I'm sitting here having a drink and whittling thick paper with my new Ontario gen II sp-43
Basically this, but a tiny bit longer i think
It's very nice, the only grievance i developed is that the handle is too square in shape and a tad slippery. Probably would be better for someone with huge hands, as it's way too big for my girly hands.
My brand new Spyderco Caly 3 which is one sweet knife and really really sharp and even sharper now that it and the sharpmaker had some time to say hi, it goes through paper like a laser and the lockup is very solid. Some people bash this knife for having rivits instead of torx screws but the rivits make the knife look smoother and on this type of knife that is a plus.
Just got a Gerber Torch, which is very similar to the Hinderer XM-18, for $17 shipped. After reading about how Gerber's steel was crap, I decided to check the edge retention:
After cutting the box, I slice through this piece of newspaper very easily. It still shaved and on some parts of the edge it still shaved without touching the skin:
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