looking for good slicer that can take a beating

I would have to also throw my vote in for the Military but would add an Insingo if the budget is there. Micarta, plain or CF, my only experience was with the Micarta and its a great knife.
 
Stretch in G10... SUPERB slicer with very thin grind and gradual belly, G10 model has full steel liners and strong lockback.

It would actually fit a lot of people's folder needs including the OP but people opt for looks and form over function which is ok.
 
Second for Stretch, particularly with ZDP-189.
FFG from 3 mm spine.
Aggressive edge with ZDP-189.
Works great for food prep.


Miso
 
My cold steel medium Espada is a helluva slicer!
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+1 on the Spyderco and opinel suggestions. +1 on the ZDP189....endura as well is a great slicer. Love mine and all my other spydies mentioned already here. Fixed blades: south fork, Aqua salt, boye basic, and Spyderco mule teams are a great bang for $$ and you get awesome steels starting around $59 - $200 depending on availability and the steel.
 
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Both Spyderco Military and ZT 0452CF are large 4"-4.1" lightweight but robust slicers. 0452CF just occupies less pocket space but you can't beat the price of a standard Military.
 
mycough said:
Those are sweet!
Russ
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Yeah Russ. The m4 steel provides plenty of strength and toughness for what I consider hard use but with .105" stock and a flat grind that leaves it .012" behind the edge, it slices like a kitchen knife!
 
pinnah said:
Don't laugh.

But I'll bet you can't break an Opinel #9 doing normally hard stuff with a knife.
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Sure are slicy, and tough. Not really a snazzy looking one handed folder (though mine can be opened slowly one handed). The exotic woods, and horn, are much snazzier looking in my opinion.

My experience with spider Co is limited to Delica. Which slices great, but is light, and not the robust feeling you are after.
 
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Most of the ffg Spyderco blades are good slicers. Same with the hollow ground Cold steel blades .
 
If you don't mind seriously plus sized blades, the Spyderco K2 is another one that has a very good grind with a broad blade made from stock that's not too thick. Haven't gotten my paws on one yet, but it looks like a big, beautiful beast of a cutter.
 
erhodes said:
That k2 does look pretty sweet
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It should slice a lot better than the 0452CF you're eyeballing. The stock thickness is about the same, but the blade on the K2 is much broader and has a correspondingly higher grind. The 0452 is a sweet looking knife, but it has a narrow blade and relatively short grind. That pretty much dictates it's going to have a more obtuse angle to the primary grind and wedge rather than slice when compared to broader bladed knives.

I think the advantages of the 0452 are the huge amount of blade you get for the weight, the narrow profile in the pocket and the dead sexy design.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
It should slice a lot better than the 0452CF you're eyeballing. The stock thickness is about the same, but the blade on the K2 is much broader and has a correspondingly higher grind. The 0452 is a sweet looking knife, but it has a narrow blade and relatively short grind. That pretty much dictates it's going to have a more obtuse angle to the primary grind and wedge rather than slice when compared to broader bladed knives.

I think the advantages of the 0452 are the huge amount of blade you get for the weight, the narrow profile in the pocket and the dead sexy design.
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Yep...I've got a K2 and it slices like a champ!

Not for lightweight pants or shorts though. It's heavy and takes up a lot of pocket real estate. Just putting it out there.
 
f250 said:
Yep...I've got a K2 and it slices like a champ!

Not for lightweight pants or shorts though. It's heavy and takes up a lot of pocket real estate. Just putting it out there.
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And that tends to be the weakness of broad bladed knives. Better at slicing, worse in the pocket. I know I wouldn't want to toss a K2 into the pocket of my basketball shorts. ;)
 
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