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I need some knife advice. Please help me find my future edc. Below is my knife story to try and show the path I've followed to get here.
I use to be a flashlight collector, but I hit a point where the cost didn't justify my interest. After all, those batteries alone could have bought many different things. I decided to look at knifes, and immediately became interested in them. They all look, cut, and feel different. It's really a cool experience just marveling at one.
My first knife was an Ontario Utilitac. It was an interesting knife. The handle had hotspots everywhere, and the g10 seemed more like plastic. The blade was very nice, but got dull extremely quickly. I found it to slice poorly because of the fat blade. It also seemed too tactical/beefy for my taste. The liner lock also frustrated me because it almost took my finger off.
Then I retired my ontario, and purchased a benchmade 940 osborne. I have the knife to this day, and love playing with it for hours. I got the split arrow clip, and love the whole look of it. The only problem was that it costed a ton of money. I can't get over the price when I start using it for anything other than boxes, food, or packages. Im too concerned it will break, or I will damage it. (I know, crazy right!)
I did some research and was interested in spyderco. I figured that I wanted a tough knife because then I wouldn't worry about it breaking. I heard a lot about the paramilitary 2, and jumped on it when amazon was selling it for cheap. I picked up an all black paramilitary for 100 dollars straight from/ sold by amazon. The knife is tough as nails, and the compression lock is perfect. I got lucky with mine because it is perfectly centered, and frictionless when I pull back the compression lock. I tried carrying this around, but it just seemed too big. It took up a lot of room, and turned out to be intimidating to others. This brings me to now.
I want a knife between spyderco and benchmade. I want it to be a little smaller than the 940 and PM2, but it doesn't need to be tiny. I would like it to be strong enough, but it doesn't need to be as strong as the PM2. It basically needs to be an edc which is smaller, and less beefy. I looked at the spyderco dragonfly because it seemed like a good middle ground, but i'd like your opinion.
I'm just trying to seek out that middle ground between portability, elegance, and price. I'm sure there's one out there, I just need a couple pointers.
I use to be a flashlight collector, but I hit a point where the cost didn't justify my interest. After all, those batteries alone could have bought many different things. I decided to look at knifes, and immediately became interested in them. They all look, cut, and feel different. It's really a cool experience just marveling at one.
My first knife was an Ontario Utilitac. It was an interesting knife. The handle had hotspots everywhere, and the g10 seemed more like plastic. The blade was very nice, but got dull extremely quickly. I found it to slice poorly because of the fat blade. It also seemed too tactical/beefy for my taste. The liner lock also frustrated me because it almost took my finger off.
Then I retired my ontario, and purchased a benchmade 940 osborne. I have the knife to this day, and love playing with it for hours. I got the split arrow clip, and love the whole look of it. The only problem was that it costed a ton of money. I can't get over the price when I start using it for anything other than boxes, food, or packages. Im too concerned it will break, or I will damage it. (I know, crazy right!)
I did some research and was interested in spyderco. I figured that I wanted a tough knife because then I wouldn't worry about it breaking. I heard a lot about the paramilitary 2, and jumped on it when amazon was selling it for cheap. I picked up an all black paramilitary for 100 dollars straight from/ sold by amazon. The knife is tough as nails, and the compression lock is perfect. I got lucky with mine because it is perfectly centered, and frictionless when I pull back the compression lock. I tried carrying this around, but it just seemed too big. It took up a lot of room, and turned out to be intimidating to others. This brings me to now.
I want a knife between spyderco and benchmade. I want it to be a little smaller than the 940 and PM2, but it doesn't need to be tiny. I would like it to be strong enough, but it doesn't need to be as strong as the PM2. It basically needs to be an edc which is smaller, and less beefy. I looked at the spyderco dragonfly because it seemed like a good middle ground, but i'd like your opinion.
I'm just trying to seek out that middle ground between portability, elegance, and price. I'm sure there's one out there, I just need a couple pointers.
