Which framelock folder to get: titanium/titanium or titanium/G10?

[1SHOT1KILL]

I'm not looking for opinions. That's why I'm not saying exactly which three knives I'm looking at.

All three of the knives I'm looking at are very good knives. They are all three built for rough use.

I just want to know if one style could "technically" be better than the other two.


So lets say you made three knives that all looked identical in shape. One was built with ti on both sides, one with ti on one side and G10 on the other, and one with ti on one side and G10 with a ti liner on the other side.

Would one of those knives be more tough than the other two?

Technically? Yes...Ti/Ti technically would be the toughest...if you have an issue with that set up...you're doing something wrong.

 

[archieblue]

It depends on the WAY they're made. I would not buy a Sebenza if it had a CF or G10 non locking side. (I realize CRK now offers the option... at MORE than the cost of plain ALL Ti!) A knife like the Strider PT, SnG or SmF really offers more with its integral backspacer.

Like Folks have said... it all boils down to what floats your boat. I have all styles you mention. I really like them each for what they are.

A few years back I read a Smithsonian issue about plastics in the museum deteriorating much more rapidly than anticipated. G10 is glass fiber & epoxy. Surely it is a fact that Ti will outlast G10.

As a last note: The Sebenza is the best knife I've ever come across. It would be the last knife to leave my side. But the SmF/SnG (& let's NOT forget the new Mini SJ75!) are more fun!

 

[hardheart]

on some outlandish, make believe level titanium is stronger.

actually, on a very real, measurable, and important level to equipment that does more than sit in a pocket titanium is stronger,

 

[Gravelface]

If saving 22 GRAMS of weight is on your priority list.....I've got nothing to offer. Having a scale of g10 for weight reduction seems absurd to me, to others...maybe not. As far as the grip issue, I have always felt the ergos of the actual knife offer the grip not the "texture". I much rather a Ti/Ti (Ive fully skinned a gator with my SR-1, zero issues with slipping through all the fluids involved). I carry a Severtech auto while working as a Police Officer and have used it in all sorts of conditions from regular rain to motor vehicle fluids on it and even though it is textured as hell, the general shape provides more oppertunity for slip as it is more rectangular with few contours. Strength overall always seemed to be more a manufactoring issue rather than a materials issue.

Bottom line.....
Get a quality knife that FEELS right to you

 

[jhyde7585]

Ti/Ti. Less crap to deal with. Ti, blade, screws, washers, clip. Simple and elegant.

Thats my view

 

[Noctis3880]

Single piece titanium ala Lionsteel SR-1 or Scott Cook Lochsa.

 

[tiguy7]

Although I had the option to lighten the Military by 22gm, I didn't exercise it. I carry knives that weigh over 100gm in my pocket. Knives that weigh less are carried on the placket of my shirt.