The Ultimate EDC, here it is! Case closed!

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I´ve been carrying my Benchmade 707 Sequel for more than two years now and I find it very hard to beat as the perfect edc knife. It´s small and light with a big blade. The aluminum handles makes it strong and sturdy. Drop it on the concrete? No problems. The Axis-lock is still amazing and 154CM steel is more than good enough for daliy tasks.

I´ve tried other knifes (have about 40 different folders) but I alwats come back to this one. So maybe there are more expensive and more good looking folders but I can´t see how they will work better than 707 as an urban edc knife.

Or have you found the ultimate edc? If so, show me pics!
 
Slowstarter said:
I´ve been carrying my Benchmade 707 Sequel for more than two years now and I find it very hard to beat as the perfect edc knife. It´s small and light with a big blade. The aluminum handles makes it strong and sturdy. Drop it on the concrete? No problems. The Axis-lock is still amazing and 154CM steel is more than good enough for daliy tasks.

I´ve tried other knifes (have about 40 different folders) but I alwats come back to this one. So maybe there are more expensive and more good looking folders but I can´t see how they will work better than 707 as an urban edc knife.

Or have you found the ultimate edc? If so, show me pics!
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Good for you!

seelow123 said:
This one's pretty good...
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I've been carrying this around in the bottom of my pocket and it's been doing very well (usually accompanied by something larger clipped to the top). The Insingo shape digs into whatever I'm cutting and it is a perfect small size.

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I agree that the 707 is an excellent edc knife. I carried one for three years and have been on a recent knife buying spree trying to top it. It pm2 is also a GREAT edc but a little large for some situations. I recently purchased a Ritter mini grip and have some custom carbon fiber micarta scales being made for it now. In my opinion a Ritter mini with custom scales is really just the next progression after the 707. I'm very excited to say the least...
 
I've got a 710 and it's one of my favorites. I've always wanted to try a 707, but I'm afraid it won't get carried much as I always end up reaching for one of my larger folders. Still, I'll just have to try one out in person someday.
 
One of these 2 for me. Victorinox super tinker or a Cold Steel Mini AK-47.
Im leaning towards the Vic tho
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allyourblood said:
I've got a 710 and it's one of my favorites. I've always wanted to try a 707, but I'm afraid it won't get carried much as I always end up reaching for one of my larger folders. Still, I'll just have to try one out in person someday.
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+1 for the 710. Only one I carry these days.
 
Everyone has their own criteria and personally I have not yet owned what I consider to be the ultimate EDC, but I'm still looking.

I've owned and carried a lot of Benchmades- AFCK's, Leopards and mini-grip. The mini-grip is a pretty good knife although I've decided I want a larger blade now. I used to dismiss anything that wasn't tip down but I learned that the mini-grip is short enough that it can work tip-up. I'm afraid that larger knives still won't work though. I've bought a PM2 to try for EDC but haven't gotten enough experience with it to judge yet. I also carried an EDI Genesis II for awhile and I thought it was pretty good. But each knife I've carried still had one or two things that kept it from being ultimate in my mind. Right now I'm eyeing a BM 913 as perhaps the ultimate for my criteria, now I just have to find one that I can afford and try it out. The 890 and 943 also satisfy my criteria to some extent. The 525 and 581 come close. I might like the 710 except for that bit of recurve and the clip being on the wrong end.

I spotted the 707 and I like the design, but I find that it is just an upgraded mini-grip which is both good and bad. In its size range though I think it is pretty good.

My personal criteria:
3.4"-3.6" blade, plain edge, keen point
sculpted G10 handles
liner lock or axis lock
steel that is better than 154 or S30V
tip down carry

I had to come back and add this part...
I think for lots of us the ultimate EDC does not exist. As we buy new knives, other things will come on the market and looking for the ultimate will always be chasing a moving target. I think this is OK because this is what keeps us engaged in this hobby and makes the chase the rewarding part of what we do. Progressing down the road and finding better and better knives to buy is what keeps us going. I could have stopped with my first Benchmade Leopard, pronounced it the ultimate, and never bought another knife, but none of us want to just stop the search.
 
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Here's mine.... for now at least. I took off the clip and it rides around in my pocket. So much better with the Wilkins grips.

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I'm digging my BM 940 Osborne at the moment. Light weight, great EDC length (3.4'), quality materials (S30V blade with aircraft aluminum blade and titanium spacers), awesome blade shape for EDC and back-up tactical blade.
 
one question about the sequel: is the handle section bigger than 0.5 inch? coz if it is, i don't want it clipped to my waistband, which is how i EDC.
 
I don't think there is such a thing as an ultimate EDC, but if you think you've found it congratulations as you've saved yourself years of EDC anxiety.
 
I have a Sequel in my pocket right now. I sometimes use a mini grip if I am working outside in the yard. There are times when I want a smaller knife than the Sequel, and for these times I may have a Spyderco Chaparral in my pocket or a Michael Walker.
The Sequel is very comfy in the pocket, especially after I removed the clip. It has as much blade as I want to carry in IL.
 
I'm quite fond of my Cold Steel American Lawman. But lately I've been carrying my Recon 1. I do some times wish that the Recon 1 had a thinner blade though.

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I'm really really considering picking up another Spyderco ParaMilitary 2. (I sold the last two that I owned) It's such a good slicer and the ergonomics are great. I just wish that it had a stronger lock, not that there is anything wrong with the compression lock. But I'm used to being able to beat on my lawman and recon 1.
 
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