New Knife ffor Heavy duty use

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BeavertRON

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I am looking for a new knife(preferably Spyderco or Benchmade) which will be good for very heavy duty use. I already have a Benhcmade 705 and Spyderco Calypso Jr for EDC. I am not looking for a Knife that is good for when I go camping or when I need to cut throgh brush. the blade needs to be strong and 4" or under. But id like a 3.9" or 4"

I have been looking at the Spyderco Military and Benhcmade 710HS as well as the Spyderco Manix. Thogh I dont like the Manix to much.

any recommendations?
 
Lets say not cutting boxes. How about cutting a Branch or somthing. Cutting thick rope. I dont even know If I will do these things and sure I have other ways to do them. I just wanted advisement on a good blade that is strong and could pretty much take anything.
 
Since you are considering the Manix, have you considered the Ritter grip, formally known as the RSK (Ritter Survival Knife)? It is basically a Benchmade Griptillian with a S30V blade. The model number is Benchmade 552. It was partially designed by Dough Ritter, editor of Equipped.com for the Equipped to Survive Foundation. Although the knife was originally designed for outdoor use, it makes for a good all around, heavy-duty knife.

The RSK does not have G-10 scales, which may turn you off, but its blade has a supperb design, and IMO is more utilitarian than the manix.

http://www.equipped.org/rsk_mk1.htm

There have been a few threads on this knife.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299359&highlight=manix+RSK

One of these threads compared it with the manix.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328249&highlight=manix+RSK

Just a suggestion.
 
The Manix, Military, Ritter Grip are all excellent knives and should serve the purpose you are looking for. They all have different types of locks though, that may help in your choice.
 
BeavertRON said:
How about cutting a Branch or somthing. Cutting thick rope.
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Any decent folder will do that. I would recommend starting off with a solid but inexpensive folder like an Spyderco Endura or even one of the Byrd knives and work from there.

-Cliff
 
Well this is also just to add to my collection

I have Calypso jr and 705-04.

I relaly like axis lock. I dont and never used a Liner lock like on the military. With the Lockback like on the calypso as well as on the manix. It seems to open when I use it. I ahvent handles manix so i dont know if it is the same.
 
I personally prefer a combo edge, I've used the serrated edge on a number of occasions.
 
Serrated edges are not suited for heavy duty use, they are far too prone to crack or bend.

-Cliff
 
I would think you would have a knife with serations becouse you needed to cut stuff tougher and harder than a normal plain edge could do.
 
I agree with Cliff. Combo edges are nice to look at, and they have their place and use, but I have found myself on occasions wishing that my large combo edge clip point voyager was a plain edge. I have only used the serrations once to cut a rubber belt out of a child stroller. Even that was something I could have done with the plain edge.

Simply, the plain edge has much more uses, and the longer the edge, the better. Don't get me wrong. Serrations have their place, and their use is mostly a thing of personal preference, but unless you plan to be cutting really abrasive materials like rope or safety belts on a regular basis, plain edge is your best bet.
 
Well its a knife for heavy duty outside jobs. Such as rope, tree braches, bushes. Things like that.
 
The last thing I'd want for tree branches is a serrated edge. I highly polished plain edge would do much better.

To tell you the truth, I wouldn't want a serrated edge for much of anything, other than maybe some kitchen use. Serrations can be pretty fragile.

The 710HS, the Military and the Manix should work just fine. They're all good knives. I own the mall. I'd personally go for the Manix, but it's more personal opinion than anything else. I just like the grip of the Manix.

Are you saying that you accidentally release the lock on the Calypso while gripping it, or does the lock disengage under pressure? If it disengages under pressure, I'd send it in to Spyderco. That should not be happening. If the grip is what disengages the lock, I doubt it will happen with the Manix.
 
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Well its a knife for heavy duty outside jobs. Such as rope, tree braches, bushes. Things like that.
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I understand what you are saying, but keep in mind that heavy-duty use implies more than just slicing. It may also require whitling, chopping, or splitting. Those are tasks serrations are not design for. That is the point of Cliff's observation:

Serrated edges are not suited for heavy duty use, they are far too prone to crack or bend.
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If you want to cut through a banch using serrations, you are better served by using a saw, not a serrated knife.
 
Soft said:
Well its a knife for heavy duty outside jobs. Such as rope, tree braches, bushes. Things like that.
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A fluid serration pattern like Spyderco makes works well on ropes and similar materials, but a plain edge properly sharpened does it very well, and is much more suitable for branches, bushes and similar material, not to mention being much easier to repair if you hit something you wish you didn't.

-Cliff
 
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