@werehatrack I still have a couple of the Kershaw knives from 2015. They’re handy to clip to a pocket while working outside and are easy to open. But - are nearly impossible to close while wearing gloves. And since I’m not usually working outside with saws and knives without gloves, I find that little “design feature” to be less than stellar. I’m sure the ManlyMen of CRKT would just close it with their teeth or something. I still have to take off a glove.
@stinks that’s true…I guess they spent more time talking about what ‘kind’ of guy would use this knife rather than showing what the knife can actually do (it certainly wasn’t the same knife chopping that big stick, lol!) It was just amusing to me.
Yeah…I don’t really want to spend a lot, so I’ll keep an eye on slick deals. My boys got really nice folding knives from their troop leader when they became Eagle Scouts, so they don’t really need one, but I really wouldn’t mind finding one for my daughter. I’d expect she’d lose it within a year or so though…
@k4evryng@phendrick Wow, that guy is nothing if not thorough! Why am i not surprised that, in the details section, he links to reviews of coffee with names like Full Throttle, Octane Booster & Jump Starter? Probably cuz it seems like he partakes in at least a few oversized mugs per day!
@k4evryng I recall a magazine ad run by Gerber (the knife co, not baby food) like 20 years ago that was basically a closeup of a dude pointing to his incisor with a caption along the lines of “explain these, vegetarians”. The irony was revealed in a marketing trade blog, where the artist couldn’t find a model with sufficiently impressive tooth for the client and so had to photoshop it… Brands doing macho posturing is even weirder than when humans do it.
@k4evryng Btw, speaking of girly girls, the Smith & Wesson model mentioned in @phendrik’s post comes in a lovely lavender option for us “little ladies”! On the other hand, it’s the least expensive one that the guy reviewed & he liked it. Good news, it does come in black for only a couple of bucks more, for those who are over the Barbiecore trend!
Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops Folding Knife, Purple (SWA24SPCP)
@k4evryng good brand in general & a good knife here for the money. Not a typical crappy $25 knife, if i didn’t have a dozen too many already I’d jump on this for sure. No it’s not some custom $350 knife, but for 99% of people this will be excellent.
@ircon96 thanks for the link! I kind of like the lavender option…more for ease of finding it in a purse than anything else, lol!
Dang that guy talked fast…and now I feel like I know more about pocket knife brands than I ever thought I needed to know.
But he did a good job explaining, and I think for $13/15, the S&W would be ‘good enough’ for anything my daughter would likely throw at it while fishing or whatever (she’s waaaaay more outdoorsy than I am…which I’m so glad about! ).
@ircon96@k4evryng I learned decades ago that the really good tools tend to go walkabout if not watched like a hawk; but if they are pink or lavender, they are more likely to stay home. I have paint and tool dips in those colors to keep my good tools from “wandering off” with visitors. I also have a tool bag and a toolbox in hot pink, even though I don’t like pink. I even had one neighbor ask if my tool bag was made in any other color. It isn’t.
@k4evryng CKRT Squid is a good knife for someone with smaller hands. Same assisted opening so it’s great for one handed operation (pulling out of pocket, opening, opening packages, etc)
Wow, today’s copywriter hit the nail on the head with the “tree-bros” comment! Way to alienate 50% of your potential customer base with one swinging-dick ad. A company that’s so obviously insecure in its masculinity might want to reconsider naming itself after the world’s most harmless insect, though. Just sayin’.
@k4evryng Don’t sell yourself short, I saw your post right after i saved mine & thought, great minds think alike! And, lol @ crafting, i think that would horrify the tree-bros more than the insect!
@ShotgunX Lol… Back in those days, the “premium” channels were blocked by a bunch of squiggly lines on the screen, but you could still hear the audio, so really desperate guys (or kids who were underage) would tune in & try really hard to see through the squiggles. Ahh, the good ol’ days!
@ircon96@ShotgunX Back in the 80’s, the cheap cable boxes used by our local supplier just injected a 60Hz signal into the premium channels to scramble them. If you knew which wire to clip, you could get all the channels sans squiggly lines with just the basic cable box/rate. The boxes were also assembled with special “security” screws that required a proprietary tool to remove them (IIRC the screws were also left-hand threads - sneaky devils!). My buddy modified an old pair of needle nose pliers to use for removing the screws.
Ah, simpler times.
@ircon96@ShotgunX Oh that is so funny! Those squiggly got me in trouble!
One night, when I was about 14 or 15, my best friend was sleeping over (early 80’s), and we were watching tv. For whatever reason, the scramble on the Playboy channel was showing things pretty clearly that night, and she and I were watching (and giggling) in the living room. My mom and dad had gone out for the evening and we didn’t hear them pull in the driveway.
Suddenly, the front door started to open and I (of course!) panicked. We had one of those old zip channel remote controls, so I just quick zipped it to ANY other channel. A Phillies game appeared on the screen just as my dad walked through the door. I’m sure we looked incredibly guilty as he looked at me and my best friend knowing there was not a chance in hell we were sitting there watching the game. He smiled and said “you guys are watching the Phillies? What’s the score?” We, of course, had NO idea, and we about died right there on the couch! That moment will forever be burned in my memory.
I miss the old days of early, scrambled cable. Now kids can just go online…they don’t even have to work for it!
@macromeh my dad got a little descramble thingy that would unscramble a few channels (including the Playboy Channel I just mentioned above). You could just screw it between the line and the box when you wanted to watch and then take it off again.
Man, that commercial. I generally like CRKT knives but that commercial was a lot. It left me with specific questions. Like this is a knife for car mechanics who wear bright white coveralls to work on busted old Hondas?
I’m also curious, in what rugged Chinese province do we think the guy with a belt grinder and a cowboy hat that “makes” these lives?
…use it to crack all those annoying plastic clamshell packages
Please, for the love of Poseidon, don’t use a knife like this for such applications. That’s a sure way to score a trip to the ER as the pressed/pulled blade finds an unpredictable path into your hand or leg or some other soft body part.
There are other, safer tools to use for opening plastic clamshell packages (and boxes and such), like:
Nice looking knife. Would buy if it was a lower price. I do have questions though. WTF is GFN and Wharncliffe? And who is TJ Schwartz? How does this matter? I’m so glad the word tactical wasn’t used. That word triggers my temper because of all the idiots advertising crappy items like it’s supposed to make it desirable and good.
GFN is “Glass Filled Nylon”, it’s the plasticky material the handle is made out of. It’s very durable and temperature stable. Some don’t like the way it feels compared to other handle materials but it works, and is inexpensive without being cheap.
“Wharncliffe” describes the blade shape - the blade edge is a straight line like a razor blade would be, without any curve or “belly”. Some users like that shape because it’s useful for opening certain stuff. The straight line makes it easy to understand how a cut is going to go, and the force of a cutting motion will be consistent all the way through to the end of the blade.
TJ Schwartz is a custom knife maker who lives in Idaho. They are credited with the design of this product.
After showing this to my husband, he mentioned that he doesn’t have a good hunting knife (or a good folding knife…but I think I got some good suggestions from the video phendrick posted on those).
Do you happen to know of a good hunting knife option? Something middle of the road price wise…not too cheap or too expensive, lol! (I’m guessing fixed blade? I know nothing about hunting…)
@k4evryng Hello there! I am so flattered that you would ask. I’ll do my best!
I don’t know the person’s taste, or I might recommend a specific item based on color preference or material. Price range can matter quite a bit as well, but these selections are all items which could be considered as known, well reviewed and safe choices from excellent manufacturers. I hope I’m not going too crazy by recommending you spend over $100 on a knife, there are great options for less than $100, but if you’re just getting one item to use, go ahead and splurge, you’ll be happy.
I don’t take any cut or affiliate link or commission from any of these (I’m just trying to be helpful, not a salesperson).
I think KnivesShipFree is an excellent knife retailer in the US; many of these links will go to their site as an example to see the product. “Knifecenter” and “BladeHQ” are two other major online knife retailers which are also quite trustworthy. Amazon is not that great for buying knives, but everyone’s familiar with them.
I think that my first recommendation for a true hunting knife would be an ESEE Ashley Game Knife, they come in a variety of color variations and cost between $95-$150.
Here’s the least expensive one I could find (It’s orange!): KSF Link
Here’s a few of these in different colors at another retailer: BladeHQ link
Along those same lines, here is a super versatile fixed blade that’s ultra stainless and great anywhere, including culinary, travel, a dorm, a backpack. a great knife at $175
And here’s another quality Spyderco which is a bit rougher around the edges but packs even more value into $150. The blade steel on this one is not stainless but it’s got 21st century edge retention and it’ll break in over the years like the beloved family Toyota Camry.
@806D2701@k4evryng I was going to pipe up yesterday and say Morakniv makes excellent outdoor fixed blades at a downright cheap price, usually with handy sheaths with multiple carry options built in. But somehow I got sidetracked and didn’t complete that action. Not necessarily hunting specific but a good tool for anyone who enjoys the outdoors.
@806D2701 Thank you so much!! Wow…so much to know. I just love how knowledgeable and helpful Meh citizens are!
I don’t think color matters to him as much as function and form, and if I can get a pretty decent knife for $100-250ish, that would be awesome, but I could go higher if needed. He’s hard to buy for and it would be a nice birthday gift.
He occasionally hunts deer (and wildfowl, which probably doesn’t require a very big knife? ), so a knife that works well for field dressing and holds a sharp edge is probably what I’m looking for.
Thank you again…as someone who knows less than nothing about quality knives, I really appreciate the guidance! I’ll check out the links you posted above. We live close to a couple of Cabelas and other big sporting goods stores, so I can always check there, too.
My favorite overall knife and everyday carry knife is actually a CRKT - the CRKT Squid assisted opener. They make it in a non-assisted version for states where you cannot have that. It’s a small knife with only a 2.3” blade but that’s the perfect length in my opinion.
It’s smaller and slightly more expensive but is my ideal pocket knife, I use it basically every day to open packages, cut tape, string, whatever. I’ve had them go through the washer with my pants, they’re fine (sharpen and oil after), I’ve lost them, not too much to replace.
I believe the technical model is the CRKT CR2493: Squid Framelock A/O
@afwaller I just picked up a Squid on ebay for like $25. It’s about the same size as my Ken Onion wrinkle which has been abused for the last few years and is missing some fasteners
I remember CRKT was Chinesium before Chinesium was Chinesium. They make a decent useable product that won’t make you cry like if it was your Benchmade you just dropped off the side of the dock.
@Boot2thehead At least a Benchmade will reliably get snagged by a good magnet. Some of the all-stainless ones use allows that a magnet won’t grab. (Yes, they’re crap, but that doesn’t keep people from buying them, particularly when they are loaded up with all the “tactical” features. To me, that word is a warning flag that says “made to appeal to the inner 12-year-old of someone who probably doesn’t know what a decent knife can do.”)
This is not a Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT) Tighe Rod. I own two of those. You would not get one at this price AFIAK - 32.50 was the best I saw except for a sketchy clearance outfit. Neither is this a Warncliffe blade - it is a modified-Warncliffe.
I notice no one much has bought this in Mississippi. I guess that is because our capital (Jackson) the murder capital of the USA. I’d imagine if meh sold guns the most sold would be here.
@djslack Easier for some of us than others. Right now, I’m using “no money”, “Not liking liner lock” and “have too much crap that I don’t have space for” as my reasons to avoid buying it. That seems to be working. So far.
@djslack@YETB I’m saving up to get a Benchmade that I can put in a locking display case bolted to the wall. Meanwhile, my EDC is a cheapass folding Husky utility knife with the lockback converted to more of a detent. One-hand no-hazard closing, instant sharpening, don’t care if the blade breaks.
@werehatrack you can’t beat a utility knife for, well, utility. Except for the liner lock thing, the Gerber EAB is an exceedingly excellent EDC adaptation as the slimmest and smallest blade holder I’ve found (save maybe the Hart sliding knife. But it’s not that great). Likewise a Stinger Magslide looks like a contender except they forgot about the dirt cheap part.
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Product: CRKT Thero EDC Folding Pocket Knife
Model: 6290
Condition: New
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$45.88 at Amazon
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Eh?
meh. But very happy to see a knife on meh again! I remember the good ole days when knifes on meh were oddly abundant
@coleafiory Just wait until they start offering speakerdocks again!
@ciabelle @coleafiory Don’t pull the dragon’s tail!
/giphy assertive-ruddy-stamp
Speaking of ‘EDC’, nobody here in Orlando will sleep tonight.
@PooltoyWolf I feel like I could fail a drug test just from driving by it on the 408 last night
@LowFatBacon @PooltoyWolf The smell of skunk must have been strong.
It’s 2015 again!
@werehatrack I still have a couple of the Kershaw knives from 2015. They’re handy to clip to a pocket while working outside and are easy to open. But - are nearly impossible to close while wearing gloves. And since I’m not usually working outside with saws and knives without gloves, I find that little “design feature” to be less than stellar. I’m sure the ManlyMen of CRKT would just close it with their teeth or something. I still have to take off a glove.
Schwartz Design! May the Schwartz be with you!
Knives and speaker docks dot com returns?
This would be perfect, if it had Bluetooth.
@phendrick At least it’s NOT Mac-compatible, which means it’s useful as a knife.
Good grief. It’s 4.6 stars on Amazon. What is meh thinking???
Works fantastic to cut the limes to make 'ritas.
The commercial cracked me up.
The level of testosterone driven messaging was…a bit much.
(and my husband and boys do allll the ‘manly’ stuff). I just found it over the top I guess.
I might buy one for my daughter though…’cause shouldn’t a girl have a nice folding knife too?
Is this a good quality (for the price) knife, or are there better ones out there? (Asking as a girly girl momma, lol!)
@k4evryng But all they did with the knife was sharpen it and stick it in a board? Weird.
A little steep for a utility pocket-knife imo. Watch Slickdeals and you’ll see some cheaper that work fine.
There’s probably something fancy and high-quality about these, but since I lose about one a year, I’m probably sticking to cheaper ones.
@stinks that’s true…I guess they spent more time talking about what ‘kind’ of guy would use this knife rather than showing what the knife can actually do (it certainly wasn’t the same knife chopping that big stick, lol!) It was just amusing to me.
Yeah…I don’t really want to spend a lot, so I’ll keep an eye on slick deals. My boys got really nice folding knives from their troop leader when they became Eagle Scouts, so they don’t really need one, but I really wouldn’t mind finding one for my daughter. I’d expect she’d lose it within a year or so though…
@k4evryng
But you have to listen fast.
@k4evryng @stinks my favorite minimum viable product knife is the ganzo firebird, which goes for $18. This looks to be much higher quality.
I don’t need more knives
I don’t need more knives
I don’t need more knives
@k4evryng @phendrick Wow, that guy is nothing if not thorough! Why am i not surprised that, in the details section, he links to reviews of coffee with names like Full Throttle, Octane Booster & Jump Starter? Probably cuz it seems like he partakes in at least a few oversized mugs per day!
@k4evryng I recall a magazine ad run by Gerber (the knife co, not baby food) like 20 years ago that was basically a closeup of a dude pointing to his incisor with a caption along the lines of “explain these, vegetarians”. The irony was revealed in a marketing trade blog, where the artist couldn’t find a model with sufficiently impressive tooth for the client and so had to photoshop it… Brands doing macho posturing is even weirder than when humans do it.
@k4evryng Btw, speaking of girly girls, the Smith & Wesson model mentioned in @phendrik’s post comes in a lovely lavender option for us “little ladies”!
On the other hand, it’s the least expensive one that the guy reviewed & he liked it. Good news, it does come in black for only a couple of bucks more, for those who are over the Barbiecore trend! 
Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops Folding Knife, Purple (SWA24SPCP)
https://a.co/d/fjPsQwo
@k4evryng good brand in general & a good knife here for the money. Not a typical crappy $25 knife, if i didn’t have a dozen too many already I’d jump on this for sure. No it’s not some custom $350 knife, but for 99% of people this will be excellent.
@ircon96 thanks for the link! I kind of like the lavender option…more for ease of finding it in a purse than anything else, lol!
Dang that guy talked fast…and now I feel like I know more about pocket knife brands than I ever thought I needed to know.
).
But he did a good job explaining, and I think for $13/15, the S&W would be ‘good enough’ for anything my daughter would likely throw at it while fishing or whatever (she’s waaaaay more outdoorsy than I am…which I’m so glad about!
Thanks again!
@ircon96 @k4evryng I learned decades ago that the really good tools tend to go walkabout if not watched like a hawk; but if they are pink or lavender, they are more likely to stay home. I have paint and tool dips in those colors to keep my good tools from “wandering off” with visitors. I also have a tool bag and a toolbox in hot pink, even though I don’t like pink. I even had one neighbor ask if my tool bag was made in any other color. It isn’t.
@danpritts And your order number is…???
@ircon96 @k4evryng I really like that lavender one!
@k4evryng CKRT Squid is a good knife for someone with smaller hands. Same assisted opening so it’s great for one handed operation (pulling out of pocket, opening, opening packages, etc)
Wow, today’s copywriter hit the nail on the head with the “tree-bros” comment! Way to alienate 50% of your potential customer base with one swinging-dick ad. A company that’s so obviously insecure in its masculinity might want to reconsider naming itself after the world’s most harmless insect, though. Just sayin’.
@ircon96 I didn’t even put together that it was like cricket. When I hear that, I think of a craft cutting machine…not a masculine folding knife.
They definitely went over the top trying to prove something.
You worded it much better than I did! 
@k4evryng Don’t sell yourself short, I saw your post right after i saved mine & thought, great minds think alike!
And, lol @ crafting, i think that would horrify the tree-bros more than the insect! 
@ircon96 If the ad had an actual swinging dick in it, I would 100% make the purchase.
@ShotgunX That’s probably in the uncensored version that they air during the “Cinemax After Dark” programming block.
@ircon96 Damn, I truly was born during the wrong decade.
@ircon96
Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT)
@ShotgunX Lol… Back in those days, the “premium” channels were blocked by a bunch of squiggly lines on the screen, but you could still hear the audio, so really desperate guys (or kids who were underage) would tune in & try really hard to see through the squiggles.
Ahh, the good ol’ days!
@ircon96 @ShotgunX Back in the 80’s, the cheap cable boxes used by our local supplier just injected a 60Hz signal into the premium channels to scramble them. If you knew which wire to clip, you could get all the channels sans squiggly lines with just the basic cable box/rate. The boxes were also assembled with special “security” screws that required a proprietary tool to remove them (IIRC the screws were also left-hand threads - sneaky devils!). My buddy modified an old pair of needle nose pliers to use for removing the screws.
Ah, simpler times.
@ircon96 @ShotgunX Oh that is so funny! Those squiggly got me in trouble!
One night, when I was about 14 or 15, my best friend was sleeping over (early 80’s), and we were watching tv. For whatever reason, the scramble on the Playboy channel was showing things pretty clearly that night, and she and I were watching (and giggling) in the living room. My mom and dad had gone out for the evening and we didn’t hear them pull in the driveway.
Suddenly, the front door started to open and I (of course!) panicked. We had one of those old zip channel remote controls, so I just quick zipped it to ANY other channel. A Phillies game appeared on the screen just as my dad walked through the door. I’m sure we looked incredibly guilty as he looked at me and my best friend knowing there was not a chance in hell we were sitting there watching the game. He smiled and said “you guys are watching the Phillies? What’s the score?” We, of course, had NO idea, and we about died right there on the couch!
That moment will forever be burned in my memory. 
I miss the old days of early, scrambled cable. Now kids can just go online…they don’t even have to work for it!
@macromeh my dad got a little descramble thingy that would unscramble a few channels (including the Playboy Channel I just mentioned above). You could just screw it between the line and the box when you wanted to watch and then take it off again.
This was what our old zip box looked like
/buy
@meow57 It worked! Your order number is: formal-tangible-parent
/image formal tangible parent
How tactical is this? I need it to be at least an 8/10 on the terrorist-stabbin’ scale to consider it an impulse purchase.
@ShotgunX So close, but it’s more of a psycho-slashin’ blade profile than a terrorist-stabbin’ one. The point could be pointier for better stabbin’.
Man, that commercial. I generally like CRKT knives but that commercial was a lot. It left me with specific questions. Like this is a knife for car mechanics who wear bright white coveralls to work on busted old Hondas?
I’m also curious, in what rugged Chinese province do we think the guy with a belt grinder and a cowboy hat that “makes” these lives?
@djslack i could be wrong but i think that guy is Ken Onion, who really does make knives like that.
Then CRKT sends pictures to China for the kids to copy.
That commercial reminds me of these:
http://budlight.whipnet.com/
@lennypazz Yes! Except, sadly, this CRKT ad isn’t intended to be a parody, it just is one.
Please, for the love of Poseidon, don’t use a knife like this for such applications. That’s a sure way to score a trip to the ER as the pressed/pulled blade finds an unpredictable path into your hand or leg or some other soft body part.
There are other, safer tools to use for opening plastic clamshell packages (and boxes and such), like:
(That last one is our current package opener.)
@andymand I use this one the most, basically scissors with a large offset on the blades.
https://www.amazon.com/Zibra-Scissors-Cutter-Screwdriver-Package/dp/B0BGMNTN8F/
@andymand This one has the best name. And also effective.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010SHGX0/
@blaineg I like both of those! Thanks!
@andymand @blaineg I use a Zweihänder.
I’ve been a bit Wharncliffe curious. I’ll give it a shot.
Yeah I definitely don’t need another knife. But I guess I’ll buy it anyway. Thanks a lot, meh.
@atx85 I am finding myself of a similar mind.
$45-50 seems to be the going price, so
/buy
@blaineg It worked! Your order number is: stupendous-befuddled-sparrow
/image stupendous befuddled sparrow
@mediocrebot
/giphy stupendous-befuddled-sparrow
/showme stupendous-befuddled-sparrow
Nice looking knife. Would buy if it was a lower price. I do have questions though. WTF is GFN and Wharncliffe? And who is TJ Schwartz? How does this matter? I’m so glad the word tactical wasn’t used. That word triggers my temper because of all the idiots advertising crappy items like it’s supposed to make it desirable and good.
@MarkML Howdy, knife person here!
GFN is “Glass Filled Nylon”, it’s the plasticky material the handle is made out of. It’s very durable and temperature stable. Some don’t like the way it feels compared to other handle materials but it works, and is inexpensive without being cheap.
“Wharncliffe” describes the blade shape - the blade edge is a straight line like a razor blade would be, without any curve or “belly”. Some users like that shape because it’s useful for opening certain stuff. The straight line makes it easy to understand how a cut is going to go, and the force of a cutting motion will be consistent all the way through to the end of the blade.
TJ Schwartz is a custom knife maker who lives in Idaho. They are credited with the design of this product.
@806D2701 can I ask you a knife question?
After showing this to my husband, he mentioned that he doesn’t have a good hunting knife (or a good folding knife…but I think I got some good suggestions from the video phendrick posted on those).
Do you happen to know of a good hunting knife option? Something middle of the road price wise…not too cheap or too expensive, lol! (I’m guessing fixed blade? I know nothing about hunting…)
If not, no worries. Thanks!
@806D2701 @k4evryng 8Cr14MoV steel is probably going to snap against bone…
@k4evryng Hello there! I am so flattered that you would ask. I’ll do my best!
I don’t know the person’s taste, or I might recommend a specific item based on color preference or material. Price range can matter quite a bit as well, but these selections are all items which could be considered as known, well reviewed and safe choices from excellent manufacturers. I hope I’m not going too crazy by recommending you spend over $100 on a knife, there are great options for less than $100, but if you’re just getting one item to use, go ahead and splurge, you’ll be happy.
I don’t take any cut or affiliate link or commission from any of these (I’m just trying to be helpful, not a salesperson).
I think KnivesShipFree is an excellent knife retailer in the US; many of these links will go to their site as an example to see the product. “Knifecenter” and “BladeHQ” are two other major online knife retailers which are also quite trustworthy. Amazon is not that great for buying knives, but everyone’s familiar with them.
I think that my first recommendation for a true hunting knife would be an ESEE Ashley Game Knife, they come in a variety of color variations and cost between $95-$150.
Here’s the least expensive one I could find (It’s orange!): KSF Link
Here’s a few of these in different colors at another retailer: BladeHQ link
Here’s the big A’s selection, I think the brown micarta handle and satin blade looks nice:
Along those same lines, here is a super versatile fixed blade that’s ultra stainless and great anywhere, including culinary, travel, a dorm, a backpack. a great knife at $175
Spyderco Waterway - KnivesShipFree Link
A folding knife, you say?
Here’s one which would make a fabulous $203 gift a person might treasure:
Spyderco: Paramilitary 2 - Brown Canvas Micarta - CPM CruWear - C81MPCW2
https://www.knivesshipfree.com/spyderco-paramilitary-2-brown-canvas-micarta-cpm-cruwear-c81mpcw2/
And here’s another quality Spyderco which is a bit rougher around the edges but packs even more value into $150. The blade steel on this one is not stainless but it’s got 21st century edge retention and it’ll break in over the years like the beloved family Toyota Camry.
Spyderco: Stretch 2 Lightweight - Blue FRN - K390
KSF Link
Maybe going over $100 is out of the question…
How about an ultra value ($26!) Swedish fixed blade, suitable for the outdoors?
Morakniv Companion - Amazon link
If you want to share more about specific requirements I will see what I can do!
I hope you have a great Thanksgiving Holiday.
@806D2701 @k4evryng I was going to pipe up yesterday and say Morakniv makes excellent outdoor fixed blades at a downright cheap price, usually with handy sheaths with multiple carry options built in. But somehow I got sidetracked and didn’t complete that action. Not necessarily hunting specific but a good tool for anyone who enjoys the outdoors.
@806D2701 Thank you so much!! Wow…so much to know. I just love how knowledgeable and helpful Meh citizens are!
I don’t think color matters to him as much as function and form, and if I can get a pretty decent knife for $100-250ish, that would be awesome, but I could go higher if needed. He’s hard to buy for and it would be a nice birthday gift.
He occasionally hunts deer (and wildfowl, which probably doesn’t require a very big knife?
), so a knife that works well for field dressing and holds a sharp edge is probably what I’m looking for.
Thank you again…as someone who knows less than nothing about quality knives, I really appreciate the guidance! I’ll check out the links you posted above. We live close to a couple of Cabelas and other big sporting goods stores, so I can always check there, too.
POPSOCKETS! ROAD ROCKETS! SONNY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
My favorite overall knife and everyday carry knife is actually a CRKT - the CRKT Squid assisted opener. They make it in a non-assisted version for states where you cannot have that. It’s a small knife with only a 2.3” blade but that’s the perfect length in my opinion.
https://amzn.to/3FXAJRy
It’s smaller and slightly more expensive but is my ideal pocket knife, I use it basically every day to open packages, cut tape, string, whatever. I’ve had them go through the washer with my pants, they’re fine (sharpen and oil after), I’ve lost them, not too much to replace.
I believe the technical model is the CRKT CR2493: Squid Framelock A/O
You can also find it at bladehq or the other knife sites
https://www.bladehq.com/item--CRKT-Burnley-Squid-Assisted-Frame--126211
@afwaller I just picked up a Squid on ebay for like $25. It’s about the same size as my Ken Onion wrinkle which has been abused for the last few years and is missing some fasteners
I remember CRKT was Chinesium before Chinesium was Chinesium. They make a decent useable product that won’t make you cry like if it was your Benchmade you just dropped off the side of the dock.
@Boot2thehead At least a Benchmade will reliably get snagged by a good magnet. Some of the all-stainless ones use allows that a magnet won’t grab. (Yes, they’re crap, but that doesn’t keep people from buying them, particularly when they are loaded up with all the “tactical” features. To me, that word is a warning flag that says “made to appeal to the inner 12-year-old of someone who probably doesn’t know what a decent knife can do.”)
KNIVES! AND! SPEAKER DOCKS!
KNIVES! AND! SPEAKER DOCKS!
BRING OUT THE IPHONE FOUR COMPATIBLE SPEAKER DOCKS YOU COWARDS
This is not a Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT) Tighe Rod. I own two of those. You would not get one at this price AFIAK - 32.50 was the best I saw except for a sketchy clearance outfit. Neither is this a Warncliffe blade - it is a modified-Warncliffe.
/giphy enigmatic-caustic-pilsner
Too bad Amazon doesn’t ship most of these to Mass.
I notice no one much has bought this in Mississippi. I guess that is because our capital (Jackson) the murder capital of the USA. I’d imagine if meh sold guns the most sold would be here.
This is exciting! Love crkt stuff!
/giphy outstanding-disgusting-hunchback
/showme outstanding-disgusting-hunchback
Hooray, an extra day of must… resist… another… knife…
I might be able to pull it off, we’ll see.
@djslack Easier for some of us than others. Right now, I’m using “no money”, “Not liking liner lock” and “have too much crap that I don’t have space for” as my reasons to avoid buying it. That seems to be working. So far.
@djslack @werehatrack You wouldn’t be stalking MEH if any of that were true… knives are on auto purchase for me… never have to many
@djslack @YETB I’m saving up to get a Benchmade that I can put in a locking display case bolted to the wall. Meanwhile, my EDC is a cheapass folding Husky utility knife with the lockback converted to more of a detent. One-hand no-hazard closing, instant sharpening, don’t care if the blade breaks.
@werehatrack you can’t beat a utility knife for, well, utility. Except for the liner lock thing, the Gerber EAB is an exceedingly excellent EDC adaptation as the slimmest and smallest blade holder I’ve found (save maybe the Hart sliding knife. But it’s not that great). Likewise a Stinger Magslide looks like a contender except they forgot about the dirt cheap part.
/giphy heroic-mummified-hare
Oh man, the last knife I bought was WAY too big. This seems much better.
/buy
@notyoutoo It worked! Your order number is: porky-perforated-spaghetti
/image porky perforated spaghetti
@notyoutoo When I bust this out, I feel like fricking Rambo
Ooh! Just got mine! Cutty cutty! Well made and tactical! Thank you, the MEH
/giphy enigmatic-caustic-pilsner
