Great flippers that are great slicers

Lord_Balkan

Lord_Balkan

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I have grown a great appreciation for folders that are great slicers and not overly thick. I also like flippers but I have noticed a lot of them aren't great (or merely just okay) slicers. While the ZT 0452CF is an amazing flipper, it isn't the first you'd go to for a slicer. This is just an appreciation and a highlight for those flippers that are great slicers AND great flippers.

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What about the Shirogorov Neon?
Do you rank it as good slicer and good flipper too?
 
We are basucally talking about a flipper with a ffg blade that is the thinnest behind the edge. Among those that I have, it is ZT 0562. ZT 0095 does look like a better slicer (which I dont have yet)
 
First thing that came to my mind was the 0095 as well

 
A random assortment of flippers that jump to mind as being good slicers (though many of them are thin hollow grinds, not FFGs):

Kizer Gemini
ZT 0770cf
Southard Tolk (one of the reasons I love this knife, despite it being kind of fugly, cuts like a champ)
A pile of cheap CRKT IKBS flippers with thin, hollow ground blades (e.g. the Carajas, the Sampa, etc.)
Spyderco Positron
Brous Bionic
 
Spyderco Mantra
Spyderco Domino
Spyderco Southard
Kizer Gemini
Giant Mouse GM1 and GM2
Viper Fortis
Southard Tolk and Avo
ZT 0562CF

I know I'm forgetting some.
 
sharp_edge said:
We are basucally talking about a flipper with a ffg blade that is the thinnest behind the edge. Among those that I have, it is ZT 0562. ZT 0095 does look like a better slicer (which I dont have yet)
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FFG is not necessary. I would say a Sebenza is a great slicer for example. Definitely needs to be thin behind the edge though.
 
Gotta say Spyderco Domino or Dice. They are excellent profiles for slicing and have a flipper. Also in the smaller knife category my CRKT Eros, which I lost, was a fairly decent slicer. Oh the Spyderco Mantras are excellent as well, and believe it or not the Spyderco Introvert.
 
Lord_Balkan said:
FFG is not necessary. I would say a Sebenza is a great slicer for example. Definitely needs to be thin behind the edge though.
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It depends on how deep the cut would need to be. If it is shallow, yes - hollow ground blade would be as slicing as ffg. If it requires the entire blade gets into the materials, such as when cutting cardboard, then ffg slices better (of course assuming the blade has the same thickness as a hollow ground blade).
 
I've already seen this one come up several times in this thread. It REALLY must be good. ZT 0095S90BLK...
I just got this one, and haven't put it thru any work yet. But with S90V bladesteel at 0.120" thick, I have to believe that this is a super-slicer. I have NEVER had a sharper knife in my hands...
You gotta know that a thin blade like this is totally unlike all of the other ZT's that have passed thru my hands. But this is basically a 1/8" blade...which CRK has successfully used in their general Sebenzas for years. I'm not a woodsman and this blade is perfect for my rather casual uses.

 
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Can't beat the spyderco centofante 3 for sixty bucks. Buck110 is also a good one that comes to mind for cheap. Don't have much experience with anything more expensive
 
I carry a Boker Urban Trapper while vacationing in Minnesota at the lakes. It's a real gem for food prep. It's almost like a paring knife in my pocket.
 
Love the knife hobby - lot's of variety, especially of opinions... quite a variety of what is a (1.) great flipper, and (2.) great slicer. :)
 
Unfortunately most production knives are ground for endurance with an overabundance of material behind the edge and very steep bevels.
Simple manufacturing theory is that the largest percentage of buyers wouldn't know the difference anyway and would just mess an acutely(?) ground knife up in short order and return it to the dismay of the manufacturers warranty department.
So "correctly" ground knives are the exception IMO.
My customs that were made to order and my regrinds are the best slicers but my M390 Ritter Grips didn't need a bit of work and others of note are a couple of my FFG Spydies that can hold their own right out of the box.
My test is simply one product at work that comes in exactly the same corrugated cardboard box. The blade that takes the flaps off the easiest is the winner and my regrinds of 3V, and S35VN have taken honors but the production M390's aren't far behind.
I've got an M390 Hinderer out for a regrind now and am anticipating a winner when it returns.
 
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