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I used a Gerber AR 3.00 BBS for a few years before I lost it.
(http://www.gerbertools.com/Img_M/5849.jpg)
3" blade, partially serated, teflon coated. Very nice knife, IMO.

I'm looking to get another knife here shortly. Features I'd like:
Blade length: 3.5" to 5" a must.
Cheap: Around $60 or less, preferably.
Folding and locking. Linerlock is fine.
Clip for holding on a pocket.
Good quality, not going to fall apart or kill me.
Not hideously ugly.

I still don't know wether I want partially serrated or a fine edge, so either one works for now.

Wal-Mart actually has a nice Gerber that I like...3.5" blade, partially serated and titanium coated (like that matters) for $30.  I keep losing the bastards, though...

You "lost" it?  Or buried it with the rest of the "evidence"?   :o

Haha. I lost it. It dropped out of my pocket during one of my classes and I didn't notice until later that day. Went back and it was gone!  :o No one turned it in, either.

Call me old-fashioned, but I don't trust red robots with knives!

I've got the Smith and Wesson S.W.A.T. knife, my second (lost all the screws out of the first, somehow, I don't really know how). I've got the tanto blade right now, you can get it partially serrated. There's three sizes, mine is the middle size, with roughly a 3" blade (my hands are too small for the giant one with like a 3.5" blade), but you may well be able to use it. I got mine for about $35, I think the biggest one is like $50ish.. You should check em out, I absolutely love mine..

sog flash II spring blade.  best knife i have ever owned.  really durable clip that does not bend out of place, light draw, really safe, quick spring blade.  very intimidating too.  i almost got mugged by some junkie downtown last year and i pulled my knife and he took off running  :lol:

very concealeable too.  

(http://www.sogknives.com/Images/fold/vision/MXV72-clip-lg.jpg)
(http://www.sogknives.com/Images/fold/flash/flash2.jpg)

speaking of "lost" knifes. my dad just the other day was showing me his pocket knife and i was thinkin wow thats a nice one i used to have one just like that. he said, ya i found it in my truck... oh wait.... lol keep it dad. keep it. i'd just mess it up. my current knife is a schrade 3 inch part serated that i lost under the same pickup trucks bed liner for a year or 2. after some TLC it is still good as new.

-ash

Not to be the bad guy here, but didn't an argument start over the conversation of a weapon last month??

Ehh.. that was buying/selling (and sorta illegal too)... this is discussing a legit, legal product. I believe we've had pocketknife threads here before. After all, a pocketknife is just a tool, same as a wrench. I know I use mine every day, and wouldn't dream of leaving the house without it.

Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLastE...this is discussing a legit, legal product.

So was the "other one".  I highly doubt anything would come of it if it happened again.

...unless I wanted to be an ass and bombard you foos with "this is a bike forum" comments like the starter of the "other one" got. :nana:


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Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLastE...this is discussing a legit, legal product.

So was the "other one".  I highly doubt anything would come of it if it happened again.

...unless I wanted to be an ass and bombard you foos with "this is a bike forum" comments like the starter of the "other one" got. :nana:


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lol.. ok... I agree with you, I LOVE GUNS, and I don't have a problem with them being sold here. But that's neither here nor there. All I'm saying is that most people seem to see knives as more acceptable, and I don't foresee a controversy here like there was over your thread.

Don't get me wrong...  I love to go target shooting (haven't been in a while though), and I just bought myself a new knife/utility blade.

I just don't want to see another trouble thread develop.

Actually my friend got a knife from home depot for christmas and it has one side a boxcutter and on the opposite side a regular knife. Looked pretty handy to me... especially the boxcutter blades... no need to worry about sharpening...

Can't find it online so maybe it's a really new item... but found something that looks like it though this looks like only the boxcutter side to it only.

(http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/165257_3.jpg)

^Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes all carry those (the dual-blade ones)

My dad found one exactly like that and gave it to me. Ill post a pic tomorrow.

I like it too, I hold it in my backpack when riding. It is missing the clip to holdon the pocket though.

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/Budrick320/daf8725a.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/Budrick320/e1d52344.jpg)

Quote from: toole2goActually my friend got a knife from home depot for christmas and it has one side a boxcutter and on the opposite side a regular knife. Looked pretty handy to me... especially the boxcutter blades... no need to worry about sharpening...

Can't find it online so maybe it's a really new item... but found something that looks like it though this looks like only the boxcutter side to it only.

This is the one I actualy just bought at Sears.  I lost the one I bought last year, but like it too much.  Had to get another one.

The knife I had before was a great knife. Durable as hell. I crashed the '92 with it in my pocket and it came out with some scrratches on the clip (which was outside of my pocket) and a tiny bit taken off the tip where it wore through my pants and into the road. I might just end up getting another one of those, but I'd like to check my options.

Spyderco Native.

$40 at Wal-Mart.

ya the other thread was about someone "picking up" the weps. usually, to move guns across state lines they go between ffl dealers, but im not going to getr that started again. weve already lost two good ppl recently, actually 3, as far as knives go, the swat series=nice, and so are the spyderco , best adv. ppick up many see how they feel to open, to close, etc etc etc :thumb:

I've got WAY too many knifes... but when your an semi-ultralight backpacker, it pays to have a selection for trips.  My favorite two are a Cold Steel folder and I also have a Sog that is the sharpest dang knife i've ever seen.  But I tend to carry spyderco's and other cheaper knifes more because i'm afraid of loosing my favorites.

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Oh-o, I will not engage in the rights and wrongs debate.

I have a folding - locking knife in each of my toolkits. Opinel No 8. Every French peasant carries one for cheese and baggettes. Cheap as chips, about five bucks in France or about seven and a bit in UK. Light as a feather, beechwood, locks by rotating collar the basic cheap version is not stainless steel so you can get a really good edge on it if required. Also available as de-lux, bit heavier and stainless.

Oil it with a light vegatable oil and you can shake it out and lock it with one hand.

https://www.toolshop.de/e/shop/knives_opinel.jsp

Quote from: Cal PriceOil it with a light vegatable oil and you can shake it out and lock it with one hand.

I gotta try this...  It's annoying to use both hands to open the knife, especially when I'm doing work.

I friggen love my Spyderco (http://spyderco.com/) knife...  I've had it for about five years and finally abused it enough to break the tip off...  And that was after a lot of abuse.

Half serrated, folding, pocket clip...

Similar to this one (http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=5)...  My handle and clip are a little different and mine is AUS-8 steel instead of VG-10.

(http://img.alibaba.com/photo/50389225/Butterfly_Knife.jpg)

Butterfly knives are illegal in the state of Texas. They're classified as switchblades.

I went to a cheap-o hardware store here in Plainview and got a cheap-o Maxam knife to tide me over until I got a decent one. It cost me $9 so it wasn't like I was breaking the bank.

One more thing I should mention is that I want something that conceals very nicely. I don't want a lot of the knife body sticking up from my pocket. The top of the clip should be even with the top of the knife (or bottom, depending on orientation).

I'm also beginning to consider fixed blade knives, so long as the blade length is under 5.5". There is a really nice Gerber fixed blade I found, but the blade is over 6" long, which is illegal in Texas.


EDIT:
Been looking around at some fixed blades and found this one, the Benchmade Nimravus. It seems to be my ideal knife, too. 4.5" blade length, tanto edge, partially serrated, sleek and stylish, high quality construction. I found some on eBay for about $100, so it isn't too bad of a price range difference.

(http://www.knives-rfc.lu/benchmade_files/bench_nimravus_tanto.jpg)

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on January 13, 2006, 12:39:27 PMbut the blade is over 6" long, which is illegal in Texas.

I'm curious what the requirements are for chefs to transport their work knives.  Most folks I know without knife rolls or cases usually just carry them around rolled in either a towel or their jacket...would that be illegal in TX?  Would one need a locking case if you're toting around a 12" chef's knife?

I think carrying a knife to and from a place of work is alright, so long as you can prove that you use the knife for your job. I know that when I bought my throwing knives I was warned that they were illegal to carry, but not to own. Had I been pulled over on the way home and the officer seen the knives I would have had to inform him that I was transporting them from the place of purchase to my residence, which is allowed.

That's not a knife.
(http://www.solarnavigator.net/images/paul_hogan_as_michael_j_crocodile_dundee.jpg)
That's a knife!

benchmades are nice but pricey.  my coworker got one and it fell apart...they sent hime a new one though  :thumb:

Benchmade makes outstanding folders.  I've had an AFCK for about 10 years and have never had any problems with it.  They can be kinda pricey, but if you want a knife that'll go the distance, can't go wrong with them.  Cold Steel makes some gret folders.  I've had one of the Voyagers for a while.  You can't break the things.  They have a video called "Proof" that shows them subjecting their knives to torture tests.  Kinda gets repetitive, but cool for a while.  I was given a Microtech by a guy at my church just before I got deployed.  I'd never heard of them, so I looked it up on the internet - it was a $400 automatic knife.  Couldn't believe it.  My first car didn't cost that much.

I think I'm gonna keep this cheap-o folder I've got now and get the Benchmade fixed blade after I sell some parts (subsequently increasing the cash I have on hand). I do some nasty things to my folding knives, as they are definitely my workhorse knives. The fixed blade will be a nice addition when I need the extra heavy duty sturdiness.