frame lock folder

a thinner blade could probably cut cardboard a lot better if that is the main or roughest thing you will do with it

 

Zero Tolerance ZT550, ZT560, ZT300, Kershaw Tilt

Spyderco Titanium Military, Tuff, Lionspy

DPx HEST 2.0

Grayman Satu

Boker Epicenter

Hinderer XM-18, XM-24

CRK Sebenza 21, Umnumzaan

Lionsteel SR-1

to start you off with, besides the Striders.

 

If you are going to be cutting cardboard you will want something thinner than an SnG for sure.

CRK Umnumzaan.

Spyderco Military

 

I have a custom framelock in CPM-D2, it gets amazingly sharp and is practically almost as corrosion-resistant as stainless.

 

I like D2, it will hold a sharp edge for VERY long time especially when you only use it to cut cardboard. I have a griptiliant in D2 and I did a lots of cardboard with it and be honest i haven't sharpen it yet!

 

The umnumzaan is supposed to be more of a 'tactical' or 'hard use' design than the sebenza but honestly i think they're both pretty damm sturdy. It really gets down to your aesthetic preference. Personally i find the sebenza more attractive but to each their own. The biggest differences (besides the look) are things like the pivot: they beefed it up on the umnumzaan so supposedly it's sturdier. I honestly can't even begin to imagine breaking the pivot on a regular sebenza so that doesn't make any kind of difference to me.

Others will (of course) disagree with me. each knife has its fans.

My favorite ti framelocks are the zero tolerance 0550 and 0561. They both give me way more pleasure than a sebenza and you can make them your own by changing the scales to a look/color of your choice. Another one to consider is the the spyderco sage 2. I've got one on it's way and i've heard nothing but good things about the quality (also, it's a lot cheaper at ~$170 and definitely a more practical EDC than the ZT's). If you want something on the smaller side with incredible fit and finish consider the spyderco techno. I haven't handled one yet but i love the way they look.

 

how about the lionsteel SR-1 or spyderco lionspy.

 

I would also take a look at the Spyderco Techno.

 

Unless you are dead set on bigger blades, consider a Spyderco Sage 2.
Really good bang for your buck and a hell of a slicer.
It is the mid-priced lovechild of a Sebenza and an sNg.

 

You might also want to look at the A G Russell Acies 2. It's a smaller framelock than you mentioned but the blade is solid ZDP189 and should work well for slicing. If you can find one on the secondary market, the original Acies might be closer to the size you want.

Personally, I use a box cutter for cardboard but that's just me .

 

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Why not one of the Rexford / Böker collabs? They're in your pricerange. Good steel (VG-10) and Titanium framelock. Just about the right size too.