Quality of Knives

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Hick727

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What do you think are the nicest knives made?

Whats the highest quality blades today and what are they made of?
 
Are you talking production or custom? There is a big difference between the two.
 
Hick727 said:
What do you think are the nicest knives made?

Whats the highest quality blades today and what are they made of?
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:rolleyes: if you want to know someones favorite knife that is a valid question.If you want to know what a quality knife is made from that is valid. There are too many variables and differing opinions to answer a question as vague as yours.
 
mmarkh said:
:rolleyes: if you want to know someones favorite knife that is a valid question.If you want to know what a quality knife is made from that is valid. There are too many variables and differing opinions to answer a question as vague as yours.
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Ok...Whats a quality knife made of? :D
 
I'm not sure what the best are, I heard myths about some Japanese blades that can cut an engine block in one slice. I never saw anything remotely close to that, and find it hard to believe yet there are people who would claim that it happened.

In my experience the best knives I have encountered are Busse Combat, made out of INFI. But there is no (at least to my knowledge) perfect steel. And INFI just has the best balance of attributes I've encountered. I'm not gonna call Busse the best, but its the best I've seen so far for what I need.

Then there is also a question of what type of knives we are talking about here, a high quality fixed blade and high quality automatic will be years apart in reliability. So you'd have to be more specific with your question.
 
The "nicest" varies by who is making the comparison. It's definitely a matter of YMMV.

Blade composition varies as well.
Different alloys excel at different purposes.
And even for a single purpose, there are usually a number of different alloys that work well for any one purpose.
 
When I first came to this forum I wondered what were the Porsches, Ferarris, and Lamborghinis of the knife world. The short answer is that knives aren't like cars, in that there are too many makers with too many specific goals in mind for their knives. Some are designed for looks, some for cachet, some for hard use, and so on. Not very helpful, is this?

A quick answer, that will no doubt get me flamed:

For hard use/abuse (Range Rover): Strider (you break we'll fix type warranty)
For quality (Lexus): Sebenza (wins fit and finish awards annually)
For out in the field (Hummer): Busse (big fixed quality blade)
For looks (Lamborghini): custom of your choice (exotic handle materials, blade steels)
For something no one else has (Ferrari Enzo): custom maker of your choice
For something to use every day, regular Joe version (Ford F150): Spyderco, Benchmade, Kershaw
For something to use every day, wealthy Joe version (Mercedes sedan): Sebenza, XM-18, Strider, custom
For something to impress the mall ninjas (Honda Civic with Acura RSX 200 HP engine, low flow exhaust, independent engine management system, NOS fogger, T-3 turbo, racing cam, go fast plastic): Dark Ops
 
chipm said:
For something to impress the mall ninjas (Honda Civic with Acura RSX 200 HP engine, low flow exhaust, independent engine management system, NOS fogger, T-3 turbo, racing cam, go fast plastic): Dark Ops
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That's funny! LMAO!
 
The first question that needs to be asked is do you want a folder or a fixed blade. Second, is what size knife you want. Third, is what is your price range is. Once these questions are answered suggestions can be made.
 
Hick727 said:
I want a good survival knife and a good defense knife
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Survival from what? I survive everyday with a Harsey folder that I don't use all that often, a Utili-key that I use more frequently, and a multi-tool. None of those get near the use that my Henkel kitchen knives get. I mean I've got 50 or a 100 knives lying around, but I'd survive just fine with almost any of them.

A good defense knife is a gun. I suppose a knife is better for defense than spaghetti noodles, but if push comes to stab and your name isn't Chuck Norris, the odds are very good you'll wind up leaving that defensive situation bleeding.

What I'm getting at is that you have been pretty vague as to what you plan to do with your knife. A knife isn't magic. It imparts no skills and provides no information. If you've already got skills, the knife you have becomes less relevant.
 
Plain carbon steel forged and differentially hardened by skillful swordsmith may be the best.
He should know what type of blade is good for you depending on your skill and strength.
 
chipm said:
When I first came to this forum I wondered what were the Porsches, Ferarris, and Lamborghinis of the knife world. The short answer is that knives aren't like cars, in that there are too many makers with too many specific goals in mind for their knives. Some are designed for looks, some for cachet, some for hard use, and so on. Not very helpful, is this?

A quick answer, that will no doubt get me flamed:

For hard use/abuse (Range Rover): Strider (you break we'll fix type warranty)
For quality (Lexus): Sebenza (wins fit and finish awards annually)
For out in the field (Hummer): Busse (big fixed quality blade)
For looks (Lamborghini): custom of your choice (exotic handle materials, blade steels)
For something no one else has (Ferrari Enzo): custom maker of your choice
For something to use every day, regular Joe version (Ford F150): Spyderco, Benchmade, Kershaw
For something to use every day, wealthy Joe version (Mercedes sedan): Sebenza, XM-18, Strider, custom
For something to impress the mall ninjas (Honda Civic with Acura RSX 200 HP engine, low flow exhaust, independent engine management system, NOS fogger, T-3 turbo, racing cam, go fast plastic): Dark Ops
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Entertaining post :thumbup: Like the Dark Ops jab too.

I'd say for the best...
Fixed blades: customs --> Busse
Folders: customs --> Sebenza, Strider, XM-18 (no order)
 
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