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Dogmaticjoe

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I want to get 2 of my good friends some knives for their birthdays but was thinking hard about what to get them. I know that both of them like picket knives but I also know that they probably don't even know knive blades have different types if steel. In short I was wondering what would be a good knife to get them. I know it dosent have to be too expensive since they wouldent even know what was special about it anyways, but since I love knives I tend to look deeper into the specs of knives when i give them as gifts even thoug most people wont care or know about how great the pivot is or how hard/corrosion resistent/easy to sharpen it is. What is your go to affordable knife gift for people that dont really know knives.
 
Ontario RAT 1 would be my suggestion. Well made and great functional knife that a good stainless (AUS-8) so will hold an edge but be easy to sharpen, liner lock is good and it's really nice in the hand. Four possible positions for the pocket clip, so readily changeable for the individual.
A great gateway knife.
 
My most gifted knives:
1. Moras (any, they have stainless ones)
2. Kershaw Blur, Kershaw Leek
3. Civivi Elementum. Badlands vagabond would be my pick if you want easier to sharpen and corrosion resistant
4. SAKs

Really anything from Civivi is pretty foul proof, they have simple design, simple locks, great steels for the price. I used to go Kershaw, but their recent offerings have very...polarizing looks.

Good luck!
 
What is "affordable" to you?

When in doubt, I go Swiss Army Knives (SAK). Even if they don't use the blade, the other tools come in handy. For me, I think scissors are a must on a SAK.
There a ton of SAK Classics with plenty of unique prints/themes. $20
Rambler $30.
Super Tinker is $40.

Also, keychain flashlights are a great add-on item. A Olight i3E can be had for $10.
 
Dergyll said:
My most gifted knives:
1. Moras (any, they have stainless ones)
2. Kershaw Blur, Kershaw Leek
3. Civivi Elementum. Badlands vagabond would be my pick if you want easier to sharpen and corrosion resistant
4. SAKs

Really anything from Civivi is pretty foul proof, they have simple design, simple locks, great steels for the price. I used to go Kershaw, but their recent offerings have very...polarizing looks.

Good luck!
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Mora's are great but i dont think they would use fixed blades. And the only knife I have from Civivi is the conspirator button lock and if the elementum is that quality as well then it does sound good
 
Ruari said:
Ontario RAT 1 would be my suggestion. Well made and great functional knife that a good stainless (AUS-8) so will hold an edge but be easy to sharpen, liner lock is good and it's really nice in the hand. Four possible positions for the pocket clip, so readily changeable for the individual.
A great gateway knife.
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I do like the size of the RAT 1. I bought it for my uncle in D2 and i got my dad the RAT 2 in D2 as well but i have pretty large hands so I do prefer the RAT 1 over the 2.
 
I was given a SAK Spartan as a wedding party gift around 40-ish years ago. I carried that knife every day right up until I started working from home a few years ago. As I said in an earlier post, that knife has been to hell and back with me. Of course there are better performing knives, but not everybody is a knife person who wants to carry a larger folder. I just think a SAK has a better chance of holding some sentimental value with more people.
 
David Mary said:
I vote for the Spyderco Tenacious Lightweight.
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I have the normal Spyderco Tenacious and I do love the knife and think it does stand out more compared to others because of the big thumb hole, but my friend saw it and said it looks dumb as hell. I like it though.
 
MolokaiRider said:
I tend to buy personalized Swiss Army Knives.
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I personally have never really been a fan of swiss army knifes since it drives me nuts to have a knife or anything really bouncing around in my pockets uncliped. When I was a kid I was fine with it because the obly folder i used were slip joints, once I found the joy of pocket clips there was no going back. It also seems too heavy for a keychain. But I can definitely see how people like them.
 
Dogmaticjoe said:
I personally have never really been a fan of swiss army knifes since it drives me nuts to have a knife or anything really bouncing around in my pockets uncliped. When I was a kid I was fine with it because the obly folder i used were slip joints, once I found the joy of pocket clips there was no going back. It also seems too heavy for a keychain. But I can definitely see how people like them.
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What price range you looking at?
 
D Dogmaticjoe your friend should look at a satin finished Tenacious, the dumb one likely only had that look because of a high polish. Of course that's subjective. To me the polished ones look capable but understated, not winning awards on flash, but blowing ergonomics and performance out of the water. With the right geometry, anyway. And I just mean 8Cr13MoV, which is not special, but definitely adequate, and also tough, which allows me to grind it nearly as thin as I want, dramatically increasing cutting ability. Paired with the Tenacious design, this steel at the right geometry is even good for the job if you are not averse to sharpening and stropping more often. I am equipped to sharpen at all times that I'm equipped to cut. Therefore the Tenacious if I were a foot shorter, or the Resilience lightweight in my case, is my EDC every day, x 2, along with a Tenacious lightweight. But I have the S35VN versions now, having owned, modded, and moved close to 7 or 9 G10 Resiliences in the past few years. The opening hole is my favorite no nonsense opening method for a manual folder. It allows deliberate and decisive use of anywhere from slow opening to fast opening with very little need to develop refined muscle memory of exact finger placement for thumb studs, hot spots, and such. Open one Spyderco (pretty much) open 'em all. And the Tenacious/Resilience seems to answer all the implicit ergonomic questions I apply to knife use. The only drawback is their being folders. Fixed blade versions would not have the thinness constraint, and thus I arrive at why this knife model heavily inspired one of my own humble designs.

Thank you Eric Glesser for pointing out the way.

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