What is your favorite Knife Brand/Blade

[TopShelf]

Still no votes for Ginsu?

 

[willy]

The blur has made a good impression on me since Christmas.

 

[highfructosecornsyrup]

I EDC a benchmade. I love them. I also really like ZT, Microtech and Spyderco.

for fixed blade, I love Ka-bar.

 

[Cold Steel]

I like too many, but I'd have to go between Cold Steel, CRKT, Spyderco and Ka-Bar. I love the CS Voyager line and prefer the tanto blade. It's just a folder, but the extra large version is a great chopper and cutter. Also like the bowie and recurved.



One of the nicest folders I have is a Buck Alaskan 110. Not with that crummy 420HC, but with S30V. I got a number of these things as gifts. Then the price went sky high. The black Teflon coating is beautiful and the knife is solid. If you're into hunting, this knife will not require sharpening until you get home.



The Alaskan, below, has a much longer reach than the Spyderco Native and it's
much easier on the eyes.





Gerber, in my view, has kind of gone down the tubes by using cheaper steels. I bought one a couple of years ago and it wouldn't ever pierce the tough plastic bubble containing a label maker. It slid along the surface and put small cuts and scrapes in it. I finally got another folder, my Spyderco Native, and that thing ripped through the plastic. I sharpened the Gerber and put it in a drawer, where it still sits today in a box of other useless knives.

BTW, the Alaskan knives are only found at Cabela's. They're superb.

 

[MachtSchnell]

Spyderco for me, hands down. Quality, affordable, high-performance, and abusable blades that make excellent daily carry tools. There are plenty other quality tools out there, but the engineering and design of the Spyderco's I've use are really impressive.

Also partial to Swiss Army Knives, can't beat the price and the versatility they offer.

 

[Uncle Duke]

Buck 110 for me. Gift from an old girlfriend. She's long gone, but the knife and I remained close. Has never let me down for 38 years. No idea if today's 110 is the same quality, but I wouldn't trade mine.

 

[smokering]

NA openers, Spyderco....assisted Kershaw

 

[rrrrrrkevin]

Victorinox.

 

[montoya32]

I like too many, but I'd have to go between Cold Steel, CRKT, Spyderco and Ka-Bar. I love the CS Voyager line and prefer the tanto blade. It's just a folder, but the extra large version is a great chopper and cutter. Also like the bowie and recurved.



One of the nicest folders I have is a Buck Alaskan 110. Not with that crummy 420HC, but with S30V. I got a number of these things as gifts. Then the price went sky high. The black Teflon coating is beautiful and the knife is solid. If you're into hunting, this knife will not require sharpening until you get home.



The Alaskan, below, has a much longer reach than the Spyderco Native and it's
much easier on the eyes.





Gerber, in my view, has kind of gone down the tubes by using cheaper steels. I bought one a couple of years ago and it wouldn't ever pierce the tough plastic bubble containing a label maker. It slid along the surface and put small cuts and scrapes in it. I finally got another folder, my Spyderco Native, and that thing ripped through the plastic. I sharpened the Gerber and put it in a drawer, where it still sits today in a box of other useless knives.

BTW, the Alaskan knives are only found at Cabela's. They're superb.

I agree that Gerber has definitely ventured into lower end blades, but they do still make some higher quality items. I love my Gerber/Emerson blades.

 

[niftyvt]

Emerson for me.

 

[gulfwarsubvet]

Becker for the fixed blades....with Schrade a cheaper close second.
Older Schrade Walden US or Buck for folders.

 

[cb51]

I agree that Gerber has definitely ventured into lower end blades, but they do still make some higher quality items. I love my Gerber/Emerson blades.

The Gerber LST line and the Gator line that is still made here in the U.S.A., are some very good knives. I often carry a Gerber LST as my pocket knife because it is so light that it disappears in a pocket. I beat the hell out of it because it's zoo cheap to replace if it breaks. But to date, although I've abused it, it's still going strong. The first LST I had, it took me almost 20 years to wear out. The Gator is close to 15 years old, and is my heavy duty beater knife. Hasn't broke yet, cuts great, holds an edge very good. No complaints. I love the LST and Gators.