Looking for a solid EDC

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Fairly new to the knife world and looking for a good EDC. I'm in construction and use my knife quite a bit on jobsites for everything from cutting boxes to cutting caulk seams, drywall work, trimming lumber, cutting wire.... but also want to take the same knife into the woods to gut deer, squirrels, and on the water for all my fishing needs.

I was eyeing up spyderco's manix 2 or enduro. My budget is around 250. Any opinions on these knives or suggestions on others?
 
Manix 2 in s110v wouldn't be a bad choice. Holds an edge well and is extremely corrosion resistant.

If it's going to see a lot of salt water though, I'd look at the salt line from spyderco. Just to avoid any worry about rust.
 
TackleBox2 said:
Fairly new to the knife world and looking for a good EDC. I'm in construction and use my knife quite a bit on jobsites for everything from cutting boxes to cutting caulk seams, drywall work, trimming lumber, cutting wire.... but also want to take the same knife into the woods to gut deer, squirrels, and on the water for all my fishing needs.

I was eyeing up spyderco's manix 2 or enduro. My budget is around 250. Any opinions on these knives or suggestions on others?
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This will come down your personal tastes.

Member Garddog is an industrial electrician and uses a Buck 110 or 112 for scraping down wires and for hunting. Search and you can his pictures.

Another gu my in the traditional forum worked for years doing HVAC work and relies on an Opinel 9 for cutting duct work.

The 110 can be found at Walmart for under $30 and the big Opinels sell for under $20.

I'm not recommending either of these knives. Just pointing out that there are plenty of tough knives with tough steel out there and that your choice in style matters.

I will say this... if you plan on using the knife for cutting wire I would consider either less expensive fine grained steels that are tough but require frequent easy sharpening (420HC, 12C27, Aus8, 1095) or a more expensive powdered steel that is harder to sharpen but needs it less often like 3V.
 
With a budget of $250 i would suggest getting two knives. Since you like Spyderco, maybe a manix and pacific salt.
 
I carry a filet knife and a CRKT Minamalist for fishing, Gayle Bradley 1 or 2 for your other needs. The Manix 2 is a great all around knife. The lightweight 110v version would be my choice for your uses. Happy hunting.
 
I have both the Manix 2 and the Endura and like them both. I would also look at the Paramilitary 2. That would be a upgraded steel compared to the Endura and still be well within your budget.
 
Get the CPM-S110V Manix 2 g10 and endura in zdp-189.

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Emerson bro. You can't go wrong with a cqc buddy. If you need help just pm me.
TackleBox2 said:
Fairly new to the knife world and looking for a good EDC. I'm in construction and use my knife quite a bit on jobsites for everything from cutting boxes to cutting caulk seams, drywall work, trimming lumber, cutting wire.... but also want to take the same knife into the woods to gut deer, squirrels, and on the water for all my fishing needs.

I was eyeing up spyderco's manix 2 or enduro. My budget is around 250. Any opinions on these knives or suggestions on others?
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The Manix 2 is a solid knife, might also consider a ZT in s35vn like the 0909. A beefy knife that would work great for work and hunting.
 
There are a lot of knives that you could get, starting at about $50. We could probably make you a list of 25 different models. There is no need to spend anywhere close to $250 unless you just want to carry a really nice knife. The Manix 2 is my favorite work knife even though I don't work mine as hard as you will. The Paramilitary 2 is my other favorite for EDC and it would probably make a good work knife for you. S110V steel will hold an edge for a long time and is very corrosion resistant, but hard to sharpen. You might do well with the standard Manix 2 or Para 2 with S30V steel, and those are priced much lower than your budget. But with your budget you could buy the knife with S110V steel and also buy a good sharpening system with diamond stones.
 
On the construction side I highly recommend ZT. I have used my ZT0630 and ZT0562CF both during construction projects and they have dominated. They are meant to take abuse and keep on cutting.

This is my ZT0630 with custom scale after renovating the shop we are in now. It cut wire, drywall, shaved wood for doors, removed caulk, scraped windows and I could not tell you how many drop ceiling tiles I trimmed up with it. It would look like this at the end of each night and clean up to look darn near new each morning.

https://flic.kr/p/zxeKZr https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/

I will also say that Spyderco makes a great knife but their tips are usually much thinner. This will help you some with hunting or fishing but could be a problem in construction if you use your knife like me.
 
Check out the Protech TR-3 Manual Integrity Folding Knife.
Fantastic knife/company. Knifecenter has it for $269. Little over your budget.
 




Al Mar Sere 2K. Use the hell out of it and pass it down to your kids and let them use the hell out of it.
 
With hard use your knife will get dull eventually regardless of what steel you get. Use part of your budget to pick up some diamond stones and teach yourself how to resharpen knives. Its a great skill to have. Or at the very least get a Spyderco Sharpmaker and just don't let your knife get too dull.
 
I'm still trying to figure out why you'd want one single knife for EDC, hunting, and fishing. Especially with a budget of $250.
 
For 250, you could easily get a Spyderco salt for fishing (or edc in general,) an endura for work/hunting and sharpening gear.

If I often cut wire, I would get a multi-tool. The thought of doing that regularly with a blade that has good geometry for skinning seems counter intuitive.

In the same budget, a good multi-tool and a nice knife is easily doable. I like Leatherman myself, but you can get the same results with a different brand.
 
I do carry a Leatherman but have sent it back to them a couple times a year cause it broke in one way or another. I like the idea of having 1 all around good knife that I can beat the hell out of and will still hold up. I am gonna go for the manix 2 in s110v and get a decent sharpener. Does anybody have a idea for a good sharpener or could a belt sander work with some nice sharpening belts?
 
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