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If You Could Have One Knife...

Honestly I am conflicted. In any case it would be a kitchen knife. I can live without my folders.

The old worn out one has a thinner blade so it slices better. The handle is also more comfortable since it is bigger. The steel is very soft so you can sharpen it on anything. The newer one has more belly and holds an edge longer. It is harder to sharpen though. I would take either one over one of my folders any day of the week.

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My old 0561 was only $170 , but that said.
I do only have one knife.
That is a 90$ Manix XL. Id be ok for 5 years. Not great , but ok.
 
Just one, well in that case I take a Victorinox Recruit and going to get some customized wood scales so I can have not only the toothpick, tweezers, but also a pen in there as well.

Or a Canoe, in which case Case is in the lead with carbon steel blades unless I can get a good custom under $200.
 
Probably a Giesser 3085-11 sticking knife. Under $30. It's the most useful knife I have next to my Wustof 4582.
 
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I'd probably stick with the 0550 i have now, or try out a Manix XL. I have a Manix2 and love it, but if it were a 5 year thing maybe a bit bigger would be nice.

The tougher question for me was last week - if you only had $25 for a knife. Couldn't answer it.
 
This one was less than $150 when I bought it 18 months ago. It's gets an easy 75% of my carries. I can live with just this one.

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I was just considering this today. Interestingly enough i cant even carry the knife that i would pick. I would choose my Benchmade 5000SBK. it is built like a brick s**t house, has my favorite steel and is just all around a very functional knife. I keep my Benchmade in my fire gear. It is mostly used for cutting seat belts, carpets, boxes at the station, medical tubing, prying plastic trim. everything you would need at an emergency scene.
 
I'm assuming that you're looking to buy a knife for 200 or under? In that case, all of this is completely worthless, because what appeals to someone else is irrelevant to your own interests. What features do YOU personally like in a knife? You need to give that some thought, and if you don't know, you should probably be looking at cheaper knives so you can find out what you like and don't. For instance, I like flippers, AXIS-style locks or framelocks, I'm okay with liner locks, and hate back locks. I want a premium steel and I want to know I can trust the heat treat. I hate jimping, and I hate blocky knives that are only designed with ergonomics in mind in 2 dimensions. I want 3D sculpting. I don't like partially serrated blades. Either go all the way, or leave it plain. Plain has better resale value. I like deep carry pocket clips, and I want them to be designed to be comfortable in hand, not a cheap afterthought. I want something aesthetically pleasing, but not too pretty to use, or overly tactical to intimidate non-knife users with. I like drop points, and I'm not hugely fond of recurves, because they never perform well in a short blade. Etc.

What matters to YOU in a blade? Once you have thought about that, you can start thinking about which knife fits the bill.
 
Folder: Small Sebenza 21 (but the Spyderco PM2 is very close)
Fixed: Fallkniven A1

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