What knife just makes you smile?

The knives that do this the most for me tend to be Bucks and Spydercos. I've always seen Cold Steel's knives as purpose-built martial arts/tactical tools, despite how "goofy" they look to some. Make no mistake, those knives are meant to do a job before all else.

Today I'm carrying one of the only two knives I own that I consider tacticool, and I bought it not because I needed it, but because it does indeed make me smile:

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I just like the way it feels, cuts, and, surprisingly to me, looks. Buck really tried to make a sturdy, all-steel folder as light as they could, and I think they did a good job. Rides really well in the pocket, super thin, and I really like the unique way they did the lanyard hole.
 
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Of course the mega folders are kind of silly and often have little utilitarian value. That is the main reason why I bypassed them for the most part, because of my outdoor orientation. Then you get to a point with knife/axe/multitool buying were you have back ups to your back ups....and eventually just give up trying to rationalize a buy. Then you let go and allow yourself to just buy for fun. I have often called some of my purchases toys, because that's what a lot of them really are. I don't care if the big folders make someone ''smile'', with condescension. But I do see the irony of other hobbiests/collectors etc. buying knives, oiling/cleaning fondling them, then placing them back in the safe for another year. Is that any more rational when a knife is designed to be a tool ? Many of us understand that whatever splinter group that appeals to you in the hobby, were you derive pleasure, is valid and not to be demeaned because it is not your personal choice. The mega folders are just another off shoot of the hobby and if truth was told, a surprising number on the forums have very large folders. So picking fly sheet out of pepper with individual buying choices just reveals the arrogance of a closed mind. No one is interested in having haters swoop in, pinch their load, then fly away again. Buy what you want/need, have some harmless fun, live and let live...............What knife makes me smile when picked up ? Esee Izula 2, Cold Steel Raja 2, Vic Pioneer/Farmer and many more. Some are extremely useful outdoors, others are just for giggles n schnitz.
 
Smiling feelgood feeling I get from my Spyderco Paramilitary 2 - it's just so pretty and elegant and cool and fits my hand like it was molded to it. I also get the feelgood feeling from my Victorinox Tinker, so shiny and red and fits the hand perfectly...

Smiling LOL feeling I get from the Opinel 13. That thing is ridiculously huge. Mine was used before at the Olida factory for splitting pig caracasses. On the other side of the spetrum the Opinel 2 makes me smile too.. soo cute and tiny.
 
Well, I'll have to change/add to my answer. I picked up my microtech ultratech today and haven't been able to stop opening and closing it yet. There's just something satisfying about an OTF auto.
 
Most of mine make me smile.

full flat grind said:
Man, I just might have to get a Rajah 2 now. :D
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I did laugh a bit when I pulled the Rajah 2 out of the box...but for true, honest-to-goodness laughter that will leave you with tears in your eyes, buy the XL Espada. It truly is so freakin huge you will laugh.
Put it away for a month, pull it out, and start laughing all over again. :D
It is big.
 
My cold steel xl voyagers. Not because they are "silly" though, but because they are badass and extremely useful for anything from SD to yardwork. They really arent THAT big though, with a blade only an inch or so longer than the zt above this post. Then again, that extra inch can make a huge difference :rolleyes:
 
oxman198 said:
My cold steel xl voyagers. Not because they are "silly" though, but because they are badass and extremely useful for anything from SD to yardwork. They really arent THAT big though, with a blade only an inch or so longer than the zt above this post. Then again, that extra inch can make a huge difference :rolleyes:
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I might have found my XL Voyager silly, but I already had the Rajah 2 and the XL Espada.
The Rajah 2 is quite useful actually, but it still makes one laugh the first time they hold one. :D
 
For me there are a lot of them but the Strider SNG is certainly up there.

 
Cold Steel Natchez Bowie in SMIII and large Espada. Always unsheath the Natchez for a viewing before shut eye. Love the feel of warm smooth micarta handle and the heft of the blade, undisputed King of Cold Steel fixed blades (sadly discontinued).
 
Every knife I own makes me smile. :)
I look at them and each one has a little story I can relate to when I bought it.
 
I have been told that I have a stupid grin on my face when ever I get an opportunity to use my machete:

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