Looking for new EDC to replace CRKT

Sounds like a Cold Steel American Lawman would fit the bill for you.
 
To the original poster I say this. If at all possible, find a store where you can handle various folders. Buying a knife on looks and features alone makes as much sense as buying shoes without trying any on your feet. A daily carry knife is so personal that you need it to feel good in hand, in pocket, and in use.
 
While the coating on a blade helps prevent some corrosion, this does not mean you need a coated blade.
As long as you wipe the blade at night you should be fine with just about any steel.

As for D2, I find it to be a great working steel, it's tough, sharpens up fairly easy, holds a good edge, gets ridiculously sharp.

For what you explained you use your knife for the BM 950 Rift(of your two choices) is the best option, it's a little beefier and will likely handle such jobs better. 154CM is a good EDC steel, it sharpens easily, takes a keen edge, holds it well, and is quite corrosion resistant. The axis lock is a nice and strong lock.

Other knives to look at would be:
Spyderco Manix 2, it's a beefy knife without being overly large. Beefy but not too thick blade and thin enough behind the edge to make a pretty good slicer. s30v steel is probably one of my favorite EDC steels around. It feels solid and good in the hand, easy one hand locking mechanism and extremely strong. I used the one I used to have for the things you mentioned and it never failed me and kept coming back. It was comfortable and not overly heavy while being heavy duty.

ZT(Zero Tolerance) line have great beefy knives. The lightest would likely be the 0350, great beast of a knife in a smaller package. The 0550 is my favorite ZT design and over time you'll get used to it and won't even notice there's a brick in your pocket lol. ZT makes some great knives.

Good luck on your hunt!
 
I will keep looking at CS and maybe just another CRKT but I just cant get over the fact that I just want a BM. Oh well maybe get a cheap one now and a BM later. Looks like the cold steels are only about $30-40 cheaper than the BM and CRKT $30-40 cheaper than the CS. Will I notice a $30-40 difference in the 3 knifes?
 
You can get a $40-ish Voyager, I like the thicker grivory handle for actually working with the knife over the thinner, more expensive G-10 models. Thin is good for carry a lot, use less or getting to stuff you put in the same pocket as the knife.

For some people American made and/or better edge retention is worth 2-4x the price. I don't personally go over $90 because there are blades to handle any task for less and they all get the edges touched up regardless.
 
I have a CRKT M16 14M that I used to carry. Damn nice knife, carried mine for close to a year with no problems whatsoever before I retired it to my collection. I replaced it with a Camillus Cuda, which has been my EDC for months with no problems so far. It is very durable, holds a good edge, and would make a great replacement in my opinion.
 
I believe as far as fit and finish and edge retention, you will notice a difference.
If you want a BM get one.
Maybe look at the Benchmade 275 ADAMAS - It's D2 but it's a great knife and would serve you well. =]
 
Knives to consider:
Enlan EL-01 (dirt cheap high-quality knife)
Cold Steel Voyager (unstoppable tank of a knife)
Kershaw Speedform (very tough steel)
Spyderco Manix (not XL, for brittleness reasons.)
Kershaw Junkyard Dog ( there are a couple versions, but I recommend the sandvik one for your uses)

Those are my best suggestions for cheaper hard-use knives. The only one I would use to do all of the things you listed is the voyager, though. You can get a large clip point voyager for under $40 most days on the 'bay.
 
s0nnyi6 said:
I will keep looking at CS and maybe just another CRKT but I just cant get over the fact that I just want a BM. Oh well maybe get a cheap one now and a BM later. Looks like the cold steels are only about $30-40 cheaper than the BM and CRKT $30-40 cheaper than the CS. Will I notice a $30-40 difference in the 3 knifes?
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Your really getting thrown a bunch of different ways here.

If you want a BM then buy a BM, they make a quality blade. Though I might recommend something besides the 940, more of a light duty knife.

Cold steel knives are good but IMO a step down from the CRKT or BM.

D2 is good steel, much harder to sharpen though.
 
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