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Knife Club! Help me find some gems...... If possible

https://www.fasttech.com/category/1901/knives-for-outdoor-survival

So. I'm a bit of a Fasttech junkie and I love ordering cheap random items from there all the time. As it turns out they now ship to Canada for like a buck which is great news.

Here's the problem, I don't know much about "Quality" knifes and I don't have a ton of money to spend on this hobby (I really wish I could though)

Are there ANY standout items from here that would be worth the buy? Thanks in advance!

Posted Mar 14, 2016, 6:44 PM UTC

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RyeGuyCarby•

For the cash a sanrenmu will be far FAR superior to most in that range. Worth checking into.

If you buy a bunch, why not invest in a company that puts their time and money into making a product, rather than ripping it off?

A Rat 1 or 2 and byrd knives (spyderco budget series made in Canada) are pretty good for the money.

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sheriffearp•

I didn't know Byrd knives were made in Canada.. Cool!

Edit- after a bit of searching I'm pretty sure they're all made in China..?

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RyeGuyCarby•

Right, sorry. Canadian company, outsourcing to china

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redbate•

Wait Byrd knives are based in Canada? Aren't they a sister company of spyderco?

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RyeGuyCarby•

Im pretty sure i read that bytd was a canadian baised company before being folded into spyderco. If i wrong i apologize, cant dind where i read that

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sheriffearp•

Most ganzo and sanrenmu knives are of decent quality for price.

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Craig•

A few different sizes, brands and lock types:

SanRenMu 7063 or 7010 (if I saw a design that I was particularly drawn to and it was an SRM, I'd feel good about ordering it; those two just happen to be popular choices)

Enlan EL01

Ganzo 704

What are the Canadian knife laws like? Any restrictions on blade length or locks?

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cricks1492•

I saw your username and thought, "How in the hell did he get the name Craig?!" An account age of over 10 years will do it.

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Craig•

I think you are the first person to comment on the age of this account. Sometimes I feel like I've been skulking around here for millennia like some sort of vampire.

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sheriffearp•

Pretty lax. No autos no gravity/balisongs/push knives. Size isn't restricted nor is locking.

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Craig•

Good deal, so you are down to deciding on size and lock type. I have all of the models I listed above so here are some pros and cons:

  • the 763 is a great edc knife, light, compact, great blade geometry for most cutting jobs. I am partial to the axis lock it uses.

  • the 7010 is another good edc for many of the same reasons. It has a framelock, but other than that there is little functional difference

  • The EL01 is a big ol' flipper. Well made, but big. Big in the pocket and big enough to make some people's eyes bug out when you open it. Which you'll probably do a lot because it is a flipper and as such is loads of fun to sit around and flip open.

  • The Ganzo 704 is a knock off of a Benchmade that is no longer in production. It feels good in the hand (more full sized than the SRM models, but not quite as intimidating as the Enlan) and it has a very smooth axis lock.

The Ganzo would be one of my everyday knives, but their heat treat isn't quite as good as Enlan and SanRenMu. If I am going to be in anything resembling the wilderness, I am likely to take the Enlan. If it is going to be around the city/at work, I'll pick one of the SRMs.

Edit: all of those model numbers are generic - each one of them has little variants (usually for handle color), so make sure that you take at look at all of them before you make your order.

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