Hard use framelock around $50

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Lookin for a framelock for hard woods use fo around $50. I can go over abut for the right knife
 
Something by Kershaw for sure, unless you can find a Byrd Catbyrd still in stock somewhere or on eBay. I'm a big Catbyrd fan.
 
Kershaw JYDII blem from kershaw guy. A little over budget but worth it IMO
 
Not sure I understood the use. For hard woods I read like for carving or cutting hard woods or are you just referring to something you can carry in the woods and use hard when you need it? In the price limit you have set there are going to be limited choices. Off the top of my head those would include some knives like the Kershaw Storm I and II, the Chive, Scallion, Leek, and Vapor all of which used to be available at Wal-Marts local for most folks. What they have now may or may not be these but its worth a check. Any of these can be bought for what you want to spend and they are all very good bang for the buck knives. Of all the above I'd probably opt for the Leek with the Vapor as a close second personally but I have three of the Storm knives and they are fine for the money. The JYD and JYDII in particular are also good choices but the later is over your price limit but not by much. If you are willing to go over though the JYDII is the way to go.

Mantis sells some smaller inexpensive frame locks and the locks are seemingly strong but I don't know how strong their pivot barrels are and I can't say they'll cut with any of the Kershaw models mentioned above. I'd certainly go with the Kershaw in this case if it were me.

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Boker M-Type Chad Los Banos design. Stout 3 1/2 440c steel blade and g10 and steel framelock. < $50.00
 
Not a frame lock but still a great value and a hard use knife.
http://www.knifeworks.com/kershawspeedspecbumpg10texturedhandleplainedge.aspx
A good hard use frame lock.
http://www.knifeworks.com/kershawjunkyarddogstainlesshandleplainedge.aspx
http://www.knifeworks.com/kershawkenonionstormiiplainedge.aspx
http://www.knifeworks.com/kershawkenonionstormplainedge.aspx
The leek is not a hard use knife, more of a gentleman's knife and light to medium duty. The JYD II SG2 is a great slicer but the blade is not too suitable for heavy use. The JYD II and JYD II CB are not frame locks but the liner is as thick as most frame locks. These can handle heavy use.
http://newgraham.com/store/product/3476/Junkyard-Dog-II--KS1725/
http://newgraham.com/store/product/5055/Junkyard-Dog-II-Composite--KS1725CB/
These are only some Kershaws that come to mind. There are probably hundreds more in your price range with Kershaw, Buck, Spyderco, Byrd, Benchmade, CRKT etc.
Spend a couple hours and go searching. Here's a few sites.
http://1sks.com/ http://www.2brothersknife.com/mystore/catalog/privacy.php http://www.cuttingedgeworks.com/index.html http://www.knifeoutlet.com/
http://www.knifecenter.com/ http://www.knivesplus.com/index.html
http://eknifeworks.com/webapp/eCommerce//main_front.jsp
And there are many more.
 
Why not buy a used fixed blade? If you're out in the woods then open carry of a fixed blade shouldn't be too much of a problem so you'd be much better off with a fixed blade than a folder.
If you're stuck to a folder the Cyclone is a beast (not sure if it's liner or framelock though) and can be had pretty cheap since it's been disco'd.
The CB JYDII from Kershawguy is a liner lock but is a thick liner lock, I wouldn't recommend the titanium JYDII because it's pretty think so I don't think it's necessarily what you're looking for.
But IMO, a cheap ESEE (formerly RAT) fixed blade would be better if you can accomodate it.
 
SOLEIL said:
Not a frame lock but still a great value and a hard use knife.
http://www.knifeworks.com/kershawspeedspecbumpg10texturedhandleplainedge.aspx
A good hard use frame lock.
http://www.knifeworks.com/kershawjunkyarddogstainlesshandleplainedge.aspx
http://www.knifeworks.com/kershawkenonionstormiiplainedge.aspx
http://www.knifeworks.com/kershawkenonionstormplainedge.aspx
The leek is not a hard use knife, more of a gentleman's knife and light to medium duty. The JYD II SG2 is a great slicer but the blade is not too suitable for heavy use. The JYD II and JYD II CB are not frame locks but the liner is as thick as most frame locks. These can handle heavy use.
http://newgraham.com/store/product/3476/Junkyard-Dog-II--KS1725/
http://newgraham.com/store/product/5055/Junkyard-Dog-II-Composite--KS1725CB/
These are only some Kershaws that come to mind. There are probably hundreds more in your price range with Kershaw, Buck, Spyderco, Byrd, Benchmade, CRKT etc.
Spend a couple hours and go searching. Here's a few sites.
http://1sks.com/ http://www.2brothersknife.com/mystore/catalog/privacy.php http://www.cuttingedgeworks.com/index.html http://www.knifeoutlet.com/
http://www.knifecenter.com/ http://www.knivesplus.com/index.html
http://eknifeworks.com/webapp/eCommerce//main_front.jsp
And there are many more.
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I currently have a trade offer for a g-10 liner lock jyd 2. Do you think its as strong as the frame lock version?
 
The lock is probably weaker but the blade is tougher than the Ti version.
I'd say it's a tough knife and should be adequate for any tasks within reason for a folding knife.
 
A_Blade_Afficionado said:
The lock is probably weaker but the blade is tougher than the Ti version.
I'd say it's a tough knife and should be adequate for any tasks within reason for a folding knife.
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Im confused, how is the sandvic steel tougher then SG2. I thought SG2 was a super steel?
 
nc527 said:
Im confused, how is the sandvic steel tougher then SG2. I thought SG2 was a super steel?
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Sandvik is ran at 57-59 RC IIRC and Sg2 is ran at about 62-64 RC IIRC, the Sandvik is softer and the blade is thicker so in theory the Sandvik should be more forgiving for any torque or impact put on the blade.
I'm sure somebody else can give a better explanation but super steel doesn't always mean hard use, super steel is usually used to describe a knife with great edge retention, not hard use ability.
 
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