Small tough folding knife that you can work on without voiding warranty

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Sevcrist

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Like the title says, who makes a small tough 3" or under blade folding knife that you can work on without voiding the warranty? I know Chris Reeve is one. What are the others?
 
Emerson micro-Comms and mini-CQC 7s fit your size specs. The micro-Commanders are disco'd but still available in some places. Strider also comes to mind, although I haven't owned one for a while and I'm not 100% sure they encourage disassembly. I seem to remember that they're OK with it though.

I've seen a couple of other brands that don't seem to mind user disassembly, but I can't recall who they are ATM.
 
The ZT 0900 blade is under 3''. If you can go 3 1/4 or 3 1/2'' you choices would increase quite a bit.
 
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Emerson. The Kershaw Emersons would probably be a good choice too. They have a few under 3". Kershaw has some other options under 3" and I've never heard of them denouncing disassembly.
 
Morrow said:
The ZT 0900 blade is under 3''. If you can go 3 1/4 or 3 1/2'' you choices would increase quite a bit.
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Ok, let's say maximum blade length of 3 1/2" and can disassemble without voiding warranty. But would prefer a shorter blade.
 
Hinderer XM-18 in the 3" and 3.5" flavor. Since they offer different types of scales and hardware, they pretty much have to be ok with disassembly.
 
Sevcrist said:
Ok, let's say maximum blade length of 3 1/2" and can disassemble without voiding warranty. But would prefer a shorter blade.
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Take a look at the ZT line. There are a ton of choices with blades 3 1/2'' or less. You can take ZTs apart without voiding the warranty. How much are you looking to spend?
 
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broadsword841 said:
Can't go wrong with a Benchmade mini Griptilian or mini Barrage.
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You can when the OP specifically says he wants to disassemble the knife. Axis locks are tricky for many people, and BM does not like to re-assemble a baggie of knife parts.

Kershaw/ZT, Emerson, CRK, are all fine. The Ontario RAT folder would probably be a good fit too if you're on a budget. I can't speak for their warranty but the knives are very simply build.
 
Morrow said:
Take a look at the ZT line. There are a ton of choices with blades 3 1/2'' or less. You can take ZTs apart without voiding the warranty. How much are you looking to spend?
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Probably no more than 300 dollars.
 
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