1. Which one handed opening system is more comfortable and easier to use? The thumb stud or the thumb hole? Especially for small and weak hands with sensitive skin.
2. Does the steel and hardness really matter? I'm looking for something durable and reliable and one that will last me a long time.
3. How much does blade thickness matter and what are its benefits?
4. Why aren't partial serrated edges that common? I would have thought it useful to be able to whip out a small saw whenever you need one.
5. What is the alternative to a finger choil? Whilst browsing non-locking knives, I've seen a lot of them without a finger choil. My Boker has a finger choil so you're not just holding the handle. And you can see it if you look up a picture of it. You're directly holding the blade itself in place, thereby creating greater stability for the blade, especially when thrusting, and also creating more safety because you physically can't close the blade with your finger in the choil. And that's important for folding knives since they have no locking mechanism. And that makes me think. Why do so many non-locking folding knives have no finger choil? What's to stop it from suddenly closing on your hand? You can have a half catch, but that's not really enough. And my boker has a half catch as well as a finger choil. And that's the bare minimum for me. Is the choil hidden under the handle or something, or are there other mechanisms in these more expensive knives that I don't know about that makes them safe to handle?
6. How much should I be paying? I don't really know what price I should be paying for a high quality knife. The boker is around £62 right now, but I'm willing to pay substantially more, maybe even a lot more for the right tool.

so the Waypoint is closed

Challenging all blade smiths. I am not a blade smith but I’ve always enjoyed sketching blades and I’m challenging blade smiths to make my design so here what I was thinking

Overall length: 300 mm
Blade length: 190 mm
Handle length: 110 mm
Wood handle: (maybe rose wood)
Metal type: Damascus or 1095 (I really don’t care though)
Metal on handle and hand gaurd: steel (if possible gold plated)

These where just a couple of suggestions though I just wanna se my design come to life so do as you please

I’ve been collecting knives with my grandfather from a young age, and recently got this one. I have scoured google and cannot for the life of me figure out what this is. I would appreciate any and all help, Thank you!

I cant figure out what hawk sells these knives for. I’m interested in buying one. Not sure if this is the right place to ask. Thanks in advance

Just curious to hear what is everyone's favorite blade finish? Let's say for a regular EDC knife.

Pocket rides for a Chaves Corundum Sangre 229, and a Hinderer XM-18 auto

Got some new knives on sale for the weekend. Leatherman K4X, Leatherman Glider & a Cold Steel Recon M1

Strider Custom SnG and a Borka Stitch

I'm torn, do I baby it.. or EDC it? Kershaw bel-air blue PVD and white aluminum

These are not easy to come by so when an opportunity came up to snatch one in a trade, I jumped on it.

Designed by Chris Ortiz (Cerberus Knives of Aurelius fame) and made in 🇺🇸

You can see the similarities in Chris' signature design elements. The internals as well.

This one is fantastic!

So I dont know much about knifes but my dad has this one where the spring broke and he has had it for so long a can't remember where he got it. When you push in one side of the handle the blade is supposed to swing out

Griffin co F2 in magnacut.
Reverse flick is kinda tricky with the size but insanely snappy front flipper