101 Knife Designs Practical Knives for Daily Use

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• #21

Not alox but I do carry a Recruit daily along with whatever modern folder I have on me. I carried a Cadet until it was stolen from my checked luggage by someone that felt they needed it more than I did. It's a solid choice as well and I'd still be carrying it as opposed to the Recruit that replaced it.

I've been carrying a Spyderco Centofante III about 80% of the time for more than ten years. It shows some age and I'm not kind to it. Even wore it in the ocean a few times to see if I could get it to rust. I'm looking forward to seeing your Endura.

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• #22

Do it. Vic alox models are consistently great.

• #23

I'll post a pic of it.

I have to get a membership to IMGUR before I can post pics though.
I'll get it done tonight.

Thank you all for the advice.

What do you all think of the slightly smaller models with the enhanced grip? I like the yellow one, I think it's number 18.
I haven't seen many mentions of that series and wondered what you all think of them.

Dont know about those. I like my hiker. But my favorite was the cadet. It was so thin and handy. I used it all the time. Lost it about 7 years back and never replaced it. I would also be interested in those also. Besides a cadet or a recruit i have always been interested in the small 81mm tinker. It looks very pocket friendly.

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• #24

My SAK is my EDC knife. I carried a Pioneer for a while, but I stopped because (and you're not gonna believe this!) the blade snapped into place so forcefully that it hurt my thumbnail. My current EDC default is either an Explorer or a Climber, along with (sometimes) my Leatherman Wave or Curl (for the pliers, saw, and one-hand-opening blade). I don't own any modern one-hand-opening folding knives.

There's no such thing as a bad choice when it comes to SAKs.

• #25

What do you all think of the slightly smaller models with the enhanced grip? I like the yellow one, I think it's number 18.

I like the looks of the Evogrip 18 very much. If I didn't already have a Fieldmaster, which has essentially the same tools, I would definitely get one.

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• #26

What do you all think of the slightly smaller models with the enhanced grip? I like the yellow one, I think it's number 18.

I have one with the locking main blade. They feel fine in my hand while using but I can't say it feels better than a traditional style sak. I do like the Packlock and really like the models with the secondary blade.

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• #27

I carry a pioneer with some frequency.

I'd order a puoneer X if it included the nail file.

Or a farmer..

The nail file seems to be the least included feature, but is one of my most used on other multitools.

I carry a Leatherman wave every day, and often the VIC is left at home, because I have all the "tools" covered by the wave.

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• #28

I have a Farmer, an Electrician, and a Pioneer that get carried as either a primary or a secondary knife.
For a secondary, I usually choose the Pioneer. (I like the thinness and tool selection.)
For a primary carry, I usually choose the Electrician. (Gotta have a sheepsfoot blade.)
Farmer gets carried on specific occasions.

(Yes, I color coded the lanyards. Speeds up grabbing the right one. )

101 Knife Designs Practical Knives for Daily Use

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