What would you recommend for an EDC knife under 50$

[dfarr]

Meyerco Kirby Lambert ShockWave. Great knife for $49-$50. BladeHQ has them in stock. So close to a custom Kirby Lambert it would scare you! Here are the specs:

The Shock Wave is a Kirby Lambert designed knife from Meyerco. It features carbon fiber and G-10 scales over a heavy steel liner lock frame. The handle is ergonomically shaped with finger grooves and a gentle thumb ramp with jimping. The modified drop point 8Cr13MoV stainless blade is satin finished with a moderate belly and a plain edge. Includes ambidextrous thumb studs and a tip-up pocket clip. The Shock Wave has a solid, confidence inspiring build and feel that you'll appreciate.
Specifications:
Overall Length: 8.5"
Blade Length: 3.625"
Blade Steel: 8Cr13MoV
Handle Material: Carbon Fiber / G-10
Locking Type: Liner Lock
Weight: 6.4 oz.

 

[Dao.Hung_105]

Thanks Dao.Hung_105. The Recon-1 is about $57 to $60+ depending on where you shop. And btw I did this knife after two other members did theirs and you don't snad them. You scrape the coating off. One member used a high power paint remover - but it didn't stop him from having to scrape areas.

My advice would be easy does it!! Find a narrow and thin - flat head screwdriver and sharpen it, I did most of mine that way and the rest - the hardest to remove - I got off with a razor sharp knife edge, which had to be re-sharpened too after the project (it was S30V steel too).

If you just start scraping you'll feel your flat head or knife blade either slide off or bite in. You want it to bite in at a shallow angle and it leaves a perfect stonewashed blade underneath.

If you're in a hurry then get a heavy duty paint stripper. Work over an old white canvas or a sheet (better) if possible so dropped screws don't get lost. I didn't but I'm very OCD about organizing my screws and parts. I had to search for a screw a couple of times.

Don't forget to heat up the screws with a blow dryer to defeat the blue lock-tite and then push down real hard on the torx screws before turning them out. Good luck, you'll be glad you did it in a few days. :thumbup:

Here's some links from other ones:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...d-mini-lawman-pics?highlight=stripped+Recon-1

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...errated-(Stonewashed)?highlight=Naked+Recon-1

well I stripped my my BK14 once, and it took a lot of effort to do it.
thanks man I'll tell you as soon as I get tanto blade grinded just like yours

 

[midnightreport]

I am looking for:
-folding knife
-tanto blade(doesn't have to be)
-NOT serrated
-STRONG BLADE TIP
-has a clip
- 3-4 inch blade
-all around durability
-keep a sharp edge for a while
-price MUST be UNDER 65$ tops

Weight isn't much of an issue.

What would you recommend?
What do you carry every day and what do you use it for?

Welcome to BladeForums, Trodio!

+1 for the Spyderco Delica (3-inch blade) or Endura (3.75-inch blade) with the standard saber grind. It fits nearly all your criteria, except it doesn't have a tanto blade.

The Delica 4 saber-grind plain edge is in my daily carry rotation; I reach for it when I know I'll be using a knife a lot; it's also my go-to hiking/backpacking knife. My uses are pretty light-duty: opening packages and cutting food mostly, but the Delicas and Enduras can definitely tackle heavier-duty tasks. The Delicas and Enduras are among the most robust folders in their size/weight range, IMHO.

 

[Peter Parker]

For under $50....

but for that $65 a Kershaw RAM.