Holy Grail Everyday Carry?

powernoodle said:
As I have aged, and played this knife game for 30 years, I've developed a growing antipathy toward spendy, blingy, feel good knives that don't actually cut stuff any better than their inexpensive or moderately-priced brethren. I still own several CRKs, ZTs, etc., and appreciate them for what they are. But over the years, the knives I really appreciate are the low and moderately-priced blades from Kershaw or SOG or Spyderco.

I could carry anything I want. But in my pocket now as I head to church is a gray Spyderco Delica with superblue/420J1 steel and theoriginalspacement deep clip. I appreciate light weight, highly functional knives that bury deeply in the pocket. Knives that won't make me cry if I lose it. A knife I could give to someone if the feeling hit me.

Each to his own. I understand the alure of a spendy knife, and might buy a dealer exclusive Para 2 sometime just to make myself feel good. I've just grown somewhat weary of the spendy genre. So for me a Spyderco or Kershaw will do the trick just fine.
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I think that expresses my general feelings pretty well. For the last 20 years I've been pretty happy with mid-grade Spydercos and GEC traditionals. For me, knives are tools, and while I can appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of many $1000+ knives, but I can't imagine using a $1000 collector's piece to cut anything but loose threads.
 
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Great slicer with very comfortable lock and modified handle, most comfortable BM imho.
 
Here's the next one... (kinda has a Phil Hartsfield look). Made by our own AVigil.



OAL 11 5/8"
Blade to guard 6 5/8"
.25" thick CPM 10V
Guard 2 5/8" tall
Blade 1 3/4" wide
Weight 11.9
 
The first folder that got my attention a few years ago was the Laconico EZC. I bought the MBK EZC version to see what the excitement was about. Let's just say I saw its potential. Now I have a custom EZC on its way to me in today's mail.
 
Interesting thread....great to see if our grail EDC's have changed over the past few years. I own (and have owned) many "grail" knives, including high end custom.

If I had to pick one, I'd opt for a single or 2 blade from Tony Bose. Simply beautiful, functional and timeless.


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I have a custom lefty Shamwari that is gorgeous, but I will never bring myself to use it. It was the holiest of my grail knives.

Out of the knives I own...I’d have to go with the Southard Mini Tolk. It is so damn good.

Knives I don’t own...I want a Holt Specter in the worst way. Grimsmo Rask and the Tuff prospect slim are number 2 & 3 respectfully.
 
Grail knife? That would be my sterile Bauchop Witch. BUT, this is about EDC. A bit of history: I am not really a folder guy. Yeah, I know, that took awhile to say. I always have one, but it's back-uo to a fixed blade. My 'grail' knife for EDC would be a Jerry Fisk Sendero, preferably in L6, with a desert ironwood burl handle. THAT particular piece would be way out of my price range, tho. So I carry a $300 White River Sendero Classic in S35VN, with black and maple Richlite handle. Not quite the same, but close enough for EDC ,and I don't care if I scratch this one...
 
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