Lookig for a knife for daily use

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Push knives are illegal in most places. What are your planned uses? And how much are you thinking of spending?
 
If you want a cheap user knife(cheap for me anyways), I'd lean towards a Spyderco Tenacious or Persistance.

Though I wouldn't say no to a Tasman Salt either(the thing does not rust). Or perhaps a Ladybug Salt, both serrated.

The reason being that I suspect you're not really all that "in" to knives, so I would go for:
1) A rust proof knife.
2) Serrated edge.

The Salts will never rust, and with a serrated edge you never really have to sharpen it.
 
singularity35 said:
Push knives are illegal in most places. What are your planned uses? And how much are you thinking of spending?
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Just for daily use. It can be used to cut something when I want. I think pocket knife is very suitable for me. Now I am kooking for a knife which is more practical, rust proof, easy to carry. About the spend, it is OK for me, but I don't want to spend too much on it.
 
Noctis3880 said:
If you want a cheap user knife(cheap for me anyways), I'd lean towards a Spyderco Tenacious or Persistance.

Though I wouldn't say no to a Tasman Salt either(the thing does not rust). Or perhaps a Ladybug Salt, both serrated.

The reason being that I suspect you're not really all that "in" to knives, so I would go for:
1) A rust proof knife.
2) Serrated edge.

The Salts will never rust, and with a serrated edge you never really have to sharpen it.
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Yes, Tenacious and Persistance are also very important.
Serrated edge? I really don't know that because I have never bought a knife with serrated edge.
 
Well, plain or serrated is mostly a question of whether or not you sharpen your own knives and what you use to sharpen them.

I would personally never let any of my knives anywhere near one of those 99 cent aluminum oxide stones.

Though to be honest, I feel H1 works better with a plain edge and regular sharpening. The steel is said to be work hardening, which I would assume mean that the knife edge gets harder the more you use and sharpen it, making the sharp edge last longer(though it's never been proven).

Still, an H1 serrated knife is more or less 100% maintenance free.
 
Have you really considered a Victorinox for your use? That's as close as rust-proof as I've seen on knives or multi-tool.
 
Noctis3880 said:
Though to be honest, I feel H1 works better with a plain edge and regular sharpening. The steel is said to be work hardening, which I would assume mean that the knife edge gets harder the more you use and sharpen it, making the sharp edge last longer(though it's never been proven).
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That's right. I also heard about that.:)
 
Noctis3880 said:
The steel is said to be work hardening, which I would assume mean that the knife edge gets harder the more you use and sharpen it, making the sharp edge last longer(though it's never been proven).
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Offtopic, but you're spreading misinformation. H1 DOES work harden, or the serrated models would not be so much harder than the plain edge. While the wear resistance may not improve, the edge will be more resistant to rolling.

Back on topic, nobody has asked yet, what is your budget? You linked a 5 dollar knife, and are being recommended 30 and 40 dollar knives.
 
Kcollecter said:
Yes, it is a very useful tool. But don't you think that it is a little too small?
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You're kind of sending mixed info here. Your OP showed small, inexpensive knives, so I can't imagine a SAK being too small. Your budget or what you're willing to spend would be helpful here as to what's a good knife for you.

Any of Spyderco's Salt series knives with H1 steel would be excellent because of it's anti rust properties. But again, W/O knowing your budget, it's hard to suggest something.

I'm also guessing you don't live in the U.S. & probably not in N. America, for that matter, so that might be an issue, too, as some knives are going to be quite a bit more expensive for you in comparison. Perhaps, something from Boker might be better?
 
Buck 110, Izula, Spyderco Endura, SpydercoTenatious, Spyderco Native, Kershaw, Benchmade are all great knives.
 
Itch Blade said:
Back on topic, nobody has asked yet, what is your budget? You linked a 5 dollar knife, and are being recommended 30 and 40 dollar knives.
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Firstly, I don't know much about the knives, so I am here and looking for advices here.
Secondly, I thought that there is no need to spend too much on a knife for daily use. I am afraid that I would lost it, in case I did, then I would buy another one, no lose.
Thirdly, I think that a knife good or not doesn't depend on its prices, but the quality and the value itself. Just like my uncle who likes collecting watches, he likes to collect all kinds of watches, some of them are more than 1000 dollars, but some cost only less than 5 dollars.

No offense, these are only my own opinions.:p
 
I found the trekker to be rather large, with a blade at ~4 inches. And really, a specific price range would be helpful. There are people who are happy with a $5 knife, and others who carry knives upwards of $500 without any thought. It's all relative- For me, and other knife people, the right knife transcends price (in certain applications). And trust me, watches get much more crazy ;)

The above mentioned H1 options seem to be really great, but you can do little wrong with mostly any Spydie. Kershaw makes some great knives to get you into it as well.

Alex
 
Kcollecter said:
Firstly, I don't know much about the knives, so I am here and looking for advices here.
Secondly, I thought that there is no need to spend too much on a knife for daily use. I am afraid that I would lost it, in case I did, then I would buy another one, no lose.
Thirdly, I think that a knife good or not doesn't depend on its prices, but the quality and the value itself. Just like my uncle who likes collecting watches, he likes to collect all kinds of watches, some of them are more than 1000 dollars, but some cost only less than 5 dollars.

No offense, these are only my own opinions.:p
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You didn't answer my question.

How much do YOU want to spend?
 
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