carbon steel folding knife suggestion

[hillbillydruggist]

i am not sure that i am using the right terminology for the blade, but it is the kind that rusts easy and sharpens easy. i have an opinel and a case. inexpensive is good!

 

[hillbillydruggist]

i am not sure that i am using the right terminology for the blade, but it is the kind that rusts easy and sharpens easy. i have an opinel and a case.

y'all guys are the best at helping to decide what to buy!

 

[Mark M.]

I like Benchmade, you can custom order exactly what you want

 

[Richard Coody]

For a pocket knife hard to beat an old timer or uncle henry

I like knives. My folder is a.little different. It is a.scandy blade folder made in Finland by the same people who make rapalla filet knives. Pain in the butt to sharpen because a scandy blade has no secondary bevel but i like it.

 

[MGYSGT]

Boker is an excellent knife.

 

[Fast14riot]

My daily carry is a Spyderco Paramilitary in Rex45 steel, I've been happy with it.

For a slip joint, hard to go wrong with the Winchester Black Box knives, Queen cutlery, GEC, Case.

 

[MQ1]

Case makes a locking trapper with a Carbon Steel version that is nice.

MQ1

 

[Gabe22BR]

I carry a Boker whittler pocket knife every day.
Started buying them when I was in high school, loosing a few hauling hay, and opening seed bags for the planter.
Now I almost have all the different handle materials Boker offered in this pattern ( whittler) .

 

[dolek]

i am not sure that i am using the right terminology for the blade, but it is the kind that rusts easy and sharpens easy. i have an opinel and a case. inexpensive is good!

Inexpensive,Swedish High Carbon steel(15N20?)...Friction folder,about as basic as it gets.

 

[hpshooter]

" i have an opinel and a case. inexpensive is good!"

Opinel is a good basic work knife, have several, a step up and US made would be a Case Sod Buster or Trapper in carbon steel.

 

[Gabe22BR]

440 carbon is the steel

 

[rwh]

Stainless steels like D2 and VG10 sharpen almost as easily as carbon steels even though they are "stainless". D2 is really semi-stainless. Look on a site like bladehq.com, knifeworks.com, knivesshipfree.com, ... and search for folding knives in those steels and you will have at least 1000 to pick from in a wide range of price points. Ontario rat #2 in D2 is a good option.

 

[Cecil S.]

I had a Kissing Cranes folder It was different thats what I liked.

 

[Forum Boss]

I had two Benchmades. Both bad knives. Dull poor cutters, both went back to factory twice after very little use. Dull right out of box. And they wouldn't take an edge -- even at factory. No more Benchmades for me. EVER.

By contrast I have two Spydercos that were truly razor sharp from the get go. One is 30 years old and like new. Simple, effective, great steel.

i also have A 3.75” Buck 110 Slim Hunter folder. Stainless blade, razor sharp, and it gets a lot of use. Red Plastic handle. I would buy another Buck without hesitation.

https://www.buckknives.com/product/110-slim-select-knife/0110FAM02/

Ironically the blade I use most is a folder I got for my NRA renewal. Black coated blade, Chinese made, but it is super sharp and very smooth.


I started using it because it was free so I didn't care if it was lost. Then I decided it was a really good knife that operates better than some that cost $70.00. Oh... and the little gray spots on the edge are not flaws... it's merely a little plastic residue from just cutting some packing tape.

 

[shortgrass]

i am not sure that i am using the right terminology for the blade, but it is the kind that rusts easy and sharpens easy. i have an opinel and a case. inexpensive is good!

Try Jantz Supply, they have knife making supplies.

 

[Lone Hunter]

I'm with Forum Boss on the Benchmades,never could keep them sharp. For inexpensive knives hard to beat case, boker, old timer, camillus, and Kershaws , I presently carry a kershaw with the ken onion blade and really like it. It has a pocket clip which makes access to it real easy. It sharpens easily too. I have others I like, hen and rooster, puma, but they are too expensive to carry and worry about loosing them or damaging them. My biggest beef is people want to borrow your knife and when you ask why they want to use it as a screwdriver . They don't get my knife,it ain't a screwdriver . Sorry bout the rant but it ain't a screwdriver.

 

[jk80]

I've had good luck with Kershaw folders. For just a pocket knife its a case trapper with carbon blades.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

Hard to beat a Buck 110.. I can get mine to shave my arm sharp. dry

My every day carry knives: Buck 110, Puma pocket folder, and a Case stockman's knife

 

[TheOtherZilla]

i am not sure that i am using the right terminology for the blade, but it is the kind that rusts easy and sharpens easy. i have an opinel and a case. inexpensive is good!

I make knives.. Some carbon steels will be prone to rust. But carbon steel is about the best for general blades. I use D2 tool steel for most of my blades. It is a carbon steel with a high chromium content and is "almost "stainless.

 

[Clancy]

I’m going to be the odd man out and tell you how much I love my bench made with the sheep’s foot blade. I sharpen it maybe once a month on a wicked edge set at 17.5 degrees.

It will sharpen to the point that it’s dangerous. I use it for cleaning birds, opening feed sacks, and all the usual stuff.

I’m sure not all their models are great, but my sheep’s foot “Proper” model is my favorite folder I have ever had.

$199 online