What is the STRONGEST/TOUGHEST Folder?

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jimmy123

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Anyone have any opinions on the strongest, toughest, most rigid factory made folder on the market today?

1. I want one with a great grade steel. (prefer s30v or 154cm)

2. $100.00-200.00 in price

3. Pretty good knife thickness. (around.15)

4.Has to have a great locking system so it doesn't fail under stress. NO blade movement at all - when in locked position. (framelock or axis?)

5. I would prefer some serrations. (with drop point type of blade)

6.Thick liners and smooth easy one handed opening.


Anyone have any ideas on such a knife??? I would be using it for camping, work, and forestry type things. I want it to handle punishment from the environment also.
It really doesn't matter what factory makes it, as long as they are a reputable company that everyone trusts...

Thanks guys!
 
Bradley Alias is available w/ serration.... it is a Ti framelock (strong), steel is S30V (same as STRIDER knives) and it is in your price range (well, sort of, you have to look).
 
Should I stick with spyderco or benchmade companies because of their history or should I look towards less known companies like you guys mentioned because they are better knives?
 
jimmy123 said:
Should I stick with spyderco or benchmade companies because of their history or should I look towards less known companies like you guys mentioned because they are better knives?
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Bradley are made by Benchmade.
Ontario is a very well known company.
 
as no play in blade or blade rigidness would you agree to the all powerful; framelock or axis lock for what I want?
 
I guess usually probably don't want to use anything for prying huh...even if they have a .15 thick blade...
 
I happen to prefer framelocks. But, I still suggest you look at Manix or Mini-Manix, at least in the price range you mentioned.
 
jimmy123 said:
as no play in blade or blade rigidness would you agree to the all powerful; framelock or axis lock for what I want?
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It all depends on the individual knife. I have never had a lock fail me on a quality knife. What are you planning to use it for? Specifically- what is the most abusive task you will do with it?
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
It all depends on the individual knife. I have never had a lock fail me on a quality knife. What are you planning to use it for? Specifically- what is the most abusive task you will do with it?
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Thanks rat finkersteing for your fast posts...You're a huge upside to this site:)

The most abusive? All i can think of lets say a life or death situation where I need to extreme the blade for maybe cutting through something really hard or using it to hold something up or away from me. Thats the most extreme that I may never get to but its nive to think that it will be there for me in that way just in case, you know...
 
There are a plethora of knives that will fit that role.
You should decide on handle materials and blade styles to narrow your options.
 
jimmy123 said:
as no play in blade or blade rigidness would you agree to the all powerful; framelock or axis lock for what I want?
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In my meager collection, the ones that seem to be the srongest are Axis and Framelocks. I can recommend the Benchmade 710 as an Axis Locking knife, it feels like a fixed blade when locked open.

Most would consider knives like the Emerson CQC 7/8 to be a liner locking knives, (the titanium liner is actually the frame beneath the G10 scales). But I find my Emerson knife to also feel like a fixed blade when locked open. This is another manufacture I would recommend without hesitation.
 
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jimmy123 said:
... using it to hold something up or away from me.
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Recommendation :

Rat Finkenstein said:
There are a plethora of knives that will fit that role.
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There are a lot of folding knives where the maker/manufacturer will support heavy side loading?

-Cliff
 
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