I am enjoying a Spyderco Endura in my pocket most of the time, but California has some odd laws. If I understand correctly, carrying a knife with more than 2.5" blade on school grounds in CA is a very serious misdemeanor (up to 2 years in the gray-bar hotel). The 3.75" blade on my Endura obviously exceeds this limit so I bought a Spyderco Byrd Robin for school visits (daughter in high school).
A single mother in our congregation has been through a lot and now lives in an area where she would feel better with a blade in her purse. So I showed her a small selection of semi-tactical folders including the Robin. Guess which one she chose.
Now I need a new school knife.
There are some beautiful knives on KD, but I cannot afford a custom. One of the great things about the Robin was its low price for a solid knife with okay blade steel (8Cr13MoV isn't 154CM or ZDP-189 but it will hold an edge way better than 440 (not C)). I also have and like a Boker Plus Trance, but it's just about 3/16" too long. Can anyone recommend an inexpensive folder with a locking blade, right-side tip-down clip, and reasonable steel? My Leatherman Squirt just doesn't do the same jobs as well.
Thanks,
Steve
A single mother in our congregation has been through a lot and now lives in an area where she would feel better with a blade in her purse. So I showed her a small selection of semi-tactical folders including the Robin. Guess which one she chose.
Now I need a new school knife.There are some beautiful knives on KD, but I cannot afford a custom. One of the great things about the Robin was its low price for a solid knife with okay blade steel (8Cr13MoV isn't 154CM or ZDP-189 but it will hold an edge way better than 440 (not C)). I also have and like a Boker Plus Trance, but it's just about 3/16" too long. Can anyone recommend an inexpensive folder with a locking blade, right-side tip-down clip, and reasonable steel? My Leatherman Squirt just doesn't do the same jobs as well.
Thanks,
Steve
