Your cheap knife that performs damn well

Ah, got reminded of this answer by another thread.
Buck Colleague. Made in China. Surprisingly good.
I can only carry a 2" blade at work. I have a Spyderco Ladybug, but the Colleague that cost 1/3 of the Ladybug, gets carried at least as much because I like the blade shape so much (better for what I need than the Ladybug blade). The blade stays reasonably sharp, no not as sharp as the VG10, but sharp enough for my daily activities till I sharpen it up on the weekend.

Silly cheap little thing. Works great. Wish Buck would bring this design in-house.
 
Mora #1 - $9
CS Canadian Belt knife - $11
Rough Rider small whittler - $6.51 delivered
CRKT M16Z - $27
 
Kershaw Antelope Hunter II and Bear Hunter II models are excellent fixed blade knives for under $30. The Bear hunter has a longer blade IIRC.

Here's a picture of the Bear Hunter II

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I am also amazed at the performance and sharpness of the Kershaw Alaskan Blade Trader that I paid $24 on sale at a local Farm and Ranch store...

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Cheap knives that I've had that worked gerat:

Opinel
Spyderco Pacific Salt, Endura Wave
Kershaw Leek
Camillus Heat
Leatherman Wave
Victorinox, SAKs
 
Camco 2-bladed Jack, model #533,,,,,,and often a RR honey-boned Peanut. Both can shave and sharpens fairly easy.
 
Imperial ( ireland factory) carbon steel lockback. It takes seconds to sharpen and has lasted me over 15 years. The lock isn't real strong when compared to a Spyderco, or Buck 110, but it never folded on me. It got a lot of the nasty chores saving my other knives the stuff that would scratch or break their tips. I think I paid $5 for it. Joe
 
Out of my collection, it's been my Ka-bar Dozier Thumb Notch Folder, which I carried for about a year at work, but even better has been a Victorinox folder with a single blade and bottle opener tool. I've had this thing for about five years now, and it's done everything I've ever asked of it. It's a cheap beater/loaner, but people are constantly amazed at how sharp it is.
 
I bought one of these, an Ontario branded import, and it turned out to be a fantastic knife. Great lockup, decent edge, low price, very easy to carry. I've since did some tricks, such as reprofiling the hollow grind to convex, and making an easy open notch in the handle. It's really a fantastic user, mystery steel and all.
 
I can only echo what has been said:
SAK
Mora
Boker SUBCOM
Byrd
+ I am using the snot out of a few really cheap Rough Riders!
 
Cold Steel Bushman. I bought one as a camp knife when I was a poor college kid. Some 7 years later it's still rockin' and rollin' along. I've chopped, split, and pried with it with no ill effect. I think I paid around $13 bucks for it online. Great knife, and does what it was designed to do:thumbup:

I'll also a fan of the Okapi knives. I got one as as a give away from a forum member who did not like the construction of the bugger. 3 years of hard abuse, and it still takes an edge and asks for more.:thumbup:
 
+1 on the gerber EZ-Out. I have one with the skeletonized blade and an older one without skeletonizing. Great knife for the money.

Love my SAK Explorer and Spartan as well.

Picked up a Kershaw a while ago, I think they call it a lever lock. Nice little pocket knife for $9.

Bought a couple Moras 510 and 2000, but havent really used them yet.
 
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