Well as of late I have been purchasing and using a variety of smaller bladed knives. These are the Vapor, MT miniSocom, VTech drop point model, and the SOG Blink, Klotzi, and a mini Paragon.
There are a couple of others I am sure I have missed but just don't feel like walking upstairs to take a look at what is in the drawer. That being said I must say with modern manufacturing techniques used today both in the USA and over seas there isn't alot of bad to be said about any of the above. All have reasonable steel in them, all lock up very well and they all cut as they are supposed to. Now some do hold an edge longer than others but the ones that don't though are much easier to sharpen and to keep sharp. A couple of them also have better ergo's for handling etc.
The point being is that I always felt comfortable with a larger bladed knife for edc. Something on the sort of 3.5" and above. I was pretty spoiled for a 4" blade and just seemed to gravitate towards that length for years. Well no more. I am particularly impressed with the Vapor, Blink and VTech drop point in the above knives. The Blink is a blast to handle and play with and without a doubt it seems to have the better cutting effincency of any of the knives mentioned. The Vapor has been an edc for the longest and I have to say for 20 bucks at Wally World you would be hard pressed to find a better or stronger locking edc for the money. The Vtech well that knife is made much better than it's price point would indicate also. There isn't a sharp edge on it where there shouldn't be. In other words it is kind of like my .45, very nicely dehorned. It is still razor sharp as is the Blink after much tape, string, rope, and envelope opening etc. I am very impressed with the way the Blink cuts just about anything that needs cutting now! Cuts way above what one would think of for it's size.
Enough palathering on it. What do you all think. Oh yea out of all of them the MT mini is the hardest to sharpen. Don't know why that is other than I think the blade grind is kind of thicker than it maybe should be. Well views and opinions are welcome as is all manner of feedback. Keep'em sharp
I should have added that the carryability of all of the above is very nice. They are all nice and light so they don't droop you pocket and the Blink especially when clipped in to the pocket is light with no edges on the handle to grab at you when you put your hand in the pocket.
There are a couple of others I am sure I have missed but just don't feel like walking upstairs to take a look at what is in the drawer. That being said I must say with modern manufacturing techniques used today both in the USA and over seas there isn't alot of bad to be said about any of the above. All have reasonable steel in them, all lock up very well and they all cut as they are supposed to. Now some do hold an edge longer than others but the ones that don't though are much easier to sharpen and to keep sharp. A couple of them also have better ergo's for handling etc.
The point being is that I always felt comfortable with a larger bladed knife for edc. Something on the sort of 3.5" and above. I was pretty spoiled for a 4" blade and just seemed to gravitate towards that length for years. Well no more. I am particularly impressed with the Vapor, Blink and VTech drop point in the above knives. The Blink is a blast to handle and play with and without a doubt it seems to have the better cutting effincency of any of the knives mentioned. The Vapor has been an edc for the longest and I have to say for 20 bucks at Wally World you would be hard pressed to find a better or stronger locking edc for the money. The Vtech well that knife is made much better than it's price point would indicate also. There isn't a sharp edge on it where there shouldn't be. In other words it is kind of like my .45, very nicely dehorned. It is still razor sharp as is the Blink after much tape, string, rope, and envelope opening etc. I am very impressed with the way the Blink cuts just about anything that needs cutting now! Cuts way above what one would think of for it's size.
Enough palathering on it. What do you all think. Oh yea out of all of them the MT mini is the hardest to sharpen. Don't know why that is other than I think the blade grind is kind of thicker than it maybe should be. Well views and opinions are welcome as is all manner of feedback. Keep'em sharp
I should have added that the carryability of all of the above is very nice. They are all nice and light so they don't droop you pocket and the Blink especially when clipped in to the pocket is light with no edges on the handle to grab at you when you put your hand in the pocket.
