What are some thin bladed, locking folders in the market today?

ok , Opinel 10 and mercator side by side

both are relatively small knives

to me the spines of th eblades seem t be equallythick , tho the opinel has a deeper blade .. meaning that the angle of grind is shallower

Some pics

In hand .. ( yeah right )
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Spine shot :
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blade from side view :
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I prefer the opinel , it is easier on m hands if there is anything thats going to take a while to do , skinning a goat , a carving job etc .. but the mercator has its place

it is my keyring knife , and is called on to do everything if I have no other around to use .

Mercator holds a good edge , it takes less room in pocket , and is just a smaller knife all round

Opinel is easier on hands for bigger and harder work , I feel it is easier to use , easier to control , but my familiarity with it comesinto play a lot there ...

they are both roughly as long as ya hand opened out tho , not huge knives . but good ones

Hope it helps :)
 
I am going to recommend the Spyderco Calypso brown G-10 sprint. The knife at the top of the pic. A bit spendy though since it is now discontinued.
Blade thickness 0.118" (3.0 mm)
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Or the Al Mar Eagle HD. Same blade as the ultralight. And it has a G-10 like material over steel liners.
 
A Laguiole style knife, like Fontenille-Pataud is thin behind the edge, and would be my suggestion.

My version is about 2.3mm wide at the heel of the blade.
It tapers all the way down to the tip.
One inch behind the tip it is 1.4mm.

A great cutter and a beauty to behold.



 
Douk Douk doesn't lock but does have a super strong spring. Mine slices well but the stock is isn't what I would call thin.
 
The blade on the Spyderco Chaparral is 2 mm thick (not 2.5) and S30V. I like the knife enough to have 2 of them. The newer version may be shipping with XHP, another good steel. If you decide to get this one, you may want to call to see what sort of steel you will be getting.
 
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I was toying around with an $8 flea market folder with high carbon steel, and I was astounded at its performance; there were no visual signs of tip degradation even after repeated stabbing through a penny. I doubt most stainless steels would last even the first or second attempt.

What are some high carbon steel folders out there? Would my GB, with M4 tool steel, yield similar results to the obviously tough high carbon steel? Is the Svord peasant knife worth buying and reprofiling to increase its cutting ability?
 
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I have an early Skyline. I hear/hope they learned how to heat treat that Sandvik better. If that's the case, the Skyline is a fantastic design, with a thin-at-the-tang blade featuring a high hollow primary grind.
 
Benchmade mini onslaught. Very thin and quite a slicer. I have a thickness comparisson pic with a CRK umnumzaan (sorry, only other knife laying out to comapre it to). The benchmade's ergos are wonderful as well.


 
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Benchmade mini onslaught. Very thin and quite a slicer. I have a thickness comparisson pic with a CRK umnumzaan (sorry, only other knife laying out to comapre it to). The benchmade's ergos are wonderful as well.


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This and the Spyderco dragonfly are the two that come to mind. :) I own both (the dragonfly is my dads now lol) and they are amazing slicers!
 
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