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nurodude

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I've been a long time collector of general knives and have become disappointed in the quality of the general pocket knife that I have purchased. My biggest irritation has been the inability of the knife to hold an edge and the subsequent need to sharpen it almost constantly. I would like the forum members opinions on a really good quality pocket knife (and the type of steel I should look for) that will hold an edge and not my time or pocket book hostage, if you know what I mean. Surely someone out there makes a quality pocket knife under a hundred bucks that is worth being proud to own and not having to be sharpened after every use. I don't expect to use it that heavily, but want to know when I need it to be sharp, I won't have to whip out my stone or steel to be sure it will cut. Let me hear from all you who have the experience that I don't; I really appreciate it your input. :)
 
You should look at Queen Cutlery Company's knives if you want a traditional pocket knife. The blades are D2 steel which will hold an edge for a good while.
 
What knives do you have that wont hold an edge?
Are you looking for one hand opening or traditional style? type of lock? Narrow it down a bit :D Just off hand, I would recommend Maybe a Spyderco endura? only about 50 bucks with VG 10 blade and FRN handles, Lockback.

There are countless knives that meet your criteria. There are plenty of good steels out there as well.
 
D2 Griptilian, Queen Cutlery, various models. S30V VG10 440C AUS8 N690 from a reputable maker like Spyderco, Benchmade. Fallkniven U2 (this is small but will probably stay sharper, longer than anything else in this price range)

There really are so many choices for $100 and if you are looking for a working knife, no need to go over.

My choices:

1: U2
2: D2 Grip
3: S30V Native
4: VG10 Native
5: Centofante III (VG10)
 
Benchmade 710HS or 806D2 or Any S30V or VG-10 bladed Spyderco in a one-hand open job.

For a slip joint any Queen with D2 Blades or a Case with CV blades would be what you'd want.
 
I have to agree with the others--Spyderco is very hard to beat when it comes to affordable high end blade-steel.

The Centofante III in VG-10
The Native in S30V
The Native III in VG-10
The Delica in VG-10

Those are all great knives.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
I can honestly say that Spyderco seems to have the vote. I ordered one already and am drooling at the aspect of receiving it, but haven't as yet. Thanks to all of your for your biased opinions, they really do mean a lot.
 
I just said this the other day so I'll summarize it here and say it again.

It isn't such a bad thing to 'maintain' your knife's edge frequently. In fact I have found it to be far better, and certainly far easier to touch up the edge lightly after each use on a frequent basis as opposed to radical difficult sharpening on an infrequent basis.

Numerous times here we read of guys wanting to have a knife that holds that edge great and needs little attention for long periods of time. I don't think it exists. To me a better edge keeper means having a knife that will carve on hard woods for 30 or 40 minutes before a few strops are needed on each side to maintain the edge vs a knife that will carve on hard woods for 15 or 20 minutes before needing some maintainance.

Both the better edge keeper and the nominal edge keeper need the same care but it is still, in my mind anyway, a daily routine after use no matter what the blade depending of course on the task. I'm not suggesting you strop your knife after opening the mail so I hope people can figure that much out. I'm just stressing that there is really no way to avoid radical sharpening that is much more difficult to do if you don't regularly maintain the edge on your knives. The real secret to sharpening is through regularity IMO.

Oh, and I have been very happy with my D2 blades, as well as the great VG10 steel by Spyderco and really the BG42 steel in some of the Buck and now available in a classic Case knife is an excellent steel. Any of these are going to perform well. I love the biting edge my Ka-Bar Dozier designed Thorn always has on it. If not the Thorn look at some of the other D2 offerings there.
 
nurodude said:
I can honestly say that Spyderco seems to have the vote. I ordered one already and am drooling at the aspect of receiving it, but haven't as yet. Thanks to all of your for your biased opinions, they really do mean a lot.
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Which one did you get?
 
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