I ordered it last week and they haven’t shipped it yet, I’ll probably receive it in a month or 2.
I imagine it to be exactly as pictured, a tiny little blade in titanium housing, so light, that I can carry on my keychain for package openings, cut tape, strings, etc… definitely nothing hard use that would require me to need the grippyness of G10. plus, who doesn’t like something made of Titanium 
I definitely hear you! This happened to me with some other collecting hobbies like vintage CASIO G-Shock LCD watches & vintage Japanese mechanical pencils. I’ve been trying real hard to restrain myself with knives. The rationale for me was to get 4 different sizes, 4 different deployment / lock mechanisms, and 4 different color themes. I have achieved that. But yeah… I can’t deny it… seeing some other scales in fantastic patterns & colors tempts me. Right now I’m biting my lip on getting a knife with jade scales. I love that light green semi-translucent effect. My most expensive knife is a Spyderco Vrango (I got a super deal on it, less than $100, for a $289 original price). If I lived in a rural setting where I frequently needed a knife outdoors, I’d probably get more. But right now, all I’m doing with them is slicing through plastic (recycling, lid removal) and reducing cardboard boxes. Not really challenging to my knives. 
You can also hit the spine with some sandpaper in the meantime.
I like the looks of that Ti one.
Do you plan on installing a Trit?
Speaking of trits… the SOG Vulcan is a great candidate for that.
I initially left the 3rd slot open because it was too short to house a vial in parallel. Then I realized I could fit a vial perpendicular for a “dot.”
Yep!, Waiting for the Aliexpress anniversary sale in March so hopefully they go on sale and I’ll install 2, one on each side
Thank you! What an idiot I am. Heck, if a sharpening stone will shape a blade… why not sandpaper on a rough edge, right? I just tried it and it worked. :+1:
I forgot about their anniversary sale. Will wait to make my next purchase then. Tritium is included in sale?
Who knows, but I’m not in a rush so I can wait and see.
Sweet.
That looks pretty cool. I like how the spine was milled through so you can see the trits from both sides.
I couldn’t figure out why they made those three milled slots. And then it occurred to me. “Shark.” The shape of the blade. The slots look like gills. They are pretty deep. I tucked 2 in the first one. You can see some “aberration” but that’s just the 2nd not in perfect alignment. The 2nd slot has just one. I discovered that was pretty ample after all. I used a really good adhesive tape on one side to act as a sealed bottom, put in a little Norland NOR61, slipped in the trits, then filled the slots the rest of the way with NOR61. Then used a needle to pop bubbles.
are budget knifes with 420steel considered real garbage or ? like this for example
what do u guys consider a good budget knife and price, max 50$ ?
Yes, these kind of knifes are junk. Worst of the worst.
If you want a knife its a matter of personal preference with the design. Latest knifes from Sanrenmu and Ganzo are very good quality, excellent for the price. Two Sun is more expensive but its the best quality for the price right now.
Even $15 clones on aliexpress have surprisingly good quality.
I personally have no experience with 420, but what I would consider budget and decent would be at least 440C, 12C17N, AUS8.
In your max price of $50 though, there are an abundance of pretty nice knives so I would definitely not get something like what you linked.
For around $20/$30, I would look at Ganzo, Sanrenmu/LAND (The LAND 910 is awesome for that price) and the budget line from CH (I have a post on Fastech that can help with the models they carry, look for their G10/D2 models on this post
For knives closer to the $50, I would look at brands like Real steel, Ruike, Tuya, CJRB, Besttech, some Civivi, the list can be long
If you can extend your budget to around $70, Green Thorn makes some pretty amazing clones for the money, especially their Shirogorov F95)
+1
Two Sun is amazing quality and true steel as noted.
They clearly spend nothing on packaging or advertisement!!!
The best knife I ever bought for the smallest amount of money is by far the Sanrenmu 7071. 12c27 steel which takes a very nice edge and is really easy to sharpen. Its a tanto but i turned it into a droppoint, on a corse stone, in about 20 min.
Two color g10, stonewash blade, perforated washers, dubble stop pin, polished liners, amazing deploymemt, great gimmping.
And for me the perfect edc size. Only thing I would change the clip to tip up. I paid like 10 dollars a while back but its still very cheap.
The only “notable” knives in my collection, amassed over the last 6 years. I also have a few smaller “junkers” (sub $10). But these knives are what I consider to be my “collection”:
I like that Vrango. My wallet doesn’t but I sure do. I’m sorta new to Spyderco. I only have a Tenacious and a Resilience. The Resilience is right at home chopping down small trees on the weekend. 
Had a Rubicon clone I got off of eBay. My brother in-law liked it more than I needed it so away it went to him.
That is a nice collection. I should follow your lead and aim for a few great knives and forget about the quantity. I am a horrible impulse buyer. Then they sit in the drawer after a few days. I always find just maybe 4 or 5 that really find their way into my pocket everyday. The rest just sit unused. Nothing special mind you, just your normal $20 to $50 budget knives.
Mr. Xevious, I hope the day finds you well sir.
I prefer Kizer Kesmec for around $35 (with proprietary VG10 or N690 steel) via their official aliexpress store above any TwoSun knife I own. Some TwoSun knives have nicer design for sure, but in hand they seems like a toys compared to Kesmec for around the same price or even cheaper.
