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What is the best "work knife" you have ever owned?

For me, it's a Buck Crosslock, with the spearpoint / saw + guthook combo. I purchased this knife during one of those "wow, I like that design even though I have no need for such a knife" moments. After a bit of carrying, its versatility and ruggedness really started to appeal to me. The blade takes a wicked edge and makes short work of cardboard, twine, cables, and most other things that need cutting on a day-to-day basis, and the guthook on the saw comes in handy for situations where the only way to cut a cable or twine is to cut towards yourself (as you don't have to worry about an accidental cut from the back of the saw). The crosslock also features flippers and a decent pocket clip. All things considered, even though it was designed to be a hunting knife, it does the job of a work knife admirably.

- Mike
 
Sog X-ray vision CE
Military CE

The sog got used the most because i owned it the longest, faithfull little ugly blade. i called it the bulldog. The military was definetly bigger than i needed it to be but it was funner.

Put those through miles of tape , cardboard, plastic, meat and bone.
 
wow, those are some nice knives. mine is a knife that a customer gave me, it's made in china, it's a liner lock, and it has the chevrontexaco corperate name on it. by far it has served me well. i know that it's very cheap compared to all of the ones mentioned before mine, i do have a couple others that are not made in china, however it would look really odd for me to carry them to work or anywhere else for that manner.
 
My manix has treated me very well. Built very strong, but not overly expensive. I'm not terrified to really use it hard, cause at worst I'm only out about a buck twenty. Best bang for the buck if you ask me.
 
These three are very different, but are the best "work knives" I've owned, as compared to camp knives, or hiking knives, or hunting knives.

BM42 (no longer have this one...)
Spyderco Delica III (this one decided to leave me for another)
Case CV Trapper
BM 525 & 520
 
I'm one that likes to a fairly inexpensive knife if I'm planning to "hurt" it. In the past, it's been either a Gerber EZ-OUT or a Gator. Usually it's in yardwork where I'm doing a bit of digging as well. The last little while, I've been using a Bryd Crow and an Endura 3 that a co-worker gave to me when he tagged out a serration when he hit a live wire cuttng a zip tie. I've been doing some reno work on one of my rental properties over the last month and basically been doing everything from scraping paint to cutting/scoring dryway with them. This is the "ugly" stuff that I would rather not use my "good" blades for:D The one that really caught me off guard was the Endura - it's held up great:) This one was a combo edge one. The Crow also is still tickin' along really fine. With some of the stuff I was doing, I was actually not expecting them to survive.

- gord
 
While in the Army it was my Spyderco Remote Release.

Now its been my Spyderco Rescue 93mm.
 
When you're talking pure work knife that you can abuse and cut things you would never cut with with one of your good spydercos or Benchmades that would definitely be the old Sodbuster pattern.

In high school and college I did ranch work during the summer and noticed that almost all the full time working cowboys carried carbon steel sodbusters so I figured they must know something. (Case & Brown Mule-Kissing Crane are both good ones) They're tough, easy to sharpen, and you aren't out a bundle of money if you lose or break one.
 
I recommend the d`allara drop point.

As for ease of closing, with practice, the para should get very close (but never match) the ease of closing the axis lock. Give it time.
 
Ummm...good question. Big difference between the "best" and one's "favorite." As far as using knives in actual work, some of us carry a knife far more than we use it. For the most part, I carry mine for protection and only use it to open boxes. If I were a hunter, I'd want a razor sharp blade with outstanding edge retention and a comfortable handle. My favorite knife for all things is a Cold Steel tanto Pro-Lite with a 440A blade. Some day I'm going to get a knife with a decent blade, but for now, size means more to me than anything. And finding a premium quality blade longer than 4 inches is kind of tough.

I reckon the best knife I have is a Benchmade Ascent. Light, tough and quality made, I do carry it often. The knife I carry that probably gets more use than any others is a Cold Steel Ready Edge, a tiny 2-inch fixed blade knife made out of crummy 420 steel. But it bites deeply into cardboard and never needs sharpening because of the little serrations. I only use my bigger knife if the cutting is going to be more serious.

I'd like to see larger folders made out of carbon steel, as I feel that corrosion really would not be a problem in my case. But there are so many to choose from.

--Confed


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My plain edge Mini Griptillian all the way! I cut everything from insultion to pnhumatic hose (this is the ultimate killer of edges) to my fingers:eek: !
I waved the thing, and have probally sharpened it about a hundred times (440C is a great steel, but not the best).
It's been in my pocket for two years, and like others have said, it's like an old shoe. I don't think I'd trade it for a new one with better steel, there's something about looking at a ding in the handle and remembering how painful it was to put the first mark on it!
 
The fixed blade that I liked best was an old Gerber Pixie with the M2 blades and case aluminum handles. The knife was great when I was working produce. The best working folder I ever had was a Spyderco Harpy. Great knife for opening boxes and cutting cord.
 
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