The Kershaw 1776 and 1776 are my favorite knives - but only on sale. I like the Kershaw brand because they're decently-built, good-performing, and the quality-to-price ratio is high. The spring-assisted knifes work best for me because they are easy to open with one hand while working - even with heavy leather work gloves on. I never really caught on to using a thumb stud to open a knife. I carry my folders in a belt pouch to keep them handy but out-of-the-way.
I’ve been carrying a Kershaw Shallot for a while, it’s a little larger than a Leek and I like the blade profile better.
It’s a shame it is discontinued.
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Anyone going to the Kershaw factory sale in Tualatin the week after Thanksgiving?
Great sales on factory seconds and one of a kinds. Factory sale
Found the box. It is a Spoke. Don’t remember what I paid for it a few years ago but, I do see Amazon has it on sale for $16.99 right now. The wife loves it. She never leaves the house without it.
The Shallot was a fantastic knife. I love most of Ken Onion’s designs.
The Hot Wire looks interesting. If it didn’t have such meh steel I’d probably grab one. It’s like a downmarket Chill, which is ironic given it started out around $10.
My favorite knife this year is the Benchmade Bugout. Not really budget but it’s a great knife.
I clicked on your link for the Spoke and decided I couldn’t live without it, so……I clicked again.
I don’t really carry knives much anymore, just a multi-tool of one breed or another—usually a Leatherman. I think my wife will like the Spoke though.
I have a couple hundred folding knives I suspect. About 30-40 or so are Kershaws of various types. IMO, I agree with folks above that Kershaw has the best price to performance ratio across the line of any Mfg. Great product at a great price. My fav. EDC is the Kershaw Blur and I have about 8-9 of them. They come in cheap enough that I don’t care if I happen to lose one (hasn’t happened yet knock wood), They pull out quick, grip well and are non-slip, sharp and flip open easy. The blade shape isn’t ideal for a fight although they do have several blade types, but that crap only happens @ every 30 years anyway (so far), so maybe I’m good. The blade shape is rugged and won’t break under any conditions I would bet. Regardless, I have some better knives, but they cost craploads more (not double or triple -craploads) I get nervous carrying them for fear of loss. My total favorite is the Lone Wolf Harshey D2 D/A. Best pocket folding knife ever and certainly significantly better than any of the “auto” crap Benchmade try’s to sell. But I only have 2 of them. For whatever reason, Benchmade bought Lone Wolf, took pre-orders and then stopped production of them almost right away. I was stoked as I had 2 on preorder with Benchmade for the first production run in D2 steel, and they were less $$ than Lone Wolf had been selling them all day long (list was $215 vs $300) and yet they cancelled the order. I suspect that Bill arshey wanted a residual or something. That guy makes some great product though, it would have been Benchmades #1 knife should they have made them.
So close. Now they go close to $500 for an old Lone Wolf brand …when you can find one.
Love Kershaw, definitely top of the list for price to performance ratio. They also have some of the best usable profiles while maintaining a good aesthetic.