Hey, For the past year I have been looking for a good folder but can't seem to find one I like! What i'm looking for is, A GOOD steel that can go a long time with out being sharpend! One hand opening and closing (easily). About medium size. And fairly sturdy. I might even consider getting a custom but I would want to keep the price under $250. I hear Talonite Steel is great but have no idea what it costs? Any help is appreciated!
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Looking for a good EDC!
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I'll be the first to say Benchmade, something with an Axis lock. Of course, I don't currently own one, but that should be remedied within the next two or three business days. 
Or Cold Steel - their Voyager folders are very tough, and even though they're lockbacks, I always use mine one-handed. Just takes some flipping around the house.
My ten cents (my two cents is free)
Asha'man
Or Cold Steel - their Voyager folders are very tough, and even though they're lockbacks, I always use mine one-handed. Just takes some flipping around the house. My ten cents (my two cents is free)
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Talonite is good stuff, but it's pretty spendy! I might also add that it is not a steel, but a special alloy that is impervious to rust, and non-magnetic. It goes cut for a long time! Ask anyone who owns a TnT! I'll let others explain the specifics of Talonite and/or Stellite.
Camillus makes a production model with a Talonite blade. It's called (of all things) the EDC. I think it costs right around what you've placed as your limit to spend. Just an FYI....
Camillus makes a production model with a Talonite blade. It's called (of all things) the EDC. I think it costs right around what you've placed as your limit to spend. Just an FYI....
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1. Slightly used small CRK Sebenza, great knife (used about $250.00)
2. Emerson Mini Commander, great blade and handle, easy to take apart, and sharpen. Fast with the wave!
3. Spyderco Lil' Temperance (leaf blade)- 3" full flat grind is a cutting machine, and can be carried most anyware. Great handles egros.
Three on the top of my head
Thanks,
Scott
2. Emerson Mini Commander, great blade and handle, easy to take apart, and sharpen. Fast with the wave!
3. Spyderco Lil' Temperance (leaf blade)- 3" full flat grind is a cutting machine, and can be carried most anyware. Great handles egros.
Three on the top of my head
Thanks,
Scott
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It would help a lot if you would take out a ruler and let us know approximately how long you want the blade and the maximum folded length. Also some idea of what kind of tasks do you need your EDC knife to perform. In the meantime, take a look at the Benchmade BM710 and BM705. These are nice "medium" folders, general purpose, and well under your maximum price. As for a knife that can go a long time without sharpening... well that depends on what you use it for and how you sharpen it in the first place. I believe that any high-quality modern knife steel will give you similar performance. Talonite is reputed to stay sharp longer that steel but it adds quite a bit of cost to a knife. It could be better to get a steel blade and a portable sharpening kit. Good luck, and be sure to let us know what you choose.
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Good steel without frequent sharpening (at the trade off of harder sharpening) = CPM440V
Liner locks and or Mid-Lockbacks (ala spyderco) does well.
If your definition of medium size is about 3" blade and folded up size to about 4", that's Spyderco Native. You should also consider the Spyderco Military too.
Well I would want the OAL to be about 7 1/2in. with the closed length about 4 1/2 in. And as for what I will be using it for, basicly just things like opening boxes occasionaly and just really whatever I will need it for. I also saw the Camilus EDC in TNT but do not know how well it's constructed. Any help? I do have a Spyderco Sharpmaker so sharpening should not be to much of a problem. Also I don't want serations (that takes out a few of the Spyderco). Basicly what I want is a knife that stays sharp for a long time, is easy to sharpen, lasts a LONG time, and looks fairly decent. Thanks again.
Ryan
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If you want have your knife stay sharp and be easy to sharpen, then I'd suggest Delica in VG-10 with plain edge.
With the sharpmaker, serrations don't pose much of a trouble, however I'd stay away from CPM440V because the medium rods wouldn't sharpen well if you let it go really dull.
With the sharpmaker, serrations don't pose much of a trouble, however I'd stay away from CPM440V because the medium rods wouldn't sharpen well if you let it go really dull.
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I would highly suggest the Spyderco Lum Chinese in plain edge. Mine is a VG10 straight razor. Very light, very classy, very strong lockup, and sounds like it's in the range that you're looking for. Then, with the cash left over, buy a Spyderco Mouse for those "politically correct" situations.
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Ryan0619,
If you are looking for easy opening and closing, I believe the Axis Lock is what your looking for. The Axis Lock system is the easiest and fastest opening and closing folders I've used to date. Best thing about the Axis is your fingers never get into the blade path when closing the folder.
I'd recommend you take a look at the Benchmade/Mel Pardue collaboration folders with the Axis Lock. They are STURDY. Blades are about 3 1/8" ATS-34.
I have the Aluminum handle model with clip point blade and it is one stout folder.
The BM/Osborne collab folders are also worth a serious look. They are medium sized, have the Axis Lock and are well under the $250.00 price limit you specify in your post.
All the best,
Mike U.
If you are looking for easy opening and closing, I believe the Axis Lock is what your looking for. The Axis Lock system is the easiest and fastest opening and closing folders I've used to date. Best thing about the Axis is your fingers never get into the blade path when closing the folder.
I'd recommend you take a look at the Benchmade/Mel Pardue collaboration folders with the Axis Lock. They are STURDY. Blades are about 3 1/8" ATS-34.
I have the Aluminum handle model with clip point blade and it is one stout folder.
The BM/Osborne collab folders are also worth a serious look. They are medium sized, have the Axis Lock and are well under the $250.00 price limit you specify in your post.
All the best,
Mike U.
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Ryan,
First of all, Talonite is not a steel, it's a cobalt/chromium alloy with small amounts of other elements. Although it holds an edge well and is impervious to corrosion, it is weak and soft when compared with steels and therefore it notches quite easily. You're not going to be happy with it as an EDC after you cut into a few staples or hit some bone.
As far as steel goes, proper heat treatment is at least as important as the steel type in most cases. However, S30V has the best potential for taking and holding a terrific edge and having first-rate corrosion resistance.
So for a great EDC that cuts great, holds a superior edge and is not particularly hard to sharpen, not to mention having first-rate corrosion resistance and made by a fine company that knows how to heat-treat steel and stands behind its product...I hate to join the crowd, but a small Sebenza really stands out here.
First of all, Talonite is not a steel, it's a cobalt/chromium alloy with small amounts of other elements. Although it holds an edge well and is impervious to corrosion, it is weak and soft when compared with steels and therefore it notches quite easily. You're not going to be happy with it as an EDC after you cut into a few staples or hit some bone.
As far as steel goes, proper heat treatment is at least as important as the steel type in most cases. However, S30V has the best potential for taking and holding a terrific edge and having first-rate corrosion resistance.
So for a great EDC that cuts great, holds a superior edge and is not particularly hard to sharpen, not to mention having first-rate corrosion resistance and made by a fine company that knows how to heat-treat steel and stands behind its product...I hate to join the crowd, but a small Sebenza really stands out here.
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Ryan0619 - While I provided a little info on the Camillus Talonite EDC because you did ask about that particular alloy, personally I would suggest giving serious consideration to the Emerson Mini Commander.
They can be had without serrations, as you prefer, and IMO are well suited for a variety of everyday tasks. They hold an edge well, and are easy to touch up. The recurved blade really gets into the cut, allowing it to perform along the lines of a larger blade. And yeah...let all of us know what you choose!
They can be had without serrations, as you prefer, and IMO are well suited for a variety of everyday tasks. They hold an edge well, and are easy to touch up. The recurved blade really gets into the cut, allowing it to perform along the lines of a larger blade. And yeah...let all of us know what you choose!
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I consider the 705 to be a small knife (2.9 inch blade). As far one handed closing goes, I don't do that with many knives, one I do do it with all the time is the 940 (3.25 inch blade, which to me is medium size). Since you have a sharpmaker, I wouldn't rule out a combo blade. I know lot's of members here don't like the combo's, but for me, when I have blade length of around 3.25 or greater, I like the combo edge on some, but not all knives.
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Find a used small (or large even) Sebenza. BG-42 is still one of the top stainless steels out there.
If that's a little too pricey check out the Spydercos mentioned above or a Spyderco Starmate if you can still find one (it's been my EDC ever since I sold my Sebenza). Nice blade profile in 440v - sweet knife.
Try to handle the Camillus Talonite "EDC" before you buy it to make sure you like the way it feels when you open it one-handed.
Jon
If that's a little too pricey check out the Spydercos mentioned above or a Spyderco Starmate if you can still find one (it's been my EDC ever since I sold my Sebenza). Nice blade profile in 440v - sweet knife.
Try to handle the Camillus Talonite "EDC" before you buy it to make sure you like the way it feels when you open it one-handed.
Jon
Well I think I have narrowed it down to the following, CRK Small Sebenza, Emerson Mini Commander, Or a Kershaw Boa (I know it has CMP440V but I might compromise for the assisted opening). I also saw that there was a quick way of opening the Mini Commander on your pants pocket. How well does this work? Also some of the different pictures i've seen of the Sebenza the handles will be gray then a ligt blue, is this just a camera trick? Well I guess I'll go back to my search for the best price and more reviews of these knives. Thanks.
Ryan
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