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What Midtech/semi-custom folder should I get?
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I'm going to give another thumbs up for the Wayfarer. I'm on my third one right now and I think I've finally found the one I want to keep. I traded the first one for the second one and the second one for the third (the one I have right now). I love the design, I love that each one is different. So many variations are possible. Each one has super flipping action, perfect lock-up, and perfect centering. The weight really isn't bad either. As a bonus, Eugene from Olamic is a great guy and he really takes care of his customers.
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Thank you again for the info.
There are indeed so many variations!
The one I like (G10 with stainless bolster) is gone........
Miso
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The steel in my Brad Southard AVO is a good blade-steel, and more than adequate for my rather casual EDC needs, but it is NOT the equivalent of the M390 in your folder. The M390 is a top choice and very difficult to beat.
Brad Southard AVO
Some of the dimensions are:
grip thkness: 0.460"
blade thkness: 0.140"
3.33" blade (tip to grip)
4.5" grip length
Very comfy in my hand.. Rock-solid, no-stick goodness..
The ZT 0770 fires very hard in my hand...the spring-assist is extremely effective. I like the styling of the grip and of the blade, and it is comfortable to hold. The CF grip is beautiful but is more slippery to hold onto than my AVO's plain-Jane titanium slabs. The AVO is built heavier...in total weight, blade-thickness and is a frame-lock design. The ZT is a liner-lock, has a thinner blade but excellent grind which will slice like a bugger...and both knives are easy-operating one-handers. I could be well-satisfied with either knife.
I think you've made an excellent choice.
And it's nice to know that you could buy two 0770's for the price of one AVO. 'Nuff said.
Here is a pic...
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There is a Terzuola mid-tech collab that you can get for ~$600, made by Three Rivers. Not a custom, but closer to what the OP was looking for.
Olamic is doing some amazing work with their Wayfarers lately, lots of nice sculpted handles, filework on the liners/backspacer, and more anodizing than they've previously done.
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Not a mid-tech. It's just a production knife of Bob's design. Bob had no input and never touched them.
At least the 'mid-techs' made by Nichols are usually sharpened and checked by the maker, some of them even do the assembly.
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I can't recomend the Wayfarer enough:thumbup:
I'd try and find one with moonglow, it's not some cheap GITD toy stuff. This stuff glows bright and long. I've left mine on my nite stand under my lamp, and woke up at 4-5am and the thing is still glowing
good stuff! I think it would be very practical if you needed a knife in a low light situation (not like that really happens much though
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I'd try and find one with moonglow, it's not some cheap GITD toy stuff. This stuff glows bright and long. I've left mine on my nite stand under my lamp, and woke up at 4-5am and the thing is still glowing
good stuff! I think it would be very practical if you needed a knife in a low light situation (not like that really happens much though).
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Nope you got that backwards
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Really?! That's awesome!
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Nevermind, I forgot that I only heard them called a "midtech" in a video review, not at the site where they are sold.
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The steel in my Brad Southard AVO is a good blade-steel, and more than adequate for my rather casual EDC needs, but it is NOT the equivalent of the M390 in your folder. The M390 is a top choice and very difficult to beat.
Brad Southard AVO
Some of the dimensions are:
grip thkness: 0.460"
blade thkness: 0.140"
3.33" blade (tip to grip)
4.5" grip length
Very comfy in my hand.. Rock-solid, no-stick goodness..
The ZT 0770 fires very hard in my hand...the spring-assist is extremely effective. I like the styling of the grip and of the blade, and it is comfortable to hold. The CF grip is beautiful but is more slippery to hold onto than my AVO's plain-Jane titanium slabs. The AVO is built heavier...in total weight, blade-thickness and is a frame-lock design. The ZT is a liner-lock, has a thinner blade but excellent grind which will slice like a bugger...and both knives are easy-operating one-handers. I could be well-satisfied with either knife.
I think you've made an excellent choice.
And it's nice to know that you could buy two 0770's for the price of one AVO. 'Nuff said.
Here is a pic...
Thank you, Sonnydaze, for the nice comparison!
AVO looks really great.
Since I like a slicer, AVO may be too thick for me.....
Miso
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I can't recomend the Wayfarer enough:thumbup:
I'd try and find one with moonglow, it's not some cheap GITD toy stuff. This stuff glows bright and long. I've left mine on my nite stand under my lamp, and woke up at 4-5am and the thing is still glowing
Blues Bender,
Your Wayfarer looks so awesome.......
I wish that scale version is still available......
But how does it glow that long?
Is it the good old radioacitive luminous paint, used in old watches???
Miso