medium sized tough carry?

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treeman8008

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Im looking for a manual folding medium sized (8 to 9 inches overall ) decently tough folder to carry at home and for work.

Im looking to spend no more then 50$ and the knife must be manual action.

Handle material and lock don't matter to me as long as it can be one hand operated
Thanks for help
 
Cold Steel Large Voyager (clip point), tough as nails and in your price range. Boom.
 
Spyderco Native hands down.
Good lock, good materials, good blade steel, heavy duty little knife.
It's about 7" overall but it's amazing.

Otherwise... save $25 and get a Spyderco Manix 2.
 
Call me crazy, but I'm recommending a Buck 110. Around your price range, and with practice, can be open and closed one handed. Plus you'll never break it if you don't baton or throw it.
 
i carry a Kershaw JYDII CP... the blade is 3.75" long. OAL open is 8 5/8". The non-CP version is $50ish

it carry's very easily because it's quite thin. Very large knife to be so easy to pocket carry

For a more aggressive "defensive" profile blade, the SpecBump or SpeedBump has the same sized blade and OAL but a much more "stabby" tip. It's available around $60 if you can still find one... PM me if you have trouble finding one.

i have one of those too, and carry it occasionally, but i like utility shape on the JYD
 
klute said:
Hey OP, welcome to bf.

You work with trees?
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I actually do. I trim and cut trees, i cut down dead trees in peoples yards that start to become a hazard, like starting to rot and so on, and i go around and trim trees around the power and telephone lines. Its not a all day everyday job so i also work in a grocery store.
The tree trimming thing is mostly in the spring summer and fall months (most busy in the fall). So i work in the back room at my local grocery store called Murphy's Market and trim for extra money.
I actually took classes and went to technical school for a while to be more or less a lumberjack (ik that sounds strange but you cant do anything without a bunch of training or a certification saying you have an idea of what your doing and are safe and practice proper technique) But where i live in Southern New Jersey, 20 miles east of the Jersey Shore (lol) there isnt really too big of a calling for that as a full time all year job.

Id have to move to be able to do it as a steady job and i cant afford to move yet so when the time comes ill go for it.

If this helps i plan to use my knife at both my jobs, i plan to use it when i tire the tree trimmings up witch is depending on the weight and size of the tree either a nylon strap or a nylon rope, sometimes in a type of bail wire but that is usually only when people request the tree be cut up and taken somewhere specific (its like a special thing they do in the fall that you can either pay and have it cut up and taken to a friend or family members house for fire wood, or you can get it taken away free of charge and the company sells it, it gets cut into around 4ft long 3 ft wide chunks, about the proper size to be split for the fire wood.) but when i use the wire i have to use wire snips to cut it.

And at the grocery store job i would just use it to break down the truck loads, cut the plastic ties wrapped around it for stability and then the shrink wrap.

And as for at home id just use it for everyday tasks. Hope that helps.

Also SD isnt in my list of things to use it for, idk how to fight with a knife so its utility only.
 
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treeman8008 said:
I actually do. I trim and cut trees, i cut down dead trees in peoples yards that start to become a hazard, like starting to rot and so on, and i go around and trim trees around the power and telephone lines. Its not a all day everyday job so i also work in a grocery store.
The tree trimming thing is mostly in the spring summer and fall months (most busy in the fall). So i work in the back room at my local grocery store called Murphy's Market and trim for extra money.
I actually took classes and went to technical school for a while to be more or less a lumberjack (ik that sounds strange but you cant do anything without a bunch of training or a certification saying you have an idea of what your doing and are safe and practice proper technique) But where i live in Southern New Jersey, 20 miles east of the Jersey Shore (lol) there isnt really too big of a calling for that as a full time all year job.

Id have to move to be able to do it as a steady job and i cant afford to move yet so when the time comes ill go for it.

If this helps i plan to use my knife at both my jobs, i plan to use it when i tire the tree trimmings up witch is depending on the weight and size of the tree either a nylon strap or a nylon rope, sometimes in a type of bail wire but that is usually only when people request the tree be cut up and taken somewhere specific (its like a special thing they do in the fall that you can either pay and have it cut up and taken to a friend or family members house for fire wood, or you can get it taken away free of charge and the company sells it, it gets cut into around 4ft long 3 ft wide chunks, about the proper size to be split for the fire wood.) but when i use the wire i have to use wire snips to cut it.

And at the grocery store job i would just use it to break down the truck loads, cut the plastic ties wrapped around it for stability and then the shrink wrap.

And as for at home id just use it for everyday tasks. Hope that helps.

Also SD isnt in my list of things to use it for, idk how to fight with a knife so its utility only.
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An Endura is definitely what you need. It holds a much better edge with its VG-10 steel over Cold Steel's AUS8. I would also recommend getting a spyderco sharp maker so you can keep your knife razor sharp. I work in the produce department of a grocery store and I use a Spyderco Delica (which is the Endura's little brother) and it is great for any kind of task I put it through. You can also get the Endura is bright orange do if you drop it, you can find it easily.
 
BigBill5953 said:
An Endura is definitely what you need. It holds a much better edge with its VG-10 steel over Cold Steel's AUS8. I would also recommend getting a spyderco sharp maker so you can keep your knife razor sharp. I work in the produce department of a grocery store and I use a Spyderco Delica (which is the Endura's little brother) and it is great for any kind of task I put it through. You can also get the Endura is bright orange do if you drop it, you can find it easily.
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How come it seems like spyderco has pretty much the same design for every knife? or maybe thats just a misobservation.
 
treeman8008 said:
How come it seems like spyderco has pretty much the same design for every knife? or maybe thats just a misobservation.
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Misobservation, I think pretty much everyone that is getting into knives says the same thing about Spyderco at one point or another. Once you handle a couple of their knives and get more familiar with the different models, you'll appreciate that they are indeed very different. I think the leaf shape blade that most common Spydercos have is what makes them look similar.

I agree with bladechick777 on the Manix 2. I haven't had a Native yet, but it doesn't look as sturdy as the Manix 2.
 
simioh said:
Misobservation, I think pretty much everyone that is getting into knives says the same thing about Spyderco at one point or another. Once you handle a couple of their knives and get more familiar with the different models, you'll appreciate that they are indeed very different. I think the leaf shape blade that most common Spydercos have is what makes them look similar.

I agree with bladechick777 on the Manix 2. I haven't had a Native yet, but it doesn't look as sturdy as the Manix 2.
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like alot of people my only knife right now is the buck 110, I like it but its just not ment for utility use, i like bucks quality, i just stumbled apon the casr-t avid, any of you guys got any experence with that?
 
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