Your Folder Picks

yam said:
Top Folder List

3" blade and under:
1) Spyderco Native
2) CUDA EDC

4" blade and under:
1) Spyderco Manix
2) Spyderco Military

5" blade and under:
1) Opinel 12
 
4 in and under:

1) Benchmade 806D2
2) Spyderco Chinook II
3) Spyderco Manix
4) Benchmade 710
5) Spyderco Police
6) Spyderco ATR Ti
7) Spyderco Military
8) Spyderco Endura
9) Buck/Strider 880SP
10) Benchmade 940

3 in and under:

1)Spyderco Persian
2)Spyderco FRN PE Delica (regular EDC)
3)Spyderco Calypso Jr.
4)Benchmade mini-Griptillian drop point
5)Spyderco Dragonfly
6)Spyderco Harpy
7)Spyderco Meerkat
8)Spyderco Kiwi
9)Case Amber Bone Large Stockman CV (other EDC)
10)Spyderco Kopa

Did I mention I like Spydercos:)
 
yam said:
For simplicity sake, try to use this format (please?).....

Heh. I was expecting different categories, like with the fixed blade thread! There are many different kinds of folding knives, with many different uses. Anyhoo...

3" blade and under:
1) Victorinox Midnite Minichamp (2 inch blade)
2) Leatherman Squirt (2 inch blade)
3) Superknife SK 2

4" blade and under:
1) GT Tanto Automatic
2) Spyderco Police G10
3) Colt Police Taskforce

5" blade and under:
?

5+ inch blade:
1. Cold Steel Vaquero Grande (6 inch blade)

And now, from the fixed blade thread:

Utility:
1. Victorinox Midnite Minichamp
2. Leatherman Squirt
3. Superknife SK 2


Hunting/Skinning:
1. Browning Model 616

Neck Knife:
?

Tactical/Self Defense:
1. GT Tanto Automatic
2. Cold Steel Vaquero Grande
 
3-4 inch
Benchmade 806D2
Benchmade 722S
Benchmade 635 ... unknown yet ;o

2-3 inch
Camillus EDC
Benchmite :]
 
under 4
Benchmade 732BT plain edge
Benchmade 551BT plain edge or the Ritter Grip
Cold Steel Ti-Lite zytel
CRKT M16-03Z

under 3
Benchmade 556 or the mini Ritter Grip
Kershaw Scalion
Benchmade mini-Pika

under 2
Kershaw Chive
SAK clasic

Max
 
5" and under:
Never owned a folder between 4" and 5". If the category was over 5", I'd pick my Camillus Cuda Maxx 5.5.

4" and under:
Large Classic Sebenza
Benchmade 710HS
Spyderco Manix
Spyderco Chinook II
Camillus Dominator

3" and under:
Small regular Sebenza
Benchmade 556 Mini Griptilian
Benchmade 335 Big Spender Ltd. Ed. in Ti/D2
Spyderco Calypso, Jr.
Spyderco Delica
Spyderco Dragonfly
 
6" and under:
Camillus Aftermath
Camillus Maxx Bowie

4" and under:
Camillus Dominator
Kershaw Boa
Spyderco Chinook

3" and under:
Spyderco Lil Temperance
Kershaw Leek
Spyderco Salsa (Titanium)

2" and under:
Spyderco Mouse (discontinued but same model available from Blade-Tech)
Kersahw Chive
Spyderco Jester

--Bob Q
 
4" range:

-spyderco military pe
-spyderco police ss pe/se
-spyderco atr ss pe
-spyderco endura ss pe
-strider gb
-benchmade afck

3" range:

-benchmade 31
-leatherman charge
-spyderco delica ss pe/se
-spyderco scorpius pe

2" range:

-spyderco dragonfly cf se
-spyderco dragonfly ss se
-spyderco cricket
-leatherman sideclip
 
Over 4"
Spyderco SS Police
Spyderco G-10 Police (discontinued)


3" to 4"
Benchmade 551 Griptilian
Spyderco FRN Endura
Victorinox Rucksack

3" and under
Spyderco Native III
Benchmade 551 Mini-Griptilian
Victorinox Electrician
Victorinox Mechanic
Victorinox Super Tinker
Kershaw Ken Onion Rainbow Leek

Good luck,
Allen.
 
Listed from the most used to least used.

About 4"

Swamp Rat Rat Trap
Benchmade 710HS
Spyderco Endura
Spyderco Manix
Benchmade 630 Skirmish
AlMar Sere 2000

About 3"

Spyderco Grey FRN Calypso Jr ( Most used and carried knife I own )
Spyderco SS Cricket
Cold Steal Voyager Tanto ( paint scraper )
 
3" and under:
Spyderco Delica
Spyderco Calypso Jr.
Spyderco Kiwi
Kershaw Leek
BM 555 Mini Griptilian


4" and under:
BM 710
BM 806 AFCK
BM 550 Griptilian
Spyderco Endura


5" and under:
Camillus CUDA Maxx 5.5 (i'm sneaking this one in anyway)
Cold Steel XL Voyager

abe m.
 
4" and under:
BM 806D2

3" and under:
Spyderco Calypso Jr.
Spyderco Delica
Spyderco Paramilitary
Spyderco Cricket

2" and under
Spyderco Jester
 
Great idea, I've thought about this too.. If this thread goes long enough we can combine the picks and rank them in each category... you could edit your first post to reflect the choices.
(Blade length)

2" or less:
1. Tim Wegner Mouse II (in S30V)
2. Spyderco Kiwi
3. Leatherman Radio Shack Squirt
4. SAK minichamp II

3" or less:
1. Queen D2 Congress or D2 Canoe.
2. Spyderco CalypsoJr. (out of production, but design keeps coming back)
3. SAK silver alox series, Soldier or Farmer.
4. SAK Cybertool 41

4" or less:
1. Spyderco Rescue
2. Victorinox 1-hand trailmaster/trekker.
 
With no price restrictions, here ya go:

3" blade and under:
1)Cucchiara "Mini Tac"
2)Mayo "TNT"
3)Al Mar "Osrey"

4" blade and under:
1)Cucchiara "Lg. Sirocco"
2)Tighe "My Tighe"
3)Anso "Mofo"
4)Davidson "FL1"


5" blade and under:
1)Anso "Amok"
2)Cucchiara "XL Banshee"
3)Burke "Resurrection"

Lots more, but I gotta limit myself here or I could be typing all day
 
-about 4"
TSEK
BM 710
Emerson CQC-7

-about 3"
mini-AFCK
old style delica

-under 2"
spyderco cricket
spyderco dragonfly

The other 50 or so knives just collect dust
 
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