Knife Thread: All about Knives and other edged tools

[Nicademus]

S&W knives are very inexpensive. First run doesn't mean much I'd say. Probably a boat load made. Look on eBay.

[Kershaw]

Your user name is based off the knife company or is it just coincidental?

not a coincidence.

[emoshun]

Shit. I lost my S&W Homeland Security Tanto folder, I thing I'm gonna go knife hunting next week, thinking I'm gonna go fixed. Suggestions?

I never leave home without my Benchmade Torrent 890.

[Jesse30]

S&W knives are very inexpensive. First run doesn't mean much I'd say. Probably a boat load made. Look on eBay.

35 sound like fair pricing?

[mrsleeve]

Most S&W I have seen or had are nothing more than a throw away knife

[MasukBMW]

Most S&W I have seen or had are nothing more than a throw away knife

This.
S&W made some good stuff a while ago, but now nothing more than a tool box knife at best.

Buy something you'll have forever, bigger initial cost, but the difference is unexplainable until you carry one. Cry Once.

[b*saint]

Benchmade and Boker is where its at.

[mrsleeve]

Benchmade and Boker is where its at.

add to that Lone wolf, Emerson, Microtech, SOG, Almar, spyderco


some up market Gerber, kershaw, CRKT, Case, Buck have really good stuff too but still not as good as the ones listed above

[b*saint]

I disagree with Spyderco and SOG. Well I dont disagree they are good but not for the price.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I think I'll find something n the top list...

[mrsleeve]

farbin if you want a true auto knife that can be opened normally, and has no buttons on it look into lone wolf

they are my new favorite knives

[TomSuddard]

I carry a Leatherman Skeletool every day, but I must have 20 others lying around. Right now, there are two WWII bayonets sitting on this monitor. I've got all kinds of other multi tools and knives, mostly Buck and Leatherman. Some Gerber stuff, too. A few nice ones like a handmade Finnish piece. My grandfather collects knives, and it wore off on me. I actually made a knife, too. It was a great way to learn about metal. Learned how to harden the steel with the charcoal grill, then temper it with the oven. It came out looking pretty good, for a first attempt. After making a Kydex sheath, I use it every time I go fishing.

I've got way to much time on my hands.

[shiftbmw]

I disagree with Spyderco and SOG. Well I dont disagree they are good but not for the price.

Like all other companies, Spyderco has some better values and some worse values. Spyderco makes a great knife, and I find the prices to be reasonable.

For my money, there's no better budget folder than a spyderco Tenacious.

[Farbin Kaiber]

So what is the consensus on the SOG Flash II?

[e30s52]

So what is the consensus on the SOG Flash II?

I have a sog flash II 2nd gen and its a great knife. You just have to break in the safety a little so it moves better. I think I paid 75 bucks or from the dealer for mine.