ALL THINGS BUDGET KNIVES

I finished my review about the HX Outdoors Armorhide ZD-006 folders:

Group photo with the Sinkevich Custom Coordinal flipper and the Y-Start Kwaiken :slight_smile:

Hi All

Anyone know if there is a decent affordable knife out there designed along the lines of the Canadian Belt Knife? I know Cold Steel have their version, but that is not what I would call a budget category, and I would prefer traditional looking scales.

One of the genuine items I think:-

EMAIL ONLY DEAL: Ganzo G729-OR Axis Lock Folding Knife Pocket Clip - ORANGE ONLY for $9.99

https://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-and-folding-knives/pp_267526.html?wid=21

John.

My new Voltron folders (V12, V15 (G10 and wood), V16, V17) side by side:

Why the shipping of knives in gearbest is not free now?.

Something to steer clear of.

Smith’s PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener.

A friend at work had one and it seemed ok when I used it on an old Gerber I’ve had for 25 years or so. I ordered one from amzn last week and have found that it basically does the opposite of what it is supposed to do. Then I tried to return it today and found that it’s not eligible. Save your money for something else, this looks like it has it all in a neat little package but it’s garbage. I suppose if I were lost in the woods it might put some sort of edge on a knife but I might be better served looking for a nice smooth rock.

This is my review:

1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad quality control, entry level sharpener (at best). Avoid This One!
By Sean M. on December 2, 2017

Verified Purchase

Course sharpener has a chip or something on left side. Seems to actually damage blades when used. Spent an hour with another sharpener getting blade back into shape. Left side of blade looked like I was trying to chop a brick in half.

Very glad I didn’t try this on one of my favorites first.

Steer clear of this one if you are even remotely serious about sharpening your knife.

Seems to be a (lower quality it seems) copy of the Lansky Blade Medic, which is a good sharpening tool for me (of course you have to use the carbide side carefully not to remove too much blade steel)

Haven’t tried the Lansky, is the ceramic fairly smooth? The smith’s feels like pumice compared to my old ceramic rods.

Yes, for me it is smooth, no problem.

merci

I just got one, it arroved along the Sanrenmu 7010. first impressions - built like a rock. Much heftier and wider than the 7010 (pictures don’t do the justice) and because of that blade feels a bit too short. Both are very difficult to open using the thumbstud, both have pretty stiff axis locks but in the 7056 it’s definitely way too stiff - I played with it for a couple of minutes and my finger hurts.

Open next to pictures and compare them side by side:

PS. Does anyone have both Ganzo FB7601/7603 and Sanrenmu 910/9103/9104?

You meant frame-lock I suppose. :slight_smile:

I have the Ganzo FB7601 G10 & CF + all of those Sanrenmus.

Of course I meant frame lock and I wad reminding myself to wrote the right type instead of axis lock. Didn’t work out :wink:

Can you please make side by side picture with the 7601 ans 9103? Which one feels better/smaller in your hand?

Here you are! :slight_smile: The SRM 9103 feels smaller in the hand (slightly smaller size and much thinner handle).
Sanrenmu 910+, Ganzo FB7601 and SRM 9103:


Thanks. Ordering 9103 seems like a good choice. Hopefully it won’t be too big for my tiny hands.

I’ve got rather small hands, S-M or glove size 8 in Europe and the 910+ fits perfectly, it’s my workday edc.
I’d carry it at the weekends, too, but then I wouldn’t have any reasons to buy new knives…

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That looks so cool. I remember your original post on that mod and wondered how you would feel about removing the liner after using it for awhile. Sounds like it worked out great. Did you need to shorten any of the spacers to pull that off?




I use it since I made it and it works like a charm. Didn’t have to change anything in the original hardware, just had to sink them right into the cf.

I think ball bearings greatly reduce the force on the pivot are and also make it easier to get a centerered blade. I just made such a single scale for a CRKT Swindle using “rosewood” (generic term, not sure what it is, but it’s very dense). There again the ball bearings make it easier, even when they are sunk a bit too much, the blade is straight if the hole is straight. Just sand the inside and it’s perfect.


I refined it a bit, sinking the insert and polishing/waxing the handles, just have to take new pics.
The best thing is that it reduced the weight from 110 g to 78 g.

The 9103 is so pretty. Looks way more expensive. How does the 910+ compare to the 9103?