Strider smf or Emerson supercommander

if i needed a big heavy duty folder i would go with the SmF if i needed a pocket knife i would go with the commander.

i would prefer a SnG to either though.

and while i have never edc'd a super commander i have a std commander, and a SmF and SnG too.
 
The smf and super commander aren't anything alike. If you want something from Emerson try the cqc12. Big beefy folder with a strong framelock and 4" blade.
 
I'd take the EKI over a strider for a few reasons, you would also be better to go with
the CQC-12 than a Commander if you want to make a more evenly matched comparison.
 
Strider for me, but the cost is a mark in the black book. Put a ZT0300 in your hand before you pick. Yes, yes its a big boy but in a L to XL size hand and hard use it's real nice. That said if price was not in question i would still take the SMF..
 
The SMF is pretty indisputably a better knife than the Emerson, but there's more to it than that when you're figuring out if it's worth the money.

I sometimes feel bad using a knife I spent so much money on. It often occurs to me that I could be accomplishing the same chore with a knife I spent less money on - such would also lead to less weeping in the event that the knife gets broken or lost. About half of the knives I own are in the $200-$400 range, and the rest are >$120.

I'm ashamed to admit that many of the cutting chores I perform on the job - cutting rope, duct tape, cardboard, envelopes, etc - are done with an Endura or a SOG Flash II. My Sebbie comes with me on camping trips, but most of the cutting work is done with a CRKT Razel that I got for eighty bucks.
I want the new Cold Steel Natchez Bowie, but I'll likely end up getting another SK-5 Laredo Bowie, just because I won't get hard feelings when I beat on it.

I fully acknowledge the Strider's superiority as a knife, considering not only materials and craftsmanship but also the consistency of quality control, the warranty, and other such factors. But it's not so cut-and-dry as to simply say that the SMF is invariably the better choice.
 
Here's a CQC-8 and the SMF CC. I just sold the SMF and traded a 710 for a SNG CC. The size fits my needs a little better for an everyday carry. I love the CQC-8 too, but it's no Strider. If I could only get the Commander, I'd send it off eventually for a frame-lock conversion. Very different knives and I like them both, but if I could only have one, it would be the Strider.

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Jonathan
 
If you're going to compare regardless of price wouldn't the Strider RC be more similar, at least in blade design, to the Emerson C?
 
I must sat this about Emerson knives, no knife feels better in my hand.
 
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