It probably should say Benchmade or Spyderco on it.....
Look at zero tolerance folders. I like the 350 and 301. They are great knives with excellent warantees and are built like tanks. Spyderco is another company that offers some great stuff. I like the para military a lot. It's a nice size to cover a wide variety of EDC tasks.
Looks a bit strange in the pictures, but I'm not a 'knife' guy [well, not yet].My Spyderco Paramilitary 2 is my favorite EDC knife so far.
Zt 0551 or 0550 period
Where is Brad's located? I wouldn't mind going by a shop that has a good selection and somebody knowledgeable to talk to.
I'm looking for a few basics but, not being a metallurgist or having much experience with knives, I'm not sure if I'm asking too much or too little.
My current knife is a cheapie I picked up at Wal-Mart a while back. It does the job, but I'd like to find something a bit nicer/more durable. Here's the current: Gerber STL 2.0 (Amazon.com).
- Quality opening/closing mechanism. Obviously I want it not to close on my fingers/hand when in use and I don't want it to open in my pocket on it's own.
- A durable and corrosion resistant finish. While I would hope I take good care of the knife - in the event it didn't get all of the attention it deserved I don't want it to rust apart in my pocket in short order.
- Something that holds an edge well. I've no issues learning to sharpen/keep it sharp but the longer I can go between maintenance in this regard the better. I'm not just thinking about being lazy - if I were ever in a situation where I needed the knife and sharpening tools were not handy/available I would like it to remain as useful as possible for as long as possible.
- Probably the 2 strongest locks you will find are frame & axis. That's not to say they can't fail though.Where is Brad's located? I wouldn't mind going by a shop that has a good selection and somebody knowledgeable to talk to.
I'm looking for a few basics but, not being a metallurgist or having much experience with knives, I'm not sure if I'm asking too much or too little.
- Quality opening/closing mechanism. Obviously I want it not to close on my fingers/hand when in use and I don't want it to open in my pocket on it's own.
- A durable and corrosion resistant finish. While I would hope I take good care of the knife - in the event it didn't get all of the attention it deserved I don't want it to rust apart in my pocket in short order.
- Something that holds an edge well. I've no issues learning to sharpen/keep it sharp but the longer I can go between maintenance in this regard the better. I'm not just thinking about being lazy - if I were ever in a situation where I needed the knife and sharpening tools were not handy/available I would like it to remain as useful as possible for as long as possible.