noobie looking for a new edc

I don't see them mentioned yet, but I think Spyderco's Delica and Endura deserve mention at this price point. Very good slicers, nice build quality, and carry well.
 
I vote one of the budget Spyderco. Tenacious is an excellent design that gets tons of good reviews from people ranging in all levels of experience. My best advice though is to save your money and buy something a bit more expensive. The difference in performance and quality is really amazing. Tons of excellent options in the $80-$120 range.
 
utahsam said:
I don't see them mentioned yet, but I think Spyderco's Delica and Endura deserve mention at this price point. Very good slicers, nice build quality, and carry well.
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As far as I'm aware you'd be hard pressed to find an endura or delica 4 for 40$, unless on the secondary market. And for people saying 40$ for a rat-1... You can get them for 23$ shipped if you shop around.

This is my advice, buy a rat 1 or 2 for 25$, and with the other 15$ buy yourself a steel widgy bar. Small size and excellent prying capabilities.
 
NeilB said:
Oh, good lord. Pry with the thing if you want to. If you break it, which is unlikely, you're out maybe $40. Light prying never hurt anything. And I've yet to meet the folding knife that didn't do better at prying that one of those keychain tools. And I have several. On my keychain. And they suck. In my experience. Best use for them is opening a beer.
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Wanna pry something? Buy an actual small prybar. 6 bucks, Harbor Freight. Yes, they do exist.
 
I'd recommend the Rat 1, the CQC6K, the Ontario Utilitac, and the Cold Steel Recon 1.
 
TLoFP said:
Best to educate yourself first:

http://www.knifeup.com/new-york-knife-laws/

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This right here...

Much like Pennsylvania you are much better off around the state vs. In the city (NYC vs. Philadelphia)... I always have a blade on me but technically, by the law here in PA I can in theory carry a 28" machete (almost) anywhere in the state without breaking the law, but in Philly a 1" keychaon knife is illegal to carry...

That said be careful with "assisted opening" or even "flipper" knives as its been common for NYPD to falsely consider them (and charge people) as automatic knives, and then its up to the judges discretion even with a high priced lawyer.
 
And ixnay on the Gerbej... In my humble opinion based on my own experience Gerber has sadly become one of the most disappointing knife companies, producing low quality crap more often then not... Mystery steels, poor heat treatment in their better steels, you are FAR better of with a Buck, Kershaw, shoot, even Schrade Smith&Wesson (same maker as schrade) then wasting your money on a Gerbej. My $15 schrade cuts circles around, and is 10x's a better all around well built solid knife then my $20+ Gerber was... Shoot, for $40 I'd even buy a Morsa or Firma from Kilimanjaro before ever buying another Gerber. And I know nothing about them, but they look sharp, and company has gotten some decent reviews from a few reputable places. I know it won't be worse then Gerber though.
 
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strategy9 said:
And ixnay on the Gerbej... In my humble opinion based on my own experience Gerber has sadly become one of the most disappointing knife companies, producing low quality crap more often then not... Mystery steels, poor heat treatment in their better steels, you are FAR better of with a Buck, Kershaw, shoot, even Schrade Smith&Wesson (same maker as schrade) then wasting your money on a Gerbej. My $15 schrade cuts circles around, and is 10x's a better all around well built solid knife then my $20+ Gerber was... Shoot, for $40 I'd even buy a Morsa or Firma from Kilimanjaro before ever buying another Gerber. And I know nothing about them, but they look sharp, and company has gotten some decent reviews from a few reputable places. I know it won't be worse then Gerber though.
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I'm going to completely free with this. Kershaw has a great deal of knives that will fit your budget and meet or exceed your expectations. When I first started getting serious about my knives I was well served by my Kershaws. Great for being on a budget
 
^that right there...

And also, some may disagree, others may just be 100% against chinese made, but CRKT has pleasantly surprised me with many of their knives... I have a folding free range, 3" pazoda, endorser, and a 111z all in my edc rotation (the free range being the go to) and I like all 4.
 
I second the utilitac from Ontario. Where in NY. if in the city I recommend inside the waist band as pocket clips are targeted by the fuzz
 
MaximIsayev said:
I would recommend to avoid doing any prying with any folding knife, just get a cheap mini prying tool like the Gerber Shard and hang it on your keys, they cost under $10 and will save your knife from almost certain destruction. Then you can go with a Kershaw Cryo II (bigger blade than the first Cryo), should be $40 or even less.
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Agree on the Cryo II . Bought the original Cryo a few days ago and, while its too small to grip/manipulate with big hands, it's otherwise about perfect, blade shape, deployment, no G10 or other plastic to trash, and.most importantly, it takes a shaving edge very easily. It'll hold that edge only about 2/3 as long as harder "super steels", but you can get it back in about a quarter of the time. In other words, if you want to spend more time cutting stuff and less time sharpening, get one.
 
$15-20 on a Buck Bantam (4 different sizes pick whatever size you want/need/can legally or see yourself comfortably carry: from just under 2" to just over 3.5" with a handful of different thermoplastic handle color schemes).

The other $20 spend on a swiss army to edc; spartan or tourist (or tinker if you prefer a Phillips screw driver over a cork screw where ever you go, me, I'd prefer to be prepared for spontaneous wine bottles).

NYC is stricter then the state of NY, and anything deemed a "one handed locking folder" is deemed illegal in most instances; flippers, thumbstuds, assisted openers, even knives you can essentially wrist-flick into a locked position, are all no-go's in the city, (upstate is much morr lenient), but a good simple lock back from buck should be no problem, since you need two hands to open it. And the swiss army doesn't lock.

Both have the best warranties in the business, between the two you can tackle any task appropriately...
 
Another perfectly legal NYC blade is a leatherman... Need two hands to open a smallish blade to the locking position, cant be misconstued as a "intended to be used as a weapon", unless you actually do so, and One tool fits all your needs.
<$40 gets you a wingman
Splurge and spend $50 and get yourself a juice cs2 for thecork screw, again, (again, i prefer it always good to be prepared for a spontaneous bottle of wine).

Keep it actually in your pocket while traversing the city and a cop won't even harrass you for seeing the clip...
 
^problem with those is, you can single handedly thumb open them half way, and then wrist flick them open to a locked position, which essentially makes them both "single handed locking knives" which in new York city, with the NYPD, that makes them both a potential weapon and illegal. NY state, not a problem in 99% of the state, NY city, potential legal ramifications...
 
For a pry tool, get a "Ti Widgy Bar" they are $15 @ a country store online. Put it along your wallet or on your keychain and you will be fine. If you put it on a key chain, put the pry between your belt and jeans as a key hook and it will disappear.

As for knives, look at rat, dozier, kabar or a blem kershaw from kershaw guy for modern, opinel, mam, higonokami, svord (look on Baryonyx especially their "grade b" items) for traditional from a few countries.

If you want more info on a particular brand or model, you will get more of a specific and detailed answer, bordering on not being able to form your own opinion of said knives.

Good luck and welcome aboard.
 
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