Highest Value Knife Today?

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Just something I was thinking about. What is the best value for your money knife available on the market today?

In my opinion the SRM 710 and Enlan El01 are high up there.

Let me know what your vote is! :D
 
I agree, the 710, Kershaw, and the Spyderco GB... I'll add the Rat 1, Tenacious, SAK's, Moras and Openiels. But their will be a long list of bang for the buck. Including ZT's, some custom's and mid tec's.
 
zpavao said:
Just something I was thinking about. What is the best value for your money knife available on the market today?

In my opinion the SRM 710 and Enlan El01 are high up there.

Let me know what your vote is! :D
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Costs can be kept down when you steal others IP and designs.

For an honest value design I vote Svord Peasant and most of the Kershaw line up.
 
Hard to say what the absolute best value knife is with all the choices out there but the $32 I spent for my Spyderco Tenacious is the best $32 I've ever spent on a knife.
 
Spyderco Tenacious, Kershaw Skyline, Buck 110, KaBar USMC, all good bang for the low bucks.
 
I say Opinels, SAKs and Moras, Kershaws Chinese-made knives(some of the USA-made ones too!) an Spyderco' s Tenacious line etc.
There are really ALOT of high-value knives.
 
Spyderco Tenacious line up.
Spyderco Byrd Knives.
Kershaw.
And I'm going to mention Spyderco's Taiwan made knives as well(this includes the GB, Chokwe, Chaparral, Sage's, Tuff, etc).
 
Depends a bit on what you're looking for in a knife.

But yes Kershaw offers some good value, especially in their mid range. Hard to beat a sale priced RAM for instance...

Some of the custom makers who sell here offer phenomenal value, especially in the fixed blades. There have been some incredible deals.
 
My whole shop is based around that "bang for the buck" concept! :p That doesn't mean that I have ALL the high-value knives out there (far from it) but my selection represents what I consider to be some of the finer examples of value. Condor, Opinel, Tramontina, Mora, Svord, Victorinox, etc. etc. are all brands that fairly uniformly perform above their pricepoint across their entire product line. There are literally TONS of knives out there that would be in stiff competition for the "world champion" title depending on what qualities you were looking for.
 
In my opinion the SRM 710 and Enlan El01 are high up there.
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You're going to make me throw up. Are you just getting into knives? This may explain why we need to educate you a bit :).
 
Yo Mama said:
You're going to make me throw up. Are you just getting into knives? This may explain why we need to educate you a bit :).
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Oh, well, in my case I have more than 200 knives across all price categories, including a Sebenza, a few Klotzlis and some customs, and yet when I saw the OP's question, I thought immediately about the SRM 710 and the Enlan EL01.
Yes, the SRM looks somewhat like a small Sebenza, but so does a bradley Alias, and the SRM will never be mistaken for a Sebenza and it doesn't pretend to be one either (it's not a fake); yet it is also a remarkably good knife for very little money. I gave several to friends as gifts, they all love them. Who knows, it can bring people to the hobby.
The Enlan EL-01 has no obvious similarities to western knives. To be honest I think it is quite ugly. But! It is also remarkably sturdy and solid. I consider it the ZT0200 for those on zero budget.
It is because of these two knives and a few other interesting SRMS (like the 939, another original model or the more gentlemen-like 738) and a few Enlans that I do not recommend the Tenacious anymore for an entry level knife. Good as it is, I don't think that the the Tenacious series is really better than these Chinese knives, of which I believe SRM in fact makes the Tenacious.

Coming back to the OP, when we talk about knives that perform far above their price class, I would add Opinels (while I like the above chinese knives, I do prefer the charm of my Opinels, and they slice very well), Mora fixed blades, in the traditional style I'd add certain Rough Riders, the alox Victorinox Soldier for sheer allround practicality; and also a few higher priced knives. I mean, take a still affordable Delica, Endura, Manix 2 or Buck Vantage S30V. They provide all the cutting talent you'd reasonably need at a still very doable price.
 
Spyderco for exotic steels and excellent fit and finish at reasonable prices. When I look at the materials and craftsmanship in my Tuff, it's astounding the knife costs what it does. Similar knives from other makers would easily sell for double or triple.

Mora gives you a whole lot of tool per dollar spent too.
 
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