Help me buy a knife

I'm looking for comments or suggestions on any of these knifes and others not included in my list. I am seeking to buy one in the near future. My list: Chris Reeve Sebenza, TiNives Dresser, Brian Tighe (several), Alan Elishewitz (several). I want the best lock, smoothest action, and best blade. I'm sure I'm going to get lots of opinions so bring them on.

 

[misque]

Best lock? Smoothest action? Best blade?

Sounds like you're looking for a Benchmade Axis 710 in M-2 steel, Dude!

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The individualist without strategy who takes opponents lightly will inevitably become the captive of others.
Sun Tzu

 

[Shawn R Sullivan]

I second Misque!!
My 710 rules. My only regret is that I dont have it in M2.

 

[richard rosvall]

you owe it to yourself to check out one of microtech's excellent products. don't know about the auto's, but their m/a's rule!

 

[Knife Outlet]

I don't have personal experience with TiNives or Tighe but I'm a dealer for both Elishewitz and Reeve (and a personal owner of each.) I'm a dealer for these because I consider each the best in it's category. Reeve is for me the pinnacle of production knife manufacture and Elishwitz makes my favorite tactical folders.

A few comments, I guess. Elishewitz is a martial artist and his design philosophy, I think, tends in that direction. I would characterize the Elishwitz knives as sturdy, relatively heavy, hard use knives - but with all the smoothness and fit and finish one would expect in a custom tactical folder. If you like your knives beefy, you would really like an Elishewitz. They are really exceptional. I own a dresed up Ares that has caused some knife-knowledgeable jaws to drop.

The reeve knives are production knives but they are made with quality control not often seen in any product, let alone a knife. They are also exceptional products. I view the Sebenzas as using knives of flawless quality and action. Some of our Reeve Sebenza customers have some pretty high powered and expensive pieces of personal cutlery and yet I hear nothing but praise for them. I can't say enough in favor of my Umfaan (a miniature Sebenza.)

Either of these choices go well beyond what you might experience from the better production knives like Benchmade, Spyderco etc and, of course, they are more expensive. Once you get spoiled by knives of this caliber, it's hard to go back to the mass produced knives. I've always been a believer in owning fewer better knives than more lesser knives and I can recommend either of these without any hesitation. Take care.



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Fred
Knife Outlet
http://www.knifeoutlet.com

 

[Stiletto Raggio]

I have heard very good things about REKAT, and the Sifu and Carnivore look very nice. The latter hold 1000 lbs on the lock, and the former only 740 or so. But for the money, they are supposed to be incredibly tough, and the actions are smooth, too.

 

Thanks for the comments all.

 

[jeegeet]

Let me grow your list a little

(others did that too). If you are looking at TiNives, check SpeedTech Synergy too.

Few general remarks about knives you mentioned and others suggested.
Handles:

• Titanium - I like the way it feels. Get's scratched easlily, so if you like your knife to look new for a long time watch out here. Personally, I don't mind those, I even think that they give a knife "character". Definitely, such handles don't chip when you drop them on hard stuff. Easy to clean.
  But if you don't like scratches on your Sebbie, you can take it appart (easily) and have handles reblasted.
• G10, Micarta - they are a little similiar (not going into details), both being a glass fiber composites. Especially G10 is wear resistant. It never happened to me, but I heard that it may chip when dropped. I dropped my BM710 a few times and it didn't chip.
  Due to rough texture may be a b..tch to clean if you spill something on it.
• Anodized aluminium. Less prone to develop scratches than titanium and almost as good as G10. But if you do get a deep scratch it looks not so good and there is not much you can do about it.

Handles:

• Chisel grind - bevel on one side only, like in a chisel. You can get those very sharp, but they don't cut straight.
• Tanto style blade. Looks cool, performs better for stabbing - in my opinion less practical than a clip point.
• Clip point performs better for cutting, slicing, etc. (more practical than tantos
  
  ).
• Steel type. To avoid details and holy wars, let's just say that blades you mentioned are made of great steels.

Hope that helps a little.

Kris

 

[nifrand]

One word.Speedtech.Try it you will like it.

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have a"knife"day

 

Thanks again for the suggestions. Also, I have a Synergy and I love it.(can we really love an inanimate object)