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 Benchmade Onslaught, if you can fine one. It came in two sizes neither of which was quite right for me however.
 
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...). ;)
 
Opinel 8,9,10. Other knives might equal it, but not at the price. You would be hard put to find something to top it.
 
kershaw leek, 14c28n - it's easily as slicy as my opinel #8...
both of those are amazing slicers
 
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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