ALL THINGS BUDGET KNIVES

I wish more companies (Chinese) would offer a Mini line. I find something with a blade length between 2 7/8” & 3 1/8” just about perfect in a folder. Not to big, so it is easily controllable; yet big enough for most any chore expected of a folder…. up to and including dressing most American big game. ymmv

That’s why I enjoy my Sanrenmu Land 811. 3” blade, 8Cr14MoV, I wish it was the Sandvik steel from the 910 series.
Washers, safer when closing it than ball bearings, at least for me.

The next knife I’d buy is the Ganzo FH51, small enough for edc yet still a usable size. D2 steel, I think I’ll like it…

Otherwise you could still try the Sebenza flipper and be the first one to write a review about it :wink:
https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-folding-knives/pp_009880025639.html

What I don’t like in the FH51 is that strange cutout in the blade for your finger. First - it means it’s a small knife for people with big hands. If you have smaller hands it means that the cutting edge is further away from your fingers which can be annoying. Second - it reduces the length of the cutting edge.

You must try a finger choil to know if you like it. I definitely do so on my Malyshev Gnome and on my Spyderco Caly 3

My working day edc knife

The sharpest knife I own with perfect ergonomics, perfect to cut off a sole (I’m an orthopedic shoemaker by profesion)

I have a full sized Domin as well and I agree, it is easy to carry everyday. I have a Begleiter as well that gets lots of carry time. I find that the slimmer the knife is the easier it is to carry for me. If a smaller bladed knife is too fat I find I won’t carry it much. Just not as comfortable as a larger blade in the thinner frame.

I agree that finger choil is needless on the FH51 because the handle is big enough even for L hands. I would also prefer a longer cutting edge instead of it.
Otherwise it’s a pretty good compact flipper.

Which one do you like more the Domin or the Begleiter?
I went for the Domin because based on the photos I found online it seemed a slightly more refined design to me (thumb studs also serve as stop pins, longer cutting edge, backspacer etc.).

Can the pocket clip be easily removed from Ganzo FH21? Do I just unscrew the two visible screws in the clip? Don’t want to break anything.

Yes it can, just unscrew the two screws you mentioned.

They look like Torx head screws. Just make sure you use the proper size bit with some firm pressure applied or the screw head will may strip out. :cry:

I bought a FH21 from the link you gave me & it arrived yesterday. Thanks again for the link too! :beer:

Nice knife & I really like the blade shape. :+1:

Thanks. :beer:

You are most welcome…. :+1:

Ugh, yeah… I couldn’t tell if it was torx or hex, and used a hex key… I got one of the screws out but not the other. I don’t have a torx bit that small - gonna have to buy one.

EDIT: T6 bit is what it takes.

For me a wharncliffe blade is to cut while you hold it in your hand just like grandma cuts potatoes and carrots or to pull cut material on a harder surface.

For these jobs you don’t need a long blade but a good handle and a chail can help to control the blade.
When you check your (coated) blade on users, do you ever use the whole blade anyways?
I don’t, but I don’t like a blade that’s “too short” in the handle when closed, so a choil is fine with me.

Maybe a choil-less version could be interesting but there’s enough (budget) knives out there and every month there’s some dozen more.

Try if you like a choil or leave it behind, your money will find a place to rest :wink:

It could replace my Malyshev Gnome maybe which I use every day on job, the pointy tip could scare some folks though…
My wish would be a standard clip mount as close to the butt as possible, it would ride same deep as with this clip but wouldn’t bite the palm as much.

My 2¢, ymmv

Hmmm……Good question. I tend to lean towards the Domin overall. I like the clip a bit better on the Begleiter but I find myself carrying the Domin more often. It just fits my hand better. I wouldn’t get rid of either of them but the Domin would be my go to.

A CHEAP… Budget knife.
That fits very nicely into my mid sized hands. and is very controllable. gripping by handle. or rear of blade (IE Chef’s grip). For most of my general cutting in garage etc.

ENLAN MO9. Probably 440c steel.
Sharpens nicely. Cuts well, and doesn’t blunt to soon.
$8.50 del. last yr.
I find it in my hand more so than the Ganzo’s and Y-Start D2.
which are both bigger and better quality.

My Mora Companion has arrived. Seems like a fairly good basic fixed blade. I like the grippy rubbery handle. Will be taking it camping with me this year.

I don’t need to, I have small hands which fits perfectly even in Sanrenmu knives with >3” blades

Ahm, well. “S” gloves suit me best, size 8 in Europe.
It’s not about the size with the finger choil, you either like it or you don’t.
You can only tell if you’ve tried it once :wink:

+1 … True. :+1:

I dislike choils immensely. They are a waste of edge and IMO a poor design because they make it very easy to cut yourself. Yes, maybe you get a minor increase in blade control for small jobs, but a little slip and you can cut yourself. Plus, more edge is better. Especially in a small knife, I don’t want anything reducing the amount of edge I get.

Plus I find that they often mess up the ergonimics of a knife handle because they try to make them comfortable using the choil over, without using it.