Long-time lurker; Finally registered
Really appreciate the collective wisdom available on this forum and seeking some input as to a “next step” (my apologies for a long first post!!!)
After nearly a half-century of knife-accumulation, and relatively recent acquisitions of a significant number - especially Kershaw and CRKT – I find myself settling-in to a set of …preferences…specifically as regards folders.
I accumulate primarily to use rather than display and have not yet been able to get over a mental block about subjecting more costly (for this purpose let’s say … <$100-ish) knives to the rigors of daily use.
For reference, a few of the folders that find their way into my regular rotation nowadays are:
I recently purchased the SOG Terminus and am really enjoying the combination of flipper and lock that keeps fingers out of the way when closing – Considering the SOG-TAC XR
My current preferences seem to center on:
Thanks for the add-in!
Again, sorry about the length and grateful for any thoughts!
Really appreciate the collective wisdom available on this forum and seeking some input as to a “next step” (my apologies for a long first post!!!)
After nearly a half-century of knife-accumulation, and relatively recent acquisitions of a significant number - especially Kershaw and CRKT – I find myself settling-in to a set of …preferences…specifically as regards folders.
I accumulate primarily to use rather than display and have not yet been able to get over a mental block about subjecting more costly (for this purpose let’s say … <$100-ish) knives to the rigors of daily use.
For reference, a few of the folders that find their way into my regular rotation nowadays are:
- Kershaw Concierge; really like this -especially since smoothing the flipper tab and very-carefully relieving the front of the frame immediately adjacent to the lock to allow more comfortable thumb access -see note below)
- CRKT Curfew (strictly as dress knife)
- CRKT SQUID XM
- Buck Vantage (small)
- SOG Terminus XR (had to smooth the flipper tab)
- Civvivi flipper (not sure model)
- CRKT CEO flipper (strictly as dress knife)
- 2-3 Camillus models (following re-shaping of the handles and flipper tabs)
- ABKT grunt (had to smooth the flipper tab)
- Kershaw AL-Mar (Quality not great but size/shape feels good in my hand)
I recently purchased the SOG Terminus and am really enjoying the combination of flipper and lock that keeps fingers out of the way when closing – Considering the SOG-TAC XR
My current preferences seem to center on:
- Blade: 3” - (+/-), spear or drop point preferred or something with more ... "belly" ... but based on current carry obviously not essential. Quality of steel also not essential as you can see from some of my preferences -willing to sharpen as needed and other characteristics more important
- Handles: contoured preferred but not necessary, pref/ micarta, G-10 or bone (hard to find combined with other characteristics)
- Mechanism: Flipper -pref. manual but open to assisted -no full auto for this query (Note: a dominant-hand thumb issue makes thumb studs difficult and unfortunately rules out many candidates). Can do the middle-finger-flick with some (ironically NOT most Spyderco’s I’ve tried), but still not ideal
- Pocket clip
- lock (Cross-bar nice, but frame and liner both acceptable)
Thanks for the add-in!
Again, sorry about the length and grateful for any thoughts!
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-- get a small Sebenza. Costs more than you suggest but you pay for and get top quality. Kind of like the difference between a Chevy and a Lamborghini -- they'll both get you there but the Lamborghini is will get you there in style.
