Name some QUALITY titanium flipper knives <$500

Mistman68 said:
If you order directly from Olamic you can get whatever you want, down to bare bones Ti. I just got a matching 247 and Swish, if you go w/a pivot collar the pivot will be torx, that's what I did, you still get the tool :) Once you decide what you want, in 2-4 days they'll put it together and send you an album to check it out, THEN you pay for it and it's shipped. Pretty slick process and great guys to work with. Hardest part is deciding what options to go with but if you just want PJ Ti it would be a slam dunk.
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Oh wow! I just assumed ordering direct would result in either
A: a ridiculous markup
B: a long wait

I'll definitely investigate
 
Damn that looks easy enough Mistman. Might be grabbing one these babies afterall!

Out of everything I've seen in this big thread, the all titanium hinderer xm18 and the olamic wayfarer are the top two.

.....I think I'm gonna go with the plain wayfarer when I'm ready(unless something changes my mind). For some reason this one really speaks to me

I looked at the already built ones. A wayfarer with a tiny little inlay in the front is $595:eek:

Hopefully a plain one is cheaper. For 500 bucks I'd be happy.

Gonna sleep on it for a bit. Watch some videos....do my due diligence.

I've spent nearly 1000 dollars on blades the past month alone, I need to take a moment and try and enjoy these two brand new, absolutely pristine blades. I have money squirreled away, but these are uncertain times in the wake of this plague.

Watch. My luck, I'll go to order it in a few weeks and they'll be closed
 
Man....I just watched the Nick Shabazz review on it. I've all but made my decision now.

The only "negative" thing he had to say was that it is a little heavy (THICK titanium handle). Honestly, I consider that a positive. Love heavy, solid knives

So damn nice. And its handmade in USA! No CNC machining
 
Les George
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UmnumMAN said:
Damn that looks easy enough Mistman. Might be grabbing one these babies afterall!

Out of everything I've seen in this big thread, the all titanium hinderer xm18 and the olamic wayfarer are the top two.

.....I think I'm gonna go with the plain wayfarer when I'm ready(unless something changes my mind). For some reason this one really speaks to me

I looked at the already built ones. A wayfarer with a tiny little inlay in the front is $595:eek:

Hopefully a plain one is cheaper. For 500 bucks I'd be happy.

Gonna sleep on it for a bit. Watch some videos....do my due diligence.

I've spent nearly 1000 dollars on blades the past month alone, I need to take a moment and try and enjoy these two brand new, absolutely pristine blades. I have money squirreled away, but these are uncertain times in the wake of this plague.

Watch. My luck, I'll go to order it in a few weeks and they'll be closed
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Search the BF Exchange... It looks like there are at least a couple still available at a discount vs new.
 
The 247 is a really cool knife... I really liked it at first but it kinda wore on me for a couple reasons:

Takes up a lot of pocket space - I kinda usually poo poo that when I hear it from others... I had the sheepscliffe blade (very cool design) but the whole package just took up so much space... the drop point takes up less space tho and has a better cutting geometry.

Clip is a bit annoying/hard on pockets

Heavy...

Sheepscliffe is extremely thick behind the edge

All that said... I would get one again - I would get one of the weight relieved models and I think I would go back to the drop point.... even tho I like the look of the sheepscliffe more, I think the drop point works better since it isn't as wide in the pocket and would actually cut better.

I do miss mine but just found I never carried it... my ZT 0562 at the time carried way better and was lighter... YMMV
 
Originally I asked for holes in the scales for weight reduction but decided I really like solid Ti better and actually like a little heft to my knives. I went w/a kinetic finish w/solid scales. I don't find it too heavy at all, I carry Hinderer's, they be hefty too. I have my 247 with me right now, beautiful knife w/the solid kinetic earth finish and bronze pivot collars w/matching bronze rock backspacer and hardware and stonewashed drop point blade. The only other thing I asked for besides the pivot collars (to get the torx plus I like the looks better) on the 247 was a milled clip. I had heard from the reviews that it was too tight for thick pockets, I wear pants with reinforced pockets which are sometimes tough to get a clip over. The milled clip works great but does add $75, a timascus (sp) would be double that. On the Swish they have a long clip option which works pretty well. Regarding cost, I really doubt there's a mark-up over pre-built knives at distributors. The initial cost on the 247 was $495 until I added a few other options.
 
UmnumMAN said:
Man....I just watched the Nick Shabazz review on it. I've all but made my decision now.

The only "negative" thing he had to say was that it is a little heavy (THICK titanium handle). Honestly, I consider that a positive. Love heavy, solid knives

So damn nice. And its handmade in USA! No CNC machining
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I EDC a Gayle Bradley Folder #1 and would carry this Advocate model if the GB 1 wasn't so darn practical for the stuff I use it on.

 
Everyone here has offered you great advice...I saw that you mentioned you wanted something close to CRK quality but a titanium flipper that you won't get sick of very easily. I love my Olamic, Shiro and Koenig more than any other flippers that I've handled in my relatively short time in the hobby. A few people have already mentioned it but the Koenig Arius to me, is the ultimate blend of quality/design/action in a flipper. It's a knife that you have to feel to truly appreciate, much like the 247. I don't think you can go wrong with most of what's been recommended to you already but the Arius still excites me well after the honeymoon period. There is an elevated level of felt quality, like the CR Umnumzaan, which makes it so infectious to operate. The same could be said about alot of the other knives mentioned, just my opinion.We live in such a great time for knives you'll be happy with whatever flipper you're drawn to most out of all the great rec's you've been given in this thread. Good luck in your hunt and keep us posted.

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DJ&S said:
Everyone here has offered you great advice...I saw that you mentioned you wanted something close to CRK quality but a titanium flipper that you won't get sick of very easily. I love my Olamic, Shiro and Koenig more than any other flippers that I've handled in my relatively short time in the hobby. A few people have already mentioned it but the Koenig Arius to me, is the ultimate blend of quality/design/action in a flipper. It's a knife that you have to feel to truly appreciate, much like the 247. I don't think you can go wrong with most of what's been recommended to you already but the Arius still excites me well after the honeymoon period. There is an elevated level of felt quality, like the CR Umnumzaan, which makes it so infectious to operate. The same could be said about alot of the other knives mentioned, just my opinion.We live in such a great time for knives you'll be happy with whatever flipper you're drawn to most out of all the great rec's you've been given in this thread. Good luck in your hunt and keep us posted.

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Love this knife but holding out for the drop of the 3.25 inch model. When that smaller one hits that will be a day one buy. Loved the one you have there but decided it was just a smidgen bigger than I preferred. Beautiful.
 
That picture of the Arius interests me. After swearing off of flippers except for the those from Les George, I might look into this Koenig.

I have the Wilson/CRK Umnumzaan and it is on a different level than most as are the other CRK knives. The Spyderco Advocate has been mentioned by me and another here and although it is made in Taiwan, I think you'll find agreement that some of the finest Spyderco come from there. There is a quality manufacturing capability overseas but they'll only make what they're paid to. If that means a $20 knife that a client will mark up to $120, its not their fault. Spyderco went overseas for some models and insists that high standards be kept, pays accordingly and that's what the customer pays for and receives.
 
Mrgauth said:
Love this knife but holding out for the drop of the 3.25 inch model. When that smaller one hits that will be a day one buy. Loved the one you have there but decided it was just a smidgen bigger than I preferred. Beautiful.
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While the size of the standard Arius doesn't bother me, had there been a choice between the two when I bought it I would've gone with the 3.25 for sure. Now I'll have to get that too and make it the same configuration as the other so my wife doesn't notice .
 
josiahg52 said:
That picture of the Arius interests me. After swearing off of flippers except for the those from Les George, I might look into this Koenig.

I have the Wilson/CRK Umnumzaan and it is on a different level than most as are the other CRK knives. The Spyderco Advocate has been mentioned by me and another here and although it is made in Taiwan, I think you'll find agreement that some of the finest Spyderco come from there. There is a quality manufacturing capability overseas but they'll only make what they're paid to. If that means a $20 knife that a client will mark up to $120, its not their fault. Spyderco went overseas for some models and insists that high standards be kept, pays accordingly and that's what the customer pays for and receives.
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A Les George is definitely on my list of things that need to be added to the collection. Couldn't agree with you more on the quality levels of what Spyderco churns out of the Taichung factory (regardless of it being contracted).
 
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