Looking for the right EDC

[Leo Greer]

Ya I actually cut my thumb really bad because it shut really fast from being stuck. It was like the 1st time I'm opened the knife and I always have to do it with 2 hands and it just was a pain!

I absolutely hate when I buy a multi-hundred dollar knife and it ends up having issues, whether I cause them or not.

 

[joshmatt109]

Sounds like a quiet carry waypoint or drift might be a good fit. Solidly made, nice and slicy, expensive but not quite as bad as a CRK.

The waypoint is similar to a sebenza but sized a little larger than the small. It has more 'standard' thumb studs and an even thinner hollow grind.

Drift is pretty sweet too and a bit shorter but wider.

I'll also throw out two excellent Laconico designs: the MBK mini old guard and WE esprit

Would you say the waypoint or CRK is a better overall knife? And are there any better than those two?

 

[ShelterGirl]

I think @Random Dan picked a few winners there.

WE offers incredible quality for the price. I've had over thirty knives from them if you include their budget brands, all of which have been disassembled for close inspection. I've been using their products consistently since 2018 and they've had the largest representation within my EDC rotation since at least 2020.

Ray Laconico is one of my favorite designers and his stuff through MBK is worth checking out. They have been doing runs of the Sea Otter lately and that might be worth a look (their pic below). They make the Sea Otter in house but I think some of the MBK knives are also made by Kizer. That's another company that offers good quality on the dollar. The second pic is of my Kizer T1, which is currently out for mods. (That's another thing. Knives can be modified within reason.)

Also think a kizer t1 would tick your boxes

 

[VorpelSword]

I did see that you don't really need "the best of the best", and I get that . . .I've been there and many others are too.

Yet, a"THE BEST' is often not always that much more than "good enough". If you can hold off a while and set aside what you expect to spend, you could have something in Magnacut from Chris Reeve. I favor their Sebenza 31 but there are other models that have a somewhat lower MSRP. Think of it as buying two "good enough" knives.

CRK knives have high alloy steel, thumb stud and metal handles. I gave one to our sonn. It is a large Sebenza 3 in its planet form . . .green handle and no embellishment. hHis brothers in law were awed . . .which was my intent. That knife has become his EDC.

There is a classic study of a child's ability to delay immediate gratification for a larger reward later. They put a Marshmallow down in front of the kid and say that if they do not eat it right away, they can have two of them in five minutes. Some kids eat it right away and some wait to get two. Waiting for the CRK knife is a sort of adult level marshmallow test.

If you can wait for it, you deserve it.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Don't forget Emerson. Good solid USA-made working knives, no frills, minimal maintenance. Kinda the GMC of knives.

 

[SharpBits]

This thread is 3 years old.

 

[norcalAF]

This thread is 3 years old.

Maybe OP is still saving for a CRK

 

[cbxer55]

I have never found the right one. I change what I carry almost every day, like I change my underwear and socks. LOL!!

Sometimes I prefer a fixed blade, sometimes a folder, sometimes a switchblade. Never been able to limit myself to just one or two forever. And btw, I usually carry two folders, one left handed, the other right. And always have a Leatherman multi-tool and flashlight on my person. Never leave home without them.

More often than not though, I find myself carrying two Spyderco Military's. Titanium right side, standard G-10 left. I'll carry them for a few days to a week, then feel the need to switch it up for a short spell, before going back to the Millies once again. So I guess you could say, that those two in particular are my "Right edc". Them, a Leatherman tool and a flashlight.

I've got a Yuge collection of knives, the largest amount of them being switchblades.