Deus Machina
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Alright, time to buy myself a new pocket knife. The things I've been doing with it lately need something I can easily open one-handed, so that means automatic, spring-assisted, or a flipper style. I'm also not looking for a 'defensive' knife--I much prefer 2 1/4" or shorter and unserrated, but I'm open to any style and up to about 3". The unserrated thing isn't set in stone, but is a severe preference.
I've become a fan of Kershaw designs through my searching, even if I do have a strong preference for a back lock over their locking liner...
Anyway, all that just may help narrow it down (steels found largely only in fixed blades, for example). Mostly, I'm looking for what steels I should look at in a blade. I mean, I've been a fan of Gerber, but it does seem like their blade steel is a little softer, and Kershaw advertises on the designations, without any explanation. I've been looking at the Chive, but don't know how the 420HC (High Carbon, I assume) stacks up against the cheaper Gerber folders. :banghead:
I just want to know what I can find that will take (come with, I hope!) a razor edge, and keep it.
Now, keep in mind this is a garage-used knife. So as much as I'd love to, I'm expecting paying around $50 or $75 to be my upper limit.
I've become a fan of Kershaw designs through my searching, even if I do have a strong preference for a back lock over their locking liner...
Anyway, all that just may help narrow it down (steels found largely only in fixed blades, for example). Mostly, I'm looking for what steels I should look at in a blade. I mean, I've been a fan of Gerber, but it does seem like their blade steel is a little softer, and Kershaw advertises on the designations, without any explanation. I've been looking at the Chive, but don't know how the 420HC (High Carbon, I assume) stacks up against the cheaper Gerber folders. :banghead:
I just want to know what I can find that will take (come with, I hope!) a razor edge, and keep it.
Now, keep in mind this is a garage-used knife. So as much as I'd love to, I'm expecting paying around $50 or $75 to be my upper limit.
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