Need a new edc for work

Delica Wharncliffe in s30v is a laser beam. I am fairly sure it cuts better than any knife I have ever used.
If strictly cutting is the name of the game, I couldn't imagine anything that would perform better than the wharncliffe delica, Endela or Endura, especially in K390.
 
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Im currently running a griptillian in M4 in my right pocket and a turret in my left most of the time. The turret is a Little heavier and took about a week to get used to but absolutely worth it when cutting heavy/ thick plastic.

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Also Ive carried my David Mary riverhawk on my belt for a year now. It's been absolutely awesome at work. New River knife works has a few left and they are a good price.
 
+ 1 Ritter RSK and/or Manix2 lightweight.

I know this will be unpopular but a partially serrated Benchmade Barrage is my most abused knife. I also have a partially serrated Turret. They can take a licking and the serrations will spare the cutting edge when you're ripping straps or ropes. Maybe consider serrations ;-)
 
Is one hand closing important to you? If it is, you need a ball/crossbar or compression lock. I mention these two specifically since they keep fingers out of the way of a closing blade unlike a liner or frame lock.

I'll go with the underrated Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter. $108 and the triad lock. Admittedly a two hand closer tho.
 
I carry a Spyderco at work along with a Milwaukee utility knive for the cardboard, etc.
I've found that the leatherman raptor shears work great for banding..plastic, steel and cloth. I drive commercial and currently deliver sewer/water pipe. Used to deliver lumber too so used to cutting banding. It will dull almost any any knife quickly.
 
No particular order.
GB2 Cruwear
Manix 2 or 2xl, Manix 2 lightweight is my work folder.
Cold Steel large Voyager or Recon 1
Benchmade Freak

And a utility knife
 
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I’d second or third the Adamas. Get one of these and try to kill it.

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Extremely, gloriously overbuilt. Holds onto a damn edge forever. The half serrated blade is great for shredding through stuff you just need to separate, or starting cuts fast with the serrations and finishing up cleanly with the smooth part of the edge.

I firmly expected to hate this knife, but it made me a firm believer. They flat out work and I wouldn’t be without one if I worked your job.
 
I use the civivi elementum wharncliffe for work. It is a nice shape for industrial style cutting. And the nitro v steel is really quite good. And quite rust resistant. And it is on bearings so has a bit nicer than normal action.

I like the flipper linerlock set up. So that it comes out of the pocket. Cuts, goes back in the pocket. And that way I don't rest it on a bench between cutting tasks so that I can loose it or cut myself on it.

I don't need rock hard pry bar lockups.

If you really want to be captain fancy they come in Damascus. $76 in America.

 
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Any reason why you don't \cant use a fixed blade....There are a lot of great smaller fixed blades under 7" OAL...and shorter........A bunch of makers here who are at the top of their game and some. growing by leaps and bounds from when they first started.

Have a look around the link below.....Something might catch your eye!!!


For Sale: Fixed Blades

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For a glove or work knife I got an old BM Stryker (D2, Liner Lock, Assist Opening) in my workpants.
Cuts paper bags, ties, pokes stuff, sometimes light prying.
Very dirt proof, just blow it out and oil it.

If I were you, would look in that direction.
 
For what you’re describing I would pick up a wharncliffe delica/endela/endura in K390 for pure cutting and a good small fixed blade for rougher tasks.
 
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Any reason why you don't \cant use a fixed blade....There are a lot of great smaller fixed blades under 7" OAL...and shorter........A bunch of makers here who are at the top of their game and some. growing by leaps and bounds from when they first started.

Have a look around the link below.....Something might catch your eye!!!


For Sale: Fixed Blades

www.bladeforums.com www.bladeforums.com
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This..... Your heavy work describes the need for a medium sized fixed blade.

Many decent makers Here who could help you.
 
I work in aggregates processing, and our facility is considered a mining operation. You'd think that nobody would care what kind of knives we bring onto property, right?

Well, if I'm bringing it up, there is obviously a reason.

Years ago, somebody from the regional HR office was wandering about in some place that they should not have been anyway, and saw a contractor with a larger fixed blade on his belt.

Not even a company employee: a contractor.

Cue hysterics, shxt being lost all over the place, and a new rule that personal knives must fold, and not have more than 3" of cutting edge.

While I agree that a fixed blade would be the most practical answer (one with a lanyard hole and a very secure sheath), there may be PR ("optics") reasons why the most practical choice is not the "best" choice.

More practicality: OP has already had one knife stolen. Would I take a bespoke knife into a place where theft is a proven possibility.....?
 
For the work you are describing and for the reasons you describe not wanting a super attractive knife. I’ve been carrying a Klein 44004 for the past 6 years. I manage the inventory for an electric utility company. Lots of cutting/stripping/opening. Contractors in and out all day. My knife has been carried off once and it was just mistaken identity. It’s held up well. Some of my linemen carry them as well.
 
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