Today I got the upgrade for my beloved Ruike S11, which I carried for over a year on my keychain. Or two years? Anyway, it’s a fantastic little knife, but in EDC I often need more. So here’s the upgrade:
Looks almost the same, feels almost the same. Sanrenmu WA 622, OEM of Ruike (and Böker Tech Tool) knives. Got the S11 for $25 locally back then and the WA 622 for only $18!
The scissors are not the greatest, but they work. Glad I got it - this model is discontinued and seems to be sold out now in almost all stores.
I’ve tossed the idea around but I haven’t pulled the trigger. Maybe it’s time to try one.
Sanrenmu makes or has made a lot of this kind of tool. I still see a few self-branded models on their AliExpress store in addition to over a dozen models for Ruike. I don’t recall what steel Victorinox uses on their Swiss Army Knives but would I be right in guessing that Sanrenmu’s 12C27 is better?
Just do it! It doesn’t cost much and is worth every cent.
Most of the small S1x / WA 6xx seem to be gone, some black still available (sold as “Mack Walker”). I would have preferred a brown or even orange one, but they’re gone forever. Not sure about the steel, but it should be better than Victorinox. It’s a knife for light tasks and for that it’s more than enough.
I discovered some wicked looking carbon fiber choices so I made scales for two of my most recent EDC knives.
The Medford Praetorian Genesis T is now a C with Fat Carbon Dark Matter Gold on the presentation side. The ZT 0393 has a full slab of Carbon Fiber on the presentation side and an overlay on the lock side.
Although those are not my type of knives, the work you have done on them looks superb, Dale!
Today, and for weeks now I’m back to carrying the mini bugout. It has unfortunately not the class and elegance that I like and that other knives do have, but it is simply the most functional EDC knife that I know of (not the least because it is usable for lefties like me), an extremely well thought-out knife.
Thanks Jos, it was a learning experience, did the ZT first and discovered what a mess it is grinding carbon fiber!
My Koenig Arius is still my favorite with the Mini Goblin a close second.
Got into the steel formula, the Medford is CPM 3V, I wear a fixed Blade Guardian 3 in Vanadis 4E that I like lot, it’s wharnie blade shape is great for general purpose daily use.
My problem with the Medford is that isn’t a flipper and I’m pretty hooked on a super smooth bearing operated flipper. My Arius is 204P and the Mini Goblin is M390, ultra smooth flippers from Koenig are addictive!