thin folder suggestions?

Been through lots of folders and the 940 gets the nod for thin, light, strong. Its really hard to find a blade thin from spine to back of grip when closed.
 
Spyker18 said:
a dream knife for me would be the kershaw knockout with a thumb ramp & better steel.
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The Knockout was the first knife I thought of when I saw the thread title. Maybe you should just give it a ride for a while and see how it goes.
 
Spyker18 said:
a dream knife for me would be the kershaw knockout with a thumb ramp & better steel.
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The Knockout was the first knife I thought of when I saw the thread title. Maybe you should just give it a ride for a while and see how it goes.
 
Blade-fiend said:
Benchmade 530 pardue is the thinnest lightest blade i have and its stil a nice size with 154cm steel. Spyderco chaparal is probably my next thinnest and has carbon fiber scales and s30v blade
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this is my favorite lightweight knife. its really amazing, super thin, takes a nice edge. ambidextrous and its 1.8 oz
 
CJZ said:
If you're talking almost paper thin, then i'd suggest a Mercator K55.
Pros:
Thin blade, great for slicing and cutting
Can take a razor edge
Nice, easy lock
Easily forgettable in a pocket
Really freaking attractive
Carbon steel

Cons:
Carbon steel (careful of rust, I learned the hard way)
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Three ways to deal with this:
1) Force a patina;
2) Routine use of Tuf-Cloth or other preventative measures;
3) Buy the stainless version.
 
Check out the Enzo Birk Carbon Fiber in S30V ffg. Beautiful, extremely sharp, very flat. Has a pocket clip - I removed it.
 
Another suggestion for the Mercator. If you're okay with having a very "simple knife", there ain't much around that's thinner than these. The carbon steel versions sharpen easily to a very, very keen edge, and all said and done, you have a 3-1/2" locking folder that's 1/4" thick. I really like the spear-point blade shape too. They make it in stainless, though I don't know what kind.

Since they are so cheap, sometimes the blades can be sharpened poorly and un-centered, though. Baronyx (a vendor here) offer offers a "special" grade that shouldn't have those problems for under a few dollars more.
 
i think your op screams out 710. thin. belly. lefty. i carry mine every day and dont even notice its there.
 
For a thin sharp as hell blade I'd go with an Opinel #8 with Carbon Steel. I know it's cheap and simplistic but it's had such staying power for a reason.

If you're looking for something a little more modern I really enjoy my Speedform 2 with Elmax. Has nice smooth g10 scales as well. Even the Spyderco Junior with vg10 is awesome. It uses the compression lock found on the Paramilitary and Yojimbos.
 
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