Wow… those look like mighty fine knives, but $400 :eek:
I’ll third this one. I’ve carried Gerbers for years and this is the best of the lot.
They can be had for less if you prowl ebay long enough or (as I did) get in on a group buy. I got mine for IIRC about $275 as part of a group buy from The High Road. org. You can also find them at gun shows and dicker over price on them.
Even at $400, a Sebenza (or other Chris Reeve piece) is worth it, IMO. Unlike a lot of expensive tchotchkes, a fine knife is good for more than looking at. A high quality knife like a Reeve or a Randall will last your lifetime and be passed on to your kids. Amortized over the useful life of the knife, $400 is nothing.
I’ll have to pass on the Gerber Paraframe. I picked up a bunch of this exact model when the local WALMART was closing them out with the intent of re-selling them and found that the locking pin on about 30% was just barely engaging the back of the blade. Poor QC and unsafe. You could push it into place but a locking folder is supposed to do that automatically.
I’ve tried literally dozens over the years and have come up with a hands down all purpose everyday knife. The Cold Steel Voyager in either the 3 or 4 inch, non-serrated blade with the tanto style point.
It’s a great weapon, utility knife, pry bar and anything else you could want or need a blade for. It holds an edge better than any other knife I’ve ever had and has one of, if not the, strongest locks in the business.
Couple in the fact that it runs about a third the cost of most similar knives, and you’ve got an unbeatable option.
For those of you with the Swiss Army style knifes, doesn’t it bother you to not use a locking blade on a knife? I had a Swiss Army fold shut over my thumbnail once, and that was the last time that I used any folder that didn’t securely lock into place.
I carried this Spyderco for quite a few years. Unfortunately I recently lost it while out in the woods.
I like Opinels They’re not fancy, and the wooden handles are prone to swelling and jamming the blade, but they’re really excellent steel and are just the right sort of knife for my kind of use - which includes a good deal of field preparation of wild foodstuffs
Same here, and if/when I lose mine I intend to get another just like it.
They don’t make them anymore.
Rats!
Nah. As long as you use the sharp side of the blade, it’s not an issue; I suppose it could be problematic if you used the blade to poke things, but mine has a leather punch on it just for pokeage. I did cut a finger when I first got the knife when the blade folded over it, but I was 7, and haven’t had any such issues since.
I haven’t used the blade to cut anything tougher than packing tape in years, anyway.
Slightly off-topic, I never really understood why SAKs always have a big blade and and a small one; I’ve never ever found any task for which I couldn’t use either the larger blade or one of the other tools.
The original Spartan (the one I’ve got) has a corkscrew, large and small blades, leather punch, can opener/flathead screwdriver and bottle opener/large flathead screwdriver.
It’s a remnant from the days of actual pen knives (as in cutting quills.) That was earlier than the first Swiss army knife but it established the pattern that a gentleman’s pocket knife needed a tiny extra-sharp blade for delicate work.
The two blades can also be sharpened at different angles, though I don’t believe they come from the factory that way. The larger blade can be given an edge that will hold up under harder use while the smaller blade can be sharpened like a scalpel.
I like the look of this one. Any idea what it is, and what the hole in the blade is for?
p.s. I’ve just noticed JusDubn’s knife had the same little spider on it.
The spider is the company logo; they’re Spyderco.
The hole in the blade lets you open the knife one-handed by putting your thumb tip in the hole and pushing.
Thanks!