Carry Knife type preference? Auto? Assisted? Manual?

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  • Which types of knives do you prefer?

    • Auto - OTF

      Votes: 10 11.8%
    • Auto - Out the Side

      Votes: 22 25.9%
    • Assisted

      Votes: 20 23.5%
    • Manual

      Votes: 10 11.8%
    • Manual - Quick open (Thumb stud, Spine flipper, Wave)

      Votes: 46 54.1%
    • Bacon Knife

      Votes: 6 7.1%
    • Fixed Blade

      Votes: 23 27.1%

    • Total voters
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    Dean C.

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    Either a manual titanium frame lock , or Microtech Out The Side Automatic myself here. Been known to occasionally carry an Emerson but the wave kinda makes it almost an auto.

    Big fan of a well made frame lock, nothing sturdier IMHO. And the higher end sub frame lock knives have fantastic machining work. Out The Side autos are for when I want a lightweight easy to use knife. The framelocks are for more shall we say not knife related tasks occasionally.
     
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    jerrob

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    Good fixed blades are awesome and tougher than doing your own tax returns drunk.
    I still prefer a folder for the everyday crap that needs a blade put to it. Throw a pocket clip, decent steel and a thumb stud or a hole to help pop it open and I'm sold............................as long as it's under $50.
    Did I mention I was a cheap bastard?
     

    STopaz1982

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    For a quick open type knife, I prefer the Spyderco hole. Makes the blade look a little odd to some but is much easier to operate than a stud. My EDC knife is an old Bladetech Tim Wegner Design in S30V. It has kind of an egg shaped hole that functions about as well as the round Spyderco hole. I assume it still was licensed from Spyderco. As far as lock style, I vote for a liner lock. Dead simple and very strong.
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    MindfulMan

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    I usually choose one from this group for EDC. (click to make larger)

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    indyblue

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    EDC - Auto out of the side every day.
    Hunting- Buck 110
    Work to be done - Fixed blade


    Regardless of choice, keep it sharp.....I utterly detest dull knives.
    A dull knife is more dangerous (to the user) than a sharp one. Sharp knives go where you expect them to go, dull ones not so much.

    And that is about all I know about (non-chef's) knives. My favorite is my 6" Kyocera Ming Tsai edition ceramic chef's knife. Glides through tomato peel, apples, etc effortlessly.

    So many steels and mechanisms to choose from, it's dizzying.
     

    BigRed

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    A dull knife is more dangerous (to the user) than a sharp one. Sharp knives go where you expect them to go, dull ones not so much.

    And that is about all I know about (non-chef's) knives. My favorite is my 6" Kyocera Ming Tsai edition ceramic chef's knife. Glides through tomato peel, apples, etc effortlessly.

    So many steels and mechanisms to choose from, it's dizzying.


    Dead on balls accurate.
     

    BJHay

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    My go- to daily knife for at home and around the property is a Kershaw Blur with a half-serrated blade. I can open and close it easily with one hand while I hold work in the other. I use and sometimes loose these knives. I see the Blur as strong with a good warranty (eve if abused) and at $70 it's not cheap but not a tragedy when lost.

    Depending on the plans for the day I may carry others but all can be operated with one hand. Hard to beat the Bench Made Griptillion or mini-grip (even if I don't like their donations to liberals).
     

    STopaz1982

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    My go- to daily knife for at home and around the property is a Kershaw Blur with a half-serrated blade. I can open and close it easily with one hand while I hold work in the other. I use and sometimes loose these knives. I see the Blur as strong with a good warranty (eve if abused) and at $70 it's not cheap but not a tragedy when lost.

    Depending on the plans for the day I may carry others but all can be operated with one hand. Hard to beat the Bench Made Griptillion or mini-grip (even if I don't like their donations to liberals).
    I wasn’t aware of Benchmade having a connection to liberal causes. What is the story?
     
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