What feature always makes any knife better?

[Wandering_About]

Good steel. Edge geometry meant for cutting. Sensible and comfortable blade and handle shape.

 

[dtcls100]

Simple. Sharper is always good -- since cutting is the purpose of a knife.

 

[MolokaiRider]

Thin edge geometry and a distal taper to the tip.

 

[Enzo’s Woodshop]

I voted for “other.” For me, one thing that is ALWAYS appreciated is a substantial handle. 4” minimum, 4.5”-5” preferred handle length. 0.6”-1.3” handle thickness preferred. Regardless of the blade length, those are the handle specs I always want.

 

[barrabas74]

I put other. I like holes on folders and thinner ground for that oh so outdated "cutting" things knives do.

 

[JC972]

I voted other. To expand on that, what I mean is that I like a blade steel that is on the softer side than a lot of steels seem to be anymore. I don’t want a blade that’s so hard I have to break out one of my flat files to sharpen the thing.

 

[EngrSorenson]

Reasonable cost, simple features!

I will be forever tempted to buy another Opinel or Mora, even when I know I’ll never use it. Just an attractive selling feature.

 

[POCEH KOCEB]

What feature always makes any knife better?​

Wave.

 

[EngrSorenson]

Wave.

 

[Zephyr One/Zero]

Should have: quality steel, strong lock. Personally, as a southpaw it should feature ambidextreous controls, and a lanyard provision.

 

[DocJD]

ambidextreous controls, and a lanyard provision.

This ^^^and a clip for either side and up or down ( folders , of course ) .

 

[JParanee]

A quality sheath for fixed and folder

 

[LittleAugieMo]

Stag handles&Hamon

 

[Hackenslash]

I want optimized bubble holes in my Big-Ass-Titanium-Sword of Redemption.

A sharpened edge is optional.

 

[DocJD]

optimized bubble holes

Uh...what ?

 

[PQGK]

I voted for jimping and thumb ramp for control but for me a strong lock is as important

 

[RustyIron]

CPM-15V

 

[scdub]

Other.

I mean, not ALL knives benefit from this, but I really appreciate a real finger guard on the vast majority of knife styles (kitchen, EDC, SD, field, heavy use, survival, etc.)

A REAL guard - 90 degrees or more - not just a ramp leading your index finger (or pinky in reverse grip) up onto the blade. Small knives too please!

I immediately pre-ordered the ZT 0560 (Hinderer design) when I first saw a picture because it actually had a fully functional, concave/wrap-around finger guard.


(I bought it, and still carry it, despite the super steel, and jimping everywhere… )

 

[Mecha]

All right guys, I ran the results of the poll through an AI Supercomputer, and it determined with digital precision what's the coolest knife that's better than any other.

Drum roll please!

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SPYDERCO STOVEPIPE!

 

[Richard338]

Nope, you obviously messed up the calculations. No jimping, no blood grooves, no hamon, no tapered tang, no convex grind. Big fail.