sage 1 or junior?

[perryscustomscales]

Title says it all. Which one do you guys generally think is a better value? Im having trouble deciding on which one, i bought my brither a sage 1 and just flippen love it, but the junior is a cool, intriguing design. And steels are different aswell, so im just not sure exactly which one to choose. I know the junior is discontinued but its still reasonably easy to get a hold of one. Let me know which one you would get, any and all of your opinions help!

 

[SpeedHoles]

Most will probabaly say Sage due to its popularity.

The Dialex Junior is underrated IMO. I carry and use mine often. When folded it is a much smaller package in your pocket. A lot of blade in that small package, too.
That is one of my small gripes with the Sage; for a mid size knife it sure looks big when folded.
I also happen to like the Compression lock better than Liner.
Hand positioning on the Junior can either be a good thing or a bad thing for you though. It helps keep your fingers out of the way if you are cutting on a flat surface and also protected and in place if you're push cutting. But it can also place the blade at a weird angle depending on your grip, compared to other knives.
The Sage will definitely cover a wider range of ergonomics. Junior works great for me though, and while I don't have big or chubby hands, I do wear a true size large glove.

I don't have a Sage 1, but I do have a Sage 3 and could always take some comparison photos of them if you'd like.

 

[Sonnydaze]

The Sage 2 is my particular favorite...with the titanium slabs. But if you want a skinnier knife that carries skinny, look at the Caly series, either the Caly 3 or Caly 3.5 by Spyderco. Have had many of these; gifted many to relatives; have carried for office-carry for yrs. Great knife, particularly in ZDP-189 blade-steel.

The first pic shows, from the top, Caly 3.5, Sage 3 carbon fiber, Sage 2, and then the ZT 0770 in carbon fiber...all are great folders...

I love the Sage series, and have had many 2's, and 3's. The Sage 1 is of course very similar and a fine folder. I have never had the Junior; cannot comment on it.

Here is my Sage 3, just up for sale. I don't care if you buy it; that's not the point. It just sits here, and I have no use for it.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-SEALED-FACTORY-PLASTIC-130-00?highlight=Sage