The Gerber EAB (exchange a blade). I'm willing to bet i'm not the only one who owns one of these little gems. I carried it for the longest time at my job and loved it, and i still carry it now and then just for cutting chores where i wouldn't wanna dull or risk damaging my Spydie.
Walmart sells them for about $10. The only thing i found annoying about it is, it's a little tricky to one hand open for larger hands but it's doable, and the edges were fairly sharp and i was always scratching my hand up when going into my pocket, so i took the Dremel and rounded off all the sharp edges.
I wish Spyderco would come up with some kind of small Warnie like this that was this thin and compact when closed. The Spydercard is close but still a bit large compared to this. (HINT HINT SAL HINT HINT )
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It's like a mini Yojimbo pocket utility knife. Make it all stainless construction, thin as possible and minimalistic as possible with a decent middle ground steel like VG10 so it holds an edge reasonably well and is easy to sharpen and maintain.
My favorite cheapo EDC is my little Gerber utility knife. I don't know the model name. It's the one that you can refill with an endless supply of cheap utility razors (the trapezoidal ones). Gerber's model looks like a gentleman's folder, rather than those big chunky ones that workmen use.
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Evil D wrote:Hmmm....forgive my lacking photoshop skills...but you get the idea...is anyone at Golden watching? :D
It's like a mini Yojimbo pocket utility knife. Make it all stainless construction, thin as possible and minimalistic as possible with a decent middle ground steel like VG10 so it holds an edge reasonably well and is easy to sharpen and maintain.
Mini Yoji sounds good to me!!!
I don't buy knives from mainland asia, so my fav. cheapo EDC are the Kershaw onion designs, followed/replaced recently by the FRN UKPKs.
Evil D wrote:The Gerber EAB (exchange a blade). I'm willing to bet i'm not the only one who owns one of these little gems. I carried it for the longest time at my job and loved it, and i still carry it now and then just for cutting chores where i wouldn't wanna dull or risk damaging my Spydie.
I've had a couple for a few years, actually have one on the shelf beside me right now and a 10 pack of blades. Not sure where the 2nd is right now.
Carried in the right rear pocket it's a quick wrist flick to drop open, and even thumbing it open isn't hard.
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I could have sworn I read that Sal said they were thinking of making a utility cutter. I can't find the thread though.
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Call me a brand snob but i'd buy one even if it used disposable carpet blades lol. Gerber make another one similar called the Ridge knife which i also used to carry but i can't stand chisel grinds so it ended up getting gifted to a friend.
I would love to see something like this from Spyderco, with a saber grind VG10 blade...
I carry an EAB at work and love it! It's my fave utility knife
Evil D wrote:The only thing i found annoying about it is, it's a little tricky to one hand open for larger hands but it's doable...
I added some grip tape to the blade holder to assist with one-handed opening, and it works well.
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If i ever get around to it i'm gonna file some cross hatching in it to give some thumb traction. I just don't carry it as much anymore. My first Spydie was a SE Native, and i loved it but i'm not good at sharpening serrations, so i ended up carrying this for a long time but now that i have PE Spydies i carry those.
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