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OK... I'm still in search of the perfect everyday carry. Let me tell you what I've tried so far, and why it didn't work.
BM 710 M2HS:
Too long
Had troubles sharpening the recurve blade
SOG Twitch II:
Too little
Kershaw Lahar:
Too beefy
Had troubles sharpening the recurve blade
So here's what I'm looking for.
Size:
I want a 3" to 3.5" blade. I don't want a super wide blade like the Lahar. I'd prefer if it wasn't a big tactical beefy folder, as that is overkill for my EDC. On the other hand I don't want a delicate gentlemen's folder.
Blade:
I want a straight edged blade, no recurves.
Handle:
I don't like plasticy feeling handles, like on some of the Spydercos. They just feel cheap to me. I generally stay away from bare metal as well. I don't like a super rough handle because it tears up my pants. I like a finger choil of some sort. I like the style of the Kershaw ENER-G II, Spyderco Caly III, Benchmade Skirmish. That sort of intergrated finger choil.
Clip:
I like LOW profile carry, but still clipped to my pocket. I surely would not want a huge clip like on the Kershaw JYD, for example. I'm not against sending the knife to STR to have a lo-pro clip put on it, but if all things are equal I'd like a low-pro clip out-of-the-box
Use:
Predominently a slicer. If I want to do some heavy cutting I'll get out the Lahar or something. My EDC generally slices open packages.
Grind:
I am best at maintaining a convex edge with sandpaper and a strop. I'm not completetly against sending the knife to Tom Krein or somebody if it comes with a hollow ground or something like that though. If all things are equal, I'd prefer to just sandpaper and strop the out-of-the-box knife though. Of the normal production grinds, I guess flat would be best.
Price:
Under $100. I know that limits me somewhat, but with the performance I've seen from $50 Spydercos and Kershaws, I just can't justify spending $300 for an EDC folder.
Steel:
Not real picky here. I'm one of those sacriligious fellows who can't really tell the difference between different steels. I'm not the best sharpener in the world, and my EDC doesn't see much hard use at all. So I guess something that fairly easily takes a super keen edge would be best for me. I'm not overly worried with retention. I'll strop regularly like a good boy.
So any advice would be appriciated.
BM 710 M2HS:
Too long
Had troubles sharpening the recurve blade
SOG Twitch II:
Too little
Kershaw Lahar:
Too beefy
Had troubles sharpening the recurve blade
So here's what I'm looking for.
Size:
I want a 3" to 3.5" blade. I don't want a super wide blade like the Lahar. I'd prefer if it wasn't a big tactical beefy folder, as that is overkill for my EDC. On the other hand I don't want a delicate gentlemen's folder.
Blade:
I want a straight edged blade, no recurves.
Handle:
I don't like plasticy feeling handles, like on some of the Spydercos. They just feel cheap to me. I generally stay away from bare metal as well. I don't like a super rough handle because it tears up my pants. I like a finger choil of some sort. I like the style of the Kershaw ENER-G II, Spyderco Caly III, Benchmade Skirmish. That sort of intergrated finger choil.
Clip:
I like LOW profile carry, but still clipped to my pocket. I surely would not want a huge clip like on the Kershaw JYD, for example. I'm not against sending the knife to STR to have a lo-pro clip put on it, but if all things are equal I'd like a low-pro clip out-of-the-box
Use:
Predominently a slicer. If I want to do some heavy cutting I'll get out the Lahar or something. My EDC generally slices open packages.
Grind:
I am best at maintaining a convex edge with sandpaper and a strop. I'm not completetly against sending the knife to Tom Krein or somebody if it comes with a hollow ground or something like that though. If all things are equal, I'd prefer to just sandpaper and strop the out-of-the-box knife though. Of the normal production grinds, I guess flat would be best.
Price:
Under $100. I know that limits me somewhat, but with the performance I've seen from $50 Spydercos and Kershaws, I just can't justify spending $300 for an EDC folder.
Steel:
Not real picky here. I'm one of those sacriligious fellows who can't really tell the difference between different steels. I'm not the best sharpener in the world, and my EDC doesn't see much hard use at all. So I guess something that fairly easily takes a super keen edge would be best for me. I'm not overly worried with retention. I'll strop regularly like a good boy.
So any advice would be appriciated.
