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Hey anyone/ everyone, what's your favorite knife & why? It doesn't need to be Spyderco, I'm just wondering about the majority of preferences out there....

I'd just like to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. And hope we catch Bin Laden... Drive safely! For those of you driving.

Besides being Turkey day in the States, it happens to be ii fufu in Japan today (that's good couples day for those of you who failed remedial Japanese...like myself). Anyway, as it seems we are seldom without our Spyders, it seems to fit.

Favorite knife? I don't really have. I don't play favorites with my Spyders or my children lest one should become angry and spiteful.
Ian

Pick One Favourite! What is this?...Are we testing a new kind of Torture!!
;~))
WORK KNIFE - Benchmade Pinacle - very tough, super safe mono-lock, light-weight bullet proof titanium handles, cutter, diggger, prybar, chisel (all in one blade) and it holds an edge well.
BELT TOOL - Victorinox Swiss Tool - superior quality, no-pinch plier handles, all blades lock, scary saw blade, blades can be opened without unfolding the handles, and...when you open a blade...it is the ONLY one that comes out.
DAILY PUBLIC CARRY - Spyderco Calypso Junior - light weight, good size for use in public places (doesn't raise eyebrows or attract Canadian Police when you pull it out), comfortable handle, VERY SHARP, holds edge.
NECK KNIFE - Emerson LaGriffe - quality and cool beyond words. May save my life the next time I fall from my treestand while hunting.
FAVOURITE CONVERSATION PIECE - Spyderwrench. No need to explain that eh!
"NEW WORLD ORDER" AIRPORT KNIFE - plastic, Airline-Issue "picknick style" table knife - because I can no longer carry a tiny Swiss Army key chain knife when I fly!!!!
CHEERS! Jay

definitely the Endura! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies will travel

My fav would definately be my G10 Civilian or Matriarch for the reason that I have to work in crappy areas where alotta scum hangs out at times, the blade compared to my other knives just makes me feel more secure and safe.

As far as a fav for cutting is concerned, it'd have to be my Chinook, thats my baby.
Big, beutiful and tough, cuts through anything and love the upswept tip.

Thats it

MaNcEr

It's Time To Kick @$$ 'N Chew Bubble Gum

Favorite knife? Hmmm, well it was the Delica, but now I think the Serrated Native FRN is my fav.

Still love the Delica and Endura but there's just something about the handling of a Native that just seems "right."

"Hope for the best. Be prepared for the worst. You'll never be disappointed."

has to be the harpy... or cf civilian, come to think of it it may be the police... good question... *head explodes from spyder-overload*
MAT

Large-Endura
Med-Native,Nativell
Small-Rookiell
I belive the perfect knife would be a SS Endrura with ats 55 or ats 34 blade and rubber inserts in the handle like the progrip.

Jeff

I think it has to be my pe military. I love the steel CPM 440v it cuts amazingly well. I like th g10 and i trust that lock. It is also large enough to simply scare a lot of attackers away and i like to spydie drop it for effect when necessary.

For me it's our BM mini-AFCK w/plain edge in ATS-34. There is nothing this knife want handle, and with it's chamfered Spydie hole, the action has to be felt, to be believed!! RKBA!

Almite Navigator (gift from girlfriend)
Benchmade 3550 Auto
Delica (plain)

Hook Line & Sinker

Fixed blade- Grohmann #1
Folder- toss up between my Blue Native Prototype or my Wegner (which is often in my pocket because I don't let the Native out of the house!)
Def

my ss police se

Hmmmm - Favorite knives

Multi tool - leatherman Wave
Folder - Spyderco "q" Plain edge
Fixed blade- KaBar USMC

Allan2112-if you like the AFCK, check out the brand new one. We just got it today. It uses the Axis lock, and the blade is D2. Pretty wild!
My favorite carry knife right now is my partial serrated Starmate, although I think I would have liked a plain edge instead. My other favorites belong to the shop, but I see them everyday...until they get sold. The first fave is the polished titanium handled, fileworked Pat Crawford Point Guard. The other two we just got a couple days ago: a Lile Big 8 and a Lile Misfit, both with D2 blades and Sambar stag handles. The interesting thing about the Big 8 is that the brass rivets in the handle are shaped to match the crennelations of the stag scales. Has to be seen to be believed.

Its all fun and games til somebody loses an eye, then its fun annd games you can't see.

Hello guys,
My fav knives are:
Millie>good steel,G10,Flat grind
BM AFCK>Old model(circular hole)Good quality
Native>good steel,incredibly good style,but ****** Zytel(i dislike it now)
Chinook(next week)
Civvie(in order but not in stock sob sob sob)why don't make an upgrade of the civvie(steel,lock,and double steel liner)...

I hate it when this thread pops up, it makes me think too hard <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

It would be the Military, except it's size means I can't carry it as often as I would like.
Same for the Howard Viele. A VERY nice knife, but just a bit too long for the sheeple infested office I now find myself in.

The Civilian is one of the most stylish in the Spyderco range, but it is not an EDC knife.

For a long time it was my SS Delica, and it still comes in at second place. The only problem is that the SS finish is so nice I don't want to carry anything else in the same pocket.

Which leaves .... the Standard.
It has the Delica shape I love so much, a better steel, G-10 scales, small enough to be almost aceptable in the office, but big enough to handle anything that comes it's way.

"Walk softly, but carry a big stick."

I would choose my Chinese Lum with my caron fiber Cricket as back up.

That would be the Harpy & Merlin. Both not serrated. I love the sharp tip and the shape.

Hannibal Lecter, M.D.

Edited by - Hannibal on 12/2/2001 12:24:04 PM