Folder...Help!

[familne]

I took a look at the U2, and it does appear to be a good, solid hard worker. I already use a Fallkniven f2 for sea angling and its an excellent knife, so I dont doubt the overall quality.

My reservation was the steel. I dont know anyone with any experience of the powder steel they use, and without a few independent opinions, decided to stick with the more well known steels.

If the U2 is your choice of folder a,nd as good as thier fixed baldes, I would appreciate hearing your opinion of it's performance, as I'm sure others would be.

I've had one for a while now, it's an excellent 'no frills' working knife. It holds a razor sharp edge very well, i've only ever had to run it lightly down a ceramic rod to bring it back to biting sharp. Very light weight too. Reveiws over on british blades have all been very favourable. Those benchmades look good too though. Choices, choices...

 

[familne]

I have bought most of my knives from NewGraham.com

$5.95 shipping to UK! (on one knife) and you'll have it within 10 days.

http://www.newgraham.com/benchmad28.htm

Hi steven

what's the spydie above the CR sebenza?

 

[steven andrews]

Familne,
It's a Spyderco Carbon Fibre Delica, plain edge.

 

[ScottC]

try www.buckknives.com some good

 

[Andy]

I was in my local shop yesterday and was looking at the EKA folding lock knife. looked very nice. danzo over on BB had the same knife I think. a very nice wooden handle. I could get a pic of it on wednesday if you want as I'm going back to pick up my lock knife (nieto spanish 440C blade A1 handle the pic is on some thread) the EKA is £39 in there. I didn't like the feel of the buck folders I've played with but they were at the cheeper end so I couldn't comment on ther more expensive products. the CRKT bladelock looks nice to me which is £40 from ODS thats AUS6 steel

 

[The General]

My vote in that price range would be the Spyderco Calypso Jnr model knife.

For a little more the Benchmade 806 is rather good...

 

[ChrisKavanaugh]

Fallkniven's little U2 folder is an incredible knife. It comes with an edge that is not only extremely sharp, but very durable. It has double fingernail slits, a firm lockup and requires no lubricants. Handle is very comfortable. I even managed a decent quantity of sparks off my metal match and it makes nice feather sticks. It is also a perfect fit inside a BCB survival tin. Alas, my G/F fell in love with it. Now I have to buy two.

 

[The General]

Fallkniven's little U2 folder is an incredible knife. It comes with an edge that is not only extremely sharp, but very durable. It has double fingernail slits, a firm lockup and requires no lubricants. Handle is very comfortable. I even managed a decent quantity of sparks off my metal match and it makes nice feather sticks. It is also a perfect fit inside a BCB survival tin. Alas, my G/F fell in love with it. Now I have to buy two. She was stalked and the guy made a grab for her. The fallkniven U2 was allready in her hand. He lost half an ear and his cheek was flayed to his sinus, where the doctors removed my U2 from the bone. I never got it back.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Really?

 

[Andy]

I was about to make a comment about carrying a knife for self defense braking the law, then noticed your in the USA. did the police over there have any issue with what she did?

 

[C_Claycomb]

Sorry in advance if everyone already knows about the Spyderco/BB knife

Spyderco have worked with BB and come up with a variation of the slipjoint, it is more possitively held in the open position than a standard non-locking knife, but can easily be opened with one hand via the thumb hole. I was abit sceptical about this design, but got to look at the prototype in the US and am sold on it now. I think they said VG10 blade and G10 scales. No pricing info as yet, the only numbers they would quote were very general ball park figures in dollars, so probably won't corespond to what we pay here. Design looks a lot like the third knife down in the picture above.

I know that locking knives are the best bet for user safety, and if you are out in the wilds there is no problem in carrying them. However, if you can only stretch to one knife, having the option to carry it without worry every day might be nice.

 

[Keith_Beef]

How about an Alain Descy model D6 manufactured by Berthier.

Solid lock mechanism, and snakewood handle for 78 Euros (so around £50 - £60). The description at Pierre Courty's site just says "stainless steel", but I know that it is available with a D2 blade (I know, it's a D6 with a D2 blade )

http://couteaux-courty.com/cgi-bin/...ew_product&productID=1455&category=97

Or you can have it in olive wood, brown ebony or violetwood.


Keith.

 

[danzomekahiro]

I was in my local shop yesterday and was looking at the EKA folding lock knife. looked very nice. danzo over on BB had the same knife I think. a very nice wooden handle. I could get a pic of it on wednesday if you want as I'm going back to pick up my lock knife (nieto spanish 440C blade A1 handle the pic is on some thread) the EKA is £39 in there.

Hi folks

I'd agree with Andy on this one. If you want a wooden handled locking folder the EKAs are very good indeed. Very sharp Sandvik steel and a good lock. The Masur birch model comes with an elkskin belt pouch/sheath and a leather lanyard.

I just sold the one I had as it really is a knife that needs to be used and with a new baby I don't get out as much to use it properly!

:-D

If Andy says they are in the shop for £39 I better not say how much I let it go for over on BB!



Danzo

 

[Gary]

Well I'm not a knife nut (I mean that in the nicest way guys) so my tastes are more practicle (and inexpensive) I use a Swiss Army Hunter - which has a locking blade, and a good little saw blade. I also use a leatherman Wave - but with the wave I always feel the handles arent solid enough for anything to hard.

 

[stevec]

this mich be a bit late, but here goes. have a look at

and here's all about it http://www.equipped.com/rsk_mk1.htm its about $100, based on the griptillian but with s30v steel instead.
steve

 

[stevec]

hmm picture didn't work, oh well, its on the web page in anycase
sc

 

[ChrisKavanaugh]

Stuart Pmed me that my U2 story might cause difficulties for the website and edited it. I understand. For the two inquiries let me state that folding and sheath knives under 2.5" are perfectly legal to carry in California. MyG/F took the knife after I gave her a Chagall print and she couldn't get the shipping tube open. Her fingernails look longer than that little knife, but are much more delicate and probably cost more . She was rammed from behind on a side street by this guy who had bothered her in a shopping center. She had called 911, our emergency # on the cell and locked the doors. He smashed the window and was dragging her out when she used the little U2 as a last defence. There was never any issue with the police over the knife. I can reach into my tool kit and come up with far more deadly whitworth spanners. Spydercos are comon emergency carry by many police here. Several were asking about that little folder.

 

[Andy]

If Andy says they are in the shop for £39 I better not say how much I let it go for over on BB!



Danzo

you can get a few models from Heinnie Haynes starting at about £20 and going to a bit over £40 (for the one with a holster).

how do you say Heinnie Haynes anyway?

 

[ditchfield]

I was in my local shop yesterday and was looking at the EKA folding lock knife. looked very nice. danzo over on BB had the same knife I think. a very nice wooden handle. I could get a pic of it on wednesday if you want as I'm going back to pick up my lock knife (nieto spanish 440C blade A1 handle the pic is on some thread) the EKA is £39 in there.

Hi folks

I'd agree with Andy on this one. If you want a wooden handled locking folder the EKAs are very good indeed. Very sharp Sandvik steel and a good lock. The Masur birch model comes with an elkskin belt pouch/sheath and a leather lanyard.

I just sold the one I had as it really is a knife that needs to be used and with a new baby I don't get out as much to use it properly!

:-D

If Andy says they are in the shop for £39 I better not say how much I let it go for over on BB!



Danzo

I have this knife and often everyday carry it. It's lovely, as is the elkskin sheath. I bought mine of Bagherra for around £30 I think.

 

[steven andrews]

I just ordered a "Ritter Grip" Benchmade 552 RSK.
This S30V knife is quite a bit more expensive than the standard 440C version - but I couldn't help myself....
My 556 Mini Grip needs a big brother!!

 

[The General]

Sorry in advance if everyone already knows about the Spyderco/BB knife

Spyderco have worked with BB and come up with a variation of the slipjoint, it is more possitively held in the open position than a standard non-locking knife, but can easily be opened with one hand via the thumb hole. I was abit sceptical about this design, but got to look at the prototype in the US and am sold on it now. I think they said VG10 blade and G10 scales. No pricing info as yet, the only numbers they would quote were very general ball park figures in dollars, so probably won't corespond to what we pay here. Design looks a lot like the third knife down in the picture above.

I know that locking knives are the best bet for user safety, and if you are out in the wilds there is no problem in carrying them. However, if you can only stretch to one knife, having the option to carry it without worry every day might be nice.

The steel is S30V and it is a superb little knife, suprisingly the lack of a blade lock did not bother me either. The design of this knife on several levels did not make me worry about the lack of a lock. I spent quite some time talking with Sal at IWA about this little gem and to its credit a lot of interest has been expressed both in Europe and in the US.

That Griptillian is the nearest thing to a copy of the Sebenza I have seen since the 750. Looks amazing value though!