Which knife company has the best value in your opinion?

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SBaker34

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I would have to say Spyderco, though I do not own one the blade steels are all top of the line and they offer several CPM steels often used in customs. Kershaw would closely follow mostly for their AO and composite stuff and then Benchmade.
 
I would agree and say Spyderco. I like Benchmade a lot but I wouldn't exactly say they're a value, especially with the red-line discontinued. In terms of higher-end knives, I think, believe it or not, that Chris Reeve Knives is the best value. For the price, you get a knife that is superior in F&F to many custom knives.
 
Victorinox is to me easily the best value! In modern folders I would have a hard time making up my mind between Benchmade, Kershaw and Spyderco in production knives!
 
misterjuiceman said:
I would agree and say Spyderco. I like Benchmade a lot but I wouldn't exactly say they're a value, especially with the red-line discontinued. In terms of higher-end knives, I think, believe it or not, that Chris Reeve Knives is the best value. For the price, you get a knife that is superior in F&F to many custom knives.
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Not strictly on topic but I actually have considering picking one up once or twice does the sebenza have any blade play at ALL? even my griptilian can be wiggled side to side and how good is the framelock? I won't be abusing it but Ive seen far too many liner locks fail just by dropping them or stabbing them into heavy cardboard.
 
SBaker34 said:
Not strictly on topic but I actually have considering picking one up once or twice does the sebenza have any blade play at ALL? even my griptilian can be wiggled side to side and how good is the framelock? I won't be abusing it but Ive seen far too many liner locks fail just by dropping them or stabbing them into heavy cardboard.
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I've only ever handled the one that I own, but it has zero blade play in any direction and locks up like a vault. Smoooooooth opening. All around exceptionally built folder that DOES rival or even better the F&F of customs.
 
For folders,I like Spyderco and,wait for it....Boker.they have many designs that appeal to me and at an affordable price (quality and steel ain't lacking either:cool:)

For fixed blades,I'm going to say Condor Tool and Knife.With 1075 carbon steel or 420HC blades (heat treated well too) they present great blades for a real low price.for example, an 8" blade at 1/4" thick of 1075 steel for less than $40, great products from Condor:thumbup:
 
Kershaw by a long shot.

Working with Ti, CPM, S110V, Composite blades, Elmax/Vanax/Bohler steels, 3-D machined G-10, CF, Ball-bearing systems, overwhelming majority of EVERYTHING made in Tualitin, Oregon, and a no-BS warranty and above-and-beyond crew operating their magic.
 
That's easy Spyderco.

The Tenacious, Persistance and Resilience are like the Model T, everyone should have one parked in their pocket. Great Designs, Ergos second to none and the pure joy that is the spyderhole.
 
I love Spyderco knives more than anybody else's by an order of magnitude...but I can't call them the best value. I think there are other makers with a higher price to value ratio. Mora, Kershaw, Opinel and even Buck probably take the lead in that segment of the market.
 
A lot of times it depends on the models you are looking at. Victorinox and Mora definitely up there when looking at the whole range.

Most knives people are paying $80-$200+++ only cost about $10-$25 in materials but they believe it's a great deal and it makes them happy, so to them it is. There is no way Benchmade or similar could possibly be in the running.
 
Victorinox, for sure. No one else makes affordable knives with such a high level of quality and with such consistency.
 
Becker Knife and Tool, for fixed blades. The quality of the product they produce for the prices charged cannot be beaten.
 
SBaker34 said:
Not strictly on topic but I actually have considering picking one up once or twice does the sebenza have any blade play at ALL? even my griptilian can be wiggled side to side and how good is the framelock? I won't be abusing it but Ive seen far too many liner locks fail just by dropping them or stabbing them into heavy cardboard.
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The Sebenza is the only folder that I cannot find any play whatsoever no matter how hard I try. It literally feels like a fixed blade. Believe me, I can find play in any folder whether it be Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw if I look hard enough.
 
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