For you Randy:

OK, Thanks Gary.

I think I like the looks of the Tan handled ZT the best.

Randy,
I'm a big fan of FRN Soyderco knives. Over the past 8-9 years I've had about 10 of them. They're light, lock open SOLIDLY, and are super slicers. They weigh so little you forget you're carrying one. The trade off is strength - these are SUPER LIGHT DUTY knives. They have very little lateral strength, and the VG10 blades are easy to chip / roll. However, VG10 sharpens out easily. Ironically, my current batch of Sypdercos haven't been used to cut a thing! I used the previous knives enough to determine their purpose.

My wife liked using a Ladybug in our garden and Pocket EDC another Endura 4 on the farm for 4 years.

If you accept their limitation - you'd love the festherweight.

I'm going to put a Kizer (full size) on my shopping list.

Randy, I agree the 561 is the best looking knife. It's a Hinderer.

BTW: the purple Endura is my wife's purse knife (to be replaced by a ZT).

That's ONE of my problems. I tend to be abusive at times to my knives. That is why I am looking at the Kizer. I almost lost the point on the Christmas Kershaw the "Grand Kids" got me and had inscribed with PaPaw. I wouldn't take a million dollars for that blade and figure I should put it up and only carry it sparingly.

Then FRN Spydercos are not for you. They won't take abuse.

I figured that was your I AM THE KING blade. Purple is the color of Royalty in the Bible.

I'm curious to test ELMAX. Cutting paper that 301 performed much better than the ELMAX 561.

Well, I figured my attempt at fooling you would be foiled.