Perfect blade?

[LimpCroissant]

I like my CRKs, but the Bugout got my attention right from the start. I think the no nonsense 3 1/4" blade & a weight under 2 oz could grow on me real quick.

You don't have a Bugout yet? I think it'd grow on ya very quick too. Like ya said, it's just a no-nonsense piece of equipment that just works well, feels good in hand, opens and closes nicely, is super light, and has a nice traditional american folder sort of look. That and I like how I don't really care if the handle gets scratched AT ALL. That grivory doesn't really show scratches and it's nice to just not care about your Ti/copper/brass/aluminum/stainless getting all scratched up unnecessarily.

 

[Edgeoflife]

My taste has morphed a bit over the years. I used to be absolute in the fact that 3.3" was my ideal blade length for a folder. I still love that length, but now my occupation has changed and I feel fine pulling out any type of knife I want around public really. So I'm in a larger folder kick right now, about 3.6" is around ideal.

As far as models, 2 models come to mind as almost perfect. That would be the BM Bugout and the CRK Large Sebenza (of whatever variety, 21's are my favorite). Both have, in my mind, a very traditional american design style which I've always been partial too. Neither is absolutely perfect in my opinion, though very close. I feel like I could make my own knife that would be about as close to perfect as possible, but I couldn't really describe it in words. It would have a similar shape though to both those two knives.

I like my CRKs, but the Bugout got my attention right from the start. I think the no nonsense 3 1/4" blade & a weight under 2 oz could grow on me real quick.

You guys should check out the tagged out. Its like an improved bugout

 

[LimpCroissant]

You guys should check out the tagged out. Its like an improved bugout
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Thanks for the recommendation. I've like the looks of that model since they unveiled it. It kind of looks like a cross between a Bugout and a Tom Mayo TNT. I'll have to keep that one in my mind in case I find a good deal on a used one.