That ONE friend who can't understand...

Wait he actually likes crappy knives? Hurray! Give him a gas station knife for his birthday. He’ll love it, You’ll only be out 5$, and can put the rest into your collection.
 
pinnah said:
Colin,

Well yes. There's a reason why I recommended the Mora Companion in my very first post.

This said, I prefer to move around with a folder in my rear pocket than having a fixed blade on my belt. I just don't like stuff on my belt.

I don't see how locking mechanism durability applies to hard cutting in wood. IME, the durability issues I encounter have to do with a knife developing horizontal play from repeated hard cuts or lateral play from repeated prying. I try to never rely on a lock of any folding knife, even my 110s, which have notoriously strong locks.

Note, my large Case Sodbuster is more durable for hard cutting in wood than my Buck 110 is and its not a traditional slip joint design.
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The mora is a relatively small knife. I'm sure you could back pocket carry it in the sheath or in the front pocket.

From the sounds of your use of a knife a fixed blade is a much better choice. Or use a more stout folder with an Axis lock, compression lock, or tri-ad lock.
That would likely help the lock problems.

Fixed blades solve all the blade play issues.
Personally I carry a Para3 or PM2 for an EDC. I have a few other knives but i rarely abuse them. One has pried me out of an elevator before and it was a frame lock. To this day no blade play, or anything of that nature. But that's is a totally different class of knife.
 
ShannonSteelLabs said:
The mora is a relatively small knife. I'm sure you could back pocket carry it in the sheath or in the front pocket.
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IMO, the Companion (which I recommended to the OP) is too big for pocket carry. YMMV. For guys working on work sites all day, I think its a good addition to a tool belt though. I know guys who do that, which I why I recommended it.

From the sounds of your use of a knife a fixed blade is a much better choice. Or use a more stout folder with an Axis lock, compression lock, or tri-ad lock.
That would likely help the lock problems.
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I personally don't have any lock problems. For hard cutting tasks, I use an Opinel whose strength doesn't rely on it's locking mechanism. For hunting and EDC, the Bucks are fine. Triad and Axis locks have great reputations for those who rely on lock strength but, IMO, if you need a lock that strong, a fixed blade makes more sense.

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