It's time to pick up a new EDC knife.
I've been carrying a Kershaw Blur with a Tanto blade for the past couple years. It has served me well, but is starting to show a fair amount of wear. That knife has now been moved to my work gear kit.
Now it's time to grab a new every day knife. Since I have one solely for work purposes, this will most likely be a lighter duty knife, but I still want it to be capable when the need arises.
I have giant hands. No mini knives allowed.
Criteria:
Made in USA
Assisted
Folder
3" minimum blade ( or darn close to it )
$100 ish price range. Probably $150 tops.
No auto ( I am not Leo or .mil )
Interests:
ZT 350. Looks like a solid workhorse of a knife. Maybe a bit big due to the fact that this will be an everyday knife. Comparable in size to the blur, so I'm not opposed to it. If I was buying a new work knife, this would probably already be purchased.
Benchmade Torrent 890BK. Manly sized, yet small compared to the ZT 350. I really like the deep carry pocket clip. A bit dressier than the other choices. I do like to go out into the world looking like a presentable human being occasionally. The smooth handles look a bit slippery.
Benchmade Barrage 580BK. Somewhere in the middle of the previous two choices. Fairly trim as compared to the ZT 350, but with slightly more aggressive handles than the Torrent. Unfortunately does not have the deep carry pocket clip.
Benchmade Emissary. Have not looked too far into this one. It seems to be on the upper end of the price range, yet has the features I would like as far as size, pocket clip and blade type.
One additional note is blade type. My previous blade was serrated. It occasionally came in handy as a saw, but some of the teeth got bent, and was a bitch to try to sharpen and reshape. I'm thinking smooth blade for this one.
Ok. Lets hear it. What say the hide?
Thanks.
Ugh... Wrong forum... Mods please move.
I've been carrying a Kershaw Blur with a Tanto blade for the past couple years. It has served me well, but is starting to show a fair amount of wear. That knife has now been moved to my work gear kit.
Now it's time to grab a new every day knife. Since I have one solely for work purposes, this will most likely be a lighter duty knife, but I still want it to be capable when the need arises.
I have giant hands. No mini knives allowed.
Criteria:
Made in USA
Assisted
Folder
3" minimum blade ( or darn close to it )
$100 ish price range. Probably $150 tops.
No auto ( I am not Leo or .mil )
Interests:
ZT 350. Looks like a solid workhorse of a knife. Maybe a bit big due to the fact that this will be an everyday knife. Comparable in size to the blur, so I'm not opposed to it. If I was buying a new work knife, this would probably already be purchased.
Benchmade Torrent 890BK. Manly sized, yet small compared to the ZT 350. I really like the deep carry pocket clip. A bit dressier than the other choices. I do like to go out into the world looking like a presentable human being occasionally. The smooth handles look a bit slippery.
Benchmade Barrage 580BK. Somewhere in the middle of the previous two choices. Fairly trim as compared to the ZT 350, but with slightly more aggressive handles than the Torrent. Unfortunately does not have the deep carry pocket clip.
Benchmade Emissary. Have not looked too far into this one. It seems to be on the upper end of the price range, yet has the features I would like as far as size, pocket clip and blade type.
One additional note is blade type. My previous blade was serrated. It occasionally came in handy as a saw, but some of the teeth got bent, and was a bitch to try to sharpen and reshape. I'm thinking smooth blade for this one.
Ok. Lets hear it. What say the hide?
Thanks.
Ugh... Wrong forum... Mods please move.
