Ideas for working knife EDC?

Will Power

Will Power

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I would like ideas or nominations for ONE EDC to be used under the following circumstances: The knife must be a folder, liner-lock or lockback, it must be able to tolerate hard work, variety of tasks,being in damp but not wet conditions,generally tough life.So no mammoth scales jobs here clearly:eek: :eek: Not too heavy or bulky either and under 70 US dollars.

So far I'm brooding about Spyderco Delica or Buck Alpha Dorado

Any other tough customers who don't get squeamish about dirt?:D
 
I use my Robin in G-10 for what you are suggesting. You could also look at a Cara Cara or Medowlark. Less than $25.
 
I would suggest something from the Spyderco Salt series. That would be ideal! With the H1 steel, it won't rust.
 
The Spyderco Pacific Salt is an excellent choice, as is the Spyderco Endura 4.

For the money, they are nearly impossible to beat.
 
willgoy: what about Axis lock?

under $70 there are a lot of choices.
Spyderco: Delica, Endura, Salts...
Byrds: all of them
Benchmade: all Red Class and Griptillians
Kershaw: tons.... Cyclone/Mini-cyclone, Blur, Needs Work... etc.

those are my favorite brands.
 
If you enjoy a lot of initial sharpening and chipping, you could go for the Native! I shouldn't say its a bad knife, but I'm dissappointed in the performance I've seen thus-far... But we'll see how it holds up over the summer...
 
Just get the Delica and quit brooding.

Mine is the serrated edge. Coors, I also carry a Wenger Handyman that does EVERYTHING. But ain't a lockback.
 
I am partial to the benchmade D2 apparition it light, easily carried and has the option of assisted opening. I got mine for 75
 
I second all the Spydies. Take a look at this also, the Victorinox One Hand Trekker, less intuitively but it matches your criteria & gives you a few extras. The blade does lock and the serrations are interestingly enough at the tip of the blade, not at the ricasso.
 
I would second the One Hand Trekker, or even the Skipper. I also really like my CRKT S-2. It is a titanium framelock with ATS34 steel. I got mine for about $45, but the prices are going up as they have been discontinued.
 
It sounds like we have the same job. Rough use knife that gets wet. I'm an iron worker, mostly i work on steel hull fishing boats. it gets pretty messy most days. I carry a spyderco Native III in S30V for actuall cutting and a CRKT Crawford Kasper for use as a chipping hammer, scrapper etc.
I'm actually kind of impressed with the Crawford, the liner lock hasnt failed once despite my continually stabbing the point against metal
The Native is serrated btw
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
It sounds like we have the same job. Rough use knife that gets wet. I'm an iron worker, mostly i work on steel hull fishing boats. it gets pretty messy most days. I carry a spyderco Native III in S30V for actuall cutting and a CRKT Crawford Kasper for use as a chipping hammer, scrapper etc.
I'm actually kind of impressed with the Crawford, the liner lock hasnt failed once despite my continually stabbing the point against metal
The Native is serrated btw
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Native is S30V. The Native III is VG10.

I was going to recommend a Native III. It's my favorite EDC these days. Lockback, FRN handles that are thick enough to be quite rigid even when exerting a lot of pressure. Mine has absolutely no blade play. VG10 takes a great edge and holds it well. Good strong 3" blade and the handle is really comfortable in the hand. With the choil and the back grooved for your thumb to rest on, you get really good control of the blade.
 
I'm gonna get banned for telling you that the Cold Steel Voyager isn't a bad knife.

I saw an ad for a new line of Timberline "work" knives. I am sure they are Taiwan-made but they look sold and advertise for $40.
 
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