M14 Forum

Jimmo · May 6th, 2011, 08:51 PM

My edc rotation of folders range from the older Gerber LST -$16 to my Spyderco Manix II -$135, Emerson CQC 7A-$110,CQC 11- $140 and back to my Ka-Bar 1100-$30, these are but a few in my collection
You said users, so I'll stop there.
My knive's steel vary.
My favorite steels at the moment are D2, ATS 34, S30V- for their edge holding ability & only needing minor touch ups after use, to regain a keen air bleeding edge.
Like the OP, The shaper the better!

jens5 · May 7th, 2011, 06:02 AM

A Spyderco Endura/Glock edition. Half plain/1/2 serrated always in my pocket. $100
GP/utility=Ka-Bar. $60. Lightweight fixed blade is a Mora from Sweden. Cheap

Earthquake · August 2nd, 2011, 02:16 PM

I really like the older Cold Steel knifes, the Carbon V SRK is a very tough blade. Not so big it allways in the way but big enough to get the job done.
I'm not a big fan of them now because a lot of there stuff is no longer made in the USA. I think my favorite knife is my BlackJack Mamba.

Casey

Palladin · August 2nd, 2011, 02:33 PM

I'll spend upwards of $100 dollars on every day knives. There are some in my local gun shop that are hand made with damascas blades for +$400 that I absolutely drool over but my self control forbids it.

I currently carry a Winchester stockman knife that I picked up cheap. I use it
all the time and it's very sharp. For camping or outdoors, I usually carry one of several types of Swiss army knife (Victorinox) and an Opinel.

For bigger stuff, like hunting and skinning I'll carry one of two Benchmade sheath knives that I have (along with the folders). Which knife depends on the expected tasks.

lawnchair 04 · August 2nd, 2011, 03:45 PM

Everyday- gerber 06 automatic tanto (160) or benchmade mini griptilian(100).
Hiking- Esee 5 on my belt (150), with an esee izula (60) in my pocket, and a kabar (50) in my pack.

2Sharp · April 11th, 2012, 11:18 AM

Ohh, knives.... i've been a knife-nut for the last 35 years and have owned a bunch of them :)

Nowadays i have a few knives that i really, really like.

My EDC is an Emerson CQC-6, just love it, it took me over 6-7 years before i finally commited and bought one, couldn't be happier. It's the perfect EDC for me. I payed 900 bucks for the CQC-6, t'was a good price and i've used it so much so i've gotten a lot of for those money.

Besides that i have a Strider EB-S and 2 Strider DB's that see carrytime. Oh, and also a necknife from Hideaway knife, it's made by Warren Thomas and is manufactured in his style with carbon fiber and titanium laminated together. Veeery cool :)
The EB was around 225 i think and one of the DB's i traded for some other knife and the other DB was a gift.

I just love knives! :)
Here's a pic of one of my DB's, shot it today.

LausDeo · April 11th, 2012, 11:24 AM

I have a 12" custom designed Kukhuri I imported from Nepal for ~$110 plus shipping. My great grandkids will be using this thing as their go-to woods knife/hatchet. Far nicer than Cold Steel Kukris people pay hundreds for...

tonyben · April 11th, 2012, 12:06 PM

I used to carry a CRKT but then I made a friend who works at Gerber. I swear, every time I see him, he's got a new knife for me. His latest surprise for me at our last range trip was this beauty. It's a police/paramedic EDC knife. It's got the serrated edge, the glass breaker, the seatbelt cutter and I think the rectangle cutout on the clip side is an oxygen bottle wrench.

It's a Hinderer CLS
http://www.gerbergear.com/Tactical/K...r-CLS_22-41870

They did some samples for a company with their logo but I don't think the deal happend. They can't sell the knives, so us lucky individuals got some.

So back to the original topic, I used to spend $50 to $100 on a good knife, but now, well I just don't spend any money on them anymore.

I use this knife every day for cutting boxes and bags open, cutting plastic zip ties with the seatbelt cutter and all sorts of other things. I used the serrated edge to deburr plastic PVC pipe this morning for a vacuum system on one of our machines.

He's also given me a classic gator with a gut hook
http://www.gerbergear.com/Hunting/Kn...Knife_22-41417

I've also got a remix.

http://www.gerbergear.com/Essentials...Knife_22-41968

wrwindsor · April 11th, 2012, 12:42 PM

I like (American-made) Benchmade knives, especially when they come out with a good looking drop-point/spear-point model with the "Axis Lock" system.

I have a few of these critters and I carry one *everywhere* (it flies in checked luggage, but as soon as I get my luggage back, I fish it out).

That implies that I'm willing to pay $100 give-or-take for a daily carry. :)

I do like the old-school Puma knives. I had one as a child, along with the traditional Buck.

I also pack a Gerber multi-tool with a decent blade in it. So in a sense, I always have two.

rq375 · April 11th, 2012, 01:19 PM

I seem to have the habit of ordering knives to bump my midway order up to the next coupon code amount, so there are a bunch of them around the house but I really only use a few.

current EDC is a Benchmade mini griptilian sheeps foot, cost about $60 I think. Takes a decent edge and doesn't rust, very handy.

my hunting bag has a Gerber gator fixed, about $40, good grip with bloody hands, and a Gerber multi-tool that was around $40 as well.

I've had a couple of Randalls, but never really took to one enough to sharpen and use. The 28 looks like something I might keep, but I would prefer a carbon blade.

Dredsen · April 11th, 2012, 02:44 PM

I have been unable to spend money on a quality american made blade. (i prefer to spend it on firearms. So i have been purchasing and using cheap knives like this smith and wesson M&P spring assisted knife.

I also have a S&W OTF knife, but in making it legal (having the tang on the blade they have made a knife i am quite sure will fire into my testicles if i daily carry.

this m&p is perfectly safe and sound though.

he M&P knives are quite heavy but fit in the hand (i have big hands) better than any knife i have held. I have not dropped it yet so i cannot speak to its sturdiness.

I find S&W knives do not hold up well when dropped on hard surfaces from over 5 feet.

lowell66dart · April 11th, 2012, 04:39 PM

Bought a Kershaw Leek the other day for $50. First spring assisted and first with a pocket clip. It's so nice I forget it's in my pocket and I have to dig it out of the laundry everyday. Never carried one before cause I don't like anything in my pockets. Always had a knife, hatcket, caneknife etc in the truck.

gatorshooter · April 11th, 2012, 05:02 PM

best hunting knife/skinner I own is a carbon V cold steel master hunter. easy to sharpen and stays sharp. I skinned about 6 deer since I sharpened it and it will still roll the hair up on the blade.. the handle material dosn't get slippery when skinning a deer. It was less than 50 bucks when I purchased it a long time ago. don't know about the SS models. if it were a tad bit smaller It would be perfect.

My carbon steel cold steel kukri LTC is my favorite "big" knife. it is great for clearing shooting lanes and the small limbs that get in the way of my climbing stand. easy to sharpen and stays sharp. I dont think they make it anymore. they make a machete with the same blade design but I don't think it is the same steel and handle material. It was less than 50 when I purchased it as a Cold Steel factory second. " the stamp on the blade was messed up causing it to be a 2nd"

pocket knife... SOG med size folder with the funny split thumb hole in the blade for opening paid about $25-$30 for it. don't know the name. and I currently can't find it I think it fell out my tool pouch up in the attic. aaaagggghhh. I like that knife!

Kitchen: Henkle twin 8" chefs and the boning knife. awsome working blades great for most kitchen dutys. don't know what they cost but they are worth it if you like to cook!

Dredsen · April 11th, 2012, 05:09 PM

never have i examined a knife the was easy to sharpen and stays sharp. what kind of steel would that be?

Metonymy · April 11th, 2012, 05:11 PM

The folding CRKT tanto-style blade that I carry every day (and it's now 14 years old) cost something in the neighborhood of $40. It was a gift from my dad.

I recently bought a heavier tactical-style folding CRKT. I think the model is the CRKT Crawford Triumph. MSRP is $99, paid $48 shipped off woot.com for it.

I bought the one next to the bottom. Black handle, tiger blade, no serrations.

Aside from that, I won't talk about how much my Busse Combat knife cost. It's definitely not an EDC type knife:

(and yes, I made the paracord handle for it)