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Some of the Mini Dozier reviews state that the the dull side of the blade is so sharp, you can easily cut yourself with it. Anyone confirm or deny?

Two other knives I’m considering in this size/price range:
Schrade SCH107ALOR

CRKT Pazoda Compact 6440KS

Any input on these two? Personally, I think I prefer liner lock on the Schrade over frame lock on the CRKT.

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That’s an easy fix if the blade is not coated.

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Don’t know about those, but concerning small folders, a SanRenMu 7010 or similar model (7049 in the pic below is a bit like the mini Paraframe) is a great choice

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Thanks. Those SanRenmu knives are significantly heavier than the ones I was looking at.

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Opinel number 6? Its a traditional folder but its very light and with good steel.

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The Mini I had didn’t have any issues along those lines. It was an early production one but I doubt they’ve changed things in the interim.

FWIW avoid the black blade, the coating wears away quickly.

Another option are the smaller Spyderco Byrd knives…the Finch, Robin & Meadowlark.

If you want to go old(ish) school, Gerber still makes the LST knives. I carried one of those for years back in the early 90s.

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I ended up ordering the Schrade. Decent little knife for $11. Opening it one handed with a thumb stud is a bit of a struggle, but closing it is much easier.

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Glad you found one that works for you.

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My first VG-10 blade, the Kizer Kala (the brown handled knife), brand new out of the box

Below is the Thiers Liérande, french-made knife, 14C28N blade steel, with a good heat treat I would say, a very good slicer around the table.

Around ~45€ each

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Nice ones. I’ve been eyeing the Lierande for a while but I don’t want to order from France.

And well, I want a clipped version :wink:

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You mean, with a belt clip? Not likely to happen I think, unless you customize it yourself :slight_smile:

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They have plans for that, too.

This one seems a bit too bulky for me. It would be cool though if it was made (as it’s looking to me) of one piece together with the body.

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Whoops I had not seen that. Doesn’t look good :confounded:

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It’s a prototype by all means. If you ever created anything from scratch you know what that means :wink:

You wouldn’t guess how many ‘mistakes’ I find on the first set of selfmade scales that I still own even though the pic is not bad imo :wink:

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I think about buying TwoSun TS27 and TwoSun TS48 Are they great? Do you know their real HRC rating?

TS48 is in class with Ganzo Firebird FH31 Would you choose that instead?

Do you know about a good budget Folding Cleaver like Ganzo F7551 , max $37. What is the real HRC for F7551?

I also considered TwoSun TS16 As far as I know this knife has no real D2 blade, even it says so in the specs. Think I will pass this.

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This guy LuvThemKnives has tested a lot of TwoSun knives and the HRC rating matches, if you browse his videos you might find the knife you are interested in.

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The CH Knives Toucans front flipper is a good alternative with D2 blade and ball bearings.

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I have a number of Two Suns and I have nothing but good things to say about them. Not exactly budget knives anymore (in my book) but well worth the coin.

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Picked up the Pazoda 2. Pleasantly surprised with build quality for the price. Frame lock locks and unlocks nicely. Very sharp out of the box, too. It’s about the same weight as the Schrade (around 49 gram), but smaller.

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This has to be scam! CRKT Cleaver $18