Swiss Army?

Not too bad, I must say. For 20 bucks, that's one hell of a deal.

Swizzle,

I think I mentioned the new 950 "Rift". I really like the design of the Rift. Extensive milling of the G-10 handles and reverse tanto blade. With Axis. Good Stuff. Strong and light. Just like a Scrapper.

Kraz,

You might as well give the full size a shot. It's one heck load of steel and titanium. I did like the size and feel of the full size Skirmish. The framelock is rather exceptional for a production folder.

gotcha covered.

not too bad?!?!?!?!!? where's mah smellin salts?!?!?!?

get a soldier/standard issue/pioneer. it rocks. too small? get a centurion/adventurer/OHT.

not up to date, but i like this pic.

dag, mag, thank you! that's quite a spread.

the 950 looks a lot like a 940 with G-10 instead of aluminum scales. I'll pick one up as soon as I can find a PE at a decent price. need something that won't pull my shorts down this summer.

For me, folders are a necessary evil and nothing more. They're more dangerous, weaker, and less comfortable than a fixed blade. That said, ever tried whittling with an 9"+ knife? Doesn't work... And i need folders if I ever want a blade in the city. Portland, Oregon doesn't have an established knife or gun culture, which is annoying and surprising considering that Benchmade, Gerber, Al Mar, CRKT, and leatherman are all based in the Portland are. The end result is that fixed blades are not socially or legally acceptable for carry in the city. For EDC, I use a Leatherman SURGE, a benchmade griptillian, or my Gerber old-timer-style slipjoint (looks to be about 20-30+ years old, perhaps my grandfather's).

Going off trail though.... ZT0200 all the way. The knife's ergonomics are the most comfortable I've ever encountered in a folder, the liners are fully twice as thick as most liner locks, and the finger flip serves as a guard to keep your finger from slipping up onto the blade. The recurve also greatly enhances its slicing abilities. When I first got the blade, I was concerned about the strength of 154cm , as opposed to S30V. All these fears were put to rest when I did my first tests. I decided to practice my fire-starting skills in the fireplace, and I used the ZT0200 to baton through logs and make fuzzy-sticks. During this process, I accidentally cut through the wood, and the pressure on the blade drove the edge straight into the stone of my fireplace. Needless to say, my heart almost stopped. However, only after five minutes of careful examination could I find any signs of minute edge damage. A few sharpening later, its all gone. Now my wilderness EDC is my Ranger RD7 with a ZT in the pouch. Hope that mini-review helps for any of you that had questions about the ZT

I don't know what you're smellin' salts are but you can sell me one of 'em SAKs. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Actually, I really do like them. I think it was a little bit of your well done pictures and my lack of a SAK that makes me want to buy one. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

It just might happen some time.

smellin salts...from "Gone With the Wind"

the alox is certainly awesome. i've been carrying my adventurer lately. lotta knife, very light weight, plus a philips head. i think they're under $20 on amazon. go grab one of those, a soldier, and the OHT. oh, and a classic. and a rally. huntsman too. farmer's well respected. swisstool spirit....

my next sak will deefinitely be a OHT i really like how easy it is to get to the blade when you need it and how the inovative serrations at the front are

i was convinced by that knife. serrations belong up front. everyone else is wrong.

Whoops, I meant to write "where." <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I'll make sure to try to grab everyone of those and a Rat Daddy. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

the adventurer has the slide lock, which i was suspicious of at first, but its solid. more than that, the backspring is plenty strong, there's really no need for a lock on this knife. maybe down the road if i do another custom scale, i'll dismantle the lock and leave it as a slip joint.