strong user knife for construction job. Any suggestions?

I'm going to jump in here on top of these fantastic suggestions and say a Cold Steel Pro Lite. This is a PHENOMINAL knife for the money. I'm serious, this thing begs to be beat on. They are discontinued but can be had for under $50.00. I have one I have NEVER used because of my other knives. I'm a BIG believer in using my stuff, not a safe queen in my place. You have been given some great choices, but really, please look at Cold Steel Pro Lite.
 
just been wanting to get it for a while, never had a spyderco before the PM2, just dont want to get the blade all scratched up.
 
Since you already have the Blur I would say to use that one. There are probably 20 or more other models that people could recommend that would work well for you, most more expensive than your Blur. If the Blur works out for you then great, if not then you might know more about what you need to buy.
 
I vote for the utility knife with replaceable blades and the PM2. Afterall you can do anything you want with the utility knife and the PM2 is begging to be used.
 
I'm in construction, I use a razor knife the most, but I keep a kershaw scallion with me for some things.
 
Bugout Bill said:
Not necessarily. A fair number suffer from poor cutting geometry. Additionally, some of their designs could suffer lock failure under dirty conditions. ....
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And you know this from personal experience or are you just regurgitating stuff you've read on the internet?
 
Buck 110 ($30 or so). Buck CSAR-T for $100.

I would do the 110 myself. Took one to OEF and it served me well there and still now.
 
Svord Peasant knife. Under $15, you won't feel bad abusing it. It will serve you well.
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rat 1. Satin finished AUS 8 in FFG, thumb stud, jimping, N6 handles over stainless steel liners, open post construction and tip up or tip down either left or right hand. Not to mention its 30 bones. It will make u wonder how u lived without, it's a lot of knife but it's an obscene amount of knife for 30.
 
My (seriously beat the crap out of it) beater knife is a SRM 707 (the same knife rebranded and sold as the CRKT drifter). Its not considered a "hard use" knife by most but I put that little knife threw more crap than the majority of my other folders combined and its still locking up as strong as the day I got it plus if you loose it your out about $15-20.

For a better quality hard use knife I'd suggest a Spyderco Gayle Bradely, a Lionspy or a ZT0556.
 
I've worked in one form of construction or another for some time and carried all sorts of knives. It was kinda my proving grounds for knives and different types of steels. I quickly learned that no matter how good the steel it always went dull and handle ergonomics are pretty awful on a lot of knives. Anything with lots of jimping, rough texture, or sharp corners quickly becomes uncomfortable far before the edge goes dull. The steel should be one that is tough but not super wear resistant or too difficult to sharpen. Some may consider them harder to sharpen but S30V and D2 did very for well for me in this work.

I used my spyderco military for a fair amount of time before using a ZT 0551 the little thicker blade helps with small prying tasks and the Elmax steel keeps up the the same level of performance while being a bit easier to sharpen. On the cheaper end a cold steel such as the recon 1 with bowie style blade has a good handle and nice flat ground blade with easy to sharpen and tough aus8 steel. It's pretty tough to beat in its price range.

I've carried a few slipjoint knives too and they often worked well. Truth is s razor knife does most of the work, I like the milwaukee folding razor because its easy to carry. It's always good to have a real pocket knife handy but you will find the razor to be a superior tool for most construction related tasks.
 
knifenut1013 said:
Truth is s razor knife does most of the work, I like the milwaukee folding razor because its easy to carry. It's always good to have a real pocket knife handy but you will find the razor to be a superior tool for most construction related tasks.
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this is the truth but knife nuts don't want to hear that.:p razor or retractable utility knife is the way to go.
 
The rat 1. It can pry open old paint cans. Dig splinters out of your hands. Open cardboard, Nylon, and twine. Cut away shrubbery in your way. Entertaining during breaks. Trust me, it's an exceptional construction knife. And a Stanley box cutter with many spare blades.
 
MikeC said:
rat 1. Satin finished AUS 8 in FFG, thumb stud, jimping, N6 handles over stainless steel liners, open post construction and tip up or tip down either left or right hand. Not to mention its 30 bones. It will make u wonder how u lived without, it's a lot of knife but it's an obscene amount of knife for 30.
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This, unless you're gonna be prying a whole bunch, in which case you want Cold Steel. In this sort of situation, being able to sharpen a knkfe quickly and not worry about the pricetag sometimes wins out over better steel and materials.

Also, I highly recommend a Leatherman Wave as the blade and large flathead on mine serve as scrapers and prybars and generally handle the nastiesrt stuff I don't even want to touch with my pocket knife. Carry it in a sheath every day and you'll forget it's there.
 
cards94 said:
this is the truth but knife nuts don't want to hear that.:p razor or retractable utility knife is the way to go.
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Perhaps, but a knife nut with experience would tell you to go with the utility knife. Much depends on what you will be doing in "construction". If any of it involves working with drywall or opening sacks of aggregate, you will literally be cutting through rocks, which will wear your nice shiny folder away within days.

n2s
 
I've worked in construction quite a bit and a razor knife along with a small fixed blade like a Mora Companion is the best way to go IMO
 
Razor blade, kobolt blue handle folder, imho best that ive found, dont get caught up in brand name blades, menards brand is one i would recommend , .025 thick,made in usa. 100 pack for 10$.
 
your spyderco will work just fine. I use to do construction work & i always carried and used was the spyderco tenacious. the Rat 1&2, like man have suggested, because of how well they are built.

I also used a Boker Mag Bulldog was a favored work knife because of the hefty thick blade n the price it comes at.
 
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