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Posted: 11/27/2008 8:36:36 PM EDT
| so, whats your opinion? im looking at the cold steel recon 1. need a good, light weight, sturdy folder. |
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Stay away from Cold Steel
I've been very impressed with Kershaws offerings lately there should be a nice selection in that price range Also look at Spyderco, Benchmade, Emerson I would go with this one Kershaw Junkyard Dog Composite  ~$80 composite blade, THICK liners very smooth
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There are a lot of good folders by Spyderco that are in your price range. The salt series of knives have a lot of good knives, the Endura is a knife I carry often, also the native is a stout strong design that is very good.
Cold steel is ok but very overpriced for what the are. |
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There are a lot of good folders by Spyderco that are in your price range. The salt series of knives have a lot of good knives, the Endura is a knife I carry often, also the native is a stout strong design that is very good. Cold steel is ok but very overpriced for what the are. How is the handle on endura? It looked rather light. I hate the cold steel voyager knives because the handles are too damn light. That plastic material might be strong, but I hate the way it feels as far as the weight. I was thinking about grabbing either a waved endura or a emerson commander. I know the commander is a solid knife, but I keep hearing people swear by the endura. Pulling the trigger on an endura would hurt my pocket a little less. The cheapest I have found a commander was like 130-140. The only spyderco I even handled was a civilian and that was years ago. I remember it being a brutal looking knife, but I can't remember anything else about it. |
| Kershaw Blur or Tanto Blur with assisted open. they say on the site $100 but i got mine(tanto blur) for $50 and they have the best customer service if you ever tear it up just send it back if they cant fix it. Brand new knife headed your way. Cant go wrong. I would recomend to stay away from cold steel, terrible craftsmanship and for the same price you can get a better Kershaw. |
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Quoted: Buck Strider if you can find one as I believe they are discontinued now. Best thing next to a real Strider I have the cheapest Buck Strider, about $ 60? It really needed to be sharpened and is pretty thick for pocket carry. I have gotten into Spydercos, but Benchmades are very nice. |
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The Kershaw Vapor (Plain) Knife. The Vapor blade is AUS6A stainless-steel. The handle is 410 stainless-steel. Both the handle and the blade have a smooth flat sheen. Plus, the handle is designed with open construction to reduce the weight of the knife and it adds a little something extra to the look.
http://www.thekershawstore.com/Kershaw_Vapor_Plain_Knife_p/k1640.htm This is a lightweight, very sharp work horse. For the price if you lose it or break it doing something stupid like I did, just go get a new one. I have had many different Kershaw knifes and not a bad one ever. |
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