Firstly, I'm not hugely knowledgeable about knives. I enjoy them, and usually have one or more on hand, and 1/2 a dozen in my vehicles or bag.
My "good" knives have been bucks, Spyderco, or similar (love my 105). I have had a couple custom folders.
Now in my experience most of my knives have had at least some issues. slop when open or closed, weak or inconsistent lock up, other goofyness etc.
Some were excellent, such as the Spyderco Enduras I've had, as well as the buck 110, which i wasn't a fan of. If the tips didn't snap all the time on Kershaw leaks those would be my favorites for every day stuff.
Recently I've been seeing an improvement in the cheaper knives (I loose or give away knives pretty quickly so cheaps the way to go for me)
The best I've handle lately have been these Eafengrow knives
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAEegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw1HSJg3cwicJ-u7_iIgdMKQ
I prefer larger knives so that's what I've gotten.
Lock up on all of them is solid, no fore aft or side to side blade wobble, materials actually feel really good. The tips even center well when on closed on all of mine (which my 400 dollar custom did not do....not that I actually care).
The blades are nicely formed, and sharp (blades marked d2) but dont feel all that hard. Still I've processed one animal and cut a pile of boxes but have not NEEDED a resharpen the one I managed to get away from my wife.
The designs are pretty varied and appear to be copies of other knives, so if you want to see how you like a particular shape before investing in an expensive one this maybe a good way to do so.
just thought I'd pass that along.
My "good" knives have been bucks, Spyderco, or similar (love my 105). I have had a couple custom folders.
Now in my experience most of my knives have had at least some issues. slop when open or closed, weak or inconsistent lock up, other goofyness etc.
Some were excellent, such as the Spyderco Enduras I've had, as well as the buck 110, which i wasn't a fan of. If the tips didn't snap all the time on Kershaw leaks those would be my favorites for every day stuff.
Recently I've been seeing an improvement in the cheaper knives (I loose or give away knives pretty quickly so cheaps the way to go for me)
The best I've handle lately have been these Eafengrow knives
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAEegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw1HSJg3cwicJ-u7_iIgdMKQ
I prefer larger knives so that's what I've gotten.
Lock up on all of them is solid, no fore aft or side to side blade wobble, materials actually feel really good. The tips even center well when on closed on all of mine (which my 400 dollar custom did not do....not that I actually care).
The blades are nicely formed, and sharp (blades marked d2) but dont feel all that hard. Still I've processed one animal and cut a pile of boxes but have not NEEDED a resharpen the one I managed to get away from my wife.
The designs are pretty varied and appear to be copies of other knives, so if you want to see how you like a particular shape before investing in an expensive one this maybe a good way to do so.
just thought I'd pass that along.