Hard Use Folder

OrdnanceBubbaUSMC said:
I put a thread earlier to see if anybody has got a new Mini Recon 1 but it seems like only the tanto version is in stock anywhere and nobody has grabbed one. I think the spear point version will be a popular hard use, small folder.

I wouldn't pay pretty knife price for a user I want to beat up on unless you really need the longer edge retention.
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Its not that i need the edge retention, but i feel like i sharpen my Rat-1 like every other day, and dont mind spending time on my knives, but just wish the blade retention could last a little while longer..
 
Longer edge retention isnt necessarily needed, but i feel as though with steels such as AUS-8, i end up sharpening my knives like every other day.
 
The Benchmade griptilian definatly comes to mind. Less than 4 ounces, axis lock, sweet 154cm/ 440c blade, and all around 80 bucks is pretty darn good.
 
cakeo said:
The Benchmade griptilian definatly comes to mind. Less than 4 ounces, axis lock, sweet 154cm/ 440c blade, and all around 80 bucks is pretty darn good.
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you know, i was actually thinking about that myself. i have a mini grip and love that blade. love it. but seems a bit small to comfortably handle the tasks asked.
 
110417 said:
Longer edge retention isnt necessarily needed, but i feel as though with steels such as AUS-8, i end up sharpening my knives like every other day.
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Here is what my knives see in a busy day:

[video=youtube;mh27qO9UyiQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh27qO9UyiQ[/video]

[video=youtube;K96JQ0uUppo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K96JQ0uUppo[/video]

[video=youtube;YgNHmH1A7QQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgNHmH1A7QQ[/video]
 
what sort of tasks? I have a few RAT-1s as well and I gotta say that the grip will do everything you will throw at it (within reason).
 
[video=youtube;M-yAzZ5L2o8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-yAzZ5L2o8[/video]

The following is not an excact science but my experience.

Steels such as N690 Bohler, VG10, 154CM can last me a day before touchup. With a micro bevel with 600grit I can go 3-4 days.

Micro bevel on RWL-34 and CPM-S30V I can go 5-7 days without touchup.

CPM-M4 I can go a 7-9days at the most then require some touchup.

This does vary often as many of the material I cut has dirt in them that just destroys any edge.

To get the best performance out of a steel one needs to start sharpening according to that steels strength, but I really cant complain about any of my knives. They have all performed these tasks without fail. Even my Benchmade Griptilian that is 4 years old I think.
 
tasks such as presented in the video, some days less some days more. realistically i have to fully sharpen my rat 1 daily sometimes, and other times every two or three days. my mini grip can go much longer, but doesnt feel comfortable due to its tiny size
 
110417 said:
tasks such as presented in the video, some days less some days more. realistically i have to fully sharpen my rat 1 daily sometimes, and other times every two or three days. my mini grip can go much longer, but doesnt feel comfortable due to its tiny size
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If you can get to a local shop that has some Spyderco's Kershaws and Benchmades try and feel the knives in hand. The full size Griptilian feels good in the hand and is a good workhorse, also have a look if possible at some of the other suggestions. Write them down and ask the person to show you them if they have them. Sometimes a design or knife just speaks to you and your needs above what is mentioned or recommended here.
 
you know what knife i really wish i could just magically turn my mini grip into a full size haha i regret getting the mini
 
LOL wow alot of smaller folders bein mentioned, hmm if you're wanting something that is super tough and easy to sharpen I would look at Cold Steels Recon 1 lineup ( don't stone me ppl :o ) The Tri-Ad lock is the toughest lock available, and their AUS8 steel is easy to sharpen and wont chip, cheap too I think you can pick one up for $60, but if price is no problem then a ZT is a good buy, Spyderco makes their knives for EDC and meticulus use guys, thats why the thin tips :rolleyes: , except for a few like the Manix of course, thats a big boy :D
 
singularity35 said:
Where's the popcorn?

Cue the fixed blade guys in 5,4,3,2......
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Here, I am!

Seriously though. I will suggest that your own personal definition of "use" matters a lot. I have used some pretty thin folders REALLY hard by some people's standards, but I used them to cut things with either push or slicing cuts (no percussion, no prying) and they held up fine. I have often thought that people could accomplish a lot more with a lesser knife if they simply kept it sharp...so often I see someone pounding a dull knife through something that I could push cut with a properly finished knife...but that is a whole other argument:D (and it depends on what you need to separate in a given day...not everything can be "cut" in a conventional sense, thus the batons come out)

These threads seem to be generating a lot more suggestions these days than a few years ago when the same very short list of knives was seemingly always posed....
 
i agree, the benchmade barrage is an excellent choice. As for the recon, I love my recon one and aus 8 but for prolonged hard use I think some extra money on a harder steel would be worth it.
 
Get one of those...

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what im looking for i guess is something that can hold an edge a bit longer than AUS 8. i dont need a super steel or anything... just closer so 154cm in terms of retention
 
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