Best folder money can buy?

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The coin and safe store on Poinsette Hwy (near where Rutherford crosses) has a surprisingly good selection of knives. They had bunches of Chris
Reeve knives last time I was in there.
 
Nothing wrong with the Spydercos. My first good knife was a 1st gen. Endura. My caustic sweat quickly spotted its Aus8 blade with a bit of rust when I worked out with it clipped on. Spyderco continues to be innovative with new lock designs, experimenting with new blade steels, and for really using a premium heat treat on all the steels they use. I think there has been a run of Enduras in ZDP-189 which is known for reaching high hardness and holding an edge forever--could be a bit fragile and chip in hard use. Knives like these allow knife nuts to try out new steels at much lower prices than custom offerings.
I don't really trust the lock back design--not necessarily because I use my knives hard but because I want them to be able to withstand a lot more than I can throw at them.

Spyderco full flat grind (FFG) knives, especially in some of their supersteel special editions, are renowned by knife nuts as great cutters/slicers esp. for production blades. They also have some really nice framelocks and linerlocks. I like the company a lot, but many of their designs don't float my boat because of ergos or the way that the clips are arranged. Ex. the framelock militaries are tip-down only while I prefer to carry tip up, etc.

-Chad
 
Factory, custom, or factory semi-custom?

Probably the best would be a Chris Reeve Sebenza factory-wise.

Custom knives are so subjective there's no way to tell. What kind of folder?
 
moorerwc,

I have a thread on my new Centofante III here in NFW. Carried an Endura in Iraq and I can attest to the utmost quality of Sypderco knives. When I was at the JRTC in Louisiana I had a SOG Pentagon Elite II that rusted from the humidity and sweat. AUS8 blade dident do so well. But, my Spyderco never had a spot of rust on it!

Survivorman should carry a spyderco with him. (I'd just feel sick to watch him bounce the edge off more rocks and say not to, then use the fire striker on the cutting edge)
 
I carried Spydercos until I got my Sebenza. I've used it in ways that I've told others are abuse and it has never gotten loose nor chipped.
I have a choice of fancy customs that are much more expensive than it, but the EDC is the Sebenza.
 
None of those fancy expensive customs can do half of what my Swiss Army Knifes can do. Best for turning a screw, drilling a hole, opening a can, opening a bottle, or replacing when lost or damaged.
 
I've been a big fan of Kershaws these past few years. The Junkyard Dog II is a nice big one, but if you're worried about the 3 1/2 inch blade limit, they have some nice offerings there too.
 
I think Kershaw and Spyderco produce some of the best value knives out there. My problem with Kershaw is that I'm left-handed and Kershaw doesn't seem to accomodate lefties as well as some of the other companies do. A lot of their knives don't have reversible clips, and I tend to favor lockbacks over liner locks because it's easier for me to work them LH. I haven't seen a lockback from Kershaw that interests me at all.

That said, the knife I carry most often is a liner lock with the pocket clip removed--a Kershaw Skyline.
 
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