Help me fall deeper into the rabbit hole

shubie

shubie

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You will clearly see I am not doing myself any favors and will likely be dropping some serious cash in the coming months and it is all due to the Microtech Socom Elite Clip Point knife I purchased last week.

The thing is crazy smooth, opening closing like a dream. Fit, finish, and materials are all top knotch. I have been around a while and have come to love my benchmades for their axis lock and slim EDC options 940 Osorne and the 707 sequal. They are great knives, but I find myself with a new itch that needs to be scratched provided by the higher end microtech.Where do I go next? The Micotech opened up a whole new world to me and I want to start exploring.

Chris Reeves Knives? We knives? I guess I would rather it be american made. Help me to spend my money wisely
 
Always happy to help someone else spend their money! I like these:
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My first knife over $500 was from Olamic Cutlery and I think it was the perfect choice! I'll probably be grabbing a Whippersnapper from them next. :)

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Then again, CRK sure makes a nice knife too...

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If you ask ask on BF what knives are good to try, 10 members will give you 23 answers. Are there any preference on the knife design or feature?
 
Not sure where your cap is, but...
If you look around. You can find some really nice customs available for very reasonable prices, especially considering the quality level.
Makers like Andre Thorburn, Jason Clark, Johnathan McNees, Trevor Burger, Sean O'Hare, and Rod Olson. Just to name a few, all have knives that can be had somewhere between $500 and $1000
 
I think everyone should try a large sebenza once to see if they like it, same with a Spyderco PM2 and a Benchmade 940-1.

The socom elite is really just an “okay” knife in my book... you can pick up large sebenzas here on the forum for great prices and there isn’t much to complain about with a CRK knife.

CRK represents probably the best value in domestic made knives... if you want to get a taste of more wild looking designs with tight tolerances take a look at WE and Reate.
 
I've been working from home since mid-March.
So I've gotten a chance to carry many knives that I usually can't take to the office.

Two have gotten the most use .... my Buck 110 , carried in a pocket sheath and my Umnumzaan.

Of those two the Umnumzaan is a perfect knife for EDC. Slim in the pocket, enough blade for almost anything.
Amazing build quality and a joy to use.
 
Gotta try a Sebenza 21! If you keep the box goodies and keep it pretty, they hold their value very well (because they stay like new mechanically for so long. I got a user that's 8 years old and can't tell a functional difference from my new one) and sell fast. So if it turns out you don't like it, you won't be in for too much of a bath.
 
Definitely CRK for folders, then buy as many Busse as possible. Go straight to the hogs, skip the rats and dogs. Also check out Alexander Noot in the Netherlands.
 
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I would say get something from Olamic.
A one off custom made to your liking would be top notch, and completely hand made in house, (they outsource some of their production machined parts through Italy), but even their production stuff is smooth. Lots of options.

Also

Books for Hawk knife designs (G&G Hawk) new batch of Deadlock OTF's just opened up a few days ago, 6/17... maybe get lucky there?
 
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