Has the best knife already been created?

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Kory101

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I saw a video on YouTube that either the title or the thumbnail said has the best knife been created. I did not watch the video I wanted to bring the topic here. So I ask has it? If not why not and what’s missing from the modern folder
 
The only perfect knife is the one you wish you had when you needed it, because of hindsight bias. The next best knife is the one you had on you when you needed it. Opinel, SAK, douk douk, smatchet or bayonet, if it gets the job done when the job needs doing, it is as perfect as it can humanly be. We will always chase "better" but "better" can only be increasingly defined by tighter constraints.
 
gadgetgeek said:
The only perfect knife is the one you wish you had when you needed it, because of hindsight bias. The next best knife is the one you had on you when you needed it. Opinel, SAK, douk douk, smatchet or bayonet, if it gets the job done when the job needs doing, it is as perfect as it can humanly be. We will always chase "better" but "better" can only be increasingly defined by tighter constraints.
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Yes, this is a good comment. It's like, "best for what?". I love every knife you mention, though. I'm always telling people that line of knives from 1869-1929, telling them to buy, the base models are under 30 bucks. For Higonokamis, Douk-Douks, Opinels, and Mercator K55s. For a bit more than 30, folks can get upgrades like better steel (Higo, cause of so many types you can pay a little for a little better steel, or a lot for a lot better), pocketclip (K55), better wood on your Opi, or different designs. Great "good" knives for cheap.
 
Yes the best knife has already been made, youve already had the best day of your life, youve already eaten the best meal you’ll ever have, etc.

Until you are on hospice you can believe any of that.

Truthfully there isn’t much room to improve on the knives we have today, eventually it comes down to marketing. Making you believe you need or just want another knife.
 
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It’s all subjective. To me, the best knife I’ve ever used is a toss up between a Busse TGULB and a Becker BK9. This only would pertain to me and my uses. These knives I mentioned could be terrible for some one else, and I wouldn’t be mad at their opinion. Like I said, it’s all subjective.
 
I dunno, I keep coming back to my SAK Spartan. Every time I try something else I miss the functionality of that cheap, ubiquitous but oh so functional little tool. I've got knives with better blades, better steel, better ergonomics and better aesthetics but that's what it comes down to.
 
That’s a statement with an issue in the name. The best knife is subjective, so it cannot be the best, as everyone will have a different “ideal knife”.

This thumbnail is a liar. 😉
 
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