I have good quality knives and then i have cheap victorinox knives, i use the victorinox knives more than the spyderco's or the kershaw's but i carry my manix 2 xl or my kershaw blur everyday if somone askes me for a knife i'll do the cuting myself even with the victorinox, i dont abuse my shit somone els will. To my point i have high quality knives becose i what to have them no other reason, but i don't spend my money on cheap knives you find at a flee market it will do the job but i don't want one for the sole reason they are cheap crap
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Why People Carry Cheap Knives: A List
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I carry inexpensive knives (Rough Rider, Colt, Buck, Marbles) because (a) they work and (b) they are what I can afford.
For economy, I was always taught it's best to buy the best and you'll never regret it.
Like shoes, you can surely buy steel toe brahmas from walmart for $60. Those will work, for 4-months, them they'll fall apart in the soles and you find yourself back at Walmart buying the same pair again for $60. I bought redwing for $300 15 years ago and still going strong. That breaks down to less than $25/year and still going strong.
Same for knives in my opinion. Sure a $30 knife will cut well, but the blade wobbles, the lock is flaky, and doesn't hold an edge for beans. YMMV, but it's just the way I've been taught and holds true for anything I can think of. Buy the best you can, cry once. Buy cheap, and cry many times over.
Like shoes, you can surely buy steel toe brahmas from walmart for $60. Those will work, for 4-months, them they'll fall apart in the soles and you find yourself back at Walmart buying the same pair again for $60. I bought redwing for $300 15 years ago and still going strong. That breaks down to less than $25/year and still going strong.
Same for knives in my opinion. Sure a $30 knife will cut well, but the blade wobbles, the lock is flaky, and doesn't hold an edge for beans. YMMV, but it's just the way I've been taught and holds true for anything I can think of. Buy the best you can, cry once. Buy cheap, and cry many times over.
The 50+ year old Ulster/Craftsman slip joint I bought last year for less than $15 and have EDC'd since has no blade play and excellent walk and talk with 1095 blades with excellent heat treat. Came out of the Schrade factory in Ellenville, NY in 1959-earlt '60s. You can buy quality and get value inexpensively if you know what to look for.
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See, there's holes in this argument.
I got this Northwoods in D2 off the forum last week for $30. I'm going to have it for the rest of my life.
$60 blur made in the USA, beast of a knife
$17 mini tuff dare you to try and break this one
The Case Mini Trapper was on sale for $31 shipped!
I've been around at least 70 modern budget blades in the last two years. When I first found this forum that's all I focused on, admittedly not knowing any better and there are tons of excellent cheap blades out there.
From my photobucket stream I can come up with 30 more examples. Low price is not indicative of quality.
I got this Northwoods in D2 off the forum last week for $30. I'm going to have it for the rest of my life.
$60 blur made in the USA, beast of a knife
$17 mini tuff dare you to try and break this one
The Case Mini Trapper was on sale for $31 shipped!
I've been around at least 70 modern budget blades in the last two years. When I first found this forum that's all I focused on, admittedly not knowing any better and there are tons of excellent cheap blades out there.
From my photobucket stream I can come up with 30 more examples. Low price is not indicative of quality.
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I had some extra room in a little hard sided EDC case so I decided to throw in a knife that I somehow acquired free over the years. I think I won it. It has a "large" blade and a bottle opener. My second choice was one that I got from sending in Bazooka Joe comics, which has a large and small blade. I remember three times in my life when I wanted a knife when I was out. The last time was to unbind gloves that I just bought so I could wear them home (I accomplished it knifeless, with difficulity). So, now I'll be prepared, with no extra bulk and no cost/benefit analysis necessary.
Oh, I do have some standards though. The cheap knife I carry has that spring action thing to help (slightly) prevent the blade from folding. I rejected knives like the Sere Pocket Razor Knife with the only safety mechanism against slicing into your fingers being the friction around the rivet.
Oh, I do have some standards though. The cheap knife I carry has that spring action thing to help (slightly) prevent the blade from folding. I rejected knives like the Sere Pocket Razor Knife with the only safety mechanism against slicing into your fingers being the friction around the rivet.
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Yep they do the Job.
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Dunno, I have a CS Tuff Lite that cost well under $30 without a hint of blade play and with a lock that's better than darn near anything on the market and holds a pretty decent edge. In many, many things quality can be had for a lower price than expected if you have sufficient knowledge about the products.
