What kind of folder do you carry?

dtmbinb said:
Surprisingly comfortable. No hot spots to speak of. All the edges are very well chamfered. Although, if I'm using a knife for any extended period of time, I usually grab a fixed blade.
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Same, but I've been in a few situations at home that I prefer to use a folder like breaking down cardboard. Sometimes I just use my reciprocating saw with an old dull wood blade,
but other times I'll use a folder.

I mainly do this because 1. I only carry folders when I have to, like in the office and 2. My pm2 has a thinner profile than almost any of my fixies, which makes slicing through cardboard much easier.

I rely on my fixed blades for everything else and I don't want to waste the durable edge on something that doesn't require much durability.

I had a mordax in magnacut. I used it to cut through one 3 foot by 4 foot sheet of triple layer cardboard. Even though the handle had no perceivable hot spots or rough areas, I found out very quickly that the knife wasn't comfortable for extended use. I switched to my pm2 and it was like night and day. I finished the remaining 3 sheets of triple layered cardboard with no discomfort.

Granted, part of this was due to blade geometry. The pm2 took much less force to slice through the cardboard, but the handle shape & material (aluminum) on the mordax were larger contributing factors, in my opinion.

I sold that mordax shortly after this experience and never looked back. I've learned I'm a fan of thin slicey folders, but the reverse is not true. I'm not a fan of spyderco's aesthetics, but you can't argue with their performance. Their prices are typically reasonable based on the current market, too.
 
I bet you'd love the North Arm Skaha II. It's the most comfortable handle design with a very slicey Magnacut blade. I'd argue even better than the PM2 in both departments. Not to mention perfect detent and drop shut action that is on par or better than $1000 knives.

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carnifex knifeworks said:
Same, but I've been in a few situations at home that I prefer to use a folder like breaking down cardboard. Sometimes I just use my reciprocating saw with an old dull wood blade,
but other times I'll use a folder.

I mainly do this because 1. I only carry folders when I have to, like in the office and 2. My pm2 has a thinner profile than almost any of my fixies, which makes slicing through cardboard much easier.

I rely on my fixed blades for everything else and I don't want to waste the durable edge on something that doesn't require much durability.

I had a mordax in magnacut. I used it to cut through one 3 foot by 4 foot sheet of triple layer cardboard. Even though the handle had no perceivable hot spots or rough areas, I found out very quickly that the knife wasn't comfortable for extended use. I switched to my pm2 and it was like night and day. I finished the remaining 3 sheets of triple layered cardboard with no discomfort.

Granted, part of this was due to blade geometry. The pm2 took much less force to slice through the cardboard, but the handle shape & material (aluminum) on the mordax were larger contributing factors, in my opinion.

I sold that mordax shortly after this experience and never looked back. I've learned I'm a fan of thin slicey folders, but the reverse is not true. I'm not a fan of spyderco's aesthetics, but you can't argue with their performance. Their prices are typically reasonable based on the current market, too.
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While the PM2’s thinner blade does work well for tasks like cutting cardboard, after trying various more expensive knives (that require sharpening every so often), I realized that it’s just a lot easier to go with the simple option, i.e. a utility knife.

Even thinner blade. Switch ends when it gets dull. Replace blade when both ends are dull.
 
Single-Action Sunday... dusted off this old school "Maki" Single-Action OTF, such a radically advanced mechanism for the time period 🤯
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Teardown Tuesday, peeking inside the Böker Plus "Boker-matic"😎
*the tiny mystery spring in the video is indeed a detent springfor the handle with a plunger that dropped out of sight at bottom of the frame😂*

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Weird Wednesday... grabbed this Fox Knives Military Division "aX-dobolock", designed by Pi Knives, one of the few side-folders in the collection as well as being a tri-fold style 😎

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Throwback Thursday, just snagged this little Gerber "Applegate/Fairbairn Covert Folder" with the secondary Lake/Walker safety lock I mentioned in the video on the full size one last week😁
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