Got a Ceramic blade knife from DX. Very nice! Super sharp. The one with the wood grain on the handle. Sharper than any metal knifes I’ve got.
Any opions on ceramics out there? I know they’re more brittle, but hold their sharpness longer. Looking for another one now……
Sanrenmu 681. LINK
Very pleased with it, lockback, superb little keychain knife/bottle opener 8)
SRM 681 “in action”:
It’s basically just harder steel. It’s more brittle too, over time it can get like stresss fractures. And because it’s so hard, it’s really hard to sharpen! Most knife enthusiasts tend to stick with just good old steel. But some people like it!
nice… it doesn’t look too big
I received this [Ganzo G710](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Ganzo-G710-Axis-Lock-Folding-Knife-440c-Blade-Waved-G10-Handle-w-Nylon-Sheath-/00/s/NjU5WDk5Mg%3D%3D/%24(KGrHqR,!hQE7Qv-Rr9CBO8cILY5og~~60_57.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ganzo-G710-Axis-Lock-Folding-Knife-440c-Blade-Waved-G10-Handle-w-Nylon-Sheath-/280789304292&h=659&w=992&sz=179&tbnid=EZGjlpKJL_8OcM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&zoom=1&usg=__qJ1qk1Ylk2to9WTkM-0AXgNkX2c=&docid=iAK9Tu9f5uU99M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=i0EUUJXXDImq8ASMrYD4Dg&sqi=2&ved=0CGIQ9QEwBg&dur=521) knife today. I am floored that you can get this nice of a knife for under twenty bucks.
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This is my first budget knife and first axis lock though. I am probably easily impressed. Not sure it can knock out my Kershaw Blur that I have been carrying for around five years. Love it though.
I got my SRM F1723 and SRM B4T21 today. Very handsome knives, but sadly I have to remove the thumb openers to carry them legally.
Budget by way of El Salvador.
Like a thick Mora with a nice leather sheath. Scandi Grind.
I received these Spyderco Native type knives.
I am very happy with the quality. It has a perfect spring, nice snap but not so much that it flies out of my hand.
Fit and finish is excellent on mine. The recessed release button makes it safe to carry but there is no annoying saftey catch.
It shaves hair.
A knife this quality usually sells for well over $16.
This knife has gone for more than $27 in the recent past….get it before EBAY figures out that it is an Automatic
I got the SP-710 for my girlfriend and the ZBT21 to be my EDC (use coupon code BLFgiveaway for 5% off!). I received them on Friday, just minutes before leaving for a camping trip!!! I immediately ran to my toolbox to loosen the blade pivot bolts (DAMN they do em up tight for customs! lol), and after that and a little graphite lube they are as smooth as butter!
One thing I’ve never had on my knives (at least to my knowledge) is the ball detent that locks the blade in the closed position, making it much harder to “flick” open than my other knives, but nice that it doesn’t open accidentally and slice your pocket all up.
I gave the SP-710 to my girlfriend and she loved it. I caught her shaving sticks down for people to roast marshmallows on, and almost screamed at her! But then I remembered it’s not one of my Spiderco’s (which she usually borrows and uses for totally inappropriate purposes), and it is HER knife after all, and only a few $$, so I let her shave away. She had lots of fun with it all weekend, and was blown away by how sharp it was (and still is! lol). She only cut herself once, when I was showing her how the frame lock worked. The frame lock was stiffer for her to move than most of my knives which are liner lock, but a little blood and a few tears later she had it down pat. She said she “really loves the sandpaper stuff on the side, easy to keep a good grip when your hands are wet or muddy!”… I went “wet? Muddy?? KNIFE?!” but then I remembered… lol.
Pics of the SP-710 after the weekend (and a good cleaning and re-lube!) :
Frame lock:
Ball detent that keeps the blade locked when closed:
“Sandpaper stuff”:
And my ZBT21, what can I say. Absolutely mind blowing knife. Super light, easy to grip, so sharp it’s retarded. Love the glass breaker, seat belt cutter and the bottle opener! The bottle opener got LOTS of use this weekend, as nobody remembered to bring one!!! lol. I can’t believe how sharp these come from the factory!! I don’t know if it’s the ZDP189 blades on my Spiderco’s, or maybe they just don’t try and make em that sharp, but this knife blows them away. I cut up all the cardboard recycling with it, cut thick plastic straps with it, etc., still as sharp as it was out of the package!!!
Pics of my ZBT21 (mine didn’t need cleaning, lol!):
Seat belt slicer and bottle opener:
Ball detent that keeps the blade locked when closed:
Yummm glass breaker:
-Jamie M.
Finally got my first exduct.com delivery. After clearing customs the PO took it 200+ miles in the wrong direction for 4 days before overnighting it to my town half way across the country. Still it ended up being only 2 weeks from China ship date. (All were on special; links below are to regular stock pages so they might persist longer)
For my son - Ganzo G706
For my son-in-law - SRM 939
For my pocket (if traveling light) - SRM 604
Wow, nice knives 
Love the Ganzo G706, looks really cool
Love exduct.com, crazy deals and fast shipping (for china).
-Jamie M.
I love the color on the 604 so much that I got a 605 as well and swapped blades so I had a drop point with that nice green color!
The color is better than the picture, IMO. As somebody put in their review, it’s a touch more grey.
Is the drop point chisel ground, too? I might go to that trouble there was a 1/4 combo or even serrated blade. I like the look as is, but the drop point might be more useful in the long run. Sharp little gem as it is.
The drop point would be considered full ground I think (I’m not totally familiar with all the terms).
I just received the SRM 160G wharncliffe knife. This has nicely textured G10, jimping for the pointer finger and enough room for all the fingers even though it’s a small knife.
The handle doesn’t have cutouts for the fingers so different hand sizes will fit equally well. I didn’t have a wharncliffe type blade and so I’m very please with this one. The liner lock is smooth to operate and as mentioned the underside jimping is very nice.
The jimping is not on the liner lock however (just above it) so it’s not rough on the fingers while operating the lock. As a matter of fact there is a side cutout in the handle to allow the thumb to easily push against the side of the liner lock so in that regard this is my best liner lock knife.
This is also a knife you can order from a U.S. supplier so delivery to me was in about 3 days.
I wasn’t expecting the chisel grind (though it was in the reviews). Grind examples here.
I wonder if it comes in paisley ?
“Spanish” paisley, no less…
I received the Enlan EL-02b today. It is only marginally larger than my Bee L05-1.
It’s a decent knife, has jimping on top, nicely textured G10 handles. The curves for the finger on the bottom are a little odd as I suspect they don’t exactly match everyone’s hand. Not bad however.
The axis lock spring is very stiff however. Much stiffer than the SRM 6261 which I think is stiffer than the SRM 763 (which I don’t have).
Maybe it will loosen up a bit with use. Otherwise it will just mean two handed use.
I think I’ll probably just stick with the knives that I now have for a while!