What's a gentleman's folder

Great point jackknife. As an office-guy myself, a little knife comes in handy. Outside of work...a little knife comes in handy. Its helpful at times to myself and others, and no one being helped freaks out about a small, well made, classy knife. Its like holding a door open for a lady (young or old).

Its interesting that, while knives have become associated with violence, for me, carrying a small, well made, knife feels like a gentle/civilized/grown-up thing to do.

Gentlemanly, if that's a word.

I think smiling-knife hit the nail on the head. Its about gentility and class of the owner. I try my best. Maybe its time for men (myself included) to start carrying a clean pressed handkerchiefs again. :)
 
Nope, just can't get my mind around "Spyderco" when thinking about the "traditional, classy/classic" knife that the term "gentleman's folder" brings to mind. Spydies are good at what they do, but they're not dressy, and when they try to dress them up they end up looking kinda silly, imo. What I cannot understand is why some people are willing to pay $300+ for a production knife with a plastic handle just because it has someone's name on it. But I digress.



The above is an example of what's often called a "gentleman's knife" today, at least according to that vendor. Sleek single blade liner lock with some wood and a thumb stud, because, well, everyone needs a thumb stud.

Personally, I think this:



is a modern classic, and is everything I want in a gentleman's knife.

-- Sam
 
Thank you! I thought so, too. That's why I bought one... :D

Seriously, though; It's not easy to find a knife with very well executed matchstrike nail nicks these days. On most of the knives I've seen that have them at all they look like an afterthought, pressed in or somehow "incomplete" looking. These look and feel very nice, and the action of the knife beautiful, too.

My only issue with it is the grinds are a little thick, and it's hard to get that hair-popping, "the paper parted because it was scared, not cut" edge on it.

-- Sam
 
It might not be classy but I like my Kershaw Scallion for office and more formal carry. Its slim and discreet but can still get a job done.
 
James Todd said:
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This is my kind of knife, simple, slim and functional.
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I was about to chime in with William Henry myself. Very nice knives that to my mind fit the "gentleman's knife" classification.

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Gary
 
Gary, I like your WH Spire. It's the wharncliffe model. I have one also, but in green bone. I like yours much better. I tried to get the red bone version, but I happened onto the knife too late and it was already discontinued at the time. Still, it is a beautiful knife, and the one I use for dressy occasions.
 
I have a SOG "Gentleman's Knife" and I love it. Clean....simple and I don't look out of place using when I'm in my work disguise. I do however have a terrible itch to replace this with a CRK Mnandi.

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Peregrin said:
I was about to chime in with William Henry myself. Very nice knives that to my mind fit the "gentleman's knife" classification.

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Gary
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I love that pearl handle kestral (I think that is what it is called)
Very Nice Gary, You have good taste.

James
 
A Gentleman's Folder? I know....a roll of $20.00 bills with a money clip around them, (possibly with a very tiny knife blade).

Semper Fi!
 
I think Kershaw's "Gentleman's Folder" is a very good modern interpretation of a gentleman's knife. It's thin and light, and looks nice (although black micarta isn't the fanciest handle material available).

IMHO, it's one of Kershaw's most underrated knives. I bought it to carry around the office and liked it so much that it ended up in my regular EDC rotation.

http://www.knifeworks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=8022
 
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