Green Thorn is focused on the mid (titanium with D2) and high-end range (titanium with M390, S90V) while Petrified Fish recent models excell in the budget category.
Have a look at my review about the 1st generation of the Green Thorn F95.
Thanks! Looks beautifully minimalist. The Bear F95 with grooved scales looks gorgeous. I like how the lanyard hole is provided on it versus on the regular F95.
It should look good. It’s copying a great knife. Being a knock-off is a con on its own for some people. In my experience with other brands, that usually doesn’t bode well for the veracity of the steel stamp. Has anyone tested the steel on these?
Looks great. I have a demascus bladed, carbon fiber scaled Elementum. One of my favorite knives, I carry it often.
Got these two the last few days and have been carrying them as well. CJRB Ria and a Gerber Kettlebell. I always grab the Gerber when it’s on sale. Walmart and Academy will have them for around $15 or less on sale. I’ve found Kettlebell’s in the clearance tub for $5 a few different times at Academy.
What are we looking at here?
I guess a nicely anodized Grimsmo Norseman. 
Very nice budget knife! 
Omg 
a grimsmo norseman pandemic, how did you get so lucky :heart_eyes:
Hit the site at just the right time! My camera does not do it justice. Yes it is a Pandemic Grimsmo Norseman.
Gorgeous scales.So beautifully done. I thought I’d check out their site… OMG… over $900!
Eep! Now imagine it getting taken away from you at the airport…
That’s one that’d definitely be sitting behind glass on a shelf somewhere, not carried.
I feel the same way. I carry only my sub $75 knives. The ones costing more stay home & see light duty… because ownership is more about appreciating the design & quality (I want them to last as long as possible). After the economic stresses are finally over, I’ll probably shift gears & get duplicates so I won’t feel the need to restrain myself.
But yeah, $500 is one cost threshold I am pretty far from crossing… and almost double is entering the “knife sculpture” category, something that’s really more of a work of art than something to use & carry casually.
That’s why I stocked up on the go,comma wunderknife when it was like 8bux a pop. 
QSP Hawk Carbon Damascus
Dude ! that’s not fair, i cant even have that knife legally, and TBH i want the gun and that is just TOTALLY out of the question unless i can find one on the black market for >3000 USD
And dont get me started on how hard / near impossible it will be to get ammo, and the price for it if you was lucky to find some.
BUT ! i actually have a nice S&W T shirt in the mail cuz if i cant have it i can scream off the top of my lounges that i want it.
Sanrenmu LAND 912. Paid twenty dollars from a U.S. seller on eBay. Very impressed with it. Razor sharp 12C27 blade steel at this price, amazing value.
Fixed blade Friday: Jesse Jarosz Globetrotter midtech. Fashioned in AEB-L, and richlite scales, carried via a Sagewood Gear belt loop dangler adapter securing a Cleveland Kydex DE sheath.
If you’re looking for the ultimate budget folder you can take a break now.
EDC:
This is my TwoSun TS66-G10. There are many like it, but this one is mine. 
I posted a couple of pics about the process here.
I had owned a TwoSun TS66-G10 up until last week. I gave it away as a gift. The person said “this is an awesome knife, I love it.” Yep, simply amazing knife for around $30-$35 on eBay where I had gotten mine.
The mod you did to yours is very cool!