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Can you recommend a good folding knife?
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I was looking at Leathermans but who else make quality folding knives? I want something simple with about a 10 to 12 cm blade.
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Buck has great folders. I've had a Buck 110 for a long time, and it's a great knife. Buck no longer goes just by model numbers. Now it's the Folding Hunter.
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benchmade if you've got the money, kershaw if you don't
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Wow, Buck have some nice knives. But I've kind of got my eye on this bad boy.
Still looking though. Thanks for the link.
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Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n
benchmade if you've got the money, kershaw if you don't
Benchmade have some nice knives too. Doesn't seem too pricey to me.
This appears to be their high-end knife and it's only 100 bucks.
(Never mind... just found an $800 model. )
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i have quite a few benchmade knives, very good quality.
the 710 is a classic which looks to fit your requirements.
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one post closer to five stars
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There is just as much variety and cost in guns as there is in knives... and dont even get started into flashlights... (surefire, fenix, jetbeam, olight, etc)
(for al those people that think a "Mag light" is king you are VERY wrong, maglight is JUST a SMALL step above the $5 plastic ones)
fenix has some awesome lights, I have a jetbeam III-M R2 and I love it, I use my leatherman blast for any cutting duties...
-Zach
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Originally Posted by toothpick_charlie
I was looking at Leathermans but who else make quality folding knives? I want something simple with about a 10 to 12 cm blade.
I carry one of the $40 Bucks, it's a partial skeleton with a locking tang, nothing but metal. It's OD green. It's the best knife I've ever owned, regardless of price. Stays sharp too. Don't have the name right now, but I know they still sell it. It also fits nicely in a spare .380 mag case on my belt (not included).
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Wow. A folding knife with an extra PDA stylus.
Originally Posted by toothpick_charlie
Wow, Buck have some nice knives. But I've kind of got my eye on this bad boy.
Still looking though. Thanks for the link.
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How about a gladius? Its a sword, a knife, a shovel, a saw, and a spit iron all in one.
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you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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I like my Spyderco ladybug knife.
It's small, lightweight and safe.
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I like knives from Case as well as Buck
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Forget those ugly bling pseudo multifunction wannabes. Get an Opinel
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i have a laguiole (similar to this)
but i don't like it nearly as much as my other knives.
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one post closer to five stars
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I've usually got a few knives floating around (usually in my desk) - currently, an Opinel No.8 and a Victorinox Multitool. I'm exceedingly fond of Opinel's knives for basic pocketknife tasks - however, they are ill suited to any use where you're putting considerable force on the knife (you'll damage the wood at the lock). Found this out the hard way when I used one to cut through a lot of heavy zip ties.
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Don't try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.
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Originally Posted by DeathToWindows
I've usually got a few knives floating around (usually in my desk) - currently, an Opinel No.8 and a Victorinox Multitool. I'm exceedingly fond of Opinel's knives for basic pocketknife tasks - however, they are ill suited to any use where you're putting considerable force on the knife (you'll damage the wood at the lock). Found this out the hard way when I used one to cut through a lot of heavy zip ties.
Wow. Browsing Victorinox Multitools I discovered this beast, containing every tool they've ever made.
Obviously ridiculous, but just as obviously a showpiece.
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
Forget those ugly bling pseudo multifunction wannabes. Get an Opinel
These are nice-looking knives. In fact, according to Wiki,
Opinel is also exhibited by the New York's Museum of Modern Art as a masterpiece of design, alongside other rare industrial objects which have defied time.
However, I want something with a finger-guard and blade lock... and perhaps an inset stopwatch with USB drive.
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Originally Posted by phantomdragonz
There is just as much variety and cost in guns as there is in knives... and dont even get started into flashlights... (surefire, fenix, jetbeam, olight, etc)
(for al those people that think a "Mag light" is king you are VERY wrong, maglight is JUST a SMALL step above the $5 plastic ones)
fenix has some awesome lights, I have a jetbeam III-M R2 and I love it, I use my leatherman blast for any cutting duties...
-Zach
well good thing we didn't get you started talking about flashlights then.
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My current folder is an Excalibur that cost me about $12 in 1996.
It has performed flawlessly and has been through some tough times.
You don't need an expensive, fancy knife - as long as it's comfortable, tough, and as long as you take the factory edge off, you're set.
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I agree. You don't want a knife that's too pretty or precious to use.
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