Ideal folding knife

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RedEdge77

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I'm looking for a folding knife that can handle light prying, pretty wide, thick but not too thick. I want it to be tough steel that won't need too much maintence. I don't want the blade to chip or break. I'd like the blade to have some coating on it or a mirror polish. Liner lock, lockback, or axis lock.

Any ideas about the knife i'm looking for?

Oh i want the blade length to be around 4 inches no less than 3.

Thanks for the help
 
The BenchMade 732BT Ares in 154CM blade steel is a good choice to consider.
BenchMade905 (if you can find one) is a liner lock but a very well made one.
BM now has a new Griptilian with a reinforced tanto point which may be up your alley.

I like my new Snody designed BenchMade 420 Resistor a lot but the blade shape is probably not condusive to prying.

I really can't say how any of these are going to hold up for light prying though. I think the 154CM steel is pretty tough from what I've read but I don't pry with my folders.

There are lots to chose from really. Why not look at some of the smaller fixed blades too. Some small diving knives that are made for prying and digging maybe.

A folding tanto from Cold Steel may be as tough as you can find for the money. Something like a Voyager in a 4" or 5" blade maybe. They take a beating pretty well in my experience.

Why not just get you a multi tool so you can have everything in one package because it almost sounds like that is what you need more than a blade?
 
You could do a lot worse than look at a Buck Strider 880. Either the 880T (Tanto) or the 880SP (Spear Point). I got the SP not too long ago and have reprofiled the edge to a finer angle. The knife is built like a tank, takes one hell of an adge and holds it well (ATS34 blade). Since getting mine I have carried it on a trip to the Himalayas where it did great service (including the despatch and dressing of a goat for that nights meal!) and on many field trips where it has quickly become my "weapon of choice" for a whole host of tasks.
Like most of the guys here, I have a whole collection of knives to choose from, but the 880 is the one I am carrying more and more these days as I find it to be the ideal tool for almost any task I put it to.
 
If you're going to be prying, I'd go for a frame lock over a liner lock.

Get yourself a Prybaby, and you won't have this problem. ;)
 
Something with a tip profile like the Pacific Salt is much more rugged than most folders, of course you are trading the ability for fine tip work for the robustness of the profile. On the extreme end, a Fulcrum IID from ER is pretty much a folding prybar.

-Cliff
 
If you can find one, the M2 steel Benchmade Ares (730CFHS) would be near ideal. It has a shallower grind than the 710, is a spearpoint with more meat on the centerline. I think it would be what you are looking for.

However, as with most any folder, prying should be limited to failry light work relative to what a sturdy fixed blade (Ranger series or similiar) would be used for.
 
With a liner lock the liner slides over behind the blade.

With a frame lock part of the frame slides behind the blade, and it is usually thicker.
 
Try the Camilus model 902. Two locking blades, stainless steel, one plain edge, one serrated edge, rubber handles. I love carrying mine.
 
If you can still find them, the Benchmade 720, or 721, or 722 (all designed by Mel Pardue) might be just what you're looking for.

The 720 and 721 are the same design but with the 720 having an aluminum handle and the 721 a G-10 one.

The 722 has a G-10 handle and a tanto-blade.

All three have the awesome Benchmade Axis-lock and dual steel liners.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
My Frind had a cold steel recon tanto that he's been prying and scraping rocks and stuff with for two years. The blade is so worn away that it barely resembles a knife anymore, but the lockup is stil perfectly solid with absolutely no lateral or vertical play whatsoever. I was incredibly impressed.
 
How about a Buck 110?
The steel, (440C, I believe) on standard models, is fine for hard use while other models can be had with steels in D2 and S30V. A time tested knife that seems to fit all your requirements with a cost well under $100.00. Hope this helps.
 
Why not get a nice solid knife that will actually cut and get a small Atwood Prybaby for prying? :thumbup:

:rolleyes:
 
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