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Hello everyone.
I will be buying my very first expensive knife for EDC in a couple of weeks, and I have decided on the CQD Mark I to replace my balisong. As a medical professional, I think the secondary support support blade would come in very handy in a lot of situations. Money isn't a big issue, but I'm having some difficulty deciding on which version of the CQD to get.
I've ruled out the automatic version, since it appears that the manual version can be just as fast to open and even faster to close. The manual also allows better exercise of noise discipline.
I can't make up my mind about whether to get the standard manual version or the Limited Edition.
The LE has a sharpened false edge out of the factory instead of a swedge and has traction grooves in the lock button and thumb stud to improve handling while wearing gloves (which I wear occasionally). It also comes with a polymer sheath for carrying in the open position like a fixed blade. (I don't think I will have many opportunities to use such a sheath). It doesn't have the CQD logo on the blade.
The standard version is $80 cheaper, and has a swedge that can be sharpened. (I worry I may mess up the blade finish if I sharpen it myself.) Many CQD owners are content with the swedge, and I am also wondering whether keeping the back edge unsharpened may be better in some situations and what those situations might be.
For the past couple of years I have had a balisong and a box cutter for EDC. The balisong for self defense and rougher cutting jobs and the box cutter for finer work and jobs that can ruin an edge.
I will be buying my very first expensive knife for EDC in a couple of weeks, and I have decided on the CQD Mark I to replace my balisong. As a medical professional, I think the secondary support support blade would come in very handy in a lot of situations. Money isn't a big issue, but I'm having some difficulty deciding on which version of the CQD to get.
I've ruled out the automatic version, since it appears that the manual version can be just as fast to open and even faster to close. The manual also allows better exercise of noise discipline.
I can't make up my mind about whether to get the standard manual version or the Limited Edition.
The LE has a sharpened false edge out of the factory instead of a swedge and has traction grooves in the lock button and thumb stud to improve handling while wearing gloves (which I wear occasionally). It also comes with a polymer sheath for carrying in the open position like a fixed blade. (I don't think I will have many opportunities to use such a sheath). It doesn't have the CQD logo on the blade.
The standard version is $80 cheaper, and has a swedge that can be sharpened. (I worry I may mess up the blade finish if I sharpen it myself.) Many CQD owners are content with the swedge, and I am also wondering whether keeping the back edge unsharpened may be better in some situations and what those situations might be.
For the past couple of years I have had a balisong and a box cutter for EDC. The balisong for self defense and rougher cutting jobs and the box cutter for finer work and jobs that can ruin an edge.