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is there any decent frame locks around 100 bux or less??
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I highly recommend Boker's 01BO560 M-Type Chad Los Banos as a pretty solid frame lock for 45 dollars. It really is quite a nice knife for the money. The only caveat is the Chinese manufacturers put too flat of angle grind on the tang giving the lock bar little room for wear. I'll post photos to show what I mean. Other than that it's a great value.
440C blade (i.e. Chinese equivalent of 440C)
G-10 handles
OAL: 8 3/4 "
BL: 3 5/8 "
weight: 4.6 oz.
Just realized you'd probably find this too fugly. The Spyderco Sage Ti, OTOH, is a killer deal. You get A LOT of quality for the money. Well worth considering.
440C blade (i.e. Chinese equivalent of 440C)
G-10 handles
OAL: 8 3/4 "
BL: 3 5/8 "
weight: 4.6 oz.
Just realized you'd probably find this too fugly. The Spyderco Sage Ti, OTOH, is a killer deal. You get A LOT of quality for the money. Well worth considering.
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Try the Kershaw Shallot. Low price, well-built, good steel (an American equivalent of VG-10), amazing customer service, and great design. I agree that the Leek is a bit small. I got my composite Leek and thought it would be the perfect EDC with the better steel, but I keep coming back to my Shallot.
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Kershaw OD-1 or OD-2?? seem great. I recently got a Leek and can't say anything bad about it's build quality or finish. My only quibbles are personal taste. Don't really care for AO flippers, and the thumbstud is not easy to manipulate with gloves.
LOVE the blade shape and thin profile. Sleek look, inexpensive pricetag, etc... and the assisted opening is fun to play with, I just don't like it in real life use for some reason. the OD knives have a more traditional blade shape, so if you liked the leek besides the blade, maybe give them a look?
I'm more of a spydiehole guy, I gave it a shot, but no luck.
LOVE the blade shape and thin profile. Sleek look, inexpensive pricetag, etc... and the assisted opening is fun to play with, I just don't like it in real life use for some reason. the OD knives have a more traditional blade shape, so if you liked the leek besides the blade, maybe give them a look?
I'm more of a spydiehole guy, I gave it a shot, but no luck.
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Sounds like you need a CRKT S2. Ti framelock and an ATS-34 blade. Three different sizes with the large being the most common. I'm not a fan of CRKT knives, but the S2 is a winner. I had two at one point and I paid under $75 for each. I'm sure that with a thorough search you'll be able to find one.
Middle in the five below is a Kershaw JYDII in Ti & SG-2 - a super bargain for less than your $100 limit shipped from a dealer in the production for sale area. It's sold as a blemished knife - but, operationally, you'll never know it.
That's a heck of a bargain - it's in much more expensive company, value-wise.
Stainz
That's a heck of a bargain - it's in much more expensive company, value-wise.
Stainz
I'm a fan of manually-operated frame locks, with a wide blade, and under 3 inches long. No assisted opening knives need apply, please.
In between the $300-plus Sebenza and the under-$10 (plus shipping from China) Sanrenmu 710, I found only a few models that fit my criteria.
I have the Spyderco Sage Ti (wonderful wide S30V blade, just like its liner lock stable mate), and the Bradley Alias II (well-made, good materials.) The Sage is nearly $150 and the Bradley costs even more.
I also have the ZT 0551, but it's too big and heavy for me to pocket edc and its street price is $200.
More moderately priced is the all-metal, frame lock CRKT Drifter, at about $20 plus shipping (not to be confused with the G10 liner lock Drifter).
The frame lock Drifter is comparable to its Chinese-made cousin, the Sanrenmu 710. But you can buy Drifters from US dealers. Choose the Drifter or 710, depending upon the aesthetics you prefer and whether you mind doing business abroad.
As for Sebenzas, because of the price, I'd be hesitant to take one out of the house unless I could afford a second (yikes!) as backup.
That leaves the 710.
What I'd like to find is something like the 710, with a wide blade like the Doug Ritter BM models -- and with better materials than Sanrenmu's Chinese steel.
Meanwhile, the 710 gets a lot of pocket time. It's fun to play with and just the right size for pocket edcing.
In between the $300-plus Sebenza and the under-$10 (plus shipping from China) Sanrenmu 710, I found only a few models that fit my criteria.
I have the Spyderco Sage Ti (wonderful wide S30V blade, just like its liner lock stable mate), and the Bradley Alias II (well-made, good materials.) The Sage is nearly $150 and the Bradley costs even more.
I also have the ZT 0551, but it's too big and heavy for me to pocket edc and its street price is $200.
More moderately priced is the all-metal, frame lock CRKT Drifter, at about $20 plus shipping (not to be confused with the G10 liner lock Drifter).
The frame lock Drifter is comparable to its Chinese-made cousin, the Sanrenmu 710. But you can buy Drifters from US dealers. Choose the Drifter or 710, depending upon the aesthetics you prefer and whether you mind doing business abroad.
As for Sebenzas, because of the price, I'd be hesitant to take one out of the house unless I could afford a second (yikes!) as backup.
That leaves the 710.
What I'd like to find is something like the 710, with a wide blade like the Doug Ritter BM models -- and with better materials than Sanrenmu's Chinese steel.
Meanwhile, the 710 gets a lot of pocket time. It's fun to play with and just the right size for pocket edcing.
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