[zahc]

It says made in Taiwan on the handle, but is it good?

I was looking at one of the ones that fold so the blade fits against and not between the handle. Since knives are not allowed at school and I choose to carry anyway it looked really flat if you took the clip off. But my main consern was if the steel weas any good.

Also, I failed to note if the blade was sharpened on both sides.

[VictorLouis]

In any case, CRKT is good stuff, and a great company to deal with. With my first knife, I actually called them and asked if it would void my warranty to disassemble it for cleaning. They said it wouldn't and actually encouraged me to do so. I'm on my fourth(a Lightfoot M1), and more are in my future.:)

Now, do NOT even THINK about CARRYING a KNIFE with you to SCHOOL.:fire: Someway, somehow, SOMEONE will find out about it and OUT you to the administration. Then, you are ostracized as though you were a child molestor and most assuredly will be booted out from school. Maybe even hauled-off by the constabulary!:barf:

[zahc]

I'm carrying.

Also, I have decided against the KISS (if that's what it is) because it seems like it would be really easy to torque the handle and unlock it if you got to some serious cutting chores.

I want something like my plain jane gerber LST (the small one) only a little thinner and faster. Kind of like this S&W SWAT knife I have, only not junk. I like how the gerber has the deep finger grooves and positive lock. I like how the S&W is thinner and can be flicked open, but it is loose, has bad steel and I don't like the serrations. Something a touch bigger that either wouldn't be bad. I don't want to spend over $100.

http://thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=759300

[Flashpoint]

I've carried a pocket knife everyday since I was 13, just feels wierd not to. I never had a problem, but then again I never made a spectical of it. Leave it in your pocket unless you absolutly have to have it out. Then again I graduated in 1993 so I didn't have to worry too much about metal detectors.

[Kestryll]

Check out the CRKT Contrail, I carry this every day and it wieghs nothing.
I have the 'large' one, at 3 inches it is the perfect size for everyday wear.
Shop around online for it, I paid $20 at my local gunstore.

http://www.agrussell.com/var/storage/original/image/phpMbKTiE.jpg

[Baba Louie]

http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_maker/a_through_d/columbia_river_knife_and_tool.html
While a bit more pricey than some other on-line cutlery shoppes, AG Russell does a good job for their customers in terms of warranties, etc and they have a nice catalog to boot.
Check out the CRKT they offer in the above link. I'd be happy with any one of them (or all of them)
CRKT has their ducks in a row and the taiwan blades are great for the dollar amount spent, methinks.

[Bullwhip]

Like Flashpoint, I've carried a pocket knife since I was twelve or so and graduated in '93 as well. It really doesn't seem that long ago but back then I could sharpen a pencil in the middle of class with my Buck lock back or SAK with no problems. These days a kid could face being hauled off by the cops. Sickening.

Anyway, back to the subject of CRKT...

I've carried an M16-13 for the past six years plus and have never had a problem with it. An excellent knife.
http://home.earthlink.net/~the_edge74/images/M16-13.JPG

Their new M21 line has cought my eye though. I may have to trade up here sometime soon. :cool:

[zahc]

Wow thanks for the link. The small point guard version looks like just what the doc ordered. Cheap too!

One thing: What is AUS-6M?

http://www.agrussell.com/var/storage/original/image/phpRS2I3f.jpg

Any similar knives I would love to hear about because this is something of a big purchase, I like to buy things and plan to take care of them till they wear out. Having a superb tool for the duration is very nice.

[Rob96]

AUS-6m(modified I believe) is AUS-6 stainless steel with higher carbon content.

[hso]

Think of AUS-6 as much the same as 440C. It is a high chromium content rust resistant steel used in knives.

[The Tourist]

I'm also of the age where as a young man, when you got a new jackknife, you took it to school for show and tell. My Dad still had his first folding knife, a slip joint he won at the State Fair in the 1930's.

In the 1960's in got ugly when all of my friends carried stilettos, a fad I also fell for. However, when I joined a bike club, the consensus was to have a 'real knife.' I bought a Buck 110 for nine dollars.

For a few years in my early thirties I didn't own any knives, folding or fixed. I then bought a few Spydercos, and then about 1996, the 'tactical knife' craze hit and I went way over the top.

I've recently made the decision to stop buying knives, as if I needed more, and I have developed a severe dislike for the politics.

However, I still have the joy now at the age of 53 of slipping a nice folder into my jeans as I first did at the age of 8. There's one in my jeans now, I just sharpened it last night.

[Rob96]

From the CRKT website.
We use our tougher AUS 6M high carbon stainless steel for the blades to give greater everyday utility, and offer both Razor-Sharp and Combined Razor-Sharp and Triple-Point™ Serrated edges. All models feature the Carson Flipper, which is not only an aid to opening the blade, but acts as a positive blade guard.

[Kestrel]

Are all CRKT knives made in Taiwan?

[mtnbkr]

Yes, they're all made in Taiwan. They're good knives too. I've given away four of them as gifts, including one I customized with buffalo horn handle scales. All four are still in use, including the one I gave to my firefighter brother in law.

Chris

[zahc]

I ended up buying both a plastic Spyderco Delica and a Camillus EDC. I should be good for at least ten years now.

[Wanderer]

I give him 10 weeks or under before he gets some more knives.