ALL THINGS BUDGET KNIVES

Once I almost managed to grab the right one from Ali. I dig that tanto blade shape. How is the overall performance of that beauty?

The Greg Lightfoot is a big heavy knife with a 4.25” blade and weighing in at 8.4 oz.
The Kirby Lambert on the left have a nicer fit and finish.

But for around $20 each… not complaining.

How much are those, and where's a good place (hopefully with customer reviews) to order them?

The Freetiger FT903 has great action, fires open every time with flipper and needs tiny shake to close, they have great bearings in this one or just built exceptionally. I had seen The Knife Beater review a couple of months ago, but it jumped to $25 before I could grab one, went back to $22 breifly so I got the grey version, but at either price its a serious budget contender.

Amazon has the Freetiger FT903 in four different colors for $24.95 before a clickable 5% off coupon. I grabbed a purple one. Thank you for the recommendation.

They also have the FT801 in two different colors. $17.99 before 5% coupon.

Np, I had been looking at the purple myself, might have to snag one in the future, great knife…mine is centered, no blade play, good spine gimping, easy lock bar access, even grinds, g10 is nice, 9/10 sharpness, action is so smooth, similar to honey badger, but it is almost silent where HB bearings sound like a train, this company came out of nowhere(unless it’s a Ganzo? who knows)…you will like this one, enjoy

Not anymore since the politic system is protecting the US industry against unfair competition from China. At this price its still a very good knife but similar to many good knife in a store.

They were $20 I recall about 5 years ago. They are discontinued now unfortunately from SMKW and Knifecenter.

I’m done with D2, think 440C is as good, especial considering rust protection.

It was fair as long as western companies could mass produce cheap stuff in China and sell it in their homelands.

Now people can order the same things (in better quality) and buy it without the logo of a big (US) Co for 1/4 of the price and that’s unfair.

How are you guys going to celebrate National Knife Day tomorrow?

I should be receiving another QSP Penquin in brown micarta, my son took a liking to my blue jean one. Also have a Civivi Fracture coming in.

I am always down to buy another knife if you guys see any great deals out there. :smiley:

Hey isti how is the action on your BM940TI?
It sure is a attractive knife!

Here's a knife on eBay that claims to have a titanium blade...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Folding-Knife-Titanium-Blade-High-Quality-Tactical-Fishing-Camping-Hunting/203085170825

I don't believe the claim, and wouldn't titanium be a poor choice of material for a blade?

I mean, titanium is strong for how much it weighs, but if you don't take weight into the equation, steel is way stronger.

Some titanium alloys are very strong but I don’t think they will hold an edge.

I fell in love! :smiley:
The action was a bit stiff out of the box but after a couple of days it broke in nicely.

https://www.amazon.com/Wiha-79242-Piece-Selector-T5-T30/dp/B001US4RMI

I have the Wiha Torx Bit Selector with a Kobalt driver, they work well.

I need another set and I would like it to be more compact and come with a driver perhaps a stubby.

What else is out there besides Wiha?
What are you guys using?

I believe it was a sprint run exclusive for Blade HQ. Contact Blade HQ to see if they will do another run of them.

https://www.bladehq.com/item—CJRB-Small-Feldspar-Liner-Lock—113274

I’d never buy a titanium bladed knife. I don’t understand what the allure is. My suspicion is that it’s a marketing ploy to rope in the uninformed. Knife ignorant people who hear “titanium” and drool. :wink:

I would buy a ceramic blade over a Ti blade. Ceramic blades are too brittle and Ti blades are too soft to hold an edge.

I believe there are a few titanium alloys that can function as a blade and compete with steel, such as SM100 (titanium/nickel). However the price of these makes it an exotic material for now, not for mass production yet. There’s also a company named Vargo that produces titanium/silver/ceramic blades, but I don’t know the toughness rating of such an alloy.