Great Inexpensive knives

Steve6387 said:
Very much so. I think it's a crazy good buy. It's the Buck Ascend LT (715). WallyWorld special ed by Buck. You can see a thread on it over in the Buck sub-forum. For $30, it's every bit as good if not better than my Rat2. The back lock feels sturdier. No blade play. It's also slimmer. One handed opening is tough but doable. I understand the 420HC is considered pedestrian by many but it's good solid steel and Buck's heat treat is known to be great.
Size wise, it's between the Rat1 and Rat2 (my other "budget" EDC's - which I now understand makes me cheap :thumbdn:).
Here's a couple of other pics. Notice I placed a touch of duct tape on the top of the hole to make one handed opening a little gentler on the thumb.
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Thanks for the quick reply, hopefully its still there when I wake up (I work nights). I really do not mind having several "cheap" well made knives around, I like having a variety for different tasks and not worrying about losing or damaging one. The only knives I pay more than 250$ for are war relics. To each their own ;)
 
Ducksandcuse said:
I was batoning snd my seal pup snapped in half. I upgraded to the elite and havbt had a problem

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Good to know, I didn't know people battoned with such small knives but I've seen that happen with Beckers something to do with technique, I don't know enough about it but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a fault in the knife, although who knows I mean metals are just bound elements and they can really only take so much.
 
Higo-no-kami

Cheap, reliable, and sharp.
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This thread got me to dig out my Kershaw Cryo. It really is a tough little beater. I agree with the Buck Bantam as well. I think the BLW is a fantastic size.
 
I think the point of the topic is that the majority of knives in a certain price range let's call it $50 and below are junk, and it's nice to know that they are not all bad. I also want to apologize to the guys who I marginalized, maybe your cheapest knife is $400 I get it, anyway I wish you all the best in your blade acquirings.
 
GotSteel said:
I think the point of the topic is that the majority of knives in a certain price range let's call it $50 and below are junk, and it's nice to know that they are not all bad. I also want to apologize to the guys who I marginalized, maybe your cheapest knife is $400 I get it, anyway I wish you all the best in your blade acquirings.
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I don't think you get into real junk until you get sub $10. There are plenty of Victorinox, Buck and Case knives that are sub $50. Then there's Schrade getting praise for their 1095 fixed blades.
As for sub 10 dollar, if you know what to look for, there are some gems. Though at that price I'd lean toward used.
 
Velitrius said:
Yep, used one this weekend without opening the blade myself. Gotta have one if you are into microbrews.

Knifecenter has these for $17. Cheaper than a half-box of Elysian Space Dust IPA, and capable of popping every top.

Takes up no room in the pocket, neither.
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BTW,
For those that want a Kershaw Shuffle, Big-5 has them for $14.99 right now 👍
 
Get what you like in a knife. It's not necessary to spend big bucks to find a knife that does what a knife is supposed to do, CUT STUFF. Some of my "cheap knives do a far better job that the expensive ones. Go for function instead of BLING.
 
Any knife that I have been using for 10, 15, 20, 25 years, some even longer, are cost effective. Funny very few low cost knives have lasted long, can't think of any that have done better than 5. Opinels and SAKs stand out as outstanding for not too much of an outlay.
So inexpensive is no guarantee of value, especially in the longevity department. However, they might well get the job done, and done very well, in the short term.

My best value, bang for bucks, real utility, and quality for a respectful price, this year is the Skrama. I've banged on about this for a while now. The rest of the knife range done by the Skrama makers are equally excellent. Bargain of the year.

There is a difference between inexpensive and straight low price. Inexpensive is to me to be good value to performance. Spyderco does some. Victorinox kitchen knives are too. For the quality they are relatively inexpensive.
A cheap knife that fails is expensive. Keeping a poor knife functioning or by the fact it takes longer to get the job done is expensive time wasted.
Anyhow, there are good knives out there that can be inexpensive, they might also be cheap. Just have to find the good ones. Suppose thats the point of this thread?
 
A cheap knife that fails is expensive. Keeping a poor knife functioning or by the fact it takes longer to get the job done is expensive time wasted.
Anyhow, there are good knives out there that can be inexpensive, they might also be cheap. Just have to find the good ones. Suppose thats the point of this thread?
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That's a great point, I heard a proverb not long ago it goes something like: I'm too broke to buy cheap stuff lol
 
I just today bought a Buck Ascend 715 at 'uknowwhere'. My first 'non traditional' knife. I like that it's thin, light, fits/feels good in the hand, and seems to be rock solid. It's sharp as a razor out of the box, and warrantied forever. All for less than $30. Inexpensive.....but certainly not cheap.
 
I don't know how great it is but here's my offering. The $3.87 Ozark Trail from Wally (and China). I've been carrying it for about a year with no complaints.


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Yup, Opinel! I also like the Byrd Cara Cara 2, Ontario Rat 2, Sanrenmu 7010-LUC, Enlan Bee L05, Enlan M025, and even most of the Ganzos.
 
Eliteone2383 said:
How can you put inexpensive and great in the same sentence when talking knives :confused:
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A knife can be very costly and still suck to cut with or inexpensive and cut like a beauty. Not to mention other things that could make a knife great like materials, ergos, design, etc. I consider this Byrd Cara cara inexpensive but great. I have more expensive knives, but this can do everything they can and has done quite a bit of work for me.
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I was very surprised at the quality of these three knives!! Byrd knives, RealSteel Sea eagle, and this 7 inch fixed blade from Schrade with 1095 steel blade. All three of those had amazing quality for the price!!!
 
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