What's Your Preferred EDC Knife?

[ChippewaAce]

Hey all! I've carried a pocket knife for years and am ready to upgrade to a high quality knife for every day carry and use. I'm leaning heavily towards the Benchmade 940 Osborne or the Emerson CQC-7. My needs are for ordinary knife tasks and as a secondary line of self defense.

What do you carry and why? Looking forward to your thoughts!

 

[spicy_boiii]

I strongly prefer Full Flat-ground blades (FFG).

My current is a Spyderco Ikuchi

 

[bullet08]

Doug Ritter MK1 Gen2. Just a comfortable day to day folder that does everything I need.

 

[ChippewaAce]

I strongly prefer Full Flat-ground blades (FFG).

My current is a Spyderco Ikuchi

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Good looking knife! Spyderco is also a brand on my radar. The FFG provides a good all around grind correct?

 

[ChippewaAce]

Doug Ritter MK1 Gen2. Just a comfortable day to day folder that does everything I need.

Awesome! I was reading about these recently, they used to be made under Benchmade right? Is he still making them?

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Good looking knife! Spyderco is also a brand on my radar. The FFG provides a good all around grind correct?

All knife grinds are a compromise. It’s just a matter of what tasks will be demanded of the knife. Full flat grinds are great for being really sharp and doing lots of delicate slicing and push cutting, but are a little more susceptible to edge deformation than something like a convex grind. Just different horses for different courses.

 

[spicy_boiii]

All knife grinds are a compromise. It’s just a matter of what tasks will be demanded of the knife. Full flat grinds are great for being really sharp and doing lots of delicate slicing and push cutting, but are a little more susceptible to edge deformation than something like a convex grind. Just different horses for different courses.

What he said^ lol.

I own several spydercos, they have a pretty diverse and large catalog where you can get some interesting compounds and materials.

 

[Olkofri]

Victorinox Cybertool.

 

[shanez]

Leatherman Skeletool:



Knife blade, pliers, wire cutter, 2 sizes of philips and flat screwdrivers, and I've opened countless bottles of beer with the bottle opener. All in one tool that's marginally larger than most simple knives.

 

[B.Fee]

The 3 knifes most used in my daily rotation.

 

[tobefrank]

I have a few, but the one I carry the most is the Spyderco Dragonfly 2. It's a small knife but large enough for most daily cutting tasks. I just love the design of it. It manages to have a very comfortable grip for such a small knife.

 

[B.Fee]

This always on my belt at work.

 

[Akousticplyr]

Hey all! I've carried a pocket knife for years and am ready to upgrade to a high quality knife for every day carry and use. I'm leaning heavily towards the Benchmade 940 Osborne or the Emerson CQC-7. My needs are for ordinary knife tasks and as a secondary line of self defense.

What do you carry and why? Looking forward to your thoughts!

I've carried a couple Benchmade variants. If its good enough to be issued to Navy SEALs, it's good enough for me to open Amazon packages.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

For folders I like Benchmade’s Axis lock. A lot. Complete game changer for one-handed operation, with the benefits of being almost as fast to open as an auto, and faster/easier to close. Great EDC utility. I carry a Mini Griptillian. It’s not big enough to be a pocket hog, but still big enough to be comfortable enough in the hand and useful.

For fixed blades, I know a guy. ??

 

[Akousticplyr]

Same. My favorite EDC is a Benchmade Griptilian. It's what I was given at gear issue.

Griptilian® Family - https://www.benchmade.com/griptilian-family.html

 

[bullet08]

Awesome! I was reading about these recently, they used to be made under Benchmade right? Is he still making them?

Benchmade stopped making them. My previous EDC was Benchmade DR MK1. I actually enjoy current one better. No need for custom scales. It already has G10 scale. The locking mechanism is "similar", but touch smoother. Hogue makes them now. Current steel is 20CV, and all US made.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

All knife grinds are a compromise. It’s just a matter of what tasks will be demanded of the knife. Full flat grinds are great for being really sharp and doing lots of delicate slicing and push cutting, but are a little more susceptible to edge deformation than something like a convex grind. Just different horses for different courses.

Well said.

I prefer a carbon steel and normally use a Coticule either spine or edge leading stroke . Being a complete novice, I’ve been pleased building a slurry and have a knife that cuts

 

[troutface]

Been carrying this Boker for a while now and like it. It's the version with the XHP steel. Less than $70 too, which is important when you start losing things.

 

[JOHN72]

In Spain, the only thing I can legally take is a lollipop. But I have this ripper. If one day I have to defend my life, or that of my family. in an exceptional situation. Quick shave..............Is a Extrema Ratio FULCRUM II D BLACK............

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]