Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades

[derivative666]

Shoki comes w/ this:

[seawolf]

Anyone know of a nice boot knife? I've always had my eye out for one to stick in my Wescos.

[Seul]

d666: I know, but I need a clip on the knife itself…

Found myself looking at the Reeve Mnandi again...

[marco]

^^^ mnandi is a class act.

heres one i carry a fair bit, UK legal an'all.

[DougNg]

@derivative666:

^you love your Spyderco

I actually used to really dislike the way Spydercos looked (actually, still kind of do), until I got a Persistence and an Ambitious a couple months ago for our two cars (to put into the emergency kits). At 30 bucks a piece, hard to go wrong, right?

Was really impressed with the build quality and THAT EDGE. With a stropped edge, competes with some of my full custom knives

My son bought me one of these for Christmas

It's really unusual I get knocked on my ass with the quality of a knife, but this one has done it at 1/4 the price of a Sebenza

[Mild7]

A US made Spyderco like this one Doug has just posted will be my next step up from my Chinese made C148CPGP, which I use every day of the week and it still sharpens up like new.  Locks well, love it.  My only gripe is that it folds up a bit wide.

[DougNg]

A Delica would be a step up…the Native 5 is many steps up

[Mild7]

Thanks Doug, will look into a Delica.

[DougNg]

It's a great knife for $50. If you're in the States, Howe's knife shop has them in black at a very good price with free shipping

It's great for pocket carry, very light, and the ergos (while the knife isn't pretty) is spot on

The edge was uneven though, I had to reprofile (the back was at a shallower angle than the tip). Bugged me

[CLJ]

My Strider SnG. Old pic from when I first got it. Couldn't be arsed to take a new one. Its my EDC.

[DougNg]

Nice, I still have two Striders, an Airwing and a ZM. They don't get much use but they're cool

[DougNg]

For anyone else that also loves Swiss Army Knives:

[derivative666]

[zhivago]

Dang sahn!!!!

[Seul]

Beauts… So jealous of that Mnandi... How easy is it to open the Mnandi compared to the Sebenza?..

[derivative666]

Sebenza is obviously easier to open but, the Mnandi opens very easily. My biggest issue is I have very large hands but, I can easily open it with one hand. It is significantly smaller than the small sebi. However it is no slouch very very sturdy!!!

[Seul]

Thanks.

Just packed up my Sebenza… Going back to Idaho for the full spa treatment, new cord, and new clip... I noticed I first contacted them in August... Simply can NOT miss this knife... Also not sure I can do a whole month with the Kershaw Scallion... 

[DougNg]

You could just drill out the screw and tie a new lanyard…

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[Mild7]

Can anyone chime in with views on the Mini Griptillian?  More specifically vs the Spyderco Delica?

[DougNg]

My son has a full size Griptilian that I've used and I have a Delica. They're both very light. His Griptilian has 154CM and my Delica has VG10 steel. I like them both very much. I feel that the Griptilian holds an edge longer, but it's not as sharp. That's probably due in part to the full flat grind on the Delica. The Delica has a thinner tip though, if you're worried about breaking it off. I don't pry with my knife so I don't worry about that.

Both the Griptilian we have at home and the Delica has the hole opener, which is pretty awesome

For me, I favor the Delica because I really don't like the Axis lock. I think it's a pain in the ass to unlock, and I can see all kinds of crap getting stuck in there when I work in the yard

Really, you should try to get your hands on both and see which one you favor. They're both classics for a reason