Hello to everyone. I've been following this thread on and off
for a while now. Most of my action has been on bladeforums.com
(great place BTW)
I currently have a marvellous collection of 4 "high-end" knives
over 2 years. Yeah, being a student doesn't exactly pay well :p
My collection is as such:
-Spyderco Delica4 CE. My first one, and the one that got me
hooked. I got it from Sngarms for 90 dollars. Quite a good price
considering Sheares sells at maybe twice that. It saw lots of use
(at scout camps, as EDC) but at the end of the day I just disliked
the CE. Love the steel though.
-Spyderco Military
Too damn big for carry, not to mention utterly illegal, but very
well built and is my goto outdoors folder (for hiking, camping,
cycling trips etc). Love the orange handle. Not so hot about the
S30V steel...prefer VG10 as it seems to hold a good edge
better.
-Opinel nr8
This knife is just awesome. Cheap (20 bucks for me, but can be
found for less I think.) sharp, thin and not threatening. One of my
fave carries. Thin blade is really really good, and I can sharpen
till it can be used to shave better than a disposable razor. (Still
too young to have to shave but my classmate used it once as an
"emergency" razor. Got top marks from him.
-Spyderco Gayle Bradley.
Imagine an Opinel modernised...Heavier, carbon fiber handles,
liner lock, CPM M4 blade as opposed to the inexpensive carbon steel
on an Opi. Strong and secure, looks great, is comfortable. I
blackened the blade with lemon juice and it now looks almost like a
coating.
Trying to get a Spyderco ZDP189 FRN Stretch next. Anyone can
help me "proxy buy" off CutleryShoppe btw...I'll pay you MSRP for
it (which is still cheaper than Sheares, who charge MSRP in
SGD)