Good large unintimidating folder?

That Boker Epicenter looks really nice... Dang it, pics give me terrible impulse buy problems.
 
You could be totally right, I haven't read anything about it... guess if it is too flawed I'll pass, can't really justify buying a knife on nice looks alone, personally.
 
Second the Opinel although I've never used a #13. A good Cold Steel suggestion too, in addition to Lone Star, is the American Lawman, although it is "black and scary-looking."
 
Motivated said:
So my new job has me working around a lot of people and I'm using my knives around them I get looks and even complaints so my supervisor and Forman have asked me that they have no issue with me and using knives but they look too tactical (my Forman is a knife guy) they said it can be as big as I want and I like 3.5 to 4 inches as long as they aren't terribly intimidating. Examples were cold steel ak and emerson cqc 8. Now with this being said I'm a big dude and the knife needs to be very ergonomic since it's being used constantly. Any suggestions I got like 100$ I sold my cqc 8 and then bought some tools and what not and this is what I got left over.
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I just got a bone collector axis. good size, but not tactical looking. Even has a walnut wood handle. Looks similar to a griptilian, but I like the handles better than the plastic on the grips, and I think its a lil bigger. Seems it would be perfect for what your saying.
 
Rat 1 for bigger mitts or the Rat 2 for smaller paws. Variety of colors, blades in satin or black. A large slipjoint maybe---a large or jumbo Stockman?

Paul
 
RedLynx said:
You could be totally right, I haven't read anything about it... guess if it is too flawed I'll pass, can't really justify buying a knife on nice looks alone, personally.
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No issues with my epicenter, but I read that the first gen had some problems.
It's just a big chunk of titantium goodness
Here's a picture comparing it's size to a Seb and an Alias
 
I've been beating around a Kershaw Blur s30v at work framing a house.

It doesn't get used that often since a lot of the tasks can be incredibly brutal and there are about a million utility knives laying around to destroy.

That being said, today we had to cut through some brand new shingles to tie our ridge into the roof...about three or four layers thick. One of the guys, damn near sixty, asked to use my blade after I used it and he was damn well aware of what it was.
Guess it can't be too intimidating lol
 
I understand liking larger blades. My immediate thought was Spyderco Endura. Honestly, I have a couple of them, but went to the smaller Delica when I carry a knife along this line.

What exactly do you do that you feel you need a 3.5-4" blade on a folder at work?

I just got a Cold Steel Tuff Lite and that thing is amazing. The ergos are excellent and with a small blade and all for ~$30. Add in better steel and it would be a killer EDC, already is actually.
The regular Kabar Dozier Folding hunter could be a consideration and at the big price of ~$20.
 
I like the Benchmade Adamas folding model 275 with the tan scales. Not intimidating, but sure is a great knife, with
blade-length of 3.82" of D2 steel @ a good Brinell hardness (60-62). I've seen lots of these, as-new, on the Exchange at about $110 or so.
 
22-rimfire said:
I understand liking larger blades. My immediate thought was Spyderco Endura. Honestly, I have a couple of them, but went to the smaller Delica when I carry a knife along this line.

What exactly do you do that you feel you need a 3.5-4" blade on a folder at work?

I just got a Cold Steel Tuff Lite and that thing is amazing. The ergos are excellent and with a small blade and all for ~$30. Add in better steel and it would be a killer EDC, already is actually.
The regular Kabar Dozier Folding hunter could be a consideration and at the big price of ~$20.
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I don't need it that big any knife could probablly do it but I'm 6'4 and I don't like how small knives feel like a you in my hands. I get no sense of security when the knife handle is half the size of my palm.
 
Para-military2? Though I did get a comment once that it looks "sharp," to me they just look like they're smiling. They can be had with bright-colored scales - but are usually a preicier sprint run.

I was gonna recommend ZT 0801 and anodize it blue - but that's quite a bit more cash.

Maybe the Bradley Alias I ? It looks a bit less chunky than the the epicenter, and a bit like a Sebenza.

I don't know - most knives don't look scary to me anymore. They're all pretty in their own way.
 
RedLynx said:
Second the Opinel although I've never used a #13. A good Cold Steel suggestion too, in addition to Lone Star, is the American Lawman, although it is "black and scary-looking."
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The American Lawmans coating is not very resilient and could be entirely rubbed off with sand paper in about ten minutes. Good knife though.

OP, how about a Spyderco Military? You might find a used one on the exchange around your budget.
 
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