So I noticed most of my knives are satin finished s30v blades with g10 handles. Get the job done, get the job done well, but are starting to get a bit boring, for lack of a better word. I really like my spyderco Techno. CTS XHP, titanium framelock, and I really like the blue g10 backspacer. The smoothest action of all my knives.
I'm looking for something on that level of quality but in a more robust size. Around 3.5 inch blade, s35vn or better, titanium or carbon fiber handles/scales, blade shape can be anything besides clip point, lock-in mechanism can be anything but backlock unless it's a mid-backlock, one handed opening, either flipper or manual, blade thickness..well indont want it to be as thin as my spyderco delica, but doesn't have to be as thick as my techno.
Budget: $275
I ended up selling my spyderco southward which almost fits the bill excluding the ugly brown g10. But I'm looking to venture away from spyderco finally. I'm thinking zero tolerance would probably be the easiest to find something including my given criteria, but I'm open to anything really. It's times like this that I wish crkt had better QC and a lower price point..anyways, I'd appreciate any recommendations.
This would just be another EDC knife for me, the majority of my cutting tasks include cutting cord and rope, cutting down cardboard to recycle, as well as various tasks, if I'm in a situation where something would be easier done with a knife, I want to rely on something.
Also, not a requirement, but if you can think of something that isn't "plain" that would be nice. I'd enjoy carrying something unique. Now this is personal preference, I'm not associating simplicity with low quality or low performance! But knives such as: boker epicenter, crkt amicus, Ontario rat 1, benchmade griptilian, they're all great knives, but they're just very utilitarian and I want to have something fun!
Feel free to ask questions, and i appreciate all recommendations
-John
I'm looking for something on that level of quality but in a more robust size. Around 3.5 inch blade, s35vn or better, titanium or carbon fiber handles/scales, blade shape can be anything besides clip point, lock-in mechanism can be anything but backlock unless it's a mid-backlock, one handed opening, either flipper or manual, blade thickness..well indont want it to be as thin as my spyderco delica, but doesn't have to be as thick as my techno.
Budget: $275
I ended up selling my spyderco southward which almost fits the bill excluding the ugly brown g10. But I'm looking to venture away from spyderco finally. I'm thinking zero tolerance would probably be the easiest to find something including my given criteria, but I'm open to anything really. It's times like this that I wish crkt had better QC and a lower price point..anyways, I'd appreciate any recommendations.
This would just be another EDC knife for me, the majority of my cutting tasks include cutting cord and rope, cutting down cardboard to recycle, as well as various tasks, if I'm in a situation where something would be easier done with a knife, I want to rely on something.
Also, not a requirement, but if you can think of something that isn't "plain" that would be nice. I'd enjoy carrying something unique. Now this is personal preference, I'm not associating simplicity with low quality or low performance! But knives such as: boker epicenter, crkt amicus, Ontario rat 1, benchmade griptilian, they're all great knives, but they're just very utilitarian and I want to have something fun!
Feel free to ask questions, and i appreciate all recommendations
-John
Sure, a knife isn't the right tool for any of this, but a driving a Ferrari 15mph in traffic is no fun either...open that throttle up a bit
