If you had to choose between these two...

If you had to have one...

  • Quick action with side to side play

  • No side to side play, with slower more deliberate opening

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The force it takes to open a knife is the same force it takes to close it. I don’t prefer a drop shut folding knife. Mainly because after cutting something, I’m still occupied finishing the task. I’ve nicked a finger more than once with fas closing blades.
 
Ajack60 said:
The force it takes to open a knife is the same force it takes to close it. I don’t prefer a drop shut folding knife. Mainly because after cutting something, I’m still occupied finishing the task. I’ve nicked a finger more than once with fas closing blades.
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I don't mind my compression locks dropping shut as my fingers are out of the way. I have a mini K2 (lol nothing mini about it) that drops shut like a guillotine. I pay attention when using that one.
 
Personally I don’t think a folding knife should have any play when properly adjusted. Once properly adjusted you get the true action of a knife imo.

I agree they should be broken in property adjuusted and the action will improve and then be what it is.

As far as incredible action brand new on pb washers, Les George is amazing. No blade play and they fly open with the flick of a thumb. The action he achieves on washers rivals bearings imo.

Also my nonflipper hinderer flies open and locks up like a vault but it’s on washers.

I also don’t mind having to flick the wrist a little with the thumb to open, for example crk’s or Emersons. I prefer that over blade play.
 
I have a bunch of those ‘lesser knives’ (in fact none of my knives were over $300), and there was no choice to make with any of them. With only a few exceptions, the action is good and fit and finish is fine, including solid assembly with no blade play. Not sure where you’re getting the notion that anything less than a CRK has to be a compromise.
 
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Danny Linguini said:
I have a bunch of those ‘lesser knives’ (in fact none of my knives were over $300), and there was no choice to make with any of them. With only a few exceptions, the action is good and fit and finish is fine, including solid assembly with no blade play. Not sure where you’re getting the notion that anything less than a CRK has to be a compromise.
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Amen, aint nothin lesser about those sweet bucks ya got my friend! In fact knives are made so well now days (in many cases) that the area of quickly diminishing returns per the dollar is very low now. I swear my $27 Petrified Fish has quite a bit better fit and finish than the Benchmades I've had over the decades.
 
Strange name,Petrified Fish,but i got one on the exchange for 15.00 goes for about 50; fit finish grinds everything was amazing; perfect . The g10 the satin finish, nothing could be faulted. Steel was that Austrian version of d2 .K110 ?...
 
It is amazing how a knife can be made on the other side of the world, shipped across the oceans and be so perfect and so cheap! How they do it is truly a knife miracle!!!
 
Danny Linguini said:
I have a bunch of those ‘lesser knives’ (in fact none of my knives were over $300), and there was no choice to make with any of them. With only a few exceptions, the action is good and fit and finish is fine, including solid assembly with no blade play. Not sure where you’re getting the notion that anything less than a CRK has to be a compromise.
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This year, I have bought about a dozen knives under $100, such as Civivi, Sencut, Kizer, QSP, and Vosteed, most of them button-lock flippers. Out of the box, all of the folders dropped closed. None of them have any blade play. They all have decent or excellent steel. One of the Vosteeds is good (where did I put that Raccoon Dog? Maybe it's in a pocket somewhere.), but the Valkyrie tends to stick closed unless I push the button. That's a better record than I have had with more expensive Spydercos, although almost all the compression locks I've had have been excellent.

It's getting hard to decide what to carry out and about, there are so many excellent knives.

On the farm, I've been carrying a Gerber Strongarm, also under $100. It's a great neck knife. And maybe a serrated Spyderco, too.

I'm looking for a Petrified Fish but so far have not seen one with features I like.
 
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This year, I have bought about a dozen knives under $100, such as Civivi, Sencut, Kizer, QSP, and Vosteed, most of them button-lock flippers. Out of the box, all of the folders dropped closed. None of them have any blade play. They all have decent or excellent steel. One of the Vosteeds is good (where did I put that Raccoon Dog? Maybe it's in a pocket somewhere.), but the Valkyrie tends to stick closed unless I push the button. That's a better record than I have had with more expensive Spydercos, although almost all the compression locks I've had have been excellent.


I'm looking for a Petrified Fish but so far have not seen one with features I like.
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Try the PF858. Amazon has them.
 
I know exactly what you mean. I have two benchmades - a Bailout and a Freek. I got the freek new, the bailout used. Both have that feature - either smooth opening with side play or no side play and tight action. I have left them both on the "smooth opening and closing setting".
 
Why not have both, good action and no play. It’s 2023, most knives have good action, and none should have blade play, no matter how inexpensive.
I’m not one of those guys that adjusts a knife to “drop shut” levels of action, at the cost of a little blade play. That’s absurd. As long as the knife opens fine (no wrist if we’re talking about flippers), that’s what’s important.
 
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