Is there a perfect folder?

jackknife said:
Probably by the standards of some here, not that bad, but to me it was bad enough that I had accumulated all these knives, and gun s, and other stuff I was not longer using, or even wanting to use. Way too many safe queens, and stuff that had been the next shiny object in the obsessed cult worship of an inanimate object. So I got rid of them. I got disgusted enough at the indulgence that I walked away from the whole obsessive knife thing, and just kept a few SAK's and a few slip joints that I had used for years.

What I realize I did was just revert back to my youth and the knives I saw the grown men of my boyhood use, like just a small pen knife or jack. All the men I grew up around were veterans of WW2, and after they all fought a vicious world war, they came home and just went about the business of getting a job, raising a family, and living life. None of then carried much knife, and they did well. So far in the past several years, I haven't needed anything beyond my daily carry which is a SAK of some sort. It may vary depending on what I am doing that day and if I think I will need a particular tool on my pocket knife. There is no perfect knife, so stop looking for it, and stop reading those damm knife magazines that are just the shills for the knife industry that wants you to waste your money buying knives you don't need, and are not really even more capable that what a WW2 GI or Marine carrying a "Demo knife" is capable of. In most urban/suburbn environments you don't need much more cutting than a simple little pen knife or Victorinox recruit will give you. It all gets bit silly after a while. And these forums stimulate it. Thats why I backed away from the forums and don't come around much anymore. In fact it was the forums that helped me. I would look at the massive collections of knives representing thousands of dollars and think "This is nuts. " I quit.
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I love this. Thanks for responding. I probably needed this.
My SAK SD probably covers most of my daily needs, and I had gotten away from carrying the classic slip joint of my youth. I carried a yellow textured delrin two blade Craftsman carbon blade most of my youth. It was my first knife. I still have it.
Last night I was trying to remember what drew me into this "ideal edc" infatuation. I can't pinpoint it. Maybe the opening of the local EDC store. I don't need it. Just influenced by marketing and self induced social pressure.
I didn't get in that deep either. I have 67 knives total. Most were incidental acquisitions or gifts through my life. Since the pandemic I have probably spent more money and research time on knives than the rest of my life combined.
I have better things to do. I will always love knives.
Today I think I can pinpoint what got me out of it.
Thanks.
 
jackknife said:
Probably by the standards of some here, not that bad, but to me it was bad enough that I had accumulated all these knives, and gun s, and other stuff I was not longer using, or even wanting to use. Way too many safe queens, and stuff that had been the next shiny object in the obsessed cult worship of an inanimate object. So I got rid of them. I got disgusted enough at the indulgence that I walked away from the whole obsessive knife thing, and just kept a few SAK's and a few slip joints that I had used for years.

What I realize I did was just revert back to my youth and the knives I saw the grown men of my boyhood use, like just a small pen knife or jack. All the men I grew up around were veterans of WW2, and after they all fought a vicious world war, they came home and just went about the business of getting a job, raising a family, and living life. None of then carried much knife, and they did well. So far in the past several years, I haven't needed anything beyond my daily carry which is a SAK of some sort. It may vary depending on what I am doing that day and if I think I will need a particular tool on my pocket knife. There is no perfect knife, so stop looking for it, and stop reading those damm knife magazines that are just the shills for the knife industry that wants you to waste your money buying knives you don't need, and are not really even more capable that what a WW2 GI or Marine carrying a "Demo knife" is capable of. In most urban/suburbn environments you don't need much more cutting than a simple little pen knife or Victorinox recruit will give you. It all gets bit silly after a while. And these forums stimulate it. Thats why I backed away from the forums and don't come around much anymore. In fact it was the forums that helped me. I would look at the massive collections of knives representing thousands of dollars and think "This is nuts. " I quit.
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When i rediscovered knives I bought and never used and many still sat in their original box that's when I knew I had a problem with collecting. I simply didn't want to anymore. The few feeble attempts after that were promptly sold or given away.
 
I played around with a few ideas of the "perfect folder" and I arrive at the conclusion for me it's a smaller Swiss army knife. I compared the classic to peanuts and stockmans, a gec, some rosecrafts and other case knives and I found when comparing the pen blade of the classic to all the others, i asked myself "why would I spend 50 dollars on a peanut, 60+ for a stockman, or a lot more on a gec when the classic at 24USD cuts just as well if not better? On some classic SDs you can't cause blade play if you tried, but on the gec it got super wobbly when I tested the side to side tolerances.
 
Has been my LGs for a longtime but in the last few months the ODKW Chupacabra has become just as much a favorite/perfect folder for me.

The LGs because the build quality and functionality are unmatched. Besides being comfortable and an excellent user, the action on washers is as good as it gets.

The odkw because the design fits the hand so perfectly and the deep milling provides such an excellent grip. And I’d be lying if I didn’t admit the aesthetics is a big draw for me. Love the look of em!

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b-crow said:
Last night I was trying to remember what drew me into this "ideal edc" infatuation. I can't pinpoint it. Maybe the opening of the local EDC store. I don't need it. Just influenced by marketing and self induced social pressure.
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EDC store? Really? I didn't even know they had those. Like the knife thing, the EDC thing has got totally blown out of hand and reality. You think our grandfathers had EDC stores? No, there was just the stuff they carried everyday, and it wasn't all that 'stuff' from the EDC fantasy trip. This is why I've backed away from it all, just too far out there in fantasy land. The forums are part of it and it's all about making money. Your money, that goes into their pockets. Just drop a good pocket knife in a pocket and have a few odds and ends in your wallet and go on with life. Take your money and go invest in 401 accounts Fidelity or other firm. You'll need that dough in 30 years or so when you retire. I can tell you as an old fart retiree that life can be expensive in fixed income.
 
Let's stay on General Knife Discussion folks...to avoid having the thread shuttered.
 
bladerunner01 said:
I'm sure this has been done before, but in all honesty, is there a perfect pocket knife for you? The right design, the right execution, size, looks, performance, action, build, etc and whatever...

For me it's a yes and that's the CRK Small Inkosi Insingo. Guess that's the reason I have 3 of them, and an considering my 4th already.

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That knife is indeed hard to beat. I have the exact same micarta inlay as your last pic.
 
Hmm... maybe the Hinderer Eklipse hollow grind? Or maybe the Case Sodbuster? I really like both.

Due to family history, I don't expect a long retirement so I'm enjoying some of my money now with knife collecting. Neither my knife collection nor my retirement funds will add one minute to my life.
 
SharpBits said:
Hmm... maybe the Hinderer Eklipse hollow grind? Or maybe the Case Sodbuster? I really like both.

Due to family history, I don't expect a long retirement so I'm enjoying some of my money now with knife collecting. Neither my knife collection nor my retirement funds will add one minute to my life.
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You sound like someone lacking in enough MagnaCut.
 
Love toys. Did as a kid and do now in retirement :thumbsup: And certainly not just *one* toy!

Strapping on a new watch or feeling a cool new knife in the pocket; not ashamed to admit it's a nice feeling!

Of course it's not what's really important; that's why there're toys. To get butt hurt over playthings one way or another is silly 🤣

And the Perfect Folder? Like they say; you may not be Mr. Right, just Mr. Right now...

So here is 'just arrived this morning' perfect folder! 😁

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