looking for a hell of a sharp knife!!

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duncanmclawd

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hi all,

I'm wondering around what to buy for myself this summer...
I was looking at a Strider AR and so..but decided i'm not ready to spend that kind of money (heck..i'm 20 and a student..i got lots of time for striders or sebbies :D )

I will now settle for a high-quality production piece i think :)
I would like to get a PARAMILLiE...i've heared lots of good things about it, and i wonder:

With the full-flat grind and S30V steel, are there any knives that will outcut a Paramillie???

(besides the millie itself offcourse :D )

Thanks,
 
A Bark River in a convex grind will outcut most production blades in my experience.

You lose the "tacticool" poser value though. :D
 
A BM 502 (aka Rittergrip) would at least give it a solid run for its money. Its also S30V with a wide chord blade. It's lighter and IMNSHO the lock is better. I've been EDCing mine for a few months now and I love it. A lot of guys kick on it for the Norzil GT handles ( a good example of knife snobbery from which I am reformed) but they are every bit as strong as G10 and about half the weight. So you can carry a reasonable (IMO perfect) size and shape knife for just about any utility/survival/SD applications and it's light enough to wear w/ slacks or in the waist band of PT Gear (read athletic cloths for you civvie types). My only complaint is that the handle isn't exactly "flow through" and it pics up fuzz and lint quicker, BUT that doesn't seem to inhibit function in the least.
 
Haven't acquired a Mili because of the obvious flaw: TipDown carry. This makes it necessary to rotate the knife 180 degree, after pulling it, to open it. A good time to drop it. Otherwise, a sweet knife, but tip down breaks the deal. I want a knife I can pull, from its pocket clip position, with a pull-lanyard and open immediately without juggling. I can't overlook this flaw in the Spyderco Military model. http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=19

Does the Ritter suffer from this problem as well? Can't tell from the pics. http://www.aeromedix.com/index.php?...4a9fa4ec726ffeb8aca084a8&action=sku&sku=bmrsk

All the best,

oregon
 
Sweeeeet! My next acquisition target: Ritter Grip. Love that tip up carry. Thanks a million oil. May you live a thousand years.

I haven't embraced the tanto blade. Good for piercing sheet metal I hear.

All the best,

oregon
 
The Sypdie Calypsos are chock full of flat-ground sharpness. I have the large, and it's a 4" scalpel, I assume the jr is similarly scary sharp. My Military is pds too, if you favor tip down carry ( I do).
 
I EDC the Mini Ritter and I love it. Sharp as hell, takes a great edge, and just the right size for almost anything I ask it to do.

-Duffin
 
Yahmanin, how can you favor tip down carry? Is this an acquired taste? Appreciated only after practice and effort or are you a juggler? Or, did you learn to live with tip down in order to carry the fine knife that is the the Mili? I'm so comfortable with the tip up that perhaps I'm overlooking your method. How often do you drop your blade during the one continuous movement of pull/opening maneuver?

All the best,

oregon
 
One of the overlooked Spyderco knives seems to be the Centofante III. I just got one and it continues to impress me. I am almost ready to say that it is a better slicer than the Calypso Jr. The blade is about half as thick as the Calypso Jr. so it more than makes up for the fact that it is not flat ground.

I cut my steak with the Centofante III last night and it sliced through with almost no effort at all. It is larger than the slighty too small Calypso Jr. as well. For about $35 the Centofante III has to be on the list as one of the best buys. It is larger enough to be a true EDC and small and light enough to be a gentleman's folder. I don't know why this model doesn't get more press. It is one of the best Spydercos I have ever seen.
 
duncanmclawd said:
I'm wondering around what to buy for myself this summer...
I was looking at a Strider AR and so..but decided i'm not ready to spend that kind of money (heck..i'm 20 and a student..i got lots of time for striders or sebbies :D )


Thanks,
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i'm 20 and a student as well. 'cept i have 4 striders.

life is short. ;)
 
Oregon, I can't speak for Yahmanin, but my own viewpoint is that I could give a rat's patoot if a knife is tip up or tip down. I'm able to remove the knife from my pocket with one hand and open it without any trouble.

Hey, Sal's always on the Spyderco forum - why not go over there and explain to him about his flawed design? :D :) :p
 
I have had many knives over the years and the Spyderco Military is the most scary sharp knife I have ever had. I have the plain edge Military and love it!


Rickj
 
Looking for a Helluva sharp knife?

None of the 125+ I have are sharper than my Frost's Mora Clipper. You want truly sharp you need to look at the Scandi knives. There are no better true cutters IMO. If your dead set on folders, the Military and Calypso's are American made best bets. ;) :D
 
A Fallkniven U2 is about the sharpest out of the box knife I've ever bought. The Spyderco knives in S30V and VG10 that I've owned have come pretty darn sharp also. And perhaps one of the best edge keepers I have is the D2 Dozier designed Ka-Bar Thorn. Time will tell if the U2 is up to the level of edge keeping that this one is though.
 
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