Modern steels and blade thickness.

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willisoften

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In the UK for the most part you will want a non-locking folder with a blade no longer than 3 inches or 77mm
Now I have a few In S30v S90v m390 but I don't love any of them. The blades tend to be about an 1/8 : 3mm or just under. is any one using the newer steels to make thinner blades?
Edge retention is all well and good but I don't enjoy pushing chunky little wedges either ( Kansept Bevy).
 
Lion Steel Bestman is a popular model among modern slip joint.
MKM Root Slip Joint Folder, another Italian.
Benchmade Proper, available in several Crucible PM steel (S30V, S35VN, S90V).
Tactile Turn Bexar, whatever the premium stuff they use.
CIVIVI has a range of option if you want cheaper price from China.
 
Hogue deka with able lock has magnacut in .090 very thin. Too thin for me but may work for you.
 
Not a modern supersteel, but available in SS or carbon: Opinel is as slicy as they come. Wonder whether their collar lock is UK legal though. Banning Opinels would be a travesty! So cheap, so good!
 
Hogue Deka is a lock knife.

It is determined by pushing anything that is not the blade in order to close. Spring tension on slip joint holds the blade open in place, but you still have to close it by pushing the blade.
 
Spyderco Urban in AEB-L is amazing, and outshines with joy of use over many super steels.
I think if I were looking for an amazing thin slicer at 2.5mm with legal restraints in mind and amazing steel for wet weather, take a look at Spyderco UKP Lc200N.

My favourite thin blade is the Watu 20cv. I love 20cv, even over its equals
 
Any form of lock is illegal in the UK although technically you can justify exceptions for private land etc justifiable exceptions in public places are pretty much impossible outside of work knives Stanley blades etc.

The lock ring makes it hard to justify as a public carry but:
Opinel No 6 is the best example blade - 2 3/4 inches long and only 1/16 of a inch thick or 7cm x 1.5mm.
A simple carbon steel or if you prefer SS. So why no really slicey super steels?


Manly is 2.5mm with 3 annoying stops Otherwise it has lots that I like although its a bit of a chunk in the pocket.

Some of Bokers slip-joints have nice thin blades in N690 but that's as good as it gets.
 
Fox Knives makes slip-joint folders with M390 steel.
0.100" thick
2.8" blade

Fox Italy Livri Slipjoint Folding Knife, M390, Carbon Fiber​


Fox Italy Libar Slipjoint Folding Knife, M390, Carbon Fiber​

 
Deino said:
Hogue Deka is a lock knife.

It is determined by pushing anything that is not the blade in order to close. Spring tension on slip joint holds the blade open in place, but you still have to close it by pushing the blade.
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Sort of like an assisted is an automatic huh?
 
unwisefool said:
No, don't be dense. It's something that locks the blade in place. Hogue even describes it as a locking mechanism. Your semantics won't matter if you get arrested in the UK for carrying a locking knife.
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It's the semantics of a pseudo communist gov controlling the citizens with manipulation of terminology but that's for the citizens to decide except they have no say in it they just accept it out of fear.
The able lock or any variation of it can be removed and knife made into a friction folder.
Anyway it's good to live in a pseudo free country.
 
stabman said:
Fox Knives makes slip-joint folders with M390 steel.
0.100" thick
2.8" blade

Fox Italy Livri Slipjoint Folding Knife, M390, Carbon Fiber​


Fox Italy Libar Slipjoint Folding Knife, M390, Carbon Fiber​

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I have the Fox Livbar, it is more 3mm (0.12"). OP asked for thinner. To be honest, I too find it kind it thick for such small knife. Anyhow, I get it specifically as a gentlemen knife for voyage.

HexY3co said:
Sort of like an assisted is an automatic huh?
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What is your definition of locked blade?
Again, the definition of locking blade is you have to push anything that's not the blade in order to close the blade.
If I use your reasoning, then liner lock, frame and botton lock are not locks neither, because you only need to disengage the small piece of metal to close the knife.
Able lock, or AXIS lock, are whatever they call the crossbar lock. You have to use the marketing term to make it sounds like something. You can remove the bent liner of a liner lock, to use as friction folder, but it is counter intuitive.
I'm from Canada, lock blade is legal, but it doesn't mean there is that the definition should be ignored.
 
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