It varies but MTech uses a lot of 3Cr13. That steel is also used in the super-cheap Ozark Trail knives from Walmart and bottom-tier Kershaws like the Hotwire. It’s a noticeable step down from 8Cr13Mov. It’s okay if you only use it rarely or as a back-up for another knife. If nothing else, it is quick and easy to sharpen.
I like the PF818 in that color. I have one in green. The inner scale edges benefited from a little filing but beyond that, it’s a wonderful pocket knife. The action out of the box was very good. After cleaning, quality lubrication, and a little time; it’s improved to “excellent”. The factory edge was nice and sharp. Edge retention has been good too. Between this and my 838, Petrified Fish seems to do a nice job with their Chinese D2.
Time to ask.
Suggest me please quality balisong knife won’t make me sell my kidney for it.
My kid plays with https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32625669382.html , but after time it’s not enough.
What is important: no bladeplay, no wobble of locking mechanism, most of those suffer.
Any suggestions?
Mike
That’s a great price! I have always liked the clever style knifes. My next folders I want to get is the Kizer Sheepdog, standard and mini. I have a clone of the RAD Field Cleaver in D2 because who can afford a 3000+ dollar knife. It’s a monster at 10.2 oz! for a 3.5’’ blade. My XL Tanto Voyager weighs 8.3 oz and my Ti-lite VI with a 6’’ blade is only 7.3 oz. My current EDC custom ZT 0456 with titanium scales and a bead only weighs 6.9 oz. I like having heavier knifes in my large hands, they feel safer and easier to handle.
I suppose it’s a bit heavy for it’s size. It doesn’t bother me so much but, I guess a lot of folks are going for lightweight knives in that size for every day carry.
I rarely look at the weight before buying a knife. Blade, handle length and style are important to me. I have some lightweight knives, I have to put my hand on my pocket to make sure they are still there once in a while.
I really like that Sheepdog. I almost bought it a few times. I like the blue Ti handled one. The price is a bit over my limit of what I spend on a knife but, having a few other Kizer’s, I think it would be worth it.
I am with you though. I like a knife on the heavy side. For the same reasons as you. The lights I carry tend to be on the smaller side but, I can throw a Fireflies E07 or a Thrunite T2 in my pocket and be just fine. I have a stainless steel Reylight Gemini that will weight down a pocket and question your decision to carry it with a quickness.
I get where you’re coming from, since you enjoy heavier knives. I tend to go for light to moderate. Not too light (hate a knife that feels like it could be tin or plastic). My most recent purchase was an Asher Nomad, having a 3.2” blade and coming in at 3.5 oz — just perfect!
Btw, I almost bought the Kizer Sheepdog too! I was giving the mini a close look. Someone on Blade Forums had sand blasted it, so the blade had a terrific texture. I was on the fence about it for two weeks, then someone else snatched it up.
Any Eafengrow knife owners here? I bought one last year the EF85 and really liked it, so did my brother lol. It seemed like a decent knife for the price point and was thinking of purchasing the CH3531. I like big folders and from the reviews on Amazon it sounds like a good budget folder. Any thoughts anyone?
In general, I would say to stay away from EFNG as it has been proven many times that they lie about their steel (unless that doesn’t matter to you).
However, the CH3531 is a CH knife, not an EFNG (but sometimes sold under their name on amz) and CH knives have great quality for the money)
Eafengrow said they didn’t know that they had been getting fake steel and blamed it on their supplier. They promised to be true to their steel stamp from now on. Now, it’s possible that they are telling the truth. However, fake steel stamps are a prolific problem. Stamping “D2” on cheap junk steels like 3Cr13 is an easy way for unscrupulous companies to make money. I tend to be skeptical. They obviously got caught with their pants down by LTK’s steel testing. The question that matters is whether or not they will use this opportunity to go legit.
They’ve had a few knives with legit stamps now. It’s still pretty early to say. I’m inclined to wait and see how things go. I’ll be interested to see some random sample testing a year from now before I buy anything from them.