordering online? I live in Sweden so visiting my "local" knife shop isn't really an option.
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The only ripple I ever saw in real life was about a week ago. The blade had a ton of play in it and the edge was garbage. BUT, the knife belonged to a customer, and I don't think he was a knife person... So it's hard for me to give an honest opinion on it.


I did own and use a Benchmade Onslaught for a while. It's a really good knife, and it does have a nice thin blade.

I'm also really impressed with the spyderco Military and Para Military. All of mine have had really good thin edged from the factory.

Another one to look at is the Cold Steel American lawman, with it's deep hollow grind. I know it does not get a lot of credit as a slicer, but it beat the heck out of the FFG Endura and Delica's that I've owned.
I was particularly disappointed with the FFG Endura I bought. The edge would chip on card board and the FFG blade did not slice well at all. Maybe I got a dud, but I don't know, I generally really like spyderco. YMMV
 
Al Mar Eagle: Not too thick over the entire length of the spine, with very thin edge shoulders.

I recently used one to clean and quarter a pineapple at a BBQ, and it did very well.

The four inch blade makes it great for food prep. (it is basically a folding paring knife)

+1 to traditional knives as well.
 
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