Your favorite knife of 2012

[Mink]

 

[22-rimfire]

Tough one. I really like my Dozier K-42 in CPM 154 as an EDC and user. It has to be my favorite. Love a couple others that I acquired this past year including the Condor Pack Golok and I love the design of the 2012 GEC BF traditional knife. For outdoor carry, my Blackjack 125 has become my choice for woods use where as before I carried a SOG Seal Pup Elite for general use. That SOG took a lot of hard use. Like the BK-2 a lot also and I suspect if I parked the Blackjack 125, it would be my woods carry blade. It's hard to choose really. 2012 was a good year for careful buying.

 

[mqqn]

FIxed blade = JK / Protourist Galley Wag

Folding blade = ZT0560

best

mqqn

 

[Varg Lobos]

Bark river Bravo 1.5 in 3V

 

[aquaman67]

The knife that caused the biggest stir for me was the Kershaw Cryo.

It was agony waiting for it to come out.

Now I'm waiting for a Benchmade 300SSN.

 

[bh49]

I cannot point just one. There are four of my favorite 2012 knives. They are very different: gents, heavy duty or special tool, but I love them.
here in order I received.
1. Spyderco Damascus Caly3
2. ZT 561
3. Spyderco CF Dodo
4. The last, but not the least. The gift from my dear friend: Ti Fluted Native5.

 

[A.P.F.]

It is a toss-up between an Emerson CQC-8 and a Roadhouse.

 

[mantzao]

small sebenza 21 Insingo in s30v is the winner for me

My most EDCd knife by far in 2012
LOVE IT!

 

[stratlanta]

In terms of folders:

Benchmade 581 Barrage edged out the Spyderco Sage 4 by year end. Both great, and I probably want to love the Sage more cause it's so great looking, but that Barrage is incredible. Nothing flashy - it just works and is comfortable.
The Benchmade 300SN may give them both a run for their money, but technically I got that in 2013.....

 

[mystro]

Yojimbo 2

 

[LX_Emergency]

Funnily it's a three way toss up for me between these:

Paul Happy J.S. exam hunter:

Tim Britton goldlip Pearl medium avatar:

A.G. Russell K12 one hand knife (sentimental reasons, it was a gift from A.G. himself, and besides that I just LOVE the lightness and locking mechanism of the thing)

 

[ElectrikHellfire]

By far the most pocket time this year goes to..

Spyderco Gayle Bradley

 

[Big Mike]

Bark River Knives - Grasso Bolo II.

Prototype and 1st Production Run.




Big Mike

 

[RJ80]

ZT 0550 first gen saw the most pocket time. The Super Leaf might edge it out but I got that late in the year so it hasn't been used as much yet.

 

[FCM415]

Favorite new folder: Spyderco Southard
Most used folder 2012: Spyderco Stretch, Byrd Meadowlark

 

[TheGame]

Easily the ZT0560.