Super thin blades

dkb45

dkb45

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I just had to use my SAK for the first time in a while at work today because my main knife I brought really failed me (I didn't sharpen it before I carried it, the previous owner did not give it a good edge), and I realized I forgot just how friggin well a SAK cuts. Problem is, the two hand opening and slip joint are just inconvenient.

This brings me to the question, are there any similarly hyper thin blade folders with one hand opening that anybody knows of? Thinnest two I have right now are my Bestech Zen and Rike Hummingbird, both significantly under .1" thick, but the micro blades aren't the best choices for doing serious work. Best I can think of is my William Henry E6, but I have that and William Henry is a little out of my price range.
 
Spyderco chaparral and delica come to mind. The BM sheepsfoot mini-grip which is hollow-ground has a very slicey edge as well. Kershaw leek is insanely thin behind the edge.
 
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This could be a fun thread... how about opinel? I have an endura krein did years ago that is pretty darn thin but that aint OTB.

Russ
 
It is really hard to get a modern one-hand opening knife with a blade as thin as traditional/SAK/Opinel.
 
miso2 said:
It is really hard to get a modern one-hand opening knife with a blade as thin as traditional/SAK/Opinel.
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This is one reason I've become a fan of hollow-grinds for EDC, you can still get a thin edge even with a little thicker blade stock modern folders then to have. Hard to beat a thin FFG though.
 
Stolen from the net. SAK blade thicknesses.

93 soldier: ~2.4mm
98 soldier: same as 93
84mm: 2mm large ~1.4 small
91mm: same as 84mm
111mm: ~2.1mm
108mm GAK: ~2.1mm
44 Soldier: 3mm!
 
The one that comes to mind is my
Three rivers mfg. Viator. The blade is only 0.090" and sharp!
Great knife.
 
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Opinel's (and many other traditional single bladed knives) can be one-hand opened/closed if you a) know how and b) are willing to practice. The analogy here is to standard transmissions. They are easy to shift if you a) know how and b) are willing to practice. Thumbstuds and spidiey holes are like automatic transmissions. Much easier to learn and use.
 
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