Heck with "Hard Use" what's your favorite Slicer?

Best slicer in the collection right now is a toss up. Cold Steel Scalper, full flat grind, 1.125" wide, 3/32 spine, 0.01" behind the edge, 8 degrees per side, or, my Parker Trapper, full flat grind on 5/8" wide blade, 1/16" thick, 0.015" behind the edge, but with a 7 degree per side edge.
 
Modern folder my best is the Spyderco Stretch. Just ordered one in ZDP as my VG-10 model became a gift. Fixed blade my best is a RIchmond Artifex in M390. A.G. Russell Deerhunter is a close second.
 
Crkt summa
super deep hollow grind cuts like a Laser:D
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Im cut between a couple of knives here (hehehe get it?)

My Opinel and Vic SAKs are my go to for alot of slicing jobs.
But on a couple camping tripsive used my spydey Endura, rat1 and Mora No.2
And all of them worked very very nicely
 
Of all of my EDC knives that seem to be called "slicers", Para2 M390, Spyderco Gayle Bradley, Ritter Mini Grip M4 and Mini Grip M390 full flat ground. The FFG Mini slices the best. One of these days I will remember to compare it with an Opinal, which I am sure it will be a better performer.
 
Opinel paring knife. Ultra thin and ground such that it will slice with almost zero effort. Have to use with care because before you know it you have a cut and didn't even feel it.
 
My PM2 with a thinner bevel on it slices great. I also love my SAK's that I sharpen on sandpaper giving them a smooth convex edge, but they all slice great regardless.
 
The short blade on my Vic Super Tinker. Sharp edge, thin blade (1mm), and full flat grind. The thing is like a scalpel.
 
Best slicer among my folders is the Ritter Grip. Combination of thin edge, wide thin blade with FFG and great ergos.
 
Most modern knives come with a pretty substantial 30% (for example) inclusive edge bevel on a thickly ground blade. This is an insurance policy against every kid who goes out and uses their knife as a can opener all day!

Slicing ability is all about sharpness and resistance as the blade passes through the material. One easy way to reduce resistance is by completely convexing your edge.

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Enzo PK70

By doing this the most important thing you are doing is softening the transition from the edge bevel to the blade grind, reducing resistance. This is relativly easy with a FFG blade, using the mousemat method I simply lay the blade flat on the paper and allowed the angle of the flat grinds to create the convex edge. Laying it flat also meant that the edge is thinner ( another performance emhancer). Now the knife comes very close to an Opinel. I've had no problems with the edge holding up (S30-V) (I haven't been opening beans with it) but if I do I'll simply but a small, steeper convex micro bevel on it.

I also believe that a convex edge has a lot of strength so you can thin it a bit.

All my users are like this now, I'd recommend it:)
 
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There are no better cutter's IMO than a Murray Carter Neck Knife. Sersiously amazing knives in every way, but no aspect is more impressive than it's ability to cut.

JGON
 
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