Recommendation? Great Light Duty Folding Slicers (~3.3" to 4" Blades)?

Thanks to everyone who provided input!

I have tentatively narrowed down my options to the Benchmade Bugout and Spyderco Ikuchi. I am curious to know whether anyone who has tried both has a strong preference for one or the other. If you have tried both, please let me know!

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I went down to the Spyderco Factory Outlet today and held the Ikuchi. I really liked the geometry and it felt great in hand, especially with the forefinger on the spine, but the detent was extremely stiff. I could not reliably muster enough force on the flipper to overcome the detent. It's not clear to me if the detent performance was an outlier. Otherwise, I had no issues with the Ikuchi. I have not been able to handle the Bugout.
 
The Ikuchi detent smoothed out after I flipped it a lot. It's a little tricky to open at first, since it's not really a traditional flipper. Once I figured it out it opened reliably 100% of the time.
Despite being a huge Benchmade fan, I don't actually own a bugout... I should change that.
 
Silent H said:
The Ikuchi detent smoothed out after I flipped it a lot. It's a little tricky to open at first, since it's not really a traditional flipper. Once I figured it out it opened reliably 100% of the time.
Despite being a huge Benchmade fan, I don't actually own a bugout... I should change that.
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The more I carry and use this newer style Bugout, the 535-2 with the CF scales, the more I like it. I am an unabashed Benchmade fan (and Buck too) and this has surpassed my love of Griptilians, especially the Minis (which I still love). For me, for EDC, it's my favorite knife of all I've carried since childhood. Just the perfect size, weight, blade, action, lock-up, and all around satisfaction. It's a great in-between size for a guy like me (a lazy country boy who does as little real work as possible...). ;)
 
If you're looking for ~3.5" and really slicey, that Atom you have on the list is going to be hard to beat. I have the Neutron and it's probably the sliciest modern folder I have, only my Chaparral and maybe my Mini-Bugout come close.
 
Thanks to everyone who provided input. I ended up buying a Spyderco Ikuchi.

For me, the main selling point of the Ikuchi is that it is very comfortable to hold in a "steak knife grip" for precise draw cuts on a flat surface (i.e., cutting board). I also really like that is low profile, lightweight, pocket friendly, with good edge stability & edge retention. It already has shown itself to be a better slicer than my other knives, which are all 0.012" or thicker.

My general findings from this research are:
- The thinnest blade stock thickness that seems to be somewhat common is 0.09".
- Thickness behind the edge and grind angles are generally unreported by the manufacturer and hard to find.
- Not many folding knives seem to be designed for the steak knife grip (index finger on spine). It seems most are designed primarily for either a saber or hammer grip.
 
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