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Been a long while since I've been on these forums..
Main EDC has been a Kershaw Leek for a couple years now. Been very happy with it, Kershaw's customer service and have even bought a few as gifts for friends and family members. Honestly think it's one of the best options for people who just need a cheaper, lightweight knife they can always have on them and use for small EDC tasks. Lately though, I've been wanting something a bit more higher-end and public-friendly.
For me, this means steel along the lines of 154CM, s30v, etc., a good single-hand opening/solid lockup mechanism, and scales that could feasibly be taken off in favor of handmade wood ones. Something with modern day functionality but the option for more traditional aesthetics. Ideas? Have a bit of experience making my own handles for fixed blades but hopefully a small folder isn't too much harder:
TL;DR reasoning:
I currently work at a higher-end grocery store in a pretty liberally-minded city and find myself in a position where I actually use my personal pocket knife to assist customers a fair bit (cutting stems down on their flowers, removing price tags, opening packaging for them, halving $10 rolls of quarters, etc.). I've long ago stopped with the silly PC act of tracking down scissors or going all the way over to the floral department to shorten single-stem roses when I always have a pocket knife on me. Inadvertently, I get into a number of discussions about knives as practical, everyday tools and have definitely swayed a number of people into doing the same. At the same time though, I generally carry a somewhat tactical looking, modern, assisted opening knife and don't want to be scaring off people I'm trying to convert haha. For a short while, I was actually carrying my nice handmade Citadel knife that my father picked me up the last time he was in Cambodia. Definitely less intimidating and traditional, but the lack of a thumbstud/hole and high polish finish makes it near impossible to open one-handed (which gets annoying after awhile). Also it has sentimental value and I'd hate to lose/damage it:
Main EDC has been a Kershaw Leek for a couple years now. Been very happy with it, Kershaw's customer service and have even bought a few as gifts for friends and family members. Honestly think it's one of the best options for people who just need a cheaper, lightweight knife they can always have on them and use for small EDC tasks. Lately though, I've been wanting something a bit more higher-end and public-friendly.
For me, this means steel along the lines of 154CM, s30v, etc., a good single-hand opening/solid lockup mechanism, and scales that could feasibly be taken off in favor of handmade wood ones. Something with modern day functionality but the option for more traditional aesthetics. Ideas? Have a bit of experience making my own handles for fixed blades but hopefully a small folder isn't too much harder:
TL;DR reasoning:
I currently work at a higher-end grocery store in a pretty liberally-minded city and find myself in a position where I actually use my personal pocket knife to assist customers a fair bit (cutting stems down on their flowers, removing price tags, opening packaging for them, halving $10 rolls of quarters, etc.). I've long ago stopped with the silly PC act of tracking down scissors or going all the way over to the floral department to shorten single-stem roses when I always have a pocket knife on me. Inadvertently, I get into a number of discussions about knives as practical, everyday tools and have definitely swayed a number of people into doing the same. At the same time though, I generally carry a somewhat tactical looking, modern, assisted opening knife and don't want to be scaring off people I'm trying to convert haha. For a short while, I was actually carrying my nice handmade Citadel knife that my father picked me up the last time he was in Cambodia. Definitely less intimidating and traditional, but the lack of a thumbstud/hole and high polish finish makes it near impossible to open one-handed (which gets annoying after awhile). Also it has sentimental value and I'd hate to lose/damage it:
