What kind of folder do you carry?

[TRfromMT]

TRfromMT
You've got some nice folders there for sure. I must say though--and I don't think I am alone in thinking this--the thing that most impresses me is that you only have three folders. Seriously. I don't have a $hit-ton by any stretch, but to get down to just three would be next to impossible for me. Heck, I have 3 PM2s and I would be hard pressed to pick even just one of them.

These three are the culmination of a long journey of really learning what I like in a pocket knife. I've had maybe 50 odd knives through my collection, some stayed longer, some were gone the next day. These 3 (well, just added the Shiro, so really the GB and CRK) were the result of a healthy dose of knife introspection and asking myself what I wanted for a hard working knife and a heirloom quality/lifetime blade. They had to be on washers, and ones I could maintain 100% by myself. All my bearing pivot flippers went, in spite of genuinely liking a certain F95T in Vanax (that one still smarts). The final selections were purposeful towards a minimalist collection with some specific criteria. It was a self induced exercise. Not sure it was worth much because I sure as heck still look at the Exchange every day...

 

[WValtakis]

Shoot, I'd have a hard time whittling it down to 3 dozen folders...but that's because I collect locks and mechanisms, not knives

 

[Casinostocks]

Shoot, I'd have a hard time whittling it down to 3 dozen folders...but that's because I collect locks and mechanisms, not knives

I collect things which can cause severe stabbings, myself included, in case of emergencies when I forget to break the glass! Damned be mechanisms

 

[WValtakis]

Case in point, who doesn't need a lockback whittler? And of course a jigged bone Al Mar to pair with it?

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

 

[WValtakis]

Alright...kind of a sucker for megafolders too

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

What's the bottom 2?

Alright...kind of a sucker for megafolders too

 

[WValtakis]

What's the bottom 2?

Spyderco Tatanka that I gave a "remote pocket opener" and a faux dagger regrind, and a Camillus CUDA Aftermath that I gave a full flat regrind and forced a patina.

 

[Casinostocks]

Tony's post prompted me to do a total head count of ALL of my folders, including a couple of few jalopies which are purely for the purposes of learning some tricks and practicing on my Wicked Edge.

Drum rollllllll.... Tada: 13 in total including a couple of Victorinox & SAK multitools, otherwise 11 things which fold... Pathetic

 

[ErocSD]

 

[on_the_edge]

47 options for me and it will be this one today

 

[WValtakis]

47 options for me and it will be this one today

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Dang...a Lochsa was the first integral handle I ever saw...very nice

 

[on_the_edge]

Dang...a Lochsa was the first integral handle I ever saw...very nice

Thanks, man. It's a beautiful knife that gets lots of not-too-rough love and carry time. The S90V blade and Scott's reverse finish show very few usage marks. Sexy and sophisticated (if a knife can be those things), but not overly so IMHO.

 

[ErocSD]

 

[WValtakis]

Do OTFs count as folders? It's collapsible like one...

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Do OTFs count as folders? It's collapsible like one...

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I'll allow it.









Dont care.

 

[ErocSD]

..

 

[Lorien]

always wanted a Tim Wright folder

 

[on_the_edge]

I've got this beauty in my pocket today, a Case XX 9-dot that will be celebrating 50 amazing years next year. One of my favorites that is sharp as hell!

 

[okcasey]

My “steppin out” folder.