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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Thank you for the advice! I am going to get the Kershaw Link 1776GRYBW, which is grey and has a black washed blade. I just am really excited to get it. Sure it costs over $45, but it’s worth it.These are my thoughts based on my experiences (300+ knives).
SLOW DOWN. You already have a good variety of starter knives to test, abuse (carefully), and learn how to sharpen.
Try to wait for Birthdays, and Christmas to purchase a higher quality knife. $30-$80.
I try to avoid serrations, and black blades because they seem to be much more difficult to trade/resell. I do like 'black-washed' blades a lot because they look great, and they show less wear and tear.
I also try to avoid buying a decent knife just because it is 'on sale'.
Now, I try to limit my purchases to knives that REALLY excite me.
Based on your choice of Mtech folders this Ontario Utilitac 2 would probably be a good start ($25-$35). It is big, rugged, and very smooth. I still have mine.
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Thank you for the honest words! Yes, up till norm invest really haven’t been a hi priority, and I was just getting the ones that looked cool - no actually looking into the steel, etc.Please understand I say this to educate, not to belittle you, but these are not good knives. The steel is poor, and I personally wouldn't trust the locks of these not to fail and send me to the ER for stitches.
The good thing is that you don't have to spend much more than you've spent on these for decent quality low-end knives. There's a number of Chinese companies that produce them, such as Civivi, Artisan, Kizer, Ruike, and Tangram, to name a few. Unfortunately there's also a number of unscrupulous Chinese companies that blatantly copy designs, trademarks, and patents of respectable companies. I'm not going to list the offenders, but any search for those names here should let you know if they're clone companies or not. And of course, you can always just ask us. Plus there's a number of American and European companies that have budget lines (again, made in China, most likely). Kershaw, Steel Will, Spyderco, Buck, Cold Steel, and others. Kabar has a few folding knives in AUS-8 (such as the Dozier) for about $20 that are very well respected for their value and quality.
Knives from those I listed above should run $25-45, depending on the company and materials. Most everyone here will agree that it's far, far better to save your money, however little it may be and how long it may take, so you can buy a single Kershaw in 8Cr13MoV or 14C28N for $30-45 rather than 2 or 3 $15 Mtechs, Tac Force, and the like. Quality is far better than quanity. You mentioned the Kershaw Link, and that's a good choice. $45 for a knife that will last you many years rather than a cheap knife that's essentially disposable with questionable safety. There's the old adage of "buy quality and cry only once", particularly apt when it comes to tools of most any kind. Plus, when it comes to knives, as I'm fond of saying, buying a more expensive knife will always be cheaper than stitches at the ER (not to mention the pain and possible permanent damage) because you saved money on a knife with an unsafe lock. The good news is that you don't have to spend a whole lot more money for a safe knife compared to a piece of junk.
Welcome to the addiction.
EDIT: The Parker might not be too bad, as eisman said.
I have a blue/blackwashed one. They are amazing for $45.Thank you for the advice! I am going to get the Kershaw Link 1776GRYBW, which is grey and has a black washed blade. I just am really excited to get it. Sure it costs over $45, but it’s worth it.![]()
This is my VERY humble knife collection. I don’t have much fancy/expensive stuff like you guys, because I’m young and just getting into the hobby.
I have a sharpener, and it has worked in the past, but now I’m thinking it’s not so good.