Best Pocket knife
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Now where did I put that ball peen hammer...
It's just peening after all.Ah, percussive maintenance!
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Them HarryHoaky things are nice.
I know what you mean Count - there's a thread running titled 'Show us your Pens' that keeps making me look twice
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Yeah I had a double take on that one too! Great minds are smutty alike eh?
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I'm still waiting for someone to read that thread at 2am in the morning, drunk and say to himself.. "well, they did ask..."
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I usually have an Opinel 6 with me, and one or two 8's laying around at home. For special occasions, I have a Laguiole.
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Have been using a couple of utility/combo small knife sets for the last 8 or so years.
A medium-size Fisherman VictorInox, a 'Wave' Leatherman, a NewRanger Wenger, a Leatherman Squirt P4 and the very handy 'Swisscard' VictorInox.
Late last year I was talking to a friend over in North America, who happens to be quite into folder knives. I got registered in the fora in Europe and U.S., and in a very short period I found myself with few nice and handy EDC designs.
I do not really think there is one "best EDC"; different people have a variety of preferences. We normally get what we pay for but a simpler knife may be more handy or appropriate for a particular (daily or not) use. One cannot ignore though that makers like Spyderco and Benchmade are -in general- a tad above the competition, with a third brand named "Chris Reeve Knives" being of course a manufacturer of exceptionally well engineered and manufactured pieces.
From the knives in my small collection I would rate the LE Spyderco Gayle Bradley (first edition) a very solid piece and best for EDC, despite its sensitivity with blade rust accumulation (CPM-M4 type blade is best to be kept oiled at all times).
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Spyderco Gayle Bradley
Spyderco Tenacious
Kershaw RAM
^^ top to bottom:
Buck 112
FOX mini skinner blade, genuine horn scales
M. Nieto
Reate Horizon C (large blade, comes a bit larger than EDC)
^^ Benchmade 808 Loco
Honourable mention for the Spyderco Sharpmaker System, a highly effective and practical tool for sharpening such type of folders or fixed knives, as well as kitchen knives, scissors, etc.
A medium-size Fisherman VictorInox, a 'Wave' Leatherman, a NewRanger Wenger, a Leatherman Squirt P4 and the very handy 'Swisscard' VictorInox.
Late last year I was talking to a friend over in North America, who happens to be quite into folder knives. I got registered in the fora in Europe and U.S., and in a very short period I found myself with few nice and handy EDC designs.
I do not really think there is one "best EDC"; different people have a variety of preferences. We normally get what we pay for but a simpler knife may be more handy or appropriate for a particular (daily or not) use. One cannot ignore though that makers like Spyderco and Benchmade are -in general- a tad above the competition, with a third brand named "Chris Reeve Knives" being of course a manufacturer of exceptionally well engineered and manufactured pieces.
From the knives in my small collection I would rate the LE Spyderco Gayle Bradley (first edition) a very solid piece and best for EDC, despite its sensitivity with blade rust accumulation (CPM-M4 type blade is best to be kept oiled at all times).
^^ top to bottom:
Spyderco Gayle Bradley
Spyderco Tenacious
Kershaw RAM
^^ top to bottom:
Buck 112
FOX mini skinner blade, genuine horn scales
M. Nieto
Reate Horizon C (large blade, comes a bit larger than EDC)
^^ Benchmade 808 Loco
Honourable mention for the Spyderco Sharpmaker System, a highly effective and practical tool for sharpening such type of folders or fixed knives, as well as kitchen knives, scissors, etc.
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I have quite a few pocket knives at home, stashed in different places so I never have to go far if I need one, but a Spyderco Honeybee is what I carry around with me. It's tiny yet big enough for most jobs I'm likely to encounter in the city.
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One of the best. Great wooden handle. Good choice.Opinel. I love the #6 - perfect size for me as an EDC.
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Excellent design. I really like thatcurrently got a PITS Mk3 in my pocket. its a lovely knife
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cheers frankie, it is a lovely custom/small concern knife, slipjoint with sub 3" blade so sec139a compliant. i thought it a bit spendy till the spyderco version came out at about the same cost. i have been carrying a spyderco urban for a bit, the BritishBlades forum knife, which is also a lovely piece.