I Can't Believe How Much I Love This Knife. Amazing. One of My Favorites.............

The one that is always in my pocket ..
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It just wont give up .
 
mec003 said:
This might be a lame answer, but my Mora companion surprises me year after year. I keep it as a backup when I'm outdoors and I still find myself reaching for it on many occasions. I have expected it to break or fail me in some way, and yet it never has. For $13 I will NEVER not own a Mora companion. I have other knives that are better that use frequently as well. But the Mora has withstood all of my preconceived notions of what a $13 knife could be, and it impresses me more as time goes on. It's not flashy or pretty or exciting. It just does what it needs to do. I just love that knife.
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Same here. I think I'm done with buying fixed blades. I keep trying to replace the companion with something "nicer" but when I want a knife to take hiking, it's the one I grab. I have some survive knives and some customs that I realize will never get used. So, they're getting sold off.
 
For me it's been my Sebenza, and Umnumzaan. Probably the Umnumzaan is no 1, but the Sebenza is a very close second. Very close.
 
This Todd Davison slip joint.

Rotate thru my Emerson, Chris Reeves, etc but ALWAYS come back to this. It's just RIGHT.

 
I'm meh about CRKs. I know, hoist out the tar and pitchforks, but really, they just don't do it for me. Too much mall ninja in me, I guess.

Slipjoints are nice, and I get it with the Dunlap, I do. I've also seen some of Jared Oeser's work, too. Wow! But, that doesn't really grab me, either.

I've a half dozen or so Benchmades, including a Gold Class 531 and the incomparable 940-1. Still not there for me.

Spyderco makes incredible knives. I hated the look of them initially, and it took my girlfriend to convince me to give them a chance. I love my Natives. I have one in my back pocket right this second (she "borrows" one of my other ones on a permanent basis). I love my Cruwear Military and my fluted ti Military (Manix, not so much). I'm convinced that the Delica is the world's best EDC. I recommend it to my friends (and strangers). But, it's not all that it could be.

My gateway knife into this addiction is the Leek. Like so many others, I had started with a Gerber, but eventually figured out that it was a piece of crap. The Leek was my first real quality knife and it AMAZED me! I think I have five Leeks now, as well as a Blur, a Knock Out, four Cryos, etc. But, well, no.

For me, the greatest of all folding pocket knives is the Zero Tolerance 0777. Mine is the second generation in M390, but I find it to be a perfect knife: light, rugged, reliable, attractive, and sharp. The ergonomics work extremely well for my hand, and frankly, it just looks right to me.
 
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I love the 0454 and 0452 design so I ended up with all 3 versions. I like the slim design and larger blade. All around great knife
 
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My Kershaw Spec Bump. When I bought it eight years ago I thought that it was a novelty. Assisted opening, stud lock, weird blade shape, bulky handle like a fixed blade, ugly pocket clip; what's the point of this thing?

Then I started to use it. The weird blade shape made sense as the first 2 inches are like a Wharncliffe with just the right amount of tilt in the handle for push cuts and the last 1.5 inches after the bump are perfect for draw cuts on material. The handle is super comfortable in the hand and the pocket clip keeps the knife securely in my pocket which I can't say for many others. The stud lock works and the assisted opening flips the knife open every time without a wrist flick. The S30v steel stays sharp for a long time as I use it daily for light duty (desk knife).

I've bought and sold over 200 knives and I still love this one the most.
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Love mine as well. Modified mine to carry tip-up with a Skyline clip.
 
PURPLEDC said:
The bearing system can be removed and disassembled. It doesnt use a permanent plastic seal like some bearings you find in a hardware store but rather really good tolerances. Its hard to describe but there is a steel cup that is milled out so a bearing can be inserted into it. Then that cup has a "lid" that sits inside a milled lip in the cup and it rides on top of the bearing. A picture would probably be best to show you how the system works but I dont exactly want to tear the knife down again and the only picture I know if showing it is on a chinese selling site so i cant link it here.
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For me it is Benchmade Ritter Grip in CPM-M4 with Wilkins Grips. Nakamura 484-1 is 2nd.
 
asdf12345 said:
What's your definition of custom? My particular CQC9 was one of the first ones, before Emerson started laser & waterjet cutting his raw parts. It has all handmade components and hand contoured scales & liners. Hand ground blade, individually filed grooves on the liners and blade..

There was also never a production version of the CQC9.

If that's not 'custom' enough for you I'm genuinely curious as to your standard for what's custom and what's not.
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Come on now. I may not know you that well but I know you well enough not to take the bait. Id rather leave the conversation about what I do and do not see as custom where it is and agree to disagree. Regardless of my feelings I have seen some CQC-9 knives that were "custom" made by emerson standards but there were also some that could easily be mistaken for an average production emerson such as the one below. I am not going to get into any further than that with you because I know exactly how its going to play out and I have no interest in arguing with you today.


 
PURPLEDC said:
Come on now. I may not know you that well but I know you well enough not to take the bait. Id rather leave the conversation about what I do and do not see as custom where it is and agree to disagree. Regardless of my feelings I have seen some CQC-9 knives that were "custom" made by emerson standards but there were also some that could easily be mistaken for an average production emerson such as the one below. I am not going to get into any further than that with you because I know exactly how its going to play out and I have no interest in arguing with you today.


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Why is it me that's baiting if you're the one who made a post in this thread whose entire purpose was to make a snide comment on my knife and how you didn't think it aligned with a comment I made in an entirely different thread? All I did from that point was give an earnest reply to your comment and ask for your input.

I have no problem with you attacking or making fun of what I like, in fact I welcome it. But why also accuse me of baiting and to say "I am not going to get into any further than that with you because I know exactly how its going to play out and I have no interest in arguing with you today." Why add those comments, especially if you're the one who took the time and effort to start this train of thought?
 
Blues Bender said:
This custom by Jim Dunlap. I want to be buried with this knife:D

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Out of curiosity, when did you get your custom slip joint and what made you get it? My current favorite knife is my T.A. Davison slip joint and I would never have bought one if not for this forum.

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this little Busse Custom Shop Game Warden--big knife in a little package...
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