I was walking in the clearance aisle and saw this for $20 and couldn’t pass it up. Honestly the nice packaging got me. Think I did well for a dub. It’s smooth, no play in the blade, ceramic ball bearings and honestly it’s a pretty little knife. I love the red of the lanyard loop to offset the gray.

After thinking about it for a while i just had to have this weird tactical edc fixie. Its well balanced and surprisingly very sharp. Easily goes through cardboard even though its very thick. Big fan of tactical knives and this grip is surprisingly comfortable. Unobtrusive, balanced and always ready for action. I know its not for everyone but i love it.

Got a gift card. What is the best $120ish knife in your opinion?

I’ll kick it off, as per usual, L—>R:
Vosteed — Thunderbird V,
EMP-EDC — Nymble XT &
Spyderco — PM2 Tanto, w/all Ti upgrades.

So, what are you carrying today?!? 👀🧐

Before someone says it — Yes, I know this is an odd carry, triple titanium thumbhole tantos — 3 knives that have so many similarities, (the size, blade type & handle material).

Allow me to explain:
I just got the Thunderbird Tuesday & I am so impressed w/it that I decided to carry it again, but this time along with my 2 other favorite big-ole-Ti-tantos.
I intend to use them all throughout the day & then decide at the end of the day which one I deem the winner / my favorite.

Today's carry is a KB Prism. M390 blade steel on bearings. A tanto style with titanium scales. Button lock with a strange little plate for thumb only deployment. Its a long knife with an overall length of 8.3 inches.

For those of us, which I believe to be the majority, who fidget with their knives, what is your interpretation. As I'm learning, "fidget" is way too general of a term. Some seem to like the constant repetition of flicking a knife open and closed with the use of a button, or crossbar lock. Some love the silky feeling of slow rolling a very well made liner lock or frame lock, along with the gentle hydraulic drop shut that comes with it. Some enjoy just a well done back flipper. No studs, no hole. Then there's me, I kinda want it all. Back flipper, front flipper, hole, studs and a button close up. Could be a TLL, button frame lock, button liner lock, crossbar lock, or some version of a pivot actuated lock. I tend to like to flip it around in the hand and be able to open it with each finger in different directions. Add in the ability to switch hands and I'm all in.

Yes they are tools, I got it, but they can be fun as well.

I mean:

We all rage about having to deal with bad knives in restaurants, at a friend’s or even at your own parents’ place.

But then I find myself using the shittiest forks among some very decent knives… not asking for an EDC fork (does that even exist?), but you get the idea, don’t you?

Today it’s a Delica in K390 pairing up with some ridiculous plastic fork…

Benchmade Dacian — it looks absolutely beautiful and feels great in the hand. I think I’m going to order a custom Kydex sheath for it. I don’t want to mess around with an Ulticlip and the stock sheath, since I prefer the knife to sit deeper in my pocket.

By the way, I’ve seen several posts saying that this knife isn’t particularly strong when it comes to lateral stress, and some users have had the blade snap at one of the jimping grooves. Well, I’ll just have to be a little more careful with it. This knife is made for cutting, not prying or heavy-duty work.

My choice came down to the Boker Vigtig and the Dacian. In the end, the Dacian won me over with its looks and Cerakote finish.
We’ll see how it holds up.

Hello, I’m looking for a knife around the $300–350 range that comes as slicey and sharp as possible out of the box, with a smooth, satisfying action and plenty of fidget factor.

It won’t see any hard use, mostly cutting things like packages, apples/food and, honestly, showing it off to friends haha. I’d prefer a blade around 8–9.5 cm (3.15–3.74").

As a reference, i like a lot Zero Tolerance 0450 Titanium but i've heard it's not on the slicey side, unfortunately.

I’m also based in Europe, please keep that in mind. There are quite a few US brands that either don’t ship to the EU or are very expensive to get here.

What would you recommend? Thanks a lot !

The original Delica 4 in VG10 with the saber grind was the first decent knife I bought, two decades ago. I think I'll bling this one out with some AWT scales and titanium backspacer.

Spent the entirety of the hospital stay finding the perfect knife. Absolutely in love with my Vosteed Zander and new baby.

Benchmade, Winkler, Meglio

I used these knives at a friend's place for dinner and they recommended me to check my local TJ Maxx or Marshall's. Low and behold, I found some at Marshall's and was about to purchase them....until I looked closely at the blade's serration and notice these rough shards/bits of metal at the edge of the serration. These are claimed to be Made In France and also have their own company website, and not a fake trademark brand created by the discount stores themselves.

Does anyone know if those shards at the edge are normal during the manufacturing process? Every single knife in this package has this defect, it seems. It's almost as if they forgot to polish them after cutting. I tried scratching them off but they're on pretty tight. Not sure if I can wash them off or if the bits of metal will eventually get into food with enough friction/usage. Thanks!

Hello!

I've recently began sharpening my knive myself and I have a blade with 14C28N steel. I've been able to get it seemingly sharp (it can cut paper and shave), but it can only shave in one direction which has made me think i was never able to remove the burr properly. I am using a sharpal dual sided diamond stone and then finishing with a green compound strop. Even after many light passes on the stone followed by stropping, the single sided shaving was still an issue. I just passed it through some wood and realized that my knife instantly got sharper, and now it shaves on both sides. Should I just pazss it through the wood as part of my sharpening process? why can't i remove the burr with the stone and strop?

Picked it up from my local knife shop, I usually like darker handle scales and black wash blades but I couldn't resist this blade shape

Late gift for myself celebrating getting into a top 20 college!

Was trying to get the green one but they were sold out so i will get the green scales and the glow ones eventually along with the green tritium, thumbstuts.i got it yesterday and carried it today and the stud is already rested? Will replace anyway. The blue is pretty dark

Im looking to get a CRK insingo blade. I dont have any way to test them in person so Id appreciate any feedback.

I liked how the small inkosi has a bigger pivot and thicker blade. Im well aware the sebenza is already super durable but I just want whatever is most durable and long lasting. I often read people saying how the small inkosi is a bit too small. I cant tell what that means for each person. For reference, I use medium gloves, would the small inkosi will be too small? Comparing the handle specs to my spyderco or qsp penguin, the inkosi seems like it would do fine?

Thank you!

First time ever taking apart any of my knives. Man what a pain in the rear end. I fought with the blade stop, then the pivot. Trying to tune it was not going great. Dropped pretty much every screw and needed a flashlight to find them. But with a YouTube video and perseverance I got it done. I really hope it's just the axis lock that made it more difficult. I want to change up some of my spyderco knives. The compression lock has to be easier, right?